Chapter 703: A Dilemma That Resolves Itself

The night was heavy and dark. In the study of the Bianzhou prefectural yamen, candlelight flickered, casting shadows on Fang Chongyong's somewhat weary face.

The Bianzhou court governed dozens of prefectures, not counting the newly conquered lands of Hebei. Countless affairs converged on the prefectural yamen in Kaifeng City, ultimately passing through Fang Chongyong's review for approval before being issued as new decrees.

The current state of the world was precisely one where the old state apparatus had been shattered and a new one was gradually taking shape, making administrative duties ever more numerous.

"Give me a break. You should have had the upper hand the whole time just now, right? Your comprehension is decent enough — bringing you along was definitely the right call!" But faced with Shi Yuan's complaints, Hua Shang dismissed them with a scoff, unbothered.

"So that's how it is. I never expected your master to be quite the formidable figure as well." The middle-aged man also surfaced an inscrutable smile.

Declining an invitation from a titan of an immortal legacy to be taken on as a personal disciple — this was not a temptation that an ordinary person could resist. Everyone who witnessed this scene looked at Wu Yueban as though he were a fool, yet in their hearts they wished they could take his place.

Hearing these words, Shamuer did not reply, only watching Feiling quietly. In truth, Shamuer had long known what Muyang, Ruan Linlin, and Feiling were planning, and this course of action was not without consideration.

"No, I still need to stay here a while longer. Perhaps we will meet again soon." Xia Cang smiled.

However, when Jing Lan returned, her expression was far too strange; she looked at Li Xuan as though wanting to speak but hesitating.

Under the influence of this unease, Base No. 2 was virtually on constant war alert. All production lines and workshops were running at full capacity, and as the problems of raw materials and energy were being resolved, even more production lines and workshops were being continuously brought into operation.

In the course of constant warfare, the people of Earth had created a series of weapons of mass destruction — nuclear weapons, tanks, fighter jets, and so forth — which impressed even Red Spider, the great scientist of the Decepticon Legion, as quite extraordinary.

The figure of five thousand was actually something Zhao Wuchang had said off the top of his head, because "injured" was hard to define. Minor scrapes and bumps were unavoidable in battle and could be called injuries — but who could tally such a number in such precise detail?

Terrifying energy boiled, divine light shot skyward, and killing intent pierced the clouds. The experts, including Qin Feng, struck one after another. That terrifying destructive power tore an opening in the great array of the Heavenly Court Remnants, and immediately some disciples of the Heavenly Court Remnants and the Iron Mask Knights from the outer domain were blasted to death.

What exactly was the relationship between this magical beast and Hua Ming? Why did it so fiercely guard something belonging to Hua Ming?

Should she go all out and accelerate to take the Baron, or go fight Victor and force him away, or perhaps… fight Wu Jian?

This white mist now felt like the most mysterious existence within the space bowl. She suspected that the thing which had resisted the bizarre black current in her body earlier was precisely this. Now, the only thing she could do to save herself was to place her hopes in it.

Since it was best of three, the key naturally lay in winning two. Though Buddhism was powerful, it could not utterly crush the Zhan Sect. Therefore, who participated in this contest and the order in which both sides sent out their representatives became extremely important.

In the bedchamber, after Baili Wuyou departed, Noble Consort Qin's heart went completely cold — how could she have the slightest desire to sleep?

"Mm, not bad, very tasty." Swallowing the noodles in her mouth, Tong Lei's face flushed faintly red from the steam, and she nodded vigorously at Wang Yue.

Officials' first local appointment was often as a county magistrate. Both publicly and privately, they had to rely on local clerks, yamen runners, and the like; otherwise they could not take a single step, and might even accomplish nothing and be dismissed from office for some offense.

EDG's form during this period seemed rather unstable, with a win rate not as high as people imagined. But that was how matches worked — it was not the case that if Team A beat Team B once, Team A was necessarily stronger than Team B. Often, a strong team playing a weak one could also end up being defeated.