Chapter 49: Bullying with Power?

Seeing them, Nan Yan was momentarily stunned. She had been so absorbed in her thoughts that she hadn’t even noticed their approach.

“Is it you?” she asked, immediately on alert.

Bie Zhi rushed forward to protect her. “In broad daylight, with so many eyes watching, what do you think you’re doing?!”

“Doing what?” Meng Boji pushed Bie Zhi aside, causing him to stumble and fall, instantly drawing the attention and sideways glances of passersby.

“Back then, when you were abandoned, you took all the dowry and the Meng family mansion…”

“Sister-in-law, how about it? Neighbors, has anyone seen Zhao Di?” Uncle Li also came out to help search.

Compared to the forty-three Emei disciples who faced death without fear, the more than three thousand subordinates behind him were unusually silent. Everything was quiet; no one stepped forward.

He vaguely sensed that some cultivators were lying in ambush there, waiting for him to walk right into their trap. Unfortunately, those people’s cultivation levels were too weak to pose any real threat to his men. If they were stronger, it would only be a death sentence.

It must be understood that in the Western countries, craftsmen were highly valued by every lord—even the coopers were no exception. At certain low-level lordly banquets, they would boast about the number of craftsmen they had as a point of pride to impress other lords.

“Let him come in. I want to see what the Tianchen Sect has become now,” he said, recalling the once-arrogant Tianchen Sect, which at least had the Donglin Sect suppressing it. Now, as the Tianchen Sect had become a dominant force, he was curious to see its current state.

Daoming Temple: A tall, handsome, wealthy man like me—meeting me is your destiny. I can’t think of any reason why you would refuse.

The group returned joyfully. Donna greeted them with her signature sweet smile, but Li Aichuan could clearly see the unnaturalness and shadow of gloom on her face.

“Ike, you can’t beat me in bear berserk mode. Use your favorite form, the raptor,” the black bear stood upright and let out a fierce roar.

Li Yue’e sat in a moving taxi, clutching a rolled-up poster, staring blankly at the buildings rushing past outside the window. After some time, she suddenly noticed a long line stretching along the street ahead. So many people gathered late at night—what could be going on?

His answer gave the dwarf the resolve he needed. He tilted his head back, downed the full glass of fine wine, then jumped down from a stool taller than his legs. He walked to the bar’s door and locked it from the inside.

At this moment, Lv Kuang and Lv Xiang realized that Li Hui had fled, leaving them stranded beneath Hanoi City. With their commander gone, they lost the will to fight and quietly slipped away, heading back.

Every time the phone rang, Gong Shaoxie couldn’t help but look at it a few extra seconds before answering.

Liuguang sheathed his beam sword. Drawing his blaster, he blew apart the cockpit of a golden mech.

Jin Huan glanced behind him. Ah Huinan immediately looked away, and Dong Tu chuckled lightly. “Marshal, this Li Hui is the enemy’s marshal. When their marshal acts, shouldn’t ours respond in kind?”

“Change your clothes. We’re going out,” Gong Shaoxie ordered Xia Fangyuan. The expressionless look on his face suggested he was still angry about the slap Xia Fangyuan gave him yesterday.

Zhang Zhongjing treated Li Hui’s wounds inside the room. Jia Xu, Guo Jia, and others waited outside. Guo Jia said to Jia Xu, “Right strategist, we need to find a way to calm Changshan City. The people kneeling like this is no solution. If this was premeditated, perhaps there are still insiders in the city waiting for news from our lord.”

“What kind of place is this?” Gu Fengchun rubbed his forehead, trying to recall how he had ended up here.

As the highest military commander of the Federation and, temporarily, the president of the Federation Military Academy, Xiao Yu personally welcomed the first batch of his students. The welcoming location was none other than the Ninth District base.