Chapter 54: Companionship

Did Zuo Yelin assign work to her just to avoid being disturbed?
Realizing the crucial point behind this, Shi Ran wanted to go and have it out with Zuo Yelin.
Second-guessing his usual style of conduct, however, she reined in her thoughts.
Going to Zuo Yelin to discuss such matters would inevitably lead to humiliation.
Forget it then.
Suppressing the notion, Shi Ran switched off her phone.
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Meanwhile, The Handsomest Guy in the World had already brandished the Electric Poison Dragon Spear. Whirling the long spear to stir up a fierce gale, he smashed it down furiously toward the ground ahead.
Jiang Nan originally had no desire to respond to him, yet Yang Jingchen acted as if they were old friends and trotted right up to her, insisting on helping push her shopping cart no matter what.
After deliberating through the night, the four of them decided to leave Zhu Kaiyang behind to guard the megalithic array. Should Gordon arrive, he must under no circumstances be allowed to discover him, and a homing pigeon should be released immediately back to the mountain to report. The remaining three would set out to track down Gordon's whereabouts.

"Wait, aren't we going to rescue all these adventurers?" Any talk of schizophrenia or talking to oneself was sheer, blatant slander.
The moment he shattered the thin rays of light, Lin Mufeng had already materialized like a ghost right in front of the Undead Captain. A crimson ribbon coiled tightly around its neck, violently slamming it down to the ground.
No matter what kind of attacks he tried, he simply couldn't hit Ye Zi. Growing frantic, Warlord Shank abandoned his assault on Ye Zi and instead charged straight toward the Skeleton Mage.
Manman was originally expected to wake up in three days. Yet, six days had already passed, and she still showed not the slightest sign of regaining consciousness.
The voice carried a faint trace of melancholy, lyrical and beautiful, causing everyone's footsteps to slow involuntarily.
Uzumaki Kushina felt she was fortunate. At least Shimura Yo had never regarded her as a monster, and no one around her looked down on her just because she was the Nine-Tails' jinchuriki.
"Indeed, we often make roasted meat ourselves, but none of it ever tastes this good," remarked the bearded heavy armor warrior.
Ling Yu judged the direction of the incoming ball. Without channeling any internal energy, he simply executed a standard jump. Naturally, this jump couldn't match the height of the tall player, who raised both hands and intercepted the ball effortlessly without even needing to jump.
Knowing full well that the unscrupulous Taoist had a foul mouth—a habit of more than just a day or two—he couldn't be bothered to argue with the stinky Taoist anymore.
Wang Yu, already half-asleep and in a daze, was jolted wide awake by the commotion. The moment he raised his head, he sobered up instantly and was left dumbfounded.

Being a slow writer, I've only managed to stockpile twelve chapters, but I'll keep writing. I'm taking a day off today to grind out chapters for you brothers all day long. I'm going to see if I can push past twenty chapters. Of course, clumsy old me will do my absolute best. If I genuinely can't break through the twenty-chapter mark, I hope you brothers won't curse me out.
The banquet hall was decorated in a medieval European court aristocracy style, making people feel as though they had traveled back in time to that dreamlike era.
The Sacred Alliance had begun infiltrating the lower rungs of Huaxia. Ordinary people might remain completely oblivious to this, but Xiao Cheng and the others, serving as national advisors, were well aware of it.
Startled for a second, Song Jie was just about to turn tail and run when Wang Yu struck like lightning, employing the exact same trick to land a resounding slap across his face.
Staring for a moment at the enormous skeletal dragon's body, he leaped into the air and landed squarely atop its skull.
The beer bottle was instantly smashed to smithy-shere, shards of glass scattering all over the floor. The punk rolled his eyes back, slumped limply to the ground, and passed out cold.
Approaching Wu Shixing and catching a glimpse of Zizhu and Ziling standing beside him, he couldn't help being momentarily stunned. These two beauties were truly stunners of the world.
In the eyes of the common folk of the Li State, he was a bloodthirsty tyrant born with a penchant for slaughter, as well as being cunning, lustful, and responsible for countless acts of arson and murder across the land. Ultimately, all of this originated from rumors deliberately spread within the Li State's imperial court, designed for nothing more than to incite public outrage.