Volume 1, Chapter 49: The Mayor of the Capital

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Meanwhile, in the Xiao family courtyard.
"I told you to run around, I told you to run around! Hit her, hit her hard..." Xiao Chen kicked and punched Xiao Jiu, who had fallen to the ground, panting heavily before shouting at the servants nearby.
Xiao Jiu's clothes were torn to shreds, her head was stained with blood, her cheeks were swollen, and her tears had run completely dry!
"Young Master, I beg you, please don't hit me anymore. I know I was wrong..."
However, Xiao Chen completely ignored her, ordering several servants to beat her ruthlessly with wooden clubs.
The miserable screams echoing through the courtyard made one's blood run cold!
"Ah, ah... Young Master, stop hitting me, I know I was wrong..." Xiao Jiu kept pleading.
Xiao Chen made the servants stop and crouched down beside her......
Actually, he was not wrong to say that; after all, he now had the ability to deal with enemies. If anything were to happen to him and Lu Xiaoxuan forced her way in, there would be no one left to protect them.
Her task was very simple: to buy time and make them believe that Ji Weiwei no longer had the will to live. Once Ji Weiwei vanished completely, it would align with what she had said. In this way, Liao Jingxin's plan could proceed smoothly.
"All right, let's go. Let's head to that Japanese restaurant we just talked about!" Nangong Xiyue stood up, took Deng Hanyuan by the hand, and suggested.
Xuanyuan Yeyan actually knew where she was right now. The place they were in was the most desolate and dangerous region in the entire underworld.
Play stupid games and win stupid prizes. Watching Chen Baojin act as though he would be deeply unsatisfied unless he courted death, Gu Fei could only let out a helpless sigh.
As he spoke, he flashed a cryptic smile while looking Sister Qing up and down. Truth be told, Sister Qing was quite a beauty, but her fate had been cruel, reducing her to such a wretched state.
Weiyang gazed dazedly at Lu Changfeng, while a memory suddenly surfaced in her mind—the scheme orchestrated by Li Yunhao back in the Snow Country.
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Xiao Zhihuan swallowed back the words he had intended to say. Toward this Empress Mother, he always held a lingering, inexplicable fear.
They had just survived one catastrophe, only for another to arise. Could it be that Chen Qiang was unable to overcome this hurdle?
This left Muyu feeling quite astonished, unsure whether he had overestimated the efficacy of the illusion array or underestimated everyone's psychological resilience.
The stone pillar completely blocked the path ahead. It was clear that they would have to deal with this obstacle before proceeding.
Yet the conversation shifted back to Lin Musen. He wondered if Lin Musen knew that Hua Qiang was using him as the butt of a joke once more, and whether he would still be so willing to help.
Then, he reached out and pressed a cyan gemstone on his waist. The gemstone shattered easily, but instead of falling off, it rapidly spread across his body, transforming into a set of scale armor.
As the first light of dawn broke the next day, the alien tribes launched a new wave of attacks, their numbers several times greater than the previous day. Moreover, the aliens had grown smarter. While advancing, they ordered their archers to continuously rain arrows down upon the fortress, catching the coalition soldiers completely off guard as soon as they took their positions.
Tang Jian finally saw Liu Xu acting normally. Sitting in the saddle, he beat his chest and stamped his feet in exasperation, while Cheng Chumo immensely admired his brother.
"What... what is this?" Su Chen tightly gripped the purple bead, feeling an inexplicable and familiar pang of heartache.
Bald King Han replied with irritable frustration, flipped through a few things again, and finally found a syringe of anesthetic in a cabinet.
With that, the Nine-Headed Worm suddenly let out a roar, and one of its heads abruptly swelled to a massive size! At the same time, a terrifying chill instantly descended upon the entire space, as if deep winter had arrived in an instant.
"It's him, it's him!" At that moment, He Shisan suddenly pointed at the newcomer and screamed in terror.
Though Chen Yun harbored such intentions, it did not appear that way to the onlookers below. From their perspective, Chen Yun was merely dodging Canglong's attacks in a flurry, clearly being suppressed and beaten.
"Damn it, we have to beat him until he submits, son of a bitch!" Even the usually composed Ma Yong could no longer remain calm.
Li He pursed his lips, watching Huai Qi return to sit beside Cangzhe to continue listening to the lecture on robots.
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Qin Yu gritted his teeth, spat out a mouthful of soul blood, ignited the lamp of gods and demons, and muttered in a low voice, "Attack!" With that, Qin Yu steered the wooden boat charging toward the direction of the fierce ants.
The forest is big, and all sorts of birds live in it. Even a single hand has fingers of varying lengths.
Sun Buqi and Li Ruoli hurriedly straightened their attire, supporting Xu Lili one on either side as they slowly walked into Li Ruoli's apartment.
Mo Junling's expression turned gloomy as pitch. He could not fathom why Junqing also harbored intentions of contending with him for the imperial throne.
As the mobilization of the Cheng family's forces neared completion, Xia Yuwei ignored his family's dissuasions and raised troops to march south while still in the period of mourning.
Filled with excitement, he opened his mouth to speak, but a dark shadow flashed across from him. Before Sixth Master could react, Lin Yu's palm whipped out and struck Sixth Master squarely on the throat.
Then I explained how I came to know Zhaozhao and how Zhaozhao had tipped me off about Jin Laowai.
Remembering how the Young Master had truly misunderstood her, believing she was fond of Shi Heng because of Shuya, would the Young Master ever allow Shi Heng to meet her?
At this critical juncture, Xu Changhu hastily summoned another batch of reinforcements from the rear to hold off Zu Yi's airstrikes. However, the battlefield situation had shifted; because they lacked air superiority and a massive swarm of genetic insects had swarmed into the municipal courtyard, the battle lines were being pushed back toward Wang Hongxiang's position.
Guo Xian stared at the densely packed southern army outside the mountain pass, his face draining of color. "Reporting to the Governor-in-Chief, the Heavenly Khan's army has already crossed the Xi River and is marching toward Hanzhou Prefecture. They are expected to arrive by tomorrow morning." Since the Heavenly Khan's army would arrive tomorrow, would the southern army waiting below really wait until tomorrow to attack? That was clearly impossible.
Fan Changli chuckled and suddenly opened his right hand. A walnut instantly shot out, striking Liu Ming squarely on the forehead. Liu Ming was sent flying more than two meters away, scrambling to his feet to hurl curses.
Mo Ao lay on the ground, his face a ghastly shade of blue-purple, looking terrifyingly as though he were suffocating.
"Wuwuwu..." The horn sounding the Ming army's retreat echoed across the field, and thousands of Ming naval marines wheeled their horses around.
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