Chapter 31: The New Year

It would be useful for the county examination.

Lu Jingyuan said this, then looked at her. "And it will be useful to my wife too."

Su Tang blinked. "Did Husband bring it back especially for me?"

Lu Jingyuan looked startled. "You don't need it?"

As he spoke, he reached out to take it back.

Su Tang immediately tucked it behind her back. How could she possibly give it to him?

"I need it."

"Thank you."

It moved like a master swordsman, every sweep unleashing a fierce and razor-sharp gust of force. The shockwaves that spilled out even sliced through the cacti in the distance, cutting them cleanly in two.

"Jiaxin, you have to believe Mother. I really didn't do anything!" Hearing this, Shen Jiaxin felt a wave of irritation. Last time, when Father fainted, it was because Shen Jiayun was at Father's side, and Mother decided it had something to do with her. She had even been punished to kneel.

Losing focus for a moment, she was struck by the elemental power released by Yumeng and sent flying backward, crashing into a tree.

With Xu Jingjing dealt with, what if her eldest uncle, second uncle, and even relatives from her father's side came looking for trouble?

Xia Liu placed everything in her arms onto the checkout counter, and the cashier scanned each item one by one.

Though the Hong Kong team was weak, it was not entirely without a chance of putting up a fight. And the importance of the World Cup qualifiers to any nation was beyond doubt. The football association did not want to take any risks, especially not losing a superstar like Yin Jun.

Shen Jiayi was his and Yue Ru's first child. When Shen Jiayi was born back then, he had truly loved her as well.

At this, Yu Anwan glared indignantly at Wen Jin and lunged at him, biting down hard on his lips.

"Of course." Lu Mingfei sensed something was wrong from Gu Dali'an's tone, but he still wanted to hear it.

Chen Zhengqi and Luo Qingqing also came over at that moment. After taking a few looks at the man's face, both of them broke into delighted smiles. Though they were very curious about how Lin Xifan had managed to bring this fellow here, that was not the point now. The point was that Lin Xifan had helped them solve a huge headache.

Gu Xiaobei's heart ached sharply. So many times before, it had been Li Haonan who dried her wet hair for her. She was certain that Li Haonan had thought of this too, because his smile toward her had turned distant and hazy, his face filled with affection and joy—the same expression she had seen countless times before. She hurriedly averted her gaze and looked toward her son.

On the site of the former Bachelor Village, at the foot of Dragon Mountain, such a vast stretch of land had now been leveled. It looked as though they were preparing to lay down a huge training ground.

Hearing all those exclamations, the first-year warrior students who had come with Xu Zhe in the Istaden Mountains could not help but smile inwardly. They all knew how formidable Xu Zhe was; this was absolutely not the full extent of his abilities. The real astonishment was still to come.

"Esteemed elders, I have good news to share with you," Zhao Hongde said suddenly, clearing his throat twice to break the others out of their thoughts.

"Fine. If what you say is true, then rest assured, we certainly won't treat you unfairly when the time comes," the two guards said with smiles, patting Lin Feng on the shoulder.

For the last few words, he was imitating a mechanical voice of some kind, and it sounded a little like a Transformer dub. Thus, Tan Tai Mingyue and the blonde beauty both laughed.

The group wasted no more time and left through the door, heading for Tongji Hospital. With the Lincoln left behind by Sun Jisheng and Cao Shuijing's Audi, there was just enough room, since Cao Shuijing, Gao Teng, and the Foolish Zhao did not go along. Before they parted, Cao Shuijing only reminded Lin Feng that the bid-winning conference would be held at two in the afternoon and that he should come back early.

"Just bid fifty million!"

Tan Tai Mingyue suddenly leaned close to Feng Yuxi and whispered in his ear.

"Yes!" Chen Xu nodded. With just one look, he could be certain that this was indeed Tan Tai Wailian's head; she was dead... her body had already turned to ashes. Only her head remained, severed by Ji Yan, waiting for his arrival.