Chapter Fifty-Five: A Taste of Something New

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Before autumn begins, there is no grain to thresh; after autumn begins, the harvest can never be finished.

The millet had turned golden, and the autumn harvest was about to begin.

“Chunnuan, what day will your family hold the first-harvest feast?”

The first-harvest feast?

This was the first time Chunnuan had heard the term.

Was it something that had to be done?

After learning that it was a ritual farmers performed before harvesting their grain to thank Heaven, Chunnuan decided to respect the custom as well.

As expected, even the old woman had never heard of a first-harvest feast.

“We need to buy some meat to make a knife—

“Here they come!”

Yamanaka Inoichi sensed the presence of the Six Paths of Pain at once and nodded toward Nara Shikaku.

But how much time had he “wasted” learning this ultimate skill? Even if he was a genius at cooking, at most he could specialize in seafood alone. The preliminary round was not something one could pass by knowing only seafood.

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Seeing Anthony’s impatient expression, Cleopatra could no longer hold back. She became serious, fixed her gaze on the burly man before her, and pressed him for an answer.

Yet the scene that appeared before everyone made every person present, Fang Yan included, frown involuntarily.

The horse lying on the ground looked weak and helpless. It raised its head slightly to look at its master, crystalline tears spilling from the corners of its eyes.

“Chang Qing! Did you discover anything?” Seeing that Chang Qing had also completed another comparative observation, Zhuo Yue asked tentatively.

Only the most advanced professional spatial-detection equipment could detect the anomaly ahead. The Starsea remained quietly suspended before that enormous “screen.”

“Haha, as long as you have confidence, that’s all that matters! Just a reminder: this year’s Chunin Exams will be held on May seventh. Mingjing, you’d better arrange your work in advance.” Asuma offered the reminder with a beaming smile.

He had no idea when Fu Biao’s people had called in reinforcements again. If there was going to be a fight, naturally the more people there were, the better, and the greater the show of force, the better.

Itachi seized Kakashi by the sleeve and yanked him downward, driving a clenched fist toward him with his other hand. Kakashi twisted aside to evade it. Taking advantage of the motion, Itachi pressed down on the back of Kakashi’s neck and pulled him in front of him, his three-tomoe Sharingan fixed upon Kakashi.

When the uncanny presence had only just descended, the open surroundings of the antique street were precisely what could give frightened players the faintest sense of security.

Shen Hao had known all along that Chen Yi was eavesdropping outside the door. But he wanted to see what scheme Chen Yi was hiding, so he did not expose him.

Because Lecio and Mu Yuner had become bonded partners, Mu Yuner had gained the ability to breathe underwater.

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Quite a few wealthy men from Longxi had attended the evening banquet, and everyone was curious about Shen Hao, the biological grandson Old Master Shen had only recently brought back.

Seeing how calm Jiang Yan looked, An Baosheng slightly furrowed his brows, realizing that the matter was not simple.

Mu En moved gently; the skin here was especially delicate, and last night he had been especially rough with her.

Zhuge Jin, courtesy name Ziyu, was a native of Yangdu in Langya. He was born in the third year of the Xiping era and died in the second year of Zhengshi, the fourth year of Yanxi, or the fourth year of Chiw u. He rose to become Grand General of Eastern Wu. He was the elder brother of Zhuge Liang, Chancellor of Shu-Han, and the father of Zhuge Ke, Grand Tutor.

Cao Bao needed troops to guard against Lu Bu and Chen Gong, while Zang Ba also needed troops to defend Langya. Liu Bei had further divided his forces by sending his second brother to seize Dongcheng. His troops were now scattered across too many fronts.

After something so significant had happened, suppressing the palace coup alone would never be enough to bring matters to an end. The most important thing was to uncover who had been encouraging the turmoil from behind the scenes and why such an incident had occurred at this particular moment.

Xia Fangyuan waved toward Gong Shaoxie. “Go outside and find something to do. I’ll call you down to eat once I’ve finished cooking.” With Gong Shaoxie watching her here, Xia Fangyuan felt extremely uncomfortable.

“I understand what you mean. I’ll be careful!” Luo Ziling did not discuss the matter further with Lin Lan.

He hurriedly withdrew his spiritual power and put on an obedient expression, maintaining it until that powerful, domineering presence vanished.

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