Chapter 30: Peipei Wakes Up

"I am the Empress Dowager! You cannot treat me this way!"

Dugu Jin tossed the corpse of Nanny Huiyuan aside. "I am the Emperor; I do as I please."

The Empress Dowager raged, "Is this all for the sake of Yuan Peipei?"

"Indeed. If not for yesterday's events, I might have continued to turn a blind eye and allowed you to remain in the palace. But now, you dared to touch Peipei. Choose: death, or a life of seclusion with nothing but flickering lamps and silent Buddhas to mark your remaining days."

Dugu Jin turned and walked away.

Watching the expression on Zhongli Shuo's face, Jinse was suddenly enveloped by a chilling sensation.

In front of his team members, Fang Rong still cared deeply about his reputation. He maintained the air of a leader quite convincingly, finally appearing somewhat normal.

He had hoped that the Dragon Shadow technique would severely wound Kun Ren, but unexpectedly, Kun Ren was remarkably resilient. Showing no signs of defeat, Long Xiu decided to stake everything on winning this battle.

"Why did I ever trust him?" Linghu Yixue was filled with regret, yet beyond staying here as Ye Feng had instructed, she seemed to have no other options.

"What a masterful display of spear techniques. Commander Li, what style is this? Might I be enlightened?" As he spoke, a young figure walked in from outside the courtyard.

He had visited Changbai Mountain before; it was immensely tall. Falling from the mountainside would be a drop of at least several hundred meters. Even a martial arts expert would be smashed to pieces, wouldn't they?

Bai Yaoming tackled Bai Qiming to the ground. As he steadied himself, he heard the sound of bullets pinging against the stone above his head.

"Hmph! Bluffing, are you? Take this! Nappa's Eraser Cannon!" Nappa had no idea how terrifying the weapon in Krillin's hands truly was, unleashing a deep blue energy blast dozens of meters wide.

That figure was not restrained by iron chains. Seeing this, Wang Jie felt a stir in his heart and began to slowly approach the figure.

Yun Xi nodded repeatedly and turned to leave. Before long, she returned with an array of exquisite delicacies and placed them before me.

Lu Li wanted to run over to receive the ball, but fearing a collision, he hesitated, often missing the golden opportunity.

Compared to the boisterous discussions in the Rongxi Hall, the Rongqing Hall was filled with warmth. Ou Mengmeng looked at her and breathed a sigh of relief. Jia Yuan looked well, so the old lady refrained from prying, merely patting her hand gently—everything was understood without a word.

Geng Er was in a wretched state tonight, his clothes disheveled and his body reeking of alcohol. One could only wonder where he had procured spirits in a military camp where drinking was strictly prohibited.

This made Yue Qingqing feel as though she were punching cotton, while Yu Jiang and Minglan cheered inwardly; the more they watched Guo Chen, the more they liked him.

Who could have sent this information? Why was it explained so clearly, even including the codebook for decryption?

Qu Yaoyao was deeply shaken. For the first time, she raised her eyes to earnestly study the face of her homeroom teacher.

One had to know that Gui Shangzuo frequently cleared the entire place just to enjoy the Lily Bath all by himself.

After the war broke out, while terrorists were being eliminated, civilian casualties began to mount, as terrorists hidden in the shadows would occasionally emerge to slaughter the innocent.

She had made her stance clear. Lin Feng considered that he still needed to go to the Underworld, where an Evil God resided. He could not guarantee his own safety; it was simply too dangerous.

Macrinus gritted his teeth in desperate defiance, yet he had to consider the current situation. After all, his claim to the throne was illegitimate, and the coalition of the Parthians and the Han army numbered over four hundred thousand. Combined with millions of able-bodied men pillaging throughout the country, it was truly a grave crisis.

Yet, he was still so young and naive; he surely had no idea how to rescue me.

"It does seem to be the case, big brother..." Zhang Qin, the youngest and most silent of the group, looked at Liu Rui and nodded blankly.