Chapter 41: Nanhu Lake in Hongcun Village

Jiang Yuan ultimately did not accompany her mother to Hongtan. Instead, she went to Hongcun with Cheng Yubai. The young couple, having only just confirmed their feelings for each other, were reluctant to part. As Jiang Lanfang and Cheng Qingyan also wanted some time alone together, the group took the expressway from Huangshan toward Yixian. Not long after leaving the highway, they split into two groups. Jiang Yuan told her mother that she wanted to explore Hongcun with Cheng Yubai, and Jiang Lanfang readily agreed. “All right. You young people can have fun for a few more days. Old Cheng and I will find a hotel in downtown Yixian tonight, and tomorrow we’ll go

Shuangzi’s eyes lit up. How had he not thought of that? If Madam learned that the Southwest Military Region had clashed with Si Jianan, such a major disturbance would surely prompt her to ask about it. As long as they contacted Si Jianan, the others would eventually notice some trace of what was happening.

At that moment, the window of his room was suddenly pushed open, and Chunteng leaped inside with Yuan Shilang in his arms.

They all moved in the same circles and could not bring themselves to come to blows. Besides, in front of someone who had just defeated several hundred people single-handedly, they did not have the courage to do so.

Given Song Boyan’s present power and status, his coming to wish Madam Li a happy birthday was tantamount to showing the Li family immense respect.

What Lu Xiuyan wanted was certainly not for Wensen to teach the other man a lesson on his behalf. He merely wanted to obtain the information in secret, then carefully plan how to deal with him—using a method that would be especially painful yet subtle and imperceptible.

The scarf was probably meant to conceal the finger marks around her neck, while the black outfit was likely intended to create an air of mystery, complementing Yan Feifei’s performance of “putting on an act and playing at ghosts” the previous night.

“Zheng, I think I’m a little hungry.” In truth, she was not hungry at all; she only wanted to temporarily extinguish the fierce heat between them.

In the end, they buried it. The three pandas returned to the room as though nothing had happened, moving with remarkable tacit understanding.

Because it was so fat that it could not see the ground, the giant panda had originally staggered along unsteadily. Suddenly, however, it pounced forward and sank its teeth precisely into the giant python’s neck. After thrashing twice, it tore the python’s head off.

“I’m not sure either. But I did take a careful look at the background behind the paper figure in the photograph. I’m only guessing, though, and I’m afraid to say too much in case Second Brother scolds me.” Fengyan put on a frightened expression.

The assassination attempt, the dog-toothed dagger, and the cloak made from the hide of a star beast had already suggested that the arrival of the Tyrant Soren was likely connected to one or even several deities.

Zhu Jun had originally intended to agree. After all, winning over the directors first would prevent complications later and at least leave room for reconciliation if anything went wrong. But when he saw how absent-minded Xia Yenuo looked, he still felt it would be better to refuse for now.

Hu Ge in particular was still young. He had yet to suffer the harsh blows of society and lacked experience, so he followed behind with a miserable expression.

In an instant, Director Lin suddenly felt a thunderclap explode above his head. His face went deathly pale, and the phone in his hand slipped to the ground with a sharp smack.

“Come, Marquis Jiang. The bows and arrows have been prepared for you. We have bows ranging from five piculs and three piculs to one jun. Choose whichever you like. Today, we will compete in distance and accuracy. As for the draw weight of the bow you use, that is entirely up to you.” Once everything was ready, Jian Shuo addressed Jiang Qi with a lofty smile.

Han Shaoxun was holding a cup of milk, drinking it while taking a phone call. When Ye Yaoyao entered, he merely raised his eyelids slightly and treated her as though she were invisible.

Likewise, if his combat abilities had not been so terrible, how could he, as the Lord of Shadows, have been suppressed by an ancient shadow dragon in the Shadow Realm—a territory that should have belonged to him—until he could barely hold his head up? How could he even have been too afraid to stay there for long, lest the creature discover him?

Just as Hu Dequan could not understand why the principal had personally gone to the rugby field to investigate the dispute between him and Zhang Ruofeng, what he found even more incomprehensible was this: every student had betrayed him.