Chapter 48: The Goalkeeper

Xia Qiu once again served as the driver, carrying Jiang Tang to the holographic training base in the eastern district of the campus.
"Sister Jiang is still the most awesome." Right up until they entered the base, Xia Qiu was still mocking Jiang Tang. "Over 110,000 places, hahaha, you died right at the starting line."
Jiang Tang maintained a poker face as she quickened her pace, leaving the cackling woman behind.
The preliminary rounds before the Inter-School League adopted an online 1v1 matchmaking battle format. The equipment was provided by each respective school, with the Federal Tianyan system monitoring the entire process.
After weighing their options, compared to facing imminent and total annihilation, they ultimately chose to take a gamble. They obediently boarded the carriage and walked side by side into the withered woods.
"He returned around the time you were drugged," the old man said, taking a sip of the tea in his hand and replying without raising his head.
One could say that as long as the Yang clan intended to make a move, the Cangwu gentry families—who could at best be considered local powerhouses with hardly any descendants serving as officials in the imperial court—would be instantly cast down into the mortal dust, and within three generations at most, they would completely fade into the masses.
"Of course, it is also necessary for Anxi and the Great Han to maintain a certain level of friendship. After all, we need a massive amount of wealth to build today's Great Han Empire, and at the same time, we also need an ally who might support us when necessary!" Jiang Gan concluded, and by this time, they had already arrived at the imperial palace.
Song Jiuyue thought to herself indignantly, put on her clothes, and walked out the door imbued with the realization that "the vast world is a place where one can achieve great things."
"All right, go rest for a while first, I'll go get some water for you!" Su Chenyi said after making the bed.
Gu Jinyu finally found a kindred spirit. Hooking her arm around Gu Jinyan's shoulder, she rattled off a long list of Gu Zixin's bad traits in a rapid-fire stream of complaints.
The boat captain naturally didn't care about that much and only grumbled a few complaints. After resting simply that night, they continued northward the next day, arriving at Zhenyang County by ten o'clock in the morning.
Today was the sixteenth day of the ninth lunar month. Everyone in the palace knew that Consort Qin was just two months pregnant, but in reality, she was already three months along?
"No, you must take me to the ruins. Just tell me whether you will take me or not! Otherwise, you'd better figure out how to explain this to my sister." Shui Xianrou finished with a pout, pulled the door open, and made to leave.
However, she remained rather concerned about the previous topic. Pulling her closer, he flipped the sticky note back over, tapped it with his slender finger, and motioned for her to answer the question.
Zhang Wei was somewhat surprised to find that this old Western man was quite adept with chopsticks, which suggested he must have spent a considerable amount of time in China.
Wielding a giant silver sword in his hand, his aura surged to its peak, enveloped by a stream of white light.
Ling Xi looked dotingly at Lian Xujun, who was rubbing her head. As he tidied her hair, he thought to himself: Jun'er, you only focus on making me prove that my bloodline surpasses the divine beasts of the Demon Immortal Continent, yet you forget that you are just like me.
Du Gou gave a wry smile. He never imagined that simply wanting to invent papermaking would stir up so much trouble.
A place like London, England—which ranks in the top three worldwide for traffic congestion—was simply unaffordable to stay in during such a major event, and even in the suburbs, one had to compare prices across multiple places just to rent a room.
The others finally understood why Ji Tang was wrapped in such thick bandages; were they seriously trying to block lethal spots with steel plates?
She had finally taken that step to confess to Grandpa Xi, and the two of them had finally reached this stage—it had not been easy at all.
This was not because he could not defeat the Evil Wu, but because this Evil Wu was powerful enough to throw the entire imperial capital into chaos. There was no need for him to risk killing it at the expense of guarding the safety of the Great Yan Dynasty.
Just as the Hou father and son were chatting, Li Chenqian ran panting to the entrance of the Hou estate, only to find the place empty.
However, her suspicions today were merely guesses after all, and they were not absolute certainties. To determine whether Empress Dowager Ren Zha had any issues, she still needed to make a trip to the imperial palace.
The moment he uttered those four words—"A Thought of Ignorance"—Dilraba felt as though she were suffocating. Even though she knew it was impossible, she still couldn't help harboring a tiny spark of yearning: What if? What if, just by some chance?