Chapter Forty-Seven: The Clue

At half past five in the afternoon, Yin Nian was in a meeting when she received a call from the city’s Public Security Bureau, delivering dreadful news: Yan Ming was dead.

The police gave her few details, only stating that the time of death was two-thirty in the afternoon and that it was a murder.

The world around her blurred; shadows swayed in her vision. A wave of overwhelming shock crashed over her like a heavy hammer striking her head, leaving her dizzy and disoriented.

Yan Ming was dead.

The news was so sudden, something she had never imagined.

She didn’t know how she managed to leave the office. She felt as if drunk, her steps unsteady, as if floating in the air. A low rumbling filled her ears, and the scenery around her fluctuated, swaying left and right, until a sharp honk broke through the haze.

I couldn’t help but chuckle wryly, “With the boss’s twisted destructive power, I think unless we form a hundred-man team, it’s basically impossible for anyone to beat him,” I said to everyone.

Lü Yunfeng failed to dodge in time and was hit directly by the clay projectile. His body flared with burning pain, and his vitality instantly plummeted to below twenty percent. Moreover, he had been poisoned.

Even after piercing through joints and other parts of the body, the attack seemed to cause no real harm.

Amid the ongoing heated debates over socialism versus capitalism on the mainland, the cooperation between Xijiang Province and Euro-America Special Company naturally called for thorough discussion and research.

Of course, Li Dong knew nothing about treating external or internal injuries, but the top experts at the Imperial Hospital were abundant; hiring just two of them would be enough to tend to her well.

Tambour had no mood to argue with him and didn’t even glance at Chu Xun! His eyes brimmed with endless malice, staring fixedly at Cannon, who returned his gaze.

That night happened to be Tang Lie’s patrol shift. Though he was the leader of the Thunder Knight Regiment, he treated basic tasks like patrolling as equal to all members, showing no distinction.

Sure enough, along the passenger ship’s route, a warship suddenly appeared. Judging by its appearance, it was of the same class as Jessica’s flagship. Under the warship’s pressure, the passenger ship had no choice but to raise a white flag and obediently turn back toward the dock.

Various voices erupted, all expressing dissatisfaction with the ninth wave of monsters arriving in just ten minutes.

Meng Zui glanced at the bronze furnace placed aside, squatted down, and tested its surface temperature with his fingers. The furnace bottom radiated heat from outside inward. It seemed Meng Fu had not lied—perhaps genuinely wanting to surprise Meng Zui and mend her favor toward him.

Yan Yao was struck and turned her face away, clutching her cheek, staring at her mother in disbelief. Beside her, Yan Su and Yan Yanhao were equally shocked. Yan Yanhao pulled his wife back, while Yan Su hurriedly shielded his younger sister behind him.

Xiao Zhi realized that since he became crown prince years ago, Li Tiance’s fiancée had frequently appeared before him, seducing him openly.

No matter the circumstances, there had to be some resolution. In Tang Ji’s eyes, under his arrangement, every consideration was complete and absolute.

Her words were so heartfelt and moving that I almost felt guilty if I refused her.

Although the Sha tribe was currently the most powerful, their main forces and those of nearby tribes were all dispatched to the front lines. Hence, their so-called might seemed less significant at this moment.

Li Muzhi was delighted by the news and immediately pulled out a poem he had prepared in advance.

On a distant mountain, Li Muzhi observed Tang Ji’s troop. Watching the scene ahead, his eyes were heavy with solemnity.

Seeing the smile on Xu Yan’s face, Jiang Ya felt a sudden flutter of anxiety—could it be that I am going to lose to him?

So this time, Luo Da still used the first-person perspective, prompting everyone to share the same thought.

What was more dire was that recently, news from Lingguang Cave reported a willingness to cease hostilities with the Iron-Blooded Demon Palace—but the condition was sharing the secret of the Trial Monument with them.