Chapter 45: Selling Flowers (2)

That flower had cost her mother a hefty sum to procure from afar.

Hearing that the Empress herself was quite fond of this flower, she had even wanted to find an opportunity to showcase it to the Crown Prince, hoping it would reach the Empress's ears.

With no other choice, everyone retreated back into the cave, discussing the events of the journey in greater detail, which only left the other party even more terrified.

Luo Qingrong put down the Go piece in her hand. The fact that her two maternal cousins could remain so calm truly brought her a sense of relief, yet she remembered very clearly that it was during this Mid-Autumn Banquet that Ji Chenyu met her tragedy, her life utterly ruined. Looking at the drifting clouds outside the window, Luo Qingrong pondered whether she should send a message to Liang Yuanxin.

"Alright, I said nothing is the matter, so nothing is the matter. Contact the family's helicopter immediately; we are leaving tomorrow." Unwilling to say any more, Long Yuze issued an order for them to leave.

Ding Yezi was not foolish either; how many upright officials were there in this world? Judging from the subtle exchange of glances between Shen Hansong and Constable Sun just now, she guessed that the two must have had a close relationship in the past. So why would Constable Sun help her at a juncture like this? There had to be an underlying reason, and it certainly wasn't because this Constable Sun was fair-minded.

Bidding farewell to Lin Yi, Long Tian dismissed the accompanying steward and made his way back through several courtyards to his own quarters.

"Lan Hanyuan, we haven't played chess yet today! I probably won't have time tonight, but I'll leave the chessboard here with you. I'll come over whenever I'm free!" Dropping these words, Wan Ningzhu turned on her heel and left.

Upon reaching the seventh floor, Situ Lei hesitated to ring the doorbell, worried that Xue'er might be angry with him. Just then, Xue'er called him. "Hello, Lei, have you arrived?" Xue'er, inside the apartment, figured it was about time and thought Lei should have arrived, so she called to check.

Feeling the increasingly massive aura of destruction behind him, Ao Qin directly reached out, snatching up those colossal earth dragons mid-air and hurling them into the distance. Receiving Xilan's telepathic message, he turned his head, and upon laying eyes on the scene, he froze in mid-air in utter astonishment.

Just as the Vietnamese infantry regiment was being battered, the artillery-locating radar detected the incoming Vietnamese artillery units. Chen Mingcai did not rush to order a strike with the howitzers; instead, with a touch of grim amusement, he waited for the Vietnamese forces to fully complete their preparations.

"I'm sorry, I..." Maintaining that same warm and mellow tone, he looked at her with a hint of apology. In truth, he had not wished to appear this way before her, but he simply could not accept the feeling of losing to Long Yuze.

Usually, upon hearing Yaoye say this, Qin Ji and Wu Ji would have accepted the order without the slightest hesitation, but at this moment, the two of them hesitated somewhat.

As for the three individuals who had abducted Tia, their images had been captured and magnified. Although not entirely clear, their appearances could still be vaguely discerned.

Earlier, Tang Luo had told him that Elder Wu's works were casually worth over a hundred million, and he had still harbored some doubts.

The young man wore his long, raven-black hair loose, and the smile playing at the corners of his lips carried a trace of wild, unrestrained abandon. Yet, this only made him appear supremely refined rather than the least bit sloppy, perfectly fitted with the attire of a handsome scholar.

"Get up and speak. You are a grown man; what kind of spectacle is this, blubbering and weeping?" Mi Qi frowned and said.

A minute later, the middle finger of the hand with which Tang Luo was checking the pulse began to twitch, rhythmically tapping against Elder Xiang's wrist.

The cobblestones embedded in the mountain soil had poked their heads out, though it was impossible to tell whether they were continually surfacing or had only been brought to light through the caress of Kebike.