Volume 1, Chapter 27: Where Shall the Rabbit Hide?

"Sister-in-law, you're back! Has Xixi grown even more? I haven't seen her photos on your WeChat Moments for over half a month." Zeng Bingbing always followed the child’s growth through Yuting’s posts.

Seeing Fu Caiyi fall silent, as if she had no intention of revealing her name, the young man didn't mind and simply said in a detached tone.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Ziqi didn't dare waste a single minute and hurried toward Xu Lin's office, pondering the reason for the call the entire way.

"Sister, why not stay in the palace until the Lady Wang gives birth before returning to the Prince's residence? That way, you won't have to face cold looks every day." Sheng Mingzhu, knowing that Lady Wang had long harbored feelings for the Prince and would surely use her unborn child to make things difficult for Shiyi, proposed this plan to help her.

In this critical moment of imminent danger, an iron nail flew from afar and struck the tip of the Qing-shuang Sword. Clearly, the attacker lacked profound internal strength; the projectile could not deflect the mighty force of the strike, and the sword only shifted its trajectory slightly, continuing on its path toward Shanhua with its original force.

Her aloofness was palpable. One could see the expression on Xuan Yuanchi’s face change, while Sheng An’ting and Madam Sheng exchanged glances, not daring to draw a full breath. The atmosphere in the room shifted rapidly, turning stern and frigid.

It was precisely for this reason that even many great lords found the cost of building city walls difficult to bear. Many of their castles had been built gradually through the efforts of generations, sometimes over a dozen.

"Sister, don't overthink it; it makes no difference." Zeng Bingbing knew that Zhen Qing wasn't being sincere, but hearing her words made her smile, feeling that the ice in her heart had melted just a little bit.

Watching Liu Ke looking as if he were about to collapse, Zeng Bingbing couldn't help but feel a secret thrill. Huo Jingran looked at Liu Ke, recalling how he had asked Bei Wen whether he should invite his classmates, and he had offhandedly agreed; he hadn't expected this fellow to show up.

Yu Fei laughed through her tears, saying, "You mourn for your children, but pity me—I treated you as my true love. I thought you had perished in that raid, and I foolishly used what you left behind to conceive a child." It turned out that the so-called fruit of love she had longed for was nothing more than her own one-sided delusion.

Upon reaching a distance of twenty or thirty miles from the Great Wall, the group looked up to see a continuous line of firelight in the distance, stretching along the horizon.

Liu Mu glanced at Gu Nanrou from the corner of his eye and said, "Hard to say, but it's definitely a good thing." With that, he returned the Silver Soul to Shen Yuyun.

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However, much of what I said yesterday was fabricated, intended solely to make the Emperor of Great Xuan search for that map. As for why I chose to endure so much torture before revealing the fake information, it was naturally to make him believe the lies more deeply, allowing me to complete my final plan.

It was merely to prevent the formidable Crown Prince of the Great Qin Empire from burning his life force again to strengthen the seal, which would have allowed the army of the Otherworld Demon Realm to break out and continue attacking the portal.

The black market is located in the orbit of a neutron star, where curvature travel cannot be used for a precise landing. It is a necessary transit point for many ships and a place where pirates love to linger.

It was likely one of Kim Jae-hyun’s "friends," who, knowing his personality perfectly, lured him there and provided him with relevant information at just the right moment.

When Niu Zhenguang escorted Shen Tianle to the Special Higher Police Division, he also summoned Lu Aiquan, Guo Yaoyao, Lin Lin, and He Xiaoxiao, using the occasion to continue intimidating them.

In the eyes of all the teachers, Chu Fan’s every word and action seemed impossibly handsome.

After they finished their back-and-forth, he still seemed confused, his mind unable to grasp the situation.

The animosity between Zaun and Piltover stemmed from an unavoidable, fundamental issue: although the two cities were nominally unified, neither side would ever admit that they were the same kind of people.

What Atun said was the truth, but it was also meant to goad Hongtian Pao. Hongtian Pao was a single-target melee class and could not compare to Atun.

Yun Wu thought she had settled things with Dong Fangyi, but to her surprise, she was summoned to the principal's office the very next morning.

After bidding farewell to the Happiness Base, Rong Yue and Ling Zi boarded an off-road vehicle provided by the base, with a sled hitched to the roof.

And so, Guo Wei, having arrived in Weizhou alone, began his career of training troops under the assistance of Captain Wang Sheng.

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Though she did not fear Li Cunyong’s arrows, if Li Siyuan and Li Sizhao were to join him, the situation would become difficult to handle.

Yet, looking at that "Xin," Bai Sanyue felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity, as if she had seen him somewhere before. She shook her head—it must be her overthinking. The Beast World was only mentioned in rumors in this era; perhaps this world was merely a derivative space. She had never been here before, so how could she have possibly met Xin?

"Surname Shen? Dealing in wineries? Is there such a figure in Soto City?" Kun Wude frowned in thought.

In these chaotic times, any warlord with even a modicum of military power likely harbored such ambitions.

Using a large bowl, add soy sauce, a pinch of salt, and a spoonful of lard, then mix in the hot rice while it is still steaming.

However, he was currently deeply conflicted, recalling the phone call he had received from China two days ago, just before Qin Yiyi had come abroad to find him.

The people here could even distinguish between good and evil spirits, yet their own dignified Tianchi Sect insisted on striking down anyone associated with the Demonic Cult.

She thought of the frustration of being expelled from the student council and the shame of having to offer a formal apology in front of thousands of people.

"It was originally meant for that bitch Li Qin, but when I saw you were in danger, I took it out to use," Xia Qing whispered to me.

After Gester and Solin left the village, the troops of the Divine Heir Clan remained on alert, scanning their surroundings so that they could launch an immediate attack should any enemy appear.