Chapter 45: The Core Secret

Zhou Zhengyuan was dead.

On the third floor, Cao Bin put away his M99 sniper rifle. Today, he had witnessed someone with tremendous potential—and had neatly disposed of the man, leaving no lingering trouble behind.

Originally, Zhou Zhengyuan and his gang hadn’t provoked Cao Bin. He’d had no intention of playing the saint, avenging others, or eliminating these troublemakers for anyone else.

With a master’s intervention, the shop would undoubtedly reverse its decline. Coupled with Elder Meng’s public announcement of the Medicine Identification Competition’s championship title, patients would flock there whether they wanted to or not.

Jiang Sen, true to his teacher’s words, needed no further instructions. He silently repeated the process in his mind, over and over, until beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead.

Later, Director Zhang printed out a sheet from his computer for me. A glance revealed that nearly half the items listed were the equipment they intended to purchase—only the content and quantities had been slightly adjusted.

Meng Ran nodded and entered with Xu Hao. The old man had visited many times, yet today he felt a sense of bravado, as though a warrior were braving the mountain of blades.

My profession is rather niche and quite unusual. Perhaps many have never even heard of it, but I can assure you: sooner or later, you’ll cross paths with me in your lifetime.

Like drifting snowflakes, those flying knives spun midair in a sudden arc, then landed squarely on the two masters of the Dragon and Tiger Sect.

I wasn’t sure if it was because my tablet was broken and I couldn’t watch shows, but when I got home, Chengguo was exercising in the living room.

Yet the thought that this masterpiece of a song had been stamped with Liao Meiqi’s name left Zhang Hengge with a sharp pang of disappointment and a sense of pain.

Yao Jinling had just swallowed a pill when another violent shock coursed through her. She felt the medicine’s power spreading within her body and made a rough estimate of its effect.

But now, I no longer cared. If he asked, I’d simply lay my cards on the table: Chengguo’s man was me—Zhou Haiyang. The so-called boyfriend I’d made up never existed.

That’s why Ruoyi had been abandoned. Aside from his inexplicably odd grades, he’d shown no other talents. Where could new strengths be discovered? That was a serious problem.

“So, have you tried unlocking all the sequence units with the highest level of access? Maybe the issue is a stress rejection caused by a denied command?” Dongfang Ruo ventured boldly.

At that moment, this foolish fellow dashed forward, his long red hair streaming behind him like flames.

“There’s no need for you to know that!” Cheng Zhixing shook her head, unwilling to let Youheng in on her thoughts.

The advanced cultivation techniques circulating in the Ethereal Heaven far outnumbered those of the Carefree Heaven, and the quality of Martial Emperors there was simply unmatched.

Yao Rong, who was kneeling beside Yao Qian, was flung aside by the force of the oppressive aura, crashing against a pillar in the hall. When she hit the ground, she collapsed, unable to move. Had Yao Feng not been watching closely, Yao Rong would already be dead.

“Right? I only just noticed. The floor temperature here is much lower than the ambient temperature, and we’ve been walking for ages without feeling any wind. But look,” Xue Yi said, touching his armored sleeve and then sticking out his tongue to lick it.

A body as strong as a Buddha statue would allow the golden-maned lion to ascend to a higher level. Though it violated all Buddhist taboos, the battle had already begun—there was no room for hesitation.

He could not stand by and watch Li Qianzi destroy the palace and the dynasty’s thousand-year legacy. So, he resorted to his trump card: releasing the royal guardian beast, the Azure Dragon, to eliminate the threat.

Mo Yang suddenly felt a trace of envy. Back then, he and Mu Yue had been the only two “innocents.” But now, as his senses extended into the room Mu Yue had once occupied, he realized it had already been marked as “empty.”

The middle-aged man was momentarily stunned. He hadn't expected Ling Feng’s strength to have grown even further. But soon his expression twisted with ferocity.