Chapter 38: Revealing the Truth

Meeting the man’s deep, ink-black gaze, Jiang Ning said with an unnatural expression, "What spirit or fairy? I am human!"

Pei Heng let out a soft scoff, his eyes fixed intently on her red lips.

"Oh? And from what place does a human such as you hail?"

Jiang Ning rested her chin on one hand, her raven-feather eyelashes trembling slightly: "I am not your..."

"Don't bother, get lost!" Facing Kizaru’s light-speed kick that was already primed and ready, Ling Yun merely snorted coldly. Activating Shinra Tensei, he sent Kizaru flying before the admiral could even land the blow.

"I need the entire state of Florida to see this!" Tang Zhong stated his requirements.

Black mist roiled in his palm, enveloping his hand. With a cold, sinister smile, he suddenly clenched both hands together with crushing force.

If this had come from the hands of a master formation expert, it would be no surprise, but it was the work of a novice creating their first magical artifact.

"Xiong Ba! Let us settle all our grievances here and now." Bu Jingyun spoke, pronouncing a death sentence upon Xiong Ba without a hint of emotion.

Watching their homeroom teacher wiping sweat from his brow, Yan Mumu stood up and placed the cup of black tea she had been holding onto the desk.

Three years after returning from an uninhabited wasteland in the United States, he had already become one of the world’s foremost superstars.

As for Luffy and his crew, there was hardly a settled soul among them. Wherever they went, whether intentionally or by chance, they always managed to stir up trouble. The once-peaceful Loguetown was thrown into utter chaos the moment they arrived, becoming lively in the most tumultuous way.

"When that monster attacks, I will be responsible for giving orders to Boray to help him deal with it. You, Mofan, will be responsible for moving me around—partly to avoid being hit by the monster, and partly to draw its attention and lighten the pressure on Boray!" Guo Qin said concisely.

Walking through the palace corridor, I pointed to a familiar spot ahead and asked, "Is that the Imperial Kitchen further up?" Fufeng nodded. I sighed inwardly; it was there that the Empress had saved the lives of both Fuqu and me.

The reservation page for Lan’s Restaurant today featured neither grilled brain-worms nor hot pot buffets; the menu remained the same as before.

"We shall never meet again." As he brushed past Ren Ziyu, he paused and whispered.

However, as she drew closer, she couldn't help but let out a soft "Huh," finding the mutant oddly familiar. Although the creature’s form was twisted and deformed, and its face covered in a layer of frost, a closer look revealed traces of its original human features.

Han Xian straightened up from among the lotus leaves, hoping that Li Xianren had truly changed for the better and was not merely putting on an act.

Li Xi watched the changes in her expression. Perhaps that man could replace Sun Yu in her heart. A year is neither long nor short, but Li Xi had a feeling that something was bound to happen between them during this time.

He forced himself to look away, desperately suppressing the emotions surging within him. He was not worthy of her. She no longer belonged to him.

Two strangers, neither enemies nor friends, yet they had inexplicably begun to fight?

Just as before, dense white light gradually rose within the crystal ball in her palm.

Seeing the crystal ball continuing to change, she grew anxious and wanted to stop it, but before she could figure out how to act, the crystal ball in her palm suddenly shattered into pieces with a "bang."

By evening, Pike had still not returned to the base, and Xintong’s attempts to reach him via communicator went unanswered.

When the Qianlong Emperor saw this tea set, he was consumed with envy but found it beneath his dignity to ask for it. Ji Xiaolan, intending to show off, provoked the Emperor’s vanity. Being a very proud monarch, Qianlong could not allow a subordinate to outshine him; since he did not possess one, he ordered a set to be crafted that would be unique in all the world.