Chapter Thirty-Three: Preparing to Strike

Her mother-in-law believed that with Chu Yu as her best friend, it would be easy for Sister Fang to marry into a prominent family. This would not only secure another advantageous connection for the Liao family, strengthening their standing in the capital, but also pave a smoother career path for the eldest master of the Liao household.

By the time Su Zhou finally returned to his hotel room, it was already past nine in the evening.

Leng Lingyun finally asked the question. Although Luan Zhu’s final words had been strange, she felt that there should be no secrets between them.

Watching the battle between the Divine Lord and the Heavens, my breathing grew shallow. What kind of power was this? I felt that even a peak True God could not withstand a single strike from them. We were already at a great distance, yet we could still feel waves of crushing pressure.

Throughout this, Liancheng Yiyao’s gaze never left Ling Qing; he clearly saw her hesitation and the words she left unspoken.

"Could they be dead?" I wondered, deeply confused. I was supposed to be communicating with Xuanwu; how did I end up in this place?

This time, the promotional video and the promotional stills were shot in a rush. The stills were fine—after careful selection and light retouching, they could be uploaded to the amateur table tennis tournament’s official website. However, to produce a promotional video that didn’t look too low-budget, more time was needed.

"I know you love your sister more than yourself, but you have gone about it the wrong way. Do you truly believe your sister even wants to be resurrected?" My words were slow, yet heavy with significance.

Furthermore, once Si Lvhen spoke these words, everyone in the audience fell into absolute silence.

"Second Brother, what on earth happened to Father?" Ran Xingkong paced back and forth in the hall, her voice filled with urgency.

That evening, following a lively welcome banquet, Leng Yihan, Su Luoman, Leng Zizhen, and Leng Zizhe—a family of four—strolled harmoniously through the beautiful courtyard, bathed in the soft glow of the moon.

"Unreasonable," Yan Qing truly did not want to bother with him, so she simply shut her mouth and waited for Gao Mohan to handle the matter.

Meng Jun looked silently at Meng Bao and whispered, "Get up, no one is blaming you." Meng Bao looked at Meng Jun with emotion. Ever since Jin Qing fell into the water, Meng Jun had not spoken a single word to him. Although he hadn’t openly blamed him, Meng Bao knew in his heart that the General must resent him.

The Concubine of Prince Jin rose, took one look at the Princess of Jin—whose breathing had become steady—and went to wash up. Just then, the doctor hurried over. After checking her pulse, he declared her out of danger, prescribed a few more doses of medicine, and departed.

Having gained the approval of both her parents, Lin Xiaoxiao finally set her mind at ease, picked up her chopsticks, and began to eat heartily.

As expected, Cartus signaled for the group and the messenger to withdraw, but kept Odom behind alone, clearly to issue his final instructions. Oka, having exited the hall, hurried back to the military camp to find Galicas and inform him of the change in plans, telling him to lead his men and depart immediately.

This was an ability called "Atomic Cleavage," capable of splitting whatever it touched into a quark state, causing it to maintain high repulsion and disperse at high speeds into the space away from the user.

After much persuasion, Jin Zhi finally agreed to sneak into Prince Jin’s mansion the following day. Jin Qing happily pulled Jin Zhi to go eat; she was already famished, and no matter what happened tomorrow, filling her stomach was the most important thing.

Zhang Yi retreated a few steps, hovering that golden cloud above his head to form a defensive stance, while answering cautiously.

That was why, even now, he could not stop thinking about her, and upon seeing eyes identical to hers, he immediately thought of the other person.

A moment later, two more voices cried out in surrender. It was Xie Mang and Zhu Ren. After sensing the vast gap between the Tempering Realm and the Pulse Condensation Realm, they decisively conceded. After all, there were still several matches ahead, so Zhou Ying and Zhang Han easily won their first round.

Tai Yi struggled to hold on, swaying unsteadily. Seeing the situation was dire, Xiao Li flapped his wings and flew over, using his body to prop Tai Yi up to prevent him from collapsing from exhaustion.

Tian Ying slowly opened his palm and looked at the pink mark upon it. He suddenly entered a state of epiphany.

"Do not blame her, Fairy Feng Yao; she is only angry because she saw you injured like this," Ji Chen said, trying to persuade Yan Wu.

Wen Kou looked at the face before her, which resembled her own by seventy percent. The resentment and coldness in her heart temporarily vanished, replaced by a soft, warm sense of kinship and mutual reliance.

A colorful figure brought her before the other, and then said something to her. Tian Ying did not hear exactly what was said.

The translucent, jade-green hairpin was lustrous and brilliant, emitting a faint, soft glow in her palm. Before Wen Kou had enough time to admire it, Fu Tingshen gently lifted her chin. His handsome face and straight nose bridge made her blush uncontrollably.

"Your Highness, the wife of the General who Guards the Nation has submitted a calling card. Do you wish to see her?" Hong Xiu handed the card to Lan Rongyue. Hong Xiu had no fondness for Lin Qiaoxi, especially after learning of Lord Lin’s actions, and felt a sense of disgust.

Bright, sharp, and cold—it was like a light hidden in the shadows that eclipsed the sun; the moment he turned his head, it vanished.

Since the Old Man of the Absolute Array dared to call himself that, his level of mastery in array formations was naturally not to be trifled with. It was likely on par with Zhang Zhiping’s current level. It was only because the turn of events was so sudden and the time so short that he had been unable to break out of the array until now.

At this moment, Xie Tian also encountered a life-or-death crisis. Looking through the 6x scope, Xie Tian saw Wang Yaqiao raise his hand and fire. The bullet left the chamber, spiraling violently as it sped straight toward his head. As the bullet grew larger in Xie Tian’s eyes, he could no longer afford to look at the situation outside the police station and shouted aloud.

Some people seemed to have neither blood nor flesh, possessing only empty shells. Perhaps they didn’t even have shells, and were merely her ghost. Whether dead or alive, she had come to ask this heartless man why he had abandoned her and fled to save only himself.