Chapter Twenty-Eight: Owning a Favor

Qin Mingyue noticed that Li Zhi was struggling after only a few steps and quickly signaled the maid beside her to support her.

"The Eldest Young Mistress is heavy with child, but she cannot stay cooped up in the courtyard every day. While pregnant women need rest, moderate exercise is conducive to a smooth delivery. Staying indoors all day leads to stagnation and irritability, which can also affect the fetus's development," Qin Mingyue advised.

Li Zhi looked at Qin Mingyue with complex eyes. Recalling what her husband had said to her before he passed away, she realized that Qin...

Having said that, she ran off without looking back. Liu Peng’s feet shifted as if to follow, but in the end, he remained still, watching her disappear from his sight.

The sun began to dip, casting half the valley into shadow. All I could see were wild grasses and jagged rocks; there was not a single grave mound, let alone the ultra-modern red building I had seen the day before.

If Bai Jingjing were to accompany me this time, regardless of her true motives, it would be a very strange and dangerous affair. I was just about to open my mouth to persuade her again when she tapped me gently from behind, and I drifted into an unconscious sleep.

After about ten minutes, everyone had thoroughly searched every area on the first floor of the Sage’s Temple and basically concluded that this was a place similar to an inn.

Chu Feiyan had originally been clinging to life for another ten minutes or so, but with that strike, her vital lifeline was severed. Without immediate treatment, she would surely die within three minutes.

"I have nothing to begin with; as long as Mother is happy, that is all that matters." I smiled and pulled my hand back from his.

Geli could slice a man's finger with nothing but a leaf. I hadn't even had the chance to see how he channeled his internal energy; such a technique was beyond not only a Divine Ninja but even a Divine Ninja’s father.

As long as they stopped restricting my freedom and allowed me to care for my younger brother in peace, to look after Mother and help out, I didn't care about anything else and would be satisfied with whatever they demanded.

The jaguar sensed it—the feeling of life hanging by a thread, as if its very breath could cease at any moment.

Moreover, each needle was inserted to a different depth and with a different force, and the spiritual energy infused during each insertion varied as well.

How many years had it been? They had finally waited for these words. Some of the elders who had joined the Immortal Inquiry Pavilion in the earliest days were now filled with tears. There was a time when the pavilion was weak and fragile, swaying in the wind before many colossal powers.

"Qin Ning, I am showing you respect; do not refuse to accept it. Do you really think our brotherhood consists of those dim-witted fools you could swindle? Are you going to talk or not!" Beside them, Beiming Qiuxue was clearly prepared to strike.

Suiyu Huimie slowly walked toward the cliff, staring at the massive, pitch-black boundary stone, a glint of light flashing deep within his pupils.

Love is simply that which makes one lose their wits and become a little different. But that is fine, for it is a form of happiness.

If a large force were to station itself there, although the enemy would find it difficult to break in, once the lifeline between the "Tiger's Teeth" was sealed, the troops in the valley would become turtles in a jar, cut off from all contact with the outside world. If they were to retreat into the primeval forest, a few hundred or a thousand men might survive by hunting game and gathering wild fruit.

The remnants of the Chen army were mostly wounded; they supported one another, clutching their weapons tightly, eyeing the surrounding Sui soldiers with fear.

Ignoring the strange looks around him, Wang Ying carried himself with elegance and grace, though he suddenly let out a long sigh, putting on the air of a reclusive master.

"What happened?" I asked them with a dazed expression. My mind was a complete blank; I vaguely remembered the robbers surrounding us, then a crowd of people running, and then everything cut to black.

Two bespectacled fellows peeked over surreptitiously. Our comrade Feng Lin was enjoying an island-nation romance film, drool dripping down as his glasses fogged up.

Watching Xu Zeqing’s face shift from dark to pale, Mao Yan and I were laughing until we couldn't catch our breath.

The Shouning Festival banquet was to last for three full days. Today was only the first; if the Emperor did not bring it up later, then it would be a matter for tomorrow or the day after.