Chapter 41: So Young and Tender

Zhu Qi could not bring herself to abandon the crown prince's tally—not because she cherished the position of crown princess, but because she feared another period of chaos in the Ming Dynasty.

Noticing her unease, Yun Zhiyi immediately explained the reason to her. Only then did she realize that she was likely not pregnant at all, but rather suffering the physical toll of her lord's failure to return.

Zhaoxue pulled him backward, but after only a few steps, she could no longer drag him. Looking back, she saw him collapse limply to the ground, foaming at the mouth.

Meanwhile, Mu Xinan, Song Yi, and the others would gradually step back from the student union and cease managing too many of its affairs.

"Don't worry, my brother Mu will definitely compensate you. Just calculate it clearly," Lin Junyi said, leaving his contact information before departing.

Hearing this, everyone in the classroom let out a long sigh, lamenting their own bad luck.

Fully aware of the gap between their strengths, Kun Xudong took a red pill from his pocket without a second thought.

The previous event had significantly boosted online duration, and the National Day event would further drive it up. Yet, no matter how much it increased, it wouldn't be enough to make people with stable and decent incomes abandon their careers in Tiannan City and instead invest most of their time in Huaxia Star.

However, many people assumed that this Taoist temple master was at most comparable to the Ji Ancestor—a high-level Domain Lord whose combat prowess was merely much fiercer than that of ordinary Domain Lords.

It was precisely out of fear that Gao Ge might become angry over this that Yue Xincheng anxiously spoke up to reprimand Yue Tuzhi.

For a moment, several of them were filled with a mixture of sorrow and nostalgia, chattering away endlessly. The fatty did not bother to interrupt them; knowing that fellow disciples had been reunited, they naturally had an endless stream of things to say. He let them converse freely here while he simply observed the surrounding changes of this Qingping Grotto-heaven.

In front of the Wu family members, he put on a relaxed and effortless facade. He was unwilling to even cling to Wu Yun’s reputation, let the matter of seeking help from Zeng Li be considered.

Tang Jun's mood was somewhat depressed overall, so seeing alcohol, he wanted to use it to drown his sorrows. He downed one cup, and then two more in succession.

A day later, Kuka and Lakyi were dragged to the hospital. When they woke up, before they even had time to process what was happening, they saw Leo and Dangao each holding a contract out to them with bright, beaming smiles on their faces.

"Thud! Thud!" Both of them accurately aimed their attacks at the one-eyed creatures' eyeballs. More and more one-eyed creatures were killed, plunging consecutively into the sea.

"There's no mistaking it, because Jones told me all about her predicament." As soon as his son's voice trailed off, Li Jinglin had no choice but to believe it, for his son had explained the matter far too clearly.

Wang Feifei vaguely remembered that the top scorer in the national college entrance examination last year had scored 710 points. With the top scorer achieving only 710—which was twenty-two points lower than her own score—did that not mean she was the top scorer of this year's cohort?

Sensing the approach of danger, Machuan Xinfran and his underlings immediately withdrew, dodging the dense hail of bullets. However, one of his subordinates was a fraction of a second too slow in escaping; a stray bullet struck him in the leg, causing him to double over and curl up on the ground in agony.

Ma Qiu spent four days in a state of unease and gnashing teeth. Early on the fifth morning, Wokui hurried back covered in dust.

"Old man, i-is this really where the Ruins are located? Why does this entrance look so terrifying? There wouldn't be any danger inside, right?"

Of course, this was merely a high-sounding excuse meant to fool the masses. The real reason was that once Mu Xu appointed Zhao Fugjin's son as his heir, these old ministers under his command would worry that the boy might later favor the surrendered Song officials, thereby affecting their own future standing at court.

His actions left countless common people displaced and ruined; many who were wealthy in the morning found themselves penniless by nightfall.

Jia Zheng had no idea that Jia Baoyu went to the clan school every day ostensibly to play with Qin Zhong. Strictly speaking, however, Jia Baoyu actually possessed some unrefined talent, and the questions Lin Ruhai used to test him today were not difficult—he was fully capable of answering them.

The bullets of a Gatling machine gun could pierce specially made armored steel, so the metal used to cast heavy machine guns naturally stood no chance.

Murong Yanda was overjoyed and praised, "The general is truly a master of foresight. The defense of Qingzone is entirely entrusted to you." With that, he took his attendants and prepared to leave this place of trouble.

Though Shangzhi had no idea what kind of reward his master would bestow, based on his experience with Ye Hui, anything that came from Ye Hui's hands was never ordinary—not to mention that A Li was a newcomer.

"That is true," Helian An said, withdrawing his acupuncture needles and letting out a cold snort. "Yet Murong Xuan's actions have truly provoked Ah Zhao." The mere thought of what happened over a month ago made Helian An wish he could drag the absolute idiot lying on the bed up and beat him violently until his face was black and blue all over.

At present, flattery flowed like a tide, and even rebels like Lin Chong displayed signs of being moved, successively speaking out in agreement with Mu Xu's words.

After arriving at the shop, while waiting for the delivery, Lian Deze would make dumpling wrappers together with Zhu Dousha. Once the goods arrived, they would begin preparing the dumpling filling.

In the end, Lady Jia was driven to her wits' end by her pestering and had no choice but to order Yuanyang to fetch a pair of jade bracelets for her, whereupon Wang Xifeng departed in high spirits.

Naturally, the ghost's exclamation of admiration provoked Maoshan Ming's dissatisfaction. Not seeing that the ghost had just made him lose face, he struck the ghost heavily several times.

How could Guan Feng let them have their way? He sank his stance and threw a punch, unleashing the "Extreme Demonic Wind of the War Demon." In an instant, ten thousand fist-strikes turned into a mountain-like gale that blew everyone away. The price he paid was a fractured arm bone, but his physical body possessed endless vital energy, causing the bone to instantly regrow and heal completely without a trace of injury.