Chapter 75: Please Don't Take Offense

Oh no, oh no, am I really falling in love? Flustered at the thought, Liu Wenjing quickly opened her makeup mirror and hurriedly fixed her makeup, then wiped down the steering wheel of her Audi.

She reassured herself silently: while she might not be a peerless beauty, she was still young and attractive with a certain charm. Moreover, her family was well-off; she was already driving an Audi at such a young age.

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Behind us lay a vast stretch of dense forest, clearly untouched and naturally formed, with no sign of human activity anywhere along the coast. Not far behind, a cluster of coconut trees stood, making it likely that we had crashed onto some remote, forgotten corner of Hainan’s coastline.

Just as I was about to leap down in a burst of reckless energy, a surge of poisonous fire suddenly shot up from below. Caught off guard, I couldn’t dodge in time. The flames licked my face, and I was instantly overcome by a suffocating sensation.

“A friend recommended it! Otherwise, how would I have known there was a backyard here?” Guan Er glanced around in dissatisfaction at the furnishings; compared to the Jinhua Bathhouse back in Heishan Town, this place was sorely lacking.

At that moment, I suddenly heard that ethereal singing again—the same haunting melody I’d heard earlier in the underground passage.

They too were warriors, longing for battle. Though they hadn’t had their chance today, the fire of combat still smoldered in their hearts, unquenched.

Cheng Yaojin, seeing that Li You hadn’t forgotten and was circling back to the subject, could only play dumb. “Oh dear, I’m getting old—my head spins, my eyes blur, and my memory isn’t what it used to be. Your Highness, let me take a closer look!” he said, squinting in feigned concentration.

“Brother Yan, if you still don’t believe me, come with me to the hotel. Whether I was attacked will be perfectly clear,” Zang Fengling replied darkly.

“Guo Kai is fighting with the people from the Hui district—things got pretty serious. We tried calling you, but your phone was off! Dawei ended up calling me instead. Good thing I texted him after buying my new phone yesterday!” Ma Yong explained as he packed up his things.

The martial artists of Liancheng had spontaneously formed a guard unit to protect the townspeople, defend Liancheng, and fight off the sea creatures.

Right now, the siege of the Adventurers’ Town was raging fiercely. The powerful assaults by Sophia and Redbeard Rodman had greatly eased the pressure on the other two walls, but the situation was still dire.

After paying his respects, Dongyang immediately placed Yun Ge into his spatial artifact. He knew that once they left this place, they would be plunged into a storm of blood and violence—he didn’t want Yun Ge to witness such horrors.

Those punks straddling their motorcycles looked at us as if we were monkeys on display, each one exuding a wild, defiant arrogance.

Seeing that Ling Tian was still kneeling, determined to become a disciple of the beggar, Feng Xuan’s patience finally snapped.

The Cao family plummeted after Cao Yin’s defeat. Cao Jin himself had never been particularly capable—everything he possessed was thanks to his younger brother.

As for Fatty, he was even worse off—scared out of his wits, he jumped up with a start. “Mr. Zhou... Mr. Zhou,” he stammered, unable even to speak properly.

The conversation had veered completely away from Dan Mingze’s injury and now had everyone leaning forward, captivated by the cook’s continued storytelling.

A blinding radiance burst forth in Dongyang’s hands, like a blazing sun rising from his palms. He was the first to be consumed, vanishing in an instant.

But where should he begin? Yun Yeyao pondered, her gaze drifting over the autopsy report again and again, seeking the right starting point.

“All right, stop being so shy. With how grown-up you look, no one would ever mistake you for a minor, trust me, there’s absolutely no problem,” the big bearded man laughed and scolded.

Why didn’t I think of that? Li Hongzhang suddenly sprang to his feet. He slapped the table, inspiration flashing through his mind as a scheme surfaced all at once...