Chapter 26: The Purple-Gold Black Card

Su Manman lowered her head to look at the bracelet resting on her wrist. The bracelet, with its dreamlike colors, was exquisitely designed and meticulously crafted. The diamonds embedded in it sparkled with a crystalline brilliance.

She knew full well that Ye Feng could never afford such a bracelet. Reluctance flickered in her eyes. “Ye Feng, let’s not buy it. I don’t really like it that much.”

“How could that be, miss? This bracelet looks…”

Though these militiamen were hardly elite warriors, they were enough to hold back Soros’s fifteen thousand new recruits. In truth, luck had played an indispensable role in this victory.

To be honest, Tywin seemed almost to have sabotaged his allies. At a time like this, the whole army should have surged forward; the Northern Coalition was mired in chaos, so a deep thrust into their lines might have routed the entire vanguard, if fortune favored them.

At that moment, the Song and Jin kingdoms clashed in another great war, hundreds of thousands of troops from both sides locked in a chaotic melee.

Yang Yi was well prepared for the task he’d given Andre. After all, not much time had passed yet; if Andre had suddenly rounded up a bunch of assassins and scouted for talent, even Yang Yi wouldn’t have believed it. Andre had already done enough—raising his own profile and encouraging many commoners from other territories to settle in Locke County. What more could he ask for?

Quietly, she closed the door, a soft sigh escaping her heart. She wasn’t sure what to say, but she remembered Tian Xuan.

As he crawled along, a long trail of blood marked the ground behind him. His belly had been slashed open, and his intestines and other organs hung out in a grotesque mess, dragging along the earth—a scene both horrifying and nauseating.

The two of them had been stranded in the mountains for months, driven to desperation. Before leaving Huangzhou, they decided to try one last job.

The First Emperor spoke: “I wield the laws of time, and she commands the laws of space. It was with these two forces that we forged the Great Way.”

“Baka, you’re still weak. When you surpass me, maybe then I’ll admire you,” Kakashi replied irritably.

Cersei sat upon the dais, coldly observing the proceedings. At her side, Robert was so enraged by the Mountain’s actions that he nearly crushed his wine goblet. Just as he was about to intervene, the tide of battle suddenly shifted.

As Arjuna spoke, her voice broke into sobs, and soon she and Yong Rib knelt together. Mandulatu was overjoyed, but thoughts of Hasan gave him a headache—how was he supposed to deal with Hasan?

Agula sat stubbornly, refusing to let Narintoya examine his wounds. After resting briefly, he mounted his horse, glanced once at Narintoya, then charged ahead; but he hadn’t gone far before he fell to the earth again.

Amur hurried back to the city walls to continue defending. Suddenly, a black wind appeared, transforming into a horde of skeletons wielding swords and sabers, who fought fiercely against Agulamut’s army.

Some patients, prescriptions in hand from Dr. Li, came to consult about their medications. When they sought out Director Li, he looked utterly baffled. None of the drugs on the prescription were familiar—where was he supposed to find these medicines for the patients?

“What did you just say?” A young martial artist standing nearby, having overheard their slander of his sacred ground, protested indignantly.

Everyone noticed that Old Wang’s thinking was sharp and his responses fluent. His analysis of current electronic technology was insightful, and his gestures and demeanor were indistinguishable from a real person. Who would dare claim he was a robot? One expert asked, “We’re facing many technical hurdles right now—shouldn’t we have Old Wang mentor us for a while to help us advance?”

Temuer glanced at the store manager’s companions. Seeing that Baoyin was about the same height and build as himself, he disguised Baoyin as his double, explaining the details of entering the military camp and how and when to swap back.

The human form is the very image of perfect balance among the five elements. Thus, the human race was favored by all other races, who strove to emulate them and transform themselves into human shape.

“It doesn’t matter. At my current level, anything will do.” Xuan Moqing put away the Blood Jade Divine Sword.