Chapter 59 She Has No Right to Call It Off

Gu Yao placed the menu in front of Lu Zheng, her porcelain-white face betraying no inner emotion as she said to him:
"I am treating you to dinner, so you can order first."
Lu Zheng watched her movement, raised an eyebrow, and did not refuse.
He picked up the menu and, with practiced ease, ordered foie gras, cream soup, tofu and avocado salad, and two portions of pan-seared steak.
Everything ordered was for two.
Yet every single dish was what Gu Yao loved to eat.
Gu Yao listened silently as Lu Zheng—
The Ding family now consisted only of a widowed mother and an orphan with no man to uphold the family's dignity, and they really thought these people were easy to bully?
Tian Tian's voice sounded somewhat excited, because the moment she had been looking forward to had finally arrived. Even though the course of these developments had been agreed upon in advance, experiencing it in reality still filled her with joy for the happiness her eldest sister was about to obtain.
"You girl, dragging me out of bed early in the morning, what's the rush? For all we know, that old codger Federer hasn't even gotten up yet," a slightly hurried and somewhat helpless voice came from behind.
"Nothing, I just feel a bit unwell inside, probably because I haven't been resting well lately," Liang Shaopeng said.
Seeing An Zirui left completely speechless by Mu Qinghan's poker face and cold, blunt words, Tian Tian felt an uncharitable urge to laugh, but she managed to hold it in. Feigning complete ignorance of the gunpowder between the two, she continued to play the role of a spectator.
Ding Yezi raised her brow slightly, assuming Ding's mother was going to talk about Chen Yuan. Subconsciously, she glanced at Hao Ling, only to see his brows also slightly furrowed. She reached out and patted his hand to reassure him, then followed Ding's mother outside.
Tao Jingping felt a slight ache in his heart. He had originally intended to work hard to become his elder sister's pillar of support, but he never expected that in the end, he was the one who relied on her more. Even at a time like this, she was still looking out for him, and thinking so far ahead.
"Senior brother, stop the idle talk. Invoke the method of the Five Thunders Annihilation to destroy this fiend!" Daoist Mu Qing roared sternly. The moment his voice fell, the sound of thunder instantly reverberated through the void, and almost with a single thought, heaven and earth shifted to follow.
Outside the carriage lay a scene of vibrant spring. It seemed as though a lingering spring rain had just passed, leaving the earth turned fresh, blossoms budding and about to burst. In an instant, a crisp fragrance drifted into the carriage along with the breeze, greatly invigorating the children.
Inside the hall, the low murmurs of conversation subsided as Long Tian entered. All eyes turned toward him, especially the two Grand Sword Masters of the West and the North, who had long heard Xi Lan chattering about him but had never officially met Long Tian. Their cloudy, aged eyes narrowed and opened as they imperceptibly lingered on Long Tian's frame for a few moments.
Li Danruo smiled without responding, and Madam Liu dropped the subject. Madam Dai busied herself serving pastries, warmly urging Li Danruo to eat. Li Danruo picked up a couple of bites, exchanged some idle chatter with Madam Liu for a while, and then took her leave to return.
The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became. If that really turned out to be the case, what should she do? As expected, it was best to make her escape sooner rather than later! She looked up toward the doorway; Mo Xiainan hadn't returned from changing his clothes yet. Seizing this opportunity, she immediately kicked off the quilt, walked toward the door with a limp and cautious steps, and looked out into the hallway—to her surprise, there were no guards posted outside.
"It seems he has run into a tricky situation. But why wouldn't he tell me?" For a moment, Su Yuyang was engulfed in confusion.
However, Xia Yang walked his own path; the Heaven-Deceiving Art was merely something he practiced on the side. Therefore, his realm remained that of a Great Emperor in the Heaven-Deceiving world, falling short of the Red Dust Immortals like the Empress in White or the Undying Emperor.
"You really shouldn't have come back..." he whispered, able to say only these words, yet not daring to raise his head to look at her face.
No wonder Jiang Shicheng was so shameless; as it turned out, Elder Jiang was just an old, shameless bastard whose words sounded so lofty and righteous. Eight Jiang family guardians drove their flags into the ground, holding peach-wood swords in their hands, with black donkey hooves and corpse-binding ropes hung at their waists.