Chapter 36: The Toddler Outwits the Old Fox

The little rascal thinks I’m handsome?

Chu Tonghai raised a hand to feel his old face, then looked at Luo Yan, whose large eyes were blinking brightly.

Well, back in the day, he had been a heartthrob adored by thousands. Although the little rascal was just a touch less attractive than he was, she could hardly be called ugly.

Wait. The little rascal wasn’t even his child, so why was he comparing her to himself?

“Comrade Huali, the owner of the jade pendant you mentioned… couldn’t that be you?” Chu Tonghai narrowed his eyes, keenly sensing that something was wrong.

As things stood, aside from the conspicuous chain around his ankle, he truly did not feel as though he had been kidnapped in the slightest. After all, a kidnapped person should not be treated this well.

His charm was clearly greater than that of the man before him, drawing even more eyes in his direction. Yet the man paid no attention to any of it and walked straight over to the other man.

City X was a super-large metropolis. Although it was technically only a city, many of the products ranked among the best were produced there, and some were even famous throughout the world.

The operation should have a fairly good outcome, but given Old Master Hou’s physical condition, the risks would also be extremely high.

Most schools in the country were still public institutions, but private schools had begun to rise. For now, however, they were concentrated mainly in the first-tier cities. In Jiangcheng itself—and even in the provincial capital, Zhengyang—there were almost no truly private secondary schools.

“Mm!?” Ruan Shuishui suddenly felt a wave of numbness in her neck. She staggered backward again and again, and her head began to grow dizzy.

“Meow.”

A snow-white cat, with only a tuft of black fur at the tip of its tail, leaped in through the window.

The trees in the distance cast broad, dark silhouettes—some whole, others broken and intermittent—across the ground, creating a strange and captivating sight.

I was a little tired, and beginning to feel sleepy. It was a familiar sort of weariness. Perhaps I would never experience it again, so I wanted to feel it once more, to keep it as part of my memories.

Heh heh, luckily I hadn’t put my phone in my pocket yet. When he opened it and took a look, Liao Zhengxuan could only say, “Thunder God, you can stop striking now. I’ve already been blasted to death.”

The so-called universal shield was the shield used in the original story when the Lightning Man attacked Sherlock.

Upon hearing her words, the two Great Saint Venerables changed color in unison. Although they had long considered every possible consequence, they still had not imagined that matters could become this serious. Fortune stained with blood was already an omen of the greatest calamity.

“…” Looking at Ning Tao’s utterly innocent expression, Zhao Xiaoling bit her lip, so furious that she could not utter a word.

She was not in a position to hold Feng Jun responsible, but she was truly burning with anger and could not bear to lose face. Thus, she asked in a stiff tone,

Even after seeing her hundreds of times, he still believed that there was no one else in the world who could smile so sweetly or so melodiously.

The entire Heavenly Punishment Palace was glowing, its snowy radiance illuminating the ruins of the entire city and shining with such dazzling brilliance that it resembled a sun. When the Heavenly Punishment Palace reached the height of its radiance, it suddenly contracted, as though a certain point were collapsing. The light screen before Old Yuan exploded without warning, transforming into a sky full of specks of light that faded away one by one.

Unexpectedly, when we arrived at the amusement park, she did not go on any of the rides. She merely asked me to wander around with her aimlessly. After we grew tired, we sat down on a bench by the roadside. She rested her head on my shoulder, her eyes fixed on the Ferris wheel ahead.

After obtaining the information he wanted, Ning Tao bade farewell to Zhan Tianze and the others, rose, and prepared to leave the bar. He was heading to the wilderness in the northern suburbs to search for the Black Kill members who had attempted to assassinate him.

“Good. Everyone, follow me through these two movements. Listen for my commands. Attention! At ease!” Ximeng shouted the orders.

However, Feng Jun and Li Xiaotong declared in unison that they were merely classmates who had come back together for the New Year, and that they were both from Chaoyang.

“Since you helped me with such an enormous favor, I’ll cook a meal to thank you. But this is a one-time offer—don’t expect it again.” Long Xiang agreed with a smile. He knew how important this investment was to Wenren Junyao, so he had no choice but to accept.