Volume One, Chapter 23: The Family Banquet, Mocked

Good heavens, no sooner had Xia Ruoxi finished speaking than Lin Feng sprayed out the tea he had just sipped, with some of it even choking his throat.

"I would like a dress in that style; could you please write me a receipt?" After waiting a while and seeing that the counter was free, Liu Ling spoke to one of the male clerks.

"What is going on with Long Zhan? He’s acting so strange!" Wang Xi felt a deep sense of suspicion regarding the series of anomalies triggered by Long Zhan.

Compared to the Flowing Water Gang leader Bao Lianyang and the Barbarian King Helian Budu, the commoner-dressed Mu Ying was even more staggering. In particular, the failed trial-takers from the previous round felt their morale soar, seeing a newfound hope for joining the Immortal Sect.

Li Chang nodded, still gripping tightly the last piece of clothing left behind by Li Kuang. Fighting back tears, she tucked it into the deepest part of her storage ring before turning to bow to Lin Ying.

Upon hearing the doctor say that Jun Buyu was very likely to become a vegetable, Jiang Manni declared on the spot that, no matter what, she would stay by his side without leaving for a single moment, until the day he woke up.

"No, my lord, I also once yearned to join the army, but unfortunately, the army would not have me. I had no choice but to become a mercenary; this is the souvenir my mercenary life has left me with!" Seeing Fang Li notice his disability, Philip explained respectfully.

The few sentences he spoke were crisp and decisive, lacking the usual demeanor of a man caught in an affair, which left the surrounding crowd feeling deeply disappointed.

After experiencing this scene, Jun Buyu knew full well that there must be enemies lurking within the palace for the assassin to have struck so brazenly. Without someone inside the palace acting as a contact, it would have been impossible for the assassin to reach the Eastern Palace and leave without a trace, all while bypassing the Imperial Guards.

"This isn't me paying you back. Keep this on you; it will be easier to buy whatever you need on the road," Jiang Xinyi said as she reached out to pull his hand, placing the silver and copper coins into his palm, which was so thin it was nothing but bone.

Beside Liu Yu sat an incense burner bowl. He lit a few sticks of incense, placed the burner in front of me, and began to pace in circles around me, holding a bowl of water in his hands.

Pei Ziwen led the group into the city of Troy. Everywhere inside, embers were still smoldering and blue smoke filled the air. The once-orderly streets had been reduced to ashes, and corpses were charred by the fire. Seeing this tragic sight, everyone could not help but shed tears.

The soaring radiance of the twin swords combined was not just for show; it was tangible sword energy, a phenomenon caused by the uncontrollable surge of power following the union of the blades. Its lethality rose in tandem with the grade of the flying swords. Perhaps it could not compare to the power of the swords themselves, but it had no trouble slicing through a defenseless body.

The Emperor had actually long since prepared the imperial decree, yet it remained unstamped; everything was waiting for Sang Qiulie’s response.

Every time they met, his heart would ache all the more. Yet he had said everything that needed to be said, and made all the promises that needed to be made. If his wife’s emotional knot could not be untied, there was nothing he could do.

"Find the Princess Consort." Mu Xuanyang had just had a long dream. In the dream, Lu Ruxue looked back with a gentle smile, her eyes bright and captivating. In his dream, he had actually returned to the time they first met.

Pei Ziwen knew that the most important thing now was to repel or even annihilate the invading enemies as much as possible, rather than providing aid; even if he wanted to help, he lacked the necessary medicine.

"...Is that a phone call?" Bao Hu Zhifu had been watching with a smile, feeling quite pleased, but his expression darkened as he grew annoyed. He was supposed to be on vacation, and now he had no choice but to take the call.

"Is that so? Then why didn't you tell me? If you had told me, they wouldn't have escaped!" Tianjizi blamed everything that just happened on Liu Feng.

"Does your performance mean... that I still have a chance?" Yu Feili narrowed his eyes slightly, looking directly at Zhaolu without reservation, the half-smile on his face as intoxicating as wine.

Long Yin watched her silly smiling expression, his eyes filled with indulgence. He followed her for a distance, seeing that she still had not noticed him.

"Hee hee, is it delicious? How are you going to thank me then?" Fan Ai'ai said adorably, her mouth stuffed with food.

As each leaf was blown away, the wind would return to Bai Qiuying’s side, only to be inhaled into his abdomen as if by a whale. When Bai Qiuying inhaled, a wisp of white mist could be seen drifting out from the wind. With every breath, his Spring and Autumn Sword would let out a chime.

Liu Qingwei desperately wanted to speak of the Five Elements Array where the Liu family had perished on Five Elements Mountain, but the condition for the Yuan family to release him was that he could not disclose anything related to the mountain. If any news regarding Five Elements Mountain leaked to the outside world, the Yuan family would come for them first.

Le Tian hurriedly dodged; the power of the River Guardian Stone was immense, and even he could not withstand it head-on. Shi Tian was a supreme powerhouse who had killed two Heavenly Dao Guardians; compared to him, Le Tian still had a long way to go.

This time, Yuan Qingyue did not kick the fat man away; instead, she opened her arms and hugged him tightly.

Now, having heard the explanation from Lohos and seeing the disheveled state of Youle and the others as they walked over, Guang Xuan finally realized how impulsive her actions had been. She immediately stepped forward and bowed to apologize, her face turning red.

Kanzaki Kaori followed close behind, her graceful figure resembling a swallow darting past at dusk under the glow of the golden light. Ye Yan and Dante combined their strength to assist her leap, covering a distance of dozens of meters in an instant.

Given the time constraints, Eleven could no longer linger by the waterfall as in the past, leaving it to fate and waiting for whenever the Marquis of Pingyang felt the whim to sit by the pool.

"Rustle..." As a bitter smile tugged at the corner of Xu Jianxing’s mouth, the thousands of spiders swarmed toward him. Looking at their formation, they had completely surrounded him, clearly possessing a certain level of intelligence.