Volume 1, Chapter 34: The Dutiful Old Workhorse Brother in an Ancient Civil Service Examination Novel 14

"Brother Yaozu, have you not gathered enough silver yet? I’m not feeling well and would like to rest for a couple of days..."

"This pittance? It’s nowhere near enough to reclaim the Lu estate. Rest? Haven’t you been lying around resting every single day?"

Lu Yaozu tilted his head to look at her, a lecherous smile plastered across his face.

Before they had even stepped into the cave, Mordo walked out. He saw Lan Ruoxin heading straight toward him, but noticing that only Yuebai was accompanying her, he frowned slightly, appearing somewhat displeased.

If he had known in advance which Pokémon Sabrina was going to use and had gathered intelligence on the Gym Leader, even if he had lost today, it wouldn’t have been such a crushing defeat.

*If it were me, I wouldn't let you go either,* Xuan thought to himself. Although children were sent to the battlefield during the Warring States period, it was always a last resort. As long as a clan still had strength to spare, no one would throw the next generation into the bottomless pit of war.

I told her everything I had been thinking about while lying in bed. The girl with the scarf was amazed that my math was actually that good, and she even specifically tested me on a few theorems. However, they were all things I could grasp at a glance, and I answered them all. The girl with the scarf praised me repeatedly, insisting that she had thought I was lying earlier.

The battle today had pushed him to his absolute limit. He only regretted not training his Wartortle to be stronger before issuing the challenge, and he certainly hadn't expected a Psychic-type Gym to be so much more powerful than the others he had encountered.

This was setting aside past grievances; what happened next would depend on what Giratina thought. If it still insisted on fighting Ling Xiao after Dark Lugia was killed, then Ling Xiao would show no mercy.

To my surprise, the girl with the scarf was actually among the contestants! This was something I had never anticipated.

"Follow me. I’ll take you to my place. Liu Jie, you can drive the car up; there’s a parking area there," Ling Xiao said.

Later on, every time Yerudu absorbed magic, he would suffer from headaches or fevers. Leone eventually realized that Yerudu was merely a vessel for absorbing magic. Although the vessel wasn’t very large, Leone was overcome by a sense of foreboding.

Just as Qing Cang was slowly approaching, two savage beasts that had been lying on the ground in the distance suddenly stood up and launched a fierce attack against each other.

"Whatever it is, let's talk about it tomorrow. I'm tired." Fang Ziye’s voice drifted coldly from inside the room, landing in Xia Zheting’s ears with a touch of chill.

"Get out! You two jinxes, I don't want to hear your nonsense!" Qiu Yue lit a cigarette and tossed the rest of the pack to the two of them.

"Let’s go inside and take a look." Cong Yang could hardly wait; things were already showing a promising turn.

"Hmph, life and death are fated; how can human effort change them? Since she is already dead, that is her destiny. Why force it?" Peng Zu snorted coldly.

Ling Feng nodded and smiled, "Haha, Qiu Yue is always the thoughtful one. Let’s do that, then. I’ll head over in a moment!" He finished by taking a deep drag of his cigarette.

Gu Yu knew that the traffic police were just giving him the runaround. Once anyone knew her name was Chen Luo and her father was Chen Gang, they couldn't help but consider the consequences.

The third person had it worse. Chen Xi had imbued the glass with electrical energy. The moment the man gripped it, he shuddered, spilling some wine. Fortunately, there was no continuous current, so he was merely shocked and spared further embarrassment.

"An ancient tomb," Qixie said in a deep voice, letting out a sigh. Circumstances always forced one’s hand; between Wu Tong and Tang Sancheng, he had no choice but to choose Tang Sancheng.