Volume One, Chapter 41: Seven Dimensions

Upon hearing Father Zhou’s words, Ye Tian looked up, casting a calm, unreadable glance at An Jinxuan and Ye Shuangshuang beside him. If this matter were suppressed, Cheng Ling would suffer a devastating blow, leaving him with no hope of advancement within the Three Ministries in the future.

However, after he asked the question, Ye Shuangshuang did not share his look of pleasant surprise; instead, she appeared somewhat conflicted. Most of her previous remark had been made in jest, as she certainly did not believe Ye Tian would ever be fired.

Night had fallen, and the surrounding lights flickered like ghostly flames, swaying in the darkness. Before the palace gates in the distance, many strange, monstrous beasts stood with swords, patrolling with heads held high. Watching them, the two couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines.

Nearly two days had passed, and seeing the current situation, Gu Tianming felt uncertain.

"Naturally, I would kill the high monk to settle my hatred, and at the same time, find my child who has been missing for years," Shu Ying answered without hesitation.

"You still have the nerve?" Tanya glanced at him. Seeing him staring greedily at her chest, she couldn't help but glare at him.

Qin'er stepped forward to receive the guests. After paying their respects at the memorial hall outside the gate, they entered and saw Zhou Mengyuan talking with Dou Ya'er.

Under the increasingly fierce onslaught of Mechanic A, a blade of light was deflected by a mace-shaped iron weapon, flying off at an angle and instantly tearing through space. It sliced an oak tree, trunk and crown alike, clean in two, and the tree crashed backward with a sharp, cracking sound.

However, there were too many evil entities, and they were far too violent—they fought with such reckless abandon that the Spirit Clan could not hold them back.

"Yes!" The other androids, ignited by Lin Ai’s roar, followed suit, leaping onto their nearby flight mechs and taking to the skies in her wake.

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Thus, Xu Wuyou stayed behind with Duorou, Xiong Yan, Kazu, and Kede, planning to scout the edges of the Gate of Supremacy first. They would wait until they had accumulated enough strength before venturing deeper.

With morale shaken, Li Tieshu would surely retreat; even if he didn't return to the capital to report, he would at least have to withdraw to the city to tend to his wounds.

Indeed, the power of will was growing upon his Chaotic Dharma Body like creeping ivy—it was truly bizarre.

When the male student said this, several others who had been eager to use the opportunity to get close to Luo Yonglin also decided to back down.

"How are you progressing with the cultivation technique I taught you?" Black Mountain did not answer him, but asked instead.

When the white fox demon launched its lethal pounce, Han Dong felt the earth tremble. He did not hesitate, channeling his inner emotions to clear his mind of distractions, and then exerted all his strength to condense the mist-like power within him. He clenched his fists together and struck out with a roar.

Huang Mao shook his arm, saying he truly wanted to put Lin Chen at ease. After all, he was deeply touched to be cared for so genuinely by Lin Chen.

"Hey, jerk, are you really asleep?" Qin Yu walked over and gently nudged Lin Chen, who was lying on the floor, only to find him sleeping like a log, a trace of sorrow still lingering on his face.

As for when Chen Xiyuan started painting Ye Chu as a god among men, that was a story that began at a party.

The competition was a matter of mutual consent; injuries and broken limbs were hard to foresee. If the opponent swung a baseball bat and flipped Lin Chen’s motorcycle, it would at least leave the bastard half-dead.

His hair was mostly soaked, dark and glistening, like ink wandering freely across paper. Framed by the wet black strands, his face was as fine and fair as white porcelain, the only splash of color being his thin, peach-blossom lips. Water droplets rolled down, refracting the moonlight into shimmering, crystalline pearls.

This was Mizuki’s conjecture, believing that Neji and Tsunade might have said something—perhaps about his eyes.

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Fu Tiantian was so angry that she dragged Ye Chu along to catch them in the act at the MGM Ballroom, but the confrontation with her father ended in an unpleasant scene. In the end, Zhang Xinli got her wish and became a concubine.

Finally, Lin Chen drove Chen Meng'er back to her residence personally. Looking at the familiar building, he felt a flicker of emotion; this had been his first home since arriving here, and he wondered when he would be able to stay here again. He suspected the Sky Dragon Gang had probably turned the place upside down long ago.

Xie Ziwei felt deeply that Xie Mao was deliberately picking on him. He inhaled deeply and stared at Xie Mao for a long time, but ultimately decided not to push back.

This battle showcased the formidable strength Xia Qi now possessed, and it also set Black Pupil’s heart completely at ease. With no other thoughts, she became single-mindedly devoted to assisting Xia Qi in ascending the realm, intending to take the various experts of the Demon Clan with her to complete the mission.

When he returned home that night, Qu Tian was already lying on the sofa. In the room, Cen Zuhang was in the exact same position as he had been at midnight that night—reclining, holding the family genealogy.

If she had a noble background, Princess Yaohua would not only have failed to frame her for losing her virginity before marriage, but if she had even shown her disrespect, her family would have stood up for her. Sadly, that was nothing more than a pipe dream; she had neither a noble background nor a family to fight for her. She had no choice but to endure it.

"Father, are you certain you want me to apologize to them?" Having not seen him for over a decade, Xuan Shaoqi felt neither estranged nor close, as if those ten years of absence had never existed.

He had no idea which scion owned that yacht on the river! But regardless, this was not a matter for Li Zhijie to handle. He immediately called his superior, Qu Taiying, the head of the General Association’s Security Department, to report the situation.