Chapter 53: The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, Unaware of the Oriole Behind

Watching the business van drive away ahead, Pei Yinian’s face remained cold as he circled around the front of the vehicle and opened the driver’s door.

The driver didn’t even have time to react before a powerful force yanked him out, leaving him sprawled awkwardly on the ground.

As he regained his senses, he inhaled a mouthful of tailpipe fumes and stared helplessly at the van, which vanished from sight in an instant.

Pei Yinian pressed the accelerator, his expression icy as he followed closely behind the business van.

...

Before the match, in Sacramento, Qin Yang hosted a friendly dinner with players from both the Kings and the Heat.

Since then, the merchants began renovating each teleportation hub one by one, leasing the shops at each location to professionals for management.

In the eyes of the common people under the Daliang Empire, the Outsiders were seen as fiends, as traitors to the nation. So, although I am a prince of the Yue family, in the eyes of the world, I, Yue Dan, am destined to rebel against Daliang sooner or later.

“Uh, Sister Lan, I heard your son just graduated a year or two ago? And now he’s already buying a villa? Is it in Hangzhou?” the shopkeeper’s wife exclaimed in surprise.

Inside the carriage, Li Xianyu was somewhat excited, feeling that all her hard work had finally paid off. The sage was so favorably disposed toward her that he had brought her into the carriage upon their first meeting. If she pushed a little harder, wouldn’t she have secured this powerful ally completely?

Therefore, someone from the Zhao family had to step forward to act as regent for the young emperor—for how things would develop from there, only heaven and earth knew. But it was out of the question to have the court face a clueless child at every audience.

The light of the heavens and earth was obscured, and everyone instinctively closed their eyes, including the ten half-elves.

“Relax, we’re all old friends here. Nothing to worry about,” Tai Lei comforted with a calming gesture toward the tense Lanros, who offered no resistance and surrendered immediately.

“...” The Iceberg stared at the ceiling. Although this was seemingly the only explanation for why Robin had attacked him, he still felt something was off.

“...Are you really going to hand Frank over to us?” It was Lu Qi who finally broke the silence.

Were you certain he was dead at the time? Because the SNLQ agents had just discovered someone with an identical appearance committing crimes. Wu Yong had no choice but to explain the situation to him.

Moreover, Tao Feng was a mission fanatic. Since his promotion to the Foundation Establishment stage, he had been assigned repeatedly to hunt spirit beasts in the Luoxia Mountains. Up till now, Li Shan could not guarantee how experienced he truly was in combat.

“I think I understand now. The elder means for us to become double agents among the spies—in other words, anti-spies who provide the elder with intelligence on their activities...” said a particularly sharp-minded disciple.

Wu Yong opened another bottle of Erguotou, but if he had to finish the whole bottle, he would surely be drunk beyond repair. Joking aside, this Erguotou was fifty-three degrees, and the bottle held over half a kilogram. Someone like him, with a tolerance of just a few taels, would surely fall ill if he drank that much at once.

He fought in the distance, charging into battle for their future. At this moment, all she could do was become the best version of herself, and then give that best self to him.

“Of course! That’s the only way to prove how much I value you! That old bastard from the Liao family wouldn’t dare cross the line!” Qi Gongzi said coldly.

“If it weren’t for the Hashirama cells, I’d probably be lying on the ground unable to get up by now,” Uchiha Matsuri thought silently.

“Send me back, and I’ll be safer!” Jiang Shu snorted coldly, glaring fiercely at him.

Mu Yi’s final choice coincidentally aligned perfectly with the true meaning of the Ninefold Golden Body Technique. This technique focused on proving the Dao through strength. Although condensing the realms of water, fire, and thunder was also powerful, it was undoubtedly a deviation from the proper path, even potentially becoming a shackling obstacle to future breakthroughs.