Chapter 32: Standing Up for Her

After half a quarter of an hour, the eunuch standing outside the door waved his horsetail whisk and called out loudly,

“His Majesty has arrived!”

At the sound of his voice, all the civil and military officials present, along with their families, rose to their feet.

“We respectfully welcome His Majesty!”

Jiang Heng, dressed in a yellow imperial robe, slowly entered with his arm around a slender, beautiful woman...

At that moment, the environment within the lottery space could only be described as one of verdant mountains and clear waters, breathtakingly beautiful.

Thus, in that frozen region, outsiders would not wish to fight the locals unless they had no other choice.

He was stripped of his position as regimental commander and demoted one military rank, to battalion commander. When Zhu Xiliang heard Li Mingyuan’s decision, cold sweat immediately broke out across his forehead. He silently accepted the demotion and did not dare voice the slightest complaint.

If it were a powerful sword intent, it would put people on guard. But when faced with something too faint to sense or detect, no one would pay it any attention.

Seeing the terrified expressions on the minotaur and Faksimund, Nie Feng smiled faintly and said, “It’s been ten days. I can finally come out. The outside world feels wonderful.”

Nie Feng stretched lazily, yawning again and again as he spoke. At that moment, there was none of the bearing of an expert about him.

“Lu Ling hates evil as though it were his mortal enemy and understands righteousness profoundly. He is truly a blessing to the realm,” Shen Tuyong said with the utmost sincerity, uttering words that were thoroughly hypocritical.

When Nie Feng awoke, the sky had already fallen completely dark. The night was pitch-black, without a single star, and the entire firmament seemed like an enormous black lid covering all creation.

“But where did he get such confidence? I feel that when he sent someone to propose marriage this time, he never considered the possibility of failure.” Jiale could not make sense of it for the moment, and his thoughts descended into confusion.

The voice coming from the other side of the mirror was clearly filled with fear and panic. Evidently, everything that had happened recently had frightened the person badly.

In the eyes of many people in the class, Kang Xin had already become the Grim Reaper. Although some still refused to believe it, they nevertheless did not dare provoke him. Gao Zhen in particular had completely reduced himself to the status of a servant.

“Hey, what are you dragging me away for? Hey!” Gao Zijian seized my arm and pulled me toward a door. He shoved it open, pushed me inside, closed the door, and pinned me against it.

“You entertain him. Just looking at certain people makes me sick, and I don’t want to vomit in my own villa. I’m going out for a run and some exercise!” Tang Xueyan replied without turning her head.

Yet now half a day had passed, and there was still not the slightest movement from Bright Jade Valley. She believed that the remnants of the Shangguan clan would not be coming and could no longer bear to wait.

The others then asked about Qiu Zixuan’s cultivation as well. When they learned that she had reached the peak of the eighth level of the Acquired Realm, several of those with lower cultivation were once again consumed by envy, jealousy, and resentment.

“Aren’t bones meant to be fed to dogs? Can they really be used for barbecue?” Li Enzhu asked, her face slightly flushed with embarrassment.

“Feng Ming, Young Master Feng, what do you think you’re doing? Why are you leaving without even saying hello?” Xiao Tian sneered.

“Young Master, it seems that man really did escape! Perhaps... perhaps it was because of that strange movement technique of his!” Mad Sword said.

“I didn’t feel anything,” I said indifferently. Perhaps it was because I understood. I understood Liu Shihan’s extremity, and therefore I also understood the kindness Gao Zijian had shown her at that moment.

Still, she persuaded herself that all of that belonged to his past. It was not as though she did not know about it. As long as he remained honest and loyal to her now and in the future, that was enough.

This time, when fetching the imperial physician, Hu Rong practically ran the entire way, afraid of delaying even a moment. Director Li was off duty today, so Physician Duan came instead. Unaware of the true circumstances, he examined the patient’s pulse and declared that there was no serious problem—only exposure to cold, compounded by days of overwork and complete exhaustion. She merely needed proper rest and recuperation.