Volume 1, Chapter 37: A Young Nian'an's First Encounter

Before heading to work the next day, Yu Nian’an wrapped the cookies in a clean handkerchief, intending to give them to Gu Shen. Fearing that carrying them openly would be too conspicuous, she pondered for a while before deciding to tuck them into a cloth bag she carried as she left the house.

The group met as usual, but Lin Zhi, eyeing her attire, couldn't shake the feeling that something was off.

"Me? Sorry, I haven't really thought about it. How about 'Plane Adventurer'?" Lin Yifeng said, shrugging his shoulders at Charles.

This was an instinctive show of respect—and, more importantly, sycophancy—that he had developed over years of mingling with people who were far more noble, prestigious, and powerful than himself.

The audience burst into laughter and applause the moment they saw Chen Shao and Seungri begin their bickering again.

Tian Paishui had zero experience with this, and Di Shuye was even more clueless, so they could only use the energy of their elixir flames to feel their way forward, inch by inch.

Back then, Qin Yuan had turned against the divine doctor Jia on the spot for the sake of himself and Li Lan, even going so far as to call the doctor a moron.

"Well struck!" Di Shuye let out a low cry. He clenched his right fist, his knuckles popping, and in a single instant, he unleashed forty-nine punches in rapid succession.

"I don't know what place this is or what kind of person is allowed in, but I do know that if I feel like it, I can kill you right now." Li Ye stepped directly onto the young man, pinning him to the ground with his foot. He pressed his shoe firmly over the man's mouth, preventing him from even letting out a scream.

A sense of indescribable eeriness hung in the air, causing Qin Yuan to abandon his original plan of catching them in the act to secure a promotion for Li Mimi.

Xia Feng’s sudden actions terrified Tang Yuling and the others present. Tang Yiwen watched him with wide, anxious eyes, her intuition telling her that the romantic excursion she had planned was about to go up in smoke.

"Take care..." Song Ziqi had been keeping a close watch on the black hole. He saw the erratic black mist suddenly stop as if it had a life of its own, then, as if it had eyes, it locked onto the narcissistic man who continued to shamelessly flaunt his antics.

"..." Shouldn't things like this just be avoided by staying away? Tong Xinya gripped her clothes tightly, her mind spiraling into a chaotic frenzy.

But there was no use in being anxious. Once the enemy entered the bombing range, the adjutant issued the order to attack without a moment’s hesitation.

Their eyes were filled with fanaticism; they could already feel the boundless, ethereal artistic conception of the Dao radiating from the painting.

After checking his pulse, Zhang Dong discovered that a subtle, hard-to-detect substance was indeed affecting Huang Hongyi's brain nerves, preventing him from waking up. If this continued, it would cause complete damage to his nervous system, eventually wiping out all autonomous consciousness.

Ten years from now, this magnificent imperial palace would be reduced to scorched earth. The ferocious armies of the Great Song would surely raze this place to the ground, leaving not a single tile behind.

The mysterious figure nearby stood still for a moment, then strolled over as if nothing had happened. He reached out, gripped Man Yun’s chin, and forced an unknown pill down her throat.

He searched for uneven patches on the stone wall and began to climb down slowly. Whenever he neared an arrow embedded in the rock, he would leap. After a few attempts, he managed to reach the ground safely, though the process was fraught with danger.

On the evening of February 24, in the 150th year of the Time Era, the alien army regrouped in the valley and subsequently fell into a state of semi-slumber.

Aside from a detachment of Zhu Ling’s troops left to stand off against Zhang Liao’s forces, Chen Long instructed that all remaining troops be welcomed into the city with great fanfare to receive Yuan Shu’s army.

Given the scandalous incident involving Zhao Wuji being bribed, Zihan immediately began screening Lu Hanqiang’s personal guards and, without delay, replaced them with twenty servants from the prince’s household.