Volume 1, Chapter 44: Want to leave? Did I give you permission to leave!

Witnessing this, the constables were terrified into a hasty kneel, kowtowing and crying out, "Greetings, Lord Luo! Your subordinates had no idea Lord Luo was present and have gravely offended you. We beg your forgiveness, Lord Luo."

Inwardly, they rejoiced at their narrow escape; thank goodness they hadn't actually laid a hand on Luo Yangxing, or the consequences would have been unthinkable. What they feared was not Luo Yangxing the man, but the immense power he wielded.

Luo Yangxing looked down at the kneeling constables, a flicker of disdain crossing his eyes.

She looked at Xu Muyun, but Xu Muyun was gazing into the depths of the building. Mi Chuyan, her mind in chaos, followed his gaze. There, at the turning of the staircase, stood Ning Chengshen, appearing from nowhere, with his dark eyes and tall, straight figure.

Countries, never staying long in any single place—three days here, five days there, and certainly never exceeding a week.

It had to be said that Yan Qing's strategy of surrounding Settlement City to lure out the Datong Vanguard alone was highly effective, but for all his calculations, he failed to account for the competitive rivalry between Gu Tong and Chai Fang. Having spent the entire summer without a battle, both men were itching for action. Now that an opportunity had finally arisen, how could Gu Tong ever content himself with sitting idly by?

"There's no need to speak such discouraging words right now. We must keep our faith. Continue to cooperate with me, and our success or failure hangs entirely on this single move..." Ma Daocheng still chose to comfort Xiang Dongkui from a positive perspective.

Within three days, at least five to six thousand people had died because of the rumors about the demon empress, and across the entire realm of Huaxia, several thousand more had perished. The most tragic of all were the thousands gathered at the Qingzhou imperial palace, who had been incited to stage a coup. Many of them had simply followed the crowd, demanding an explanation from the Prince Consort, only to be slaughtered because of this affair.

Moreover, if a subordinate could not even appreciate his own boss, how could he ever speak of working for him with unwavering loyalty?

"Then what are you suspecting?" Ma Daocheng really couldn't quite fathom this Chang Yanli, who would raise such a question at a time like this.

Ever since then, that feline beast seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving her not a single clue to trace. Naturally, Bai Suzhen assumed it had been frightened by the pursuit, gained a bit of sense, and finally learned to be obedient. Her memory was somewhat poor to begin with; initially, she would grumble about it for a while, but as time passed, she never mentioned it again.

The smiling face in the teacup wobbled more and more violently, resembling a person with distorted facial features. The emperor grew weary and bored of watching it, and his fingers gently loosened. With a crisp "crack," the cup slipped from his grasp.

"What good would it do to lie to you? We've already killed over a hundred of them, and aren't we still living just fine?" Xing Nan said with displeasure. Although he was unclear why Mu Tian wanted to subjugate these people, since it was Mu Tian's decision, he would always support it.

As for the heinous crimes committed by Zhao Yuanyuan, Li Yihang hadn't heard much about them. All the wicked deeds had been perpetrated by Qi Liren, bearing no direct connection to her.

"Being a demon is truly meaningless. Could it be that we still can't defeat that monk?" Su Su felt a pang of sorrow, suddenly struck by a sentiment akin to "Since Yu was born, why must Liang be born as well?" For a demon to survive in the narrow crack between mortals and immortals was truly no easy feat.

This was the immortal dwelling of the Grandmaster Qingyang of the Starry River Sword Sect. Yuyu Heaven was the location of the Starry River Sword Sect's mountain gate—Starry River Mountain—where even the Heavenly Monarch Starry River himself presided.

"Attend well to the Princess's bridal sedan and pay no mind to me." Saying this, Yizhou gently tipped her toes and leaped into the air, hovering motionless. Terrified of courting disaster, the matchmaker hurriedly urged the crowd to quicken their pace.

At that very moment, a massive, dark-yellow bull suddenly appeared, charging fiercely out of the forest with its horns lowered toward the sky, slamming ruthlessly into one of the giant serpents.

Lu Shaoqi thought to himself that the array formations and alchemists hired by the original owner of this villa probably weren't of a very high grade. If a seventh-grade array master or a seventh-grade alchemist were to come here, they would undoubtedly spot the flaws within it.

As for Chang'an, that was truly a magnificent place. Having wandered all over the mortal realm, Su Su had to admit that Chang'an was the most prosperous place in the living world, without exception.