Volume 1, Chapter 27: The Third Young Lady Requests an Audience

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As a few more family members arrived at the water room to wash dishes, Lin Qingping found it difficult to say anything further. After washing hers in a hurry, she gave the older woman a polite smile, said, "I'll be going now," and carried her bowls back to the ward.

According to the rules of the Liu estate, if a servant could reach the True Martial Realm through their own cultivation, they were no longer a nameless bondservant, but a formal retainer of the Liu family.

The person the Princess was to marry had to be someone of standing. Thus, whether it was the late Emperor or Gongshu Yanyu, the reason they valued him so highly went beyond his status as a former top scholar; at least half of it was due to Gongshu Tingyue.

Lu Tao’s words struck a nerve with Liu Yuwei. The once composed woman began to tremble uncontrollably.

Liu Huai did not cease his assault, his figure flickering and leaving behind a string of afterimages. Taking advantage of the moment Ling Chi was sent flying backward, he pursued him with the speed of a phantom. A sinister smile twisted his face, and his eyes gleamed with a fierce, predatory light; clearly, he had no intention of giving Ling Chi a chance to breathe.

The door curtain was red, adorned with images of hearts and roses, along with the inscription: "If you love, love deeply."

Seeing this, Lin Mowan, who had been about to push back the quilt and get out of bed, paused. After a moment of hesitation, she simply leaned back against the soft pillows, showing no intention of getting up.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but glance at Liu Bei. Had this rascal planned for such an effect all along, just to let her experience what it felt like to be a model?

Bai Xingyi received a video call from Zhan Shaoting. Not wanting to deal with him, she let the system automatically hang up, but as soon as it disconnected, he called again. Frustrated, she muted her phone.

"It’s fine. I am willing to wait for Brother Gu; it doesn't matter how long it takes," Lu Chuang said, looking at him with joy.

Gathered together, these people packed the area inside and outside the Bei residence, layer upon layer, until it was completely impassable.

Quietly listening to Xu Jingya’s words... it was impossible to remain calm. Not only were her parents involved in an accident, but her injured husband had also been disturbed, and Yun Jingting was still waiting outside the operating room.

"I’m fine. I’m going home now." He did not want Jian Mingjia to see his weakness. He didn't know what psychological impulse drove him, but he and Jian Mingjia had once been very close.

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With that, the old man marched spiritedly into the kitchen, where faint sounds of activity soon followed.

They were not bandits, but old acquaintances from the capital, sent only to delay their journey to the city, not to kill them.

He hoped that the outcome would propel the Jing family back to its peak; he hoped to see it in his lifetime; and above all, he hoped that he could personally hand over the foundation of the Jing family.

Even if you praise me, I won't talk to you! Tang Qie huffed, his whole demeanor radiating that sentiment.

Zhang Mei sometimes deliberately called on Ye Miao to answer difficult questions, but Ye Miao would answer them correctly, earning admiring glances from the rest of the class.

Huang Shiliang clearly did not want to dwell on the matter. "Don't get involved in this; it won't be a bad thing for Liang’er," he said. Once he understood the cause and effect, Huang Shiliang was no longer worried about Zhang Jialiang’s situation, but rather anxious about the conflict between the Huang family and the Ouyang and Bai families.

Even though Meng Shaoning had shielded the child from most of the malice, there were some things that he had to bear on his own.

Geli Yan said, "It is the way of the world for people to live as they do. Surely the Dark World Heavenly Venerate must have been unable to bear such a blow." She vaguely felt that this might be the very reason why the Dark World Heavenly Venerate had become what he was today.

Mother Zhao hurriedly dialed Cao Ge’s number, but no matter how many times she called, there was no answer.

Then came a gust of eerie wind, and this time I clearly saw the flying paper ash form two short, human-like shapes, which then attached themselves to Dou Shanhe’s body.

Ye Liangyan wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. Qin Shaoqing gave her a look, signaling for her to go outside to take the call, leaving Xiaoxiao to him.

For a moment, Lin Qingyuan was too stunned to speak. He had voiced exactly what was in her heart—something she had never told anyone.

Therefore, no matter how arrogant they were, they dared not speak recklessly in front of Lu Boyan, the supreme master who had earned the title "Lu the Invincible" in the capital years ago.

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Mu Jinxi’s request was simple, and throughout the process, she had kept the Shangguan family in mind. She was a woman of her word, and if her actions could also help the Shangguan family, wouldn't that be even better?

Miaomiao walked past me with her hands behind her back, humming a folk song. I shook my head and followed her back to the camp.

Everyone believed that Jian Xi had used Cao Ge and betrayed his sincerity, and that all her current troubles were self-inflicted and deserved.

"Mr. Han, I promise you, I only took photos; I never intended to expose them. Please, rest assured." She explained hurriedly, and to prove her sincerity, she took her phone from her pocket and deleted all the photos in her album on the spot, leaving none behind—not even her own.

"This Sword Command is quite convenient," Xiao Han remarked with a faint chuckle, tossing the token in his hand.

If it had been any other profiteer, they wouldn't have offered a share; they would have simply paid a few dozen taels of silver to buy the recipe outright.

Everyone knew that it wasn't that the Western Heaven Battle Emperor wasn't strong, but that the Cold Emperor’s power was simply too terrifying, even when the Western Heaven Battle Emperor unleashed his Ancient Battle Emperor Dharma Body and utilized peerless divine abilities.

"That will do." Four taels of silver could support an ordinary family for a year, and besides, the wolf meat was only half of what it was—and not even fresh—so Ning Yan naturally wouldn't demand the same price from Nanny Bai as she would for a roe deer.

Yan Rong, by contrast, remained perfectly calm, his eyes flashing with a hint of joy only the moment he saw Bo Yan, which he then quickly suppressed.

Seeing this, everyone was shocked. Li Kuang was only at the early stage of the True Martial Realm, yet he had effortlessly shattered the fist energy of Qi Tianyu and Gui Huanzhen?

Luo Zha hit a wall and no longer dared to steer the topic toward Bai Qiuran. After a few moments of idle chatter, the group moved on to the main event of the day: the hunt.