43. Displaying Talent and Reputation (Part 1)

While this planet does possess a certain degree of strategic value, it is hardly important enough to warrant both sides engaging in a life-or-death struggle over it. Could there be some hidden story behind this?

Despite the jade talisman protecting him, the closer Shen Hao got to the golden vortex, the stronger the sensation of his soul being torn away from his physical body became. Standing just a few hundred meters away from the vortex, his soul felt as though it was about to detach completely.

Upon seeing this message, Chen Yang knew instantly that the person Clara and the others had rescued was undoubtedly Zhou Junqi.

"I smoke because I am lonely!" Su Qingdai looked straight at Ye Feng, her breathtakingly beautiful face exhibiting slightly narrowed starry eyes and parted crimson lips as she slowly spoke.

Even if it wasn't for the sake of building connections, he was still willing to go and take a look, just to make sure the girl didn't end up with any psychological trauma.

Quite a few of them had families. If their entire households were to suffer collective punishment simply because they resisted, it would be far too unjust.

Sun Lingwei said this as she picked up a stone and began to tap rhythmically against another stone beside her.

"Ye Feng, I'm finally begging you, let me return home safely! I truly cannot stay in America any longer. But I don't want to die; I still have a wife and children, and my wife is currently pregnant. They cannot live without me!" Yuan Dayong pleaded in a miserable voice.

Dong'er widened her eyes, staring at Shen Nanxing in sheer disbelief as if she were seeing him for the very first time.

Luo Hongfei didn't even have time to react. Lacking true essence to protect his body, taking those consecutive impacts directly from Ye Fan left his mind in a state of utter daze.

"Boss Mao used to be in the underworld. Although he's gone legitimate now, he still maintains some ties to the underworld, which is why he doesn't take the Huang family seriously at all," Shen Mengdie explained.

The remaining twenty-one riders successively turned their horses around and gave chase. Just like that, the group departed Liangdang City amidst the gloomy, torrential rain and headed in the direction of Yushuang Mountain.

Guan Daiyu's face flushed red with anger, yet she found herself utterly unable to retort. Consumed by rage, she could only resort to violently yanking out handfuls of the horse's mane.

The sunlight of the new era was always terribly fleeting. In the blink of an eye, the gaps within the radiation clouds closed back up, and the dreamlike sunlight vanished along with the brilliant warmth it had brought.

Zang Ba leaned against the battlements and looked out, spotting a cavalryman galloping fiercely toward the city gate. Overjoyed at finally receiving news from Xu Huang, Zang Ba immediately ordered, "Open the gates and let him in!"

As the host of the gathering, this first opening toast had to be initiated by Zhu Jinhui. He stood up, raised his glass to invite the comrades from the ministry sitting at the other table, and said they should all toast the leaders together. They would drink one cup while the leaders could drink at their own discretion. The comrades responded enthusiastically, standing up and holding their glasses toward the leaders' table.

"No," Junli replied. He raised his hand and offered a bow of respect to Cheng Fangyu. It wasn't quite a farewell, but rather a feeling that he should ultimately be grateful for Cheng Fangyu's trust in sharing those past events with him.

Zijiang was startled at first: Had Wuyou discovered her? She really shouldn't have let them stop searching; she ought to have supported them in using every ounce of strength to find her. Then, anger flared within her: What did he mean by "dirty feet"? Your own feet were the dirty ones!

"How could that be? If I were someone who squandered money, how could I have ever saved up these twenty thousand?" Xie Fang said loudly.

Yet, this particular sentence proved remarkably effective. The moment the words left his mouth, Xiao Lin's crying stopped abruptly.

Feng Yiming watched helplessly as Yu Fei, who had cast a pleading glance at his way, gradually walked farther away. He thought to himself that Ding Xiangzhong was quite tactful indeed; knowing his current situation, he had walked him to the entrance yet deliberately refrained from coming inside, most likely fearing it might bring trouble to Feng Wei'an. However, once the weekend passed, he wondered how many days Ding Xiangzhong would manage to hold back before coming to visit.

Following the battle between Yuan Haowen and Violet, a completely one-sided approval rating appeared on the big screen once again.

Although he had been beaten into retreat by Chu Yuntao, he would undoubtedly go to the prefect to summon government troops and ruthlessly ransack the Chu family using brute force.

The numerous samurai corpses lying on the ground crumbled under the crushing pressure of the terrifying sword aura, successively turning into pools of pulverized flesh. Splattering blood, gore, and bone shards stained the surrounding ground red. This scene, resembling a living hell, turned Chi Ni's face pale and forced him to retch violently.

"Liu Cheng, how does he have the guts to do this? Is he trying to rebel? No, this must be Lin Xiaofan meddling behind the scenes!" The corrupt mayor finally figured it out as well.

"Classmate Zhang Jingjing, your four years of college life are about to begin. Do you have any expectations or goals?" Feng Yiming asked in the manner of a reporter conducting an interview.

For a moment, Lu Jin's emotions fluctuated wildly yet remained utterly lost, experiencing a profound sense of helplessness for the very first time.

Tang Bu and Tang Chutian had anticipated this for ages, waiting entirely for a magical treasure to appear. Yet what happened? The puppet merely exerted force without accomplishing anything substantive! Naturally, they laid the blame squarely on Chu Yuntao.

Clearly, when Xiaoyu used LINE to notify everyone, the very first person she contacted was Megumi Kato, yet she had delayed until now and still hadn't arrived. Who knew what was going on.

The moniker "King of Bluffing" had long since spread throughout the Martial Arts Academy. After defeating Chu Kuangren, Su Yu was universally recognized as the undisputed number one among first-year students. Therefore, unless a student was completely thick-headed, absolutely none of them would actively provoke Su Yu.

Looking at this Mount Mao patriarch, Yan Shi offered a bitter smile, suddenly recalling Cangwu, the one who had led him into the realm of cultivation on that fateful day. The smile on his face vanished as he turned to glance at the white-robed maiden standing behind him.