Chapter Forty-Two: Emerging from Postpartum Confinement

"Indeed, look at me, at my age, I am prone to forgetfulness! Quickly, bring the reward money." Grandmother Jia had calmed down by now. She handed the child over to the nurse to rest and spoke to the midwife with a gentle, pleasant expression.

Having received double the reward, the midwife did not bother with anything else. She offered a stream of auspicious blessings and left the Jia residence feeling perfectly satisfied.

Li Wan's courtyard only then grew quiet. Qin Mingyue and Lady Xing, not wanting to disturb her rest, also took their leave.

"They say a mother is honored by her son, but the eldest young master..."

His second life, having also unlocked the cultivation of elemental power, naturally allowed him to perceive the existence of wisdom gradients.

After this deep scan of the primordial essence, even the core of the world became clearly discernible. There were no longer any secrets in the world, and he could even sense the strength and distribution of space with total clarity.

"We are new friends. My name is Chen Yu. What a coincidence that our names are the same." Chen Feng improvised. At this moment, his name was known to almost every high-level mystic on Red Maple Island, so he could not easily reveal his true identity to others.

When Zhao Xihou returned home, he first went to where Ruixue lived. Finding her still hunched over a stone bench in the courtyard practicing calligraphy, he walked over slowly and playfully tapped her to give her a fright.

Recalling the past events at T University, Chu Feier's expression flickered between a trance and gloom. A moment later, she made a call, asking someone to arrange an anonymous number for her.

Although it was a song leaning towards an a cappella style, Sun Lu still received cheers and screams from the tens of thousands in the audience after finishing.

He waved his hand to drive away the dark ghosts that had crowded around him and set off, walking toward the mist-shrouded area.

She now had to admit that Cha Qingluo was actually quite decent, at least much better than that Yang Manqin.

The roulette wheel was divided into three main zones. More than half was white, the vast majority of the remainder was gray, and the black area was barely visible.

However, once consumed, it must be replenished. The Sacred Flame draws its source from faith, using champion flames and precious treasures as fuel. The depth of one's foundation depends entirely on the living beings of that region; if the primordial essence is dense, it is naturally easier to accumulate.

Long Yuan returned to human form, his black robes reappearing automatically. Blood spilled from the corners of his mouth, and his eyes were dull. Zhou Yi placed a hand on his shoulder, and the Horse Talisman instantly healed his wounds, restoring him completely.

"Liu Zhan, why do you have no aura?" At this moment, Meng Fei looked at Liu Zhan in surprise, his expression serious.

I climbed up from the ground slowly. By then, I had gradually calmed down, though I still could not properly organize the reasons for why I had become this way.

She dared to call her a mad dog? Yi Ning was not about to take that lying down. Since she cared so much about her reputation, well, too bad—Yi Ning had always been the type to curse whenever she wanted, at whoever she wanted. To hell with reputation; it didn't even provide negative emotion points, so it was of no real use.

Liu Zhan gave a bitter smile. Zhao Feng was remarkably skilled at manipulating the human heart; he could easily discern the personality of anyone he set his mind to study. That said, Liu Zhan did not necessarily appreciate it.

Since they had planned to play a slow game, SGS invested more energy into scavenging for supplies. Grenades, smoke canisters, and medical kits were all fully stocked, and they had largely secured the types of firearms they were most proficient with.

That grenade was placed with such precision—right between himself and Zhaizhai. And on top of that, it was an airburst; they had no chance to escape and were both eliminated instantly.

"Isn't it just a name? You probably just couldn't be bothered to think of one, which is why it ended up like this," Su Hanyu said dismissively.

As for the program content and performance format, he would leave it to the four previously selected reserve hosts to discuss and report back to him.

Men are always soft-hearted toward beauty. This tactic of retreating to advance was one she had used on more than one man during her time abroad... and she had almost never failed.