Volume One, Chapter 57: Elder Sun (Happy New Year's Eve)

At this moment, the evidence was irrefutable. No amount of tantrums or stubborn denial could muddle the truth. It would be better to confess directly.

“Do you really believe anyone will buy your ridiculous lies?” Zheng Yi sneered, utterly disbelieving his words. With a flick of his left index finger, a strange light flashed, and another brilliantly colored blade of sword energy shot out at lightning speed.

This instantaneous technique was almost impossible to guard against. A single careless moment could see one’s flesh and blood pierced through by spiritual power.

Fortunately, Ji Die had already witnessed this bizarre move just moments ago and remained on high alert. When he saw Zheng Yi lift his hand, his own spiritual power surged forth and he instantly darted aside.

“Seventh level of Qi Training!” Zhou Xu’s cultivation had already reached the ninth level of Qi Training...

Tangtang, nestled in his arms, was a bundle of confusion. She began to suspect that Bai Shaozi was no more than a tapeworm in her own belly, capable of knowing everything. As she pondered this, she studied him carefully.

“Whose man is this? Come and claim him yourselves!” Zhou Xiao barked sharply to the gathered crowd.

Awakening from her shock, the matchmaker’s misty eyes curved into the most captivating smile. Genuine blessings filled her heart, and her voice rang out even louder and clearer than before.

“If you’re here to discuss cooperation, but only send you and not Du Du himself, how are we supposed to believe you’re sincere?” Luo Qi frowned slightly, her tone unfriendly.

Watching Tangtang, Moon Burial Flower understood—her old problem had returned. This girl should not be called Tangtang, but ‘Neither Fish nor Fowl’.

Everyone knew in their hearts that the matter to be dealt with now was the stabbing by Du Dewei.

“Truly one wave has yet to settle, and another rises—it seems peace will not be ours anytime soon,” Miao Xuan thought with some emotion.

Without lingering any longer in this far western land, Song the Emperor and the others said nothing more. Though it remained unclear whether the curse of this place had truly been lifted, they chose to trust Pan Yuhong. The shock Pan Long had given them before was too great to ignore.

“Zhang Ruozhi, what soul have you merged with? What information have you obtained?” Mei Xuelian asked Zhang Ruozhi, her tone cool.

“Are you ready? The opportune moment is almost upon us!” Kong Ji’s expression changed suddenly as she spoke to Pan Yuhong and his companions.

Now, Dragulas spent most of his days accompanying these sea-faring elven warriors. Though they were a little tougher than nobles, to say they were easy to manage would be a lie.

Some, like those seasoned grave robbers, could judge the situation underground just by the differing sounds as their Luoyang shovels struck the earth and the feel in their hands.

When the former Duke Franz Joseph II was alive, he had given Otto considerable assistance, so relations between their families had always been good.

I found a seat near the corner, wondering why I should sit there, as if hiding from someone. But perhaps it was just a random choice; taking it seriously would only mean I’d lost.

“I’m still here, yet you go fawning over a mere concubine! Where is the dignity of the Crown Prince?” The Empress demanded sternly.

“Mom, why are you being so harsh? Wasn’t the whole point of trapping Qiao Song last time to keep her away from Su Yinzhen?” Bai Nian paused her makeup, puzzled and a bit annoyed. Why did her mother always become so agitated over Su Yinzhen—more so than even Su’s own mother?

“All right! Let’s put this topic aside for now. I’ve decided to personally investigate the current captain!” The Knight Commander’s voice was pleasing, but he possessed the greatest authority. Once he spoke, no one objected.

The young girl nodded blankly, her eyes still fixed on the jewelry box being carefully wrapped by the shop manager.

Seeing the look on Deng Jianhua’s face, Wang Haoming immediately realized Deng was up to something devious.

Please, I shouted silently, the issue wasn’t where I slept. “So you saw me naked?” I grumbled, though in my heart I didn’t mind at all.

This was as good as a direct admission. The screenwriter froze for a second, not expecting Qu Huai to be so straightforward.

Qu Huai stayed in the hospital for two days. The bandage on his head was replaced with a square of gauze barely covering the wound. He thought he could keep the injury from Le Rao, but no amount of caution could defend against the speed of the modern internet.

“What happened? Wasn’t everything fine yesterday?” Wen Li asked the nurse, her tone less than friendly.

These four northern long-tailed tits were oddities even among their own kind. Their eating and sleeping habits had diverged, mixing in their own peculiar routines.

Chen Jingyi didn’t believe a word that Lin Chuan said about being overseas; she was convinced he was just making things up.

Shen Yu chuckled softly and comforted her, “A birthday gift is just a token of thought. As long as it’s prepared with care, His Majesty will surely like it.” They exchanged a smile.

By now, the entire academy knew that Zhang Chu’s sudden appointment was thanks to Zhang Xueying’s connections.

After three seconds, it stopped calling, lowered its head to sniff the ground, and froze when its nose touched the bayberry pits.

Meng Jin came to the police station merely to cooperate with the investigation as required, nothing more. Somehow, she was provoked and lost her head, striking someone right there in the station.

Quietly, Qi Yue and Ye Qian, sitting beside each other, exchanged furtive glances.

This feat of shifting heaven and earth required an immense supply of primal energy. Chu Wuli’s reserves were truly monstrous, and the quality needed to be extremely high, or else how could he suppress the demonic energy of heaven and earth?

Longxi Commandery and Hanyang Commandery both lay to the north of Wudu Commandery—Hanyang closer to the Central Plains, Longxi nearer to the west.

Suddenly, the light of the world twisted faintly… In the next moment, the falling Ming Luo and Ye vanished, only to reappear on the ground below.

With so many people, the crowd included all sorts. Inevitably, troublemakers appeared, but the Qinghua Sect’s enforcers were not just for show. In only two days, they had already captured over two hundred rabble-rousers and thrown them into the prison of Fire Lotus City.

Ekstroff did not look down on Feofania for this—on the contrary, he felt an unprecedented compassion, a burning desire to save her that had never been as intense as it was now.