Volume 1, Chapter 45: His Imperial Grandfather Unleashes His Wrath

"These days, remain at home and reflect on your actions while preparing for the journey south. I will resolve this matter before your departure," the Wanli Emperor said in a deep voice, after pondering for a moment, and turned to Li Hongyu.

Originally, he had hoped that Princess Rose's victory in the political struggle would deal a certain blow to the old aristocracy circle and create an opening for the Milande family to break through, but it now seemed regrettable.

However, since he possessed such formidable power, why did he do nothing during the previous monster siege?

"What, are you suggesting Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays belong to you, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays to me, and he gets to go out and philander on Sundays?" Jenny no longer concealed her sharp edge when Chopin was not around.

Yet, the result once again disappointed those who believed in Gonzalez. Seizing an opportunity, Li Hongyu knocked the sword right out of Gonzalez's hand.

"The moment our group landed in Great Desolate City, we were discovered by people from the One-Guan Sect and got into a fight with them. Guided by a Shuhu beast creature, we were told that coming here would grant us the protection of your esteemed self, so we took a risk and came to try our luck," my great-grandfather said politely.

Consequently, no sooner had the Japanese captain finished speaking about the telegram than a chemical grenade exploded right above their heads with a loud bang.

The pilot is suspended beneath the hang glider by a harness—hence it is also known as "harness gliding." By shifting the lower end of this harness forward, backward, to the left, and to the right, the center of gravity of the entire hang glider can be altered.

Hisataro Terauchi cried out in anguish, yet he didn't even dare to approach Liu Yan, let alone stop her.

"Chopin, why on earth would you do such a dangerous thing?" Jenny looked at Chopin with incomprehension and even a trace of anger.

They had only just learned to swim, and their proficiency was barely enough to keep them from drowning. But it was hard to say what would happen if they stayed in the water too long, because their bodies were not yet accustomed to aquatic movements. If they encountered a cramp or something similar, they would be done for.

"He certainly doesn't look like a good person, but he really doesn't have money at home. All his money has been turned into real estate—seventeen houses in total, worth over a hundred million. You tell me, does he sound like a good person? Surely he's not doing legitimate business, right? What if we've got the wrong guy!" Hu Dafai asked again.

The power of shadows was gradually spreading outward, slowly beginning to form a domain of shadows. Of all this, Yangzong was entirely unaware at the moment; he did not realize that he was inadvertently wielding a shadow domain that he had wracked his brains to master in vain over this past period.

Yueli sighed. That was not what he meant to say, but this foolish girl was in such a hurry to pour her heart out.

"If you don't mend your ways, I'll hit you again!" Taking a deep breath, the man from earlier grew somewhat annoyed and muttered through gritted teeth.

After the muscular man finished speaking, he swaggered away. His path happened to be in my direction, so I hurriedly ducked behind an alleyway, avoiding his notice.

As for that scoundrel Liang Qichao, he was even more arrogant. Without even turning his head, he remarked, "Not even his son will do; I'm going to finish him off for sure!" With that, Liang Qichao turned around, but the moment he caught sight of the several figures standing behind him, he froze on the spot, utterly speechless.

Hu Dafai was truly worried. There is nothing more troublesome than being targeted by thieves; if people were merely after his money, that would be one thing, but if they were plotting to stab you in the back, hit you with a club, or run you through with a knife—that was no game. He had suffered such torment before and had no desire to experience it again.

Yet now these businessmen had come in a body, and most of these people were not short on cash. Which of them didn't have a few experts under their command for protection? Moreover, with such a large force gathered together, even if the benevolent Zhang himself were to arrive in person, he would not dare to do anything to them.

Naturally, Lan Ruohao would not tell him about the text message he had received from Ye Zhichen while he was drinking himself into a heartache in Blue City.

"Alright," Ling Yuwei agreed simply. In any case, there was probably still a long time before the day her true identity would be revealed; perhaps by then she would have forgotten everything, and as for her name, it might not matter so much anymore.

"Young Master Jia's wound has reopened and needs to be resutured," the nurse informed the attending physician.

Huang Xuanling channeled his spiritual sense into the storage bag and indeed discovered that the space within this storage bag was more than a dozen times larger than the one he had previously obtained from the Hall of Deacons.

"Xiang is deeply grateful to the General for sparing his life; sixty blows of the heavy staff are no more than I deserve!" Jiang Xiang said with tears in his eyes upon hearing this.

Perhaps because he had not heard such flattering words from Taiping for a very long time, Longji suddenly felt unaccustomed to it and instinctively averted his gaze. A moment later, realizing it was improper, he hurriedly turned his face back and nodded modestly toward her. "Thank you, Aunt," he said in a clear and exceptionally polite tone.

After all, Yin Ruojun, that fiend incarnate, was not to be trifled with, and those bad reputations in the outside world were not entirely groundless rumors.

Ying Wushang spoke once more, gazing quietly at Ye Han as though he had seen right through him. With his hands clasped behind his back, he hovered at the very top of the Immortal Palace, merely dozens of feet away from Ye Han—a distance that, to experts of their caliber, meant they could strike and kill at any moment.

Amidst the faint, misty vapors of dawn's pale sunlight, Taiping slowly rose. Turning her head slightly, she calmly and indifferently raised her hand and clapped softly toward the doorway.