43. Ji Qingran, Only You Can Drive Me Mad

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The guests below immediately applauded in welcome. Compared to the incomprehensible Kunqu opera being performed, they much preferred witnessing something novel and fresh, especially coming from a century-old prosperous family like the Chens. The descendants’ tribute was extraordinary, offering a perfect opportunity to see all sorts of strange and wondrous things.
At that moment, Hatar ceased his loud laughter and suddenly fixed his gaze on Ruan Yuer, his eyes growing increasingly intense and burning with heat.
One can only imagine how terrifying those eighteen statues must have been. Just a faint surge of their overwhelming aura was unbearable even for creatures within the Haotian Main Star—those of lower realms perished instantly.
By some twist of fate, outsiders mistakenly believed that Huaguo was launching another military operation and so they too began mobilizing their forces. Some nations even increased their defense budgets in response.
Zi Ye led her pirate crew to crush the allied forces opposing her dominion over the seas. For days, they had been ruthlessly slaughtering cultivators who dared to board the ships. Upon sensing the presence of living beings, they traveled thousands of miles without hesitation, only recognizing the familiar aura when they were within ten miles.
“Where are Xinling Commandery and Okada Commandery?” Nan Chen’s local lord, Wang Ze, was somewhat familiar with the eastern coastal regions and the counties surrounding Jiankang, but knew little about the more inland commanderies. Hearing about the western border between Northern Zhou and Nan Chen left him puzzled.
Seeing the expression on Shi Tou’s face, Bartel grew anxious. He threw the heavy load he was carrying on his shoulder some fifty or sixty meters away, which crashed onto the ground with a loud clang, bouncing twice.
Currency minted by Xia Kingdom could circulate freely in any vassal state, whereas the vassal states’ own currencies were only accepted within their own territories. Thus, Xia’s currency effectively served as an international medium of exchange to some extent, granting Xia significant control over the economies of these vassal states.
Zhu Mingyu could not fathom where he had gone wrong; clutching his head, he looked utterly distressed.
Unfortunately, “Then we shall proceed,” Feng Chen’s response was unusually clear and resolute, leaving no room for objection.
Even though East Sea City had now reached Level 5, advancing to a Level 9 main city was no easy feat.

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Hu Zhijian chuckled dryly—he never expected that the child Guo Zhiyuan had been searching for all this time was right before his eyes.
“There’s nothing more happening around Yangcheng, so we can pack up and return to Tianhai,” Ye Bapao said.
“External incarnation!” Chu You’s attack speed had reached a terrifying level. With blinks of his eyes, he wielded his battle halberd, a telescoping weapon whose head would instantaneously extend with each strike, hitting enemies at a distance.
However, all his luck and hope had now dissipated—Yang Daniu would never grant him such an opportunity.
Yiling hurried with Nie Qihe and the others to the government compound. As her master had said, without some status, one simply could not reside there. Just look at these houses—they were vastly different from common residences.
Consequently, the anti-Han alliance’s supply routes to the Russian Empire were completely severed. As for the northern support from the Kingdom of Sweden to Russia, it was barely more than a token.
If these bourgeoisie were merely to kill chickens and butcher monkeys, they wouldn’t squeeze out much military funding. France, ravaged by long-term civil war, had already heavily drained the fixed wealth of these bourgeoisie. Their greater role was to continuously generate wealth.
Especially those she had treated with acupuncture on the spot—they were reluctant to leave, hoping Yiling would continue to administer needles in the future, as the sensation was extremely pleasant.
Zhou Miaomiao just sneered, unwilling to waste words, though her gaze clearly betrayed disbelief.
“It seems we cannot stay here long,” Hua Mulan thought. “I must find a safe place first, then purge the toxins, or else this leg will become a serious problem!” Limping, she slipped beside an inn. Only after confirming that no enemy soldiers had noticed her did she hop inside on one leg.
He occasionally glanced at Lin Nan, watching as this once ordinary boy from Ice City grew into an increasingly formidable genius marketer.

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Shen Nan’s somewhat blunt words immediately displeased Meng Xue, who resolutely refused the chair.
At breakfast, everyone else had one steamed bun and a plate of stir-fried greens with meat; Wu Siqi had two buns with her greens and meat.
“So it really is you,” Kai, following a familiar aura, finally found the departing Lanling King atop the city tower.
He was thinking just then when the regiment commander’s gaze shifted to him. Hesitating, he said, “Major Zhang, you will stay temporarily at the regiment headquarters.”
Wu Siqi thought: So that’s how it is. The gods destroyed the Nine Worlds Tree through their own power, gained the Heavenly Wood Divine Stone; they mined the Stellar Source power to create a self-contained space to call their own—so why must they still repay it for free?
She took out all useful documents from the Wuling Light, including the driver’s license and registration.
Before the Demon Seed Flame Fury could speak, Kai was struck from behind, sent flying like a cotton ball. Transformed into his dragon form, Long Weiyang proudly opened his bloodthirsty, smoke-emitting jaws and declared, “If this strike leaves no wound, I’ll strike ten more times!” Then he lunged forward again.