Volume 1, Chapter 48: The Math Doesn't Add Up

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Sister Yuzhu hugged me tightly, and in the blink of an eye, her tears soaked the back of my shirt.
I knew these were tears of emotional overwhelm, for I was equally emotional. I hugged her back tightly, greedily inhaling the familiar fragrance emanating from her.
The surrounding diners cast either envious or disgruntled glances in my direction.
I calmly returned a smile to them, whereupon they turned their heads away and stopped staring at us.
Perhaps because our commotion was too loud, my older brother, who was busy tossing the wok, turned around to look.
With just a single glance, he completely ignored the dishes stir-frying in the pan and bolted straight toward me: "Ah-Hui! Ah-Hui!"
He clearly wanted to hug me too, but with Sister Yuzhu in the way, he...
That final word of dismissal, "Get lost," truly resounded like thunder, shaking the entire universe. The moment the word left his lips, it had already attracted the gazes of many.
Qiuyan stood with her head bowed behind Lu Caixi. Seeing that Lu Caixi was merely sitting blankly by the round table, she felt utterly bewildered. Why weren't things being smashed or curses being hurled this time? It was truly bizarre.
Actually, the father's decision to decline the emperor's summons and stay away was a wise one. The Crown Prince held deep prejudices against the father; who knew what kind of disdainful treatment the father would have been subjected to under the guise of an audience? Remaining safely at home kept things peaceful and spared the father any chance of public humiliation. It also relieved her of one more worry.
Zhao Yi thanked Cao Cao for his persuasion: "General, you have misunderstood my meaning. Leaving aside an assault on Changshe County by fifteen hundred soldiers, even an assault by forty-five hundred would still be like casting an egg against a rock. I am calling troops over for another purpose." With that, Zhao Yi explained the strategy he had conceived to Cao Cao and Liu Bei.
The next instant, the nine sword shadows revolving around Luo Hao transformed into afterimages, hurtling directly toward Tao Qing’s vital points with every strike meant to be fatal.
Then, chewing on the term "cousin," she couldn't help but spare another glance at Su Jin, meeting the latter's shrug and light chuckle.
After everything that had transpired, Shi Haiyan had finally seen clearly what kind of son she had raised.
Zhang Jiaze gave a brief instruction, then went to the kitchen to fetch a glass of warm water before returning to the bedroom upstairs.
"Master, Feifei is back! Feifei is back!" At Zhou Ke's exclamation, the entire villa was shocked.
Concentrating all troops for a decisive battle against Zhao Yi might yield a favorable outcome if they won; however, should the initial engagement fail, the soldiers would likely collapse at the very first clash against Zhao Yi's forces. The army he had painstakingly recruited would instantly disintegrate into nothingness.
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Bai Yi had departed, and the arrangements over at Longyuan were also settled, leaving only the personnel deployment for Jing Linglong's side.
"Jinjin, if what Vajra said is true, do you think I can make it back alive this time?" Chen Ruolong glanced at his old companion, his voice calm and unruffled.
This entire strip grew out of the black soil, sharing an indescribably jarring sense of dissonance with the surrounding verdant vegetation.
If she could successfully refine them, even though Xia Wuquang was currently only at the Integration Realm, she would possess the confidence to stand toe-to-toe with Mahayana cultivators.
Among them were the satellites of the Five Rogues. The unluckiest one, Big Fur, had two of its communication satellites directly disabled, making Big Fur so furious it almost started a brawl right at the village committee office.
"Yusar is the only kingdom among the five great realms capable of enchanting equipment, which means Yusar's special class profession is the Enchanter."
"..." [Sword-Wielding Chang'an] caught "Blue Flame" as Matt tossed it over, then watched Matt turn back, gazing at his retreating figure. The massive shield he had long planted upon the earth faintly emitted a crimson glow.
Tan Ji began to cast the Soul-Searching Art, his primordial spirit power penetrating deep into the comatose spy's sea of consciousness to search.
A grayish hand-fan with faint, shimmering divine light circulated with the fierce power of gales; this was a wind-attribute divine weapon.
Eight-treasure porridge, tangerine peel beef, braised beef, potatoes braised with pork, preserved fruits, and tuna filled several large tables.
Actually, given Fu Yang's usual antics, cultivating the Primordial Realm would cost ten thousand merits at most, and purchasing materials to set up an immortal array was just a minor expense, hardly a significant price to pay.
Looking over in bewilderment, Xueying slowly lowered her feet and produced from behind her back a white gift box perfectly wrapped with colorful ribbons.
"Xu Zhongyi, well done! I'll put in a good word for a commendation for you later!" Platoon Leader Li said to Xu Zhongyi.
A bitter smile emerged at the corner of Shen Cong's lips. Increasing the purity of the Ancient Treasure-Seeking Rat's bloodline should have been a good thing, but such an unexpected situation had arisen. As for such spirituality, while it certainly lacked higher intelligence, it stubbornly refused to merge, even at the expense of its own purity.
Yan Wubian had no doubt whatsoever about the formidable power of the bone formation before him, because when he carefully sensed the outermost array diagram, a soul-shaking, terrifying aura continuously battered his soul.
The Lady Shaoshi had been waiting for those words for over a decade: "Divide the family." Lin Xiaoxiao cheered her mother on from behind.
Meng Bing thought for a moment and said, "Alright!" Then she gave an instruction to Yuji: "Do as I say," and headed toward Yibai Studio with Yibai.
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Her words trailed off midway, stopping abruptly as if suddenly realizing something. She gently covered her mouth with her hand, faked a cough, and turned her head away.
Yet she still harbored wishful thinking. Zhang Yun was the first boy she had ever fancied in her life, and so far the only one who had made her entertain the thought of dating. Xu Ya彤 did not want to give up so easily, but in the end, the flower already had its owner, and she had arrived too late.
Looking at the children kneeling beside her, Yang Qianhui thought helplessly, wondering if Li Da and Li Er would be able to receive her message during the day.
That's right, she had almost forgotten that the gift packs refreshed by the game every day had a time limit, and were usually tied to ongoing events. For instance, today being focused on boosting combat power, it would naturally feature a troop-training acceleration pack.
Who knows if Old Huang might get overexcited and launch a city-wide manhunt or something, which would easily expose their identities.
That strange man named Apollo placed the Kamen Rider Shocker No. 1 Ridewatch on the table, hesitated repeatedly, and uttered those words.
Although the current emperor possessed grand ambitions and great talents, making the Tang Dynasty grow stronger, in his estimation, this emperor would peg out in ten years at the absolute most.
Fortunately, the old steward managed to spread the favor evenly, giving every construction team a chance, which somewhat balanced everyone's feelings. Although inwardly everyone wished to monopolize the projects, once they actually earned that much money, there was no telling what jealous peers might resort to doing.
Hofu looked with a grave expression at the incoming claw marks, abruptly gathering his breath. A series of popping sounds erupted from his body, and his stature suddenly grew more than a foot taller as he let out a fierce roar.
Strangely enough, this Another Rider did not look like previous Another Rider monsters; instead, it somewhat resembled the rider form transformed by Another Zi-O... wait, Another Super-Gez.
Because she saw a massive secret in Mutong—a monumental secret—she was willing to throw caution to the wind and seize this opportunity at all costs.
"Of course, it seems they do have some understanding of these defensive chains, so naturally they'll stir up trouble at the primary defensive chain," Dokter said calmly.
Then, suddenly snapping back to reality, suppressing her blushing face and curiosity, she forcibly directed her gaze toward Jiang Cheng's chest.
After today's incident, let alone establishing a foothold in this circle, she would likely become a laughingstock in the music review circle for the rest of her life.
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