Chapter 024: The One Being Questioned Is Me

"Ring ring ring... ring ring ring..."
A shrill ringtone jolted me from my sleep. Rubbing my eyes and yawning, I glanced outside—the sky was already dark. I really was exhausted. Picking up my phone, I saw it was my grandfather calling. He told me to return to the shop immediately.

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“We’ve come this far already, I think it’s about time to send you home,” Pei Feng said.

Old Xin's eyes widened. The Yang Zizai he knew was a man who grew stronger in the face of adversity and never admitted defeat. This was the first time he’d heard Yang Zizai sound so hesitant before a challenge.

Indirectly, Aldrich’s reputation had been elevated to its peak. Yet, because of his status as a knight, those more powerful than him were bound by rules forbidding them from acting against equals among the nobility; among those of similar rank, there was not a single person who could contend with him.

Li Chen’s voice was soft, yet within it lurked a chilling, murderous intent that could make one’s blood run cold.

Since entering the valley, Chu Tianqiu had seen no one but the two youths. He already felt something was amiss, and now, seeing himself and A Jin being led onto a side path, he grew wary.

Gazing at her beautiful face in the bronze mirror, she couldn't help but feel frustrated. Why had things turned out this way? Where had it all gone wrong? Why had Chu Yan suddenly set his sights on her?

In the largest private room of the capital’s most renowned restaurant, a man in black stood by the window, wine cup in hand. His ink-black hair was loosely tied back, his features strikingly handsome, but his expression was cold and his eyes indifferent.

Beneath the Nebula Sword Disc, Li Hetian sat cross-legged upon a sword over ten feet long. Though his face was pale, he continued to form intricate seals, channeling spells to drive the sword formation.

Instantly, all the male office workers busied themselves, though their gazes were fixed on Lin Xiaoxiao.

In a previous life, he had experience using the Tiger-Leopard Thunder Roar to temper his marrow, so everything he said came naturally to him.

“My god! That jump is insane!” Daniel was dumbfounded. The head of the West Manor family had leaped a thousand feet into the air! In the blink of an eye, the family head was already in front of the airborne Daniel.

Rust from the sword hilt smeared Lin Yu’s hand. He pulled out a tissue and wiped it, then cleaned the hilt as well. As the rust came away, an ancient, elegant hilt was revealed, its patterns clearly visible. Lin Yu couldn’t help but speculate that the rust hadn’t belonged to the dagger itself.

Bright eyes, a faint layer of iridescence in the pupils, as if possessing double pupils. Rainbow-colored eyelashes curled upward from the lids.

After listening to my cousin, I nodded. Now that Wu Wu was carrying my children—twins, no less—it was time to tell my grandfather.

I chuckled softly and tapped the table, enunciating each word: “Your body—I’m determined to have it.”

“If I die, I guarantee you’ll get nothing!” Han Lang said coldly, his icy gaze locked on the other, making the latter feel distinctly uneasy.

He sighed and recalled how, ever since his junior brother sent word, he’d returned to Mount Hua. Since then, he’d led the campaign against the Demon Sect, searched for the Seven Fiends’ treasure, witnessed the Shaolin Temple’s righteous and evil battle, dealt with the Five Poisons Cult’s provocations—one matter after another, with hardly a restful night’s sleep to be found.

As the sun set beyond the western hills, crimson clouds stained the Shanghai sky with the color of blood. Xiao Shan stood before Li Lili’s grave in the back hills, letting the wind sweep past as he watched the beautiful glow of dusk. His eyes shone with a bright light, tinged with sorrow as poignant as the sunset itself.

“That’s right!” Cong Yi rolled his eyes. He hadn’t expected Brother Liu to assume he would cast aside his dignity and offer up Jinglei.

“Did I say he was on his way here? Perhaps he’s headed somewhere else, in any direction, wherever he wishes, as long as it’s not where he doesn’t want to go.” Mu Ai spoke calmly, but it was difficult to grasp what he truly meant.