Chapter 56: Marriage

However, even with such expenditure, the spiritual energy within Zhuang Jian's inner realm remained vast and mighty, showing not the slightest sign of depletion. This also demonstrated that his foundation surpassed that of the Falling Star by at least several, or even dozens, of times.

Immediately, a wave of debate broke out from the high platform, and then the other spectators, scattered across the circular steps surrounding the arena, joined in the discussion. Consequently, Guluo became almost the focal point of the entire martial arts arena.

Meanwhile, abroad, the Suoying Brigade received a mission: dozens of fishermen in a coastal area had been kidnapped and taken out to sea, and the Suoying Brigade was required to rescue them.

The boss said, "Hmph, do you think that by pointing a gun at him, I won't be able to deal with you?" As he spoke, he also aimed his gun at the lackey.

Sima Xuan was startled by Lin Peng's sudden action and quickly patted him on the back to soothe him.

"Alright! Alright! Stop wasting words, sit down and have a cup of tea first! I know you must have a lot of things to report to me, so quench your thirst with some tea first!" With that, a servant brought in tea, and Liu Fan drank several cups first.

Feeling the concern of the four for him, Zhuang Yan smiled and withdrew his spiritual pressure. They were people to whom he could entrust his very life, bonded by a history of sharing life-and-death experiences, which was why the five of them had jointly founded the Yanwu Hall.

"I was just feeling bored and wanted to come and tell you that if you don't consider this carefully, you'll end up in the exact same state as Tumui, you know." Her figure suddenly began to fade and then vanished into the night. This was a rare and unusual technique, and I suddenly felt that my future path had become somewhat unpredictable.

"Sigh, he originally still had some chances of winning; apart from top-tier spiritual weapons, he probably wouldn't have any chance left." Judging from the murmurs of the crowd, Guluo's chances of winning were slim.

The ceremony for Yun Canghai to officially take over as the head of the Yun family was scheduled to be held on the ninth day of the ninth month. Counting the time, there were still two days left, but she had already been kept forcibly in Chicago by her grandfather for a week.

"... 'Julius Seven' is moving... How is that possible?" Cagalli found it unbelievable; such an event was as impossible as the moon falling from the sky. Gil also wore a grave expression.

Nie Shicheng shook his head with a heartache; the two Opium Wars were a pain in the hearts of all Chinese people, not just because Beijing fell and the Old Summer Palace was destroyed, but more importantly, the Qing Dynasty began signing a series of unequal treaties with the foreign powers, plunging four hundred million Chinese common people into decades of misery and suffering.

Lu Linxue and Huangcheng Duoer instantly knitted their brows. The two of them could leave at any moment, but the Hundred Flower Valley behind Lu Linxue had survived in Tiancheng for a thousand years, deeply rooted in this place for millennia. If the entire sect was suddenly to be uprooted and taken away now, countless people would certainly disagree.

In full view of everyone, he dared not hold back. He slammed his long halberd down with a mighty thud, let out a loud shout, and unleashed the full strength of his arms, sweeping the halberd horizontally toward Xuanyao like a whirlwind.

They still wanted to cover up the fake death of Pingjun, but they couldn't fool everyone every single time.

The two subconsciously exchanged glances, and then their gazes both fell upon Wandeng. This time, they both looked at him with a newfound sense of respect.

Shui Muxia coughed and said, "Then, may I start counting first?" He looked at Zixuan and then at Ding Yang.

The lights suddenly dimmed, and tiny dots of light flickered across the stage like the starry night sky—beautiful and brilliant. The previously boisterous venue gradually quieted down, and a voice, beautiful as if it did not belong to the mortal world, slowly began to sing.

"What a waste of this cup of heartbreak-inducing poisoned wine that takes effect the moment it touches the lips, alas! Do you two things really think that just because you don't dwell on it in your minds, I wouldn't know?" Chen Mengsheng stood up, snapped off a piece of rhinoceros horn from the wall, picked up the wine cup, and poured it over the rhinoceros horn, sending wisps of blue smoke curling upward into the air.

The two spirit beasts were close in age and found it easy to communicate with each other, so their coordination went without saying.

The weather in the capital grew colder by the day. With the floor heating on, the room was very cozy. After taking a hot shower, his entire body felt even more relaxed, and Yin Shixiu emerged from the bathroom wrapped in nothing more than a bath towel around his lower body.

"Matters of the imperial court are not as simple as my lady perceives. Does my lady know why Regular Attendant Zhao recommended Yang Xiu as a Commandant?" Zhao Yi's gaze was piercing as he stared intently at Lady Zhao.

Meanwhile, some of the younger disciples, especially those who had participated in military training under Xu Yi, basically chose to follow Xu Yi and join the Inspectorate Office.

Therefore, preliminary competitions were held in each county; after the county trials, the winners went on to the commandery level, and only then were those skilled in martial arts or well-versed in military strategy and tactics finally selected.

Escorted by Celestial Master Liu, Li Dong, and Sanzi, the group strolled over to the coffin, carefully examining the glittering golden object before them.

Even though at times a person might be physically awake, their consciousness remained asleep, lingering in a state akin to a dream.

Zhao Yi found it somewhat difficult to understand why he was helping Zuo Feng. If Dian Wei had witnessed that situation, not only would he have refused to help Zuo Feng up, but he would also have stomped on Zuo Feng's face a few times. Dian Wei was someone who couldn't keep his thoughts to himself, and as this crossed his mind, he blurted it out.

Songs and dances still filled the grand hall in peaceful prosperity; however, at that very moment, a eunuch rushed anxiously into the hall, disrupting the music and dance that filled the room.

Since the other party has given us this thing, if we choose to ignore it and do nothing, it will instead provide them with leverage against us.