Volume 1, Chapter 39: The Journey Home

At this moment, Lu Qingyi had finished washing the vegetables. Seeing Aunt Wen scrubbing the pot, she glanced at her own cleaned produce, and a sudden idea took root in her mind.

Seeing Liu Tianhao and the six generals brimming with fighting spirit—to the point where they intended to postpone lunch—Lu Bu naturally had no objections. If Liu Tianhao wanted to fight, then let him fight; how else could he improve?

"Many thanks, Princess." Cheng Yi was eager to leave early; she truly had no heart for strolling through the temple.

"Sir, why don't we abandon the troop?" the adjutant whispered after glancing left and right.

"But, sir, I... I don't know. I just wanted to go to the opposite bank and take a look, just... take a look." As Mu Yiyi spoke, she felt a sense of guilt. Even though she was speaking her own heart, it felt like she was telling a lie.

Changsha Prefecture was located to the east of Jiangling Prefecture, a case of being close to the water and catching the moon first. The Governor of Changsha had likely sent men to negotiate with Huang Dongxuan the moment he left the capital, and the process had gone quite smoothly.

Li Junxiu answered concisely, his gaze fixed on the pair of silver-pick hair accessories that Xu Yuan was holding.

As it turned out, this nun was none other than Wei Cuier. She had been working on intelligence in the Jiangnan region, and this Mrs. Yu was someone she had been primarily focused on recently.

Undoubtedly, among these obstacles, Alan, who was already wounded, was the weakest link. If one link broke, the rest would fall into chaos. As long as they could break through Alan’s position and severely wound or even kill him, it would force another person to attend to him. Removing two people at once would vastly increase their chances of escape.

Furthermore, did his words—those specific words—imply something more? What did he want to keep in his heart? Was he asking her to keep the incident he claimed "never happened" etched in her memory?

Seeing that both Xu Xiaoxiao and her companion were students, the driver worried that getting the police involved would be extremely detrimental to them. They had acted out of kindness, and he did not want to drag them into this trouble.

The ghost-faced mask was stunned for a moment, then flew into a rage, shrieking and stomping his feet. A pile of chaotic items was flung out all at once, aimed squarely at Ye Xinxuan’s face.

York looked at the scorched forest in disbelief, feeling an intense, eerie dread as if he had descended into hell itself.

As long as he could persuade Zhang Junjie, and then the two of them could bring Luo Xue back together, Second Lieutenant Kameda’s mission would be a complete success.

In any case, as long as Lin Shu never saw his true face from start to finish, once the matter was resolved, he would drop her off somewhere and fly far away. No one would ever be able to find him.

To be precise, the gazes fell upon Lin Wei. They were varied—scrutinizing, envious, jealous, indifferent, disdainful... a multitude of expressions that could not be fully described.

Not until the food on the table was completely devoured and Yi Qing had finished pinning up his hair to clean the dishes did the others finally have the spare time to acknowledge him.

By the time they arrived safely at the Chai family estate, the person who had been on the roof was nowhere to be found. Moreover, Ye Xinxuan felt that the estate now seemed to be under the scrutiny of many hidden eyes; it was likely that the Emperor had stationed secret guards at the Chai residence.

Just as he was about to ask, Yu Yi, who was on the main peak below, noticed the commotion and hurried over, followed by the elders of various peaks, and even Tian Yi flew up.

Kindaichi and Dr. Cao remained silent, choosing to let the silence serve as an admission. Having one’s lies exposed to one’s face is the hardest situation to handle; remaining silent was a better approach.

Qian Xiaosheng had only ever seen wolves in the zoo. Although the creature in front of him looked like a pet, he was certain it was indeed a wolf.

It was already late at night, and in the desert, there was nothing but a bright moon. Since Chi Feng no longer had a companion, he simply stopped lingering and groped his way back to the nearby cellar he was using for shelter. Thinking of his wife far away, he spent a brief night in the throes of longing.

Chu Yi was momentarily dazed. Recalling the events of last night, he could not identify the strange feeling in his heart.

The void ahead was ruthlessly torn open, revealing a massive rift. A flicker of blood-red light flashed within, and with a swoosh, it darted out and surged in another direction.

"Everyone knows that in the past, when we went out to work, at most we’d get a meal and a cigarette. Anyway, since I can remember, this is the most pay we’ve ever received," the man in purple cedar smiled honestly.

At this moment, the shouting from the lake could be clearly heard inside the main tent. Guan Sheng continued to slowly wipe his broadsword, and a faint aura of killing intent stirred within the tent.

Dr. Cao stared at her expressionlessly and reached out to pull her up. When Yang Ling turned around, she nearly fainted from fright; inside the coffin were several pairs of human hands, but nothing else—no bodies, just empty, bloodied hands lying there.

Ye Liushang found it amusing. It was clear that the vice-principal had a very high impression of this guy, but she likely never dreamed that beneath his sunny, handsome exterior, this person was actually an evil Yin-Yang master whose hands were stained with the blood of many other students and teachers.

Ordinary forces probably wouldn't guess that there were three robots here with the strength of Nebula-realm warriors. In the event that the enemy was truly powerful, Yun San, Yun Si, and Yun Wu should have no trouble leading some people away.

As they were talking, Yao Shifei came in from outside, clutching a book. He walked straight to Yu Dayong: "President Yu, two police officers are outside. They said they are looking for Hua Zhongfa and you! I told them to wait in Hua Zhongfa’s office first. What do you think? Should you see them?"

It was the Lantern Festival, and Pan’s Restaurant was very close to the Duanmen Gate of the Imperial City. However, the streets were so crowded that carriages could not move smoothly, giving Le Tian and Zhao Kai more time to talk on the way.

It was rare in this world to find someone like Jing Yucheng, who watched the chaos so naturally and without a hint of guilt.

That period of time contained not only the memories of his first love, but even more so, it was an imprint of his past life. No matter how he tried to erase it, he could never truly forget those days.

"These pieces of trash. It seems no one will be able to enter the Golden Dragon Secret Realm," a mocking voice drifted from within the orange-red bead.

Although Wang Fu was one of the Six Thieves, he possessed keen insight into matters. Yet, this time he had miscalculated. Everything that happened in Hangzhou Prefecture had been directed by Le Tian himself; where could there be any so-called mastermind behind the scenes?

"Alright, that’s settled. I will send you the relevant materials. Study them carefully and map out the plan. If anything comes up, I will contact you again." Jin Ye left another phone number for Huang Fei, telling him to call it if anything happened.

"The Bankruptcy Group? Who are the members of the Bankruptcy Group?" Lawyer Liu clearly had not done his homework, and he could not help but be stunned.