Volume One, Chapter 40: Searching for a New Growth Opportunity

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Zhang Weimin dialed Donna’s number.

“Donna? It’s Zhang Weimin!”

“Mr. Zhang? I thought you had vanished from the face of the earth. You said on the phone last time that you would come visit Professor Zhao and me, and now more than two months have passed. Are you in Shanghai now?”

“I’m terribly sorry. I was the one who broke my promise. The very day I returned from Shanghai, I was involved in a car accident. I was only just discharged from the hospital.”

Donna was startled by the news and immediately felt guilty for what she had just said.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Zhang. I had no idea this had happened to you. I’m at fault too—I haven’t even called to ask how you were these past two months. Were you badly injured?”

“...”

Having the Ninth Prince take Cuimei into his household was partly because she had just told him what he wanted to hear. Once she entered the Ninth Prince’s residence, she would no longer have to worry about food, clothing, shelter, or transportation for the rest of her life.

Listening to Zhu Bi, Mu Ximei collapsed heavily into the chair. Her eyes stared blankly at Zhu Bi. How could this have happened? Why had it happened? Why had she unknowingly hurt the people around her yet again?

In the blink of an eye, the Tang cavalry had charged to within less than seventy zhang of the Zhou infantry. Shouting wildly, they were certain they could break into the enemy formation and slaughter them to their hearts’ content.

As time passed, the barbarian king’s anger gradually subsided. After all, he could not devote all his energy to searching for Jiang Yi.

Li Daniu paid no attention to Qu Hongjiang and the others’ astonishment. He simply walked slowly toward the place where the wolf’s head had just flown.

The bottle was even more beautiful than ordinary porcelain. Blue-green radiance flowed and whirled across its surface in the candlelight. Such a bottle stabbed at her eyes and wounded Qing Wu’s heart even more deeply.

Time quietly stopped at that moment. The surroundings fell utterly silent. The sun grew exceptionally warm, the sky increasingly bright, and waves of sound rolled through the sea of flowers as the fragrance intoxicated them. In her eyes, there was only him; in his eyes, there was only her.

The next day, the news spread throughout the land, within and beyond the Great Wall. Everyone learned that a company called Fubang had demolished an entire garden simply because it was slightly unsatisfactory. Unwittingly, it amounted to an outstanding advertisement.

“That, I can’t tell you. In any case, you’re weak all over now and completely incapable of resisting. Heh heh heh.” Zhou Chu laughed smugly.

Jiang Yi had no other options left. His power was sealed, and the only thing he could make use of was the Three Lives Stone. He could only join forces with the Sword Saint.

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The enemy’s ability was not control over the wind, yet it could behave as though it possessed an affinity for wind. This meant that wind manipulation was merely one branch of its true ability.

Clearly, the elder was more persuasive and decisive than the younger man. In the end, the two of them reached an agreement.

Dong Cheng had always wanted to drag him aboard the dilapidated vessel of the Han imperial house, and even now he refused to give up. Shen Yue could not help wondering whether Dong Cheng had issued this wanted notice simply to put pressure on him.

Believing that Ji Ao had most likely appeared to capture Ma Du and bring him back, Xuanyuan Jia released a little more spiritual energy, helping the fragment of Cold-Blade Halberd in his hand regain its complete form.

Therefore, even though Sir James had spoken with the police, the police had already informed the night watchmen that he was manufacturing and selling “Sweetwater.”

Egypt’s analysis in this regard was quite reasonable. The Western Regions were a desert, a place that could not support an unproductive people like the Parthians. They could only come each year to demand money and livestock, but they could not live in the Western Regions for any length of time.

Moreover, no one knew exactly what level the dragon-shaped creature belonged to. Judging solely by its ability to control mist, it was unquestionably something no one could afford to provoke.

It had almost no weaknesses. By refusing to enter officialdom, it avoided courtly struggles; by refusing to engage in commerce, it faced no risk of financial loss. Its family also possessed a large number of guards, making a direct assault impossible.

