Chapter 45: Brutally Trapped and Conned

Hearing this, Song Qiao instantly panicked, never expecting that Shen Ruoxi would discover the matter.

Fearing that the others would not believe her words, Shen Ruoxi had deliberately brought along a witness.

"This maid was ordered by the young madam to go out for purchases this afternoon, but happened to run into this girl sneaking out of the estate. Finding it strange, this maid followed her, only to see her carrying a bundle of jewelry to a pawnshop, attempting to exchange them for silver behind our backs, and caught her right on the spot..."

For a long moment, the entire grand hall was stunned by that fierce roar, failing to react. The guards rushed over to investigate what kind of spiritual beast's cry could carry such oppressive and piercing might.

Waking up, the day was already bright. Seeing Wei Zifu get up, Yunniang hurried forward to help her comb her hair and wash. "Empress, Lady Li from Zhaoyang Palace came early this morning," Yunniang said leisurely from the side.

"Why haven't you left yet?" Jing Chuchu was extremely surprised. Although the Prince Regent had escorted her here, he had mentioned at the entrance that he still had matters to attend to and would leave, yet he had remained waiting outside all this time.

Gu Tang shrank back slightly, hurriedly withdrawing her gaze in a trace of fear. It seemed Mo Han'er was completely determined to target her for revenge, and she had just promised Gu Jun not to stir up trouble again.

Seeing Li Shan secretly tailing the princess the entire way, Wei Zifu could not help but feel worried. Could it be that Li Shan dared to harbor malicious intentions toward the princess? Just as Princess Pingyang and her servant left through the back door, Li Shan opened the door and whistled softly like a bird a few times outside. Before long, a man came running over.

"Very well." Wei Ye nodded slightly, gazing into Huo Qubing's bright eyes with mixed emotions in his heart.

Wang Guowei walked over accompanied by Elder Yue, Li Wei, and Ning Wu. Sun Yuanyuan had won this time, and surely many business tycoons and supernatural beings from the city would come to curry favor with her. By then, the Yuantian Sect would undoubtedly rise at an unimaginable speed.

"Xingque, put him down right now! Even if you are losing your mind, there has to be a limit—this is a mortal!" Xun Yi said.

"Mother, I have something to take care of outside and will be back for dinner tonight, so set another pair of chopsticks," Jing Zhongqing said, and upon guessing his mother's thoughts, his inner hesitations instantly vanished.

Liang Fei had no time to comfort Wang Erni; he strode forward and, within a few minutes, arrived at the Li family residence.

Inside the four coffins, four beauties draped in human skin slept deeply. Na Xiu and Ma Chengfeng pushed the four coffins together, poured potent liquor over them, and tossed torches on top. Instantly, roaring flames shot up into the air. The four of them retreated to a corner, watching as countless treasures were consumed by the sea of fire—some rejoiced while others sorrowed.

Li Yongle looked at the other person with a smile that did not reach his eyes. Since bad blood had already been drawn between them, he did not mind escalating the matter further.

As for Qi Yu's plight, Qin Fan felt not an ounce of sympathy. If the one who lost that duel had been him, Qi Yu surely would have seized the opportunity to kick him when he was down and swallow up all of Qin Fan's assets.

Before leaving the space that had left him with such humiliation, Su Zehrain looked up at the person who had brought him to such ruin. The hatred in his eyes was as deep as the sea, seeming to tell Reinfel that this showdown was far from over.

Ning Mingxin naturally knew her own condition at the moment; she was already more than four months pregnant, though she possessed considerable talent.

"That would still require three hundred years, and that's only for those with superior aptitude. For the two of us, how long do you estimate it will take?" Black Rose asked earnestly.

Stepping into his home, Qin Li looked at the brightly lit kitchen, smiled slightly, and walked into the bathroom.

If the core mystery of the Thief Sect lay in the single word "theof," then the secrets of the ancient four emperors sealed within the Utter North Abyss deep in the Greater Khingan Mountains represented the ultimate limit of their pursuit of immortality. Yet for all these years, countless masters had emerged from the Thief Sect, and not a single one had ever managed to reach that mysterious subterranean end.

Just as He Yong was about to flee, Qin Fan caught him and delivered two solid slaps, beating his human head until it looked like a dog's head.