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Li Ruocheng looked up and saw Le Jia, accompanied by several friends, both men and women, likely out for a group dinner.

The smile on Le Jia's face stiffened. She had made plans to have dinner with Li Ruocheng tonight, and he had agreed, but in the afternoon he had abruptly canceled, saying he had something to attend to. Le Jia had not thought much of it; she had even been considerate enough to tell him to handle his business first, since there would always be another chance to eat together.

So this was what it was: a date with his goddess, and he was still flirting around on the side.

Out of curiosity, Ye Haoxuan followed his gaze and looked up as well, only to be shocked the moment he saw the object in the sky.

So, taking everything into account, this beast was a proper meat shield through and through, and a rather clumsy one at that. At best, it could fight on instinct alone. Without Lin Feng's command, a creature like that would certainly be toyed with to death by many people.

Huge crimson-black tentacles wound around her and dragged her along the ground, clearly about to haul her down beneath the earth.

At the same time, Zi Han and the fat man both drove their power to its limit and launched full-force attacks at one another. Force surged and true qi roiled; in an instant, the two of them were locked in fierce combat.

After learning that the one who had come to the Star River Imperial Capital to hunt him down was none other than Ye Tian, someone of his own people whom he had once regarded with great favor and even considered a friend, Lin Hao burned with rage. He then decided to return to the Star River Imperial Capital, request troops from Zi Han, and set out to punish the He Shuo Empire.

The two of them carried a full tray of chips, with two waiters trailing behind them. Neither gambling nor playing anymore, they simply wandered about aimlessly.

"What is going on? And that army—what army is it?" Mo Xuanjian asked in astonishment.

Upon hearing the news, William could no longer restrain his desire to command personally, and he spurred his horse toward Sir Hubert.

Because he loved her deeply, he would rather wound himself than hurt her, even though that "her" was only a reflection on water, only a memory, only an illusion.

Compared with Black Spade, the messenger's voice was noticeably lower. Clearly, he too had been startled by Yun Jin's overwhelmingly lavish display. Black Spade did not miss the messenger's reaction, and he shot a fierce glare at the training captain standing nearby.

After several sharp clashes of steel, the henchmen gave low cries and fell back one after another. One of them even let out a muffled groan as his blade clanged to the ground; he clutched his right wrist tightly with his left hand, where a line of blood was already streaming down, cut by a single strike from Lin Lie.

"What you have enjoyed before was, in many cases, taken from other tribes. Without those plundered gains, your lives now would probably not be so comfortable, and some of you might not even still be alive. Since you have benefited from those sins and the debt they created, should you not repay it?" Hu Yu said.

How much time had passed outside? Yukana did not know. She seemed to hear the sound of many robots passing by outside, but not a single one came in to check this place. Whether that was fortunate or unfortunate, she could not tell.

And this time, the Qin family's arrival made its intent perfectly clear: even though Hu Shi was currently caught up in all kinds of conflicts, he was still fully capable of setting those matters aside to deal with Mountain City.

The gap was far too great. The power Fia had now was not merely what she had possessed back in 2174. Even if she were to see Sun Yuan now, she would no longer be as afraid as before. Yet even this Fia could not withstand a single blow from Ling, who did not even seem to have used full strength—just a casual kick.

Ilona swallowed, her throat moving, and a cold sweat she had never felt before broke out across her forehead. At that moment, only one thought remained in Ilona's mind: I do not want to die.

When Yun Chen woke up, he found himself in what seemed to be a hotel room. He instinctively tried to sit up, but a wave of weakness and emptiness swept through his entire body in an instant, and he lay back down again.