Chapter 45: Early Winter Warmth, Together Year After Year

Wan'er... Could you help me down? I am injured!" Lin Ziyuan's voice came from behind, carrying a hint of expectation and a peculiar emotion.

The others had been beaten back, every single one of them severely injured. As for their severed tendons in hands and feet, it was entirely the handiwork of the Ye family's guards, though he dared not say so.

On the other hand, he was currently facing an even greater trouble. The Zulo affair seemed to have come to an end, but in reality, it was far from over. Barring any accidents, it wouldn't be long before the matter developed further, and this development might far exceed Rocky's imagination.

"Boom," finally, a violent tremor erupted from the underground cavern. The imperial city, having just gathered a multitude of citizens, shook once more, plunging back into chaos. Plumes of dust billowed from all directions, while countless wisps of black vapor began to pervade the air.

Charon truly had not anticipated that the enemy's warship would carry archers; it was indeed his own underestimate of the enemy. He should have foreseen long ago that anyone daring to break through the blockade on a stormy night would surely possess seasoned veterans, skilled in maritime combat, and equipping a few archers was hardly surprising.

It was precisely because Su Mubai was speaking the truth that she did not dare let her hear it... otherwise, it would certainly cause profound distress in her heart.

Such a sudden turn of events caught everyone off guard; no one expected that they would leave with such absolute decisiveness.

"Want to run?" A voice laden with icy, sinister malice suddenly rang out from behind the sand.

Feng Deyi and Pei Ji had both accompanied him to Mount Yuhua. Although the Emperor had not explicitly laid out the matter of the Crown Prince to them, these two were seasoned schemers and naturally could not be unaware of it.

At this point, Li Tianyi's gaze swept directly across the faces of Song Yongquan, Gao Qixiang, and Du Dezhi one by one. All three lowered their heads.

"Third, you handle the rest." The old man finished speaking, leaned on his cane, and walked slowly toward the back hall.

"Lusheng..." Tianqi let out a piercing roar, violently breaking through the attacks of several experts, and propelled the flying shuttle boat right before her.

No, I must go back and take a look! Chai Hua was extremely uneasy, while Lin Jiang and Zhou Bo hesitated—should they go or not?

Hong Wu caught sight of Yi Feng, took a deep breath, and quietly circulated her spiritual power, ready to launch an attack at any moment.

This was supreme confidence. Within the Fire God's Secret Realm, it was as though it were his own spatial domain; he was the master—the master of all spirits. Anyone attempting to challenge him would fail and be suppressed by him.

Wei Mingli was charging at the front. Sun Zhaoshui was his dearest friend; seeing Sun Zhaoshui beaten down to the ground, Wei Mingli was consumed by fury. He unleashed a flurry of wild punches at Guan Heping, connecting or not, he simply closed his eyes and rained blows indiscriminately.

Sang Qi was left between laughter and tears. If she could previously use expediency, having now seen his face, she could no longer bring herself to act as the Ninth Crown Prince under any circumstances—it just felt far too strange.

Meanwhile, wisps of black radiance emanated from the bodies of Lingxia and Cang Jiansheng. At this moment, they broke through, and the true Eternal Silence Sword Dao made its debut in the world.

Two days later, when Li Tianyi received the compiled reports of the previous two days' tip-offs from Zhuge Tong, his eyes narrowed slightly, and two sharp beams of piercing light shot from his gaze.

With June just arriving, nobody would choose to begin their vacation training before the season had even concluded. To Brickley's surprise, however, Yi Jianlian—who had shone brilliantly in the playoffs—became the first NBA star to do precisely that.

"Wow, Koreans!" Exclamations erupted from the crowd. They had never imagined their class would include a foreign exchange student, and such a gorgeous one at that.

Shen Yibai's attitude did not shift in the slightest upon the confirmation of Gu Qing's identity; instead, a hint of disdain and... provocation lingered faintly in his gaze.

There will always be those who remember that back in the day, there was once a team and a player who pulled out an obscure mid-lane Master Yi at a world-class tournament, hacking the enemy team to pieces almost single-handedly, to the point that Riot Games was forced to directly delete the AP Master Yi playstyle after the tournament.

Recalling those past events—accidental encounters on the imperial road, taking an apprentice to learn martial arts, seizing human skin at the Dead Lake, battles against the Five Yin Generals, romantic interludes at the foot of Red Mountain, followed by entering the Underworld in Jiangdong, obtaining the Underworld Emperor's Three Wraths, returning to the mortal realm for the first time, discarding the ways of the martial maniac Avalanche, and later meeting in Asia City—scene after scene seemed to flash before his eyes in an instant.

Bedtime had arrived; Yue Li went to sleep in Bian Shengyi's room, while Madam Bian and Baekhyun each returned to their respective bedrooms.

Yuan Huanxuan remarked: That is true indeed; doing labor without pleasing the East will leave you dead tired with no credit. You must put in extra effort to study the policies and directives from above, and spend more energy pondering and grasping the intentions of your superiors.

Although it was merely an ordinary Ranked match, and winning or losing would not elevate the stakes to a level that shocked major tournament regions or professional teams, for Muxiang, every single duel against a master of this caliber counted as self-improvement and provided immensely valuable experience.

His purpose in coming today was clear: he was not here for illicit affairs, but to marry her grandly and bring her home, or to move in and live his carefree, blissful life as an immortal.

"Just like this is fine. In Cheozhe's future life, I will accompany him as a human. Wherever he goes, I go. I love him more than my own children. Therefore, I will never consume him for the sake of reproduction. Never!" Netra stated with a firm tone.

Not just Hu Qiang, but Wang Shixiong and the police officers nearby were all stunned for a moment, instantly breaking out in goosebumps.

He even opened his own world, using the Tree of Life as a medium, hoping to summon back the lingering remnants of the Tree of Life.