Volume One, Chapter 32: Your Highness, A Physician Sees No Distinction Between Men and Women

“Miss Song, rest assured. No one else will learn of what happened tonight,” Xiao Xingyu said solemnly.

This time, he had behaved most “uncharacteristically,” recklessly emptying the remaining bullets in the submachine gun with its automatic fire.

Meanwhile, Xu Hongda had received word from Mu Shui Qingyi: the remaining three branches of the Shitian Group were all making preparations. It appeared they intended to wage war.

It seemed Village Chief Cun was preparing to come clean. Xu Hongda’s guess had indeed been correct—Cun had been hiding something from these people.

Beyond the Heavenly Dao Peak came the Divine Path realm. Once one entered that realm and became a major figure in the world, killing this man would be more difficult than ascending to heaven.

Likewise, no one knew that an accident had occurred in the bridal chamber. Even Nanny Li had sealed her lips at Lou Xiyu’s command, refusing to mention anything she had witnessed.

“Heh heh, don’t look at me like that. That was the case to begin with. Otherwise, why would this fellow still not have appeared?” As he spoke, he cast a smug glance toward the exit, and the delight on his face deepened.

Hollman made himself right at home. He brewed himself a cup of coffee, added a great deal of sugar, then sat proudly on the other sofa with one leg crossed over the other.

Seeing someone take the lead, the other eleven Demon Generals consciously formed a line, beginning with Demon One and continuing all the way to Demon Twelve. The one who stepped out was usually the taciturn Demon Six.

“I truly never imagined that the person I would ultimately have to face would be my own junior brother, Zhu Bajie!” Hearing Princess Linglong’s words, Sun Wukong finally spoke. Yet the helplessness and bitterness in his voice were unmistakable. After all, no matter what, they had once fought side by side while protecting Tang Sanzang on his journey to the Western Paradise.

It was as though two voices were tearing at her mind. One urged her to continue onward, to seek the final truth. The other told her to stop there and leave this dangerous place.

“Don’t you think Yin Suo is being terribly flashy?” Xu Guangxi took a sip of sour-plum drink. “None of us has ever seen a real general. The moment he arrived, he pinned every medal and shoulder insignia onto himself, making such a flamboyant entrance just to intimidate us, who knew nothing of the truth.”

With a total investment of two billion two hundred fifty-six million gold coins, the Miracle City magic-crystal cannon defense system could easily annihilate lower-tier mythic experts, critically wound middle-tier mythic experts, and hold back upper-tier mythic experts.

“Your Majesty, the fault lies with me alone. I am willing to die to atone for my crime. I beg Your Majesty to show mercy and spare my son. He truly knows nothing,” Defense Commander Zhang pleaded through his tears.

Before this, it had always been the Shu merchants who came to Henan Prefecture and Guangjin Prefecture to peddle weapons. Both prefectures had put on an imposing air, acting as though they could take the weapons or leave them, and would only buy a little if the merchants begged them.

The contest had yet to begin, but from an outsider’s perspective, Luo Cheng had already secured victory barring any unforeseen event. On this planet, some things were simply unfair at times. Yet everything had been decided by drawing lots, and since her opponent had already been determined, Dong Jie could only accept the result.

When the cultivator regained consciousness from the spiritual attack, he was shocked to find Chu Yunxi already standing before him, holding the crystal-blue brick aloft.

The tone of her voice was so much like Yu Qing’s. She had always been easygoing. Though she had not taken the imperial throne, she was now the ruler of the Central Plains, yet she remained just as gentle and approachable.

“Qi,” or perhaps “momentum,” existed throughout heaven and earth and was everywhere. It was also an aura emanating from the human body. Through acquired training, one could develop the ability to sense it and, with further progress, even control it. Qi could advance into momentum, forming a kind of oppressive force.