Volume 1, Chapter 48: Er-ya, Targeted by Her Reborn Step-sister in a Vintage Story 7

By this time, the dark sun had set and the bright moon had climbed into the sky. The evening breeze sweeping across Hongze Lake rustled past the scattered fishing lights along the shore and blew directly onto the hillside where the two figures stood.

However, the gazes cast by the soldiers of the other camps held no jealousy—only envy and respect.

"Do not be deceived! They are already dead!" Soi Fon shouted sharply, primarily to remind Emiya Shirou, as she knew he tended to be driven by his emotions.

As it turned out, Sun Ce had the sheer audacity to plan a surprise raid on Cao Cao's camp with a mere three hundred cavalry in an attempt to recapture the Imperial Seal.

When Yuan Fou looked closely, he saw that the young man had already discarded his saber and was gripping Taishi Ci's hands with all his might. The two had entered a wrestling deadlock, but it was abundantly clear that the young man was completely outmatched; while Taishi Ci's expression remained entirely relaxed, the young man looked exceptionally strained.

If the sentiment toward the Dutch team was one of regret, then the feeling toward the Italian team left one utterly at a loss for words.

Before the guard could recover from his shock, Liu Shaoyang swept out a side-kick that struck him squarely in the waist and abdomen, sending him flying through the air! Seeing Liu Shaoyang's formidable skill, several other guards drew their swords and rushed forward.

"Being familiar is a good thing; it proves that my idea should work, doesn't it?" Emiya Shirou replied.

He Chong's report on the investigation of the past half-month undoubtedly caused He Yaotian's brow to furrow deeply, with anger faintly shimmering in his eyes.

Although it was already late in the night, many soldiers and townspeople still hurried over upon hearing that Yuan Fou's remains had been returned, coming to pay their respects spontaneously.

It was still a bit too early to sleep; turning in now would simply be premature. After some thought, she simply took out a deck of cards and asked Xie Ci to teach her fancy shuffling.

To say she did not like Han Mofeng would seem inaccurate, as she never rejected his intimacy—truthfully, she felt a lingering anticipation within her body toward him; yet, for heaven's sake, why did the mere thought of marriage make her heart so restless and unsettled?

Oddly enough, having already tasted surströmming, Masha now felt a slight urge to sample this abomination of culinary arts.

"Is it really that big a deal? So what if I killed your grandfather?" Shisheng picked his nose and asked with a tranquil expression.

"Shh! If you remember, you remember, but don't shout!" Shisheng said hastily, his leg-stretching movements continuing uninterrupted.

Yet if she had changed jobs, even if her body recovered, she would simply attribute it to the change in her working environment.

However, on the outer wall of the Ruan family residence, Ruan Mingcheng discovered new marks that looked as though someone had been climbing there.

"I am merely responsible for speaking the truth. Does it matter whether this prince believes it or not? Besides, the truth behind many matters is quite simple in itself."

At the moment of her fall, seeing someone ahead of her, she instinctively reached out to grab them in order to steady herself.

After a flurry of chaos, the hospital room finally quieted down, at the cost of Mu Chen's wounds tearing open several times.

Yet judging by his words, he still seemed unaware that the one who had once humiliated him was named Gu Yun. In truth, however, his heart was as clear as a mirror; he simply chose not to voice it to let others know the truth.

Within that endless sea of beasts, even a tyrant as powerful as the Tyrannosaurus Rex could not survive to the end by individual strength alone.

Yun Chu and Qing Jun's combat abilities had been meticulously honed by You Jiu; how could they be captured so easily? Instead, they had beaten all of those men flat to the ground.

"Lin Yi has concentrated the majority of his people at Dragon-Slaying Mansion? Has he lost his mind?" Qin Hu also blurted out.

"No, tonight Qian Haotian and Jack are discussing the cargo. Since the Hongtian Gang's goods were burned to ashes in a fire set by Ling Han, they naturally have to figure out a way to make up for it quickly. Otherwise, Jack and Qian Haotian will be in deep trouble," Zheng Zhi said with absolute confidence.

Jiang Lang then briefly recounted the tale of the "Wusun Treasure" as told earlier by Liu Zhengyi, Gongsun Bai, and the others. In truth, his own knowledge of the matter was extremely limited, so even if he wanted to elaborate, he had no way of doing so.

"Got it! Brother Han!" Chen Jun replied. Whenever Ling Han gave an order, Chen Jun never asked why; he simply did his utmost to execute the task well.

In her past life she had been a celebrity, yet unexpectedly she transmigrated—and retained her physical body at that. Upon arrival, she immediately ran into Chu Yan, who had lost all his memories. Now, learning that he was a prince, it made all their hardships along the way worthwhile; in feudal ancient times, a prince's status was noble, and life should naturally have been comfortable. Who would have thought, however, that he was actually a destitute prince? What was to be done about this?

"What scheme is that demon plotting against older brother?" Zi Bing leaned gently against Gu Yun.

"However, for such an incident to occur at my restaurant again after mere days, don't you think it's too much of a coincidence, Chairman Hu?" Gao远 (Gao Yuan) phrased it as a question, but in reality, he was dropping hints to Hu Deqing.

I knew Ha-ri-su wanted to keep a distance from me, and I could understand that. After all, she and I would never belong to the same stratum of society, so maintaining a certain distance at times was quite good.

He was a veteran figure of the neutral faction, Wu Gaoge. Regardless of which faction people belonged to, they all had to show him respect, as everyone naturally wanted to win him over.

Pondering for a moment, Tu Chen was suddenly enlightened. Among the Five Mysterious Stars, both the Wood Mysterious Star and the Earth Mysterious Star had suffered violent bombardments. Relying solely on the remaining three—the Gold, Fire, and Water Mysterious Stars—was utterly insufficient to sustain humanity's status as regional overlords once more. That was why they willingly handed such a magnificent opportunity over to people like themselves.

This was the first thing he had ever said to her. Back then, however, when he uttered those words, they had been laced with the fury of a storm; now, repeating them, he was as gentle as thawing spring water, sending ripples of emotion through her heart.

As my bad luck would have it, the moment I stepped out the door I ran into trouble, and my previously groggy mind snapped wide awake instantly.