Chapter 38: Keep Acting, Go Ahead and Keep Acting

Gu Hanchen’s eyes darkened, and the look he cast upward was laced with a chilling sharpness.

Mother Gu’s heart sank as she realized for the first time that her son was truly as his father had described—grown up and no longer under her control.

"I will send you the time and place shortly," she said, brooking no refusal.

The man pressed his thin lips together, his brows furrowed in displeasure, yet in the end, he offered no rebuttal.

...

At present, her combined combat strength with Lin Yu was at almost exactly the same level—in their duel against Xiahou Hanhai, they each shouldered half of the assault.

The Wild Wolf Kingdom had captured many villagers from the Great Xia Kingdom, coercing them into submission and arming them to occupy Wolf Mountain, where they stood in constant readiness to invade the Great Xia Kingdom.

Regardless, the contribution requirements were set high enough that whether they exchanged them or not, it encouraged them to keep accumulating contributions, thereby generating growth points for the guild.

He did not despise Cai Yinghong for her past work in that industry; he understood that for a widowed mother, life was not easy. However, after Chen Junjie was brought into the Chen household, he remembered that Chen Ziting had provided her with compensation. Could it be that she simply loved the profession?

Moments ago, that Konoha princess had clearly intended to place a curse seal on that Sasuke, but unfortunately, he had been rescued.

...

After all, the Earth Scroll could be exchanged for the Heaven Scroll, and there was even the possibility of ambushing a team that had already obtained the Heaven Scroll.

Back when Nan Yuan looked into Jiang Xi’s background, I specifically pulled the file to look at it; our paths in life were completely different—from kindergarten through graduate school, my education never once took me outside of Jiangzhou City.

Wen Xuyan smiled and nodded, his gentle expression like a spring breeze, carrying a warmth that swept away the bitterness and grievances in my heart.

Yet to his astonishment, even though he had exerted his full strength, Jiang Han remained composed, showing not even the slightest reaction.

What a fickle and loose man! I sneered, grinding my teeth slightly as a wave of intense rejection welled up within me. I turned to face him, and he took the opportunity to pull me tighter, pressing his lips to mine.

Leaving Jiangzhou and passing through Wuchang Prefecture, the Governor, having heard of Wei Zhao’s reputation, came to the relay station specifically to meet him, and they enjoyed a banquet with wine that evening. Other than that, nothing of note occurred on the road.

As the captain of Sima Pi’s personal guards, Fan Ning was accustomed to coming and going without restriction, even within the inner chambers of the Imperial Palace; he had never encountered a situation like this. Now, with only a narrow side gate available for entry, if they did not reveal their identities, they would be forced to wait behind the other noble families. Fan Ning’s expression turned grim.

With this interlude, the signing of the non-disclosure agreement between the East Island nationals and the Bald Eagle Empire had to be temporarily suspended until the matter was resolved.

They climbed onto their bicycles and rode to the post office. Zhao Hui bought some stamps, and then they left.

"...Don't leave me..." Tan Qiqi whispered, burrowing into Jin Yexuan’s arms and clutching his clothes tightly.

...

Ye Qian couldn't help but glance at him, straightening her chest slightly as if to say, "Where am I thin?"

Large beads of sweat continued to fall to the ground, and my body was racked with spasms. My face was pale, and I bit my lip until it began to bleed.

Jing Wu hurried back into the room, and upon catching a glimpse of Huan Qi’s gaze, he felt a chill run down his spine.

Just below the left shoulder, there was a hole where an arrow had been removed, evidently dressed hastily with medicinal herbs.

"It’s fine, take your time preparing. I haven't done any needlework in a long time; I expect I’m quite rusty," Cheng Yan said with a smile.

"Heh." The person outside the door seemed to sense Hua Qingyan’s tension; they chuckled softly and then gave a polite knock on the door.

The five Japanese experts who had broken free rushed over, desperately resisting the hundred disciples brought by Tao Fei to buy time for the Japanese and Korean judges to decipher the illusion array.

Xiao Tao realized then that it was not that those people didn't want to disrupt his spiritual sense, but that they lacked the ability to do so.