Volume One, Chapter 136: The Xiongnu Send a Princess to Forge a Marriage Alliance!

A smile bloomed on Qin Bao's face as he heard Wu Wei's words. It was a success! However, by having Qin Bao come out of the city to negotiate while the two armies were arrayed against each other, Wu Wei clearly intended to test him and gauge his courage. Interesting.

Happiness in life can be simple, yet being unhappy can be just as simple; it all depends on how you choose to walk your path. Life is filled with many crossroads, one side leading to happiness and the other to sorrow, and everything hinges on one's own choices.

It was more than just negligence; if the human traffickers had truly succeeded, the royal family would have lost face. The Crown Prince felt resentful but could say little, as it was Emperor Yong'an who had allowed the traffickers to roam Xixi in order to lure out the mastermind behind them.

Once the breathing of the person beside him grew steady, Sheng Shi opened his eyes. He gazed at her pale sleeping face, his hand unconsciously tracing the air above her pure and delicate features.

"What's wrong?" Lin Xiao set down his bowl and chopsticks, looking at Mi Xue'er's flushed face, wondering what strange thoughts were brewing in her mind this time.

On the way, Feng Yuzhen continued to grumble that eating out was too expensive and didn't taste as good as home-cooked food.

Qi Yu paid him no mind and ran hard toward his home. Although they all lived on Wuyou Island, there was a certain distance between the houses, so it was twenty minutes later by the time he reached his own door.

The flood had its silver lining; primarily, it washed down a great many fish and shrimp. Once the waters receded, the people of Yang Family Village would run to the riverbank every day, clutching basins or carrying buckets.

These words pierced Ji Liunian's heart like needles. She wanted to scream and explode, but she was so furious that she couldn't utter a sound, feeling only a growing ache in her heart. For the first time, she felt the urge to kill. The bodyguards tried to pull Ji Liunian inside.

"It's fine. Many boys in the academy don't finish their homework and I drag them to my office to do it anyway. Besides, Guoguo is very obedient." Luo Zhan was reluctant to leave Guoguo at someone else's house, and he wouldn't feel at ease with anyone else watching her.

"Mother, let's go inside to talk." Yang Chunming didn't answer Yuan's question; instead, he gestured for her and Chunqiu to head toward the room. It was better to discuss such matters indoors, as Yang Chunming feared that walls might have ears and it wouldn't be good if the tutor overheard.

Previously, his uncle and great-uncle had invited Master Zilong and Master Yuanzhen; Murong Tongxuan had assumed they were the greatest experts and the strongest aid the Murong family could possibly secure.

By the time they arrived, they happened to see the bailiffs covering the heads of the three beggars and shoving them into a horse-drawn carriage.

Qiangwei blushed, and Shuizhu chuckled at the sight. The three of them chatted and laughed for a while, but as the auspicious time approached and the matron of honor arrived to give her instructions, Qiangwei could only nod, her face burning with true shyness.

"Did you smell the scent of blood?" Yan Shiqi expressed deep skepticism regarding his ability to distinguish the scent of blood.

"This isn't a question of who you're going to live your life with!" Yi Huaiyu was infuriated. He wanted to lash out with a few harsh words, but didn't know how to phrase them. A fire burned in his heart, and the good mood brought by seeing Su Shiyun was instantly extinguished.

The Empress had kept her gaze locked on Yi Chenxuan, so when he spoke those words, the fleeting desolation that flashed across his expression did not escape her notice.

Yexue had pressed forward without hesitation, even at the cost of being wounded, breaking through Master Wen's domain and causing a shift in her own state of mind.

Few people successfully breed these arowanas; the success rate is far too low. Otherwise, how could the price of an adult dragon fish remain so exorbitantly high?

In a certain sense, Yi Chenjing was indeed a poor man; even with the vast wealth of Daya, none of it truly belonged to him. It was certain that Bai Qige had been poisoned; her blood-soaked appearance and shallow breathing confirmed she was hovering between life and death. She met all three conditions perfectly. If he did not save her, wouldn't he be breaking his own rules?