“Still, the several tens of billions your family has accumulated over the years should be enough for you to squander,” Yun Ming said, an envious look appearing on his face.

The heavy rain had only just passed, yet the air was unusually dry. As far as the eye could see, no lush green fields remained—only a landscape littered with charred black tree trunks. Yesterday’s rain had seemed like divine fire descending from the heavens, burning the entire forest.

After the fright he had just suffered, Di Tingfeng broke into a cold sweat, which actually washed away some of the impurities in his body. The residue from those pills was cleansed away completely as well.

That was the difference: the other souls were shaped like balls of ghostly flame, while Ye Yu and Nuo Pu retained a human form, resembling spectral apparitions.

The two searched for an entire day, yet still made no progress. With no clues whatsoever, finding a complete stranger in a village larger than a town was harder than searching for a needle in a haystack.

Lu Fan’s eyes, which had remained unchanged even when he killed people, suddenly widened. The police were actually praising him?

Seeing this, Chu Yu naturally found it difficult to say anything more. He immediately turned and left.

Thus, the glass fragments that had originally been scattered densely across the ground were all drawn into the air. In the end, they merged into strings of soaring dragons before plunging entirely into the black vortex.

She could keep up with all the classes and found none of them particularly difficult. The strange thing was that this high school held only four classes a day, with no lessons after two in the afternoon. A high school even offered all kinds of clubs and extracurricular activities. Wasn’t being exhausted to death every day supposed to be the normal life of a high school student?

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This was a real-estate company, and the building it had constructed was so magnificent that Lu Fan could only click his tongue in amazement. The life of the capitalists was truly enviable.

“What do you mean, playing around? Just wait until she comes back—I’ll beat her.” Though his words sounded harsh, deep down he had chosen to believe in the best possible outcome.

Tang Feng decided to seek out a path that would allow him to stop fearing those powerful and influential people. Perhaps he would become a villain, but for that last remnant of pride and dignity, he was willing to pay any price.

In Wu Jingguang’s eyes, this was an unfair battle. The fight had lasted less than half an hour before he could bear it no longer. After taking a bolt of lightning head-on, he immediately unleashed Azure Dragon Emerges from the Sea at Lin Qingxuan. A violent surge of spiritual power struck toward Lin Qingxuan’s chest.

“What?” Lin Yumeng stared at Han Fei in astonishment. Wasn’t this fellow the young master of the Han family? How could he not even have a contracted beast?

Seeing that everyone had entered safely, Tong Shuang handed Cao Liangse over to Qiluo to support, then went outside to take a look.

After hearing Meng Fan’s plan, Old Master Wang was willing to help. However, simply having him find buyers was not a long-term solution.

“That may not be true. As long as you wield the hoe well, there’s no corner you can’t dig into.” Han Fei raised his head in protest, his face full of indignation.

“Don’t bother looking at the clock. It won’t help anyway. It isn’t the same time as last night.” Le Yun curled her lips. She was already busy enough, yet she still had to make time to give him acupuncture, so she had to wake him up to restore her psychological balance.

“I was only passing by. I merely lent a hand, so there’s no need to take it to heart,” Xiao Yunfei said indifferently.

They had long since suffered enough from the hardships of war. In those chaotic times, human life was worth far too little—especially the lives of ordinary people. Not only did they bear the burden of heavy taxes, but young men were also dragged away to serve in the army, living each day with no guarantee they would survive the next.

The reason for buying Lu Yao clothes was not that her clothes were unattractive. It was because, on her, they made her look far too young.

When Father took Wu Zhen in, he taught her with care and raised her attentively. But was Wu Zhen grateful to him? Perhaps she was. And yet she still felt that it was unfair. She was always comparing herself with me in every way, always believing that I had received far more than she had and that Father had kept things from her.

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