Volume 1, Chapter 43: Explicit Records

Others echoed Liang Feng’s words, chiming in one after another to smooth things over.

I sighed. "You’ve misunderstood. I really just think Secretary Lu is a wonderful person and shouldn't be ruined by a scumbag. I didn't mean anything else."

Meng Zicheng gave a dry laugh. "Sister-in-law, don't worry yourself so much. Come on, let's eat first."

I nodded, preparing to let the matter rest for now, when Lu Xiaoyun stood up with eyes full of tears. Her face was pale, but her eye rims were crimson, and a single tear hung at the tip of her eyelashes. The moment she spoke, it dropped with precise timing. "Mr. Meng, happy birthday. I have some matters to attend to, so I'll be heading back first. I know I shouldn't be sitting here..."

Although Lin Yu was grateful for Zhu Qianqian's help, she still felt a sense of relief. After all, had she sought an audience with Prince Xian on her own initiative, it would not have been so easily granted. Even though she had met him before, that did not mean she could pay her respects whenever she pleased.

That was the last glance. I was carried out of the sedan chair, my mother chanting incantations by my side, and my father pasting a talisman upon me.

Because Mrs. Qin's maternal family lived far away, when they came to attend the funeral, they stayed right there in the Qin residence, specifically in the west wing, directly opposite the east wing.

Song Tianyin looked as though he were about to cry. With a mournful expression, he wore what practically looked like a mask of pure agony.

"Three hundred years ago, had I encountered such an event, I would have intervened. Not a single soul on that ship would have survived." Tao Haoran's words carried a trace of chilling grimness.

The cabin door slowly opened, and a black colonel, supporting a handsome man, walked out step by step.

Most high-grade treasures were refined using divine sense, containing the soul imprint of their controller.

Now that the opportunity was right before him, how could he not cherish it? He had to demonstrate his absolute loyalty to Qin Haoran.

These two fellows were hardly decent sorts; Li Tian knew without guessing what they were plotting.

Hearing Fan Ming speak thus, all the reporters fell silent at once. Fan Ming dragging Dong Xiaofang out by the hand had already caught them off guard and utterly shocked them, but hearing him say this now left them completely dumbfounded.

Of course, he had his own selfish motives for dragging it out until this very moment before mentioning it to Mu Liangcheng. Zhang Xinru truly needed to rein in her lawless temper, so he was using this opportunity to take down her arrogance a notch.

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Chen Feng and his party of four arrived at the City of the Dead, where they secured a table by the window in a tavern and sat down together.

As soon as Elder Xu announced the rules for the second stage, the many new disciples could not help buzzing with excited discussions.

Thinking this, Gu Ling'er felt much more at ease and even considered herself quite noble. At the same time, her confidence grew stronger, firming her resolve to lead them out of their predicament.

Now she understood; no wonder Guo Xiaoxue, who was usually so honest and reluctant to exert herself, had tried so desperately back at the supermarket this afternoon.

Until the two of them walked far away, the joy on Wei Nuoyi's face could no longer be concealed, the corners of her mouth curling upward slightly. To her surprise, she had actually been able to overhear things from such a great distance, and the joy in her heart washed away the lingering anger she had brought out from the main hall.

For Prince Wu, Yuan Tieshan, had also arrived for the morning court session. Coming all the way from Hanzhou to the imperial capital of Daye, to say nothing of the long and distant journey, the status of a Prince like him was truly second only to the emperor and above tens of thousands.

Wei Nuoyi stood dazedly before the door, paying no heed to Biling's repeated calls. Rack her brains as she might, apart from Luan Jingkong, there really was no one else. This man simply had to show off his extravagant wealth everywhere he went.

Even if Chu Yi's innate spiritual power was immensely strong, it had only been a few days—how could his spiritual power have grown by such a vast margin? This was far more unbelievable and like a fairy tale than his spiritual energy realm breaking through two consecutive stages in just a few days.

"Boom!" An explosion suddenly tore through the capital of Deles City, with flames soaring into the sky. Following an angry roar, Wang Tianyi lunged forward ferociously.

Sima Daozi, Wang Gong, and a few other ministers with ulterior motives loitered outside the grand hall, intending to wait for Wei Jie to emerge so they could offer him their congratulations. Yet they never expected that after waiting for a long time, Wei Jie still did not appear. After exchanging a few sarcastic remarks and cold glares with one another, they each departed.

And now, all the immortals greeted her with smiling faces whenever they met her, some even showing a flattering demeanor in hopes that she would look after them more in the future.

Hearing Wang雷's words, the crowd immediately stepped forward one after another to toast Zhang Yi, obviously intending to drink him under the table.

Although he could now be considered as practicing the Nine Yang Divine Skill, that skill was purely internal energy and contained no actual combat moves, so Li Changlin dared not be certain whether he could defeat Qian Ziwei.

However, this level of defense was only sufficient to block external offensive energy and ultra-high-speed metallic objects; its other physical defensive capabilities were extremely poor. If enemy warships or aircraft drew close, the protective shield would offer not the slightest obstruction.

Ye枫 was startled, knowing this meant he was unleashing his inner blood qi and vital essence to evolve his martial essence. Once used, his essential blood would be depleted, consuming his own life force.

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Cangya Xuetian, clad in a blood-red robe, looked somewhat pale, and his aura was visibly weak.

Given their status, while they might not be supreme magnates of wealth, they were nevertheless well-fed, warmly clothed, with ample provisions and considerable personal fortunes.

Ten fingers are linked to the heart, and such pain is truly unbearable. A shrill scream escaped Ah Li's lips, a ferocious and sinister expression twisting his scarred face. Suddenly, his shoulder lurched, and he strode forward to slam brutally into Li Changlin.

Flesh and blood mutation was an epoch-making divine ability—fierce, domineering, and brutally ferocious, crushing all the rules of the world with ultimate strength.

When He Dongyi stepped into He Nanyub's hospital room, he subconsciously retreated back out, thinking he had entered the wrong room. On second thought, why were the figures of these two people so familiar? He silently crept closer to the hospital bed, a cold sneer welling up in his heart. He finally got to witness what a true match of a bitch and a dog looked like.

The second trial was a crucial checkpoint. Aside from bloody carnage and fierce competition with rivals, the most vital objective was to strengthen oneself and search for something known as the Source of the Dao, which seemed to hold an unimaginably profound impact on one's future.

"You were eavesdropping?" Meng Qinglou was instantly startled, only then realizing that Xu Qingmo had not jumped in through the window just now, but had crawled out from under the bed.

When I could no longer control myself, I leaped out of the bathtub, snatched a white bath towel from the side to wrap around myself, and strode toward the room Mo Meiling had mentioned.

Mo Qianqian was responsible for selling beer that night; for every dozen she sold, she received a fifty-yuan commission. Tonight, this table had already ordered three dozens, so Mo Qianqian naturally treated her financial benefactors with extra attentiveness.

Just as Nie Tian and his party stepped into the Tianyun Sect, thousands of people had gathered at the sect's training grounds, pointing fingers at Nie Tian. However, when they realized that Lin Xian'er and Zhuoxinran were also among them, a sense of awe spontaneously arose among them.

With those words spoken, Nie Tian took a step forward. With a booming crash, the two remaining Heaven-Ascending Realm experts spat blood as they were sent flying backward, vanishing directly out of the courtyard.