Chapter 58 Resigned to This Fate

"Enough!"

The Empress Dowager reprimanded with a stern face, "Noble Consort, mind your demeanor. Do not act like a market shrew and bring shame upon the royal family! Besides, Lady Yun is not wrong. The Marquis of Qingguo's estate has been acting lawlessly for quite some time, relying on you being a favored consort."

Yun Zhaozhao's apricot-like eyes widened slightly.

The Empress Dowager is truly formidable; she is a blunt instrument deserving of the title.

She is indeed a woman who ascended to the position of Empress Dowager purely by luck.

"This concubine accepts the Empress Mother's reprimand and will keep it in mind..."

Suddenly, an unbidden thought echoed like a sudden thunderclap in the minds of many, causing their consciousness to hum so intensely that they could not snap out of it. Even the white-bearded elder in hemp clothes looked at Lin Han with an expression of extreme gravity, shedding the casual attitude he had previously held.

As soon as Magistrate Huang arrived at Bianfeng County, he sent word to Prefect Gao Jianli that his son had been slaughtered.

Within the bedroom, the persistent coughing of the elderly man lying on the sickbed grew louder and louder, accompanied by delirious ramblings: "There are four ghosts in total; I can feel the chill all around."

As she spoke, Heiat pointed her finger toward the side, at the rift torn open by the shattered space.

Fairly speaking, out of gratitude for saving their lives, Lin Han was quite willing to exert himself and help them remain in the dynasty's premier alchemy sect, the Divine Herb Valley.

The scholar was momentarily stunned, unable to think of a suitable lyric to continue, and simply drank a large cup of wine by himself.

The magic-martial artist swung his heavy saber, slashing across the Qimen acupoint below the breast. With a sharp rip, the ghost soldier's spirit aperture shattered, and its body broke into several pieces under the force of the heavy blow.

***

Li Hao made his move just once and refrained from doing so again, watching with growing amusement as the tipping amounts inside the room climbed higher and higher. Unlike his previous experience broadcasting on Douyu, Squirrel Live was entirely his home turf this time. Every single monetary flow had to pass through his company's accounts and become part of the big data.

With that, Jiang Zhuofang and Qingluan flew back to the rooftop and immediately charged down the stairs. The blood corpses had gradually formed a tightening circle. Yun Zifei and the others had fought blood corpses before and knew to strike their joint areas. Although the dozens of blood corpses on the ground were still struggling, they had already lost their mobility.

"Although he is only a half-step expert, he possesses a heavenly-tier physical body, and no earthly-tier cultivator can match him in battle," Aitu said.

Seeing the Martial Emperor's calm and confident expression, Wu Mingyang was taken aback. Could his father have secretly nurtured some kind of genius?

Liu Ling nodded. Now that Lü Jiandao was dead, and a heavenly-phenomenon expert had also perished along with him, remaining here made no further sense. Fleeing quickly was the wisest course of action.

The matter of funding had reached a consensus. Nie Kaitai then tossed out an even more crucial question: the candidates.

Neither of their voices had been particularly loud initially, but as they spoke, their volume returned to normal, causing the atmosphere at the dining table to stall momentarily.

This move made the Zhongxing side rather unhappy, an important factor being that such a forcibly inserted third party was completely uncontrolled.

From Guan Zhiyan's morning sickness to his first fetal movements, she had accompanied her through it all. Her closeness to this child even surpassed that of the crown prince, who was the father.

"As you command, my Queen!" Xie Jinxuan's mood was beyond description. He could finally hold her hand openly and bring her home.

Bo Chengze did not wait for the translation system to refine the other party's language system; instead, he directly used mental waves to forcefully invade the other's mind, communicating through thought waves.

It did not matter that it was invisible to the naked eye. The mechs of everyone present were of a sufficiently high grade, and their detectors could help them see clearly. The people sitting inside the warships could see even more distinctly; the virtual screen in the warship's main control room magnified Bo Chengze and Shang Youji, perfectly displaying them together on a single screen.

"I heard that hot pot restaurant is doing exceptionally well," she cast a sidelong glance at the ledger in front of Gu Yunzhen.

***

Actually, the Crown Prince did not need to worry about these matters; he only needed to attend the wedding when the time came. Yet now, the Crown Prince was personally attending to everything. Empress Yu appeared quite pleased as she watched preparations for the grand wedding.

To Chu Ketian, the pirate ship looked utterly dilapidated and long overdue for retirement. But in the eyes of the pirates, that broken ship was their lifeline; once blown to pieces, their sky would instantly collapse.

In an instant, a reign of terror ensued, and countless demons and monsters seemed to multiply. The spatial rift had already opened from the vault of heaven, and the hands of gods and demons were already touching this realm. The Hanguang Continent was a great chiliocosm, and at this moment, it resembled a giant cake being carved up.

"He is going too far, but is he going further than you? Sort out your affair with the Duke of Anguo first," the Emperor of Yong'an said unceremoniously.

The Shence Guards had been out on campaign for nearly an entire year. Upon their return, the very first thing they needed to do was rest and recuperate, which meant taking leave. Of course, it was impossible to disband and send everyone home all at once; instead, they took turns on rotation.

Supported by these ores, Jiuli City could produce five sets of armor, ten longswords, and bows and arrows every single day.

Behind the shipyard, a mechanical processing base could be established. For instance, various parts required for shipbuilding, such as turning propellers, required precision machining equipment. A port crane could also be manufactured here to serve the shipbuilding industry and port docks.

However, Chu Ketian genuinely wanted to talk about the Western Expedition with General Sir Harold Alexander, Commander-in-Chief of the British Middle East Theater. If he could come, Chu Ketian's position would become even more proactive.

Relatives from the maternal side were esteemed guests. The villagers who had arrived early all stopped drinking and looked toward them together. Those who were familiar with them had already left their seats and proactively stepped forward to greet them.

Lei Chen could not help feeling a surge of excitement. Edward's arrival felt like pie falling from the sky—a solid, completely side-effect-free, extraordinarily generous, thin-crusted, meat-filled pie.

Initially, Brandon, much like Heather, flatly denied any knowledge of the matter, let alone admitting that he had arranged it. However, he could not withstand the relentless bombardment of various threats wielded by Ret, and ultimately confessed that he had arranged for the assassin's escape.