Volume One, Chapter 24: Beyond All Expectations

"What!"
Li Jianbing's bull-like eyes widened instantly upon hearing this, his heart skipping a beat.
Treasure!
This word was far too sensitive for him, and he couldn't help but let his thoughts wander in that direction.
Seeing him still feigning ignorance, Lin Hu cut straight to the point, "I'm talking about you and your few close buddies who went into the wild woods a few days ago and killed that leaping beast! Wasn't Old Wolf Uncle from Great Field bitten to death by it?"
"Your husband is probably not someone ordinary. Assassins aren't people just anyone can hire, and those who tied you up aren't average men either," Tang Feng said.
"Uh, well, I think you fully deserve that title, Fourth," Liu Feng replied somewhat embarrassedly.
At this moment, he could only painstakingly repair himself bit by bit. Weariness surged within him, so he sat cross-legged, gradually calming his breath, shutting off his senses, and entering deep meditation.
As long as there's money, anything is possible—but this purely business approach only works under specific circumstances. It's not like dealing vegetables at the market, where if you have cash, someone sells to you. This is real estate development, a decision that influences decades to come.
Though the Netherfire Pearl's power was immense, his control over it was limited. He could decide when to ignite it, but once the fire was lit, it spread like wildfire.
To open a black card account, the minimum deposit was three million US dollars, which was about twenty million in local currency at the current exchange rate.
For people like this, you can't expect them to have high standards for their quality of life, especially regarding food and drink.
"There's another matter to investigate—the strange golden crystal that Kurumi Tokisaki threw earlier. When Tohka's negative spiritual energy touched that crystal, it was regulated in an instant. That's something we've never encountered before," Kotori Itsuka said.
Meanwhile, Ye Nan's true body, seizing the moment while the puppet attacked the clone, moved at astonishing speed to its rear. Without a shred of hesitation, he raised his hand, the purple longsword crackling with wind and thunder, and thrust it straight at the weak point behind the puppet's neck.
At this moment, her skill bar showed the icon for Healing lit up, while the icon for Holy Strike was dimmed.
I did consider quitting, but then I remembered the clause I signed yesterday—if I left before two years, I'd have to compensate Nasda thirty thousand.
Just then, a deafening crash erupted overhead, startling them all into silence. They looked up.
Zhao Lin smiled, brought her delicate face close, and kissed me on the cheek. Then she turned and left, and unconsciously, I let go of her hand. What I didn't know was that, the instant Zhao Lin turned away, tears streamed from her eyes.
Since they joined Despair Demon City ten years ago, every family’s peak Emperor Realm experts often listened to Exalted Realm masters preaching, and with the support of powerful natural treasures, many felt the barrier of the Exalted Realm. This filled their hearts with excitement and strengthened their resolve to join Despair Demon City.
"Alright, now that we have plenty of time, let me introduce you to each other," Qing Dai said.
Before I turned twenty, my entire life revolved around my aunt Li Xuemei's indoctrination. I dreamed of working as soon as possible, saving up so my cousin could buy an apartment in Zhanjiang City, marry a good wife, and repay their family's kindness in raising me.
Honestly, I still liked hearing kind words. I wished she would treat me like family and coax me a bit—even if it was just a lie. Compared to her scolding, what I feared most was having no home to return to.
Looking again, I saw a gaping wound in the man's chest, blood pouring forth, almost too blurred to see clearly, but I could barely make out that the chest cavity was empty. After a moment's hesitation, I glanced up and happened to spot that mass—an idea flashed through my mind: perhaps that was the man's heart.