Chapter 158: Once Again

Hijacking a bus with a model gun is neither a major crisis nor a trivial incident. The primary concern is addressing public anxieties regarding the safety of public transportation. Judging strictly by the police response this time, everything went smoothly: no major security incidents occurred, property damage was minimal, no reckless shooting took place, and there was very little room for criticism.

Ao Xi returned to his apartment to finish his meal, and the group's conversation seamlessly shifted from birthday celebrations to the bus hijacking incident downstairs. Even though it was just a game, it suddenly made life feel terribly short—studies, employment, marriage, childbirth, aging—and now, having just reached my twenties, I am suddenly forced to face all of these realities.

"Get up! It looks like you haven't been doing too badly these past few years," Chu Ye said with a beaming smile, casting a glance at the lavish attire worn by the middle-aged man and offering a casual compliment.

He covered his neck with both hands, eyes wide with disbelief, and stared at Zuo Ning and me as we stepped back. Then his facial muscles distorted, and his body slowly toppled backward.

During the fierce battle with Bixi, although I was thrown into its cavern, I managed to crawl out shortly after. Cultivators of the Mystic Arts all believed that Bixi's true value lay exclusively in its flesh and blood, and never would they have imagined that anything else could be hidden inside its cave.

No one went out to play that evening. Dong Peng and Lin Yuefeng engaged in a push-up competition; originally, they probably only expected to do twenty or thirty, but remarkably, they managed two hundred.

It was precisely for this reason that the imperial investigators and elite guards of the Inspectorate often dared not act recklessly.

At this moment, the barrier was like an insurmountable chasm, and I could only watch helplessly as my master's soul gradually dissipated.

Hearing this, Ning Guli nodded doubtfully, though a resolute expression suddenly surfaced on his face.

Qi Ming stood before the three corpses, raising an eyebrow. His spiritual perception could no longer detect the man's aura, so he swept his psychic awareness across the three dead bodies lying on the ground around him.

Li Shanhe believed that he did not share a deeply rooted friendship with Ye Yun and that they were merely ordinary acquaintances, so he dared not expect too much.

"Since that is the case, let us settle this with our skills," Ye陌 said without further elaboration. He knew that if he wished to achieve his goal, such a confrontation was ultimately unavoidable.

Despite the agonizing pain tearing at her heart, Cheng Haian endured. Until Yueyue was found, she could neither collapse nor break down.

Huang Buda squeezed out a bitter smile, forced his heavy legs into motion, and scurried in a panic toward the construction site.

In fact, ancient espers had not overlooked this aspect. Many ancient cultivation methods emphasized taking specific medicinal concoctions or burning particular incenses while practicing. These measures were intended to stimulate the body and mind, or to aid in clearing the heart and focusing the spirit, thereby achieving superior training results.

"Very good, the scabs have formed. You can put your clothes back on," Uncle He said, nodding as he inspected the wound on my back. Hearing his words, I slipped into my master's Taoist robe. My master's robe was truly a remarkable treasure; wearing it could amplify the Taoist vital energy within my body.

"You're welcome!" Wan Kai blushed, appearing like an easily embarrassed child in front of Cheng Haian.

At this juncture, there was no time to care about who had forwarded the video. His gaze remained fixed on the screen; lacking audio, he could only deduce what was happening by observing their facial expressions and demeanor.

Quianna listened quietly, seemingly all ears, while in reality, a fierce and brutal battle was raging within her mind and body.

Since Alley 88 was still some distance from the city center, I first took a public bus into town, went to a gift shop where I spent four hundred yuan on six different gifts, and then hailed a taxi to head toward my second uncle's home.

"That's right, I ate it raw. It just felt a bit dry and didn't taste very good," Lin Fan replied nonchalantly as he placed his Go stone.