Chapter 56

The pale-faced young man was forced to his knees, an immense humiliation for him. He glared at Xu Tian with eyes full of bitter hatred and venomous resentment.

"Hahaha, to each other, you're not bad either." Lü Meng picked up his teacup and finished the tea in one gulp.

Looking at the cat's swaggering demeanor, Ye Qing alternated between laughter and tears. In the end, he could only look back at the more than twenty dead mice under the bed, which immediately triggered another bout of dry heaving.

"Then I can rest easy." Jiang Qilong let out a long sigh of relief. To save his life, he had blurted out his deepest secret. If Gao Feifei failed to keep his promise, Jiang Qilong would be depressed to death.

"Here is what happened: that evening, after I finished taking the provincial imperial examination..." Gao Feifei briefly recounted the events of that day.

"Guo Yao?" Zhang Shaozhuo always felt this name sounded very familiar, but couldn't quite remember whose it was. Deciding not to dwell on it, he cut straight to the point.

Seeing this, Shang You, who had the most experience, let his eyes roll and instantly dropped to his knees, performing the grand kowtow of three kowtows and nine knockings while shouting loudly.

Lifting his head, he wanted to ask the messenger, only to find the man staring at him with smug triumph, blinking continuously and letting a smile pull at the corners of his mouth.

A situation like this was extremely serious. If no corrective action was taken, trouble would inevitably arise sooner or later.

Yu Sinuo hurried to grab a hand warmer and rushed toward the water dispenser. After filling it with hot water, she placed it beneath his hands to keep them warm.

A gentle smile rested on her lips, and her pretty eyes narrowed slightly, yet an intense chill emanated from her body, sending her demonic aura directly toward Xia Jin.

A moment later, however, that string of prayer beads intercepted the blade's edge. Xie Qu's saber swept across them, sending a shower of sparks flying in all directions.

Consequently, Chen Ziyu did not travel far. Finding a picturesque countryside retreat, he went into secluded cultivation there for an entire month.

After asking, Yu Sinuo felt a wave of self-doubt wash over her, knowing full well that golf was certainly not a game someone of her caliber could play.

Under normal circumstances, covering ground swiftly with lightness kung fu was nothing out of the ordinary for these highly skilled bodyguards.

That panic, however, was not allowed to last long by Yuchi Han, whose hand cupped the back of her head and pressed against her nape.

An Xi made a victory sign at herself; having recorded such explosive content, she would hold a much stronger hand when negotiating terms later.

Before those wolf demons could even charge close, they were already struck by lightning, their flesh torn and tattered, leaving not a shred of life within them.

Meanwhile, Sang Mulan stopped at the doorway to say she would stay home for New Year's Eve and return only after watching the Spring Festival Gala.

The reinforced dikes surrounding the area held up quite well, showing no signs of seepage while adequately nourishing the land.

"Elder sister, if there's nothing else, I'll be heading back first." Although Ling Yufei was burning with curiosity to know whether Ling Yuwei would actually go to the rendezvous after reading the letter, she feared giving herself away if she lingered, and thus decisively chose to leave.

"Need a ride, handsome?" Tang Xin invited him quite enthusiastically. If this man didn't have a car, giving him a lift wouldn't hurt—and it might even provoke Cheng Xia a little, which wouldn't be a bad thing.

Inspecting the pool water in the morning, she found it a bit too rich and instructed Zhang Shouzhi to change the water at noon.

Zhou Hao covered her face in gloomy resignation. She knew that now the betrothal gifts had been accepted, calling off the wedding was out of the question. Once broken, what would outsiders say about the Liu family? As a merchant family, the Liu family valued reputation above all else; once a promise was made, there was absolutely no backing down.

The mirage lingered in mid-air for about ten seconds before slowly dissolving from sight, leaving an even deeper aura of mystery over the tranquil wasteland. Miracles did exist; the Gangzhari Snow Peak possessed one, and amidst these towering ranges of ice-bound for millennia, who knew how many such miracles still remained?

After a long while, Ouyang Bingbing seemed to have cried herself out. Having wept her fill, she found that resting her head on Wei Feng's shoulder felt even more comfortable than lying in her own large bed. Combined with the lingering effects of the alcohol rising to her head, her tightly closed eyes gradually drifted into a deep sleep.

Old Master Sui placed great emphasis on the development of the pharmaceutical industry. As society grew increasingly advanced, a people-oriented approach would receive more and more attention and advocacy, naturally placing human health above all else. China's medical technology had a profound and ancient heritage, and seeking long-term development for the benefit of both others and oneself from the wisdom of ancestors was a supreme virtue.

The elaborate trap set by Beauty Shu had to be triggered simultaneously with the one in the Palace of Earthly Tranquility in order to nail Wei Qingqing once and for all. However, since the matter concerning the Palace of Earthly Tranquility had been revealed to her by Wei Lanlan, she could not actually verify its truth.

Qian'er and the others also wore deeply furrowed brows. If the opponent were merely at the early seventh stage, the three of them joining forces would have no fear of Leng Yu whatsoever; but as things stood now, their chances of survival looked grim.

"In medical texts, there is no such thing as a 'human-face plague,' only records of 'human-face sores.' Such a sore is actually just a type of parasitic twin and nothing to be afraid of. What is truly terrifying is the sinister human heart and malicious speculation!" With Yueyuan's help, Gu Ye stripped off her protective suit.

Lian Xin harbored no resentment whatsoever toward Wei Qingqing's punishment, knowing all too well that she had been somewhat absent-minded and lacking in dedication during her duties over the past few days. After earnestly acknowledging her fault, she went off to receive her punishment of her own accord.

"Xia Fan, I never expected you to come and congratulate your master!!" Although the Grand Master was not Xia Fan's direct mentor, he was, after all, the one who had personally brought Xia Fan into the Qinghong Sect.

At this point, Cang Hai hardly knew what to say. If not for the cup of spiritual space water he had fed to Xu Jinhui, how could she possibly have felt this way? She would have been shivering so hard her teeth chattered from the cold long ago.

The old man pulled open the side drawer, counted the number of academic coins, and placed the corresponding amount on the counter.

Shi Wei remarked, "It was originally modeled after Suzhou-style gardens, and back when they built this, I heard a bunch of people got arrested."

"You lecher, you really have all sorts of tricks up your sleeve..." Hearing this, Ding Qing blushed deeply, yet could only grumble under her breath.

"Rest assured, the young lady of your household is extraordinary; she will have no trouble making friends in the future," the Marquis of Dongping's wife said with a pointed implication.

"Haha, Young Tian, we meet again." Not only did Long Ling and Ladis arrive, but Carlos and the others had come as well.

"I saved you, after all." Jian Huaizhen was not angry, her gaze remaining remarkably gentle as she looked at her.

"Transforming blood to alter form, and shedding the body of a blood tiger?" the Great Elder asked, puzzled. In this world of beasts, the blood tiger clan was fiercely proud; even humans were regarded by them as lowly creatures.

Wei Mengying frowned slightly, somewhat displeased by the police officer's tone. However, she didn't say anything, as Xiaotian was pulling her along to continue walking forward.

As a member of a prominent family who cared deeply about saving face, Su Can had crossed a huge threshold just by bringing himself to kneel. When Zhang Qihang told him to stand up, he naturally scrambled back to his feet without hesitation.