044. Narrow Paths for Bitter Rivals

Yuriko possessed formidable powers: levitation, telepathy, insight into people's hearts, extrasensory perception, and explosive psychic force.

I drew a dagger from my backpack, intending to aim for his throat, but he had no neck between his head and body. Instead, I pointed it at Tang Shi’s head — that suspicious, rotund man. Why was he here? He seemed to turn up everywhere. Surely this could not be another chance encounter; after all, there was nothing to eat atop this clock tower.

The viciousness of those armed men was easy to imagine, and given the urgency of the moment, any disturbance might prompt them to spray bullets without hesitation.

“Chanlie…” The voice was subdued, stripped of all unnecessary emotion, yet concern and heartache still overflowed from her eyes.

Even the most beautiful scenery grows tiresome. Jiang Fan carried the sleeping Flower Spirit into a bunker, covered her with a blanket, and then moved to another rest area.

They lacked the ability to breach spatial barriers, and thus had no means to pursue anyone within them.

“No, boss, I’m serious.” The two-meter-tall man grew anxious when he saw Josie’s disbelief.

Xie Ying said, “Obey the law, earn an empty reputation and hidden losses; break the law, gain real profits and illicit wealth. I know nothing of laws, only believe what I see. Let the donkey follow the horse; forward, comrades embolden me; backward, companions cushion my fall. If I stumble, we'll stumble together; if I collapse, we all collapse. At least there will be others to keep me company.”

Chen Tou did not return to the hospital with us. Instead, he left with two young men dressed casually. As he departed, he spoke softly to me: “You’ve passed.”

Receiving a private message from the “Desolate Heavenly Emperor,” Qian Renxue was both flattered and astonished, then turned her gaze to the three red envelopes sent by him.

For example, when the ironworks needed to forge a large number of farm tools, it meant the area around Suining Town was entering a busy farming phase. Grain became cheap, and meat prices rose.

33. The difficulty of marriage lies in falling in love with each other’s strengths, yet living with each other’s flaws.

He decided to use a chip to control the Golden Thunder Jiao, keeping its body and organs from decaying. After all, it was at the peak of the Beast King realm and would be of great use in the future.

Chu Yun took a deep breath. His mother already had a husband and would not be reckless, and he’d often seen Shangguan Tianyi’s dignified demeanor — she seemed utterly unapproachable. If not for Chu Xiaoku’s persistent entreaties, Shangguan Tianyi would likely have remained alone for life.

“Tying people up and bringing them to a hospital suggests there’s something wrong with the hospital itself,” Zhu Ge said with a frown.

Upon ascending, he was surprised. There were no iron warriors on this floor; instead, a giant turtle awaited.

The country of Yunxia was so named because, at its founding, the ancestors of Yun Wujian and Xia Yuan contributed immense effort.

Killing us was their mission, and in their eyes, we were not even people — merely targets to fulfill their task.

Ouyang Qianqian was dumbstruck. All seven of the Absolute Seven were immobilized, standing like wooden stakes, as if someone had struck their pressure points.

Li Yanbei’s sudden appearance before her had brought all her judgment to a halt.

“A healer should be so. Yet, there’s another matter.” Dong Feng had already discerned that Xue Rengui intended to recruit Huang Zhong. Though Dong Feng saw nothing extraordinary about the aged Huang Zhong, he still followed Xue Rengui’s wishes and helped him think of ways to recruit him.

Each increase in speed signaled Lu Qi’s breakthrough. After every bout of exhaustion, his stamina climbed higher. Training was painful, but fulfilling; that endless forward march filled life with boundless longing. People knew happiness had no end, so they strove for miracles.

A bald uncle bowed apologetically to Ying Lili, then fled the carriage as if escaping.

This time, He Lingyun devised a method: wrapping the copper pipe connecting the furnace and cylinder with tough beast hide, then binding it tightly with rope to maximize the seal.

Still, Li Er felt something was off, as if something eluded his control. He pondered for a while but could not pinpoint what was wrong.

Candida’s vulture-like gaze glinted with malice, his poisonous eyes like blades, yet Uenqi was utterly unmoved. The cemetery lay close to the abandoned chapel occupied by the old blue dragon Haidia, and Uenqi doubted Candida would dare make trouble here.

In the hall, Kunyu and Yin Shaokun sat inside, while the three black-gold war puppets had hidden themselves instead of standing to the side.

After a long run, the two men and one wolf were exhausted, but there was no time to rest. They dashed straight into Mist Rose Town. In the central square hung a bloody corpse; Uenqi recognized it as belonging to Bertrand Coffin, the Six-Winged Demon.

He wished to abandon Lu Bu and seek refuge elsewhere, yet could not bear the thought — nor did he want to be ridiculed. Thus, he spent his days in dejection.

The two walked side by side through the campus, attracting attention even without doing anything. Amidst the various gazes, Yi Le was unfazed, calmly pulling Shi Yu of Hill of Mist towards the teaching building.

“Captain Jin, I’d like to ask you something.” Su Rui, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.

They had assumed this would be foolproof! Past experience suggested such trenches were highly effective against human artillery.

An exceptionally intelligent strategist, equal in wit to Fan Zeng and Zhang Liang, had come forward, expressing his willingness to join his ranks.

After this meeting, Ziyang was even more melancholic. With this farewell, who knew how long it would be before they met again?

“Damn.” Yu Luosheng slapped his forehead, never expecting that caring for his ailing father would take so much time.

Waging war to sustain war? Even the issue of troop numbers could be addressed this way. Liu Bang was clearly tempted, his heart stirred by the idea.

He remembered from his previous life that Du Ruhai’s settlement had a fire-type ability user named Zhang Neng. Although not in the top ten of the Huaxia combat rankings, he was ranked eleventh, just below Jiang Wenli. Moreover, he used the same fire-type abilities as Jiang Wenli.