Volume 1, Chapter 40: The Eruption of Inferiority

Seeing my reaction, Shen Yixiao looked somewhat displeased. "What is it? Do you not want to?"

"Can you accept a child that isn't your own flesh and blood?" I asked solemnly.

Besides, once a child was adopted, it would only complicate matters further if he and Lu Xiaoyun were to conceive.

Shen Yixiao curled his lips into a smile. "We can just adopt a newborn. Raising a child from infancy makes them feel just like one's own. Isn't it said that the grace of raising outweighs the grace of birth? While blood ties are important, the bond built through raising a child day by day is even more significant."

He spoke with great sincerity. "I don't want to see you so depressed and miserable over the matter of children. Plus, if we had a child..."

"Where is this place?" Lin Yu had only just crossed the white halo when he realized he was standing in a meditation room filled with old, yellowed furnishings.

Immediately, Chen Yi raised a hand and pointed. A milky-white chain of light flew from his fingertip, transforming in the blink of an eye into a massive white rainbow that surged directly toward the purple dragon formed by the Ziying Sword.

The matter of the false accusation had come to an end. With the help of the renowned golden-label lawyer Li Guodong and the absolutely conclusive evidence provided by the police, the case would surely be resolved easily and satisfactorily.

"I wonder what kind of music Young Master Shen enjoys?" Seeing the nervous expression on Shen Chongming’s face as he sat there, Yan Yumeng had no choice but to ask.

The reason disciples of the Chan Sect were sent was that Buddhist disciples had offended Kunpeng during the era of the Three Sovereigns. Master Xuandu feared that if the Buddhists went, they would provoke Kunpeng’s wrath, so he sent the immortals of the Chan Sect to invite him instead.

Walking through the corridor into the casino, Chen Yidao saw that the space spanned over a thousand square meters. It was dominated by gambling tables, though there were also numerous slot machines, beer machines, and other gaming devices. Many gamblers were excitedly placing bets, with piles of colorful chips stacked high on the tables.

With a thunderous boom, the peak of the sacred mountain was snapped off by the impact. The immense force continued, and the Suanni was sent flying backward for several miles along with the mountain peak before it could finally manage to steady its footing.

Could this be the reason why the hundred thousand ghost soldiers before him had stopped attacking and were instead walking toward the City of the Dead of their own volition? Was there truly some unspeakable secret hidden within that dead city? Lin Yu instantly became determined to enter it.

"Your Majesty is too kind. All of this is a gift from you; I am nowhere near one ten-thousandth of your greatness. You praise me too much!" Li Yunfei rarely saw Li Shimin so happy. He was no fool; he could naturally feel the love his father had for him, and his heart was filled with extraordinary excitement.

Meanwhile, Great Master Dadian, hovering above the Yuan River, seemed to have anticipated this. He paid no heed to the people rushing toward him, focusing only on commanding the golden spiders to drag out the golden ship.

Xu Wen placed another piece of meat into Lin Sheng’s bowl, unobtrusively moving a piece of burnt pork liver from the side into his own.

After I finished washing up, I had someone invite Jiang Mi to join us. As for Madame Jiang Chen, the Emperor had already sent someone to fetch her.

The martial arts deduced on the first layer’s crystal screen were extremely basic and plain, yet they were the most fundamental. The screen was thick, but it emitted very little martial radiance; whenever it did appear, the pagoda’s structure would gain an extra touch of delicacy and mystery.

Zeyu leaned down, picking out a rather unique piece among the oil paintings, for it was a sketch.

After eating together, the distance between everyone felt a little smaller. After the meal, Old Mother Qinglian pulled Gu Yu aside to chat.

Although the old Prince Duan would turn a blind eye to the reckless things Duan Tianci did outside, at the end of the day, he would still help him clean up his messes.

It is a good thing when someone offers you something, but Gu Yu was indifferent to this particular item. "I don't study martial arts, so what use is this to me?" She didn't even intend to reach out and take it.

With visible affection, he cast a subtle glance at Huang Xinting. Fearing she might notice, he quickly lowered his head, not daring to look again.

Rong Yan suddenly looked toward the end of the street, only catching a glimpse of a cloud, half-red and half-black, disappearing around the corner.

A thick scent of blood permeated the sky over the Central Plains; even the air itself was tainted with the heavy, metallic stench of slaughter.

The next day, Leng Xiaotian called Su Xiaodan, who was still in Lengxi Village, to tell her that Lin Xue had been rescued but was in poor health, and that he needed to accompany her to the capital for treatment for a while.

"Father, are you saying that place is about to open again?" Huang Zhenlong asked, his expression shifting at the news.

Chen Caozhi stepped forward and shook the soil from the roots to examine them. The roots had already rotted more than halfway through, and Lu Weirui looked as if she were on the verge of tears.

Now that he had advanced to the early stage of the Golden Core, his strength had surged tremendously. Even his previous cultivation bottlenecks seemed to have vanished after he condensed his nine golden cores.

Later, in that sea region, Ye Han had tried to manifest his domain space, but he failed just as before. Those divine beasts had never manifested their domain spaces either.

He felt utterly humiliated today. As a cultivator, to be chased and kicked by a young girl as if he were a common thief—he had taken several kicks to the backside, one of which landed directly on his anus, and it was still throbbing with pain.

When you confess your feelings to a girl you like and hear her say this to you, congratulations: there is no need to keep listening. You are about to become a tea table, covered in "tragedy."

He had forgotten how long it had been since she called him "Sword Man," and how long it had been since her face held that genuine smile from before. Now, there was only a strained, fake grin.

Although the Barbarian people were savage and cruel, often setting beasts on people without regard for human life, their secret techniques for controlling beasts were incredibly mysterious and unique, and the effects were remarkably significant. Huang Xuanling wondered if he could learn something from them.

"She went to serve the Master while he changed his bandages. I had nothing to do, so I decided to run the errand for her," Gu Yanzhao said, his gaze drifting toward Xing'er. But Xing'er kept her head down, staring fixedly at the butterfly peach blossom pastry, her expression unreadable.

"Suyi, lift your head. Last time I asked you to deliver a message, you didn't even manage to see the person's face. You mustn't let that happen again this time," Xing'er instructed Suyi.

Wealth is sought in danger. Zhao Zixian decided to kill the beast and seize the treasure. If he took the medicine first, he would be hunted down; it was better to kill the beast first and then take the medicine to gain the upper hand. He channeled his "God of Cookery" energy into his blade and activated his "Fiery Golden Eyes" to inspect the situation inside the cave.