Volume 1, Chapter 51: The Disappearing Woman (30)

Observing the subtle shifts in his expression the entire time, a secret wave of delight washed over me at this juncture, and I silently murmured to myself, "It's in the bag."

After a few minutes passed without a word from him, anxiety began to gnaw at me. Fearing that he remained skeptical of the report, I contemplated throwing a little more fuel on the fire.

With a single cast, the net shimmered under the moonlight, woven from incomparably resilient snow-silkworm threads. Braided into strands, a few lines could bear the weight of an adult, making it abundantly clear that once ensnared, escape would be virtually impossible.

Hearing Director Chang's remarks, Wu Kai smiled with satisfaction and said, "Director Chang, this mindset of yours is simply wonderful. I have every confidence that you will stand the test of time." With that, Wu Kai proceeded to steer the conversation toward the agenda of the day's meeting.

Executing a mission? Hearing such a forceful and uncompromising statement, Vice Mayor Lu was nearly scared out of his wits. He hardly knew how he had managed to stumble out the front door, a turbulent wave of lingering dread churning in his chest. Even when Yang Xiao pressed him for details, he could only offer vague and perfunctory responses in a daze.

Yet Duo Luo had spent the entire journey in profound loneliness, and having finally found a soul willing to converse with him, he cast aside his usual disdain for that very breed of person and struck up a lively chat within a mere couple of sentences.

"Hello! I am Xu Siyou, Commander of the East China Sea Fleet. Please help me get in touch with General Wu Kai; I need to speak with him directly!" Once the signal was established, the voice originating from the Chinese fleet immediately resonated through the defense hall.

The third issue was that the players were simply over-excited. A moderate degree of hype in a derby match is beneficial and entirely understandable, but becoming excessively over-excited is detrimental—this was the primary reason, and the one that demanded the most urgent resolution.

At dinnertime, Mido finally comprehended the meaning behind the Tree of Life's declaration that "all the children call me Grandpa Tree," as her own household plants erupted into a frenzy of ecstatic joy at the newcomer's arrival.

The sharp *ding* signaling a system notification caused Mido to shudder involuntarily, followed immediately by the delivery of news that left her completely dumbfounded.

A-Cai was rather inept; perhaps due to his frantic rush, he took a solid tumble right in the middle of the main hall, hitting the floor with a resounding thud from which he could no longer rise. Though Yuan Zhenxia rushed up right behind him, there was no time to pull him to his feet. Leaping straight over A-Cai's sprawling form, Yuan Zhenxia charged out of the hall as well.

Upon hearing Li Mei's words, Lin Yuxuan instantly deduced that Li Mei had arrived in the company of officials from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. She immediately put on a welcoming smile and said, "Mom! Look at me, so caught up in talking to you that I completely forgot to invite you to sit in my office. Mom, this way please." With that, she linked her arm through Li Mei's and guided her toward the office.

"It's nothing, just a breakthrough in my cultivation," Lu Liu replied, feeling quite pleased, though his hands and mouth immediately resumed their restless mischief.

Daoist Wuye gave a nod, then turned and shouted to his two apprentices, "You two! Drive the walking corpse into the back courtyard room!" As he spoke, he took a couple of steps forward to support Old Man Liu.

"Not at all!" A bitter smile was clearly audible in Chang Qiqi's tone. This sequence of consecutive attacks had indeed left him somewhat overwhelmed.

"Plenty, for starters, you could fight him to a draw!" Chase pointed at Joro, his eyes concealed behind dark sunglasses, rendering any expression of joy, anger, sorrow, or pleasure completely unreadable.

"Very well, I'm leaving." Unlike Yaoyao, Dugu Xingyue was not one for uninhibited boldness. Having blurted out this request, her face flushed crimson, and she instantly vaulted out through the window.

The permissions unlocked this time surprisingly required no purchase; every single cultivation technique could be practiced at will, which came as a minor surprise to the two of them.

Bu Xiangyang had discovered a cloud-brocade kasaya beneath the cliff, but by then all the golden threads had been painstakingly extracted. The sheer internal energy of the person who did so was something even Bu Xiangyang had to concede was far beyond his own.

Should the Infernal Universe fall into the hands of the descending Supreme Beings of Creation, and its inhabitants suffer harm as a result, that was no longer something they needed to concern themselves with.