Volume 1, Chapter 23: Take Him Down

He had already discussed the plan with He Liu. Apart from the information about the monsters, whose source he could not explain, he had disclosed everything else without reservation.

“Put that damn thing away, or I’ll kill you!” Chen Qingyang said coldly, murderous intent surging in his eyes.

Before his voice had even faded, the two men vanished from midair in the blink of an eye, leaving behind only a few fading afterimages.

Yu Zhanbei immediately shifted into reverse. The car came rushing over, then braked sharply to a halt. The trunk sprang open, and Li Kui seized him by the neck, gritting his teeth as he bore the pain in his injured shoulder. In an instant, he stuffed the man into the trunk. An Bang shoved open the car door, and Li Kui immediately slipped inside.

Perhaps the cultivation technique was incomplete; perhaps the vital energy of heaven and earth was simply too thin. In any case, at most it could only bring one to the level of an internal martial arts master.

“Reporting to the Supreme Elder, ruins have appeared within the secret realm, and a vast number of treasures have emerged. Conflict broke out over the spoils, and most of the people died as a result!” Zhou Kai said.

“I already have one. Look—even though it’s cracked, it can still be used!” Fang Jun said, showing Tang Xiaoxiao the piece he carried on his person.

“Fellow Daoist Heavenly Sword, if I didn’t tell you, I’m afraid you wouldn’t feel at ease taking me with you to the Shushan Sword Sect…” Immortal Danxu said with a smile.

In the distance, countless void fiends exploded one after another, blossoming into flowers of blood mist. In the space of a single instant, more than a million fiends were drawn into the flesh-and-blood vortex and swept toward Li Qiao.

Yet when her gaze fell upon the disfigured burly man lying on the ground, it was filled with utter loathing.

Cai Zhixiong had no fear of ordinary experts coming to seize it. What he truly feared was the appearance of a supreme powerhouse.

I wanted to hear that fellow scream in madness and agony. Who could have known that Wu Sigao would throw back his head and laugh? “Fool! You think a little rooster’s blood can hurt me? Dream on.” As he spoke, he drove a fist straight into my chest.

If she did not like death, then why, with such a tenacious nature, had she chosen to dissipate herself before so many gods?

After all, this was not a business reception. No one’s focus was on the wine, but on the food. Once everyone had eaten their fill, the exchange of information would begin.

That damned man had both power and beauty. Was that still not enough? What place did he occupy in Laimus’s heart?

At once, golden light burst before my chest, and a golden phoenix tore its way through my clothes. The two monsters with human faces and bear-like bodies shrieked when they saw it and immediately turned and fled.

“I didn’t expect that a simple investigation by headquarters would yield such a rich harvest this time.” The moment Chu Ge got into the car, he began telling Lu Yiming about what his subordinates had just discovered.

“But Master and Madam really are a perfect match,” Song Jialin said with a grin, her gaze shifting back and forth between Muse and Siyuexing.

Looking again into the hall, I saw that most of the people had already fallen asleep. A few others had sensed something was wrong and were desperately suppressing it, yet had not fainted.

Since that was the case, there was no longer any reason for her to feel guilty or ashamed when she carried out what came next.

After bowing and offering her farewell, I watched their departing figures, yet remained standing where I was. There was still something I needed to ask him; for now, I could only wait until everyone else had left.

“Chairman, I want to return to work at the company tomorrow.” Lin Bixiao spoke in a firm declarative tone, which meant she had already made up her mind.

Lin Bixiao lowered her eyes, putting on an expression as though she were still grieving over what had happened back then. This only made Qin Qinglang even less able to discern what she was thinking.

Luo Qiran had never held the slightest affection for the Qin family. Now that trouble had befallen them, there was no chance she would help them find a solution. Instead, she would only kick them while they were down.