Volume 1, Chapter 25: The Eldest Young Master Zuo

A procession filed out of the Music Bureau, moving with the solemnity of a funeral cortege.

In the brief moment the opponent was caught off guard, I exerted all my strength, wrenched the Dragon-Slaying Saber from their grasp, and continued walking toward Dongfang Buluo without a word.

The second scenario was that they would enter, take one look at A-Jie’s condition, and immediately turn to leave. They refused to intervene under any circumstances, and word of this eventually spread throughout their profession. As for the masters who actually had the ability to resolve the issue, they were nowhere to be found.

Shu Yi took the imperial decree, his hands trembling slightly. Perhaps he was simply too overwhelmed; it was only natural to be stirred by the sudden emergence of a lead in a mystery that had haunted his family for a century. He slowly unfurled the decree, stroking it gently and examining it with such intensity that he practically pressed his face against the parchment, missing not a single detail.

Ling Feng abandoned the bidding, but the wealthy young heirs continued to fight tooth and nail. In the end, the Heart of Eternity was secured by the Zuo family for the astronomical price of sixty-seven million spirit essence stones.

Nakajima’s tactics proved effective, thoroughly constricting the maneuverability of the Third and Fourth Companies. The sparrow warfare strategy relied on mobility and harassment from various points, but once forced to hold a position and engage in a stalemate, they were easily surrounded or even annihilated by the enemy.

The human body is so fragile; a mere touch and that warm, crimson liquid gushes from the chest. The sweet blood, and the man’s vital essence, were now mine.

He knew deep down that a conspiracy was afoot, and he was certain it was directed at the Prince of Jin’s estate, yet he could not fathom the full scope or origins of the plot.

Tracking was Liu Shi’s specialty, but without the White Jade Ring, the distance they could cover would be strictly limited. Thus, cooperation was their best option. Having made his decision, he wasted no more time. Lin Xue, enduring her splitting headache, channeled two strands of her mental energy to linger over them both, allowing her to sense any immediate danger.

It was not until the afternoon that Li Hui emerged from the factory with a beaming smile; it was clear he had secured a price that satisfied him. On his way home, he bought several bottles of rat poison. Once home, he crushed the poison into a fine powder and coated the remains of the pheasant he had eaten earlier.

Lin Heng had never encountered such a situation and grew tense, though he struggled to keep his composure.

This time, Liunian did not call out to Liancheng Yiyao, for she knew that at this moment, his heart must be occupied by thoughts of someone else.

Vujacic’s defense was mediocre. They say defense is twenty percent skill and eighty percent attitude; Vujacic perfectly embodied this, displaying one hundred and twenty percent effort, only to be blown past in a single step.

"I suppose so!" Liu Cong frowned slightly, then pressed his palms together, a beam of Buddhist light erupting from his hands.

"System, are you sure this world, where gods exist, is a low-energy plane?" Fang Bai felt speechless, wondering how the system had even managed to lock onto such a dimension.

Oden broke out in a cold sweat. An unknown newcomer possessing such top-tier strength left the number-one draft pick feeling deeply ashamed, experiencing for the first time the humbling realization that there is always someone better, and heights beyond heights.

"Because matters of the heart aren't decided by grades or strength!" I finally couldn't help but turn around and shout at them. Perhaps it was the alcohol, or the bottle I had just downed, but I was no longer composed. At that moment, I refused to hold back—at the very least, I refused to stand by and watch Su Meng and Zhi Duo Xing head off to a hotel room together.