Volume 1, Chapter 65: I Will Send Her Home Safe and Sound

Si Tang walked out of the old Si family residence and looked up at the sky.

No one noticed that at this very moment, a somewhat slender figure was trembling slightly with extreme excitement, gazing with burning eyes deep into the mountain peaks.

The officer remained silent. Indeed, judging solely by the matter of horse-snatching, there was no need for them to scout any further distances. If Huang Dongxuan had truly laid an ambush miles away just to trap them... could that even be called a trap? Wouldn't that simply be handing them a generous gift on a silver platter?

"I've been touching and hugging you all over; wouldn't it be terribly annoying if you end up clinging to me and refuse to let go?" Ye Feng teased.

In fact, Jiangnan was so prosperous that ordinary commoners were fully self-sufficient, and the major aristocratic families lacked nothing in wealth. Yet, when their income was suddenly forced to be cut in half, anyone would feel anxious.

Seated at the upper seat was Dijizi, the Master of the Heavenly Mystery Sect, and sitting at the lower seat was someone quite familiar—the old Daoist Konglingzi, who had once engaged in a battle of wits against Old Mai using an illusion array.

As for the gift, Wenren Ya had no idea what restraint meant. She had been pondering it for a long time ever since the journey back, yet she could never guess what he would give her. Since this was his first time giving her a birthday gift, how could she not look forward to it?

At this moment, Cheng Yi was already at the imperial court. That old scoundrel Yang Qin had reported sick—evidently, because the assassin had not returned last night, the old villain dared not show up at court.

"Your Majesty, Gao Hong has redeployed the withdrawn troops back to their original positions and reinforced the border defenses," a scout reported to Wei Bian.

Huzhou besieged? Wasn't that when she escaped while going to buy cotton last time? Thinking back, they had been in dire peril themselves; if they hadn't encountered Gu Fang, escaping would have truly been difficult.

"Hehe... well said, well said." This indeed made a good excuse. To avoid saying too much and making mistakes, Geng Hao immediately dove headfirst under the covers.

Fang Xiao glared fiercely at Xuelian, then looked back at the two hundred thousand compatriots. He suddenly realized that these faces looked so unfamiliar! Were these really the same Chinese people who were despised every day, capable only of infighting and devoid of backbone?

Therefore, only five official team members and Geng Hao, the newly joined substitute, remained on the rubber runway.

The fur of the giant ape trembled like steel needles, and its muscles were knotted. Its thick arms radiated invincible power as it roared toward the sky, revealing sharp white fangs. Its millstone-sized fists pounded against its chest, sounding like thunderous drumbeats.

With that, she took out her phone and flipped through the pictures one by one for me to see, while the shock in my heart grew increasingly profound.

"Wait..." A shout came from behind, tightening her heart. She stopped in her tracks as a few Divine Strategy guards blocked her path.

Chen Kun returned and asked Madam Lin, but Madam Lin knew nothing of any luminous pearls her husband possessed; she could only find a cat's-eye gemstone and two red coral pieces for Chen坤 to use as bribes. After the items were delivered, they still refused to release Boss Lin, no matter how much they pleaded. With no other choice, Chen Kun had to seek out Hongxian and Miaoxuan once again.

"The starters?!" The five regular players were startled, but the next second they all breathed sighs of relief—after all, no one believed Geng Hao could actually dunk.

In truth, aside from Gu Nianhuan, Gu Nianqing could not think of a second person who understood her so thoroughly yet desired to harm her so deeply.

Until the car disappeared, the smile on Luan Qianjue's face never faded. So what if she won using this method?

Meng Huai glanced anxiously at Wang Zhen on the stage, who was blindfolded and slicing fruit with flying daggers, performing a trick known as "flowers seen through the mist."