Chapter Ninety-Four: The Hidden Manga Plotline

"Yes, start the engine." At Lu Xiangguan's command, the train rolled forward along the tracks, the engine billowing thick smoke as the rhythmic clatter of the wheels echoed along the railway. Soldiers stationed along the line saluted the passing train, and Tian Khan Zhu Chi Lang waved from the window, greeting the troops on both sides.

Lin Yingkong and Feng Rong had been bickering over the matchmaking issue for a full hour before they finally collapsed together, asleep. Just before drifting off, Feng Rong pondered whether his assistant was truly angry or not.

"Not agreeing?" Bing Chen slowly leaned down, closing the distance to Ai Jia’s face. They were only a centimeter apart, almost touching.

E Jingbai was exasperated by his slow, reluctant answers and pressed further, "Then why are you staring at him?" That Ah Hao didn’t seem like a social person; his constant gaze on Yan Mi was rather odd.

Feng Rong and Lin Yingkong stepped out of the teleport chamber, where the staff from the spiritual logistics department, responsible for records, immediately greeted them.

“All right, the patient’s condition has stabilized. The wounds have clotted, so there’s nothing serious. You can take her out of the hospital now,” the doctor said with a smile, removing his mask and looking coldly at Bing Chen.

“Xin Yan, are you free tonight?” Jing Yan quietly approached Pu Xin Yan, smiling.

“Not tired,” Feng Rong replied honestly. “There’s quite a lot to handle after the Summer Solstice gathering.” That was also one reason he had insisted on an early discharge last month.

Sitting in this shabby place, dreaming about things far beyond my reach, I’m beginning to feel like I’m simply daydreaming.

Suddenly, the situation in the southern frontier stirred once more. Cang Lei found himself curious about Liu Susu’s words. Could it be that this naive girl truly had feelings for him?

With that, Chen Nian took to the sky but glanced back once in that direction mid-flight.

Liu Dingtian looked at the purple bamboo in his hand with confusion. He hadn’t noticed any pretentiousness between the green bamboo and her father, but since it was their first meeting and this sudden act occurred, he couldn’t help but harbor doubts.

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“From the moment you saved me and Tingting, I knew you weren’t ordinary. I thought you might be sent by the family to protect me, but your demeanor is too low-class—I just didn’t believe you were one of them. That’s why I invited you to dinner,” said Shen Nong Yiren.

Qi Hao shaded his eyes under the awning and glanced into the distance. The dust had already started to rise—probably twenty to thirty kilometers away—and would be noticeable by dusk.

“Young master, you’re leaving now?” Just as Zhou Wutian was about to step out of the Ke family residence, Ke Ning unexpectedly appeared at the door.

Qi Hao temporarily tasked Yao’er with escorting him. After hanging up the phone, he sat cross-legged by the roadside, interlacing his fingers to enter a meditative state, activating his algorithms for self-protection.

Enemies meeting each other were especially fierce. Zhou Zong let out a beast-like roar, raising his double axes and charging at Yan Songyun. On the ship, the crowd scattered as a large man, like a mad bull, charged forward.

“The medicinal herbs obtained from Old Chu last time have been refined into 11,000 bottles of hemostatic water: no star-rated ones, 2,000 low-grade, 3,000 mid-grade, 3,000 high-grade, and 3,000 one-star low-grade pills—all here for the clan leader’s acceptance,” Bao Rui stated without a hint of emotion.

One can dodge the first of the month, but not the fifteenth. Now that he had come to serve as governor in Shandong, the troublesome grain collection had returned—and the situation seemed quite severe.

With that, Yun Chen no longer hesitated. He stepped forward, sending ripples radiating in all directions from beneath his feet.

There had been little news of them lately—not due to fear or lack of strength, but likely because they were preparing even more sinister plans in the shadows. Who could say this incident wasn’t part of their scheme?

“Your attack style is unusual, but in my eyes, it still won’t do.” As he spoke, the space around Emperor Tian emitted a humming sound, like a mirror about to shatter, crying out mournfully.

The Lords of Beasts, Elves, the Free Heavenly Emperor, Gu Yi, the Ancient Demon Worm Patriarch, the Metal Supreme, and other masters all exhaled deeply, knowing the crisis posed by the living monsters was temporarily averted.

As the team captain, seeing his teammates bullied made his expression turn fiercely angry.

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Now, it was said that only Zhang Fei had fallen victim to poison. Though still a terrible matter, it was a small mercy amid misfortune.

Among the players were some with impressive talent: two-time dunk champion Jason Richardson, the fifth overall pick in ’05, Felton, and the second overall pick in ’04, Okafor.

“Have you never died before?” Wu Jing, growing more menacing, edged closer to Chai Hua, his eyes flashing with malice.

In the corner of the cell, an old man suddenly opened his eyes. His deep gaze, piercing the dimness, shone like two cold stars.

He had long envisioned that, with Chen Mo and James’s cooperation, the team would smoothly claim its first championship in history.

Thus, Gana’s heart immediately drew the opposite conclusion: perhaps this nation and its emperor had once received aid from angels, but it was merely simple assistance. The angels had no intention of using this country as a basis to develop the Earth.

The Kar Chuhun tribe’s soldiers were easily routed. After the heavily armored cavalry in front were slaughtered, the lightly armored riders behind had no means of resistance and were thrown from their horses under the assault of the Kuizhou army.

Li Dingguo and Ding Guodong, unwilling to give up, petitioned Wang Huan to dispatch troops in pursuit of the fleeing Nikan, speaking passionately to mask their inner shame.

The story ends here. The Supreme Classic does not mention the outcome, seemingly leaving a deliberate cliffhanger for different people to interpret as they will.

Blood Bat and Lanzhou were two of Qi Yufeng’s fiercest generals. Together, they could contend with Tang Aofeng. Poisonous mist enveloped the battlefield, dark clouds swirling. Lanzhou and Blood Bat attacked Tang Aofeng from front and rear, seeking to find his weakness.