Chapter 45: Containing Warmth

It was time to look toward the future, yet Zhao Zixian felt quite heavy-hearted. He patted the cash inside his coat—there wasn't much left. What on earth was he supposed to do now?

Only when matters had reached this point did Qiao Song finally realize that this police officer had been bribed. Would any normal cop make threats like that?

Now that she thought about it, it was only after she had told Yun Xi last night that she didn't like children that Yun Xi's mood had soured.

She knew very well how deeply Yan Yansheng cared for Mu Qingqing. Kidnapping her this time was undoubtedly meant to vent anger on Mu Qingqing's behalf.

Immediately afterward, the sound of a vehicle rang out. The big, burly man and several others rushed past the collapsed wall, forcibly dragging Lisa with them straight into the dark, suburban mountains.

"Don't you know that those who serve in the Young Master's courtyard are not permitted to wander in and out of the main residence as they please?" Fuping rebuked in a low voice.

When Hongyue was carried back to the tavern, Dou Jiang was already seated at the wine table. According to reason, master and servant should have exchanged emotionally charged words upon reuniting, but Dou Jiang merely wiped Hongyue's tears away with a placid expression.

Simultaneously, Shiyang exerted all the strength in his single arm and, meeting that gigantic maw head-on, hurled Medusa straight inside.

Seeing Xing'er leave, Su Yi unfastened her frog buttons, stripped off all her garments, and gently lowered herself into the bathtub. The water temperature was just right. As the heat rose, the sweet fragrance of the orchid dew was completely released, and amidst the misty vapor, Su Yi felt almost drowsy.

"No, your heart is now filled with a lust for power and aggression. To achieve hegemony over the world, you are even willing to use your own biological younger brother... Eldest Brother, I am not asking for much. I only beg that Fei'er be kept safe. Can you not even grant me that?" Ah Xiang said with a sorrowful expression.

Yet the situation inside the main camp caused him deep anxiety. Things appeared far more troublesome than he had imagined, as the continuous sounds of battle echoed from within the encampment.

At that very moment, however, a sharp sound of breaking air suddenly rang out behind the puppet Zhao Gao, and a terrifying wave of energy struck directly toward him.

Although she claimed she wasn't angry, Yingchun had never once addressed Sun Shaozu as "Master" when the two of them were alone. Sun Shaozu began to feel uneasy inside.

Huang Yuan was deeply startled and hurriedly drove his spiritual power forward to meet Rasin. The next instant, however, a surge of blood-colored energy erupted from Rasin's body, transforming into a bloody phantom that vanished from Huang Yuan's sight. In the blink of an eye, it reappeared right beside Huang Yuan and kicked him flying.

Upon this heavenly gate were branded not only countless bolts of lightning, but also tens of thousands of sabers, spears, swords, and halberds. Even more shocking was that the totems of divine beasts such as dragons and phoenixes were clearly etched upon its surface.

"You... why are you here?" Xuanyuan Yulong's face was filled with terror. The inheritance here was his tightly guarded secret; moreover, he knew full well what would happen if others discovered this legacy was hidden here.

Having said that, Princess Mingyue brushed past Zhao Hongwei and hurried off after Gu Zheng on her own, thus demonstrating her dissatisfaction with Zhao Hongwei.

Across the pitch-black sky, a flying-wing transport bomber swept past like a low-growling bat.

"Stop calling me that... What is so urgent?" Zhang Liang rubbed his chin instinctively.

"Old Gu, saving lives takes priority right now. Let's not worry about other matters," Guan Yunshan sighed helplessly.

Not long ago, he was still in the War Soul Holy City, where even facing a martial artist at the perfection stage of the Earth Dan Realm required immense effort for him to secure a victory.

The mistake made by Zhang Xusheng and Daoist Faluo lay in the fact that they did not know Moon Shadow had long since been refined by him into an avatar, allowing his true form to forcefully employ certain secret techniques to recall her directly. Thus, upon seeing Moon Shadow captured alive, Zhang Zhiping felt not a shred of anxiety.

The dust and smoke obscured his vision, preventing him from clearly seeing the tentacles lashing out at him from the outside. The aerial fighter Masked was struck head-on, trailing sparks and black smoke as it plummeted toward the ground.

Bathed in the lamplight, their hair and the folds of their garments were already covered in fine yellow sand, making them look all the more uncanny and terrifying in the dead of night.

Even flora and fauna greatly benefited at this moment. Innumerable animals began to awaken their spiritual awareness, ancient trees spanning a millennium developed fledgling consciousness, and in places where spiritual energy was exceptionally dense, even mountain rocks, earth and timber, tables, stools, sabers, and weapons began to spawn entities akin to nature spirits.

Although Cai Xu had perceived this—indeed, sensing the subtle and distinct changes in Guan's demeanor through Guan Yu's previous responses and confirming his inner struggle—he would certainly not display magnanimity now by empathizing with Guan Yu's predicament.

Yet sometimes, eight or nine out of ten things in life do not go as one wishes; the very things you pray will not happen are precisely the ones that come to pass.

Guifei then eagerly used his communication token to send a message demanding that Guikong intercept Daoist Kouwu and Daoist Haiping without fail, but unfortunately, he was still a step too late.

"This, no." Seeing Cai Xu's rather unsightly expression, Wang Zhu inexplicably sensed a murderous intent that he had rarely ever felt from Cai Xu before.

The terrifying and extreme blade light, as though unleashed by an Asura from hell, emitted a destructive, bloodthirsty aura potent enough to easily slay cultivators at the second or third transition of the Heavenly Tier Purple Mansion Realm.

While netizens were reveling in the frenzy, Lian Hetai, a member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, led a team to conduct an unannounced, surprise inspection of the Nanmen Police Station in Feng'an District, conducting a covert investigation into frontline police agencies regarding duty readiness and the implementation of high-level response protocols.

"Judging by President Wei's words, does President Qin... President Qin wish to hire me as your personal lawyer?" Li Dongfeng asked, feigning ignorance.

Judging by her appearance, her father had just returned from a fishing trip, holding a fishing rod in his left hand and carrying a bucket in his right. She lowered her gaze to glance at the transparent bucket in his hand; the catch was pitifully small—just two fish.

Yet how to utilize it and how to explain it required careful deliberation. Until he found a proper cover, he still could not expose it rashly.