Chapter 51: The Beauty Trap and the Engagement Banquet

Near the center of the grand canyon, the cliffs on both sides seemed to have agreed upon a design, each protruding with a sharp, triangular terrain feature.

"The camp is in critical condition! We heard that Zhou Heng has already led an army to attack the camp, and the Marshal and the others are in danger, so they immediately ordered the General to return for reinforcement," someone explained.

Because both countries suffered immense losses in this tragedy—one side losing five hundred thousand elite troops while the other lost two million innocent civilians—the people of both nations harbored deep, gnawing hatred toward each other.

After vomiting for a while, Shi Qing finally felt a bit better. Supporting herself against the toilet, she got up with weak legs and lay down on the sofa in the outer room. This lounge was public, and someone might walk in at any moment, but she could no longer care about such things.

Shi Qing knew this was because she had failed to give him enough a sense of security, but a sense of security was something intangible to her. Where was she supposed to pluck it out from and present it to him?

Donos felt that Yoshio Konno had discovered two promising young acting talents, so it was only natural for him to be overjoyed, but Tokugawa saw things on a completely different level.

Li Er looked at Zhou Heng with curiosity. How had Zhou Heng's identity changed just by going out for a trip? He had actually started commanding these bandits. What on earth had he done?

"It wasn't until this past year, from their debut in 2005 to now, that they truly broke out and became popular. Just as Takahashi said earlier, many of the pioneering members left during their period of obscurity, but we have never overlooked their importance."

Spending quite a while slowly digesting Erika Ikuta's supposedly grandiose master plan in her mind, it wasn't long before Ikoma Rina went cross-eyed.

This kind of power, even placed along the Path of Longevity, could be considered top-tier and second to none.

"Fortunately, we still managed to take Prima City, otherwise—" Ansel did not continue, only offering a wry, bitter smile and shaking his head.

Xie Guoqiang's sudden chuckle left Sheng Jiahui and his son staring at each other in blank dismay. Both of them looked at the two men with a mix of surprise, unable to fathom the meaning behind it. Why was finding a dead man something for Wang Zhi to laugh about so heartily?

Now, once Martina and York Stanny completed the share transfer contract, everything here was transferred by York Stanny to Martina. From this moment on, this place would be a property under Martina's name.

"You don't want to leave us? Hehe... I have no intention of relieving you of your post, and Aphra probably wouldn't agree to you leaving her Rose Squadron either." Lifting Daisy's chin with a frivolous fingertip, Angus suddenly hooked his arm around her neck and pulled her in for a forceful kiss.

Since he couldn't figure it out, he simply stopped thinking about it! The longer Qilu Ren fought against Ban Chi Jian, the more he realized that relying solely on himself would probably not be enough to stop this fiend. Well, Qilu Ren wasn't a reckless fool; since that was the case, why not accept help when someone offered it?

Li Zhengrong was momentarily stunned, but immediately understood that Lu Li had certain matters he did not want him to know and needed to discuss privately with Zhu Guoying. This filled him with great displeasure, but with no other choice, he nodded with a gloomy face and turned away to busy himself.

However, once they stepped inside, the scene within came as a tremendous shock. Through the gates of the research institute lay a spacious courtyard, and at the far end stood a two-story building. The sides matched the same architectural layout, belonging to that sturdy and practical style, possessing a rather majestic aura.

Lin Xi tossed a cigarette to each of the two men, and Li Jiajun hurriedly stood up to light Lin Xi's cigarette for him. Just as he was about to turn and light Sun Dongqiang's cigarette, Sun Dongqiang retrieved a lighter and waved it slightly to indicate he would light his own. Li Jiajun did not stand on ceremony with him either; after lighting his own cigarette, he sat down.

Chen Yuting's request made Yuan Dahai's eyes light up. He thought to himself that this fellow certainly knew how to play the game, actually thinking of using him to get connected with Wei Zhongxian in such a short amount of time.

Then Gen Yifu put on a different expression and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Someone come!" Mu Weiping and two burly men, who had been waiting outside, immediately rushed in. Gen Yifu continued, "Subject him to torture! I refuse to believe I can't pry open his teeth." With that, Gen Yifu walked out. When he returned to his office, his eyes were brimming with tears.

Thinking of Dingxiang's two long braids, Jinzhu involuntarily reached up to touch her own clean-shaven head. She, too, had once possessed a head of glossy black hair, though she preferred short hair—that very stylish kind of short hair. "Sigh, when will my hair ever grow back?" Jinzhu let out another sigh.

Hu Yuanyuan suddenly cried out, "What are you guys doing? I wasn't talking about him, I meant him." She pointed again at Cheng Zhichao.

Even Dingxiang and Anna were struck dumb with astonishment by the Fairy of the Moon's beauty and her attire. Such garments were the kind they had only ever dared to imagine seeing emperors and empresses wear in television dramas or traditional operas.

Over here, Li Jiji's thoughts were flying wild; over there, Gu's father, his face livid with anger, climbed out of bed, grabbed the feather duster from the table, and charged straight at Gu Yuanmu.

Looking toward Yunyan, who had dismounted from the divine bird's back and had been overlooked by everyone, his expression remained shrouded in mist.

"Li Muyan, your efficiency shouldn't be this slow..." Could it be that he was deliberately dragging his feet just so he could hold her a little longer?

Hua Yueying continued his search, though this time his target was the second floor. After thoroughly searching every corner of the first floor, he found that still nothing could be detected—there was simply nothing there.

Upon hearing Xuan Yixian's words, Chen Meng understood in an instant. He nodded and immediately sat cross-legged in the lake water. From then on, Chen Meng no longer resisted the operation of the Nine-Turn Golden Body Technique, but instead took conscious control of driving it forward.

This direct blow knocked him out cold, rendering him unable to wake up for quite a while; even if he were to regain consciousness, he would have already lost the capacity to fight.

Such a reaction from Liang Niang would have been impossible for an ordinary human, but he had indeed pulled it off, successfully dodging this fatal strike at the most perilous moment.

At this very moment, it was just like that past moment... Seeing this scene, Chen Mo felt as though he had returned to their initial encounter, back during the time when Lu Mingfei was being fooled by him.