Chapter 70: Zhao Manman Returns

Her sister must have gotten into trouble at school, cornered by that lecherous man and his gang, forced to flee in a panic. In her haste, she failed to notice where she was driving and crashed into a flowerbed, which cost her her life. That despicable man had both a knife and a gun, and his tone was brazen beyond belief. It was obvious that none of them were decent people. To avenge her sister, she could no longer use her position as a constable; in fact, she would have to give it up entirely.

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Almost every branch of the Alchemist Alliance was equipped with a pill pool for the use of alchemists. Within these pools were a multitude of pills, recipes, and even cauldrons. However, each candidate who passed the examination was only allowed to take one item from the pool, yet even this was of immense benefit to an alchemist.

By the time all the transfer procedures were completed, it was nearly noon. The fat man and Yue Qi exchanged a few quick words and decided to splurge for once, heading to a restaurant the fat man recommended to indulge in a lavish meal—especially since the fat man didn’t have to pay.

Dressed in a pale white robe, Ye Qiong made her way directly to the main hall of the Ancient Clan, with Old Mo closely following behind.

“Run? You scoundrel, you think you can just walk away after causing such a mess?” Ma Jiaohong was utterly furious.

“What’s he up to now?!” A’Niu watched the so-called master depart with longing eyes, his heart full of suspicion. Could it be that the master was making a run for it? For reasons he couldn’t explain, A’Niu found this so-called master extremely unreliable and expected him to leave at any moment. He doubted the man would ever return.

Before Zhao Xiaodie could finish her sentence, Shui Han was suddenly startled. He hurriedly dodged to the side, but because he’d been sitting, his sudden movement sent both his and Jiang Bin’s stools tumbling with a loud crash.

Sometimes it was a metal-armored divine soldier working in tandem with an earth-armored one, and sometimes the roles were reversed.

Just as Li Tianxiu was about to call out Yue Qi’s almost convincing performance, Yue Qi’s phone started ringing at his waist.

Old Master Shao seemed to have aged a century overnight, sitting there in a daze, listlessly puffing on his pipe.

Though that figure looked ordinary at first glance, Xia Xun could sense that it contained only a single surge of battle intent.

There was originally no marketplace in Hongye Village, but long ago, on the fifteenth of every month, villagers from the surrounding area would bring their surplus goods to trade. Over time, this evolved into a sizable market, though it only opened once a month—a grand event for all the nearby villages.

Just then, several spells and magical treasures struck the protective barrier. But the nine stone pillars were the ‘Ninefold Demon God Stakes’—a mid-grade Dao artifact bestowed upon Xu Chuan by his cheap master. When fully deployed, even a peak Mortal Shedding cultivator would struggle to break through, let alone anyone else.

She was then surprised to find Xu Chuan in a strange state: his face was flushed, and thick veins bulged across his bare, reddened body.

“Xiao Yichen, if I don’t reclaim my dignity here today, then I am not Bai Shiya!” Bai Shiya bit down on her back teeth, vowing fiercely.

“Yes, you know, I really feel like my friends are all total foodies,” he said. Suddenly, a familiar, warm face flashed through his mind. A wave of sadness washed over him, his brow furrowing as the smile on Jianjian’s face faded, replaced by a look of disappointment and hurt.

After a month of interrogation and surveillance, Lou Kai had smashed a drug trafficking ring in Shun City. Six months later, the entire gang received sentences of over ten years in prison, and Lou Kai was awarded the title of Special Merit Hero by the municipal government.

Take a look: Si Feng’s phoenix carriage, draped with vibrant ribbons and flowing, transparent veils, appeared in the darkness like a parade of a hundred ghosts—truly a terrifying sight.

The restored surveillance footage was blurry but still showed researchers in white lab coats moving about. The camera was trained on the highest-grade modification chamber of the R Code facility, where test tubes, needles, and monitoring probes were everywhere.