Chapter Forty-Six: A Fierce Struggle

"You don't understand him at all!" Han Duoduo was furious now, her face flushed as she pointed at Yin Nian. "You think he was following you, stalking you, but in reality he was protecting you!"

"How is that possible?" Yin Nian refused to believe it.

"During that time, there were several incidents on campus where girls were harassed. He noticed a suspicious person often trailing you at night, so that's why he did it! And you—just because he looks gentle, is slender and reserved, and acts shy around you, you assume he's timid and lacks courage. But that's just your own imagination. If you bothered to get to know him, you'd realize he's nothing like that. He's a member of the school's Sanda club, has won swimming medals, and he's excellent at both Go and badminton. He has a wide range of interests—"

Just as Xie Banguai expected, they hadn't gone more than three miles before they spotted Old Qian and his group. However, their situation was far from ideal.

What they hadn't anticipated was that Du Bin was also on the balcony, holding a glass of wine. When he saw someone come in, he looked surprised, but upon recognizing me, he simply smiled.

"What's gotten into you today? Why do you sound so different from usual? Not sharp at all!" Mrs. Lin looked at her, puzzled.

"Kang Wei knows the leader inside. Just mention his name. Besides, the guard was more than willing to help when he heard it was a police matter," Xie Jiacheng said with nonchalance.

Seeing everyone agree, Mrs. Lin had nothing more to add. She pressed her lips together and swallowed whatever words she had.

The 'Formless Reaper Hook' was just like that: invisible, its shape impossible to discern, and the places it aimed for were unfathomable. It would flash into existence then vanish in an instant, as if formed from nothingness and returning to nothingness, yet every time it appeared, it would be drenched in endless blood.

"A walking corpse!" Xie Banguai, after only a brief glance, couldn't help but draw a sharp breath.

Tianqi reached out, wrapped an arm around the Empress's waist, lifted the cup to his lips, and drained it in one motion.

The next morning, I woke with a lingering sense of unease. I picked up my phone to call Shen Duo, but it was still switched off. I got up, dressed, washed my face, and went back.

The following day, Ji Ailian took half a day off from school and brought Ji Aizhen along to handle the property transfer paperwork.

A building familiar to every beastman present descended from the sky, landing squarely before the beastman city lord.

Zhao Yan, meanwhile, watched every move with confusion, eyeing the items on the table. Aside from an ivory seal, there were mostly land deeds and similar documents. But these only deepened his confusion rather than dispelling it.

Tang Yifeng nodded, growing ever more impressed with Wen Yiming. After decades as fellow disciples, he knew well that the Calming Incense formula had been lost for years—Zhao Dacheng had studied it for decades without success. Who would have thought it would be revived in the hands of a young man? Truly, an extraordinary talent.

This pea shooter wasn't just favored by Li Locke—even Might Guy himself would have liked it. Unfortunately, the shopkeeper wouldn't sell.

She had long harbored ill intentions toward her master, but his cultivation was so profound she could only hide her thoughts deep within her heart.

Irene looked at the elf elder with a strange gaze. Hadn't the elder always been the one to adhere strictly to the continent's rules?

"If we can stall them, we still have a chance to win!" A player from the Sun Nation shouted to Dongying Tiao.

Tang Yilan's eyelid twitched. She raised a hand to touch her earlobe, her eyes flickering. "Not yet! If Grandpa had come back, he would have come to see Madam first." She forced a dry laugh and fell silent.

With a gentle stroke across its throat, the werewolf died in his sleep, without a trace of pain. May he not be a werewolf in his next life.

"I missed you. Just wanted to come by, see you, and get a little closer," Chu Tian said, a mischievous smile on his face.

Yet the ice spear, striking the golden barrier around Shen Yi, barely pierced it, pausing for a moment before falling to the ground.

Thus, this was truly a last-resort trump card—one that would never be used unless absolutely necessary. But now, the young man had been pushed to the brink and had no choice but to fight with his back to the river.

Most of the scarlet fruits were hidden within the formation, with only two growing outside its bounds.