Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Reversal

When Village Chief Huo learned that Mother Huo and Matchmaker Su were the ones spreading rumors about Ruan Tang, his expression darkened. It was the Huo family again. Although he had been interacting frequently with Huo Tao over the past few days, the Huo family seemed to have some sort of incident every few days; this was simply too much! There was no helping it; Village Chief Ruan was from the neighboring village and was also backing Ruan Tang. In the end, his scales of justice had to tip toward Huo Tao's family. Calling the Huo family over, Village Chief Huo sat between the two parties and tapped the table: "This negotiation..."

Dressed in earth-yellow clothes and a hat, with a toothpick dangling from the corner of his mouth and his hands behind his back, a rustic middle-aged man walked unhurriedly into the circle of Marines. The Marines all consciously cleared a path for him.

"Who were you planning to give that to once you tucked it away?" Su Mochuan's relentless voice drifted into her ear. She didn't need to turn around to imagine his displeased expression.

"Whose rules are these?! To dare to interrupt in the imperial presence!" Eighth Lady declared sharply, unsure if she was radiating a powerful aura.

Wherever the Emperor's carriage passed, the commoners on both sides knelt on the ground, chanting "Long live" incessantly. Mingled with the constant sound of firecrackers, it sounded exceptionally lively.

He had only revealed his name after looking at the bag, which suggested the problem lay with the Infinite Bag. Since this was crafted by Su Mochuan, could it be that they knew each other?

After sitting for a while at the base of the Dawn Mercenary Group, which had been nearly half-destroyed, with Yin Xiangchuan and the others, Mo Bai watched as everything was being redeployed. Seeing there was nothing for him to do, he bid farewell to Yin Xiangchuan and left alone.

His hand cannon was custom-made for him by Dai Zi. Every component—the mechanism, barrel, rifling, and bullets—was meticulously crafted. Its accuracy within twenty paces was extremely high, far beyond that of ordinary firearms.

"I can serve as a protector of Buddhism, but as long as you, Cihang, agree to one request of mine, I will certainly release the pilgrim and let him pass safely through the Lion Camel Kingdom," the Green Lion King stated.

Although the environment here was slightly harsher compared to cities on other islands of the Grand Line, it was the largest and most prosperous city on this island, Saint Poplar.

Looking at Yang Chan, who was blushing with shame and anger as she tried to break free, he spoke: "Don't speak, I will send you up." He suppressed Yang Chan's magical power and wrapped his arm around her willow-thin waist, flying out through the water. The other four had no desire to converse with Yang Chan; at this moment, with Yang Jian's arrival and direct occupation of the temporary palace, it no longer had much to do with her.

The reason he shouted was because once the Bian Tiger saw fire and water, it had already solidified and begun to retreat. Once the distance between them increased, they could no longer communicate telepathically. However, how could the speed of the Bian Tiger compare to that of water and fire?

Checkpoints were set up in every major city and along every main road to inspect travelers and prevent enemy spies from infiltrating the rear. At this point, it was clear that Yun Da had made thorough preparations, having arranged identities for the two of them beforehand; even their travel permits were genuine, leaving no fear of verification.

Correspondingly, Long Tiegang did not hold Li Yonghao in contempt as he had pretended to do in front of others. On the contrary, in his heart, he had made full preparations tailored to Li Yonghao's characteristics.

Their offensive was easily torn apart by Zhou Qing. Even the spirit weapons of the clan were easily destroyed by him. Zhou Qing's strength was definitely not something that could be countered by mere numbers.

Zhong Xiao and Zhong Kui stood together, their gazes icy as they looked at Zhou Qing. At this moment, the confidence they had previously held in their ability to kill him was long gone.

There were too many people who wanted him dead. He could not wait for Nuomin to search the city; he would start by questioning those with the greatest suspicion.

In addition, there were people like Yinxiang and the Fourteenth Prince. The supply of miraculous medicine was limited, and she and Yinzhen could not give out much. Therefore, taking advantage of everyone being present, she had them each consume a few petals first, leaving the specifics for after they returned to the capital.