Memories of the Courtyard in the Old Alley, Frozen at This Moment

September the first marked the beginning of the new school term. Chen Xiulan was originally scheduled to work, but because of the photography session, she took some time off to bring her son along to take a family portrait with her mother.

It was a rare occasion for the whole family to gather, and Grandmother was overjoyed. She specially put away her usual reluctance and changed into a long-treasured, bottom-of-the-trunk qipao that she rarely wore. She pinned up her hair with a wooden hairpin, making her look exceptionally mature and elegant.

Lin Xiyu and her older female cousin also changed into pretty dresses. Standing on either side of Grandmother, they affectionately linked arms with her, resembling a—

Ling Feng instantly perked up. He walked over to the side of the door, staring motionless outside. Meanwhile, Huang Xiaoling grasped his hand with a pale face, her already frail body trembling slightly.

Rong Jing'er rose slightly, stepped into the hall, and spoke softly with her head deeply bowed. After receiving the emperor's consent, she stood up and sat before the guqin. With her slender fingers plucking the strings, a melodious melody resonated around everyone.

She returned to the Qu family. Qu Rongshan was settled in and even transferred to a high-end VIP ward, receiving attentive care from the hospital staff. It was evidently upon the orders of Old Madam He that Qu Rongshan must be cured.

Few people knew about this meeting; those who did referred to it as the Partition and Occupation Plan for Japan. It involved the victorious nations of World War II—China, China's allies, the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom—formulating a plan to carve up the Japanese nation after its defeat.

Looking at her enthusiastic demeanor and her dust-covered, disheveled disguise, Yan Tianxing couldn't help but feel a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

Li Ruxue couldn't help reminiscing about her life on Penglai Fairy Island. Although Penglai Fairy Island was nowhere near as colorful as the mortal world, it also lacked so many troubles.

The two were pondering what had happened when Qingming discovered a problem: the young lord was "injured!" "Young lord, how did your mouth get hurt? This maidservant will go get you some medicine right away," Qingming said in alarm.

However, the accident that occurred in the Sunset Forest completely disrupted Zhou Lin's plans. Therefore, even though Zhou Lin successfully achieved Foundation Establishment, he could not cultivate the only cultivation manual at hand that contained the Foundation Establishment chapter.

Zhong Jian was already irritated to begin with, and coupled with He Chenfeng's relentless pestering, it felt as though he was being forced to take action.

After the plane landed, Xu Yuntian quickly activated his invisibility ability, and while invisible, instantly teleported toward the aircraft.

Seeing the group of people, Xu Huan's lips curved into a smile, and she lifted a hand, whereupon a strange fragrance drifted out.

Shen Nianyi shook his head, his expression very serious: "It is not the emperor; there will be others, and more than one group."

"Oh...?" A flash of inspiration crossed Ye Suman's mind as she watched Qinglian slide the pistol back into her tactical holster.

Then, she saw the Red-scaled Snake King, which had previously been injured by Yun Hao, take advantage of his lack of awareness to coil its body around him.

"Click, click, click." Treading on the floor, which was already covered with a layer of frost, Ren slowly walked into the room. Even right at the doorway, Ren had already spotted several weapons with very bizarre designs.

"Master Chen, I've always heard you are a living Buddha, and today I finally get to witness it firsthand." Boss Xu hurriedly raised his glass in toast.

However, the Peach Blossom Demoness and Black Tiger Maomao all knew that in this matter, no one could dissuade Dongfang Yuping.

As the carriage swayed gently with its rhythmic bumps, Sun Shining leaned her head against Shen Nianyi's knees and fell asleep just like that. Before they were married, the two strictly observed the rules of propriety; even when sharing a carriage, each sat on a separate side. Whether others could see or not didn't matter, as Shen Nianyi believed doing so was the utmost respect.

A long while later, Xin Yuan finally recovered completely from her shock. At that exact moment, a myriad of complicated emotions churned within her heart, and her excitement was simply beyond description.

"Comrade...?" Ye Suman glanced at him, only to belatedly notice that his eyes were fixed on her mobile phone.

"Fine, that's easy enough! All of you step back, and I'll test the mechanisms and scout the path for everyone," said Fatty San, shouldering all the responsibility and striking a righteous, awe-inspiring pose as he addressed the group.