Volume One, Chapter 39: Green with Envy

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Another thing that greatly heartened Old Ye was that, after he and Gu Lin had fully adapted to the Dakar rally and, through their own hard work and outstanding performances, once again fought their way into the top twenty of the overall drivers’ standings, Senna had returned yet again.

The two crossed paths. Bognégra did not want to send a long pass, but he could not find a good receiving position either. In the end, he had no choice but to pass the ball back to the goalkeeper, Yanotte.

“He fell into a coma immediately after the match and has been in the city center’s Third Hospital ever since!” the intelligence officer replied at once.

“This place... is terrifying...” Ye Bingning stared at the black square box before her, feeling as though the room were an enormous morgue.

General Yang Tingshan vacated his own command residence for the two princes, who did not dare be treated carelessly, to rest in. Calling it a command residence was being generous—it was merely a courtyard enclosed by somewhat taller walls, with four or five slightly sturdier rooms and a few soldiers standing guard at the entrance.

“Long Xiao, are you insane? You know what I’m like. If you do this, I’ll hate you for the rest of my life.” Jia Qianqian was genuinely panicking. Long Xiao was unlike anyone else; once he decided to do something, no one could stop him.

Ling Luoxue sat beside Duan Xuan and seized every opportunity to question him about one thing or another. After all, he was a renowned host in the industry, and his professional knowledge was certainly far greater than hers. This was an excellent chance to learn more about football—and about Ding Yue.

Even if a center forward was not the type who played as a link-up man, the ability to hold up the ball with his back to goal and withstand physical challenges were both indispensable in modern football.

At that thought, Zhang Zi’an felt a sense of relief. With a giant like Stars stepping in, it seemed he no longer needed to meddle in the matter.

To be honest, Liu Fei desperately wanted to open the door, pull Liu Ziyu tightly into his arms, and tell her that no matter how difficult things became, he would walk on with her... But he could not.

She had only just arrived, and they would not immediately assign her any work. Besides, she possessed a halo worth six yuan. Even if some of her colleagues were jealous, they would only harbor it privately and would not dare openly make trouble for her. Thus, she had plenty of leisure.

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Old Yu and Madam Yu busied themselves checking whether every preparation in the residence was complete and in order. As for Yu Qingmei’s behavior, they found it both amusing and heartwarming.

She truly was nervous. Her words just now had also been deliberately spoken for Yan Lingtian to hear, because she feared he might grow suspicious of Jun Wuji.

“But...” Lin Mei still wanted to persuade Lu Ming not to act so impulsively, yet the moment she began speaking, even she could hear how little confidence lay behind her words. These two songs were simply too good, and she could not bear to see Lu Ming discard them just like that.

“Go back!” Roddy said, looking at the four of them. None of them were fire-element practitioners, and their cultivation had not yet reached the half-saint level, so they could not withstand the elemental tide at all. Watching from a distance was fine, but if they approached too closely, they would inevitably be injured—or even swept into the elemental tide and lose their lives.

As someone who had crossed over from another world, Roddy’s mind was far sharper than that of the youths in this world. If he had been an ordinary boy from Luming Town, he would have retreated far away at the sight of such an important figure, trembling with fear. But Roddy knew that opportunities like this were rare. It was time to show what he could do.

“Uh!” Tul, who had just been cracking his knuckles in preparation for a fight, froze. What was going on? He had actually been refused.

Lin Yao waved both hands. Before its ordinary duplicates could even draw near, they were swept away by its tyrannical energy. Even the energy storms produced by the self-destruction of those ordinary duplicates were neutralized beneath its violent power. Lin Yao was actually using his own energy to resist the explosive force of the ordinary duplicates.

“Of course, I won’t have you withdraw for nothing. I have a proposal. We can coexist peacefully and engage in trade with one another.” Roddy smiled faintly.

Seeing a faint ripple spread across the surface of the tranquil, multicolored liquid, Lu Ming noticed that Warren and the Dragon Soul were frantically absorbing the spiritual energy within it.

Miss Zhang deeply regretted not listening to Lu Zhen in the first place. She had insisted on picking a quarrel over this matter—what was she supposed to do now?

Since they were still within Shang Commandery, which remained part of the heartland of Great Qin, the army’s advance was not governed by such strict marching formations.

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I suddenly understood. With such a family background, she naturally had every right to be proud. Judging from her disdain for Consort Tong, it was probably not merely because Consort Tong belonged to the Han Banner; there were likely factors related to the imperial court as well.

The Lu Fei before me possessed more than courage—he also had the strength to back it up. Although his opponent’s power should have been only half of its usual level, and although his opponent’s immortal weapon was an entire grade higher than Lu Fei’s, none of this could conceal the dazzling radiance emanating from Lu Fei’s formidable strength.

Consort Tong smiled and replied modestly, “Your Majesty the Empress is too kind.” Yet despite her words, pride gleamed in her eyes.

“Qi Xihong, you are the dignified Second Venerable of the Demon Sect, a senior expert of the Taiyuan Immortal Realm. How can you shamelessly attack a junior? Don’t you feel ashamed of yourself?” Fu Shun, the leader of the group, looked at the Second Venerable and spoke with an indifferent expression.

“Have you ever said these things to Consort Jing as well?” I wanted to know whether every empress was condemned to live without following her own wishes.

I nearly suffered an internal injury from holding back my laughter. The Hall of Mental Cultivation stood right beside the Palace of Benevolent Tranquility, while the Palace of Earthly Tranquility lay behind the Palace of Heavenly Purity. What a wonderfully convenient route.

This was what the others wanted to ask as well. It was impossible to imagine what reason could have driven her to kill her own biological younger sister.

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