Chapter Ninety-Eight: The First Stirring of Love

Everyone gathered to discuss how to lure Master Yangliu out of the Three Paths Palace. Stealing the Blood Condensation Pearl seemed like a difficult feat, but it was the only solution anyone could think of for now.

“His magic is powerful. By the time he comes back, maybe the fire will have only been burning for a short while, and one spell might be enough to put it out. Is there any way to hold him off longer?” Huang Li asked, looking at the others.

Lu Shuling turned to him. “You make it sound like you have some brilliant idea. If you do, say it.”

Huang Li muttered, “I was only bringing up a possibility. Why are you so unwilling to let anyone disagree with you, Shuling?” Lu Shuling shot him a look, and he immediately fell silent.

Besides, Elder Ziqiu was one of the elders leading the group this time, and since they had plenty of time, the elders simply let Zixiang travel at a leisurely pace, half sightseeing and half on the road. Besides, Zixiang was not the only one heading to the shores of the Eastern Sea.

Mu Xichen had not yet recovered from his shock. His entire face was twisted tight. It was too alike—there was not a single flaw to be found. He even began to doubt his own eyes, fearing that this might be another illusion.

“You called because you need me,” Tang Long said, naturally knowing that Uncle Qin’s real purpose in calling was to find Qin Dandan, but he still answered him that way.

Fortunately, by some twist of fate, Meng Qi had not left. Because he had been injured and bled, his vital essence was absorbed by the dragon crystal, which then returned that green energy. The green energy Meng Qi absorbed brought him incalculable benefits, almost reshaping his constitution and refining the dragon blood within him so that it became even better suited to cultivation.

“What a fine sword!” Old Xin knew swords extremely well. With such a sword in hand, he could not resist putting on a show, leaping into the courtyard and performing a set of Mount Hua sword techniques.

In the open space of the parking lot, Jia Ba stared at the burly man without blinking, as though wrestling with some decision of his own. People came and went all around them, but no one would pay special attention to any single car.

The Marquis of Jing'an was stationed on the frontier and only returned home once every few years. The He family also had a house rule: the sons of the He family could take only one wife, and only after reaching thirty without an heir would they be allowed to take a concubine.

“Fine, fine, fine. I’m trash, and I’ll show you just how trashy I am.” Lu Ailin kissed Ma Qi again. In her anger, she was deliberately putting on a show for Chen Shao.

He Juwen led the way on hands and knees through the pitch-black cave, like a duck forcing its way forward. He Pangzi lit a candle in the middle, and Huzi brought up the rear.

That was also why he had not reported directly to Qin Yubai. With Xie Bi'an, there was still room to maneuver; at worst, he could simply keep inventing things.

“Send someone up to take over. You already understood the plan just now.” Leaning back in my seat with my eyes half-closed, I gave Du Dewei, who was driving, a quiet reminder.

Right, there was no need for him to be so candid... Geng Haoshi had already decided that he would only talk about the insignificant details; as for the indescribable specifics, even if the other man was some all-powerful CEO, there was no way he could dig them up.

Xiao Zhan was not a man of many words to begin with, and the two of them were not familiar, so the atmosphere gradually grew awkward. Xiao Yuwei went to the kitchen to help Guo Haiying, while Old Master Xiao had already gone out early that morning with Old Master Su and was not at home; Xiao Qi had also gone out to take care of some business.

Because Old Master Gu and Old Madame Gu were getting on in years, the inn manager arranged their rooms on the first floor.

Although only ten universities were competing, Tiancheng Polytechnic University’s basketball team had never once beaten them. So when Yu Manman said they would win the championship at the joint autumn collegiate games a month later, they simply could not believe it, even if they did not show it on their faces.

As the second quarter went on, the game truly developed exactly as those spectators had expected.

After Xia Zhi bought that plot of land, he had Yan Qingyi find people to haul away all the trash there.

Under the basketball rules set by Yu Manman, Geng Haoshi would only be considered victorious if he scored. Fouls or having the ball stolen would count as a loss.

Rui Ze was still in the office. After receiving the reply, he made a sharp scraping sound as he pulled back his chair and, eyes shining, tried out Meng Fu’s code.