Chapter 52: Time to Test the Thickness of One's Skin

Jiang Tong glanced back at the cover; indeed, it was Gu Qingye's name.

He found it even harder to believe. This was an official document, after all—who would draw pictures on papers meant for superiors, and draw them so terribly at that!

Jiang Tong had no idea what kind of feeling was in his heart as he opened the first page; it was probably akin to the urge to lock Gu Qingye up in solitary confinement for a month if he was truly messing around.

A quarter of an hour passed, and his tea grew half cold. Another quarter of an hour passed, the steam vanished completely, yet he still hadn't remembered to take a sip.

The foundation of making spirit Gu was extracted from other Gu arts over the centuries. Therefore, the other Gu arts possessed by the Gu masters could also be said to be extremely superb. Meanwhile, the slaves controlled under these Gu arts were like walking corpses—they felt no pain, knew no fear, and never retreated. The village head in the Gu village was called the Gu Ancestor, while outsiders referred to him as the Evil Ancestor.

"Don't get so excited, will you? You're quite grown up now; don't you even understand such a simple道理 (principle)? How impolite. If I weren't in a good mood lately, I'd definitely teach you a lesson on behalf of your old man!" Tang Yuan said, taking a sip of his beer.

Yet there was another saying: in long-term gambling, there are no winners. In the end, the ones making money are inevitably the experienced card sharps or the house with their tricks. Yang Chen had managed to survive until now, so he was by no means a stupid man. However, even though he knew gambling was a trap, he had still grown addicted and couldn't help jumping right into it.

Just as the two of them experienced a long-awaited reunion, gazing deeply into each other's eyes, at the very moment when raw passion was about to ignite a raging fire, an untimely voice suddenly intruded into Yicheng's mind.

Su Tao pondered that Gu Rushuan and Xiao Jingjing still had to spend several days together. If the flames of their conflict burned higher and higher, it would hardly be a good thing. Thus, he introduced Xiao Jingjing's family background and the process of her transformation to Gu Rushuan in detail.

The flame of jealousy in Jin Mobai's heart had already consumed his reason. Looking at the familiar face in the mirror, the corners of his lips curled slightly into an arc. That mocking smile pierced Jin Mobai's anger even deeper, pouring a barrel of oil directly onto the blazing fire of his fury.

Ye Sheng appeared wearing a military-green mercenary outfit. His skin was much darker, his spine straight, and several scars had been added to his face, making him almost unrecognizable upon a casual glance.

With that single gesture, the man instantly shivered all over as if he had been injected with chicken blood. This time, he wasn't frightened; rather, he was overwhelmed with excitement.

Every cloud has a silver lining. It seemed that this time, he would finally be able to accomplish the objective entrusted to him by Instructor Hong.

And that was... what on earth was the background of this fellow with the code-name Protagonist, and how had he managed to pull all of this off?

Sensing a pair of cool hands pressing against his forehead and catching a faint scent of green bamboo, Xiao Yuyin struggled to open his eyes, looking up at Nalan Heng, who wore an expression of deep worry.

Just like Yangyang Food and Beverage Co., Ltd.—even if he wasn't around, there was still a management team, and there was still Li Chunlai to handle things.

"Like it or not, you're going!" Unlike his previous ingratiating tone, Old Master Ye's voice was filled with absolute sternness.

Though she said that, Su Qingge's eyes remained fixed on him, as if she would chop him to pieces should he dare utter a single word in agreement with Yun Yi.

As the operation began, she closed in step by step, her breathing as light as a cat's. Her figure also traced fleeting afterimages through the dark, ghostly to the extreme.

The man let out a muffled grunt. Before he could react, Su Qingge fiercely drove her knee straight up between his thighs, and the distinct sound of a vital spot being shattered abruptly echoed.

"How is the matter regarding planting secret informants within the city, which I told you to handle earlier, coming along?" Liu Xie asked, pinching the bridge of his nose.

