Chapter 53: She Saw Through It
“Everyone!” Lin Fan could also see that the disparity in strength between the two sides was far too great. Continuing the fight would only lead to needless casualties, so he immediately shouted, “All cultivators below the level of Emperor, withdraw from the battlefield at once!”
With those words, almost everyone in the coalition forces—except for the core and secondary combatants—was ordered to retreat from the fray.
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Tang Zhenguo's gaze was too intense. Before Tang Rao could react, the figure before her shifted, stepping firmly in front to shield her.
“Of course! After all, I’m your assistant,” Zhang Ning replied, her mood buoyant as she skipped ahead to lead the way.
Faced with that menacing monster, she had been so terrified that she lost control, utterly powerless to resist. Fortunately, the fire-elemental energy within her surged to her fingertips, dispelling the chill in an instant. Had it been anyone else, they might have lost a layer of skin to the cold.
“What, she’s even threatening the school now?” Xu Hao’s anger flared. It had been a long time since any student had dared to threaten the school so brazenly, and Xu Hao couldn’t help but feel incensed.
No one knew what was said, but Cheng Min’s face first went blank, then broke into wild joy. Overwhelmed with excitement, she nodded repeatedly.
Lin Yu and Tang Jiu chased up to the barbed-wire fence, only to find a gaping hole torn open through it.
“From the sound of it, you’re not exactly without feelings for her, are you? Childhood sweethearts, that’s something special!” Xu Han didn’t realize her own tone was tinged with envy.
“No, go back!” Lan Xingyan mimicked his tone and spat out the words, then turned to continue walking toward the residence ahead.
After Dean left, the doctor undressed Selina. Even though the doctor had mentally prepared herself, she was still taken aback by the crisscrossing, densely packed wounds covering Selina’s body.
He had barely let her rest the entire night, fully demonstrating the unrestrained desire of a man deprived of intimacy for a year.
The long white robe Shen Lang wore had a high, upright collar that almost encased his entire neck.
As for another round, it never happened—her body simply wasn’t what it used to be, and he knew to exercise restraint.
She really did have the worst luck. This summer had been anything but easy. Perhaps the only good thing was that her family had gained a new member.
“He’s my friend, after all. I just wanted to help him through this rough patch, nothing more. Don’t misunderstand,” Pei Anan explained earnestly, hoping to reassure.
After the first and second waves of bombing raids had succeeded, the pale green defensive barrier had already been activated.
Beauty is the downfall of nations... Beauty is the downfall of nations... Yet this particular beauty was exceptionally skilled in martial arts, and few would dare take her lightly.
A few days earlier, Lady Yuan had quietly slipped out of the Crown Prince’s residence. The Crown Prince learned of this the same day and rightly guessed she had gone to the House of Spring Longing.
Qian Yi took out a silver needle and pricked the child at several acupoints—between the nose and mouth, the soles of the feet, at the elbow, and on the tip of the thumb—squeezing out a few drops of blood as black as lacquer and reeking of salted fish. He sniffed it closely, then massaged a few points on the child’s back. Gradually, the child calmed and drifted into sleep.
In East Ninth City, there was a famous alley. Lined on both sides by bare walls and devoid of any shops, the alley was home only to fortune-tellers with their makeshift stalls.
Zhou Mi quickly realized that her posture was rather compromising, so she leapt off the bed, masking her embarrassment with an aggressive glare.
When faced with strange happenings, there was Yun Xiao. For tomb-raiding, they had actual grave robbers. With a group of skilled hands at his side, Lai Zi Jiu dreamed of piles of gold and silver treasures every night—he would literally wake up laughing from his dreams.
Such banquets were generally easy to slip into; after all, when one claimed to be entertaining heroes from all corners of the land, it was only natural not to set the bar too high for entry.