Volume 1, Chapter 29: Is Xiangzhu the one betrothed to Aye?

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Pangu wondered whether, now that the red-haired youth had developed intelligence, he might be able to make it submit through communication. With that thought, he sent a mental transmission to the red-haired youth.

After hearing what Su Yanxi had just said, he seemed to understand why Yi Yao had resisted him so strongly.

“I’ll wait for you in the lounge.” Ning Pinwei’s tone toward her was stiff from beginning to end. He then ignored her and continued chatting and laughing with the others.

One side of her cheek was swollen by the candy lodged in her mouth. Her lips were slightly parted, and bright-red blood trickled from the corner, flowing more and more until it resembled a crimson waterfall—an appalling sight.

When he smiled, shallow dimples appeared, lending his entire face an especially vivid radiance. His loneliness and aloofness vanished in an instant.

Bald Old Yang was so frightened by the look on his boss’s face that his backside clenched tight. He felt he might soon go from merely bald to completely hairless.

“Who would have thought that after only a few days apart, my personal maid would have become an honored guest of the household?” Ni Qian paid no attention to Gu Yu’er’s sarcasm and spoke calmly.

Su Yanxi curled her lips, somewhat displeased. But Lu Jingyan had never been the sort to easily back down, and before she could answer, he left the hospital room.

She remembered her previous life. At the moment of her death, the faces that appeared in her mind had been those of her father and Nanlan Yan. But at that time, there should have been no place in her heart for Nanlan Yan.

Yet judging from the grave expression on Li Qingyin’s face, why did it feel as though the matter was far from simple?

“I’m done wasting words on you. Go to hell.” Lin Tian drew his blade. Without Phantom Kill, he could deal only four attacks in an instant. The four strikes from behind inflicted 189 points of damage, causing Yi Shao’s health to drop sharply. If he killed Yi Shao and the latter dropped his purple-grade katana, that would be the best outcome; even if some of his other equipment dropped, it would still be a huge profit.

“All right. Since everything has been made so clear, who’s going to be the bait?” Qin Cang listened silently to their discussion for a while before finally speaking. As he surveyed the others, he asked the question.

Before long, they arrived at Workshop Number One. Inside was a vast pool, though it had long since dried up, without a single drop of water remaining. Various pieces of equipment and pipes filled the pool, while every inch of the workshop’s ceiling was hung with machinery as well.

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“This Princess does not wish to see anyone lay a hand on him—not even you. Even Tianjue may not harm the person I wish to protect, much less you!” Qin Ji remained as cold as ever, so cold that no one dared approach her.

Clack, clack. The executioner’s build was even more exaggerated than before. I had only seen people of that size during the period when I went to the gym—a veritable muscle monster.

Thus, although the four-eyed man appeared to have been bewitched, in a certain sense he had still been manipulated invisibly. He simply had not noticed it himself. Once one thought carefully about such details, they were truly rather frightening.

This was only the beginning. Next, the entire body of the humanoid, dog-headed monster pinned beneath Tianxing erupted with dazzling violet light. The radiance grew increasingly intense, gradually obscuring everyone’s figures.

“That’s right. What position do you think we can strive for now?” Ye Bai asked.

At that moment, the cocoon of light suddenly split open, and a beam of flame flew out, taking the shape of a six-winged radiant bird. As it moved forward, its six wings beat in alternation, releasing a brilliant light that instantly overwhelmed the radiance of all things and shot straight toward the Dragon King Qiu Long, Black-and-White Dian.

Kong Xiaotong’s stepmother seemed eager to retort, but after glancing at Qin Cang and Tang Guo, she said nothing.

If they had not been men, one of them might even have wanted to marry Lin Fei.

With that thought, Lin Fei turned his gaze toward the window. Beyond it stretched a boundless sea of white clouds, while the earth below had become a patchwork of oddly shaped building-block modules. He stared down for a moment, lost in thought.

“Hey, how are things between you and Luan Hang? Has he fully accepted you now?” Gong Xiangqin asked with concern.

“It has nothing to do with you.” Princess Ya was not unreasonable; naturally, she knew the matter had nothing to do with the shop assistants.

Wei Chanjuan nodded in sudden realization. She then cast Li Dierba a knowing look before turning back toward Lin Fei, wearing the delighted expression of someone who feared the spectacle might not become chaotic enough.

Xiao Qingqing understood everything her mother had done. Putting herself in her mother’s place, if she had encountered such a person when she gave birth to two children, she would also have sent the children elsewhere to be raised. She would simply have chosen someone trustworthy.

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“I know you came to speak with me about the steward. I heard your entire conversation just now. Unfortunately, I can’t offer a good solution for the time being, and achieving both goals at once would be even more difficult.” A Mu sighed softly and looked toward the floor-to-ceiling window in the distance, her expression complicated and her mood no less so.

“May I ask, Elder Bai, what brings you here today?” Xiao Qingqing asked. She did not know what wind had blown him here, but her instinct told her it must concern something important.

At the same time, Zhang Chenyi launched an attack of his own. As he blocked Luan Hang’s leg with his arm, he raised his own leg and drove his knee upward. The two instantly became locked in a fierce struggle.

Zhe’er placed Yuanyuan in his uncle’s arms and said, “I’m going to tell Grandma that Yuanyuan is awake.” Then he dashed toward the kitchen. Jing Sa and Madam Xiao went into the kitchen to direct the cooks.

This foreign man seemed to have great difficulty speaking. Qiao Yang instinctively glanced at his car—a silver-gray sports car with remarkably graceful lines.

Shen Fei braced one hand against the ground and tried to rise. The skin of his elbow touched the coarse soil, immediately making him aware that something was wrong with his body.

Unfortunately, Baozi’s contract was about to expire, and she no longer wished to renew it. As a result, at precisely that moment, her former agency was unwilling to keep investing effort in promoting a leading actress who was about to leave. Many event invitations and work offers were suspended.

“And of course it had to be me. So what?” Nangong Hen thrust his proud chest toward Wu Dao, looking arrogant and domineering.

“Lord Imagination will submit his next manuscript in half a month. When the time comes, Shopkeeper Wu, you must be sure to ask for his name and address,” Xiao Ting instructed solemnly.

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