Chapter 45: The Reappearance of the Patriarch of the Xiao Family
Su Qing had no intention of going back with Gu Zhihang. This man had driven her out, yet now he was acting crazy and expecting her to return.
As the piano melody began, Jiang Dai could perceive hidden hatred in the player's heart. Even though it was a gentle, pure instrumental piece, it could not conceal the underlying bitterness.
Madam Rong's voice carried panic. Under normal circumstances, Song Qizheng might have softened, but today was different. His face remained gloomy throughout, and his eyes burned with an uncontainable fury.
Zhang Qian patted Su Qing's shoulder. "Having this kind of realization is for the best. It's still much better than letting yourself be bullied by others in the past."
Yuezheng Xuan stroked the mane of Suata. For the very first time, she felt that being able to see Suata right after waking up early in the morning was such a fortunate thing.
However, considering the emperor's status in his second brother's heart, he decided not to expose it, letting his brother figure it out slowly on his own.
"Stop coming any closer," Lu Ranxi said coldly, maintaining a stern expression as she watched him become submerged up to his chest.
Old Third He broke into the house armed with a gun to commit violence, and was subdued through the combined efforts of Lin Yuhua and Zhou Shengnan. Killing him in self-defense was completely reasonable, lawful, and legitimate.
Since Yan Ruoqing dared to say it, she was not afraid of angering them. She turned sideways and walked past. As she passed Lu Yuanyuan, she paused and spoke with earnest advice.
A line of text appeared before Ren Chuxue: "Do you wish to initiate a scan? The scan range is one mile, which will consume 500 points." Left with no other choice, Ren Chuxue could only select yes. Instantly, an invisible radiance swept through everything within a one-mile radius.
There was no one in this world who truly cherished him. Sister Manzhu was right—even if he hated them, no one in this world would ever love him. Perhaps in the next life, there truly would be a mother and father who loved him, along with the younger siblings he needed to protect.
A flash of peerless, brilliant light once again erupted within Tianyang's eyes. The final few months of the Mythological Era had arrived.
Had the blood not flowed onto her body, she might never have known that Huo Chenghua had been injured.
Only by being taught a lesson would someone like Shu Hao stop acting so lawlessly. To make a spoiled scion tuck his tail between his legs and learn how to behave, he needed a thorough lesson.
If any other man were to act so flirtatious, Hua Xiruo would only feel disgust and brand him a scoundrel. Yet toward Xia Fan, she merely thought him thick-skinned and playful.
Yet even I had not expected that when Su Qingya actually spoke those words, they would deliver such a powerful shock to my system.
Now, folded into a square in the coal tycoon's plump hand, it was tossed carelessly across the table, landing squarely and striking Lu Tu right in the face.
After tidying up briefly, I was in no hurry to leave. Instead, I lay down in the private room to close my eyes and rest. Everything that had happened last night was far too terrifying, and my body still ached all over.
The purple beam of light shattered, scattering like water splashing against a wall into tendrils of black energy that melted once more into the dark space. At the same time, under the bombardment of the dark energy, those layers of exquisite ice barriers became riddled with countless holes.
It was their cannon fire just a moment ago that had blasted through the rock walls of the underground world, causing massive sections of the rock to collapse.
*Puff.* At that moment, Su Nian'an desperately wanted to vomit blood. Why hadn't he forgotten about the previous question yet? She herself had no idea how to phrase her response. But at least for now, she hadn't fallen in love with him. As for the future... would she fall in love with him in the future? She herself had no clear answer.
It was not until the appearance of Shen Ruotian that she understood what it meant to throw caution to the wind for love. She had fallen hopelessly in love with the demon before her, abandoning Li Ziqian—who had always stayed quietly by her side—and walking away with absolute resolution.
After washing up, the swan made the sorrowful discovery that the stack of outfits bought for seven figures just a day ago had been taken out that morning, but failed to return that evening. She had no idea where she had dropped them.
She knew that continuing to live had lost all meaning for her; the irony was that she lacked the courage to end her own life.
Following the conclusion of the battle, Eurex and Angelica evenly split the divine crystal of Orc's divinity, while Vitruvius, Redectal, and Heraoliss evenly divided Orc's spatial divine kingdom.
Gao Ziyu emitted a soft hum from his nose, though the corners of his lips couldn't help curving upward, and his eyes and brows retained a lingering, indelible trace of amusement.
As Mao Di embraced her delicate frame, Jingyi suddenly trembled all over, her eyes charmingly seductive as she cast a reproachful, coquettish glare at Mao Di's mischievous hand.
Lying on the bed, she felt deeply unsettled. Closing her eyes, she told herself: *He must have left already. He must have left. No fool would stand out in the rain, let alone someone as astute as Qin Muchen.*
At that moment, cold sweat dripped from the swan as she silently prayed that no one would accidentally fire a weapon. If anyone's hand trembled right now, it would spell utter doom.
In Jinyang, within the courtyard of the Xiao Mansion, a white-robed child stood upright in the open space, muttering words under his breath. With his fair skin, rosy lips, and exceptional handsome features, he was none other than Zhou Yu.
His voice was utterly hoarse, and his gaze remained locked onto Guanyin. Within his ink-black pupils, a faint crimson hue flickered like a burning fire, threatening to incinerate the very heavens and earth and burn himself to ash.
"A loss is a loss. Winning and losing are common matters for military strategists. Let's play another rack," Lin Yuhuxay said with a completely nonchalant expression, calling the attendant to set up the balls.
"Xiang'er, did you bring Qi'er along?" Xiao Yi nodded slightly and asked Liu Xiang, who stood beside him.
Therefore, long before Huang Zhenhu's return, Huang Zhenyue had already submitted a memorial to the imperial court to have Huang Zhenhu's charges absolved.
"Ziping, how about you and I mount our horses and take a ride around this city of Luoyang?" Blowing against the cold wind, Gao Shun stretched his limbs before offering a smile to Guan Hai. This was one of Jingfang's habits, which often brought him a great deal of inspiration. Naturally, the personal guards accompanying him had been meticulously handpicked by Xiao Yi himself.
A few minutes later, Cao Lin and that group of foreign gunmen were crouching in a row along the base of the wall, their hands cuffed behind their backs, hoods over their heads, and gags stuffed in their mouths.
After Yan Poutao fired that specialized "arrow-grenade" custom-made for him by Old Yang, he executed several successive rolls to conceal himself behind a large tree. Several drug traffickers simultaneously locked onto the location where Yan Poutao had hidden, and the next moment, they saw two flashes erupt in the grass where he had rolled—flashes far more blinding than ten suns rising at once.
Although Tian Ba talked a great deal, his knowledge was as vast as his speech; he was well-informed and articulate. Just as the wheat harvest ended, Tian Ba instructed the people on proper storage methods, and then taught the villagers how to manage their lands to ensure enduring soil fertility.
Ran Fei naturally understood who was behind the attack, yet he had no desire to investigate because the man deserved it. At the same time, investigate he must, for it was undoubtedly ordered by Hou Sheng; once exposed, Hou Sheng would surely find himself in deep trouble.