Volume 1, Chapter 36: Jinzhou, Show Some Enthusiasm

"Uncle Li, what kind of trees are these?" Tianniu stared at the large trees, unable to suppress her curiosity as she asked.

"Brother Tao, what's wrong? Why is everyone looking at me so strangely?" Zhang Fei asked.

Since Mu Xiangqing had offered, Hua Xi did not stand on ceremony. She selected a bolt of plain lake silk and two bolts of plain floral brocade, which were reasonably priced, intending to take them back to make clothes for the maids in the garden and for Dingxiang.

"I concede!" After Murong Zilan finished speaking, she waved her long sword, instantly melting the ice into water. With a light leap, she landed outside the arena.

Before filming began, James specifically cleared the set, leaving only a few people present. He comforted Jian Su thoroughly, and only after ensuring her expression was normal and free of fear or apprehension did he start shooting.

Shu Lü had no time to grieve. In this era without ventilators or nutritional drips to sustain life, Xia Han could not remain in a coma indefinitely.

Princess You dispatched four guards and two sedan chair bearers to escort her down the mountain, and additionally assigned several matrons from the kitchen and outer courtyard to serve her along the way. Including Shu Lü and her two servants, the party numbered over a dozen people.

A glimmer of cruelty and gloom appeared in the red-rimmed eyes of the Blood Wolf as he muttered to himself.

"Bullshit! Damn it, didn't you see that my men also died here?" Ling Yun shouted, clutching Gu Yangde, his tone extremely volatile.

However, Zhou Bingshen had no time to concern himself with such matters. By early morning, accompanied by Cao Zi'ang, he had already arrived at the headquarters of the Zodiac Sect. When he arrived, many hall masters and elders were already waiting in the main hall, engaged in heated discussions.

If everything remained calm, that would be one thing, but would these grievances truly have no impact on Zhang Haotian?

Liu Kai, who had been captured, looked ashen. A fist from Man Niu had left his mouth swollen high; the purplish-red skin had split, and traces of blood hung from the corner of his lips. He looked as disheveled as one could possibly be.

Once Zhu Wu finished speaking, Shi Qian arrived with the military academy students. Everyone looked closely and saw that Shi Qian was bound from head to toe with ropes.

The Great General had not noticed the state of these two fellows at first, but now, even a fool could see it.

Several orbs of Nen energy flew rapidly forward, and the few corpse thieves that had just poked their heads out were instantly dissolved by the powerful energy.

Just as the imperial troops and Feng Tai's rebel forces were deadlocked outside the city of Lizhou, Wei He and the other rebels arrived. Attacked from both sides, the imperial army suffered a crushing defeat and disintegrated. The Prefect of Zizhou fled back to Zizhou in a panic with his closest confidants.

Could it be some kind of sound magic array? Tiger speculated inwardly. There were countless audio devices in the Federation, but there were only a few in the Azer Continent, and since this auction house was so massive, a magic array was the most likely explanation.

Once these words were spoken, representatives from all sides were stunned. They had not expected the Longhua Empire and Xilun to actually step down from the pedestal so readily. If the Longhua Empire and Xilun were to withdraw, it would mean that the parties present would instantly lose nearly a third of their bargaining chips.

Every word Gu Shen had just said, she heard clearly. She knew how good he was to her and knew that the love he gave her was complete, yet her own feelings were completely different from actually hearing him say those words aloud.

"What? I try to build a friendship with the two of you, yet you play tricks on me? Do you really think my Mao Stone Castle is made of mud?" Samoduo’s expression turned grim upon hearing this, and a terrifying aura gradually began to emanate from him.

It was a gap between two mountains where one could faintly see the blue sky, but from the outside, only dense and tangled branches were visible. There was no way of knowing there was a thieves' den inside.

Puyuan used a Vajra pestle to strike the lightning talisman within the rune array; the moment the pestle made contact, the talisman erupted with shocking bolts of lightning.

This incident was once again a large-scale event, and with the government's influence significantly diminished, various situations continued to develop until they slowly began to spiral out of control. Fortunately, these things were currently only happening in larger cities, where people from all over the country gathered, creating a complex mix of good and bad.

Kexin looked at Yueyao and said, "Mother, I want to learn boxing from you. Will you teach me?" Learning to box was just a pretext; the real goal was to spend more time with Yueyao. This recent incident had left Kexin feeling particularly unsettled. If the governess hadn't insisted on her not staying in the main courtyard yesterday, she would have really wanted to stay with her mother.

"Ancestor Hongyu ascended five thousand years ago and went to the Immortal Realm," Yin Jiuxiao said, his eyes filled with longing.

At this, not only the Deng family, but everyone else was very surprised. The Ping family loved the roast duck from Hongfu Restaurant, so she knew the flavor very well: "You didn't hire the head chef from Hongfu Restaurant, so how did you make those dishes?" Those dishes all had secret recipes.

When she came out of the tailor shop, it was still quite early. Returning to the inn now would just be idling away time, and going back to "Four Seasons Fresh" was even less of an option. Liu Ci feared nothing but trouble, and Stuart would surely pester her with endless questions.

She looked back at the fluttering silk hanging by the door, where the four characters were written beautifully—Yi Ru Wine Cellar.

Standing up and closing his eyes, he sorted through the new abilities evolved from his Rinnegan. The space in front of him suddenly split, revealing a black spatial rift. After he stepped inside, the rift closed and vanished.

"IU," Yunchan nodded. He hadn't visited the dorms often. Overall, the decorations inside the dorm had changed a little, looking very pink and cute, but this was not the time to focus on that.

With such generous rewards, it was no wonder so many people wanted to conquer the nest. Even if it were dangerous, there would always be those willing to fight. The old saying that "people die for wealth just as birds die for food" was still very apt.

His footsteps stopped unconsciously. After silently contemplating for a long time, Xu Guangling confirmed his judgment: his blood had indeed become lighter and clearer.

But even if one couldn't win, that was no reason to be retorted to like this, one sentence after another, was it? Wasn't this just bullying?

There wasn't much work in Manhe Garden, and Mu Yuanjing didn't like to see them, so the maids and matrons loved to slack off. On a rainy night, they were all sleeping soundly in the side courtyards; how could they have known what was happening in the main house?