Chapter 53

Li Hao stepped out of the villa and sat down on the lawn bench, lifting his head to gaze at the brilliant starry sky, remaining silent for a long time.

If it were a standard tax collection procedure, Li Hao would have handed over the three thousand guan without a second thought. However, the bailiffs had come armed, and Li Hao had previously been warned by the legal adviser mentioned by Ding Fu, which made him slightly hesitant.

Li Hao had already ordered the ghost ship to produce the first batch of biochemical experts, but it would take at least twenty years for these experts to be deployed to Azure Dragon Star. The cultivation cycle for biochemical experts is quite long, so for the current stage, Li Hao had no choice but to rely on the Bei family's strength.

Behind Liu Bei, the dark-faced warrior with bulging round eyes was about to step forward to argue, but he was grabbed firmly by the red-faced warrior. After struggling fiercely to no avail, he could only let out a muffled snort and turn his head away.

From then on, the four seas plunged into a massive war once again. This time it was different; no one came to help, and no one came to save them. Every clan suffered heavy casualties and losses.

For these past twenty-one years, Li Hao had been in seclusion in the Lanqi plane. Bei Xueqing only knew that he had already reached the peak of Level 5, but she was not clear about his specific abilities.

The two took off their helmets and came out of the simulation room. Li Hao took a tour of the enemy vessel, and while touring, he asked about her various military experiences.

"Director." In the entire waiting room, everyone called out in unison. They had not expected that the president would also come here in person to check on the children who were about to take the stage to perform their debut track.

Qin Huang gave a faint smile. Even if the absolute worst-case scenario were to materialize at the meeting, would he really be afraid of that bunch of scumbags?

At the highest spire of the castle, Qin Huang stood suspended in mid-air, holding a golden-purple crystal compass of bizarre design in his hands. After calculating meticulously for a moment, a trace of a smile appeared on his face.

She longed for Chen Zihan to take further action. Although this thought was shameful, it was nonetheless real.

Having listened to so much from Huo Zhan, Huo Dongcheng became certain of one thing: after losing over ten million in his entrepreneurial venture, Huo Dingyang had become too ambitious to do practical work yet too incompetent to secure a decent position. He was unwilling to work in an ordinary company—salary was one aspect, but the other was likely that no one was willing to employ him. Consequently, Huo Zhan had set his sights here.

Not only that, the profound mystery and formidable power of this treasure also lay in the fact that it had slain various formidable enemies who were otherwise difficult to execute. In the Battle of Deification, it had a record of five appearances, cutting off five fine heads every single time.

Kang Ping saw that Ren Fan was not speaking and assumed that his sudden appearance had frightened Ren Fan into a daze, so he immediately prepared to speak again.

As for someone like Huo Dongcheng, if she dared to act up, he would undoubtedly pin her down on the bed without a second word.

Su Yu's belly was already quite large, and there was less than three months left until her due date. She had begun moving necessary baby supplies into the house, frequently asking Ruan Jiaojiao to accompany her on shopping trips. Although Ruan Jiaojiao knew nothing about these matters, it didn't stop her from constantly searching online for information.

"All right, it's getting late. You should hurry back to your room to rest, lest you lack spirit tomorrow and worry mother." Having finished reminiscing with Pei Yun, Han Yuniang saw that the time was very late and stopped talking at length with Pei Yun.

Qin Kexai took red medicine from the medical kit to clean He Zhiyuan's wounds. The skin and flesh on his joints were already blurred, looking extremely painful, yet he did not frown even once. Those pitch-black and profound eyes, identical to He Zhiyuan's, gazed fixedly at Qin Kexai without blinking.

Qin Kexai tilted her head and smiled slightly. Ever since becoming pregnant, her state of mind had grown much more peaceful and sunny.

Noticing this, Zhao Qingyuan wiped the sweat from her father's brow, completely ignoring Zhao Xiaoan's glaring as if asserting ownership.

"Although this fellow can interfere with electromagnetic waves, he can't interfere with quantum signals. The Spark Group has recently been experimenting with quantum communication, which happened to be put to use by me," Lin Chong began to show off.

When Guan Xiaojun and Zhang Xinjie were talking, Guan Yunshan and Chang Defu both perked up their ears to listen carefully. Therefore, even though Guan Xiaojun and Zhang Xinjie spoke in low voices, the two of them still managed to catch the general meaning.

Based solely on this, Cai Xu put away the slight contempt that had arisen due to yesterday's victory.

Guan Yunshan wanted to ask more, but Guan Xiaojun had already run into the supermarket and started shouting for people to come out and clean the floor.

"Just because of this, you're indiscriminately splashing dirty water on your old man's head. If you go unpunished for a single day, you dare to climb onto your old man's head and run wild, eh?" Pan Jinzhong flexed his muscles and brandished his fists to intimidate Pan Qingche.

He Sheng took a large gulp and was jolted awake by the scalding temperature. Pan Jinzhong hadn't expected He Sheng to drink the tea in such a large mouthful, and hurriedly called for cold water to be brought over.

After finishing a series of matters, in accordance with American customs, a party was naturally inevitable. That evening, in order not to disturb her son, Zhang Chunming greeted Luan Jiye and returned to the hotel to enjoy herself.

After arriving here, during the period of training the troops, in order to constantly keep abreast of these three armies while being deep within the Yellow Turban army camp, Cai Xu had long ceased paying attention to outside news and intelligence. Consequently, he appeared somewhat dazed by the sudden news delivered by Zhang Jiao.

Yue Kai pondered and said, "During that bloody battle nineteen years ago, many people in the martial arts world suddenly disappeared—far more people disappeared than those who died outside the Plum Blossom Nunnery." Ding Linglin listened attentively.

Yet, perhaps because she was truly too exhausted, the moment she closed her eyes, she actually fell fast asleep, until a cell phone ringtone chimed again and again right beside her ear.

Ever since Zhongli Shuofang returned to his residence from the imperial palace, he had not heard any further news regarding Shangguan Hong. He gradually began to feel uneasy.

"Is that so? Heh, I really didn't expect that there would be someone else in the universe who, like me, has mastered the technique of instant transmission," Cooler sneered, taking a sip of the blood-red wine as he spoke.

"The Tianheng Inkstone has the characteristics of retaining water without drying up, dropping water without evaporating, grinding without making a sound, and producing ink as smooth as oil. It is produced on Tianheng Island. Out of admiration for Tianheng of the early Han dynasty's integrity in refusing to surrender to the death, the people of Xincheng also call it the Hero Inkstone or the righteous scholar's inkstone," Li Ye explained.

This question was something he hadn't truly considered before, but thinking about it now, it seemed he couldn't even be certain what kind of position Wang Xiu would eventually reach.

Night Shadow was integrating the members of the Ghost Gate in Jiangzhou, while over at Qingshi Port in Yanjing, development work was already progressing with intense fervor.

Leiyu waited for everyone to leave the room, then took out a Seven-Star Jade Lotus and popped it into his mouth. Moments later, his exhaustion was swept away, and his body was filled with strength once more.