Volume 1, Chapter 26: Coal Prices Plummet to Pennies?

Seeing this, Meng Wanqiu could only offer a polite apology, "Young Master Yuan, I am truly sorry. I have a prior engagement with Consort Shen, so please excuse me."

With that, she bowed to Lu Zhenhe and his two companions in apology. The latter returned the gesture repeatedly, maintaining a generous and refined demeanor, though he inwardly lamented the missed opportunity to spend time with such a beauty.

*That Shen Yi really has the damn luck of a dog!*

The vampire flickered repeatedly, leaving a trail of afterimages in the air. Every time he reappeared, he had closed the distance with Xie Dongya, his movements laced with a probing intent.

Zhao Mo swept into the hospital room like a gust of wind. Dressed in a dark, lightweight British-style academic coat, he looked incredibly dashing, though he shouted with a complete lack of decorum.

"Do you have class tomorrow?" Li Ziting asked in a low voice, his gaze cold and dismissive as he looked at Zhao Mo across from him, his phone on speakerphone, his tone as casual as ever.

After nearly twenty days, Li Shang finally retrieved the satellite phone from his spatial storage and dialed the helicopter’s number, instructing Yahweh to send a private aircraft to the vicinity of Antarctica.

Back at the villa, after eating his meal in solitude, he took a leisurely stroll along the island's roads, followed by Alva and Andrew, feeling bored.

First, it was the chaos caused by Chiyou, and then, because he had failed to root out the problem entirely, Chiyou had staged a desperate, final struggle. By pulling a ruthless trick just as he was ascending, Chiyou had directly led to the chaotic state of the cultivation world in Huaxia today.

Back in the day, when Old Chen traveled the length and breadth of the country, he had done many favors for the Maoshan Sect. The sect owed him a debt of gratitude; after much deliberation, they finally gritted their teeth and decided, "I suppose I shall risk my life for a friend. Once the time comes, it matters not if you wish to mold or crush me, as long as you do not implicate my sect."

Xie Heshi hurried to Li Shang’s side, signaling with his eyes while pressing his ear against the back of the phone to listen to the audio.

It was not just the local police station; many government offices were the same—you had to get past the security guard first. If you wanted to get something done, it was impossible to finish without running back and forth eight or ten times.

Inside the valley, the gaps between the piles of stones were blocked by mangled corpses. Rainwater could not drain away and pooled within, and the bodies that had not yet been fully incinerated soaked in the stagnant water. A damp, charred stench, mixed with the raw, metallic scent of blood, filled the valley.

To say that the Murong family was orchestrating events behind the scenes was no exaggeration. After all, Nangong Jie and Nangong Ao had only spent a morning setting up their feng shui formation, and it already possessed such formidable power; one could hardly imagine what the Murong family could achieve with the combined effort of their entire clan and a hundred years of preparation.

Qin Fen had no intention of stopping. He merely slowed his pace slightly, wanting to observe the physical constitutions of the others.

Zhuang Sixian let out a cold snort, glancing at Zhuang Mingju with disdain, but when he looked at Luo Shan, a complex expression that was difficult to decipher flickered in his eyes.

Zhang Gengyan’s words carried a hidden meaning, referring to the Longevity Gu and the Imperial Gu, and he was not about to take that risk.

"Chi Hua, even if you kill us, you won't be able to escape!" Bi Xin’s voice trembled slightly; no one understood Chi Hua's capabilities better than he did.

Although they had given up on the final of the Chef God Competition this time, resolving the crisis was reason enough to celebrate. Furthermore, with Jinbi Huihuang now ruined, the initial goals of Xiangxieli had been met.

He needed to rest and recuperate for a while, and being idle with nothing to do, he thought he might as well go and investigate the whereabouts of Wu Xue.

As for whether it involved the Qin family, it would be better to ask someone from the Qin family directly. Qin Yebo was originally the second legitimate son, with an older brother above him, Qin Qinglan.

Although theoretically today was meant to be a day of rest, since the work had been finished ahead of schedule, he still had to practice preparing the soup stock as planned.

"Eldest Young Mistress, the Second Young Master is coming to Jingyuan for dinner today, and the Eldest Young Master has instructed that you return early." The driver, waiting by the roadside, saw Mu Xiaojing approaching and opened the back door for her, relaying the message from Sister Ning word for word.