Volume One, Chapter 31: Using Me as a Shield?

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“Would I dare?”

“I’d beat you to death.”

Zheng Shaojie really wanted to make a bold, heated retort.

But when the words reached his lips, he did not dare say them aloud, because that bastard Chu Lingtian truly would beat him up.

Yesterday, Zheng had said he would throw himself downstairs, and Chu had thrown him downstairs without hesitation. What was there that man would not dare do?

The crucial point was that Zheng could not even beat him.

Moreover, yesterday he had still had the Xuanming brothers with him. Though the two were useless, they were at least experts at the peak of Qi Refining.

Today, he had come only to sign a contract. He had not even brought bodyguards, let alone martial artists.

If things turned ugly, he would be the only one to suffer!

“Heh heh.” Zheng Shaojie forced out a hollow laugh. “Let bygones be bygones. Why bring them up again?…”

Yet when Princess Chunyue stepped forward, they realized something: by acting this way, they had gravely offended the Demon Queen’s faction.

As for this matter… even Aiguo, without deceiving his own conscience, had to admit that her performance tonight was truly worthy of being called exceptional.

The moment I heard this, I shifted my feet and stepped squarely on Fatty’s foot. Under that stomp, Fatty immediately swallowed the rest of his words.

It had to be said that his deduction was extremely close to the truth. Yet no matter how hard he thought, he could not understand the purpose behind it.

In fact, Su Beibei had merely wanted to put Ye Tian at ease. After all, Li Hongtan had given him to Flathead, and he had probably already been abused by them.

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It was already rush hour. Although this was not the city center, traffic had begun to clog the road in stretches.

“Damn it, who’s so vicious as to scatter so many nails across the road?” The driver of the lead vehicle got out first to inspect the tires. As soon as he realized something was wrong, he began to complain.

The barbarian soldiers pressed closer and closer. With their savage appearances and arrogant laughter, they looked even more terrifying than devils.

That morning, Xiao Tian finally disembarked. After so many eventful days, he had at last reached his destination.

Over the next few days, Xiao Ye arranged for himself to be registered as a senior-year student. For an ordinary person, changing one’s school registration would have been extraordinarily difficult, but for Xiao Ye, it was ridiculously easy.

At the same time that desire stirred within him, he felt sorry for the youth’s thin, frail frame and decided that, once he returned, he would have his assistant improve the food at the training base.

After hearing Zheng Jie’s words, Duan Ran became flushed with excitement as well. The way he looked at Jiang Feng changed once again.

Shen Xia gathered her thoughts, grabbed Shen Qiu—who was still crying with her head on the stone table—and pulled her down onto the ground. She then sat on a nearby bench and asked with a grim expression,

Originally, a single invitation could not possibly admit so many people. But under Zhang Cheng’s forceful insistence, the people at the entrance eventually agreed.

He had never expected that his own cleverness would turn against him. He had thought he could control Zhang Feng, only to end up harming himself.

The bright, expansive blue sky was gradually replaced by heavy dark clouds. It was as though an enormous gray-black silk cloth were slowly spreading across the entire firmament, leaving the sunlight dim and hazy.

“As for dealing with the Tianyi Alliance, the sect master made arrangements the day before yesterday. Tang Yue will accompany Young Hero Zhu. She is also familiar with some of the Tang Clan’s businesses and disciples in various places, so through her, we can remain in contact with the Tang Clan at any time.” Tang Yanxiong summarized the plan.

I glanced at Brother Tong. He even knew about this? Who had told him? Was it Wang Yujie?

In any case, judging from this, Number Twelve probably intended to shield himself from the blow. He was also quite the performer. After all, he would not be the one whose card was turned over that night.

The crowd saw those streams of air transform into countless flying stones that shot directly toward Yun Xu. Yun Xu could only shake his head. Without even opening a spiritual-energy barrier, he continued walking forward step by step.

The cultivators who had thought they were already far enough away could all feel the temperature around them continuing to rise. In an instant, they began retreating one after another.

The eyes of the Qin family’s fourth young master, Yin Xie, lit up at once. That snow-white skin would surely feel incredible to torment.

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I had always hoped to become someone worthy of Bai Jinghong. Yet in this world, apart from the Feiyu Imperial Princess, anyone who claimed to be a match for him would seem like a joke.

As for the taekwondo and similar disciplines she practiced, her aptitude was quite good, and after several years of training, she had become rather skilled.

Amid her flushed cheeks and shy embarrassment, he lifted her hand and took a sip of red wine.

Everyone understood. It turned out that the young woman had taken a fancy to Luo Cheng as her husband, and her brother was standing up for her, demanding that Luo Cheng agree. Those who had been waiting to enjoy the spectacle immediately deflated like punctured balloons, though they still watched for Luo Cheng’s answer with envy, jealousy, and resentment.

“That girl has been investigating me all this time. I must kill her.” After saying this, Luo Wuhua turned and left, forcing Qingshan to follow.

Li Tan walked over and draped an arm around my shoulders with an overly familiar air, but his hand was gripping hard enough to make my lips turn pale from pain.

The vast universe was shaped just as it had been when Pangu separated heaven and earth, resembling an egg. Outside that egg—in every direction—was the void of primordial chaos.

We could not let him continue like this. Xia Yenuo first returned to Hao Xin’s side and whispered a few words in her ear. Then she walked straight to Ding Yaoyang and patted him on the shoulder.

“If… that is indeed the case.” Cheng Nuo turned to look at Gao Wen. They all knew what this “if” referred to.

Countless startled birds flew up through the forest, yet the chill had vanished. At some unknown moment, the bright moon had scattered countless rays of light across the land of Shenzhou.

After the time it took to burn two sticks of incense, Kongming returned to Kuaiji City with these five thousand troops. The moment they entered the city, the gatekeeper’s eyes nearly popped out of his head.

Just as I was about to ask something else, Qiushui’s body suddenly began to glow with white light, and the system’s notification sounded beside my ear.

As they exchanged glances, Court Ritual Officer Liu Yan stepped forward. But the quick-witted Liu Yan had no intention of sticking his neck out; he merely submitted a report concerning the grand court ceremony that was about to be held.

Xiao Yueye caught a trace of suspicion in the girl’s eyes. Clearly, she did not believe her. However, she concealed her expression so well that she showed nothing at all.

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