Chapter 26

Celia raised her hand and pressed it against her chest, even though the organ known as a heart did not exist there.

The suddenness of the attack caught us off guard, and with the added burden of protecting Yuting, we had no chance to retaliate. The four of us were forced down to the ground just like that.

Chen Lin recognized the leader at a glance; it was the man in the black suit he had seen outside the Cartier boutique the other day. Before Chen Lin could move, the man spotted him, grinned, and began walking toward him.

Constrained by the fixed mindset formed over their past lives, they did not truly believe that aliens or demons existed in their midst. Consequently, they did not perceive that Qi Hao had used any supernatural ability to transform the glass into a crown.

"Perhaps..." Teacher Tang knew Yukina was worried about her relatives, but she had no way of confirming if others had escaped capture like them. She could only offer a tentative "perhaps."

The two hundred accompanying cavalrymen were the elite of the army. They instinctively loosened their saddles to let their horses rest and drink, while some took out dry rations to eat alongside the river water. Kong Sheng and Chen Yinguang also climbed out of their carriage; the rapid journey had left their bones aching from the jolting, and they took this opportunity to stretch their limbs.

When Qi Hao had first returned from his travels at the beginning of the year, he had gone to pay his respects to his father. Now, over half a year had passed, and Qi Hao finally returned to the site, accompanied by Chu Laoyan.

The moment it appeared, everyone felt that familiar, terrifying aura: Jun Shimei had arrived! Quan Tianqi marveled once again at how history had been altered. The combination of the Wings of Freedom and Jun Shimei’s unique abilities made his projections of the future impossible to stabilize.

"Hmph." Fang Rong gave a cold smile, thinking to himself that Wu Fan was still playing dumb even now.

Luo Ya answered him with, "The times are changing, and there will always be exceptional talents who rise above the rest." His words were filled with confidence. And yet, how little time had passed! This sentiment, which he had once scoffed at, had now been proven by Luo Ya through bloody reality.

"Very well, I will leave it to you then. As for the finances, I can assist," Luo Chen said immediately.

The Sharingan that Obito had given to Kakashi clearly captured the scene. He wanted to stop his hand, but his physical movements could not keep up with the reactions in his mind.

After all, while the Two-Tails' chakra reserves could not compare to the Eight-Tails or Nine-Tails, its abilities were definitely among the best of the nine tailed beasts; even the Three-Tails Isobu and the One-Tail Shukaku combined had failed to defeat it.

"Uzumaki Luoye! You bastard! If you have the guts, just kill me! What is the point of torturing a living person like this?!" At that moment, the bounty hunter roared in fury toward the direction from which the two sharp arrows had whistled.

In the past, Nazha would never have continued eating once she felt seventy percent full, but today she felt stuffed—a first for her.

"I’ll kick you to death!" A furious Li Chen raised his foot to strike, but two security guards intervened to stop his violence in time.

"My brother and Old Tan are out, too." Jiang Lai leaned toward Bai Yifan and gestured with her chin in a certain direction.

Suddenly, Sanfune and Xilin both drew their katanas and stood face to face; a battle was about to erupt.

Using his own celestial energy shield to withstand the attacks from Subhuti and Luo Ya, he suffered significant internal injuries. The backlash from the Blood Refining Technique caused his internal celestial energy to surge in chaos and his vital essence to stir uncontrollably.

He comforted himself with self-deception, though such solace could never wash away the self-mockery in his heart.

Spurred by his prompt, Xue Meng opened the Snow Domain space and woke up Luomo, who was fast asleep while hugging Dudu.

"Did you wait with him, cousin? Thank you, that is very kind of you." Shu Mo wore a professional, polite smile and spoke with great courtesy.

"Qianqian, I love you. I truly love you so much." After saying this, he pressed her hand tightly against his cheek, trying to absorb her warmth to fill the void in his fragile heart.

"Yes, wipe out all the Baekje merchants." Yuan Jintu then produced a map detailing the distribution of all Baekje industries and the defensive deployments in each region.

Although it was assumed that no one would oppose this for the sake of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the fact that Su Yi was willing to let Su Xia remain in the Canglan Imperial Capital while he returned home meant he had tacitly accepted the relationship between Su Xia and Qin Yue.

"Eh? Fang Cheng, what are you saying?" Duan Liyuan, who was spiraling into madness, was stunned for a moment, almost doubting his own ears.

Suppressing a laugh, Xue Meng placed Langbao into the Snow Domain space. After all, he was the one who had been inappropriate first.

Watching the two of them discuss professional matters she knew nothing about, Ye Xiaomei felt bored and took out her phone to play casual games.

The door was suddenly flung open, followed by a flurry of panicked footsteps. Ye Zhiyuan raised his eyes, while Ye Zhiyuan merely glanced at him and shrugged indifferently.

But at this moment, all the Primordial Divine Liquid in this region had been plundered and had vanished, leaving behind only ripples of spiritual energy.

The surrounding clouds and the vertigo of the rapid descent frightened the Rose Flower Spirit so much that she closed her eyes and clung tightly to Xiao He.

The reason he was reluctant to leave Earth was that he wanted to settle all his parents' affairs so they could enjoy their twilight years in peace.

In Ancelotti's view, the Schalke 04 under Keller's command was a standard Bundesliga powerhouse, especially with their tall defensive players in the midfield and backfield, who possessed formidable frontal defensive capabilities. This style certainly worked within the Bundesliga, but on the European stage, it was clearly insufficient.