Chapter 41

Xuan Ren unconsciously wandered into the Moonlit Palace. It had always been bustling with activity in the past, but he hadn't expected it to become desolate so quickly. By the lotus pond ahead, Xuan Ren saw Chu Wan releasing a water lantern. Hearing her pray for her mother's memorial and the peace and prosperity of the nation, he could not help exchanging a few more words with her. Chu Wan specially brought her guqin for Xuan Ren to play, and the lingering sound of the strings drifted faintly into the prison. Inside the cell, Bai Fengjiu listened to the music, unable to help wondering if she were to be executed for this incident, perhaps the Emperor's mortal trial of love would thus come to an end. Though Ye Qingti had investigated for several days without a single clue, Xuan Ren also knew that Bai Fengjiu was innocent, having saved him of her own accord on multiple occasions...

Just as she wanted to pull back, what responded to her instead was a kiss filled with overbearing and ultimate passion. His hand moved to her waist, gripping it with some force, matched by the equally forceful and restless tip of his tongue that drove straight in, engaging in a world-overturning entanglement.

Song Qinjun was terribly anxious, always fearing that being a moment late meant she truly didn't want to wait even a split second, yet her cousin stubbornly refused to take the initiative, sighing inwardly.

His eyesight had always been exceptionally keen. On that day, he had witnessed with his own eyes Qin Jinluo triggering the mechanism to injure his own subordinate, and then had someone secretly retrieve the Princess's hair hairpin as evidence to present to the Feather Emperor. How could it be that no trace was found now?

Although the matchmaking mechanism was not something players could manipulate, there were still loopholes and patterns that could be exploited, and the Ming Cult was particularly skilled at this.

Governor Zhu naturally did not dare to drink it. While Qin Jinluo might not directly poison him to death, who knew what strange ingredients had been added to it? If it upset his stomach, it wouldn't be a laughing matter.

Watching time tick away second by second, he produced the evidence Gu Xi had sent him and published it directly, catching the onlookers who were following the matter completely off guard.

"Wow, everyone quiet down. I didn't hallucinate just now, did I? I think I heard Best Actor Xiao's voice."

Liang Jiakai probably suspected to some extent that she liked him a bit; otherwise, why else would she use buying seafood as an excuse to invite him out alone? Therefore, he kept a cold face and remained silent all the way.

Jin Chengjian had no choice but to take action. Snatching a dog-leg club from a shop assistant, he swung it and smashed one end onto the ground. The stone bricks on the floor fractured, splattering blood everywhere.

Right behind them stood the National Gallery, draped with Van Gogh's Sunflowers. However, because it was already very late, Xia Shiqi did not feel like looking at it anymore; she decided it was time to return.

Her lips were naturally red without rouge, her brows darkly penciled without pigment, her face round like a silver basin, and her eyes like water lilies. It was truly a match to the absolute extreme, though she merely bore a superficial resemblance, while Ye Qingzhu's temperament possessed a touch more innocence.

Amidst the flashing swords and waving blades everywhere, people constantly fell, and the plaza was already littered with corpses.

Without resting afterward, she directly led a large entourage in a grandiose procession straight to the Royal Court, where she met Xia Chaozong, who was waiting there.

Zhuoling Feng and the others did not go to the police station to report the crime; instead, they returned to the villa because they did not want to blow the matter out of proportion. One must know that if others found out about Zhang Yuling being held hostage, Beijing would undoubtedly be turned completely upside down.

After another confirmation, Yun's expression was no longer as calm as before. She clenched her fists tightly and glanced back at the grand hall situated at the highest point.

"Linger is here, Linger is here." Princess Yueling was overjoyed. To be able to see her father now—what a tremendous surprise it was.

I nodded, my expression somewhat heavy. Firearms were merely external possessions, and since I had scavenged them all anyway, no matter how many were damaged, my heart wouldn't ache. However, thinking of the fifty-odd brothers who had died in this battle, my mood grew heavy.

Take me right now, for instance: my life in Leopard Brother's eyes was no different from an ant's, and he could crush me to death with a mere flip of his hand.

I still retained a lingering attachment to the family ties of the past, unwilling to let myself become completely untethered from the world, but I truly could not hold back anymore and didn't want to utter another single word.

Dabai nimbly dodged a blade, while Xu Zhiqiang seized the opportunity to trip Ma Tianmei with a sweeping kick, directly locking her into unconsciousness with a guillotine choke.

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Among the five fingers, aside from the index finger which still vaguely resembled a digit, the remaining four were almost indistinguishable from crushed minced meat and bone fragments.

"What you said is also true, but I'm truly afraid that if they find out, they will... sigh." Zheng Haiming didn't know what else to say, yet Lin Shishi's method was the only one worth trying at the moment.

Chu Yun said nothing. He extended one palm to gently close the eyes of the Chinese bodyguard who had just been beaten to death, then turned around and stepped onto the stage.

He came from a military background with a fierce and unyielding personality; how could he possibly keep his cool in the face of provocation from these fools?

Yet Monk Yuanji merely extended a single finger, and at that moment, no one knew what had happened.

Let us turn our gaze to the Western Regions. At this time, the entire Western Regions were consumed by the flames of war. A six-hundred-thousand-strong Seljuk army divided into two routes to launch an attack on the Great Xia Empire; among them, an army of four hundred thousand attacked the Iron Gate Pass, while twenty-thousand—correction, twenty thousand—attacked the border city. The two forces had been at war for half a month, and the Seljuk army's siege had never ceased.

Everyone looked at each other in dismay. Go ahead and sell your wares then; whether you're putting on airs or not, we'll just listen to how your bell rings.

The two dragged the pig to a spot three feet away from the wooden bench. Chen Yusheng instructed Tang Shan to grab the pig's hind legs while he leveraged his own strength against the hook, pulling the pig onto the surface of the bench. Then, he swiftly snatched the butcher's knife from the ground, measured the distance on the pig's neck, and thrust it straight in.

At noon, Tang Shan spent fifteen yuan at a roadside stall to eat a bowl of rice noodles. He felt it wasn't quite enough, but since he was out of money, he had no choice but to walk toward the head of Dongli Bridge half-full. He waited the entire afternoon without seeing the old man show up. It wasn't until nightfall descended that Tang Shan returned to his rented room.

That night, Tang Shan did not ponder over chess; instead, he and Chen Yusheng discussed how to intercept Brother Liang of East City, talking until late into the night.

"That's easy enough. I'll just bring along two jars of fine wine and select two sets of the finest jewelry and accessories to go, right?" Mo Chen asked.

Moreover, Uncle Zhu had dismembered his own wife, making the circumstances even more vile and causing an extremely severe negative impact.

However, as Yuan Tan checked Xun You's loyalty once more, it had increased by two points, reaching a loyalty rating of ninety.

Chen Yusheng hurled the pillow beside him at Tang Shan. The pillow bounced off, falling onto the coffee table, and its corner happened to strike a button on the remote control. Consequently, the television screen abruptly shifted and changed channels.

Throughout the entire process, his jawline was taut and his aura gloomy, to the extent that no one in the living room dared to speak.

Qu Nangange muttered something or other that Fu Lang could not hear clearly. Feeling that the belt binding her was a nuisance, he unbuckled it and tossed it aside.

Unwrapping the leaves that enveloped it, the fragrance of the roasted chicken rushed forth, instantly whetting one's appetite. Just smelling the aroma was deeply alluring, let alone the meat which looked remarkably crispy and tender.