Chapter 725: The Little One

On that year's Shangyuan Night, Fang Chongyong ordered Che Guangqian to carry out a "sweep" of the whole Bianzhou. According to earlier intelligence, everyone on the "blacklist" was to be exterminated by family unit, leaving no survivors, all killed.

The maneuver was clever, because that night the streets of Bianliang City were filled with people out to enjoy the Shangyuan Festival lantern fair; how could they ensure no fish slipped through the net?

If those people all went out to wander the lantern fair, wouldn't that be a waste?

One could see that the area around Zhou Lin was still shrouded in mist, but the mist had become very light; even with Zhou Lin's eyesight, seeing more than ten zhang was no problem.

He called Fan Jian in advance; Fan Jian said he and Li Bai were both in Dormitory 302. Jin Gou, to practice Wang Dong's martial techniques, rushed to the Night Market Plaza on foot after the afternoon class ended and after giving Li Chengwu a good beating.

"Then thank you, senior," Leng Ruobing said with a faint smile; her smile was very tender, completely unlike her usual solemn demeanor.

Yue Min nodded heavily; he had long disliked Feng Chaoxi's two lackeys. The injuries he sustained last time were largely the work of Zhuo Ju's poisonous hand, and now old and new grudges could be avenged together.

In the same instant, Hua Fengxian sprang up, brandishing a silver needle, her body deftly dodging the "Wolf Smoke Poison" emanating from Hua Lianyue.

In the darkness, Xi Zi felt no drowsiness at all; every cell in his body was several times more alert than usual.

"The map shows there's a downward stone stairway about a hundred zhang long," the black‑clad man at the front of the group said without turning around.

Although Gao Yucheng was eager to take over the deal, the matter of Zhang Meili coming to collect a debt made him uneasy to state it outright.

Taking advantage of the bans left by the arduous cultivators protecting Chu Tian and Fa Hun's clones, the Twelve Star Gods immediately departed, flying toward the blood coffin.

"Even cooks can be deified by the Creator God? That's amazing!" another person who hadn't heard of the An family's history scoffed.

Suddenly, in a thought‑shift shorter than a split second, Gu Qingcheng shifted form and appeared beside Chu Hongyi, saying a single sentence to her.

Liu Bang and Zhang Liang could, through the eight‑hundred‑li express routes of the four great lords Qi, Han, Zhao, and Liang, promptly grasp the battlefield situation, whereas Xiang Zhuang and Wei Liao could only rely on scout cavalry, managing at most intelligence within a few dozen li; thus even now, Xiang Zhuang and Wei Liao still do not know that the Qi, Zhao, and Han armies have already returned to their homelands.

Cheng Hei's generals were instantly like waking from a dream; they rushed with seven hands and eight feet to try to pull Han Xin down, but Han Xin stopped them without a word.

In Zhao Qiangwei's eyes, he had long shed the youthful naivety and become a man one could negotiate with.

Those iconic three strands of hair stuck to his forehead, the big round eyes, the round face and the pointed nose were just like the actor San Mao in old movies.

Normally this wouldn't be necessary, but Xia Er's battle record is astonishing; although no one expects much from him, having him present at the start of a war makes Maiziluosi feel a bit more secure.

Su Jinxiu nodded, deeply agreeing, silently praying that Song Qian could heed Song Ling's words and not cause an irreparable tragedy.

Zhao Qiangwei originally wanted to lose his temper and give him a good thrashing, but seeing his attitude was so good, he not only held back but became puzzled.

Under the rule of the Linjiang Kingdom today, the four prefectures of Qianzhong, Nanjun, Changsha, and Hengshan span over a thousand li with a population of over a million; Jiangling serves as the capital, which is essentially the territory later governed by Liu Biao, the Governor of Jingzhou.

With this kind of spiritual energy absorption, although it is quite good for strengthening the body and ensuring health, it has no other effects.

Though hundreds of soldiers were already very weak, lacking rest and suffering long‑term malnutrition, all of them still stood with their chests puffed out.