Volume 1, Chapter 36: The Lu Family Convenience Store Opens
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The results of his observations told him that, had those nine key figures not made several unusual moves at critical junctures, the situation in Tylers would have stabilized long ago. General Gudanke would by now have become the new king of the Gaolok Kingdom and begun leading a great army in a fresh offensive against the lizardmen.
Although she had long known that alchemy was improper, in earlier years the empress would certainly have done everything in her power to stop the emperor from harming his imperial health. Yet now she was actually relieved that he had taken an interest in alchemy again, rather than in something else. Otherwise, with new women entering the imperial harem, she, the empress, would have become a laughingstock.
As for He Taizhi and Yang Zhongyan, they had always been informal with one another. They had already removed their outer padded coats, leaving only the thin cotton vests underneath, and had rolled up their sleeves as well.
Long before Cao Ying left the city, Cao Song had instructed Madam Liang and the steward of the Sun residence that, should any outsiders come calling, they were to send them straight to the Cao estate.
“The conclusion is that ‘Nightmare’ achieves control over a person’s thoughts and memories through resonance with the restricted regions of the brain. In other words, ‘Nightmare’ uses those restricted regions to influence the brain, temporarily distorting cognition and memory,” Yan Dingtian summarized.
Still, children raised in the palace, no matter how innocent, possessed a few hidden calculations. Shou-ge did not immediately lose his temper; instead, he carefully considered the meaning behind Liu Jin’s words.
Ye Jian spoke blandly, but the sharp gleam in his eyes could not conceal the excitement in his heart.
“Why are you kneeling? Get up. Tell me what happened.” Li Youran was very lenient with his subordinates. Sometimes, even when they made mistakes, he rarely lost his temper. Of course, if they crossed his bottom line, he did not mind letting them learn what the majesty of a God King truly meant.
The last person was a young man dressed in blue. His eyes were perpetually filled with arrogance, and his slightly raised lips bore an unmistakable air of pride.
It was only natural. One was his biological mother, while the other was his aunt by marriage. No matter how much greater the propriety due to the latter might be, the former should still have taken precedence. There was truly no justification for favoring one so heavily over the other.
Not only was he still alive, but he had also found himself in a place like this. He felt as though he had been dropped into a game within a game.
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At that moment, the Howling Celestial Hound was charging wildly. It was a god of slaughter; whether human or demon beast, anything it encountered could only die.
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Hua Meier realized that Lian Yuncheng was looking at her. She slowly raised her head but said nothing. Old Du, on the other hand, had always been an impatient man, yet now he was the only one who had not spoken.
Now, seeing the violent gust rushing toward them and about to extinguish the lamp, his expression changed dramatically. He hurried forward, hoping to shield the flickering flame. At that moment, however, his back was turned toward the God of Joy.
Just then, quite a few people entered. The commotion caused by Lei Dazhui’s attack had been far too great, and it inevitably drew the attention of others.
These British Home Guard troops could do little against the German tanks in the absence of heavy weapons. Yet tanks without infantry support were extremely vulnerable—and, moreover, these soldiers were merely amateurs.
Many people joined in with their agreement, particularly those who lacked money and high-level cultivation techniques. They all supported this point because they could not stand the wealthy scions and disciples of the great sects who possessed vast quantities of star stones.
Seeing that humans had come to visit, the Great Hound Star people were extremely enthusiastic. Their Star Lord even came personally to welcome them.
Ling Miao smiled smugly and said cheerfully to his mother, “Mom, I’m leaving now. I’ll come see you again next month.” With that, Ling Miao took Su Yuyang by the hand and led him down the mountain.
Lu Haotian lowered his head slightly and gently blew against Su Yingmei’s ear. His warm breath brushed her ear, making her feel unbearably ticklish. Yet even fully conscious, she retained her own reserve.
I was horrified and naturally did not dare lower my guard. The false Demon Lord was far stronger than I was. Judging by my estimate, his strength should have been equivalent to that of the Nascent Soul Realm.
Under the double assault of ice and fire, the Ruler appeared completely unconcerned. With a wave of his right hand, his five fingers twisted into the shape of a blooming flower, and an invisible wall of air abruptly appeared before him, deflecting every fireball and ice blade.
At the same time, an apparently endless pressure from heaven and earth came crashing down upon them. It was the pressure of the Heavenly Dao—vast and boundless. The moment it appeared, the chaotic starry sky spanning tens of millions of miles around them seemed to be forcibly imprisoned. All things beneath the heavens bowed their heads under that magnificent might.
“I’ve been unusually sleepy lately. Doctor Ye, take a look and see whether it’s because I have too much free time,” Qin Fangbai said.
Su Wuyang rolled her eyes. “You’re the one with too much free time.”
After returning from Disneyland, Luoluo’s sense of distance toward him was no longer so obvious, but Chenchen remained the same. In a certain way, Chenchen resembled him very much.
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After lunch ended and they had rested for a while, Ye Tian and the others mounted the farm’s quarter horses and began touring the entire farm. Along the way, they experienced farm life and searched for the feeling of being Western cowboys.
Su Yuyang sat on the edge of the bed, his elbows resting on his thighs. With his fingers interlaced beneath his chin, he lowered his eyes, whose rippling gaze stirred in circles like waves.
Auntie Guan clutched her son’s coat tightly and stumbled after Guan Youshou to the gate of the fence. She could not let go—if she released him here, she would lose her son as well.
At the time, I had been embarrassed to the point of blushing furiously. For a long while afterward, I did not go looking for Sister Fang Rou to play.
Guan Ping’an had always believed herself an old hand at life. Whether that was truly the case was impossible to verify. In any event, by the time the passengers got off at the station, she had already managed to follow one of them.
Faint rustling sounds came and went in the distance. They were impossible to hear without listening carefully. Yet there was not the slightest breeze across this wilderness. What could be making that sound?
The moment the car came to a stop, Mu Shihuan quickly pushed open the door and jumped out without looking back, as though delaying for even a second would allow the beast behind her to swallow her whole.
The Will of the World stared in horror at the changes in the data of the Righteous System. It nearly burst into tears. Under the sinister expression of the approaching Righteous System, it cried out both the plot and the Chosen One of Destiny.
He had originally only wanted Kong Yanzhi to see that he, too, as the head of the family, was capable of stepping forward and standing on his own. How could he have imagined that the weapon borrowed by the Kong family this time would prove so terrifying?
As a Foundation Establishment cultivator, Yan Rufeng possessed an enormous reserve of spiritual energy within his dantian. Yet, as everyone knew, the spiritual energy on Earth was exceedingly thin, and its replenishment could not possibly keep up with its expenditure.
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