Chapter 29: The Innocent Child

This time, Xia Qiqi remained completely unmoved, continuing to shovel the delicious food on the table into her mouth one after another. She did not even bother to lift her head. Nothing was more important than eating! Just from the sound of it, the person arriving seemed to be the eunuch, Yu Fu. Chu Hanxiao frowned, set down his bowl and chopsticks, and said in a deep voice, "Come in and report." As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Qiqi heard a trembling voice filled with a whimpering tone: "Your... Your Highness..."

"That is correct. Does it meet your approval?" Xiao Lingyuan set down her brother’s calligraphy, looked up, and sat upright with clear eyes, gazing at Tuoba Shen, clearly eager to hear the critique of a third party.

As everyone gazed into that eerie, single eye, the green reflection in their own eyes began to spread, and their pupils instantly turned green. Bizarre, malevolent green energy manifested upon their bodies.

The Ranger Guard was currently heavily burdened with tasks, and they had only managed to spare personnel to collect materials for Jia Yi amidst their busy schedule. After delivering the Blackwater Crocodile, they had to return to their station immediately for other assignments; time was extremely tight.

Not long after Shi Lie returned to his room, Crown Prince Randall of the Ryan Kingdom and the old King of the Feding Kingdom visited one after another.

"And what if I don't? Are you going to bite me?" Li Yuanba reached out, pinched Princess Ruyi’s cheeks, and said with a chuckle.

The moment the answer button was pressed, a cold voice came from the other end of the line, like a man-eating beast: "Give my players back!"

Feng Qing and Concubine Cao were sitting together, laughing and chatting, though both were clearly distracted, glancing from time to time at Tuoba Shen, who was having his hair, hat, and clothes tidied by A-Li and A-He.

Just then, Alaim returned. Four or five black shadows flew out from his body, binding bundles of dry firewood. He held a rabbit in his hand; he opened his mouth and inhaled, drawing out the rabbit's feeble soul, then tossed the carcass away with an expression of utter disgust.

Luo Zhaoyuan had already transformed into a black shadow, rushing out with lightning speed. He did not head toward the perimeter he had originally designated for himself, but instead lunged toward the zombie closest to Chen Linlin.

Because the residents of Jiankang had crowded the streets to catch a glimpse of the spectacle, it was not until late afternoon that Tuoba Shen and his party finally reached the outside of Qingyi Hall.

Supporting her wind-tousled hair with her left hand, Nero leaned forward slightly, her heels digging firmly into the soil behind her.

As soon as the gunshot rang out, Lang Xiu immediately judged: this was Nangong Shi’s guerrilla unit. He had served with Nangong Shi for a time and understood the nature of this team—the suddenness of their assault and the ferocity of their attack were like a tidal wave, instantly engulfing the enemy.

Excluding the space occupied by the giant gears, the hall spanned two thousand pings of open ground. The Samsara Nightmare had not prepared the illusion beforehand to trap a being like the Green Bull; it had improvised the entire construct spontaneously.

The lightly wounded refused to leave the front lines. As for the severely wounded, it took much persuasion from their comrades before they were finally helped back behind Liuling Ridge.

Shu Li had no time to respond to the elder's words, for she knew that everything the elder said was nonsense—pure lies. If she were to surrender, they would kill her long before she ever reached the underground.

The fame and status of the Forest of Myriad Demons within the Eight Wilds and Six Harmonies were in no way inferior to Mount Taizu, where the Great Ancestor resided.

Dunzhu explained that they chose to vent the chimney smoke at night when the fog was thick, as they did not want outsiders to discover their hideout.

"Battle plans don't need him to lay them out! I am still the county captain, aren't I? I haven't been relieved of my post yet!" Nangong Shi shouted.

However, when the villagers woke up in the morning, they discovered the liaison officer and the militiamen all dead at the village entrance. Some had been stabbed in the chest, others in the neck. There were signs of a struggle at the entrance, suggesting a fight had taken place.