Chapter 34: Handling Men with Ease

The most unsightly of all was Elder Lou, Lou Yishan. It was, in fact, a grave scandal for the Lou family. Though the matter had long since passed, he remained the most disgraceful figure in the entire affair.

Seeing this, Lou Yiting quickly said, “Third Brother, why bring this up again? It’s been such a long time. Ah Huai, hurry and call Grandfather over for dinner; tell him your uncle has arrived. Wu Ma, you all…”

Before Ailian stood a tall figure dressed in bright yellow, his hands hanging loosely by his sides, his back stiff as if frozen. Her heart pounded wildly, palms sweating, her breath suspended midair, unable to find solid ground.

He first glanced at Yu Du and Yang Feng, then Jia Xu turned to Liu Ye and presented a recently conceived strategy to repel the enemy.

“No, there’s nothing important, just something precious to me,” Liu Chuan immediately refused.

Every meal was takeout; he hadn’t even stepped outside the door. Two days later, the walls began to emit a strong damp odor. It wasn’t so bad during the day with the sun out, but at night, once the windows were shut, it became quite noticeable. I had no choice but to bring out all the cloths previously covering the furniture, which helped mask the smell somewhat.

Even though it was just a hypothesis, Zhao Jingyi’s hand clenched tightly on her lap, her expression so cold it could shatter ice, her gaze fixed unblinkingly on him, yet she never uttered the word “forbidden” even once.

Zhang Shaohui often felt his intelligence was insufficient, but luckily, with the clever Lou team in charge, all he had to do was follow his cousin’s orders.

“Xi’er’s marriage?” Old Master Bai saw the attendant whispering mysteriously to Xuan Zhao and smiled, suspecting something was amiss. He never imagined... and was instantly caught between laughter and tears.

Boxed dim sum sets like these sold like hotcakes; some companies even came directly to Su’s Restaurant to buy dim sum vouchers for their employees, a welfare gift back in the day.

Today, Su Ruotong cooked ten dishes and two soups, along with a large pot of steamed rice, silencing the old men’s complaints. Let’s see if they dare grumble now.

Riding Han Rong’s pink electric scooter, I returned to school. Upon entering, I parked it in the bike shed and had the guard issue a parking permit to prove I was a student.

His two prominent “silkworm” eyebrows were tightly furrowed. After a long silence, he could only slowly shake his head.

Yu Jinse, fearing she might wake someone, quietly dressed and carried the basin outside to clean herself up in private.

Meanwhile, Ying Xuanjian offered no explanation. The black compass in his hand absorbed spiritual energy, radiating an unfathomable dark light that blanketed the sky, casting endless darkness over the heavens.

Though suffocation was hardly as terrifying as Wanyan Dan’s gruesome death, it was almost on par with the fates of Zhu Huang and the two fallen relic exploration members—Li Xiang and Huang Shusheng.

He had to admit that Prince Gong treated Jinse very well. At least this meant that while Prince Gong occupied the capital, she would be safe.

Opportunities to break through to the Divine Transformation stage were exceedingly rare. Even possessing the Divine Transformation Pill only increased the chances somewhat.

Because he saw the faces of the three senior cultivators on the steps, as well as the peak early-stage Divine Transformation cultivator, shift to expressions of horror.

“My heavens... it’s so heavy!” Luo Yiluo bent over, struggling under Chen Nan’s weight.

Almost the moment he picked it up, Ji Yiming was certain this box was something Jiang Zhiyou had specifically left for him.

Since arriving in this world, she often wondered how different things might have been if they hadn’t gone that day. But there are no “ifs” in this world.

With a loud clang, it fell onto the wooden floor. Fortunately, the wood softened the impact, so Chen Zilong only muttered a few words before shivering and sitting up.

“Han Feng...” The roar carried boundless fury. If looks could kill, Su Han would by now have been reduced to nothingness.