Volume One, Chapter 31: Enraged by Embarrassment

“Sister Shangyan, you have no idea. Just before the palace banquet began, I happened to run into His Majesty outside the Imperial Garden. I saw the seductive way Lou Hongling behaved in his presence. His Majesty was utterly captivated.”

After Liu Biao seized Changsha, he quickly took Nan Commandery as well, and was overjoyed. But once he received Jia Xu’s message, he immediately began to hesitate.

As Guo Lao thought this, a faint smile appeared on his face. At least now he had a reason to deal with Fuli in the future.

The Fangcao Collection shop had only been open for a short while when a carriage from the Ouyang family stopped outside the Huali shop.

Chen Hao did not know, nor did he want to know. All he knew was that with this ability, Ye Fei could kill to his heart’s content.

After exchanging a few words with the Li brothers and telling them to go ahead, Huayun turned her horse around and galloped toward the Li family manor.

Moreover, Zhang Jian was truly the sort of person one could never forget after seeing him only once—especially those hands of his.

The telescope in Guan Yu’s hand had been given to him by Liu Feng that day. Unfortunately, it had now become a powerful weapon for Guan Yu to guard against Liu Feng.

“Even if he has an alibi, so what? Don’t forget, they’re a criminal gang. A gang! Xie Ming’s only task was to lure the victim in. Someone else was behind the scenes, waiting to strike the killing blow!” Ling Lan was unwilling to let Xie Ming go so easily.

When Chu Ran heard the words “examine your body,” her thoughts immediately went astray, and she began angrily denouncing him with righteous indignation.

“The Saint King saved my life. He is my most important friend!” Lu Xia spoke each word with ringing conviction. Though they had not known each other for long, their bond was utterly sincere.

Zhao Xian understood this as well. However, over the past two years he had been busy purging Northern Qi and Western Chu, leaving him no time to turn his attention to this matter. During the past six months, he had seized the opportunity to rest properly, and the matter had slipped his mind.

Yan Yuan, Zuo Junlin, and the others had already been in Ziyuan City for three days, yet they still could not break the barrier. Whether they searched for a breach or attempted to force their way through, every effort ended in failure. Those responsible for locating the barrier’s source continued their search, while those attempting to break through by force had not given up either.

“You can actually remove her seal? Could it be that you are…” The statue seized Lu Xia’s wrist in shock, then quickly closed its eyes.

Watching the provincial troops retreat in steady, orderly fashion, Liu Gui knew that a surprise attack was no longer possible. He immediately ordered his army to withdraw to camp as well.

“Kill them all! Leave no survivors!” the leader of the men in black commanded. A large force of black-clad assassins stormed into the camp, and the caravan guards blocking their path were cut down in an instant.

“Young Master Yan, I… feel dizzy…” Whether it was the panic and terror erupting all at once or some other cause, Lu Xia felt wave after wave of dizziness. The moment she finished speaking, she truly lost consciousness.

Whenever Cang Er encountered a major problem, a difficult matter, or a puzzle she could not solve, she would do this. With a single “Wait for me,” Zuo Junlin would stand guard without leaving her side for even a moment, waiting for her to awaken.

Wo Bufan hastily gathered his spiritual sense and, unsurprisingly, discovered a system notification hovering conspicuously within the Netherworld Space.

He summoned the second-in-command of the Heavenly Dao Alliance and made a probing inquiry. He learned that Chakra had been preparing something for a long time, but unfortunately had never found the right opportunity, and had remained in a state of abandonment ever since.

Mikaela, who had been trapped in an awkward silence, now raised her head. Her beautiful, enchanting eyes were as clear as those of a child brimming with curiosity, and she stared unblinkingly at Optimus Prime.

This was Pan Bao’s latest assessment of Long Zhan. He had once heard one of his seniors say that soldiers who emerged from Country Z’s mysterious military unit all possessed extraordinary self-control. Yet given Long Zhan’s age, Pan Bao truly could not imagine how he could possibly have come from such a unit.