Volume One, Chapter 41: The Chu Family of the Capital, China’s Wealthiest and Most Prestigious Clan

He had never expected Nie Hongluan to be connected with the Nine Yin Phoenix Transformation Manual, let alone to possess three distinct personalities. From what Xie Qingcheng had said, once the cultivation was perfected, she might develop as many as nine.

The great Shakespeare’s description of gold would never grow outdated. Rumi Corporation’s account of the gold mines stirred the enthusiasm of every major merchant on the Kamchatka Peninsula. One after another, they declared their intention to buy shares, or even travel to Alaska themselves to seek their fortunes.

“Mu Luobing, you unfilial wretch!” Mu Jiyan summoned the last of her strength and slapped her across the face. Luobing had infuriated her so badly that she nearly died on the spot.

Yet some of the newcomers could not bear to do so, afraid of ruining their new clothes. At times, they would still wear the old Japanese garments they had brought with them.

Hua Hanfeng was so humble before Hua Yang that he seemed almost servile. Naturally, Hua Jian would never think highly of such a man. Though they were both disciples of the Hua generation, Hua Jian’s impression of Hua Hanfeng was truly abysmal—so poor that she did not even wish to exchange more than a few words with him.

“Junior Brother Hanfeng, what do you think I should do?” Hua Yang asked, striving to keep her voice calm. Hanfeng knew nothing of the schemes she had once plotted against Hua Jian, nor did he know that his unfavorable opinion of Hua Jian had been formed entirely because of her misleading words.

In any case, a result like Xiang Siming’s was already a blessing from his ancestors. His parents were overjoyed; they had long since reached an agreement with the president of A University to donate a building. His score was quite respectable as well, exceeding the first-tier cutoff from the previous year by several points. Thus, they hurriedly continued discussing the arrangements with the president of A University.

The calmest team, Luo Xinqi and An Jing, won. The four who lost all accepted the punishment of having cream smeared across their faces.

As for Chōjirō, he went through the procedure once more and officially became a retainer of the Hori family again. Naohide and Kanbei had already discussed everything in advance: once the Kakuya household had swindled the land from the Matsumae family, Chōjirō would return to the Hori family, lest anything untoward occur and implicate Tosa.

Liu Nian truly did not dare imagine what might happen in the days ahead.

The Fat Man added that if the Dragon-Soul Bat had realized earlier that such a thing existed within its body and had completely comprehended it, its combat strength would have increased tremendously. The outcome was easy to imagine: by now, perhaps not a single person among them would still be alive.

“All right. From now on, so long as it has anything to do with you, I will not touch it,” Long Aotian promised.

The instant Wanyan Zongbi and Wanyan Xue saw Zhao Hao, they froze, their faces blank with bewilderment.

This was the signature motion of a backhand serve. Anyone who knew even a little about Andre knew that one of his most formidable serves was a backhand side-spin serve. His skill was so exceptional that many athletes in the under-twenty-one division had praised it openly.

I swung my great saber and brought it down once more. Before long, wounds covered the demon dragon’s body. Its blood splattered across me until I looked like a man of blood, as though I had crawled out of a pool of it.

Voices of discussion rose incessantly all around me, every one of them convinced that I would lose. I merely furrowed my brows slightly and said nothing.

Kobe was beginning to grow anxious. Tonight, he was leading the team without Sun Zhuo, and he had to win. Otherwise, how could he make Sun Zhuo submit to him?

Moreover, the closer Zhuang Yi drew to the divine tree, the stronger his sense of belonging became, as though he himself were a part of it. Zhuang Yi knew that this feeling came from the space within his right hand.

Seeing Ling Qing turn and prepare to leave, the servant suddenly spoke, but before he could finish, he abruptly fell silent.

He knew that Zhan Tian Wuhen would certainly seek out Lingyun and force her to reveal where she had obtained the Ultimate Will Skysoar Manual. How could he possibly add such trouble to Lingyun’s burden?

Mo Li pondered for a moment, then waved her hand and placed a layer of restrictions beside the kneeling crowd. The events of before had already left a knot in her heart. If she had not caused her own inner demon, these people would never have been able to exploit the opportunity and nearly kill them.

While he was suffering from a terrible headache and wondering how to find Lu Siying, a figure suddenly appeared in his field of vision. It was none other than Lu Siying herself—the very person he had searched for so long without success.

After leaving Venus to rest aboard the yacht and assigning the blue whale to guard the vessel, Gao Yuan plunged into the sea once more. When he descended again to a depth of twelve hundred meters, he still had not reached his limit. His cultivation had indeed improved yet again.

With that, he drained the wine in his cup, then slowly retreated. His lips moved slightly, and Qin Hao, who knew how to read lips, immediately turned cold.

He had never felt so lonely or so helpless. Though he had not yet reached the end, he already felt like a man utterly alone in the world.

“Why did you make her move outside? What did she do to upset you? Didn’t you always call her Shuang’er? Why have you suddenly started calling her Miss He?” Qiu Li kept firing questions at him.

Xiao Mingxin called out inwardly, but he never received any further response. His heart seemed to be pinned beneath a massive slab of stone, because this perhaps meant that even the Blood Demon did not know the precise way out. They could only rely on themselves.

Qiu Li could no longer hold back her tears. With a soft patter, one fell, while Baili Xi’s departing figure gradually blurred before her eyes.

“Minister Mo, rise. Even if you kneel until your knees are broken, I will not agree. Since Prince Rong has promised that he will properly discipline Aye after returning, you have nothing to worry about.” The Emperor had essentially grasped the whole chain of events and had begun smoothing things over.

Tang Yanbing felt an immense pressure descend straight upon him, crushing him until he could scarcely breathe.

The Prefect’s wife had no intention of going to the school merely to teach lessons. Her other purpose was to keep watch and see whether he had said or done anything inappropriate.

Zhang Niujiao had considered withdrawing his army, but he felt deeply unwilling to leave without gaining anything. At the very least, he had to take something before departing. With that thought in mind, he wondered whether he could lure the Bingzhou army out of the city and ambush them.

For seven days in succession, every household in Zhongyang City hung white mourning banners. White banners flew above all four city gates, and at night, countless people burned silver paper and yellow funeral offerings.

If the laboratory had been spacious before, there was not the slightest bit of room left now. The entire interior had transformed into a gigantic block of square ice.

Budu Gen sensed the danger. He had come to Bingzhou this time hoping to seek Liu Bian’s counsel and learn whether he had any means of resolving these problems. But Liu Bian was away campaigning with his army, and Budu Gen’s search ended fruitlessly.

After returning to her room, Ji Ruxue placed the box on the dressing table. She casually picked up a nightdress and headed toward the bathroom.

When Qin Qinghe heard Chen Yan’s words, his face broke into a delighted smile, and he gave her an approving glance. At that moment, he had completely forgotten how Chen Yan used to argue with him at every turn. His eyes were filled only with affection.