Volume 1, Chapter 28: Tit for Tat

Shen Yuzhi learned from Ling Dan that Wen Li had moved out of the old Wen family residence and into Blue Bay No. 1. He sent a message to the group chat, saying he would come to hold a housewarming party for her, treating it as an early Lunar New Year visit.

Wen Li did not refuse.

"You are right, elders; I shall personally attend the imperial examinations next spring," Jia Baoyu said.

However, that earlier refusal to comment left Venerable Huyan feeling uneasy. He represented the Five Elements Mechanism and even the Chinese Federation; if he failed to get answers to his questions yet remained too eager to address theirs, wouldn't it make him seem inferior and lacking in initiative?

Fortunately, they also realized that the founding of the Mad Eagle Legion was a strategic fallback. Furthermore, with the support of the legendary Duke—now King Fortunmar of Dalmatia—they were surely capable of holding their own for a time, even if other powerful forces were to descend upon this region.

"Since we all understand the situation, we should bury the hatchet and work together. The enemy is formidable, and Brother Bao's whereabouts remain unknown. Now that everyone's magical power has recovered, why not march forth to hold them back?" Xue Baochai suggested.

"Teaching Assistant Aux... it was actually you who saved us..." Digo’s eyesight was better than the others, and he immediately noticed the corpse of the black-clad man lying at Xue Zhong’s feet and the arrow that had almost entirely embedded itself into the ground.

Hearing this, and being superstitious about Zhao Yue’s reputation for foolproof plans and invincible victories, the group noticed the calm and composed expressions of Zhao Diaolong and Zhao Xiuhu, and their tension eased.

Seeing that Hu Wei’s right leg had been amputated at the knee, making it excruciating for him to kneel on the ground, Song Ruilong ordered a bailiff to bring him a chair.

Meanwhile, for the teammates far away on the Central Continent, the news of Li Ran’s return brought not only a great sense of relief but also an inexplicable spark of excitement.

"What? You mean the Domain Lord intends to accompany Young Master Liu to Typhoon City?" Teng Wei asked, stunned.

It was only natural; who could sit still if they had a light-speed spacecraft at their disposal?

Fortunately, the two were accustomed to such gazes. After bowing, they stood quietly in place, awaiting the Emperor's command.

Neji naturally sensed the arrival of the other three, so after Naruto retreated, he did not press his attack, instead shifting his gaze toward Team Six.

A true three-dimensional experience is excellent in many respects, though in some specific operational aspects, it may indeed fall short of traditional methods at first.

Counting those in hiding and those in the main group, there were nearly two hundred Xia family guards in the vicinity. These battle-hardened elites could hold their own against an equal or even larger number of Northern Hu Khanate guards; if a few hundred rural bandits were to come, they would be nothing more than fodder, and would be wiped out without a trace.

Ru'ao Ziyan nodded, walked out of the cave, mounted his horse, and said, "Do as she says." With that, he turned his horse and headed toward the camp.

However, surveillance in the slave camp was tight. He had tried many times without success, eventually learning of such a plant from a horse doctor, secretly searching for it, and then waiting for opportunities to mix it into the horse feed to test its efficacy.

In truth, this was nothing unusual. The Emperor possessed the four seas, and the world was his; he could not possibly know every detail of every place.

Feiyu blocked Dark Tiga’s strike specifically to get close enough to achieve his goal, gripping Dark Tiga’s hand so he could not break free.

His influence truly reached the heavens. When the state first began to move toward regulating the real estate industry, he had already received word, even intending to collude with others to counter it, backed by the overt and covert support of certain leaders.