25 Travel Through Time to the Qing Dynasty (25)

The two opposing sides began a heated war of words in the imperial court; as the arguments escalated, they soon resorted to physical blows. Other officials not involved in the dispute scrambled to break up the fighting, leaving the entire court in a state of utter chaos.

"It will be difficult to fight from here on out; the distance has widened," remarked Deputy City Lord Ji Ao, continuing his analysis.

It must be noted that Zhao Qiaoyan had spent several days mastering the first five sentences, yet she had grasped the remaining five in merely half a day without any prior instruction.

Although this approach carried potential risks, their objective was to resolve the troubles involving Odin and even the White King. Overall, the Japanese people stood to gain immensely, making such risks negligible.

"Miss Yu, let us go. Breakfast has been prepared at the manor." Xie Lingze nodded slightly, leading Yu Hua and the others forward, where a carriage was already waiting outside.

He imagined that Chen Qi and the others had surely escaped by now; while their destination remained unknown, they should be safe as long as they stayed within the territory of the Qingyun Sect.

Just as he was worrying that Bingzhou might struggle to absorb such a large population of slaves, Liangzhou and Youzhou extended a helping hand.

There was much discussion throughout the court and the country regarding this matter, with many deeply stunned by Liu Bei’s military prowess. Despite nearly doubling the size of his army, his fiscal expenditures remained remarkably stable, showing no signs of strain.

This method could also be applied to martial artists; otherwise, even if blood were introduced into the body, it would be impossible to distinguish the true from the false.

The opponent had already once broken free from the suction force generated by the system’s soul-absorption, not to mention having completely evaded the "Wolf’s Kiss" technique.

If Tomosada did not withdraw his troops, his stronghold, Kawagoe Castle, would be lost. After all, the powerful retainers from both Musashi and Shimosa provinces had been sent out to campaign; at this moment, even a hundred disheveled peasant soldiers could easily march to the gates of Kawagoe Castle.

"Big Brother, what kind of good stuff did you get?" Seeing Li Xu in a daze, Xi Ru Rensheng asked with curiosity.

The moment the man upstairs shouted, Yang Fan’s infrared sight locked onto the old man’s head. He could not bring himself to extinguish the pupil flames; even if it meant exposing his own position, he kept his gaze fixed firmly on the old man.

"If I were you, I would do as I say." With a hearty laugh, Gu Ge turned and returned to the Dimensional Ocean, leaving behind a bewildered Bai Xue.

Leng Feng waved to the crowd with a smile and, accompanied by Cheng Man and Feng Yun, slowly returned to his own manor.

He slowly lowered his stiffened right arm, his legs giving way until he collapsed to the ground. It turned out that although Jiang Cheng’s Dragon Shadow Fist had appeared to slay the Old Demon Zhou, the latter’s blood soul had fused directly into Jiang Cheng’s veins upon death. Even with Jiang Cheng’s Nine-Yang Profound Body, he could not withstand such blood poison.

Upon learning of the Hojo army’s disastrous defeat, Masaki Yorizada—who held the three locations of Katsuura Castle, Oyatsukata, and Okitsukata—had no choice but to abandon his residence and flee to Kururi Castle.

"I don't care about your Daidōji clan!" Nanbata Hiroyoshi immediately led his twenty mounted samurai in a charge out of the castle, followed closely by the ashigaru with spears and swords.

"Military discipline must be strict. If Sanniang feels bad about it, just arrange for a few pigs and sheep, and send over some firewood," Chao Gai said.

"My lord, you have no choice. It is not that I wish to force you, but such is the reality. For a clan to deal with your forces in Shaoyang City should be quite simple. I could return right now and raze Shaoyang City to the ground," Xiao Lin threatened, his tone sharpening.

After Lu Zhi finished riding her horse through the reed marshes, Lu Xi rode toward her. "Aunt, I have already spoken with Uncle Wushu. He is having someone deliver it to our cousin right now."

She had realized that whatever she casually praised as "good-looking" or "not bad," Pabenni would snatch it up the very next second, without a moment’s hesitation.

Fortunately, she had only stayed in the Qingling Realm for one night before leaving. Had she stayed for a year, he would have missed the entirety of the child’s childhood.

Fortunately, Qi Nianxiu possessed a strong psyche; she felt no embarrassment regarding the current hospitality, nor did she feel the shame that would drive her to flee. Instead, she sat down calmly and naturally, facing Wen Nuan, though her gaze remained on the magical.

At that moment, a car passed by. The person inside spotted the two of them at a glance and immediately had the driver pull over to the side of the road.

Gu Zi’an smirked. "It’s fine. It was New Year’s money from my master anyway; it would be a waste not to use it." During the New Year, Lou Peihe had insisted on giving her a thousand yuan as a gift.

Bai Zhi started to rise, but Chi Yu said from the side, "Your Majesty, don’t you have many, many pills? Ones that can treat all kinds of wounds? If you give the Emperor a few, he will recover immediately."

After Wen Nuan finished speaking, she did not stay long before leaving. She still disliked this place; it was too stifling and heavy. She did not mention the Meng family or the powerful weapons—it was all too deep and complicated, and she did not want to drag her grandmother into it.

In Butler Li’s eyes, Yang Yue was the future Mrs. Ji, so she could not be offended and had to be taken care of with the utmost care.

"Does the Princess have a poor appetite? Why have you eaten so little?" Nanny Chang knew that Ban Hua had the habit of eating a little in the afternoon and knew her appetite was small, but to see her eat so little today made her worry if the Princess was feeling unwell.