Chapter 24: The Letter

The news of Manager Su’s fainting at the Peaceful Inn quickly spread throughout the business circle of Ancheng County. President Ti was the first to pay a visit, accompanied by several merchants who had initially supported Su Tang’s appointment as vice president. Su Tang smiled, assuring everyone she was fine, then handed over a letter. “Since you, uncles and elders of the association, wish for this young lady to be your right and left arms, I shall give it my all.” President Ti opened the letter, and his worried expression was soon replaced by surprise and delight. The merchants nearby also saw—

“Ye Haochuan, you…” At the sight of Ye Haochuan, happiness immediately blossomed on Le Yao’s face, and a sense of security unexpectedly filled her heart. The feeling was so comforting.

Seeing Rain God and Rain Demon about to strike, Lin Yi called out urgently, unleashing a powerful wave of psychic force from his whole body.

At the Innate Realm, one can absorb innate true energy to produce innate pill fire; at the Liquid Condensation Realm, true essence is absorbed to generate true essence pill fire; at the True Pill Realm, magical power is absorbed to create the Samadhi True Fire. The fundamental differences among these realms lie in the lowest and highest temperatures the fires can reach. Of course, as one’s cultivation improves, many other mysterious abilities are unlocked.

The road at the mouth of the valley was rather narrow, flanked by cliffs on both sides. When they reached this point, Lu Yu had an idea. He found the narrowest spot and decided to make a stand there, blocking the way with the determination of one man holding the pass against ten thousand.

My mind was full of dark lines, and I inwardly sighed with exasperation, as if ten thousand alpacas stampeded through my thoughts. I raised my middle finger at him.

Owing such a great favor, only the Zhengyang Spring Rejuvenation Pill could repay it. Though Qi Xianzhi appeared calm as usual, in truth, he was unable to sleep at night, with no heart for his shop’s business at all.

“The one hundred and ninth battle general—hee hee, how wonderful! I didn’t expect to collect two generals at once!” She looked at the battle pet ring on her finger, a wave of pride swelling in her heart.

Before long, they saw Wang Baron from afar, holding a wine jar in each hand and balancing another on his head. Despite the rugged mountain path, he approached as if strolling on flat ground.

At the same time, he pondered whether, if Tuka Phoenix continued to draw nearer, he should stand his ground or take a step back.

The terror triggered by this collapse began with the foremost camps, but soon it spread rapidly throughout the central army, growing ever more intense, with fleeing soldiers appearing everywhere.

The bedroom lights were dimmed to the lowest setting. Shu Huaye lay beside her, turning to hold her in his arms, his hand gently stroking her freshly dried, soft hair. The air was filled with notes of lavender, mingled with the scent of aftershave and the low, husky timbre of his voice.

Wan Qian was still young; once inside, who knew when she might be released? Prison was no place for her. Fortunately, Chi Wan had no intention of pursuing the matter.

There was nothing to be done: her father, always coming and going, was rarely in the country, and as for her mother, Zhang Ning, no one had ever mentioned her before, so she dared not ask. As her father’s sister, Zhou Mengyun naturally took on the responsibility of caring for her younger niece, so it was normal for her to worry a bit more than usual.

Fearing trouble, Zhang Ning immediately contacted Bingxue Tang to ask who Mingxue was currently teaming up with to level up.

Brook and Zhang Dabiao felt the same. Zhang Dabiao asked, “Brother Dong, so what do we do now?” After all, Tian Wuming and his group had come specifically to meet Zhuang Tianyou and put him in his place, but since he wasn’t here, wasn’t this trip all for nothing?

The towering flames and thunderous explosions shook the arrogant enemy to their core, and equally stunned the defenders at Yuhua Terrace and Sun Yuanliang at Zhonghua Gate.

Yet apart from keeping her by his side and saying he would send away her child, he had never actually done her any harm.

“All right then, I hope your decision is a wise one.” The man shrugged, stood, and walked toward the door.

The Japanese army assumed the Sichuan troops had concentrated their forces in the north and east of the city, leaving the south vulnerable. But Wang Mingzhang had anticipated this, heavily fortifying the south. Thus their plan failed, and they retreated in panic, leaving over a hundred corpses behind. The Sichuan army, however, also suffered heavy losses.