186 I guessed it.

Miao Miao scrambled into the car in a fluster and saw Qu Wan leisurely fanning herself with a folding fan.

As Miao Miao entered, Qu Wan reached out and took the iced plum juice from her hand.

"Wanwan, was that the CEO of the Qu Corporation? Did he just get out of that car?"

Qu Wan replied indifferently, "He is Gu Shihuan's boyfriend. He just came over to chat with me for a bit."

"Oh, I see. You scared me to death, I thought—"

"Thought he was hitting on me? What are you thinking? With his personality, he walks around with a gloomy face all day long. Who would even fancy him?"

"Hush!" Miao Miao looked as if she wanted to rush over and cover Qu Wan's mouth. "Mind what you say. If anyone hears you, someone with that kind of power and influence will definitely retaliate against you."

Pan Chen still held some reservations regarding the power of the media; after all, tongues grew on other people, and they could say whatever they pleased, twisting even the straightest of things into curves.

Nuomin stood frozen in place, tears dripping down her face bit by bit like broken pearls. After a long while, she finally mounted her horse and slowly rode forward.

For instance, the three legendary beasts were prime examples. Acting under the orders of Ho-Oh, they roamed the mortal world to observe humanity, and only when everyone possessed a kind heart would they appear once more to continue guarding mankind. Naturally, ancient Pokémon that had lived for an unknown length of time must surely possess such wisdom as well.

The two experienced midwives were naturally trembling like chaff in the wind. Even the imperial physician knew that Li Jinglong had ties to the imperial family and that the Emperor held him in special affection. If anything truly went wrong, while Li Jinglong might not actually execute them, the loss of their official positions was certain. Therefore, they attended to Biluo with utmost care, using ginseng to keep her breath steady and feeding her donkey-hide gelatin to replenish her blood, going about their work with extraordinary diligence.

Huo Huiyuan gave her usual reminder for Pei Tingqing to take good care of Pei Shuyi. As the car pulled up beside them, Pei Tingqing this time had Pei Shuyi sit in the front passenger seat while he sat in the back, made a quick phone call, and instructed the driver to head to a specific café first.

"It's chilly in the courtyard. His Highness should return to his room to perform," Rong Xi's voice drifted out from behind the door panel.

There stood a massive Ursaring, its eyes wide with terror, frantically flailing its powerful claws as it charged blindly ahead, as if fleeing from something unimaginably horrifying behind it. It was so frightened that it didn't even dare to look back. What on earth could possibly terrify the overlord of the dense forest to such an extent?

"Ha! But since this lord has arrived here, all ghosts and monsters shall have nowhere to hide!" Accompanied by a burst of chilling and ferocious laughter, a colossal behemoth resembling a tiger, with massive wings on its back and sharp quills covering its entire body, slowly emerged from the void.

Yet the Chaos King opposite stood steadfastly in place, casting a disdainful gaze at my battered and wretched self, and let out a cold, mocking laugh.

I nodded and slowly turned away. As I reached the doorway, I glanced back at him to see him still sitting motionless, supporting his forehead with one hand and keeping his head lowered—a display of utter despair I had never witnessed in him before.

On both sides of Erlik's forehead were strapped two horns folded out of cardboard boxes. Standing before Erlik was Lumia, who also had a cardboard horn strapped to her head with a cloth band.

"I cannot give up! I can definitely hold on!" Hua Yushi continually cheered himself on, a resolute look in his eyes. Guarding his Dantian tightly, he began to channel his mental techniques, gathering his spiritual power toward his Dantian.

Yet she was also well aware of the strength of the Sumiyoshi-kai, and knew that with Hori Masao acting as its president, trying to deal with him was undoubtedly as difficult as ascending to the heavens. Thus, Mizukawa Sachiko set her sights on Hori Shigehira, his illegitimate son and younger brother who had just assumed the position of General Manager for the eastern district of Tokyo.

Having been through thick and thin with Qin Tang, they were no longer fans who could be easily overthrown by some negative news.

With this thought in mind, Fang Dajun called his second older sister aside to give her some instructions before stepping out of the house. Within the time it took to smoke a cigarette, the door opened again, and Fang Yan and Xiao Xia emerged from inside, Xiao Xia looking somewhat embarrassed.

Places of extreme darkness were everywhere here; one only needed to trace the direction of the heat source and press forward.