Volume One, Chapter 14: Throw This Man Out

“Truly tragic, tsk tsk.”

The onlookers couldn’t help but click their tongues as they watched two charred bodies—a man and a woman—being carried out from the ruins of a burnt-down house.

Chu Hanliang sat in the car, staring intently through the window at the slender skeletal corpse. After a long sigh, he tapped twice on the back of his seat. Zhang Yong promptly drove off.

“What, do you suspect Qu Pan?” Huo Runduo glanced back and asked Chu Hanliang.

Exhausted, Chu Hanliang leaned back in his seat with his eyes closed, offering no reply.

Unfazed, Huo Runduo continued, “The second young master doesn’t even know Qu Pan. You’re only confused because it concerns you personally.”

Chu Hanliang’s eyelids parted slightly, a sharp, icy glint flashing from his eyes, prompting Huo Runduo to quickly turn away.

“It’s your sister-in-law...”

“Teacher’s guidance is always remembered by the student,” Lax said with utmost respect, yet Richardson could still detect a hint of pride in his eyes. This was not Titalia; Lax and his ten thousand-strong knight brigade did not control everything here.

Within the Death Battalion, many connoisseurs admired Wu Haotian’s opening move, causing a wave of exclamations.

Under the dealer’s watchful gaze, Xiang Lai once again bet four thousand taels on ‘big’, defiantly pointing his fan at the dealer and saying, “I still bet big, deal!” Half the crowd, stirred by the provocation, followed suit.

To rise from level five to seven in less than a year—what an extraordinary feat! If told to others, no one would believe it; they’d dismiss it as a joke. But Su Meimei knew the truth, and the truth would prove that joke to be a legend.

But what met Lu Qingyu’s eyes was nothing but light, overwhelming and blinding. For a moment, he couldn’t discern what lay beyond this corridor, so he stepped forward toward the unknown.

“Before the space locks, I’ll break a hole; everyone escape quickly!” Watt urgently transmitted telepathically.

“If nothing goes wrong, at our current pace, it will only take four days to cross this vast area and reach Aynes,” Captain Greer said. Though he didn’t specify the distance, the four-day journey gave Yan Fei a rough estimate.

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With renewed vigor, Lu Qingyu could wait no longer. He turned and exited the cave, plunging once again into the grand quest to find the Fire Spirit Fruit.

Zhang Fei’s face shifted like the weather, forcing a weary smile. “I’m a bit flattered,” he said hastily, waving off the attention. “I have things to do, I’ll leave first.” He quickly fled this troublesome place.

“Yuanjiang isn’t a solid block; some people can be bought for money—there’s nothing they won’t sell,” Gao Haotian said coolly.

“Smells awful! Super bad! Third brother isn’t going to feed us crap, is he?” Taibai Jinxing frowned.

It was his first time on such a treasure-hunting expedition. Excitement was inevitable, especially knowing the ancient secrets of this ruin and harboring such great hope.

“You’re awake?” Tong En’s cheeks flushed faintly, as if caught red-handed.

Mo Wudao’s eyes blazed with fury as he erupted in rage in the hall, pointing and berating the chief steward Pang Tong.

Then, a sudden realization struck as he looked at the stern, square-faced middle-aged man on the bus driver’s seat.

“Tong En, did you get it wrong? Ji Siming’s phone seems to have a ringtone, not this voice,” Xu Hui said, puzzled by Tong En’s odd behavior today.

I parked the car not far from the night market at a storage point. Before I could lock it, Chuchu had already turned and plunged into the crowd.

“What you deserve? Which parts do you think you deserve? Do you believe you’ll get what you deserve by acting this way?” He concealed his impatience poorly.

After the incident with Jiang Yuxuan, Yang Shen gradually distanced himself from Lin Gege. They no longer ate together as often as before. Lin Ge noticed but didn’t mind—at this age, aside from studies, the opposite sex was paramount.

Before this, Zhang Mingliang had participated twice but lost interest and stopped attending.

Jia Xu began to worry, uncertain whether summoning Jiang Feng today was right or wrong.

Because professional players from clubs existed, the guild’s overall level was quite strong. After its establishment, an elite team was formed to directly tackle guild-exclusive quests and dungeons.

Lin Ge’s grades surprised even her. At one point, she even thought sending him to compete was a mistake, as he showed no mathematical talent then.

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Their current appearance struck me with a profound visual impact, like a brand seared deep into my memory.

Over the past few years, Xu Chuan had achieved many glories—known as humanity’s top assassin, the PK king, and more.

“The left and right envoys would never deceive you. Now it seems someone used an illusion to fool them,” Shaodian said calmly.

Looking back, there was a shepherd holding a whip, staring at me with terror.

Upon hearing this, Ling Ke thought that after his daytime scolding, the people of Gaedel Star might have had a sudden pang of conscience, becoming more courteous to Hao Jia and apologizing on his behalf for his harsh words.

Then, through the command tower, orders were dispatched to the mechs: spare no cost in blocking the alien mothership. Eight hundred domain warriors split into two groups, guiding the mechs in space to charge the alien mothership.

Even the venerable Lin was stunned upon arrival. Though not there to drink, these foreign liquors left no impression on him. He was a mercenary but not an unworldly rube.

“Move aside! Didn’t you hear me?” Nezha’s cold voice cut through the air, his gaze like a sharp blade pointed at Li Jing.

The night in the Xuanling Mountains felt eerie. On a flat ground piled with stones, a bonfire blazed, its flickering light illuminating the surroundings brightly.

My beloved, everything I’ve done is for you—though not all right; some were wildly wrong.

“I’m heading to that level now, just passing through here,” the words implied this was a necessary path to that layer.

Everyone was speechless. Nezha had already been quite magnanimous toward Master Yan.

Without having found my target yet, if I were surrounded by those experts now, I might truly be done for here.