Chapter 146: Escape

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“Attack! Keep that strange lizard occupied.” The cross-dressing man didn’t really like the Iron-Armed Ape, so for now he was letting it attack freely.

Anyone who had ever been to Quiet Ridge would surely find it strange: when you entered the tunnel at one end and came out the other, it felt as though you had stepped into two entirely different worlds—as if you had crossed over to somewhere else. I couldn’t say exactly what was different. It was just a feeling.

Following Shaobo’s suggestion, I handed the hospital agreements I’d signed to Deng Qi’s father and asked him to follow up, making sure the hospitals wouldn’t change their minds. Deng Qi and I would press on and try to win over two more hospitals, guaranteeing us victory.

Suddenly, I felt that death was truly close. Gradually, I lost awareness of everything. The last thing I felt was falling into a warm embrace. After that, I lost consciousness.

But Bai Xiaotian wasn’t worried at all. He had laid the groundwork to control Xue Lingyun long ago.

Zheng Tianming raised his left hand and flicked a fingertip. The white eagle beside him let out a piercing cry, its feathers scattering as it was hurled away like a cannonball. It slammed into the wall, and the force of that single flick sent it straight through. It tumbled outside, leaving streaks of blood behind.

“Ha, that’s the—” Lin Mo started to sneer, but remembered that Chen Jing was a member of that club too, and decided against it.

So in the end, the elders were all strongly in favor of Cheng Tianze’s decision. There was really no need to acknowledge a child conceived that way.

She dipped her fingernail in chili water, then viciously jabbed at the woman’s face. Bright red blood streamed down.

The base’s security could hardly have been more extensive. The outer fence was fitted with an electric barrier and vibration-sensing cables, while cameras covered the entire compound. And that was without counting the four watchtowers at the high points. As they crossed the landing pad, they also spotted motion sensors near the main building.

Just as they were talking, lightning suddenly flashed across the sky, followed by peals of thunder. A golden pillar of light descended from the heavens and landed in the direction of Hidden Sword Manor. Li Xiaomeng was shocked.

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“Our township has only one main street, running east to west. The clinic is at the eastern end.” Wei Jing briefly explained the basic situation.

They couldn’t just stand by and watch them leave! The yellow-haired man was growing anxious, but Li Zhi’s gaze wandered aimlessly; he wasn’t looking at Meng Luo and the others at all.

“Hmph! You’ll never beat me if you keep dodging forever!” Dongfang Foqiong pressed the attack, sending one blade strike after another at his opponent.

The sword’s ringing cry burst forth, heading straight for Yang Junjia in the air. At last, the enormous bloody claw arrived as well. Under everyone’s watchful eyes, the two attacks finally collided.

“Ha ha! Those stupid Earthlings. Duanmutong actually let our mechanical war bugs take control of the entire planet with hardly any resistance. Earth belongs to the Blood Moon people now!” Unable to contain his excitement, Babalodi paced back and forth across the bridge.

“If we leave Great Bear Technologies, we shouldn’t have to hand over our shares, right?” Wang Ding asked.

All Lin Zhuo could think about was laughing. Poems of Mourning—he’d never experienced this particular thrill of plagiarism before. But Nalan Xingde had been such a wretched soul, writing elegies for the dead until the end of his life. Surely his many works would come readily to hand.

When Zhao Xueying heard it was a Beauty Pill, she didn’t hesitate. She stripped off all her clothes and swallowed the pill.

With Bai Ling’er’s victory, the contest finally reached its last match. Lin Feng exhaled and strode toward the square. Once again, he came face to face with the Five Demons of Yin Mountain, and the master of the Jadewater Sword.

Xiao Yi held back for a long moment before finally smiling faintly. “Miss Qingxia, there’s no need for us to keep avoiding them. We were going to find them anyway. Since they’ve come to us, isn’t that even better?” He spoke with effortless ease.

“What tough claws! That fellow must have trained in Eagle Claw Kung Fu!” Chen Xian thought, his sword having failed to sever the iron claw in one stroke, cutting only a little way into it.

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Yes, the Cao family’s ancestor did pass something down, but that wasn’t the main reason. Have you ever wondered what really happened in that transaction?

“Since she’s a Xianbei, how did you come to know her? You’ve fought in the north for so many years, so you must understand that our Great Liang is bitterly opposed to Northern Wei. How, then, did you meet her?” Ling Xiao pressed Fan Jun relentlessly. Unable to evade any farther, Fan Jun went to his mother and asked her to sit in a chair.

The old nurse beside them, afraid of being implicated, hurriedly explained that Zhuo Qing had been unwell for some reason these past two days, suffering from persistent diarrhea.

He knew that with creatures this unusual, especially snakes, the gallbladder contained the essence of their entire being.

“City in the Sky—that’s it! I’ll call it the City in the Sky, my City in the Sky!” Tianze cried out before he could stop himself.

So she refuses a toast, only to be forced to drink a forfeit! She had to be threatened before she would agree. The Fifth Prince wore a sly smile of triumph. “Madam Jing is willing to put the past behind her and take you and your child in. That proves she still cares about the bond between sisters.”

Shen Yue glanced at Wei Rui, seated across from him. Their eyes met, and they smiled. Shen Yue asked the innkeeper to bring over a set of cups and bowls, then poured Wei Rui a cup of wine.