Chapter 44: Parting is for a Better Reunion

"So... our main problem right now is getting into that tower, isn't it?" Li Muchen summarized Kongcheng Xi's words from just a moment ago and asked.

"If I insist on not stopping, what will grandfather do?" After a long silence, Ji Zuhang asked softly.

The sound of the zither began. Although not as exquisite as the one played by Shishi, it carried a pure and ethereal quality. To Shishi's slight surprise, she had never heard this melody before, which made her initial indifference give way to a look of concentrated focus.

It wasn't a matter concerning the safety of Wu Qi's family, but something else entirely—his relationship with Fetch.

The three of them lay on the ground together, tapping along the bricks one by one, but failed to find a single hollow one. Feeling somewhat discouraged, they climbed up from the floor, dusted off the dirt from their clothes, and stood looking around the laboratory to ponder further.

The car stopped downstairs from the building where Yun Anning and the others lived, and Yun Anning and Xiang Lichen opened their doors and got out at the same time.

Kongcheng Xi frowned deeply. Having also left the planet for more than half a year, he was unaware of Mo Zixu's intention in doing this, but judging by its quality and aroma, it was no less impressive than Li Muchen's.

Yet, as fate would have it, both Yu Jiajia and He Ximing were the kind of people whose pride intensified the worse their financial situation became.

Only the Fierce Tiger Gang could occupy the most prosperous Queen's District in Thimphu and possess the extraordinary influence to have regular police officers directly participate in illegal arms trafficking.

After Deng Youfu left, Wei Xiangdong unhurriedly concluded the story he had just been telling before preparing to leave. But the moment he stepped off the kang, Wei Xiangdong let out a sudden howl and collapsed back onto the bed with a stiff leg.

Better to avoid extra trouble than to create it, so Ye Tufei firmly refused to find any excuse to lead the troops toward Xuzhou City.

The grey-robed elder knew inwardly that this was the black-robed elder's most powerful offensive. If he failed to deflect this strike, the one who died would likely be himself.

The wine was drained. Chen Yuanyuan, serving at the side, hurriedly stepped forward with a wine flask, poured a bowl for Tao Shang, and presented it to him with a smiling, respectful gesture using both hands.

Yi Zhengqi managed to find more than a dozen barely qualified craftsmen among the special forces, which made him extremely happy. The requirements for military artisans relied much more heavily on innate talent rather than acquired effort.

All the officers looked at Mu Zhijing as if seeing her for the first time, their faces filled with mutual confusion: What has gotten into the Governor-General tonight? Why is she being so easy to talk to?

The opponent roared and leaped forward fiercely. For a split second, Yuan Chuyu closed his eyes in resignation.

A trade! The two of them had actually completed a trade in the top lane! Almost everyone present failed to foresee this outcome.

Lu Zifeng did not believe this move could achieve any offensive breakthrough, and a silver thread instantly appeared between his brows, showing a tendency to expand outward.

Ever since Mu Anchen arrived like a descent from the heavens with fifty thousand "Mu Family Troops," he had powerfully compensated for the shortage of soldiers and equipment. These were the very reasons the Far East Empire was able to stand in a stalemate against the Great Feng Empire for over a year.

Yet, lacking status and influence, even when he spoke, he only uttered half-truths, but that was enough for Li Wei to catch his drift.

Take Situ Hao, for instance. He had entered an original primordial realm, only to become entangled with Jingwei and inadvertently draw out Emperor Yan. Because Situ Hao altered the memories of Emperor Yan and Jingwei, his secret realm mission underwent a corresponding change.

During these past few days, the personal guards had been hiding along the way, eating poorly and sleeping insufficiently, and were now extremely fatigued. Upon arriving at the fortress village of Taihu Water Stronghold, Xue Yun allowed the guards to rest well for a day so they could reach the Yan Family Estate outside Hangzhou City by the second day of the second lunar month. Ren Ruping led Xue Yun into an upscale courtyard.

Yang Yulei felt a certain sense of relief inwardly—not because he feared the city lord Notting, but simply because he dared not expose himself just yet. His strength was too low, and his opponents were far too formidable; exposing himself prematurely would lead to a miserable death.

Through a comprehensive audit, a deeper investigation uncovered that Wang Chaozhu, the director of the Linjiang City Land Resources Bureau, had engaged in illegal and disciplinary violations such as accepting bribes, manipulating transaction outcomes, and misappropriating transaction deposits during land transactions. The Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection immediately subjected him to "Shuanggui" measures.

However, by now, the main body faction could already deploy fifty thousand troops in a single wave, and military commanders could be dispatched up to epic nine-star rank, leaving only a single step away from deploying demigod-rank commanders.

The other immortal equipment sets matching the Pastoral Code were likewise merely molds; they had to be fused with actual physical items before transforming into true immortal equipment. Situ Hao was unsure of what would happen if Old Well were fused with the Demonic Pupil Pastoral King Sword, so he needed to consult Old Well first.

Yet, matters did not stop there. Spiritual energy transformed into rain, filling the skies like a surging ocean, creating an infinite domain of order right here and exuding radiant auspicious mist.

Wang Wei and Ai Wannian exchanged self-deprecating remarks atop the city wall, leaving Zhou Shiqi and Garrison Commander Sun Shoufa shaking their heads in speechless silence. Soon after, a Xue Family Army officer rode up to the base of the city gate and shot an arrow deep into a wooden pillar of the North City Gate tower of Suide Prefecture, with a letter bound to the shaft.

"Sister Yu, I'm sorry, I didn't cause you any unhappiness, did I?" Ming Yue could no longer hold back. Unwilling to apologize to Li Yifei, she instead made a friendly gesture toward Xu Yu'er.

The Vampire leader felt a sense of imbalance in his heart, stepped forward, and kicked it. The mecha's circuits seemed to reconnect, and suddenly its eyes lit up.

A moment later, a wave of medicinal fragrance drifted from the cauldron—the pill was about to be completed, and Liu Yi could sense that this pill would undoubtedly be of perfect quality.

"Didn't pay much attention just now." Feeling the indoor room temperature gradually dispel the chill from his body, Chen Yuangui relaxed his crossed arms and scratched his head.

Long Ling was also utterly bewildered. Who could have guessed that a talisman-crafted armor would grant such a massive enhancement to the holy robe? Long Ling himself was startled; for a moment, even he seemed unable to see the outside world, which was proof enough of the brilliance of the light.

Rejecting the higher-ups who came to toast him, he had only taken a few simple bites of food since sitting down, distracted as he anxiously awaited Chen Hao's reply.