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The afterglow stained the edges of the city red and lent a golden-red warmth to her smile. On this warm evening, many cultivators trod upon a ground of broken gold, beginning to look forward to dinner and the smiles of their loved ones. At the gate of the Academy of Sciences, a girl in a shirt and short skirt walked out, a backpack on her back, with the wooden stick of a lollipop sticking out of the corner of her mouth. Many of the people leaving the Academy of Sciences did not know this girl, but they naturally accepted her presence and warmly greeted her. The river was very shallow. If Xue Yang had not been controlling the Sky-Roaming Art, he would certainly have been killed once he entered. The moment he touched the river water, Xue Yang immediately used the Dragon-Roaming Art and shot forward like lightning, reaching the deep part of the river. Throughout the hospital, which doctor or nurse would dare to be so arrogant? Who would dare to be so unrestrained? Everyone was talking about it, secretly discussing what kind of treatment Li Weidong would receive when he came to work the next day. Although Xue Yang had obtained Origin True Qi, it could only help him break through from the Acquired Great Perfection Realm to the Innate Early-stage Lower Realm, nothing more. Yet Xue Yang was able to repel a martial artist at the Innate Early-stage Middle Realm relying only on his cultivation at the Innate Early-stage Lower Realm. What did this mean? This made the shop assistant despise Li Weidong even more. Her gaze toward Li Weidong was filled with mockery. Still looking down at her phone, she said coldly, 'We don't bargain here.' Her voice was so cold it seemed capable of freezing the air. 'That's still not allowed. Look, what time is it? It's pitch dark. What if you run into bad people? Look at you, so pretty—wouldn't they grab you first?' Shasha was equally hesitant and did not really want to go out. Because it was the strongest demon in this region and had domineeringly pushed aside all the other candidates. The Blood Gu Cult was still the largest cult and the foremost power in Dai State, and Wei Ming was still the State Preceptor of Dai State, but his control over Dai State's politics was no longer what it had once been. Because everyone's attention had been diverted by Xue Yang to one side, after Xue Yang sat down, he glanced at the cards in his hand and saw that they had changed from one black and one red to two red cards. The corner of his lips curved into an intriguing smile. Whoosh! They immediately swarmed around Li Xia, surrounding her so tightly that not even a drop of water could seep through. It was like male peacocks catching sight of a female peacock and all spreading their tails at once. This barrier was like a honeycomb, with a complex structure, and its defensive strength was many times greater than before. Fuhai had just flown out and clashed head-on with the Seven Heavenly Generals again. Her old strength was just exhausted, and new strength had not yet arisen. Faced with this whip, she had no room to dodge at all. The Mother Box parts, crushed into a clump, arced across the night sky and fell toward the Tyrant Dragon King's pierced chest, landing steadily in that hollow chest as if to replace the heart. As for Consort Ling, Wei Xinyan, she secretly exploited Hongyu's fondness for the Fifteenth Prince, Yongyan, who was only a few years old. She deliberately acted coquettish and silly before Hongyu, and offered him a plan to economize in the harem by reducing the monthly stipends of the concubines. Sure enough, Hongyu was greatly pleased. Consort Ling then sent people to spread rumors everywhere, saying that the emperor favored her and was going to bestow upon her the title of Imperial Noble Consort. Halfway along the way, seeing that heavenly soldiers had begun to appear, she changed from her human form into a rabbit. With her hind legs on the ground, she supported Ao Hou with her two front legs and walked forward. It was just the beginning of summer. Under the warm summer sun, the lakeshore was already lush and green. A gentle breeze blew past, and the water rippled with a shimmering light. If this were at the Xiang Family, given the Prince's usual schedule, strict to the point of harshness, he would certainly be sitting in the Glass Flower Hall, bathing in the morning light and drinking freshly brewed coffee. As for the Princess Consort, it was hard to say. Setting aside the rest, those high-grade animals and plants would definitely taste no worse than dragon liver and phoenix marrow. In this respect, it could not compare to Western medicine. One cold pill, a good night's sleep, and by the next day one would be full of vigor. But what left people not knowing whether to laugh or cry was that Gao Dezi and these lackeys, in order to take credit before their masters, secretly engaged in deception and fraud. They deliberately made Xiang Yu and Consort An sound as if they were full of schemes and especially formidable, then deceived their masters and cheated them out of their money.