Chapter 182: The Waters of Luoyang Are Truly Deep

In the fourth year of Xiaochang, Empress Hu, who had held the reins of power in Northern Wei for many years, stepped down, and the young Emperor came to the fore, personally presiding over court affairs.

Beacons of war rose everywhere across the land, and Jiangshan was far from peaceful.

Freed from constraints, Yuan Xu was full of drive, determined to achieve a great cause.

From the very beginning, he set his sights on the west.

Li Shuang!

The loyalty Yuan Xu once believed in had hurt him most deeply at a critical moment, leaving Yuan Xu with deep resentment.

"Li Shuang is..."

"Very well, you stay." Having spoken, Qin Che turned and left, not even glancing at anyone.

Being invited by a bandit hardly seemed like a particularly glorious matter, but was it really appropriate for this bandit leader to be designed so humanely?

"What, Lin Tong? Call me Sister! Didn't your mother teach you that one must observe hierarchy and respect?" Ye Xuan said coolly.

"We of the Xia family support you, not to let you eat our rice for free, do we?" The only man present spoke coldly.

In the hospital room, Zhang Xiaofeng had one eye bruised black, his eyeballs bloodshot, bloodstains still lingering on his lips, and a clear Palm Print on his face; his eyes held some anger, but mostly fear, followed by blank emptiness.

"How did you know?" Yi Bailing was stunned, for the East Sea was currently quite calm and peaceful.

Having dealt with Elder Wu, Lin Dong's gaze turned coldly toward the rest of those present, especially Chen Tianba.

His parents had fallen beneath their blades, yet he, even holding a blade, could not avenge them; he still had her, and the child; in this world, who could intervene?

"Damn, so miraculous? Stick one on me, let me feel it." Ye Xuanji still did not believe it.

Locked in place, Gyarados could not evade Poly's attack at all; even if Gyarados unleashed Dragon Rage, it could not eliminate Tri-Attack in mid-air as it had before.

As if inspired by fortune, Kong Que in that instant poured all her strength into the five-colored divine feather, and then green, yellow, white, red, and black—five beams of wondrous light—shot forth from it, then, like vine whips, they actually lashed the lion demon, who was caught off guard, and sent him flying.

Li An took a deep breath, took out the jade pendant given to him by Duan Yuheng, and remained silent.

Although He Bing nearby did not clearly know what the military report said, his seasoned nature allowed him to discern some clues from Lin Yi's expression.

This was indeed a good idea; Li Chengqi pondered for a moment. Indeed, making Chen Xilie the fifth minister directly would be better than Yang Shenjin betraying him.

Li An dared not advance, so he raised his gun and blindly fired a shot toward the direction where the sound had vanished.

On the other side, after leaving the Adventurer's Association, Li An hurriedly found an inn nearby, temporarily rented a guest room, and after confirming no one would disturb him, took out all the martial arts manuals he had obtained from Duan Yuheng.

Although the Crescent Moon Blade was somewhat unsuitable as a weapon and better suited as a hidden projectile, in Qin Muzhi's hand it looked exceptionally fitting.

However, he did not speak at this moment; speaking too much would only expose more. It would not be too late to speak once all this had come to pass.

And these two strongmen seemed still intent on pursuing that young man, but were stopped by the king who emerged afterward—yes, the king himself.

Suddenly, the vast hall fell utterly silent; the air seemed frozen, cold and still. Everyone was witnessing a fine spectacle before them, wanting to see what extraordinary qualities this commoner son-in-law possessed that earned the Princess's favor, and wanting to know how this play would conclude.

Chen You had launched with the force of a Divine Strike, his charging speed already reaching the mid-stage of a strong expert or beyond.

Upon waking early, two beautiful figures had appeared beside Bai Yu; Rias and Asia rested their heads on his left and right arms respectively.