Volume 1, Chapter 46: Throw Him to the Dogs

Madam Jiang pressed her lips together, feeling a slight wave of nausea, though she didn't know what to say.

"You may go, but it will require you to suffer a little grievance."

A flash of smugness crossed Shen Qi'er's eyes. She only needed to shed a few tears to make the master relent; could you do that?

"Thank you for your generosity, Sister. No matter what grievances there are, I can bear them."

The weather in Mingcheng is wonderful, with very few overcast or rainy days throughout the four seasons. The surrounding field of view is wide, and with abundant sunlight, it is the best place to use solar power.

"Wash the mud off the white ginseng root, then soak it in warm water for the time it takes to burn a stick of incense before consuming," Yu Xiaoxiao interjected at this moment. This time, it truly served to break the awkward impasse.

Upon entering, she saw Cindy sitting neatly at the very end of the long conference table, casually looking over some documents with her phone placed right beside her hand.

The figure ahead was indistinct, always maintaining a certain distance from her, seemingly wanting to tell Lu Weiwei that everything she was doing was in futile effort.

Once someone took the lead, many scholars felt as though they had found their backbone and rushed toward the spot where Zhou Zhonglian had knelt, blindly following suit by dropping to their knees before the gleaming spears of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Like a flash of lightning piercing through the mind, the white rabbit was startled into a cold panic, a wave of icy chill pouring down from the top of its head, leaving its body stiff and utterly unable to move.

***

In the Yin Estate, within the Liuying Courtyard, the first rays of dawn pierced across the horizon. A breeze brushed through the depths of the bamboo grove, where lingering raindrops fell in a patter, sketching out a quiet and chilly ambiance.

"Rest assured, it is in the outer zone of Twilight Maple Forest," Liangci replied, assuming Ke Yu was worried.

"Young Master, give the order!" The members of the Shadow Wolf squad behind Liu Xie were already eager for action.

Although both of these were flames, the former was upright and intensely scorching, while the latter was cold, eerie, and carried a heavy aura of death.

His attitude had persisted for a long time, and Tang Yi had already heard some whispers about it from Qin Xiangzuo.

However, battle-qi is the foundation of a knight, and after it is exhausted, it requires a certain amount of time to recover. The Great Knight mentioned by the Earl had been hunted down and swarmed to death by sheer numbers of ordinary men.

He remained expressionless, with lingering scars still visible on his thighs, paying them no mind. He drew a fresh kunai from his garments and gripped it in his hand. At the same time, accompanied by his footsteps, a clone formed purely of water materialized.

When the estate was first completed, Qin Jing had invited Su Zijin to visit, but Su Zijin suffered from the winter cold and did not come, offering the excuse that she would wait until spring when the flowers bloomed. As a result, the visit was delayed from winter all the way into summer, making this her very first time at the estate.

The nurses shook their heads in unison, promising Lin Wanyin that they would do everything possible to ensure nothing went wrong.

These past few days, anxiety had gnawed at her heart, as she had no idea what method Xu Chujian might use to retaliate against her, nor did she know how she should respond.

***

After their marriage, He Fengmian felt deeply for Lin Wanyin's fatigue from working at a foreign-owned enterprise. At his insistence, Lin Wanyin reluctantly tendered her resignation.

Looking at that slender and upright back, even just the back of his head was devastatingly handsome.

Chang Rui had a straightforward personality and liked to speak her mind without reserve, harboring no hypocrisy or concealment in front of Murong Fei.

Furthermore, the blue profound iron staff weighed hundreds of thousands of catties. Especially under the influence of Lord Pagoda, its weight had increased significantly. The rocks beneath Red Phoenix's feet could not bear the gravity of her weight, and she had already sunk in up to her knees.

A smile was already set on Ruoshui's face, waiting for the other person to lower their head and share a tender, affectionate gaze with her.

As they slowly pushed their way forward, a piercing, miserable scream suddenly echoed from ahead.

"Actually, Tang Jieya's facial condition wasn't that severe; I exaggerated her illness." As the man spoke, he lowered his head.

The title he had borne back in Jicheng flashed through Liu Wei's mind, and he decided this would be it. Although it sounded a bit arrogant, youth without a bit of wildness is no youth at all—such haughty dominance was precisely what was needed.