Volume 1, Chapter 31: A Full Confession
Jiang Chen looked on coldly. "What do you want to say?"
He gazed at her as if she were a clown.
"Yes, Young Master, take care and complete the mission," the person on the other end of the line said hurriedly, fearing that Huang Tao might change his mind. He knew well how ruthless Huang Tao was—a man who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals.
As Wu Tian spoke of these things, his eyes shone with fervor, as if the utopian ideal he described were truly right before him; he even shed tears of emotion.
Precisely because it was rarely used, it was all the more important. Lin hesitated for a few seconds before finally exiting the game.
Although the silver mecha had been struck by the Grade-A zombies, its signal lights did not flash red, indicating that the mecha's performance remained normal and its energy levels were sufficient.
"Stop shouting. He isn't here; he may have already left," Li Shihan said, comforting the frantic Li Rushi.
They arrived at the supermarket to buy ingredients. Originally, there was a division of labor, but Aoxue was initially left speechless because the items the two boys picked up were completely unusable. In the end, they were forced to split up: Aoxue and Xu Huinan went to buy materials, while Gu Ming and Kuo went to buy food.
Yan Le told Ma Jun the truth, and Ma Jun said happily, "That's great! That woman will be thrilled to death."
In just this short while, the snowfall intensified. "Goose feathers" were no longer enough to describe the magnitude of the flakes; the vast, white expanse of snow falling made visibility blurry.
"I can, but if I save your mother, does what you just said still hold true?" Ye Tian looked at Liu Bin, speaking earnestly.
Linlin's spiral drill struck the man in black precisely in the chest—the exact spot I had previously attacked with my Falling Snow Palm. After being hit by my technique, that area had become the weakest point in his entire defense. Naturally, Linlin targeted that very spot.
She had rented this apartment when she first started her internship. It was a bit old, but still clean and tidy. Besides, with housing prices so high, she couldn't afford anything else.
The remaining Standing Committee members also knew that even if they all supported Tang Cheng, he would be unable to turn the tide. Most of the others remained neutral or abstained, stating that they were unfamiliar with the hydroelectric power project and thus in no position to offer suggestions.
Lu Bu rode on Red Hare, watching the army before and behind him, all marching with flintlock muskets slung across their backs. He felt a sense of displacement, as if he were living in a different lifetime.
His original intention was not to trouble Lu Jingting, fearing it might bring complications to the Lu family, but the Lu family of today was no longer a target that could be easily acquired.
Cao Zhi mustered his force of twenty thousand provincial troops, consisting of ten thousand heavy infantry, five thousand repeating-crossbowmen, and five thousand musketeers. They charged out of the West Gate and rushed toward Huangni Ridge, five miles away.
He Zisang's voice carried a strange inflection. Lu Yunchen noticed it, but could not discern its meaning.
The doorway was packed with people, yet they were all blocked from entering by an invisible barrier. Even so, it could not dampen the frantic cheering of those disciples.
"Cancan..." Mother Wang called out to her, then looked at Chen Chunyu, weighing back and forth on who she should comfort first.
"Director, if there's nothing else, we'll be heading out." The man smirked inwardly, certain she had been stumped! Wouldn't the budget soon find its way into his own pocket?
From a distance of one hundred and twenty zhang to sixty zhang, the heavy crossbows could loose three volleys, and the longbows could loose two. The closer the distance, the higher the accuracy.
"This isn't an auspicious snow sent from heaven; I was suddenly in the mood to visit the scenic snow-viewing spot west of the city. I hadn't even had time to express my poetic inspiration before I was caught red-handed!" He replied with lowered eyes and a submissive demeanor.