Chapter 47: The Cannon Fodder Fiancée (47)

When Li Qian returned to her hometown, pregnant after being involved with Yun Zhongshan, she gave Su’s father a sum of money for a sham marriage, which led to the birth of Su Murong. Originally, Li Qian had hoped the child in her womb would be a boy who could inherit the Yun family fortune, but to her disappointment, it was a girl. Over the years, she endured silently in pursuit of status. If not for Su Murong’s liaison with Fu Han, her facade of hypocrisy might never have been exposed.

According to records, Yun Mu was present on the third day of Yun Jin’s funeral rites.

Zhao Ji indeed possessed a talent for manipulating power. In recent years, she treated Lady Huayang with utmost reverence, resorting to every means of flattery to gain the old woman’s complete trust. Secretly, through Lao Ai, she managed to win over one-third of the influential ministers at court. At times, even the edicts issued by Lü Buwei would bend to accommodate her proposals.

The Ashes Messenger stood only a few meters away, yet no matter how much strength he exerted, he could not reach it.

As the head of the Liu household, Liu Zhengfeng felt regret over recent events but believed that the solution did not necessarily require bloodshed on the spot. After all, these days marked his grand retirement ceremony, and any mishap would cast a shadow over the occasion.

Countless cities were reduced to ruins by earthquakes and tsunamis; the death toll from natural disasters was beyond reckoning.

The Yellow-Haired Dao Lord spoke with a grave and calm tone that exerted immense pressure. Facing the Dao Lord’s burly followers, ten times his own number, Qin Meng dared not be careless, nor did she entertain his provocations.

Twenty-two sailing warships swiftly dispersed, their speeds impressive. Once scattered, unless a handful of forbidden spells were unleashed, capturing them all in one fell swoop was impossible.

Had Xu Gongming not spoken up, no one would have dared to act independently. Without his command, the Wolf Warriors could only watch helplessly, as disobedience would mean punishment.

The official road wound its way up, circling the bare foot of Mount Fuli. Mu Feng noticed the number of travelers steadily dwindling.

Since Crown Prince Wei ascended the throne, the State of Wei had lived meekly under Qin’s iron cavalry. Even so, cities and territories continued to fall. Zhongmu, the capital of Zhao once held by Wei, had become indefensible under Qin’s eastward expansion.

Li Qianhong sought aid from the Hengyue Sect but was left waiting all day before finally meeting a senior member the following afternoon.

When she uttered those words, Zhou Xingxing couldn’t help but cough twice, his face filled with disbelief.

Yu Ling paced back and forth, nodding slightly. Suddenly, catching him off guard, she hooked her right leg around his calf while her left hand, without holding a torch, swiftly restrained his neck, effortlessly sending him sprawling to the ground.

Hearing her voice, the two figures abruptly halted, then descended as if nothing had happened.

“Didn’t you feel anything when I said that at the Traditional Medicine Clinic?” Despite all his words, this was what he truly wanted to ask.

Still asleep at this hour? Seeing Dou Hua’s expression, Ji Wanrong began to understand.

Especially upon hearing Cui’er’s voice, Xu Yan didn’t hesitate to hastily shed her clothes to appear as if she had just been startled awake.

After Lin Han cleared the enemy lines, he returned to the city, restocked his gear, recovered his strength, and then teleported back to the front.

Only then did they realize this village was not to be trifled with; its inhabitants possessed considerable skill.

Of course, he dared not imagine what would happen if the ancestor learned he was contemplating rekindling old ties… would he come in the dead of night to kill him?

Was he just an illegitimate child, yet they looked down on the rightful heir like that? Sadly, even his own father favored the charismatic illegitimate son, while he, the legitimate one, was merely a nuisance.

Still, that face remained breathtakingly beautiful, those eyes as deep as ever. Though unchanged from before, the feeling they evoked was entirely different now.