Chapter 53: Mother and Daughter Meet for the First Time
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Jing Ruoruo’s father caught sight of a fleeting figure on the shore and was frantic with worry.
Instead of obediently steering the boat back to shore, Jing Ruoruo sent it toward the middle of the lake.
The pleasure boat was poorly balanced to begin with, and Jing Ruoruo and her father were both straining in opposite directions. With a loud splash, the boat overturned.
In full view of everyone, Jing Ruoruo and her parents fell into the lake.
Fearing that his wife and daughter might come to harm, Jing’s father rescued his wife first, then Jing Ruoruo.
The Tang Emperor Taizong once said, “The ruler is the boat, and the people are the water. Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it.” Now, the Great Ming should exempt the northern regions from taxation for three or four years, while imposing no additional taxes on the south, lest it lose the hearts of the people in both north and south.
The thunderous applause invigorated Fang Liyan. She gently pressed both hands downward, signaling for everyone to quiet down. The reporters present were professionals, and upon seeing her gesture, they naturally fell silent.
Ye Tian burst into tears. Just now, he had taken it for granted that weakening the spiritual energy a little would allow him to descend safely. But in the next instant, he realized he had been completely wrong.
They clearly wished nothing more than for Ning Feng to demonstrate the graphene preparation technology at once, and they were practically desperate for him to teach it to them. Yet they continued making polite small talk. Ning Feng understood exactly what they were thinking, so it was better to bring the matter into the open himself.
The only consolation was that the aura of violent disorder in the laws had vanished. He no longer had to worry, as before, that making a move would attract the attention of the Heavenly Dao’s annihilating aura and cause him to be inexplicably dissolved.
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With the additional suppression brought about by the difference in realms, Zhongli could do nothing but defend himself. He had no chance to counterattack.
After speaking, Li Xin’er sat down beside Ning Feng as well. Together, they watched the sky in silence.
The Monkey King did not regard the hundred thousand Immortal Emperors as worth a second glance. After forcing his opponent back, he continued pursuing the Dark Divine Venerable.
“Cough, cough.” Seeing that the third brother had nearly let something slip, the second brother hurriedly coughed twice to interrupt him and shot him a fierce glare.
The Everlasting Empire had made no move for the time being, which struck Chen Long as strange. Given Ye Shengtian’s vindictive nature, this clearly ran contrary to reason.
Being dismissed would be bad enough. But if he were transferred to some remote, impoverished region to carry out a dangerous mission, he would be finished.
Yu Sheng’s guess was never confirmed. In a panic, she took out her phone and called Jiang Gezhi.
The terror and despair of being controlled nearly suffocated Yu Sheng. She wanted to escape, but she was utterly powerless to do so.
The dean was baffled. Wasn’t Yang Chuxi rumored to be Young Master Ji’s fiancée? Why, then, was Young Master Ji punishing her?
The moment his voice fell, the courtyard gate was struck again. This time, the force was even greater, and the dust on the gate beam shook loose and fell.
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“What are you doing?” Ye Yingzi assumed that Ying Jin had brought them to Cloud Manor so that Ye Mengyan could settle accounts with them. She hurriedly stepped in front of Xiao Shenyan.
Ye Jiaqi was so excited that, without waiting for the smoke and dust to disperse, she strode in at the head of the group. Since Wang Gang and I were tied together by a rope, I could only follow close behind.
Ning Huai’an still wore an expression of terror and despair. Only the vitality in the depths of his eyes was rapidly fading away.
For one thing, he was afraid that Daddy would discover Ruiran. For another, if he went home with Daddy, what would happen if Mommy could not find him?
And just as he was conducting his investigation, Zhuang Jian had clearly sensed Huo Yuqi’s methods on that isolated island.
One look at Liu Yanqing’s expression was enough to know that the matter was settled. Yang Wei had no other thoughts, however. He merely wanted to do his own work well; as for everything else, it was beyond the scope of what he was capable of considering.
“Cough, cough.” Suddenly, a cough shattered the idyllic atmosphere. The two people pressed closely together trembled in surprise and took a slight step back. They tried desperately to make their movements seem natural, but in a setting like this, everything they did was conspicuous.
A thousand years. Zixiang could hardly believe that he had merely been speaking offhandedly. He had never expected to find himself facing one—or perhaps several—thousand-year-old monsters. The thought alone made his skin crawl. If they were handsome, perhaps he would not vomit. But if they were truly too hideous to look at, they might not even have time to begin fighting before the contents of his stomach drowned them all.
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