Volume One, Chapter 87: Your Daughter Isn’t Mute, Is She?

Tonight, the Huo family was hosting a family banquet, with the simple purpose of letting everyone know that Shen Ruzhi had returned.

The Huo household gradually grew lively.

Inside the room

If he rashly stepped forward himself, not only would he fail to save Chen Zihao, but he would also end up caught in the mess. Nalan Rongruo could only fling out an arm to block the guards behind him, yet each one still held a blade or sword, fixing their eyes on Kangxi, ready for any sudden incident.

"Scoundrel, are you doing this on purpose? Are you deliberately trying to mess with me?" Huang Jinshen roared, pointing at Qiao Feng's nose.

In the blink of an eye, the Winter Solstice arrived. As the saying goes, the Winter Solstice is as grand as the New Year. The capital held this festival in the highest regard; even the impoverished would prepare new clothes and a special meal, the government offices closed for a day, and the palace was especially bustling. Kangxi threw a banquet; the whole palace dined together, with concubines, princes, and ministers all in attendance—Yu Hu included among them.

The Lakasia navy had cut off all supplies to Qionghua Island, leaving it facing the imminent risk of starvation.

Ji Ran sat in the café for a long time, only leaving, alone, when the shop was closing for the night.

Yang Yi sneered. He was a master of verbal sparring himself and would hardly be intimidated by Wu Huan.

"What now? Aren't you the deputy director of this branch? You're fully in charge of branch affairs now—are you telling me you still can't get hold of the core technology in this area?" demanded a representative sent by a certain country.

"We don't know yet. Perhaps, seeing the general travel from afar, they are delighted and will line the roads in welcome," Wu Cai said slowly, waving his feather fan.

However, though the one-eyed dragon’s plan was sound, reality was far more cruel. His space battleship had only just turned around when Wu Huateng had already taken down five mecha warriors and shattered the defense shield of a battleship, breaking inside and using the intelligent angel to gain control of the ship's computer.

The car hadn’t started yet, the air conditioning had only just been switched on, and there was only a faint breeze of cool air. Yet this man had just come in from outside, and not a bead of sweat could be seen on his forehead. It was, one had to admit, rather peculiar.

No matter what others thought, the tennis ball continued on its path, arcs of pale red electricity tearing mercilessly through everything nearby.

Two strong arms scooped Qiao Mimi up and held her tightly in an embrace.

That morning, Liu Shuanzhu, still unwilling to give up, begged Liu Fangshi again to agree to his marriage with Bian Siniang. Liu Fangshi refused outright, so firmly that there was not the slightest room for negotiation. Furious, Liu Shuanzhu pushed away his bowl and left without eating.

Even though the titles of Grand Preceptor, Grand Tutor, and Grand Guardian were largely honorary, the Eastern Han only maintained the post of Grand Tutor, currently held by Yuan Kui, uncle to Yuan Shao.

A loud crash drew Gotou’s attention as he glanced around; he saw Arai viciously kick the singles post, her face twisted in anger, making her usually beautiful features appear somewhat fierce. Watching Arai, Gotou let go of the hair she was twining around her finger—this one still had quite a temper.

"Bailu, that's enough!" Qingyue called out, rubbing her brow, as the sound of heavy objects thudding to the floor continued to echo from the bamboo house.

At this moment, Wang Gui’s forehead was slick with cold sweat. After Jia Xu’s words, no one dared to speak up for Wang Gui.

Guanyue frowned in silence, twisting a strand of hair at her brow out of habit, while the corner of her eye swept a glance at Fuji Shusuke.

"Cousin, you're the best," Qiao Xiner said cheerfully, clinging to his arm and swaying from side to side.

Su Xia realized she had smiled more today than usual. Thinking back, she used to smile quite a lot when she was with Luo Feng. Yet even so, her smile today felt altogether different from before.