Volume One, Chapter 157: The Blond-Haired Young Man

At the state-run restaurant, Su Ningxia was the first to arrive. She ordered a cup of tea and sipped it, but by the time Qin’s mother came, she was already two hours late.

But his heart was elsewhere, and his official duties kept him busy. How could he possibly find the time to practice archery with Chi Shuang?

When all was said and done, he had spoken those few words against his conscience. There were plenty of benefits, and the only drawback was offending a script supervisor. The two of them had never been in a subordinate relationship to begin with. Offending a script supervisor would hardly affect his career as a camera assistant.

In the ambiguous light, Cheng Zili slowly turned around. Lu Yichen instantly felt as though the room had become difficult to breathe in. His breathing quickened, and he could hardly restrain himself from pouncing on her at once.

“How is it? Everything all right now?” Xu Qing asked Tang Yalan with a smile. Tang Yalan finally gave a slight nod.

Changge and Canglan chatted idly for a few moments. Unexpectedly, every courtesan in Yimeng Court was staring at Lin Yanchen, and the displeasure in Changge’s heart surfaced once more—though only faintly, almost imperceptibly.

“Don’t be afraid. Stay calm.” Xie Zhejun spoke softly once again. He slipped an arm around Yun Qianchen’s waist, intending to pretend that they were a couple. Perhaps those people would then hesitate to act.

Watching Lu Cheng and Li Hui head upstairs, Lu Hengwei smiled and shook his head. Then he turned toward Qiao Limo beside him. Seeing that her complexion had clearly not improved, Lu Hengwei raised an eyebrow.

Pei Ran went back inside and changed into another dress for toasting the guests. It was a red doll-style dress with a bow tied at the waist, making it impossible for anyone to tell that she was pregnant.

Still, instinct told Murong An that the man they had just seen in the lingerie shop was definitely connected to Xia Nuanxin in an extraordinary way.

Before leaving, Yun Tian sighed and waved to Xue Yun. Although he had said he would not return to the organization anytime soon, he still did not dare defect. Betrayal meant being hunted without end, and even his grandfather would be punished.

The iron gate behind Li Nan kept ringing with heavy impacts. Outside, the zombies seemed unable to resist the temptation of such delicious food being right before them yet beyond their reach. They beat against the great metal doors of the radiology department like madmen.

As Nine Phoenix’s figure disappeared into the distance, a black-clad man watched everything that had just happened from somewhere on the mountain. Once Nine Phoenix had left, he swiftly rose into the air and hurried toward the Upper Capital.

“Heh heh, Lone Rain! I never thought you’d come to Cloudsea City! I thought you’d merely gotten lucky and reached level thirty. Still, if you’re the God of Instant, that’s acceptable too!” On the city wall, Rascal smiled and glanced at the wine jug still spinning on the ground beside him.

Nine Phoenix had never said what she intended to do afterward. Su Ran might not truly understand her, but he knew this much: if he went up and rescued her now, she would surely hate him to the death. He knew that she wanted to remember today’s pain forever—to remember everything the Zhao imperial clan owed her.

He walked over and separated the enemy prisoners. From the grass, two large iron spikes and several scraps of paper appeared before Lu Xuehua.

“Here.” Rain the Beast knew there were many people around and did not make things difficult for Yiren. At the very least, he should wait until the dead of night to discuss life and study that great exercise, shouldn’t he?

Blazing Fire was not greedy. When he saw my Rainbow, he did not shout for violence or slaughter. Unlike those three outsiders, he was never thinking about massacring spirit beasts. He could even tolerate Rainbow’s unreasonable behavior.

Inside the hall, three more disheveled men lay sprawled on the floor. Upon seeing that the human flesh was cooked, they immediately swarmed over and fought fiercely for their share.