160 Is the boss satisfied?

Yu Chen stared at the side profile of the man not far away, his hand resting on the balcony railing slowly clenched, then he turned and walked back into the room.

Yu Nanxiao flicked the ash from his cigarette between his fingers, turned slightly, and looked up toward the balcony on the left. The room’s light was bright, and he didn’t know how long he had been staring.

It had been raining continuously for a while, and the temperature kept dropping. On the set, Qu Wan often shivered from the cold.

Miao Miao had even brought a padded coat specially, and every time a scene ended, Qu Wan would wrap herself up tightly.

At this moment, Qu Wan sat in the courtyard by the door, looking down at her phone, occasionally glancing at the iron gate outside.

It was almost eleven o’clock.

There was still no news from Jiang Zeyu.

Messages sent went unanswered. Why was this person still—

This sarcastic behavior was nothing short of pouring fuel on the fire, driving the many celestial beast giants to lose reason, itching to tear Xu Que apart.

“Hmph, that strange uncle, when I get the chance, I’ll definitely show him what real delicacies are. It’s infuriating,” Murong Wei muttered as she tidied her messy hair.

Dai Ruizhen truly closed her eyes; there was nothing disturbing her from left or right, and no bullying as I had imagined. She was about to sleep a bit more, taking a brief nap.

After overcoming the previous two checkpoints, Xu Que roughly understood the nature of this trial site—it was entirely unpredictable.

Guo Shulin showed a hint of difficulty; at this time, he was still very young. Having not experienced much, he was inevitably somewhat confused about the future. In truth, he wanted to do something meaningful but was always hesitant. Afraid of failure, afraid of dragging his family down. Of course, he was also afraid of losing face.

Outside, a formidable enemy still lurked, and both the Twin Demons and Shen Xiangting were gripped with fear, no longer eager to fight—not because they couldn’t, but because the oppressive might of the demonfolk made them hesitant to show even a hint of cowardice.

Yet, after a whole day, she hadn’t seen Ruofei struggle; on the contrary, Ruofei was even able to direct the housekeeper here and there without her showing the slightest impatience. Honestly, she admired Ruofei quite a bit.

“Get up, washed your face yet? We’ll eat soon,” Aunt Zhang said kindly, showing no irritation despite Li Aili waking late. Of course, she wasn’t a child in her teens to wear everything on her sleeve.

Back then, the Four Kings were divided; some argued for outright killing to gain evolution points, others for sparing. Eventually, the God King made the decision and created this barrier. It was the first exhibited evolved creature, brought here for public viewing.

“A person from Qingbei Tangjia Village? Also from Hexi?” Wang Caijun glanced at Dongfang Moran with curiosity. Could there be some connection here?

Another day passed. Today the bureau was resting, only Su Mu, Hua Cha, and Wu Shiqi were on duty.

Just as I was pondering these questions, another voice sounded beside me. It was spoken with great effort. Hearing it, my previous suspicions were dispelled because the voice was that of Village Chief Zhang.

The ten-story building where Wang Yidaochang lived was entered by me as well, but I didn’t know which floor or room he was in. Each floor housed four families, so I had to listen at each door, floor by floor.

The Yun, Lin, and Bai families now wielded immense power, controlling the borderlands and the capital’s garrison. Any one of them stomping their foot would send ripples through the court and government. If all three combined, they were nearly unshakable, posing a great threat to imperial authority.

He had no idea that Xie Shuning was used to saying duplicitous words in front of him. In a few days, she would set off for Pingjiao, regardless of whether Xie Yuanmao agreed or not, willing or unwilling—it would not stop her steps.

Wang Chuizi squatted down and rolled a cigarette, took out matches to light it, but suddenly spat the cigarette onto the ground and shouted, “It’s out! It’s out!”

“Situ Jingliang, why do all my friends seem to be unavailable?” How could it be such a coincidence? Had he done something?

Soon after, she caught the scent of some drug, and completely lost consciousness. When she awoke, she found herself gravely injured, deep in the mountain forest. Worse still, both her legs were broken, leaving her utterly immobile.