Volume One, Chapter 44: Romantic Tension in the Study

From their very first meeting, she had already formed a poor impression of him. It would be better to show a little more courtesy.

Ji Ming kept looking back at Yun Xi’s departing figure every few steps.

The scene of their conversation replayed endlessly in his mind, while his expression shifted from solemnity to beaming smiles and back again.

When the returning attendants saw their young master looking like that, they exchanged knowing glances and made all sorts of exaggerated faces at one another, thoroughly enjoying themselves.

Chen Shan nodded in satisfaction. Xue Du really was born for business; he knew how to apply one lesson to another and was truly no ordinary man.

“Wow, darling, I love your muscles. I wonder, is that part of you just as fierce?” She blinked flirtatiously, while her hand had already begun drifting downward.

Despite possessing the lofty status of a noble heiress, she had somehow picked up all kinds of disreputable tricks. Though still young, she could read people’s hearts and manipulate them with astonishing precision.

Exactly. To give his own son such a name, allowing him to take advantage of people from the moment he was born—his father really was an extraordinary man.

Xue Kai directly booked a large private room on the second floor of the tavern, spending quite a sum of money. As it turned out, if one did well in the underworld, one never had to pay for meals. Xue Kai clearly had not realized that yet. Besides, since this was territory under his protection, he would have felt embarrassed to ask the owner to waive the bill.

The general meaning was that the country’s vast lands and estates were all places where its people lived and made their homes, conveying a spirit of love for the common people.

“Sis, this place is crowded, and it isn’t very convenient to talk. Why don’t we find somewhere quiet, and then you can teach me properly?” Shen Yue looked at her with a smile, a trace of ruthlessness appearing in her eyes. You had a road to heaven but refused to take it; instead, you barged straight into hell. It seemed the chicken chosen to frighten the monkeys had finally appeared.

She awoke from her dream to find darkness all around her. After taking a moment to recover, she looked around somewhat dazedly, a faint ache throbbing in her head.

Regardless of how Sima Huan tried to reason it out, his elder brother simply refused to show himself. The frustration left him restless and unable to sit still.

Before Shi Xingtan could say anything, their entire conversation had already been overheard by Yuan Sheng, who was standing around the corner.

However, everything Yue Longze did afterward completely overturned the image of a good man Lingzi had created for him.

The crisis came without warning. Relying on the tremendous agility provided by the anti-gravity devices developed by我梦, the two fighter jets continuously dodged the sudden barrage of falling rocks.

Space warfare had always been shrouded in mystery. Even when footage was available, it had usually been processed afterward.

Moreover, Zhang Tie gave him an even stronger impression. No matter how hard Zhang Tie tried to conceal it, the confidence and oppressive force in his bearing could never escape the eyes of a martial artist like him.

At that moment, two voices came from above. Two white Taotie soldiers, much larger than ordinary Taotie troops, appeared before everyone. They were the elite combat force of the Taotie army—the Taotie warriors.

As for the soldiers stationed at the central fortress, some were eating in the mess hall, while others were working on defensive fortifications.

“Once we’ve earned fifty yuan, we’ll take Sis to the hospital and ask the doctor how much it’ll cost. If it isn’t enough, we’ll think of something else,” Cheng Yan said.

Cheng Guirong wrapped several pieces of meat for Old Man Cheng and Old Madam Cheng to take with them. He then brought the two of them to find a donkey cart driver in the county town, paid the driver thirty cents, and had him take the elderly couple back to Houmiao.

Judging from the literal meaning of this system notification, this elementary immortal cultivation manual is suitable for the character’s current stage of cultivation. Does that mean the only factor determining whether a manual is suitable for a character is its grade?

Su Xuan ignored Zhao Yang. She was still sulking inwardly. If he looked down so much on Southstar Academy, why had he come to enroll?

As the gunshots rang out, all the soldiers patrolling the streets came rushing toward them. Murong Yuhua took out a match, lit it, and tossed it outside.

Duan Qinqin had long since lost all interest in cooking. Her mind was filled with one question: What exactly had Gu Yuzhao’s father done in the palace back then to incur such a brutal death?