Chapter 71: Loving Someone Is Like Tending Flowers

A pile of reports, filled with technical jargon. Even if Lu Qingfei had ten heads, she wouldn’t be able to make sense of them. Shang Yue apologized, then explained everything to her from the beginning as simply and clearly as possible.

Her brother-in-law, Wu Chengdong, was Shang Yue’s senior from university. In fact, it could be said that he was the one who brought her sister and brother-in-law together. Their majors were the same, their research interests nearly identical, and their abilities evenly matched. They co-authored many papers, both earned the rank of associate professor, and were known as the golden couple.

“Not yet. It’ll probably be officially announced next year,” Mrs. Xi replied, utterly unconcerned. She never pried into her son’s work or studies. On one hand, she trusted them completely; on the other, they always performed exceptionally, never needing her to worry.

When Zhu Zhu returned the call, it turned out to be that student from Xinjiang. Surprised, Zhu Zhu still courteously asked what he needed. But his shocking words left the unsuspecting Zhu Zhu utterly at a loss.

General Zhang Xuewu is about to march on Japan; with such an army, wherever their blade points, victory is assured. As for the Kwantung Army, who had previously been beaten to a pulp in Chengde, what chance did they stand now?

Wang Minzhen didn’t think Ling Feng was bragging. On the contrary, after everything they’d been through, he relied on Ling Feng quite a bit now, and believed that Ling Feng’s words never came with any discount.

The barbecue restaurant owner took one look at the two of them and knew they weren’t Korean. Koreans had a different temperament from the Chinese and the Japanese, and if you looked closely, their features were different as well.

“Understood, young master! Assistant!” Lu Zhishen was a born battle maniac. Now that Li Yunfei was his master, he dared not challenge him—otherwise, being expelled from the sect would be a tremendous loss.

With a thunderous boom, Captain Wang’s ankle sank into the stone floor. Li Yunfei used the momentum to leap into the air, his eyes sweeping over the crowd with a trace of contempt, then landed lightly on top of the high wall, completely unscathed.

Brother Gou and Brother Wei were both puzzled. Wang Bin had personally called them over and warned them that if anything happened at the restaurant, they shouldn’t bother coming back to see him. His words had left everyone uneasy. It was their first time here, and they’d only come to get a sense of the place.

Back at the Hetao camp, more than 1,300 rescued Imperial Guards and over a hundred meritorious nobles were settled in first. Not until noon the next day did Haotian convene a military meeting to plan the next stage of operations.

Upon receiving Xi Yizheng’s email about the engagement, Fang Yue couldn’t wait to prepare a generous gift and brought Lin Jiaqi along with her.

Of course, no matter who it was, Tongtian would never let them off. After all, the Demon Palace where Tongtian resided was now at irreconcilable odds with the Heavenly Realm.

The locker room fell silent at once. The team members put away their smiles, quietly opened the door, and filed out.

The light emitted by the pentagram flickered rapidly a few times. At this point, Zhenxia faced it without fear. He knew that as long as his will remained firm, and he neither yielded to temptation nor cowered before threats, the other side would be powerless against him.

“You can recognize the Tai Sui, so I suppose you know who I am as well?” The man with the electronic voice stepped out from the building. His long black hair and dark eyes, paired with a deathly pale, bloodless face, gave him an eerie presence. At his side prowled a flat-bodied, large feline-like female creature.

Judging by his accent—English colored with a strong continental European inflection—only Frenchmen or Scandinavians spoke that way. So, it was likely he was an Asian raised in continental Europe.

With this double talisman for protection, I believe you’ll think twice before making me your scapegoat again. And if you really do become mayor one day, perhaps I should become your deputy mayor as well. Pleased by the thought, Wang Younian started his car and drove home.