Volume One, Chapter 16: Quite Endearing
“Who’s there?” Qu Lan’s throat tightened, her eyes unblinking as she stared fixedly at the slowly closing door.
Bang! The door slammed shut with force.
Click—the light switch suddenly flipped off, plunging the curtained room into darkness.
A chill surged from Qu Lan’s feet up to her crown. She groped in her makeup box for a golden hairpin, gripping it tightly, then rose and made her way toward the door.
As she approached, she glimpsed a faint crimson shadow behind the door.
“Who’s there? Come out!” Qu Lan raised the golden hairpin, its pointed end aimed at the red figure drifting toward her.
“Qu Lan, you owe me your life!” The voice was strangely familiar, but she couldn’t place it immediately. Qu Lan cursed sharply.
“Playing ghost tricks, looking for death!” she spat.
At that moment, the door swung open. The man immediately composed himself, waved at the security camera, and left the elevator.
Su Chen’s displayed strength matched his realm perfectly. Without resorting to secret techniques, his basic martial prowess was only that of a mid-level Saint Realm fighter.
Under Li Ao’s lead, Lian Hua and the others finished breakfast quickly. Soon, the table was cleared, including a plate of seven or eight pieces of bread—Lian Hua ate one, the rest vanished into Li Ao’s stomach.
“If I were a man-eater, would you be willing to be eaten by me?” the Flame Empress winked at Su Chen.
“I’m just greeting a friend, then I’ll head backstage with you…” Yang Fan said to Li Feng.
He had overlooked this earlier; if he had known, he would have sent them back immediately after getting off the plane.
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Originally, the plan was to spend only 100 million, but this time they spent a full 1.2 billion, not including the earlier payments to assassins.
At that moment, the handsome young man approached, followed by five fellow disciples trailing behind him.
Liu Jie knew well that only absolute strength could prevent herself from falling into such precarious situations again.
Seeing Xu Sandao recklessly charging down like a madman, the nearby warriors’ faces changed drastically—they thought this heretic must have taken the wrong medicine.
“Let’s go. I’ll come see you tomorrow,” Li He said, patting his clothes and picking up the broken broom as he headed down the mountain.
At least he hadn’t gone in; therefore, the networks he had painstakingly built over the years could still be useful.
The current situation was exactly as it appeared. Too much explanation was impossible; whether to believe it or not was up to Li Mo himself to decide.
“If not for Tian Xuanzi sowing discord, we would never betray the Dao Sect. Chen Chen has always been the most respected in our hearts. How could we betray the Dao Sect?” Xu Yun and Xuan Cheng knelt repeatedly, bowing their heads to Chen Fan.
A large hand fiercely grabbed Qiao Mimi’s collar, tearing it into shreds and exposing a wide expanse of snow-white skin.
“Dr. Qin Fen, you may look now. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me,” Xiong Anquan said with a smile, though his body involuntarily leaned closer, watching Qin Fen’s every move.
After leaving the kitchen, she took down a foot towel hanging in the courtyard and brought water over to Mrs. Bian.
Truly powerful people rarely had corrupt morals—it was only someone like Fan Huang who looked down on others with contempt.
Originally, they thought He Daqiang would restrain himself, knowing he was no match for Li Erlong and shouldn’t cause trouble. Maybe if he kept his head down, Li Erlong might even cure his manhood problems out of goodwill.
Seeing Zhao Chun and his group swaggering in caused quite a stir. Those like Tian Kong were excited, while those kneeling on the ground were filled with grief and anger—some nearly leapt up to fight him.
Suddenly, when Qin Zhe uncovered a corpse neither fully human nor beast, everyone present changed expression.
The villagers, once loving brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunts to Zi Mo, now regarded her as an anomaly. Even her own parents wept bitterly, cursing the heavens for giving birth to such a monster.
What exactly Prince Jin Wang was thinking puzzled Shangguan Qian, but Nangong Mo’s words brought her back to reality.
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Initially trained as an assassin, Xia Zhu was later reassigned by King Yan Nan to serve as Lin Huan’s bodyguard.
Despite that, nearly a hundred people lay on the ground, shot dead, with over thirty others wounded by arrows to varying degrees.
As the elderly gentleman said this morning, it’s not uncommon for brides to be hard to find. Even though everyone knows this is wrong, social etiquette prevents anyone from speaking up or reporting it. They watch tragedies unfold silently, even turning them into gossip.
No matter what he said, those people tightly surrounded him, unwilling to let him take any further risks.
The kingdom must maintain grandeur, prove the king’s greatness, showcase the spoils of war, and satisfy the people’s thirst for glory.
Such matters should have been overseen by the sect leader, but after Zhang Ziyi took the opponent to the Demon Forest, no news came back. Everything had to be arranged by Ye Zuiyuan.
Apparently, the five-color Flower God Cups from the Kangxi era collected so far numbered only nine, still missing three others.
At the academy, the greatest concern was issues arising in student education. Hence, the large experimental training ground beneath their feet was exactly what they needed.
The two inquired around, confirmed the location of the horse market, and asked roughly where the nearby city of Huize lay. After purchasing horses and resting briefly, they set off westward on horseback after an hour and a half.
The young man vividly recounted: “A man came to work with swollen red eyes; a coworker asked, ‘What’s wrong?’”
Sweat soaked his clothes, the silk threads of his azure robe twisting as the sweat was quickly absorbed.
“A big deal?” Bai He was startled, thinking perhaps some cotton had really been ruined by pigs, and quickly ran over.
After staring for a moment, he seemed to see something amusing, smiling lightly as he removed his glasses.