50. The Cat and the Loyal Dog

Inside the hotel's expansive row of dressing rooms, makeup artists were busy applying cosmetics to the girls. Young ladies in attire ranging from lavishly ornate to classical Chinese kept moving in and out.
"Go! Go! Go! Hurry up, hurry up!" the stylists shouted urgently. People in the seats around them came and went like a flowing stream; the moment one person left, a new one would immediately step up and sit down.
The inner and outer venues exhibited two completely different styles. Tonight was the sixth day of the month, when the lunar soul began to wane, marking the solemn decree-conferring ceremony of the Divine Edicts in the inner hall.
Car number 0001's license plate was simply too glaringly conspicuous, so it was entirely natural that You Youzhi received the news just two minutes after Zhang Guangming arrived at the municipal public security bureau.
Peering through the sunlight at the crystal-clear, flowing radiance within the divine jade, Leng Mishan was so happy she almost bounced around the room.
No one could have anticipated that this aggressively imposing martial artist from the kimchi country wouldn't even be able to withstand a single punch from Zhang Feng.
After Wang Yizhen delivered a fluent and endless speech, combined with the information shared by the senior students of various departments along the way, I gained a clear understanding of the primary functions of each student union department.
Yet, to King Zhou's eyes, this magnificent and breathtaking attack carried terrifying dread, and his expression instantly twisted into utter panic.
Returning to the battlefield, it was a completely different scene. This fatal slash forged the Storm Knight's unwavering confidence while shattering his opponent's conviction of absolute victory.
Zheng Yichen did not stand on ceremony. He picked up the glass of wine and took a sip. A bitterness that permeated deep into his soul made him jolt, forcing the corners of his mouth to twitch into a grimace. His expression was as though he were wearing a mask of agony, but right after that, he felt a sensation of something peeling away from his body. Looking left and right, however, he could see nothing at all.
I suddenly felt an intense wave of urgency. To grow stronger, I must start right now! And I must begin with the localization of the Gate of Life.
At the crucial moment, a brother is still the most reliable. Charlie leaped directly onto the carriage, acting as naturally as if they had planned it beforehand.
Jinzha ended up under the command of Sakyamuni in the Western Paradise, Muzha was taken in by Guanyin Bodhisattva, and even Li Jing, who had not died in battle, was conferred divinity and invited up to heaven.
Ignoring Wu Gang, he walked straight toward Chang'e, completely unbothered by whatever the former was clamoring about. Meeting a beauty first and then crushing a tiny ant afterward would not be considered a waste of time.
He had no way of knowing what Li Lizhi was doing inside. A full day and night passed before Li Lizhi finally emerged, and then, just as usual, he entered the Main God space to check on the next movie—which brought about the current scene.
The Wind Release dissolved into nothingness, and all powers not belonging to the Yin-Yang Release returned to the void. Beneath the Truth-Seeking Balls, any ninjutsu power became completely meaningless.
In the car, the cold beauty and Shen Yiyi chatted the entire way, mentioning the names of people I occasionally recognized but knew little about in detail. Yet their relationship warmed up instantaneously; whenever XXX was brought up, they both shared the exact same impression and attitude toward him.
The road was exceptionally quiet, no different from when they had arrived. As she leaped gracefully across the pool, that golden dragon seemed to be asleep and did not dart out to harass her.
Looking at her retreating back as she blinked away, and then glancing at the saliva in the palm of his hand, Ling Xiao's mind filled with countless dizzying stars.
Regarding the rumor that blood could make orcs evolve, she neither admitted nor denied it at present. She was afraid that once she confessed, she would be walking right into a path of self-destruction.
Su Mengyao still had her eyes closed, sleeping sweetly. Judging by the faint, upward curve at the corner of her mouth, it was clear she was having a wonderful dream.
To Karen's surprise, when the afternoon board meeting arrived, the situation evolved exactly as her assistant had predicted. A group of shareholders led by Director Huang immediately launched an offensive against her from the very beginning, accusing her of lacking the competence to resolve Shaw's current predicament and proposing to elect someone else capable of taking over the position of Shaw's president.
To this day, he still hadn't figured out what he had come here for, nor what the purpose of practicing through all these trials actually was.