Chapter 20: Are You Trying to Scare Me with a Lighter?

After waking up today, the commotion outside had grown much louder. It was no longer just people arguing—there seemed to be a fight breaking out. Some had even crashed into the door of the room where Cao Bin was staying, the pounding echoing with a persistent thud. Jolted by the noise, Cao Bin rushed out.

At the same time, he still gripped his Type 54 pistol tightly.

He tucked his right hand behind his back and advanced step by step.

Dantai Wan’er was well aware of Yun Miao’s formidable strength. Even though Yun Xuan had awakened the Qilin Eye, he could not gain the upper hand; after all, there was a whole tier of difference in their abilities.

Yun Qiumeng had just turned around when she heard the soft rustle of water, followed by the sound of clothes being shaken out. Before long, all sounds faded, and the entire room was plunged into a deathly silence.

“Tsk, I really don’t understand what you mean by that, my good sir. Unless, perhaps, you know something I don’t? I’d be most interested to hear it.” Master Murong felt a sudden chill in his heart, an inexplicable sliver of fear creeping in.

Wu Tian, too, was inwardly shaken. As a martial artist who had refined his internal strength, how could he have failed to see how Lin Yu had struck?

After Yin Yue’s words fell, the office once again lapsed into an awkward silence. The most embarrassed of all was Scarface.

Chengzhi had already achieved his goal. With so much silver on his person, it was nearly impossible not to attract attention. To stay put? What a joke. Was he to wait for others to come and rob him, or for the Prince Han’s estate to arrive and demand justice?

When his gaze swept over Tang Luo, he frowned. His impression of Tang Luo was far from favorable.

“I know, but this is fate. I can’t escape it. Besides, the antidote is merely hard to find—not nonexistent, isn’t that so?” I smiled calmly. What use was regret at a time like this? It was better to accept it with composure, to appear more magnanimous.

To escape the Great Earth Cataclysm, the three great powers and two international alliances of Earth had each built a human base on the moon, totaling five major bases. Together with each of the five space stations’ affiliated outposts, these bases had existed for a full thousand years, tens of thousands of kilometers from Earth.

He shook his head and turned to leave with Lu Fei. Sensing his unease, Lu Fei looked up at him, genuine concern clear in her eyes.

But one day, though they had agreed the night before to video chat that evening, Lu Fei waited and waited, yet Chi Xun’s call never came.

As for letting Shen Mo continue to use the Demon Realm to install gems, Shen Mo truly had no plans to do so. Greed could be useful, but one must never be insatiable.

“Sasuke, don’t talk nonsense!” Naruto’s face flushed red in an instant. He had never had much thought for Hinata, but Sasuke’s words left him feeling embarrassed.

The Flying Thunder God kunai that Kakashi received from Minato was a token of a master’s care for his disciple. Minato himself used the Flying Thunder God to instantly reach Kakashi’s side and save his life.

All manner of dazzling divine arts and martial techniques bombarded the Lunar Shield, sending ripples of energy undulating across its surface.

“Mere lackey, do you really think yourself an angel?” Chu Chen leapt into the fray, golden light radiating endlessly from within him.

Sha Kun forced the stagnant blood from his body, spitting out a mouthful of black blood. His face was deathly pale, but he felt much better.

When she opened her eyes again, she found herself back in the spatial realm. Pei Yuetong had discovered this place by chance one evening in the front hall: as long as she thought of it, she could enter at will. If she pictured the peach blossom grove, she would appear there—even down to the precise spot, whether it was among the trees or on the bed in the house.

Naruto’s mouth watered at the sight of the big bowl of wide noodles. Instantly, he felt ravenous, knowing he needed to eat to recharge.