Chapter 143: Nobodies

Inside the venue, the atmosphere was slightly peculiar.

While harboring resentment in their hearts, the crowd could not help feeling a trace of envy.

As an undisputed sacred ground in the ancient martial arts world—hailed by countless practitioners as the ultimate sanctuary—the Murong family indeed possessed the capital to be arrogant.

Nevertheless, a few prominent figures still wore slightly moved expressions. The contestants representing them this time were also dark horses of extraordinary talent; perhaps they truly had a chance to break into the top ten!

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After crying for who knows how long, a pack of tissues was shoved into her hand. Shen Wanyin opened the tissue to wipe away her tears and snot, only then daring to raise her head. She saw Su Linhan, Bai Qiange, and Yu Beiming standing right before her.

Moreover, there were only plants, no animals—not even an ant was to be seen. At present, he was the only living creature left.

"Qiqi, you're still not up? Class is about to start," Pusu urged from below, knocking on the bed's side railing. Usually, she was the last one to wake up, but today she had already finished getting ready while Han Qiqi was still in bed, showing no sign of getting up at all.

For Mengmeng's safety and quality of life, Wang Ruoxin agreed, deciding to handle everything according to her mother-in-law's wishes.

Shen Wanyin gave a light cough. She had been brewing for a long time yet still had no idea how to broach the subject. How was she supposed to put it? That this was her first kiss so she couldn't actually kiss for real, and shouldn't they rewrite the script instead?

The air conditioning had already been turned up to maximum, but the heat radiating through the windshield still gave one an impulse to sweat.

Du Zheng let out a laugh. He was in an excellent mood today, and no one could ruin it. He casually raised his head to look in the direction where the force field had been disturbed, just in time to catch the subtle ripples in the air.

After all, this was the most important matter at hand. Those deities and world wills were still far too distant from them; this was not something he should be worrying about at the present stage.

Huang Mao and Li Mingze quickly conferred with the mages and warriors of the Magic and Martial Shrine, dividing everyone into three groups: one part would patrol, another would concentrate on guarding the Su family's territory, and the remaining part would go out to eliminate the invading magical beasts.

Although there were often suspicions of illegality, Director Tong had said that for the sake of effectively safeguarding the lives and property of the people, as long as it wasn't a matter of principle, everyone could turn a blind eye and let it pass.

"I still have a lot to do. Why don't you go outside and take a walk?" Su Jinsheng glanced at the man who had remained silent all this time. To think he had actually asked Yan Wuqi for help just to accompany her back to the Su family.

Watching that long sword slowly being drawn from its scabbard, Ksitigarbha felt a jolt of alarm in his heart. At that very instant, he felt as though a ferocious carnivorous beast had been released from its cage—a feeling that defied description.

However, Gao Bo's home and several neighboring houses situated alone on the east side of the road fell within the requisition zone. Especially the location of Gao Bo's house, which, according to the blueprint, happened to be where the factory road connected to the main highway.

"Jinsheng, do you have time tonight? Let's go get some barbecue together," Liu Ye's voice sounded like that of an old friend.

Furthermore, this long spear could automatically change its color; at times the shaft appeared completely silver, while at others it suddenly turned golden.

When the two of them joined forces to lift the tilted shelving unit, a wooden panel resting on it suddenly slipped, falling into a pile of sundries and making a sound—not loud, but enough to alert the sniper on the roof.

Watching the slowly receding figure of He Suoyi, Shen Huo unexpectedly tasted a strange sense of desolation within it, adding a different shade of sorrow and bewilderment to his heart.

Under the excruciating pain, he instinctively spun around and fired fiercely with his assault rifle in the direction from which the attack had come.

"Is being an alchemy apprentice such a big deal?" the vanity-prone princess said coldly, and with a sudden *swish*, she ripped open her bodice. The sight was truly an eyesore, but that alchemy apprentice certificate was indeed captured by everyone present.