Volume 1, Chapter 40: When Hatred Erupts......

Seeing the two make their move, Hao Zhengming let out a thunderous shout and stepped forward. His long sword slipped from his grip, instantly replaced by a pair of giant swords—one black, the white—which began to spin at high speed behind the colossal palm print, forming the pattern of a Tai Chi diagram. This was precisely the Yin-Yang Swordsmanship of the South Sea Sect.

"Indeed, refining them simultaneously?" As Fairy Suyin of the Divine Continent, how could Qingluan possibly fail to recognize what Xiulin was doing?

Xueji sighed. The Dao Ancestor had granted the myriad races three days. While three days might seem like a long time, it weighed heavily on everyone's hearts, as if a massive boulder were pressing down upon them.

Just as Dong Zhanyun was fretting over how to acquire sharpening stones, his godfather Wu Su's words brought him immense joy: "Your Senior Brother, Song Dijun, has a whole stash of sharpening stones. If you don't need too much, he should be willing to give you some!" Beaming with delight, Dong Zhanyun dashed off to demand his labor reward from Song Dijun.

Her forbearance over the past month was solely to ensure Jin Xiuchen's safety. Even though she desperately wished to kill Liji, she was in no rush for this exact moment.

Qi Mu scratched his head in bewilderment. Had something happened? His Highness favoring following the Princess Consort around was not a matter of a single day or two; the Princess Consort had known this long ago and had never tried to stop it. Why was he angry today?

Legend has it that when the ancient Demon God Shaohao descended to the mortal realm to bring havoc to the common people, he also recruited soldiers and horses, organizing his own elite vanguard to defy the upper realms. It was just that those demonic troops were all slaughtered in the great war between gods and demons, with almost none surviving.

Reluctant though she was, Xu Jing still explained the situation to Sui Tianquan before entering the auction house. Sui Tianquan had never been entirely clear about Xu Jing's procurement of medicinal ingredients. Although he had heard numerous rumors outside, this was the first time he had ever heard that Xu Jing had such a younger sister.

Faced with this sudden turn of events, the young man maintained a calm expression, casually waving his long sword toward the two approaching thugs. Following two cries of reluctant agony, the pair lay quietly on the ground, blood continuously gushing from the wounds on their necks and from their mouths. Their bulging eyes were filled with incomprehension and despair.

Naturally, it was because she was bound by a wager and forbidden from using spiritual energy. If she could ally herself with someone capable of fighting, it would yield twice the result with half the effort.

The eighteenth of the fourth month was an auspicious date selected by the Imperial Board of Astronomy. On this day, the Emperor would dispatch betrothal gifts to the Donggo family. These gifts were itemized in a list drafted by the Imperial Household Department, reviewed by Consort Yi, and then sent to the Emperor, who was still on his Southern Inspection tour. Finally, stamped with the imperial seal, they would be delivered under the escort of officials from the Imperial Household Department and other functionaries.

Yinxiang sighed. In truth, the Eighth Prince had long since ceased to be a brother to him; otherwise, why would he have acted the way he did previously?

"What do you know?" Bao Si looked at Nianqi and asked. Nianqi had always been simple-minded; even back in the palace, she could only perceive the surface of many matters. Yet now, even Nianqi had insight into Ji Gongbo's murderous intent toward the Earl of Zheng. If so, this matter was likely far from simple. Nianqi merely shook her head, biting her lower lip.

"You could say that. Elder Tao's place is not suitable for healing injuries. Let us return to the Rehe Imperial Summer Resort right now; it is far safer there than here." Zhang Wu met Elder Tao's glowing, lantern-like gaze head-on, speaking slowly without the slightest trace of retreat.

Donggo Miaoyi understood that this most likely still had to do with the Twin Phoenix Hairpin. She no longer regarded the hairpin as a treasure; instead, she viewed it as a troublesome burden, wishing nothing more than to throw it away.

Just watching Kaneki Ken tumbling endlessly through the air before her eyes was more than enough to make it clear.

After slaughtering and cleaning the fish, I walked back powerlessly, holding the fish and a stone. When on earth had I regressed to the stone-age era of savages eating raw meat and blood?

"Qingyi, you are not allowed to act willfully. Your Brother Wannian now holds a position above ten thousand people and second only to one. Therefore, you can no longer pester him the way you used to," Ouyang Ming said earnestly and persuasively.

As long as the Luo family's young master was confirmed to have been injured this time due to being implicated by Haimi, the Hai family would take no overt action against him.

He released Wei Weiyi, raised a hand to pinch her face firmly, and said, "I'll go get some medicinal wine for you to apply." With that, he strode toward one of the rooms.

Gazing tenderly at Xiling Jing, she lowered her bashful gaze, seemingly hinting at something.

Closing her eyes in silence, she had no idea how many days had passed, nor what the world outside had become.

"She will not see you." Ling Mo shut the iron gate. Without so much as a glance at Zhou Jiayao, he walked straight to the milk box beside the gate, unlocked it with a key, retrieved the fresh milk inside, and turned back toward the villa.

Although he merely stood in the courtyard, looking at her coldly and without a word, Han Linlin stubbornly believed that Luo Feng simply could not yet fully recover from the shock of her actions, rather than truly hating her or no longer loving her.

Slowly, this formation began to emit a glow. Known as the Attraction Array, it was specifically designed for dealing with this kind of "entity" when locating the eye of the formation. It could draw nearby presences toward it, meaning that anything left unaffected would naturally be the eye of the formation.

"Strange, it was clearly I who came looking for you; how did it turn into you looking for me?" Xiao Ran always liked to use sarcasm when speaking with Ruan Xinru for reasons unknown. Hearing her complaints—especially since she hadn't seen him with Qin Le anyway—he simply reversed the narrative.

"What did you say? Mr. Zhong, you are going too far." Qi Ranxi immediately flushed with anger, glaring at him with rounded eyes.

Su Xia stood beside him without moving, but the unicorn seemed to sense something. Though its gaze remained gentle, it rose to its feet.

A heavy stone seemed to have been dropped into her heart, sending ripples across her emotions. Suqian steadied herself before speaking, "Is that so? Then I wouldn't want to disturb your meal." With that, her instinct was to leave, but Qi Ranxi called out to her.

After comforting her son, Ye Xiaomei walked softly up the stairs, though with every step upward, her unease grew.

Su Yunduo had long known that Feng Yucheng was daring, yet deep down he still placed great store by propriety. If she took the initiative, Feng Yucheng would inevitably reveal a flaw.

Unless the original purpose of constructing this place was not to serve as Meng Ge's tomb—and judging by the architectural specifications, it was highly likely that the place was originally built to serve as the Meng Family Stronghold.

Who would have thought that upon hearing Feng Yucheng's voice, she stopped searching, grabbed a handful of scorched earth, and walked toward him.

Although there were a few taverns and gambling dens, because the Crown Prince was hosting a floral banquet today, the dens and taverns had cleared out early, hanging up empty signs while remaining vacant inside.

One had to know that buying information at the Yong'an Inn was not cheap—in fact, it was outrageously expensive. But for Lou Yuting, it was nothing; he was not short of money. As long as a matter could be resolved with wealth, it was never a big deal to him. The crucial point was Yan Chuyun's attitude.