Chapter 285: Estimated That You'll Run When You See It

The massive body of the insectoid creature shuddered a few times before finally collapsing powerlessly to the ground, emitting one last shrill, mournful howl before falling into complete silence.

"Done!"

Shen Qiuyue sheathed her dueling sword and spoke coldly, her foot resting upon the carcass of the beast, her face devoid of any expression.

Sun Yang wiped the sweat from his brow and let out a sigh of relief: "Whew, finally handled it. Scared me to death, this fellow was truly a handful!"

"Don't lower your guard!"

Before the call could connect, the sound of the downstairs door opening and voices drifting in could be heard. It was the two sisters, walking inside while chatting.

The fury stemmed from the fact that the baseline of family, which anyone cared about most, had been breached; the trepidation lay in not knowing Han Dong's thoughts.

And what of Zhong Yuling? She was merely seventeen or eighteen, at the very peak of life's most youthful and beautiful years.

On either side of the colossal hall stretched two rows of golden thrones, extending far into the depths, and at this moment, a figure sat upon each and every throne, their auras formidable, the golden radiance radiating from their bodies causing the very space around them to tremble.

Having finished speaking, Huang Qi was about to perform a grand bow, but Lin Yu seized the momentum to block him. He seemed to have long anticipated Lin Yu's action, rising along with the movement just as smoothly, the entire sequence flowing like water without a single hint of awkwardness.

Mu Qingzi kept Ah Jin's instructions firmly in mind, merely posing as a traveler journeying abroad. In any case, the City Lord's hand-ordered pass read exactly so: "Herewith is Mr. Mu, a friend of this City Lord, who wishes to journey briefly to the Pengshan region. It is hoped that the checkpoints along his path will grant him passage and due care, with thanks."

"Haha, come, let me see just how much you are truly worth!" Shang Tai burst into a hearty laugh, a frenzied battle intent erupting within his eyes.

Dongsheng's current situation was directly related to that batch of equipment whose purchase she had brokered from the provincial military command. Furthermore, as for the assassin targeting Zhong Siying, she had indeed taken a blow meant for him, a fact he understood clearly.

At this moment, thoroughly and fiercely pinned down by him, her body could not move in the slightest, let alone offer any resistance.

"Now that this Seat has endured a thousand hardships and finally met the necessary conditions, you will engage in this pill duel whether you wish to or not!" As Shi Sansheng uttered these words, his aura erupted completely, the overbearing dominance in his eyes unprecedented, directly pressing down until Situ Buku collapsed hard onto his backside.

Chen Ruoxue took a deep, sharp breath, watching helplessly as the approach drew near, utterly devoid of any recourse.

Just as Chu Nan had stated previously, he had battered Wang Dabiao's mouth to a pulp, shattering more than half of his teeth.

Hearing Mei Fengguan speak thus, Zhan Ruonan breathed a sigh of relief. As Lou Fengzhang's true face was unmasked bit by bit, her loathing for this fake president grew deeper. Her previous constant worry had been that her stubborn father might walk the dark path to the very end, defending Lou Fengzhang to the death.

Why Arsenal could predict the coordinates in advance before the Dragon Capital had even opened the dimensional rift was a principle unknown to frontline soldiers like Zola; the only thing they knew for certain was that the side establishing their formation first held an absolute preemptive advantage.

Lou Fengzhang sized up his future daughter-in-law with satisfaction, laughing heartily, while a hint of pride surfaced upon Zhan Jinrong's face.

After Cang Juechen carried Ye Qingwu away in his arms, Murong Jingyan raised his eyes to gaze at the two who were acting hand in glove. He wondered if his recent tolerance toward them had been too generous, otherwise they would not have provoked his patience time and again.

Naozhong, this wealthy young scion, was so idle every day that it pained him; there were no pressing matters at the company, and he handled everything directly via video conference. Moreover, in this current era of widespread networking, he could understand the company's affairs with absolute clarity no matter where he was.

That letter became the final straw that broke Shen Mingyi. Upon receiving it, she immediately accepted the bitterly pleading Ju Guilong, and the two joined forces to exact revenge on their so-called "enemies."

While everyone lamented the haste of the wedding date, they could not help but add various speculations. Aside from the initial gossip regarding Zhan Ruonan's premarital pregnancy, those perceptive of the facts invariably linked the alliance of the two families to the monolithic human-faced, dragon-shaped stone unearthed from beneath the Executive Yuan.