Chapter 342: The Evil of Human Hearts

"Come on, clink glasses, eat your fill, don't be polite."

Xu Jiawei raised his beer and clinked it against Shen Siyuan's.

Zhao Xiaorui silently served them plates from the side.

This woman wasn't just "beautiful" — she was shrewd; she sat beside them, mostly watching Xu Jiawei speak. Though she rarely uttered a word, her gaze alone provided more than enough emotional value.

Xu Jiawei spoke of his youth, of himself.

Mu Yi entered the Light-Dark Battlefield again to hunt Anduin; as a mage, Anduin was inherently ill-equipped to withstand Mu Yi's explosive gunner assault during a surprise attack, so if Mu Yi truly intended only to strike by ambush, Anduin had virtually no chance of victory.

Seeing his prey attempt to flee, the "Pope" surged upward with his massive frame. A patch of darkness swept across the sky, and the lead vehicle was crushed beneath his feet.

At this point, many had already realized that Yuan's continued appointment of Sun Jian as Vanguard Commander was, in fact, setting a deep trap for him.

Last year, no one paid tribute to the imperial court, yet Yuan Shao and that bastard Cao Cao had even contacted all the regional lords to rebel.

Flying Phoenix Immortal Emperor and their master, Master Gu Nian, were contemporaries and had a good relationship, so Xun Qian and Xun Mo treated Flying Phoenix Immortal Emperor with great respect.

"Uncle, don't try to cozy up! I can't possibly be friends with someone like Yang He! Since I've found my friend, I'm taking my leave!" Ye Qiang held his saber horizontally across his chest, a flicker of unease crossing his face.

The Mirror Sage's expression turned strange, and everyone present immediately fell silent — they had already witnessed his unpredictable moods.

His clenched fist suddenly slammed into the flower stand beside him, instantly scraping off skin and drawing blood.

Thus, he had prepared for the worst, intending to install the young master. But now, the Imperial Consort had no son, and the Emperor had shown no signs of suspicion, so the matter was suppressed and left unmentioned.

Yet she didn't want Hua Kangrou to know, so her gaze toward the latter inevitably carried a tangle of conflict.

He clenched his fists tightly, his eyes gleaming with sharp determination — this time, he was going to play a big game.

These barren lands of the mountain stronghold meant nothing to Chu Yun; he was merely reclaiming what rightfully belonged to them. The real reason he allowed the Liu family's direct line to handle the candied hawthorn business was this: when Old Chen and the others ate meat, they ought to leave some broth for others to drink.

Moreover, the formation's defensive power could withstand at most ten or so strikes from an Extreme Realm cultivator before breaking.

After retracting his spiritual sense, Tang Li discovered the giant tiger below had stiffened, pressed flat against the ground.

The next moment, Lin Yuan cried out emotionally: "Cousin!" He reached out both hands to grasp Chen Changqing's right hand, shaking it vigorously — a perfect picture of someone who had finally found family.

"With people like you worrying about me, tell me — do you think I'm living poorly?" Qing Ning's tone remained sharp, yet she noticed the faint anger on Feng Chen's face.

"Enough, Qian Dao Liu — you already know, this place has been invaded… the situation is critical, so I order you to rush into battle immediately!" The Elder's resonant voice rang out.

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the many Elders present shifted unpredictably — Elder He was now the Grand Elder of Zhenwu Academy, widely regarded as second only to the Academy Head.

"Wait — can you just build anywhere like this… don't you need permits?" Ren Yi suddenly realized this issue — were the plots of land here all public? That made no sense whatsoever.

Perhaps because she had deliberately sealed away the painful memories of her clan, parents, and friends being sacrificed as spirit cores for the Blood Spear, her mood had remained consistently good since arriving here, and she had not slipped back into the frenzied mental chaos she once suffered — this immediately put Wang Hu at ease.