Volume One, Chapter 14: The Graceful White Swan

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Though he usually behaved in such a manner, he was ultimately a man of honor and integrity. His teasing of his wife was all in jest; he would never truly want her to worry on his behalf.
“So that’s how it is. I wondered how something so perfect could exist in this world—if at all, it’s only in the movies. But why did you want to show us this?” Bei Chen asked, puzzled.
“Then what were you doing last night? The Jingzhou army across the way was burning fiercely—didn’t you notice?” Lu Meng looked coldly at the soldiers and demanded.
After giving a few instructions to those nearby, Ning Zhaozhao heard it and thought to herself that they were indeed preparing to dock.
“Wait until we have gathered all the jade tokens and settled our feud with Lu Chengshan before you leave, okay?” I compromised.
“Everyone, please be quiet, please be quiet. The city lord is busy with his daily affairs and cannot come.” Yun Mang, growing anxious, uttered these words to calm the crowd. Yet as soon as he spoke, the auction ground’s atmosphere grew even more intense. Seeing this, Yun Mang was at a loss.
For you, are the old grudges and hatreds worth abandoning, so that you may walk a better path with me?
Watching the two of them exit the cave, Long Tianxiang murmured softly. Then, sitting cross-legged, he took one of the twelve remaining Bodhi seeds from the thirty originally distributed in the ring, swallowed it, and began to refine and absorb it using his internal true energy and flame.
Hua Ba was only a few years older than Zhao Kun, perhaps around fifty. Publicly, he was the leader of Hong Kong’s top gang, the Red Star Society. But since Hong Kong’s return to China in ’97, he had kept a low profile. Moreover, Western capitalists’ oppression had made recent years difficult for him, prompting him to seek cooperation with Zhao Kun.
His words were sent out through psychic waves. The formidable Level 4 spectral energy allowed Xue Feng to send these waves far away.
Carried by Xue Feng’s thoughts, soft and warm like liquid, immersed in this vast spirit, it gave people a sense of security as if back in their mother’s womb. They experienced a rebirth, and their panic gradually subsided.
Even if I tricked that woman, she wouldn’t kill me. But after hearing the wailing cries of the babies around me, I immediately abandoned the idea of teasing her.

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Zhou Xian found a moment to visit Gao Xin. Though battered and bruised, with thick bandages over his left eye, his spirit was remarkably good. He recounted the day’s events to Zhou Xian in detail.
Zhou Xian read the imperial edict again, retrieved an oil lamp, and lit it. The flame flickered and soon turned to ashes. His expression was unsettled as he stared at it.
Zhou Xian’s face went pale. At that moment, he finally understood Gao Qiqian’s final move and realized how terrifying the old eunuch’s power in the capital truly was.
Without the magical element shield, the hard steel confronting G2 was not much harder to cut than tofu. The sphere’s six legs, under the magic-imbued long blade, detached from the spherical body.
In that moment when he wanted to scream but couldn’t, he only managed to open his eyes slightly before gradually losing consciousness and falling back into darkness.
Of course, many guests were also captivated by Ji Na’s marvelous performance. Watching that ordinary red carp, under her command, perform various movements as if it possessed intelligence, was truly a delight.
When Bai Feifan stood up, he gently lifted her and tenderly placed her on a bench outside the supermarket, where tables and chairs were provided for resting.
Actually, when the governor discovered Talier, he had been communicating with him all along—this was a contracted ability—but Talier had ignored him.
Xie Lanyin’s cheeks flushed pink as she scolded Qin Zongyan for his indecency, even saying such things openly. The clan elders and the Qin family sons were stunned. Xie Lanyin had been married to Qin Zongyan for over ten years. If they had a son, how could there suddenly be another legitimate heir now?
Gu Liangyi, widely known across the martial world, once ruled a region. He taught his disciples to uphold justice, to fight the strong and support the weak. Though his disciples’ lack of discipline caused many misunderstandings, in great matters of right and wrong, the Wan Hua Pavilion remained a prestigious sect.
Yet she had always lived as Mo Yan Xinyue’s witch pet. Xue Dai was her; she was Xue Dai.
Now, seeing Yang Jing’s relentless gaze, Luan Fei sighed inwardly, knowing that this calamity was unavoidable.

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His words made Heather a bit embarrassed. She hurriedly said she had other matters and rushed toward the neighboring Scarlet Rose.
Before he could finish speaking, I saw Lu Ya suddenly flash before him and grab him by the neck.
“Every time I see people like this, I just want to whip them to death!” Ming Yue slowly approached, gently stroking her whip.
Time seemed to stand still. An indescribable aesthetic sensation captivated everyone’s soul except for those who only cared about how tasty the soda was. The willow branches weren’t long—or at least didn’t seem so. They seemed utterly out of reach from the soda’s sweetness. Yet the soda knew that at this moment, he had been blown over by the wind.
Lin Chong, seeing his confidence and recalling Luan Fei’s connection to Li Shishi in Tokyo, felt assured and continued listening.
To capture Chengdu, one must first take Luocheng; it was an unavoidable obstacle. Only by conquering Luocheng could they have a chance to advance and seize Chengdu.
The Ling Tian realm had existed for over sixty thousand years. Aside from the time when the Ling Tian Emperor and his nine disciples, friends, and companions gathered the nine great Dao fruits to break through the realm, there had only been two attempts before, both failures. This was the third.
“If Master Chen feels troubled, then forget it. I’ll leave first,” Hua Jiu said sincerely, returning Chen Jingzhi’s sword and preparing to depart.