Chapter 28: Astonished

“What are you standing there for? Come with me. Are you afraid I might eat you?”
The eunuch's face was cold, his gaze fixed on Ye Cheng as if he were looking at a corpse.
Ye Cheng’s heart skipped a beat. Could these people really be planning to finish him off?
But even if they had ten times the courage, they wouldn’t dare—for he was the chief steward of the Crown Prince’s residence.
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“A Devil Fruit user?!” Simon finally came to his senses, and seeing Luffy’s arms stretch unnaturally long, couldn’t help but cry out in surprise.
“This is truly incredible.” Kakashi, hearing Jiraiya’s words, was still amazed. Indeed, in Mount Myoboku, some giant toads resided, their bodies powerful and skilled in ninjutsu; he knew this well. The scene before them could only be caused by something of that nature.
If the two of them really started fighting, what should I do? Call the police now? Or pay to avoid disaster?
Xing Tianyu and Sylvia shrugged together. “Well then, safe travels,” Sylvia said as she slammed the door shut.
“I know, they say it’s Spider-Man—flying from building to building dozens of stories high!” Ji Han shouted.
“Now that you’re an apothecary, shouldn’t you give your senior brother some benefits?” Shangguan Fei shamelessly reached out to wrap his arm around Le Bing’s shoulders, his handsome face rubbing against hers.
But the words of His Majesty the Wolf King made Yu Weiyan feel that he seemed… a little tsundere.
Guangchengzi was feeling proud, when suddenly he realized it was dark. Before he could figure out what was happening, a loud shout enveloped him.
The rewards for players outside the top ten were drawn privately, and they could choose freely. The top ten, however, drew their prizes online for all to see, and the first to do so was Murong Shanshan.
“Understood.” Hearing this, Kakei nodded, saying nothing more—for he too knew that nothing could be done at the moment. The Feiyan was still being assembled, and at least ten more minutes were needed before it could enter combat. All arrangements could only be made on site.
Lin Taiping sat on the stone steps nearby, cradling his head in his hands, his eyes vacant, lost in thought.
Ferdin's heart gave a jolt, his whole body tensed. He saw Basilas spring up from his seat with a slap.
She often nagged, saying Daddy would come back. But Zhi Shu, already mature, knew perfectly well that Daddy was never coming back.
The disasters in other northern regions were not as severe as in Shaanxi, but the situation was still grim. Only lands near rivers or with good irrigation could yield crops; elsewhere, there was almost nothing harvested.
I gently released Chen Zhibin’s hand. He too seemed unwilling to waste any more of the bone-eroding powder, and put what he held into the urn.
I nodded—it was indeed so. If nothing else, we could buy a dead mudskipper. This fish didn’t require slaughter, and a mudskipper without fins is much like a human without legs. For the fish, it’s a kind of torment; it’s better to buy a dead one, so we don’t feel much guilt.
“After all, you’ve rarely interacted with the new emperor. Now, let Lord Han introduce him to everyone. Once he’s done, you’ll all understand.” Zhao Nanxing gestured for everyone to calm down as he spoke.
At this moment, she truly regretted it. The last use of the soul puppet was at her insistence; Feng Jun had been reluctant, but she cared deeply about her chance for forming the core, and at the time, she didn’t think it was wrong.
“Fine, I’ll go ask the shopkeeper for some thread and needles to alter it. Honestly, I think it’s ugly, too.” Yu Yan put her clothes back on and went out to find the shopkeeper.
When the headcount was taken, not a single person was missing. It was truly a magnificent victory; the Western Xia were so terrified that afterwards, merely hearing the name Wu Song struck fear into their hearts.