Chapter 157: Farce

Aoxi carelessly dropped Garen off anywhere and drove back to his apartment by himself.

It was not as if Garen was paying his salary, so why on earth should he bother serving him?

When he drove back to the apartment and took a look, he found that Zhuo Ning had brought Zong Yiqiang and Tan Ying over.

"Don't you guys have classes today?"

"Today is Saturday," Zhuo Ning answered from the kitchen, where she and Tan Ying seemed to be bustling about with something.

Aoxi slapped his thigh; being a police officer meant working whenever a case arose.

Hearing Yi Xuejia say this, Zhou Linuo lowered her gaze and said no more, seemingly offering tacit consent.

In reality, Liang Feng wanted to keep her company, but Zhou Linuo worried that he was thin-skinned and would continue to be used by Zhou Shuguang as an ATM to withdraw money, so she told him not to come. She owed him too much and was afraid she could never repay it.

Taxis sped past them one after another. Yu Chen released the two of them and said, "I won't delay you catching your flight." He patted Ke Zhenfei's shoulder and added, "Say hello to Liang Feng and Yi Xuejia for me, and to Zhou Linuo as well." When mentioning the name "Zhou Linuo," his tone was noticeably heavier.

Dorgon abruptly calmed himself down. If he were to go settle accounts with Dodo and cause a commotion, wouldn't that just add to Yuer's troubles? She must be in great pain right now; how could he bear to sprinkle salt on her wounds?

"Eldest Senior Brother, Qin Shan definitely just got lucky. Otherwise, how could a fifth-rank martial master manage to knock himself out by falling over? He won this round purely by luck, but he can't win everything by luck. Even when it comes to the ultimate trial, Eldest Senior Brother can still beat him to a pulp!" the junior brothers nearby said indignantly.

"Rest assured, your humble servant will go investigate right away and will definitely... definitely retrieve it for you," the county magistrate promised hastily, his face crumpled up like a bitter melon.

"The Third Elder speaks the truth! Charge, capture this arrogant wretch!" Cai Tianwang nodded in deep agreement, then instructed several of his subordinates nearby.

Hearing the title Noble Imperial Consort, she knew they were addressing her, because the palace attendants here addressed her that way every single day. Yet, she had completely forgotten the meaning of the title and the dignity that should have accompanied it.

"Therefore, I plan to turn all of you into human stick figures, steep you in pools of blood, and refine you into blood slaves," Ouyang Shuo chuckled sinisterly.

Those lacking in confidence would never dare to pass through this place. Therefore, whenever a new batch of examinees entered the Zishuang Forest, their respective team leaders would instruct the students not to set foot here. Even if it meant taking a very long detour, they had to make every effort to avoid this spot.

"Would you?" Yvette Abraham's final question, "Would you?", was heart-wrenching. Raphael stared into her eyes; her eyes were glowing, as if one could truly see those beautiful landscapes reflected within them.

That's right, to demonstrate his loyalty, the God Wuxu had already signed a contract with Qin Xuan—though naturally, it was merely a beast contract, and his loyalty rating was a mere 80.

That actually made a certain kind of sense. The stronger party always enjoyed certain privileges, such as being able to covertly peer at the weaker ones without being detected.

Luo Xiyu suddenly realized that Lord Sakaki had not kept everything a secret; in fact, through her, he had already completed his initial acquaintance with Qin Xuan.

One had to say that the psychological gap was still massive for the elites from various regions who headed to Marineford, the Navy Headquarters, for further training and had to start cultivating all over again as new recruits.

Qiu Qianxue also watched in a daze. She knew more clearly than anyone else that it was actually Chu Hao who had controlled the robbers, but she never expected that the other party would commit suicide according to Chu Hao's words. Such means of control were simply too terrifying.

The Emperor Demon Ji hadn't noticed, but the Heavenly Demon King had. There was no helping it; he was far too familiar with the old panda.

Banxia was stunned for a moment, then snapped back to her senses, her face burning with a fiery heat. She immediately nodded vigorously, but when she looked again, the floating shadow had already vanished without a sound.

Channeling one's magic power into the three rings to set up a magical chain lock meant that apart from the caster's own magic power, anyone else who acquired these three rings would be unable to use them. Forcing them to work would only reduce the rings to ordinary decorations. Of course, there were no absolute rules; a magician well-versed in high-level enchanting could unlock them without damage.