Chapter 107: Plastic Sisters

Little Yi, call her Aunt Gu.

Chen Yi hid behind Tian Meixue and peeked out, the corners of his mouth lifting as he shyly greeted her.

Because of Gu Tinghua’s visit, Tian Meixue had no choice but to abandon her plan to go gather firewood and instead invited Gu Tinghua inside to talk.

“Sister Xue, what are you going to do from here? I heard Chen Yong’s mother has been telling everyone all kinds of lies about you.”

Tian Meixue tried to speak, but tears came first. “Why is my life so bitter? I married such a man. When he was alive, my son and I never had a good day. Now that he’s gone, I still have to be pointed at and…”

Xu Yang was not picky at all; he sat drinking tea while waiting for Zhang Quan. Sure enough, before long Zhang Quan came back, sweat beading on his forehead.

“The United States has a century of development in securities, while we have only just begun. The two cannot be compared,” Ye Zifeng said.

So that was it. I should have realized long ago: Pei Zhen missed the girl, so he always liked being with her. But when the living are gone and the dead remain, we cannot truly be with the dead; to do so would drain our vitality. As for what else Pei Zhen and the girl did, I will not go into it.

“Don’t be afraid. You don’t need to say anything. Which police station are you at?” Mayor Luo comforted Luo Qingxue over the phone.

Official Liu also sent guards into the residence to summon the attendant guard who had earlier come with the prime minister of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom, ordering him to bring the carriage out to the county yamen gate in preparation for departure to the imperial capital.

In the dead of night, the moon flickered in and out behind passing clouds. The vast Fengqiwu Manor stood empty, lonely and eerie. A black-clad figure quietly slipped over the wall and went straight to the well. He drew up a jug of water from it, then departed the manor just as quietly.

Yin Huaixi struggled desperately to break free of Wu Jin’s control, but with his pulse point seized, he could not gather true energy in his arms and was utterly unable to move. Wu Jin poured all his strength into his right fist and struck Yin Huaixi’s temple. Yin Huaixi’s right eye was instantly ringed with bloodshot veins, blood streaming from his ears, eyes, nose, and mouth, and his body was hurled aside by the force of the blow.

Xiu Yun had added herbs from the spatial garden to that medicine, so even if she told her the formula, it would be useless. She only said that she had met a Daoist—an immortal-looking wanderer with a long sword on his back—and in any case, describing him according to the Daoist the Lady of Zheng had encountered on Mount Hua, he had given her that bottle of medicine. She did not know the recipe.

For such barren land, the land acquisition subsidy was so high. The farmers were delighted and satisfied with it. Many of them, after 150 mu had been acquired, even urged the government to take more; it was the first time in H County anyone had seen farmers so enthusiastic about land expropriation.

A sudden, needle-like pain pierced Lan Mo’s heart, and her pupils widened slightly. Was he threatening her?

Along with the sound of a fracture came a heart-rending scream. Huang Lei’s already somewhat ashen, gaunt face broke out in cold sweat, and his trembling legs went weak beneath him from the pain.

Because there was no direct road outside to Baiyun City, they had to take the route through the Cloud-Moon Mountain Range; only by entering and leaving by that path could one reach Baiyun City directly.

Just as he was about to step several zhang farther, Lin Chen felt his heart ease, though his curiosity only deepened.

“Hand of the Gods and Buddhas!” The same move, but Lin Xiu had imbued it with a different elemental nature, and at once that phantom hand, like one of the deities themselves, gained a touch of the natural world.

As soon as Song Xiuwi left, Hui Cai called Canny and asked her to come out with Ruiya for ice cream. The two girls were very loyal and agreed readily.

Finding the captain of the guards, Xu Xiang saw a very tall and powerfully built man, brimming with a fierce aura. Beneath his mithril armor lay immense strength, and when he saw Xu Xiang, he showed no special reaction at all. After all, the captain of the guards was already a figure on par with a count.

Apparently not expecting Old Lady Lin to ask about that, Lin Wei looked up in surprise, at a complete loss.

“I took it from the coffin. I don’t know what it i—” Qin Jingyu raised her eyes to glance over, and her words suddenly broke off.

“How is it? Are those sword masters ready yet?” Although Jin Jican’s voice remained extremely calm, the perceptive He Hong still detected a faint tremor within it.