Chapter 33: The So-Called Clarification Video
Jin Siqi’s expression softened somewhat.
“I’m warning you: if you tell anyone about this, I’ll make you pay.”
“Don’t forget who I am! Even if you tell Jin Shixun, I still have ways to make sure you regret it.” Jin Siqi had already imagined the worst possible outcome, and now she was warning Ye Ruxin in earnest.
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After the Black Pearl left, she went to the county office in a fit of anger and reported that Cheng Gong was sheltering the rebel Zuo Yiyang. To her surprise, County Magistrate Liu was overjoyed when he heard this and said to the Black Pearl, “Where is Zuo Yiyang now? The Imperial Censor has sent people everywhere to search for him.” Why had County Magistrate Liu said such a thing?
In the blink of an eye, Xuanyuan had caught up with the horses racing through the valley. Now less than fifty meters behind the horse ahead, Xuanyuan saw a silver-white steed galloping through the darkness, with a man on its back urging it forward with a raised whip.
But just then, another figure appeared. Grabbing hold of the scorpion’s joint with one hand, it reached for the scorpion’s neck with the other. Caught off guard, the scorpion had no choice but to release Lin Qinghai.
All right... Seeing that Jinjian remained silent, Shi Shuiyue stopped asking questions. Taking his hand, she led him outside.
Forget it. I’d better not tell her yet. Looking at Ran Shu’s bright, cheerful smile, Shi Shuiyue still decided not to tell her about it.
“Then is there some kind of medicine that would make him obsessed with me even if he doesn’t like me?” Liu Ji’s expression suddenly changed.
After more than half a month on the river, they arrived at Yongzhou, where Guo Qing and Xuandu hired another passenger boat. Several days later, they reached the dock at Jingjiang Prefecture. Xuandu took his leave for the time being, saying, “My humble home is nearby. I shall go ashore to find someone and will return shortly. Please wait here, my lord.”
With that, he slung a cloth bundle over his shoulder, took up his monk’s staff, leaped ashore, and strode away.
Binglan’s wounds had not yet healed, yet she had already set out once more. Injuries caused by the Heartstruck Flower were difficult to heal in the first place, and all the more so in Binglan’s case. Her heart had been divided into countless pieces, each one bound to a great many loved ones.
However, one of the zombies had actually bound a thick rope around Cui Wei’s head and covered her mouth.
As Di Yao continued forward, he came upon a pasture where large numbers of cattle and horses were being raised. There he encountered a herdsman tending the animals.
After stretching his limbs, he left his room and entered the kitchen, where he opened the refrigerator and looked at the ingredients he had bought the previous day. A few seconds later, however, he closed it again. He was too lazy to cook and decided to go out to eat instead.
“Yes. Why wouldn’t I?” Qiu Xuan hurriedly snatched the token from Saixi’s hand and began examining it in his palm. He could not tell what kind of wood it was made from; its touch clearly revealed it to be wood, yet its appearance did not resemble wood at all. It was also rather heavy. The front bore the character Xuan, while the back bore Ji.
At once, Fang Shaoyuan understood. The Metropolitan City God was telling him: You, Fang Shaoyuan, disregarded the laws of the Netherworld and brought Judge Lu down upon yourself. I, Ling Huoran, shielded you from him. You owe me for this.
The military strength of Yangcheng had to be improved. Relying on its own economic advantages, it would gradually reclaim the territories in the south belonging to Great Qi and establish defensive cities. That way, when war broke out, Yangcheng would have room to maneuver.
“I’m still deciding. Do you have anything you’d recommend?” Looking at the menu, he found that the dishes had certainly stirred his appetite. But since he had only just arrived, he decided to ask Saten Ruiko, hoping to hear the opinion of someone who had already been here for several years.
The heart was different from the rest of the body and required more time to heal. Moreover, it was the seat of one’s vital essence. Though this blow had failed to kill Bai Xingyu, it had left him severely weakened.
Within the galaxy, only Zhao Fei hovered in the air, naked, with rings of light encircling her body.