Volume 1, Chapter 45: Qiaoqiao, give me back the photo, and I will let you go

"Wow!"
"Qiaoqiao, is this your boyfriend? So handsome."
"He really looks like a soldier, what a figure, what a face."
"Qiaoqiao, you must introduce some military guys to us as well."
"That's right, exactly."
Ye Qiaoqiao chuckled along, "Alright, as long as you're willing, whenever the company has leave, I'll introduce some to you."
"It's a deal then." A group of female classmates happily agreed.
One after another, they began discussing animatedly what kind of partner they should look for.
Jiang Wan took the photograph back and returned it to Ye Qiaoqiao. She hesitated with words on the tip of her tongue, but suddenly, catching sight of someone standing at the foot of the mountain out of the corner of her eye, she said in mild astonishment, "Qiaoqiao, isn't that Zhou Cong..."
"What does taking over this world mean? Could it be that I have become the master of this world?" Jiang Mu could not help asking.
Although none of us have ever met Junior Uncle Li Wu, we've heard that he entered the Xiantian realm decades ago and possesses extremely profound mastery in the arts of cloud and wind.
This was an agreement between the brother and sister. Since Jiang Jingshu always woke up early, preparing breakfast was naturally left to her.
"No, no, Military Advisor, didn't you tell the two generals that our training content involves capturing the enemy's family members?" Zheng Qian asked with a dumbfounded expression.
This time, it was just the right moment to settle old and new scores all at once—not only resolving the master's grievance, but also venting a deep, pent-up fury on behalf of the entire Yue Family Army.
"Just as Your Excellency the Grand Commandant has said, we may be like rats scurrying across the street, but Your Excellency is currently embroiled in the struggle for the Crown Prince, which can't be all that comfortable either," the Immovable Wisdom King replied unyieldingly with a counter-question.
At the military order, the archers stationed right in the center of the phalanx immediately drew their bows, notched their arrows, and pulled the bowstrings to their absolute limits without the slightest hesitation.
Not only within the borders of Sizhou, but even far away in Jiangnan, that shocking and world-shaking celestial phenomenon could be witnessed that night. That ferocious and violent power was far beyond what was comparable when the Heavenly Beam Star Kong Wen or the Lucun Star Ye Wenliu awakened.
"⊙▽⊙!" The three people standing on the grassy slope at this moment wore two giant characters of utter bewilderment on their faces—to think there was such a maneuver.
The time was just about right. Gao Shun and his elite Camp of Trapped Warriors had already returned from their patrol. Following their usual routine, they were carrying out their unwavering training and rest.
For a moment, Feng Wusheng could only swallow his broken teeth back down into his own stomach. Although he had been thoroughly humiliated and had even lost a martial arts technique, there was simply nothing he could do. After all, this was an opponent he had chosen himself, and most crucially, his skills were inferior to others, so naturally, there was nothing left to say.
These could by no means be coincidences. If someone had orchestrated this intentionally at the time, the mastermind behind the scenes would be entirely too terrifying. The things he wished to accomplish were probably far greater than ordinary people could ever imagine.
"Right, by exploiting Qingsong's anxious psychological state and continuously casting smoke screens to make him furious, it lowers his guard and fills his heart with burning rage, leaving him solely focused on beating up Lin Yu. That in turn opened up an opportunity for Lin Yu," Lei Yang explained.
Now, if Su Yi were to take this token to find him, presumably seeking his protection would not be a difficult task at all.
This fellow Ye Feng was clearly trying to frame and entrap him. With a few casually claimed missing spirit stones, what else could he possibly say in his own defense?
However, everyone also knew that the Quasi-Divine tier still had a massive gap compared to the true Divine tier. The Quasi-Divine tier was still far from reaching that level of quantitative derivative and qualitative transformation.
Those domineering words left Lin Yu utterly shocked. To think that such a mighty expert had such boundless ambitions, even delusionally attempting to devour the heavens, which was why he created such a Daoist technique?
Just as the four of them were still relentlessly attacking the seal and marveling at its immense strength, a wave of extraordinarily immense force suddenly swept across the entire seal in an instant. With a loud crash, a massive and exceptionally violent surge of primordial energy swept wildly outward, then gathered at the location of the seal.
With a crisp "snap," Billeer actually caught a flying arrow shot from the side with his front teeth, snapping the arrowhead clean off! Appearing alongside Nur and Ayana were dozens of mounted mercenaries, while shouts echoed from the distance. It seemed Nur and Ayana were both being pursued by a large number of enemies who had breached the military camp.
"Oh, seeing as we're both around the same age, you must be a college student village official, and listening to your accent, you don't sound like a local either." Liansheng covertly opened his piercing eye of wisdom, yet could discern nothing whatsoever, as if a layer of gray, hazy vapor had shrouded Lin Tianxiang.
"Not knowing the terrifying nature of your family background—should I provoke the person standing behind you, it would spell total annihilation for me!" Yi Xuan spoke every single word of what he truly thought in his heart.
Having walked only a dozen paces, a sharp, piercing roar suddenly echoed from within the underground palace. Lu Shuiyi felt a surge of joy as he recognized that voice belonged to Zhao Ruozhi.
In reality, most superpower users did not care much about the affairs between Guan Ling and the government; they simply wanted to live in peace. Yet the so-called helplessness of circumstances only arises under such conditions.
Although he was completely unable to fully execute a complete pulse-breath barrier due to his damaged meridians, precisely with the assistance of the barriers set up by Xuanyuan Yanye and the other, he was able to rely on the Pure Lotus Sky Fire to form a thin barrier and launch attacks. To deal with these Crimson Lotus Bats, which had already lost their ability to counterattack, this was more than enough.
Puzzled, Zhao Ruozhi switched off the wolf-fang lamp. To his amazement, he discovered a faint trace of light at the bottom of the water pool. The light was extremely weak; even in the pitch-black cave, without careful observation, it was hard to spot.
Li Jing'er remained completely undaunted. More and more of Cao Ge's shadow manifested on her body—this aura could no longer be disguised, as it was the physical and mental fusion brought about by mutual attraction.
The Ghost Flow Path narrowed his eyes, a chilling light gleaming in his gaze. With a flick of his wrist, the silver hook snared around Ni Duoshi tightened once again, and droplets of fresh blood trickled down from Ni Duoshi's face, head, and neck.
After settling the military affairs, Yi Xuan still remained shut inside his tent, devoting himself entirely to studying the rune patterns within the jade talisman. Through two sleepless days and nights of comprehension, he finally mastered all the rune patterns in one of the iron chains, enabling him to conjure out of thin air an identical iron chain matching the one in the talisman, which vastly boosted his confidence.
"Do as you please then..." Tang Zhihang said indifferently, while the clattering sound of typing on a keyboard rang out from that side once again.
The mountain bandits were not fools either. Seeing Lott hide behind the greatsword, they stopped shooting. The leader called out to another axeman, telling him to finish Lott off. With Lott using the greatsword to block the arrows, his hands were currently empty, which they considered to be a prime opportunity.