Volume 1, Chapter 45: Appearance of the Specter

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Light gathered and twisted in mid-air, gradually outlining the hazy silhouette of a figure.
The medicine bowl in Yuan Ziyuan’s hand slipped, shattering on the ground with a loud crash.
"Ruoqi...?" His voice trembled, filled with disbelief.
The bluish-blue shadow flickered, its outline growing clearer until the woman's facial features could be barely made out—it was indeed Liu Ruoqi.
Only, she appeared far more ethereal than in his memory, almost transparent, as if a breath of wind could scatter her away.
[Soft-Rice Buff Enhanced: Detected special female energy fluctuation (Liu Ruoqi - Remnant Soul).]
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Yuan Ziyuan stared fixedly at the phantom: "Impossible... You clearly already..."
After talking at length, Bai Jingqi and Bai Feng noticed that Bai Qingyao showed not the slightest reaction, and could not help exchanging bewildered glances.
"Speaking of alchemy, this time you must issue quests to the sect disciples and have each of them search for medicinal herbs."
Even though Zhou Li was consuming medicinal cuisine, a single bowl of porridge yielded only about 1 point of energy reserve.
His battle against the Heavenly Blade Marquis had been so astonishing that it would undoubtedly draw nearby cultivators over.
In the distant woods, Zhou Li vaguely sensed numerous hostile gazes spying on him.
Everyone's heart skipped a beat once more. Even the monsters that had been rampaging together abruptly paused, as if encountering their natural predator. They abandoned their attack on the crimson tempest and swiftly retreated in alertness from the churning sea area.
Yet, before that mysterious giant beast, the ocean waves were merely like ripples in a pond, unable to affect it in the slightest.
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Thus, a player unclipped a grenade from his waist, pulled the pin, waited about two seconds, and tossed it straight into the house.
This was Ma Nan and his men's opportunity. The nine demon warriors immediately rushed out upon seeing this, wielding short sabers and daggers. Following Ma Nan's prior instructions, they went to work on the backs of the three mechanical guards, pried open an armor plate, and pulled out three batteries from within.
"By the way, Xiapu should have left Saint Capital City long ago." Upon hearing Qingcheng's remark, Lingwei immediately stepped back a few paces from the table, shaking her head with an expression full of disgust.
After going through so much, deep down in her heart, she was still hoping he would repent. Even though he had driven her to this state, she still genuinely wished that Han Junyu would turn over a new leaf.
"Lanze? Fine, do you expect me to believe that?" Gisele—or rather, Diana as she was now—raised an eyebrow coldly, the power within her body gradually beginning to surge.
Hearing this, Fangzhi began driving the puppet to execute several spells. While the might of these spells could not be considered overwhelming, they nonetheless reached the standard of an early-stage Core Formation cultivator.
During the dispute, Old Qin had not yet reported to the base's greenhouse. Upon seeing the scene in the front yard and learning that those causing trouble possessed superpowers, he instructed Pan Xiaoying to find Wei Lan.
The middle-aged man approached Ling Zhantian with ghostly footwork and used a covert internal force in his hands to wake him up.
Leaving He Yunjiu's hospital room, Han Junyu returned to the car trunk to retrieve another bouquet of flowers and a fruit basket, heading toward Pei Shiyin's ward.
Regarding this question, Bai Luo and Bagu nodded unconsciously, seemingly already slipping into Pang Tong's train of thought.
Although he knew his tone was harsh, and although he clearly knew Pei Zhenteng was considerate, gentle, and tender toward Cheng Xiyun, he simply could not bring himself to do those things. The mere thought of the intimate scene between Cheng Xiyun and Pei Zhenteng just now made his anger flare uncontrollably, a fire that refused to be extinguished no matter how he tried to suppress it.
He hurriedly called his eldest brother to check on the situation. Could Qin Shaoyu's hopelessly unlucky constitution have run into trouble again? Duan Mingzhan simply could not guess the reason, throwing out a flurry of questions, yet the other end of the line remained silent, with no voice from his eldest brother.
After a long while, Gu Xiaobei finally raised her head, looking at Wu Chuang with tear-filled eyes, "Tell me, did Li Haonan never truly like me? Did he?" Because of the child's illness, Gu Xiaobei's psychological defenses had crumbled, laying bare the vulnerability she never wished to show others.
He Zijun was truly worthy of being a Film Emperor; his insincere performance convinced Gu Xiaobei completely. All the way back in the car, she chattered away like a child, recounting every little detail between herself and Wu Chuang to He Zijun.
He even mentioned how Li Jie was kidnapped, along with their shameless plots against Sun Luo and the others. Most importantly, Wang Lantao revealed in the conversation his venomous desire to eliminate Old Elder Chen so that he could replace him.
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"It's good that nothing is wrong. The situation is already quite clear now, and it's hard to say what the ultimate outcome will be. But, sigh, let's hope not!" Yuan Sanyuhu said, seemingly suddenly recalling something, and abruptly cut himself off mid-sentence.
"Uh!" Qin Mengqi was stunned for a moment, expecting Lin Xifan to continue playing the rogue as usual, but she never imagined he would agree so simply. Qin Mengqi realized she really needed to get used to Lin Xifan's habit of doing things completely out of convention.
Zhou Yingying was the apple of the eye of the fourth-largest family in the Sun Empire, and every single move of hers was tied to the Zhou family. Xu Zhe did not want Zhou Yingying to be ostracized by her clansmen because of Cao Yu's family affairs.
That man, who appeared as gentle as jade and soft as the breeze on the surface, was actually a cunning and domineering two-faced fox at heart.
"Hmph, for the Netherworld Army to make such a grand disturbance in the human world, are they not afraid of being discovered by the Ghost Realm? Or perhaps you wish to seize the opportunity of the Ghost Realm's impending opening to swiftly conquer, gather strength, and then rebel?" Zhong Tianyou's voice was not loud, yet it possessed a striking deterrent force.
That was what was said, but neither Shuda nor Ji Yunmei dared to fully believe it, so they could only wait slowly.
Yuan Ziling was forced back a step. Weighing her options, she decided to tell him the truth after all, since they were currently allies in the same boat.
Hearing this, Lin Feng paused mid-sentence, awkwardly rubbed his nose, and followed Yun Yue into the hotpot restaurant looking utterly defeated.
From then on, Ah Li and Wang Lrong frequently appeared in public in broad daylight, traveling everywhere together, and their sweet romance began.
Article 2, Decree 183: Silicon humans must submit an application to the government to reproduce offspring and can only give birth after approval; otherwise, it will be treated as the crime of disturbing social order.
He looked up and was shocked to find a vermilion-lacquered coffin suspended from the main ridge beam, at least four meters off the ground, with all four corners secured by rusted iron chains, looking as though it had been there for many years.
"How laughable. Those rumors about you weren't even spread by me, what does it have to do with me? Besides, there are eyewitnesses to the things you've done." The Princess Consort Han wore a triumphant expression.
"Therefore, after he returns, Your Majesty might as well issue a decree directly appointing Boyikao as the Xibo Marquis. In this way, Boyikao would suddenly receive a position of Xibo Marquis that logically should not belong to him, and naturally would be overjoyed beyond measure."
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