The twenty-fourth day since reincarnating as Rimuru.

I knew my second aunt was usually fond of me, but I never expected her to strike Jian Dan on my behalf. She hit her with such force that Jian Dan’s face was left swollen.

Lianhua skirted around the guards and crouched on the other side of the basement entrance, waiting patiently.

He was the first to emerge from the passage, and just as he had said before, he showed no concern for the appearance of his parents.

A sky full of green light poured down, instantly turning the earth into a vast, emerald sea. Within this expanse, a conspicuous black speck darted about at high speed, looking quite disheveled.

Young Master Long and Jingjing remained in the Tai Ling Realm to establish the gold bank and issue banknotes. These tasks required time, but with the guarantee of the sect leader who firmly controlled the Gu Chen Sect, things proceeded smoothly. Through a mix of soft coercion and voluntary participation, the system gradually gained traction in this round of transactions.

In Qin Xiong’s eyes, his own plan was paramount; no one was permitted to disrupt it. If this operation could be carried out quietly, the Spirit Dragon clan would eventually be annexed.

At eight o’clock, a crowd of students left the office. After laughing and jostling in the hallway for a while, they departed in a boisterous procession.

Another point is that the opponent knows you are formidable. Seeing your impressive combat record via the assistant, they intend to target you with superior numbers in the early game, ensuring that you lack the economic advantage needed to make an impact in mid-to-late game team fights.

As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd was struck with unease, for everyone could hear the biting sarcasm in the young man's tone.

This time, the Dragon King was truly dead. It lay there in a pool of blood, its body reduced to little more than a skeleton, as its flesh and organs had been obliterated by the combined force of Wuyi and Tianlong’s self-destruction.

Inside the Tower of Psychic Communion, the world remained a vibrant, multicolored space. The five directions were fixed, like an ancient, immovable universe, though the traces of the gods had long since vanished.

Just then, several silver symbols flew from the void and entered the minds of the Senluo Dao cultivators, including True Man Yun Tian and True Man Mo Yin.

Not long after, a column of water suddenly erupted from behind the raft. Xuan He was enveloped within it, his body shuddering as water sprayed in every direction, soaking Dandan, who was on the raft, to the bone.

Sky-Light Jade Crystal is a highly mysterious and rare treasure, formed over billions of years by the condensation of subterranean earth-vein essence.

"Master Su, was the Hook-Evil Formation like this?" Kong Xi, a cultivator from the Lotus Sect who had rushed into the formation alongside Qin Yang, stepped forward and described the scene where they encountered the hundreds of Hook-Evil creatures.

"Hmph! What abilities do you possess that warrant my submission?" Long Ying glared at Nangong Chu and shouted, his black beard trembling as he radiated an imposing aura.

The scouts’ expressions were tense. It would be a lie to say they weren't nervous; the sea of black figures opposite them numbered six or seven times their own, marking the greatest challenge they had faced since forming their unit.

"My Lady, do not worry. The Master and the men have just had a bit too much to drink." Guo Jun clearly struggled to keep his footing, though he was faring better than Feng Xiye, who remained with his eyes tightly shut.

Upon hearing this, Cheng Jin could no longer sit still and bolted out. Qin Yang remained put, having no interest in watching the commotion.

The next morning, Zhang San took five sacks of copper coins from the accounting office, loaded them onto a cart, and dispatched another carriage to take Monkey and five accountants to the newspaper office. After delegating tasks and leaving four sacks of money for the accountants' use, Zhang San took the final sack and, accompanied by Zhang Zeduan, headed toward the south of the city.

Because Lu Xudong was returning late, Aunt Li, who usually went home after nine, stayed in the guest room next door tonight. When she brought me grapes earlier, she mentioned she was going to bathe and told me to leave the bowl on the nightstand when I was finished so she could collect it later.

The overall style mirrored club jerseys, but the loose-fitting shorts had been replaced with skirts, and the cotton socks were swapped for lighter, thinner, and more form-fitting over-the-knee stockings.

After Lu Xudong arrived, we walked Ye Shengyin upstairs together before heading back hand in hand.

There was still room for growth in this revenue. Once the domestic market was captured, there were even larger international markets to explore. Therefore, Zhang San estimated that the perfume business alone would provide him with over one million strings of cash per month.

His kick, light and nimble like a swallow skimming the water, effortlessly bypassed Parson’s defense and pinned him directly to the ring.

Qin Han never expected that a joke he made would cause the term "Red Scarf"—borrowed from another world—to become popular on the Japanese internet, taking on the meaning of a "warm-hearted person with a broad mind."

"My request is simple. I won't ask you to pay for the phone, but debt for debt—you are not to demand compensation from them for the bracelet the child broke," Old Jiao said, adjusting his clothes with a stern expression.

"You're out buying groceries quite early today." The man smiled kindly, as if he were a close friend of Gu Xixi.