Chapter 57: Lost Twice

Song Yanzi never expected that her brother and sister-in-law would suddenly appear at her doorstep. For a fraction of a second, she felt as if she had been struck by a bolt of lightning, her mind turning completely blank. Yet after merely a moment, she quickly composed herself and walked toward them.

Song Yanting and Xu Yaqi were standing right there. Upon seeing her, Song Yanting spoke first, "Zizi, where have you been? So late..."

Although he was no saint and his hands were stained with a fair share of blood, he had at least fought every battle fairly and squarely without overly involving others. But now, Su Huanzhen actually wanted to capture Qin Ji and resort to such hostage-taking tricks, how could he not respond?

I wanted to drown my sorrows in alcohol, perhaps to finally forget all that heartache and pain.

He was also well aware that experts in the martial realm were as numerous as crucian carp crossing a river, and they were fiercely united to boot. Conversely, looking at the opposing factions—especially those teaming up for destruction and conquest—their defeats could always be boiled down to two primary reasons: infighting and lowered intelligence.

Previously, he had been entirely focused on exchanging blows with Su Huanzhen and thus paid little attention to the combat situation on his avatar's end. Figuring it was a two-on-one fight after all, even if they couldn't win, they should at least be able to hold out until he "resolved" Su Huanzhen.

The squad leader, stationed beside one of the three-man teams and carrying a ZB-26 light machine gun, occupied the gap between two advancing platoons. There was no one directly in front of him, and he occasionally exchanged low shouts with the neighboring fraternal platoon to coordinate their movements.

Gu Zheng walked out into the street, with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong holding his arms on either side. What Zhu Zhuqing said made complete sense; she did not yet possess any attire suitable for formal occasions, so they now needed to find someone to have custom garments made.

He had no idea who that person was, nor did it matter—it could be anyone, as it had no bearing on the purpose of his journey.

Jiang Wanshuang placed Mother Mo's hands into the palms of Qingyu and the other, then walked over toward Qiao Huaixi.

At that moment, the three wild pigs had already devoured the potatoes and corn, and came snorting toward this direction once again.

Yet when Chen Yunxing received Liu Guofeng's call and heard the name Qin Feng, he was completely baffled as well.

Ning Zixin unfolded the letter, and after scanning it for a brief moment, an expression of utter astonishment involuntarily surfaced on her face.

Several brawny men wearing leather skirts, bare-chested and with bronze-hued skin, stepped forward with a menacing aura.

Multiple afterimages intersected, and psychic energy blasted against Pichu. With a resilient cry from Pichu, a ring of defensive electricity rapidly reversed to form a protective barrier, striking back at Ralts with two loud thuds. As Ralts swiftly teleported away to dodge, the surrounding psychic energy blanketed the area as formless power.

Still, this was for the best; his side happened to need a little time, depending on whether they could stall for a bit.

The crown prince turned to look at Muyun. This pitiful and endearing appearance instantly stirred the crown prince's protective instincts. Muyun's looks were not inferior, prompting the crown prince to spare her a few extra glances.

At that time, she genuinely missed Wang Yufei a great deal. Moreover, her brother's arrival home had a profound impact on her, bringing monumental changes to her life. Most importantly, Wang Yufei had completely revolutionized her worldview.

Therefore, the excitement and boiling fervor of the players could no longer be suppressed—especially upon learning that the full set of gaming equipment reserves remained ample, with hundreds of millions of sets directly supplied to the first-to-release Chinese region.

Amidst Han Qian's chilly gaze, Guo Xiaoyi stuck out her tongue in defeat and decided to change the subject.

Neither gave ground, but Vulpix's tails were terrifyingly formidable; shrouded in ice and snow, every sweep carried a biting chill.

The ultimate effect was equally remarkable, prompting high-level players within Qingyang Province to proactively come forward for negotiations.

With magic crystals, Fan Yiyang could craft cosmetics and refine pills to treat thrombosis, so he resolved to head to the Monster Mountain tomorrow to procure magic crystals.

Contemplating how the Bull Demon King was currently holding a martial arts tournament to find a husband for Luna, Sun Wukong suddenly found himself somewhat troubled. He had just declared moments ago that he would not participate—did he now have to run back and go back on his word? Wouldn't his illustrious reputation as the Great Sage Equal to Heaven be completely ruined across the demon realm?