Chapter 47 Disappointment

The Qu family living room was filled with warmth and harmony.
Mrs. Qu sat on the sofa, looking at Shen Zhiwei with gentle eyes. "Zhiwei, you shouldn't have brought any gifts just for a visit."
"Susu is Bainan's younger sister, which makes her my sister too. It's only natural that I bring a gift for her birthday," Wen Zhiwei replied with a flawless smile, seemingly about to continue—

Following the enemy intrusion, He Hao resolved never to be careless again. He planned to reinforce and remodel the walls on every side by building suspended metal platforms atop the high ramparts. Accessible via flexible ladders, each platform could accommodate fifty combatants at a time, eliminating the awkward disadvantage of restricted space.

As for Lan Yunqiang, he was furious—not because he had been beaten up by Gao Yang, but because Gao Yang had upset his elder sister.

"Really?" Linger was just feeling relieved that Brother Yang was no longer torturing himself when she heard a loud growl from an empty stomach.

The mountain trail remained rugged and full of potholes. No matter how much they hurried, the group failed to make it out of the forest within a single day. Fortunately, along the way, they did not encounter a single mutated beast. Presumably, they had either fled upon sensing the zombie horde or ended up as zombie food.

"Uh, Yunchang, you should go attend to your duties. Either I'll head back to the military camp tonight, or I'll come over bright and early tomorrow morning; I certainly won't delay the training!" Liu Tianhao turned around to find Guan Yu following closely behind him, looking as though he intended to accompany him all the way back to the manor.

Unexpectedly, Linger said, "However, if Brother Yang wants me to go back, then I will go back." She simply could not bear to see Brother Yang caught in such a difficult dilemma.

Having grasped the general current situation, Liu Tianhao knew that as far as the war in Jizhou was concerned, there was no short-term hope of relying on He Jin and Zhu Jun from Henan.

"In order to cure his stubborn ailment, how could Xu Le possibly care about such things? Even if it means offending Brother Yuxiao, he will stop at nothing. Besides, in a place as secluded as Tianyuan Manor, the only people who can enter and leave are Xu Le's trusted aides. How could Brother Yuxiao possibly find out that you and I were captured?" Qi Yang explained.

Young Master Yan was also startled by the sudden turn of events. He rushed to push the door open, only to find it hopelessly jammed. Hearing Lu Xia's terrified voice, he did indeed panic for a fleeting moment. Yet, he immediately relaxed, the corners of his mouth naturally curling into a cold smirk. Wasn't this precisely the effect he wanted?

Gao Gao had nothing to say. The assessment results dictated the ultimate execution, and Xiao Zhan certainly knew how to organize training.

He actually contributed his entire monthly stipend to exchange for a one-month usage right over three magical treasures.

With a bitter chuckle, Tu Ming joined the fray to contend for the soul pearls, their ecstatic howls echoing throughout the canyon.

Another identical shockwave erupted. In the blink of an eye, everyone in the vicinity was knocked to the ground.

With a loud thud, Longwu brought his claw down, and the Black-Scaled Toad let out a miserable shriek before being driven deep into the ground.

Yuxu Taoist also reported Tu Ming's monstrous capabilities to Mount Kunlun, advising everyone in the sect to find ways to get on his good side at all costs and under no circumstances provoke such a character.

If Andariel were fortunate enough to attain the rank of a sixth-tier Demon God in the future, these fourth- and fifth-tier Demon Kings would be her most reliable mainstays and right-hand supporters.

Less than ten percent of the Greedy Wolf Army survived, making it practically annihilated. The Blood Demon Army fought a bloody and brutal battle, with only a third escaping; nearly one hundred and fifty thousand died on the battlefield. The Fallen Moon Army suffered a similar fate, leaving fewer than seventy or eighty thousand out of their hundreds of thousands of troops.

Just as Jiang Han had asked them: since they already possessed the ability to construct mystic realms, had they ever built one and allowed unfamiliar low-level cultivators to enter and seek treasures for sport?

"That's right. The two of us will clear the path for you in a moment, Brother Chu. Just head right in!" Guan Qing said gracefully with one hand held behind his back.

Therefore, by combining the two, it was truly possible to achieve the effect of making offerings to ancestors and thereby receiving their divine protection.