Chapter 21

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Unexpectedly, in less than a week, Panshi Antique Shop faced such a drastic turn of events—not only did the stock market plunge significantly, but the entire store was also on the verge of bankruptcy. Yin spoke slowly and deliberately, his face once again wearing his usual smile. Yet this smile made Kotori Itsuka feel an intense urge to punch him until he disappeared.

Her expression grew slightly dazed as she looked up at Yin, her eyes like boundless black holes, so deep they could swallow you whole.

“What kind of magic did you use? How did your cultivation suddenly become so strong?” Seeing that this guy could still joke around, she knew things couldn’t be too serious. Moreover, the spell he used to enhance his strength piqued Li Qing’s curiosity.

According to Su Jing, Bai Shaoyun, the Lin siblings, himself, and Su Du would not face each other in the second round, so advancing to the third round was inevitable. Of course, with Bai Suzhen added today, the six strongest among the top twelve were confirmed—provided no dark horse like Yuan Guodou appeared.

Her lips trembled slightly, her face pale. Being caught red-handed while scheming against others made Ye Tingyu, who was planning to deal with someone else for the first time, so nervous she nearly lost her wits.

“Those who engage in fratricidal conflict shall not enter the Li family!” Uncle remained silent for a long while before speaking sternly. Hearing this, Li Chengfeng’s eyes dimmed, while Lin Yue’s flickered with anger.

Outside the old imperial city, the world remained quiet and solemn. Only the towering pines lining the streets, though proud and upright, could not hide the chill of autumn’s breeze, which cast a faint air of decline and defeat.

Immediately after their contest ended, someone with intent went to gather information about them.

Yet, after that fellow left with a smirk, a low-profile and mysterious black Peugeot soon emerged, heading straight toward the Élysée Palace.

“Brother Lin, what are you doing? Do you regret it?” Miss Ziyun stopped her affectionate gestures and asked in puzzlement.

“Huh? Why are you returning these pills to him? Weren’t they originally treasures of your family?” Okamura Masaki asked, confused.

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Anyway, just as Su Yingsue said, keeping the urn was enough. Placing it in the display room wasn’t a big deal.

“It’s too dangerous. I don’t want to lose you,” Nakata Tamaki said emotionally as she snuggled into Okamura Masaki’s arms, tears welling on her face.

Meng Bingling and Xiao Qiang exchanged surprised glances, both clearly sensing that this person was lying. They had obviously sent assassins to follow her to China for a covert killing—how could he possibly not know her?

Having closed the gates of the Qilin Tower, Xu Huai and his four companions set off toward the Ministry of Rites. The distance from Qilin Tower to the Ministry was about ten kilometers. Although the Martial God Palace was connected with the modern era, no transportation vehicles existed there, so the five had to travel on foot.

Adding to the grandeur were several tall stone pillars supporting a massive stone gate, with the words “Hall of the Void” inscribed in a majestic, flowing script. It was so imposing that even he couldn’t help but admire it.

Fortunately, Guyun reminded him that this happened only when the magic core energy was exhausted, so Lü Mengning quickly replaced the battle puppets’ cores with new fourth-rank magic cores.

“No problem. After the second test ends, whether you pass or not, I’ll wait for you in the square! Remember, no excuses!” Yanshan left these words, glanced once more at Su Rongrong, then turned and left without waiting for Monchi’s consent.

The imperial lord’s aura exploded fiercely. With a flurry of ten divine wave martial seals, like a divine dragon raging through the void, he swept them toward Weng Linye.

Prime Minister Miao was deeply reluctant to initiate such an investigation. Though his conscience was clear, he feared uncovering more issues than just the six silver coins. If more problems arose, it would be beyond mere monetary concerns.

Yi Han spoke solemnly, “Senior sister, I truly can help you. My method will surely satisfy you.” By heaven’s conscience, Yi Han had no ulterior motives—his intention was purely to assist Qingxiang Bailian, as if tending to her wounds with a simple bandage.

“Stealing the heavens.” Finding a secluded spot to hide his figure, he stealthily infiltrated the palace. Although Ye Yuxuan was confident his strength now surpassed Sakuras, Sakuras’s strange smile before leaving and his confident tone stirred a trace of doubt in Ye Yuxuan’s heart.

“Brother Sun plans to stay in Guide?” Xu Ping detected the implication in Sun Kewang’s words and was somewhat surprised.

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Caiyun nodded but refused to let go. Yi Han stared at her arms, signaling that if she didn’t release her grip, he couldn’t leave.

From the moment Luo Yunfei entered, Purple Dawn Immortal’s mouth never stopped. The elders of Feiyang Peak, including himself, were all scolded by Purple Dawn Immortal. Those usually radiant and spirited elders all turned into useless failures in his mouth.

The lake water was clear and emerald green, reflecting the blue sky and white clouds. The dark green mountains on both sides mirrored in the water, creating a breathtaking landscape painting.

“How dare you seduce Ouyang Haitian!” On the other end of the phone, Yan Qingrou scolded Scarlet Moon furiously.

“Yes, yes, Master Shi, you’re right,” the shopkeeper nodded rapidly like a pecking chicken.

Ruth took a large conch shell instrument from her bag and handed it to Mrs. Du.

“All right, all right, stop making it sound so grandiose. I don’t want to hear these hypocritical words anymore. Just remember not to cause me trouble in the future. You may leave now; I’m tired.” The matriarch looked displeased and averted her gaze upon seeing her again.

I suddenly realized that in the embroidered forest, Chu Du was not merely an external form but himself! He deliberately suppressed his magic and used tricks to make us think it was his external form, while the real external form went berserk in the Heavenly Abyss, making us mistakenly believe he sought freedom as his true self.

If this isn’t finished by noon, we should prepare some food to avoid losing our edge from hunger, lest we lose our momentum to those trash.

Wu Zhu’er crawled under the mosquito net, not expecting the ghostly hero to appear tonight. She recited a few proverbs with closed eyes, then succumbed to exhaustion and fell asleep.