Chapter 74: Restrain Yourself

"Greetings, Sister Liu, Sister Sima," said Feng Yin.

"Greetings, Sister Feng. This is the granddaughter of Grand Tutor Su. She is a bit older than us and only recently arrived in the capital. Ying'er is of delicate health and rarely appears in public; she is here to offer prayers at West Mountain Temple," Liu Zijun replied.

"Greetings, Sister Sima," said Su Tang.

"Greetings, Sister Su," replied Sima Ying.

The four young women greeted one another and entered the temple together. A welcoming monk was already waiting inside, and the four women followed him to the main hall to burn incense.

"Do you think I wanted to come? If you hadn't bumped into me and fallen yesterday, I would have stayed at the manor today instead of running back and forth," Xie Ting said, shifting all the blame onto Xu Yao.

Back at the Xie residence, the banquet had dissolved after news broke that the second daughter of Prime Minister Zhang's estate had been injured by evildoers. Xie Ting, who disliked entertaining guests, was exhausted and insisted on lingering at Lady Xie's quarters.

In that instant, Shui Ling'er was truly moved; at the company's moment of crisis, she had never expected that a stranger like Su Xuan would be the one to turn the tide.

"Hey! Why are you being so unreasonable, young man? It was clearly us who captured Zhu Chenhao!" Wang Shouren said, pulling Zhu Chenhao back toward himself.

Without a second thought, Li Qiu walked into Moshang Palace and woke Nan Fei to accompany her to see what was happening.

Suddenly, Fu Yingrou moved, and Hu Li, who was beside her, followed her toward Fang Ao, who stood in the corridor looking as dazed as a wooden chicken.

"Grandmother, Mother," Cui Jin entered the room and paid his respects to the Old Madam of Weiyuan Marquis and the Marchioness of Weiyuan.

The director picked up the money, intending to decline it further, but was interrupted by a burst of crying. He hurried into the room in a few quick strides, with Yan Ruyu and Wu Cuo following close behind.

A full ten minutes passed before the dazzling golden light finally faded and the ground beneath their feet steadied. Only then could the crowd see what had happened within the Imperial City of the North Sea. They gasped in unison at the sight before them, their expressions filled with shock.

"Hahaha!" The group clutched their chests and roared with laughter, as if they had just heard the funniest thing in the world.

A faint bitterness, yet with a hint of sweetness—Mu Yan did not know how to describe the taste, but for some inexplicable reason, he felt a sudden urge to weep.

Not to mention the punishment one might face for tampering with it, even the act of attempting to change it was unlikely to succeed.

On the way back, he had Li Xinrui play songs from Park Hyo-min's album while he searched for the latest T-ARA news. He recalled that he had only listened to this song once when it was first released.

After witnessing their comrades and officers being executed by firing squad, most of the soldiers were paralyzed with terror, fearing that they would be the next ones dragged out. They huddled together, staring in horror at the heavily armed enemy surrounding them, who seemed like demons crawled up from hell.

The pressure of being taught on-site by so many people was immense for Ji Qingling; that rabbit was covered from head to toe in tough, hard fur.

But often, in such moments, Father Shu had already finished speaking and did not know what else to say.

"Then I won't hold back!" Ye Qianmo refused to believe that after the Heart-Severing Powder had taken effect on Chi Shu twice, she still couldn't defeat him.

"Let's not talk about it. If I'm always dwelling on the past, how can I move toward the future?" Qi Chen said, unsure if he was sighing with emotion or simply trying to avoid his former self.

Previously, when Bai Li had been injured by A-Qing, she had used her demonic energy to tightly seal the poison. Only after confirming that they were truly friends and would not fight did she allow Ji Qingling to treat her wounds.

Luo Sha watched the beautiful sunset, stealing a glance at Sima Jingliu. Bathed in the golden light, his ethereal appearance looked like a god descended to earth. Luo Sha became lost in the moment, staring intently at Sima Jingliu in admiration.

"Ha!" The Star Lord of Destiny poured in his magic power once more. The giant golden sword pressed down fiercely, forcing the black bear to its knees and kicking up a cloud of dust.