Volume One, Chapter 54: He Only Wants Shen Chaowu

Anything else?
What else could there be?
Shen Chaowu was forced to tilt her face upward, pleasing Zhou Jingdu in a humiliating posture. In her heart, she cursed him a thousand times over, yet her expression remained cheerful and bright.
"I have some money in my private account."
"Is that what President Zhou is after?"
"Or, I own a few properties, though the locations aren’t particularly valuable..." Shen Chaowu began listing her personal assets one by one. There were too many to finish in one go.
Liu Pingfan nodded; there were still some gambling methods that hadn’t yet faded from his memory.
The incident happened suddenly. After completing his task, Zhou Jieren, grandson of Tianxiao, had already arrived at the Zhou family’s main hall. On his return, Zhou Jieren swaggered in, picked up a cup of tea from the table, and drank it down in big gulps.
"Captain, there’s trouble on the Princess’s side. Should we go provide support?" one of the men in black asked.
Suho’s eyes rolled mischievously. He opened his mouth, taking in Yue Li’s plump earlobe, gently teasing it with the tip of his tongue. His warm breath brushed her cheek, making Yue Li feel ticklish.
Outside, Zhang Xiao immediately received the news. Realizing he could wait no longer, he gave the order. With five Special Operations Battalions—seven hundred and fifty troops—he launched a frenzied assault on the city gates.
As for Yamamoto Isoroku’s plea for forgiveness, the Emperor of Wa didn’t even hesitate before pardoning him. There was no other way—for their empire, both army and navy had lost a great number of commanders since facing the Vanguard Army; some were captured alive, others perished with honor.
"Alright, I’ll follow your lead." Tianming nodded, then slowly faded from Chen Kejie’s sight.
When a piece of porcelain sells for hundreds of millions, one cannot tell whether it’s art that’s gone mad, or the buyer.
Of course, the Underworld was actually aware of Dugu Hong’s soul-stealing. However, the Ghost King’s magic was formidable—even the underworld dared not provoke him lightly, so they simply chose to turn a blind eye.
This meant that, although external forces could not destroy Letian, the deepest thoughts and emotions in Letian’s divine soul could not be erased. While the bloodlust had been purged, leaving his soul free of murderous intent, the outburst of suppressed emotions was even more terrifying, leading to self-loss and even soul separation.
For some reason, as he spoke, Bai Qixia seemed to catch a trace of pain on his face.
Such size and luster—these pearls surpassed even common white pearls, let alone the rare South Sea variety! Judging by the gift alone, it was clear how much importance the First Madam placed on the current Fourth Young Madam of the Prime Minister’s residence.
"Hmph." General Shi snorted coldly. "Just look at you! How could you be crippled? Wasn’t Qin Si perfectly fine today?" He’d gone to discuss important matters with the Prince that very morning, and had personally seen Qin Si leave the Prince’s tent full of vigor.
Meanwhile, Elder Liu was already casting a reproachful look at the village representative. Though he had intended to argue, under pressure from both sides, he was left speechless.
Everyone turned toward the sound, and saw the entrance hall already filled with a row of brocade-clad guards. Standing in front of them, dressed in the uniform of their commander, was Zhang Jianxiu.
A Si took a deep breath, then suddenly swung her arm, landing a heavy slap on Suqin’s face. The force was so great, Suqin staggered back two steps before regaining her balance.
Counting the days, I’d already spent one here. With six days remaining, Li Qian and I had to cultivate and make significant progress.
The situation with the Ning family was exceedingly complicated. He truly did not want Churan to return and learn certain things, lest it disrupt her daily studies.
Most likely, she would have walked right up then, affectionately taken Fan Zhe’s arm, and made a show of it before Ye Jiayi—the former wife.