Ten minutes after the engineering bidding conference started the next day, Ye Zifan, who was originally away on a business trip, suddenly appeared. At this point, the price competition had already begun, and the first round of bids had been submitted, awaiting the announcement.

The infighting between both sides had provided an opportunity for the Indian deities, yet the masked man had completely ignored him, which made him extremely furious.

"Since that is the case, I will not force you to stay. Go back and prepare well for the wedding; for you, this might also turn out to be a stroke of good fortune." Liu Xie waved his hand and smiled.

Looking at the bloodstains on Chang Qingsong, along with the police cars arriving right behind the ambulance, everyone immediately understood that someone had truly sneaked into the Chang family estate and launched an attack on the elder patriarch.

"You still want to argue? With such far-fetched and clumsy excuses, Sect Master, we don't need to interrogate him any further. Just administer the sect rules!" Shen Gongjin said with a ferocious expression.

"Young Master Bai, where are you going?" Bai Shutong got up and walked upstairs, and Hu Feifei hurriedly followed behind him.

"Fine! I'll go get some dry firewood from the woodshed!" The burly man said, pushing open the doors of the woodshed with one hand and walking inside.

"That's right, Chief Constable, you are a hero under heaven. Mengzhou Prefecture has always been known as a land of heroes; since you, a hero, have arrived, not lingering for a while to let everyone pay their respects is simply out of the question. Even if you want to leave, everyone will fight to make you stay!" the crowd chimed in, stirring up a commotion.

Yuan Yuan also walked out the door, and upon stepping outside, she saw everyone crowding around the entrance of the second-floor restroom.

By the time the three infantry battalion commanders arrived to report to the commanders Liu and Deng—who had already reached the front line—along with the command post formed by Liu Lang, confirming that the search for the remaining enemy forces was complete, the sky had grown completely pitch black.

If tonight, Brother Yu was determined to avenge Auntie and demanded Zhang Youze's life, would I just stand by and watch?

Although Han Chunhong's refusal to remarry had displeased the Han family somewhat, over the years, they had still kept an eye on Han Chunhong and her son, always stepping in to help whenever assistance was needed.

Suddenly, many sturdy figures appeared all around the stone forest. There were about three hundred of them, scattering out to encircle the large group of the human tribe.

Yan Xi re-evaluated this thirty-seven-year-old uncle. She hadn't looked at the detailed target profile, and had always assumed he was barely in his early thirties.

Yan Xi withdrew her wolf-like gaze and fiercely snatched the food from Xu Zhihan's hands. She needed to eat her fill to have the strength to lead them to escape.

Zhou Ning cast a surprised glance at Ye Ruan. She had expected Ye Ruan to use that nauseating term of endearment, "Brother Su An," to disgust her again; she never imagined she would actually be asking about Lin Shaoyan.

Seeing such a natural character appear in the Emperor's camp, Momo and Kaido couldn't even manage to start a fight.

Xiao Ye's head slammed heavily against the glass window. They couldn't possibly keep watch by the computer the whole time; after all, his first, second, and third older brothers were not ordinary people—how could they possibly focus their attention here every single second? Besides, the past few days had been completely peaceful, so they must have let their guard down.

Zhang Yaxi hadn't expected Gu Huazhu to suddenly appear. Her heart skipped a beat, her palms clutching the microphone breaking out in a thin layer of cold sweat, and the blood in her entire body seeming to freeze—a classic reaction of a guilty conscience.

His majesty had been challenged, his flames suppressed, and on top of that, Milotic was gloating and mocking him from the side. All these combined factors drove Charizard into a furious rage. Instantly, Charizard stopped suppressing its power, and its flames surged violently once more.

Upon hearing this, Hou Jian found it even more absurd. True Qi? Did you seriously think you were watching some cultivation novel, where terrifying True Qi exists just to shatter mountains and rivers casually?

The moment Chotaro muttered those words, a layer of air currents instantly materialized around Shishido Ryo once again.