Volume 1, Chapter 37: Poisonous!

Otherwise, they would never have allowed even a single demon to remain by their master’s side!

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By the time Qingyi led Wangcai to the street, quite a crowd had already gathered there.

Qingyi found it strange and murmured, “Why are there so many people today?”

“Woof...” Bai Ziye rolled its eyes at Qingyi.

How was it supposed to know why?

Qingyi pulled Wangcai through the crowd.

“Those demons have finally left! They frightened me so badly these past few days that I didn’t dare go outside!”

What if he changed his mind after the child was born? By then, the entire Yuan family would have fallen under his control, leaving us in a deadlock. I would lose even the slightest chance of turning things around.

These two hundred men made up two battalions. Chen Wu had no intention of appointing battalion commanders for the time being; he would personally lead and oversee them first. In addition, he would select several men skilled in horsemanship and form a cavalry unit. Although they could not be expected to possess much fighting power in the short term, they would be excellent at hunting down fleeing refugees or gathering intelligence.

Setting aside how undignified it was for her to make veiled insinuations against Ye Lanwu and insult her by implication, the fact that, after learning he had been poisoned, she was concerned not about his condition but about preserving her own dignity—and had confronted Ye Lanwu over it, even dragging him away in the end—was enough to reveal how cold-blooded she truly was.

“No, no, there’s no need. The company’s cash flow is still more than sufficient to deal with any unexpected situation.” Shen Ning hurriedly declined. In truth, she knew perfectly well how much cash the company currently had on its books, but that was confidential information and could never be disclosed to outsiders.

Trying to move the boulders blocking the road in such a raging fire and choking smoke was utterly impossible. Some soldiers risked their lives and rushed inside, only to be driven back by the waves of heat, or accidentally caught fire and burned horribly. Others simply collapsed from heatstroke, dehydration, or lack of oxygen.

Wang Jinzhi then ran up to the next floor and began searching the classrooms one by one. When she reached the seventh classroom, she finally found Li Dan.

Sensing the trace of displeasure hidden in the Dowager Lady’s expression, Wang Chuliu somewhat regretted asking Zhou Zhen’er for help.

“Hey, Young Master Feng, you can’t kick the car now. It doesn’t belong to you anymore. If you damage it, I’ll have to make you pay, you know.” Shen Taolin was in high spirits and feeling completely at ease, his voice laced with teasing.

“Yes. I learned about your ancestor from my father. He was an exceptionally wise man, and he deserves much of the credit for conquering the realm back then. So although Tianzi Group belongs to my Ye family, it also belongs to your Tang family.” Ye Hanxiao spoke.

If You’an acknowledged her, then for You’an’s sake she would at least put on an appearance of caring for her. After all, she was still a junior of the family.

Huo Yi muttered a few words, but obediently leaned back against the headboard. When he looked at me, his eyes were filled with laughter.

“I came with some friends. I only realized you were here when we were about to leave, so I came over to say hello,” Feng Tianxiao said.

Gu Tiancheng’s brows drew tightly together. Luo Qianhan’s aura just now had been terrifying—so terrifying that Gu Tiancheng felt as though Luo Qianhan were an ancient demon. His impression was probably the strongest of everyone present. Nan Cang should originally have sensed it as well, but his thoughts were entirely focused on Nan Liumo.

Wang Peng smiled at Qu Yuemin, who hurriedly took a business card from his bag and offered it to Wang Peng with both hands.

I did not move at all. I raised my wrist and glanced at the time. Before even a minute had passed, Qu Dayou was already being beaten senseless by Niu Dali, and the whole humiliation was well underway.

“Sister Juhua, leaving aside the principle that one should not accept rewards without merit, we’re neighbors from the same village. If you need my help, just say so. There’s no need to invite me to dinner.” Wang Peng assumed that Tian Juhua had come to ask him for a favor.

“Yu’er, Yu’er...” Unfortunately, she had already vanished into the sea of clouds atop the mountain, leaving a grown man sobbing uncontrollably.

The members of the Thorn Alliance and the Dark Division kept sending back reports. The general nature of the information they received not only failed to bring everyone a sigh of relief; instead, it made their expressions even more grim.