Volume 1 Chapter 31: The Sneaky Xie Zhian

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He had to make frequent inspection tours of various military camps and districts. Whenever he visited one farther away, he would be gone for several months, and was often absent from the residence, so he could not protect her at all times.

Ying was curious as well. He wanted to see how Wei Yuan could be so confident that he would discover where Turner had concealed himself.

Still, it was worth a try. What if he happened to meet someone with a discerning eye? After all, had he not traded ten talismans for a broken mirror?

After slandering and framing the county magistrate in front of so many people, the Zhang family would surely have a difficult time from then on.

At the same time, Feng Shaoxiong and his sworn brothers were also operating in secret. They began gathering information about Ye Tian’s movements and whereabouts, preparing to assassinate him when the time was right.

Su Taishan, who was standing nearby, was equally furious. He knew that he could never be Wei Yuan’s match. Even Zong Zhengyang had been killed—what could a mere innate cultivator like him possibly do?

After taking only a few steps, Xiao Ruolin suddenly stopped and turned to look at his mother, who was still sleeping soundly with her eyes closed.

Xie Yanyan rubbed her eyes and opened the door, only to see that Zhou Tangtang’s door was open, with people coming and going and several guards looking flustered.

The only question was whether the hundreds of Daoists on the entire Taibai Peak included any great cultivators who might be awakened by the disturbance.

Whether they belonged to the Alchemists’ Guild or the Artifact Refiners’ Guild, their expressions were unusually solemn. Every gaze was fixed on Han Junchen, the suddenly risen young genius who had completely overturned their understanding of the world.

If the mission status on the system panel had remained unchanged before, Ning Meng could still claim that it was merely delayed. But even after Liu Shu’s funeral was over, the mission still did not show as completed. Ning Meng could not help wondering whether she had failed the mission entirely—and whether someone else, rather than her, had actually caused Wu Qiuxian’s death.

This old matron was also from the Empress Dowager’s Palace of Compassionate Longevity. Thus, even though Xiao Wanci had not publicized the matter, everyone who needed to hear about it had already learned the news.

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However, she knew that the worst had yet to come. After some time, summer’s dog days would arrive, and that would be when the heat became truly unbearable.

Chu Han’s expression was severe, his sharp eyes gleaming like two icy blades. He directly used the title as a bargaining chip, showing the Shen family not the slightest regard.

Chen Xiwang returned to the system space, but the moment she arrived, she flashed into her own relic space.

Matron Xiang was delighted that the Empress Dowager had followed her advice. Her long-winded persuasion had not been wasted after all—the troublesome Consort Yan had finally been confined to her quarters.

Chu Han moved, tearing through space in an instant and arriving before a man in black. His hand shot out like lightning and seized the man by the throat. With an almost casual twist, he snapped the man’s neck.

Those two now understood Chen Xiwang’s abilities well. Knowing that no one in the Heavenly Realm could do anything to her, they simply let her act as she pleased.

“Enough, Old Tian. Stop flattering me. If we lose our entire fortune here this time, we’ll be finished when we go back. We won’t just be unable to start a company—we won’t even be able to afford food.” Yang Chaoran gave Assistant Tian a bitter smile.

“I’ll put everything away first. He’s coming to see me at three-thirty. Mom, finish your meal first, and then I’ll help you tidy up.” Li Jun felt that he rarely helped his mother with anything.

At that moment, the people in the hospital immediately crowded around, while security guards came running from nearby with weapons in hand.

From now on, Sun Simiao would have to make equal exchanges. The days of acting like the Virgin Mary were over for good.

This was the Han Empire at the height of its power. They ought to take advantage of the opportunity to expand and test themselves against the Roman Empire.

She placed the golden-brown fried pumpkin pieces on a plate. Then she put the crushed salted duck-egg yolks into the pan and stir-fried them slowly until they became sandy and crumbly. Only then did she add the similarly crushed whites and continue stir-frying. When Great-Aunt finally said it was ready, she added water.

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Leaving aside the fact that Qiu Feng and Xu Wanqi were utterly unsuited to each other, just consider Quan He. He had no reason to interfere with Xu Wanqi’s new romance merely to make Wu Peipei regret breaking off their engagement, did he?

With one offhand remark, Fang Shaoyang was immediately left in an awkward position. He could neither turn and walk away nor find anything to say in rebuttal. All he could do was lower his head, push up the frame of his glasses, and look away from us to conceal the embarrassment on his face.

Who did not know that the richer people were, the more arrogant they became? Someone so far above others would never lower himself to apologize to a poor student.

There were no twin sisters. Could the woman who had shown him such tenderness that night really have been Situ Meina?

Hearing that the task was so simple—and that she would be paid ten thousand dollars—she agreed without a second thought. It was practically money falling from the sky.

Alan walked up to the long sword. As he drew near, it began to hum incessantly, trembling at the same time as though it could barely contain itself.

“Sorry. I wasn’t paying attention, and she ran over here.” After news of Locke’s death arrived, Xiu, who had grown up with Kelly, had been looking after her these past few days. Fearing that Kelly would be overwhelmed by grief, Xiu had cast sleep magic on her more than once.

When he finished speaking and saw that the two of them were still standing there in a daze, he immediately grabbed them by the shoulders. Then he waved his hand and struck out a series of seals. A multicolored defensive barrier lit up around them, firmly protecting the two inside.

Where was Wolf? Only then did Princess Kailin remember that there was another man present. Although Tang Chen had seen her, she had already been seen before and had at least been able to prepare herself mentally. But Wolf... had fainted.

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