Volume 1, Chapter 46: Are You Really Uninvolved with That Girl?

Mochen Lan flashed and appeared on the bed, saying, "No. Grandfather, are you planning to stand guard here while I sleep?"

The pressure released by Wang Chen and Mie Jie was undoubtedly immense, and the surrounding spiritual energy had completely vanished due to their clash. Although the two of them were still a hundred zhang apart, the sheer overwhelming momentum caused a continuous crackling sound to erupt within a radius of a hundred zhang.

Moton saw the glint of fear in the eyes of his soldiers, and only then did he nod inwardly with satisfaction. This was precisely the effect he had desired. In truth, amidst the chaotic mix of men and horses, many of the later arrivals had not witnessed the scene at all. It was far more than a few thousand men who had failed to loose their arrows; naturally, he could not slaughter them all, or else his army would likely have broken out in open mutiny long ago.

Han Xin could not help lowering his head, gazing at the silently flowing river as he fell deep into thought. Li Zuoche looked at Han Xin's unusual behavior with some curiosity, but chose not to question him, simply waiting quietly by his side.

"A bumpkin is always a bumpkin! If you don't understand, don't pretend you do!" Kang Xiuxing gripped her fork tightly, the muscles in her face slightly stiff.

The third and final time was after the Battle of Pengcheng. Xiang Yu neither concentrated his full strength on conquering Qi, the backbone of the anti-Chu coalition, nor heeded Fan Zeng's advice to recuperate and build up his forces. Instead, he undertook a grueling expedition far to the north to attack Hebei. From that moment on, the initiative in the realm no longer rested in Xiang Yu's hands.

Zhou Ke was thirty-six years old this year, right in the prime of his manhood, broad-backed, thick-waisted, and possessed of formidable physical strength. He was one of the veterans who had followed Liu Bang from the very beginning in Peixian. Though his talents were merely mediocre, he had always remained utterly loyal to Liu Bang. Coupled with his exceptional martial prowess, he had been appointed to the post of Commandant of the Palace, in charge of the security of the inner palace.

When Shangguan Xuanji spoke of the Sacred Realm, his eyes were filled with undisguised envy. However, upon hearing of these two possibilities, the hearts of the rest of the Shangguan family members skipped a beat, because either of the two scenarios mentioned by Xuanji could easily bring about the devastating destruction of their clan.

How could it be like this now, where the enemy completely ignored them, with not a single soul coming to investigate even when an army of over ten thousand under Han Xin crossed the river in such a massive spectacle? Fortunately, the rebel forces lacked a bold commander, or perhaps they simply never imagined the Qin people would be so careless; only thus was Guanzhong able to remain intact.

"Senior Tianjue, you may simply address me by my name," Gao Min said hastily upon hearing Lu Xiang refer to him with the honorific 'you'.

That was a cloth bag filled with grayish-white, fine powder. It was neither quite sand nor quite mud. How could Xiyan possibly recognize what it was? She quietly tugged at Wuya's sleeve beside her. Wuya poked her head out to take a look, but she too furrowed her brow, evidently completely baffled.

With the rise in his Fusion Power rank, coupled with the unknown power of the ring, Lu Qi's Fusion Power passed effortlessly through this tenfold net of Fusion Power once again. This brought joy not only to Lu Qi, but also to Muyu.

Shendai pointed at the house before her with a somewhat embarrassed expression, yet she still reached out and gently slid open the door.

Seeing this, the latter had no choice but to forcefully gather a breath of inner energy to meet the fire dragon, because in his current state, he was utterly incapable of resisting it head-on.

"Reporting to Lord Director, the matter is finished," the physician replied respectfully, bowing deeply to Su Jiu before backing out of the room.

"That's right, come over! Come find me! Let me help you sweep away all your worries," that voice echoed out once more, sounding like a hypnotic chant that began to blur Lu Qi's consciousness.

At this point, Marquis Chiyan became entirely certain that the Lord Sovereign had seen through their tactical strategy and was preparing to abandon Jingyuan City in order to reinforce Jinghua City instead.

"I'm sorry, Odes, I didn't mean to!" Lu Qi looked sorrowfully at Odysseus, gently stroking its face with both hands as he spoke.