Volume One, Chapter 140: Taking His Side

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“Mm. So what?”

Shen Zhaowu was truly fed up.

It was the same moral blackmail all over again.

She suddenly no longer wanted to force this precarious family bond to hold together. So what if they tore away the last shred of decorum? “Shen Yanzhou, you’re my elder brother. Does that mean I have to do whatever you say?”

Once we left home, we realized how important money was. Pan Yong and I spent the entire day wandering around the city, but we couldn’t find suitable work. Whenever we went to a place and said that we couldn’t do anything, they immediately chased us away. We suffered no small amount of humiliation.

“What’s wrong?” Seeing Huang Yiyi staring blankly without saying a word, Zhou Yuan found himself somewhat unaccustomed to it. Had he gone too far? Surely Huang Yiyi had not been so deeply traumatized?

Although Si Tengfeng was injured, he practiced martial arts and had a strong constitution. Eunuch Ji, meanwhile, was flung onto the ground and landed hard on his backside, trembling with lingering fear.

Mu Biwei had originally brought Wanmei along to guide her to Anfu Palace. But she had her own plans, and bringing Wanmei into the hall would make things inconvenient. Thus, before reaching the palace gates, she instructed Wanmei to return on her own. In any case, the congratulatory gift she had brought for Madam Sun was hardly substantial, and on her way back she happened to be taken along by Ji Shen.

She struggled wildly for a while, but aside from making her hands ache even more, she accomplished nothing. In the end, she simply sat down quietly and searched for somewhere she could use to wear through the rope.

“All right, I’ll apologize to you too. I was too hot-tempered just now and suddenly lost my temper, so don’t take it to heart. To put it plainly, I’m nothing but a paper tiger. I can’t really hurt you at all!” I said.

Only then did everyone relax. They hurriedly crawled into my python robe, then leaped into the River Styx and swam toward the outside. It took us a very long time to reach the human world, after which we teleported back home.

The person he loved most was his mother; the person he hated most was his father. Prince Ang frowned slightly, and an inexplicable ripple stirred in the depths of his heart.

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“Wear whichever one you say. I trust Auntie Chen,” Su Nuannuan mumbled indistinctly as she brushed her teeth.

“Sir, how can you be certain that Eastern Wu will lose?” Cao Zhang saw Xiahou Dun speak up on his behalf. Ignoring the rebuff he had just received, he once again put Jia Xu in a difficult position.

Yun Sitian had stolen the spotlight from everyone, yet judging by his expression, he was utterly disdainful of it all.

Those words were a veiled reference to the possibility that Sima Yi had accomplices within the army. Cao Cao carefully savored their meaning and naturally understood what they implied. Looking at the generals around him, all of them were battle-hardened subordinates who had followed him through countless campaigns. Could someone truly have colluded with Sima Yi?

“Don’t overthink it. I’m going over to greet Yicheng and the others. Do you want to come?” Mo Zixi asked.

Qingyi was already lying in bed. However, unlike the previous times she had been injured, her condition was gradually improving despite the wounds. As more time passed, her complexion was no longer as pale as it had been at first. Her breathing had steadied, though she still had not regained consciousness.

Zhao Jun said harshly, “I told you from the beginning that it wouldn’t work! You want to take my hat, is that it?”

Imagining the situation of the eldest sister-in-law, I said, “If you won’t let Big Brother see her, then could the rest of our family at least take a look?”

I said nothing, nor did I give them any sign of consent, because it seemed that we still did not hold the initiative.

After several more days, the golden-haired rats grew even more brazen. They spared no food, stealing whatever they could and gnawing through whatever they could gnaw. One night, they gnawed through the oil jar as well. Lamp oil spilled all over the floor and started a fire, burning down the temple and leaving the monks with nowhere to stay.

Tianxing had a favorable impression of Hu Luo. Seeing that the latter seemed to have some unspoken difficulty, he decided not to press further. He turned and prepared to return to his room to check on Fu’er and make preparations for what was to come. He did not believe he would be able to meet that “Soul Emperor” without a hitch.

At last, Master Qi finally understood the ingenuity hidden within the design. He raised his head, silently stacked the three drawings together, and returned them to Qingyi.

First Madam Lu came to invite her to bathe, and she obediently went to soak in a hot bath. She had anticipated this step long ago and had even brought an extra set of clothes from home.

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Judging from the other party’s movements and build, Tang Ye knew that these men were undoubtedly retired veterans of the special forces.

Although the Black Sword platform kept all information about its members absolutely confidential, the irony was that in this age, when all information seemed to drift through the air, nothing could truly remain completely secret.

Following Cousin Liu’s instructions, everyone walked toward a passage beside the Imperial Platform and prepared to enter the other areas through it in search of anything valuable. Gu Yun, however, felt uneasy. Cousin Liu clearly knew that someone had already visited this place before they arrived, so why had he come back?

Those who had never studied the Azure Lotus Sword Canon could give it a try and see how many forms of the Azure Lotus Sword Canon they could obtain.

Hao Fang burst into laughter. “Before I came here, my lord said that if the Shu ruler spoke to me like this, I was to make a gesture on his behalf. Please watch closely.”

With that, Hao Fang slapped his left arm with his right, then bent his left elbow and swept it upward. His fist was clenched at first, but midway up, his middle finger suddenly shot out.

This was the first time Song Ming had heard the terms “packaging” and “premium route,” but he understood what they meant. He was reminded of Lu Man, who occasionally came out with fresh new expressions. After spending so much time with her, even her son had begun using strange phrases. No wonder the two women got along so well—they really were kindred spirits.

They could only attack the Spirit of Blizzard’s feet, but that was enough. The damage was the same, and there was no need to insist on striking its body.

However, after the territory had been besieged for six months, the reduction in farmland meant that the people’s food supplies could no longer be maintained. Rationing was also imposed within the viscount’s castle, yet there was still not enough to meet demand.

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