Volume 1, Chapter 30: Scheming Since Six Years Ago

"Chu Hanliang, please, let me down..."

Her stomach pressed uncomfortably against Chu Hanliang’s solid shoulder. Qu Pan patted his broad back, her voice trembling with discomfort. Back when they used to play together, Chu Hanliang had carried her just like this, but while those times were filled with joy, this moment was steeped in bitterness.

Chu Hanliang set Qu Pan down on a clean, large rock by the roadside and turned his back to her. His back appeared even more upright than before, standing like a mountain before her eyes. Resigned, Qu Pan leaned onto him, closing her eyes and allowing herself to indulge in this fleeting moment of tenderness.

Chu Hanliang pressed his umbrella into her hand, then steadied her legs with both hands and strode quickly into the rain.

***

His words had not actually slammed the door shut; they had only closed the path to working for the Inoue family.

The group’s progress slowed only when they reached the rammed earth layer. The soil was completely hardened, rendering their shovels useless; it took Liu Junhao over ten minutes to scrape away a layer only a few centimeters thick.

She then walked toward one of the two bedrooms, opened the door, and stepped inside. Through the doorway, Liu Badao and Ran Dongye saw the scene within, and could not help but feel a lingering sense of apprehension.

Xie Xuan had swallowed the entire Mount Longhu into his world of heavens, crushing it into the purest primordial energy. With the Ten Directions Star Gate in his hand, he struck it into his own body with a single slap.

The Nine-Tailed Pheasant Spirit and the Jade Pipa Spirit were greedy for worldly riches. They were enjoying their lives as royal concubines and had no desire to remain in the Palace of Empress Nuwa for grueling cultivation. Furthermore, they were used to being served as consorts; they certainly would not consent to serving others like mere maids.

Li Ruixiang and Cheng Xian leaned in to look at the battle report handed over by Zhao Li. They were immediately struck with astonishment.

King Zhou was already infuriated, and now, with evil energy infiltrating his body—the same evil energy Zhunti had used to scheme against him, refined from the souls of ancient Demon Sages—he was lost. These demons had harbored immense resentment before their deaths and possessed a history of slaughter. Once contaminated, one would lose their original nature, becoming violent, bloodthirsty, and utterly irrational.

"Forty jin? That’s not much?" Old Sun was startled, his gaze toward Zhang Tianyou growing even more fervent.

***

Thus, Bai Wanru’s mother had a great fondness for young men who understood medicine, and she liked Zhang Tianyou very much.

After all, it was a mere coincidence that Ji Ju had recognized Shang Shu, or even managed to intercept him in front of the Bo residence; it did not mean he was familiar with the generals surrounding Shang Shu.

It turned out he had worried for nothing. He had spent his time thinking about how to comfort her, only to realize he had been overthinking; she hadn't cared at all.

The next morning, when Su Bai-tong woke up, Ling Xiaotian was no longer by her side. Huixiang mentioned that Ling Xiaotian had gone into the palace early in the morning.

Officer Hong’s expression finally softened. He asked Han Taijun with a hint of agitation, noting that the stunts in movies were all choreographed, and in reality, performing such high-difficulty maneuvers was extremely difficult—not to mention that Chairman Cui’s bodyguards would be watching him.

Chu Liancheng never expected that Feng Nanjin would actually agree. The agony of lovesickness—what a blow that was! She always felt that Feng Nanjin still harbored feelings for her; at the very least, in the Feng Nanjin she knew, no one could force him to do what he did not like.

"Ugh, so annoying, my Blue buff..." After returning to the game lobby, Wu Han discovered that after this match, she had leveled up to level 10. Should she try this "Ultra Rapid Fire" mode that Lily said was so fun?

Fortunately, the Zhang Youping couple did not need to worry about this pile of luggage; the Jade Immortal Beverage Group naturally had people to handle such matters.

This newly appointed Hetao Assistant General not only led the Hetao herdsmen to wipe out the Heavenly King Sect, but also marched into Hetao and defeated the Ordos tribe that had invaded the Ming border, instantly making Hetao the most prominent force beyond the Great Wall.

"Uncle Jiwang, it seems you were part of the group that suggested calling it a 'beggar's feast' back then, too." Someone immediately exposed Zhang Jiwang’s past. Zhang Jiwang felt a bit embarrassed and coughed dryly a few times.

Suddenly, the water in the center of Luo'a Pond surged, and a massive black shadow broke through the waves from the very center of the pond.

Ye Zhan, who had detected the soft sword through his divine sense, felt his heart skip a beat. The sword tightened instantly like a corset... Shang Xiao’s eyes bulged, and amidst his shrill screams, he was sliced into two pieces by his own weapon.

Bai Chuan was stunned and hurried to look at the fish; the best piece of meat from the middle of the fish's belly was already gone.

Although the biological relationship had been proven, the entire process of this reunion felt sinister, leaving one to suspect that she had known her true parentage all along and had deliberately staged this scheme.

Having said this, she still couldn't quite believe it and pinched her thigh, letting out a sharp cry of pain.

***

The ropes on her hands and feet were only untied when Li Yong helped her change clothes; they were rebound immediately after.

With the holidays over, she had only one week left before her securities qualification exam. It was time to study seriously again.

"Try channeling your magic into this scepter, then roar loudly. The scepter will radiate the magic you’ve poured in. Once the rock giants sense this magic and hear your roar, they will come running!" Ade was now forthcoming with everything, explaining in detail.

The first thing Huai Zhen felt was not pain. A roar echoed in her mind, and warm liquid began to flow from her nose on the side where she had been struck.

As the formation shattered, countless sharp fragments burst in all directions. Just as it threatened to cause a great disaster, Qin Jinyu reached out and used her remaining strength to restrain everything before her.

How to grasp the scale and boundaries between sex and love—this was a question Chi Zao had been pondering for a long time.

The coffin had been buried deep underground, shielded from the sun for ten years. Due to the airtight structure of the burial site and the relatively short passage of time, it remained essentially new, with little difference from the moment it was interred a decade ago, save for the marks from the recent impact and the dust brought up from below.

Guided by Rui Mengmeng, everyone looked toward the giant transformed by Alan. They saw that his appearance differed from ordinary giants; not only did he have a pair of pointed, elf-like ears, but his body was defined by clear, sculpted muscles, pulsing with immense power.

Following an uncle's advice, Lan Fengyuan took out the most important tool for his plan from his inner pocket—the phone with the positioning system—and disabled it.

"Is that even possible?" The reason Murong Chen hadn't been stunned at the time, but rather calm, was that he had actually suspected it for a while. The reason for his suspicion was the realization that his past life had been Lu Bu.

Spatial distortion was a very basic skill, yet it never went out of style. The danger level increased with the ability level; both sides constantly used spatial teleportation to evade, neither daring to be careless enough to touch any point of contact.