Day 54

Mo Chen grabbed the phone on the nightstand, but the screen was pitch-black and lifeless. "Dammit," Mo Chen cursed. Having been suddenly tracked down by Huang Long yesterday, followed by the appearance of Kang Qiang, the whole day had slipped by in a flurry of business, causing him to completely forget his appointment with Zhang Zili.

Jin Shengzhe let go of his hand, ignoring the furious-looking stranger, and turned back to the gambling table. He placed all the chips clutched in his other hand squarely onto the square marked with the number "7".

The last sentence was clearly directed at Fiery Wolf and Number One. Hearing this, the two of them shouted their compliance and strode menacingly toward the Bi family father and son, directly confronting their terrified gazes.

Upon seeing Mo Chen, Fang Xiaoxue wore a look of disgust, though she still allowed him into the house.

When Zhao Li spoke, the surrounding people were so shocked their jaws hit the floor. Especially Wu Yong and Bi Feng—upon hearing Zhao Li's words, they half-suspected their ears were deceiving them.

"Well, the thing is, I'm at Shuang'er's place right now. To thank you for saving her family's house, Shuang'er wants to invite you to dinner. Can you come over now?" Xiaowei invited him timidly.

This Demon-Subduing Banner had been missing for over fifteen hundred years; perhaps the place where it previously rested was the very lair of the demon that had stolen it.

Jin Shengzhe felt as though his fist had struck hard metal, sending a sharp, stinging pain that rippled from his knuckles all the way up his arm, numbing his muscles with the shock.

Starting up his Land Rover, Yang Yi prepared to head over to the National Chess Hall to brush up his skills for the upcoming chess tournament.

As a reporter specializing in the education beat, it might be slightly awkward to disturb the examinees, but she would certainly not let slip a news hotspot like Yun Chaochao.

"Chanchan, from now on, don't let any other man play the zither for you, alright?" Wei Youchen didn't know what she was angry about, yet he genuinely adored her child-like, disgruntled hum.

The crowd filed in to find a spacious hall in the center of the ground floor, flanked by corridors on the left and right. Lined up along the corridors were classrooms nestled closely together, most of them doorless. Each room varied in size and interior furnishings, evidently designed for teaching various thievery skills.

Yan Zhanyi followed the voice and caught sight of Shen Xi'er's artificial smile, accompanied by the expressionless Shen Mengzhi beside her.

Li Yaorao smoothed her hair once more. Having lived her whole life on Unreturning Mountain, the attentive pampering of both her senior and junior martial brothers, as well as the scoundrels she had encountered all the way down the mountain, all served to prove that she was a deeply charming beauty. Yet, standing beside Yan Zhanyi, she couldn't help but feel utterly inadequate and self-conscious.

Su Tianfang sighed with admiration, marveling at how brilliant and crystal-clear Gu Xi's train of thought was, and couldn't help praising her.

Su Tianfang's room was located in the side courtyard, so walking over there from his current spot would take a fair amount of time.

Seeing Qi Ming's intense reaction, Qiangzi silently trotted back to grab his own chopsticks and tasted the dishes on Qi Ming's side.

Zhuo Ziyan muttered with mild irritation, "Tch, there really are too many people to protect!" They could say whatever they wanted about her, but right now, she had to put on a ferocious display of dominance to deter this bunch, or else they would all be doomed.

I had accepted her money yet failed to help her, and that had turned into her obsessive resentment toward me at the moment of her death.

Although he did not move his lips, a freezing, mechanical voice echoed throughout the entire room, sending a bone-chilling shiver through everyone present.

"The structure of human society is so rich. Even setting aside the pre-apocalypse era, in the two hundred-odd years since the Awakening Era began, surviving human settlements have conducted hundreds and thousands of diverse experiments for various purposes."

[Damage to Personnel, Armor, and Aerial Units] represented offensive power, reflecting Lu Fuyan's capacity to inflict harm upon opponents, though the precise forms of attack denoted by the latter two remained uncertain.

Their disguise as villagers was intended precisely to track down the lair of the evil cultivators; wouldn't this play right into her hands?

Imperial Noble Consort Chen clearly refused to believe it. She felt her hands and touched her face; though her whole body reeked of a foul stench, she cared not in the least.

"If I wipe out again, those fifty top-grade spirit stones are off the table!" Tao Zhi declared frantically.

Su Wan'er had a bad premonition, and sure enough, right in the middle of breakfast, old Wang's family from next door came knocking at her door.

Although she didn't know what was going on with the Commander of Jiangdu, she still remembered how he had sent silver and granted workload reductions to ease her burden not long ago.

Hearing Gao Yin's words, the two instantly froze in their tracks, paralyzed on the spot. At once, they nervously scanned their surroundings, only to be met by an endless expanse of darkness.

The man tried to leave just like that, but the moment he took a step forward, Liu Jiaojiao tripped him up. Giving him no chance to get back to his feet, she planted her foot squarely on his back.

A creature possessing such formidable vitality was undoubtedly a terrifying existence. Furthermore, Ye Yuxuan's spiritual consciousness had not yet truly penetrated the center of that region; deep within those bounds, there might well lurk horrors even more formidable—entities far surpassing the Early Gold stage. The mere thought of it sent a shiver down Ye Yuxuan's spine.

Upon returning to Mount Shu, Li Guo couldn't be bothered to investigate whether the attackers targeting Shanghan were really Mochou and her companions. Bidding farewell to the seafood, he turned and marched straight back to his room.

Through the falling debris, the crimson glow in the sky flickered intermittently. No one knew who else might be resisting the frigid gale, and it was only thanks to taking refuge in the ice trench that they managed to survive it.

Seeing Han Xiaoxuan waving at him from outside, Shi Lei shook his head with a smile, thinking to himself how persistent this girl was. Regardless of what was going on with her so-called brother, why didn't she just look for someone else? Whose company wasn't company after all? Did she really have to hang herself from a single tree like Shi Lei?

Regrettably, Third Master Jiang simply lacked the seniority to run for president, having never held any prominent or respectable office.

"Boss Liu, I'm here today to bring you good news. We've already resolved a major problem for you, and you'll definitely be delighted once you hear about it," Bureau Chief Huang said with a smile, deliberately withholding the details to keep him in suspense.

No matter what, for now, I have no desire to raise any objections to Yuri's decision. In truth, this breakthrough had to be executed by elite combat forces capable of absolutely suppressing the shadows through sheer might.