Volume 1, Chapter 58: I Believe in His Character

"Really?!" Father Lin, in his excitement, grabbed Mother Lin's hands, causing her face to flush bright red.

It has to be said that being sandwiched between two powerful empires is truly tragic. Past kings of Armenia were not entirely lacking in shrewd and capable individuals, but in the face of absolute strength, any strategy appeared utterly fragile, and the kingdom could barely maintain a veneer of independence.

With that, Yan Qing shoved another stack of silver notes into the steward's hand. The steward made a token gesture of refusal before finally accepting them.

PS: I'll spare you the lengthy nonsense; please throw all your flowers, monthly votes, evaluations, and collections at this prince. After all, we need to make it onto the monthly rankings, don't we?

Cui'er merely shook her head, shrinking further and further into the carriage. She had already made up her mind that even if beaten to death, she would never go within half a step of that man.

"Enough, enough! Do you still recognize me as your boss? If you do, get moving quickly and stop bothering me, I'm already annoyed enough!" Yan Qing actually put on the airs of a boss, lecturing in a proper manner, after which he turned around and prepared to leave again.

"Well, Young Master Gao? What do you think? My time is limited." Mei Xie leisurely sipped his tea, as if discussing the weather with an old friend.

Every single word of Jinqing's reached old man Zhu's ears, making his weathered face burn with shame. He pointed a finger at Jinqing and jumped with anger. Having vented her spleen, Jinqing was in an excellent mood, smilingly waved at old man Zhu, and pulled Jinzhi away.

"What did you just say?" Xiong Qiren slammed on the brakes outside the door, sticking his head through the smashed doorway. In his recent rush of anger, he clearly hadn't heard Lilina's words clearly.

Wu Xing spread his hands in a headache-inducing gesture, implying that his younger sister was simply too weak, jumping right into the trap dug by the scoundrel Meng in just a few words and destroying her own defenses. Now that the matter was settled, even he, her older brother, was powerless to help.

Yan Chu was well aware that she was completely naked beneath the bedsheets. Remembering how passionately she had clung to him the previous night, his deep pupils ignited with desire as he gazed intently at Sheng Xia.

Lu Ping's Dantian spun at extreme speeds like a flaming wind-wheel, and with every rotation, a layer of black impurities was expelled from the surface of his body.

Silver-gray energy continuously surged forth, growing increasingly dense until it completely enveloped Maitreya, rendering his figure invisible within the thick concentration of power.

The soldiers disembarking from the ships were all decked out in ribbons and drooping dejectedly, their numbers less than half of when they had set out.

Sheng Xia shifted her gaze away from her mobile phone and cast a cold glance at him. Being so concerned about her work seemed to her like a disguised attempt to chase her away.

Of course, she still disliked Cui Suihuan, but the more Cui Suihuan rejected her, the more determined she was to bring the person over.

Furthermore, they were acutely aware that ever since then, the resources allocated by the imperial court to the naval forces had been severely limited. Not only had the number of naval personnel drastically decreased, but let alone any increase in warships, even the existing ones lacked funds for maintenance.

Old Liu had no other choice but to order Lu Su to be accommodated and treated with utmost hospitality without negligence, and instructed his attendants to return to Jianye to report back to Sun Ce.

For a moment, within the cavernous workshop, everyone chanted in unison the song "Only Mother is Good in the World."

Inside were fine cloaks, as well as a pure white cape embroidered with white plum blossoms in the snow using silver threads of varying shades.

After seeing Mother off, I let out a long breath. Although I knew this was not the real world, I couldn't help but want to sink into it, wanting to drown in this gentle trap.

Qiu Zhihao let out a muffled grunt of pain and involuntarily released Ye Yaotiao. Only then did Ye Yaotiao stand up, straighten her clothes, and just as she was about to turn and leave, the corner of her eye caught sight of a bright red patch on Qiu Zhihao's forehead.

"To put it simply, do you or do you not believe that ghosts exist in this world?" Chu Ying lowered her voice mysteriously.

By this time, other servants had woken up. Hearing movement in the kitchen, they hurried over and eagerly swarmed in to help.

Han Shaoxun suddenly understood why Ye Moqi and that Zhu Jiajun fellow had suddenly appeared at Lin Zhouzhou's birthday banquet. They had clearly come prepared, with the sole purpose of joining forces to tear him and Ye Yaotiao apart.

Perhaps because Huang Yuetai started his career in cop and gangster films, his camera work tended towards a documentary style, and apart from that, he was exceptionally skilled at using the lens to build atmosphere.

"Have you already been infected by our way of speaking?" I said, exasperated. Lan Linfeng wisely shut his mouth, knowing that the consequences of continuing to tangle with her would be unimaginable.

Yun Duoduo was speechless at this. They had only been gone for the time it took to see an envoy, after which she was just glad to see how much Leng Muhang adored Yun Yong.

Feng Yuan raised her head, looking at Zhang Ruofeng's indignant yet pitiful gaze. Subconsciously, she hugged Zhang Ruofeng even tighter.

"Good!" The person guiding them turned his face around. In the flickering light of the swaying torches, it was clearly Chen Dao. The two hurriedly hauled in the ropes, turned to descend the city wall, and vanished into the night.

However, Zhu Tianpeng, an outsider, dared not speak much with the knowledgeable old man Wu. Even if he wanted to cover up with falsehoods, he didn't know how, as he truly had no concept of the many circumstances within the Fire Extremity Secret Realm.

"It's over. Having suffered such humiliation, he will definitely go find his senior martial brother to help him regain face," Chang'e said somewhat panicky.