Volume One, Chapter 36: A Gift from Lu Siming?!

Page (1/3)

By comparison, even persimmons yielded to the softest touch, so naturally she would flee toward Qing Qian’s side, where there was at least a glimmer of hope.

However, since Triss Tana had completed the brainwashing course ahead of schedule and achieved outstanding results, Gao Yang decided to send her to Africa first for some real-world experience.

In any case, Xia Yu could be considered their lifesaver. They treated “Xia Yun” far more warmly than they treated Xia Yu. That was not to say they were unkind to Xia Yu; they simply showed Xia Yun an unmistakably greater degree of respect.

After leaving the court, Yuan Su quickly stopped the nosebleed with the team physician’s help. When he was preparing to return to the game, he discovered that a progress bar had appeared on the “Punching Bag” he was wearing—and it was already completely full. Faintly visible on the bar were four words: “Power Fully Charged.”

“Once the pets have been strengthened, I should make a trip to the palace and raise the Magic Chef to three stars.” Jiang Yan rubbed his chin and made up his mind.

“Principal, is this true?” Xue Ya emerged from the inner room and happened to hear the principal’s words. She cried out in delighted surprise.

Yuan Su immediately bent down. Valercho had already released the basketball he had been holding, clutching his ankle tightly instead, his face plainly contorted with pain.

It turned out that this Shadow Membrane World had long since been infiltrated by an envoy of the Chaos Cult.

“High Command! High Command! Requesting permission to board! Requesting permission to board!” Huo Jin tried to sound calm, but excitement and a tremor betrayed him.

The referee called once more, patiently. Only then did he walk over to Lin Feng, preparing to announce Xia Yu’s withdrawal, when two voices rang out at the same time: “Wait!” One was languid; the other extremely urgent.

The director of the East District Public Security Bureau hurriedly compiled the information. It was passed up through one level after another, eventually landing on the conference table before them.

The taut strings of Lu Yanmo’s heart suddenly relaxed. He tightened the bundle on his back, lifted his head, and walked home.

Jiamu was rebellious, arrogant, and overbearing, but his fists were hard enough, and his temperament open and forthright. Whether navigating the underworld or roaming the wilderness, he could carve out a world for himself.

Page (1/3)

Page (2/3)

The Demon Sovereign was not willing to cooperate to that extent. He had no ability to appreciate such absurd humor, leaving Chu Lingxi to applaud herself. As long as she was not embarrassed, the embarrassment belonged to everyone else.

Fortunately, the person who had asked such a question was not a regular customer, merely someone who occasionally came in to try something new while worrying that the money might not be well spent.

The Demon Sovereign Jun Tang and Liu Ya were both renowned generals throughout the Four Realms, yet they were willing to remain trapped for life within the prison of their obsessions with love—tormenting themselves, blaming themselves, and never finding release.

She had not expected Du Qingyi’s attitude to be so resolute, nor that she would bring up what had happened at the flower festival that day. She had been in the wrong then and had nearly lost Du Qingyi as a dear friend. But this time, was Lu Youyou really going to bend to her wishes again?

Whenever she heard the old woman’s voice, an image would automatically rise in her mind: the woman holding a shotgun in both hands, calmly aiming toward the narrow doorway, ready at any moment to pull the trigger.

“Hiss…” Even after becoming a two-star warrior, Xiang Chen still grimaced in pain when his younger sister used that waist-pinching move that broke through his defenses.

She did not believe in gods or Buddhas, nor did she believe that ghosts existed in this world. But being suddenly frightened still left her trembling with fear.

There had once been Spirit Profound experts who believed they could fly through the heavens and burrow beneath the earth, fearing nothing. Yet of all those who entered the depths of the Sea of Mists, not one ever returned.

The water dragon made no unnecessary movement. It swiftly leaped before Zhao Yan, stopped in front of Melo, and merged into a stream of blue water.

After hearing Jing Qi say that the master of Lingyue was none other than Nalan Xue, Nalan Xue now “understood” what he meant by their supposed “old acquaintance.” She smiled to herself, then leaned backward into Yan Niang’s arms.

Nalan Xue and Yan Niang spent more than an hour choosing the fabric and patterns for the wedding dress before finally finding ones that pleased them both.

As for Kong Sang, Su Yan’s forces attacked with tremendous ferocity. The enemy had placed all its troops, save those required to besiege the city, before Su Yan, never imagining that such an army would suddenly appear behind them.

The two of them originally had no need to labor so tirelessly. It was simply that Uncle An had grown accustomed to following Mister Jing, and so he had accompanied him to Mount Pu Town.

Page (2/3)

Page (3/3)

Black Horizon was only a thousand kilometers across, yet it took San Bao and the others nearly two full months to traverse. During that time, San Bao climbed four lofty peaks. On one of them, besides such rare spirit fruits as exquisite jade fruit, he even discovered several blood lingzhi mushrooms.

There were countless craftsmen throughout Song County. Aside from items that could not be made elsewhere, anything that could be dismantled and reproduced was carefully documented and strictly controlled piece by piece. Once satisfactory items had been produced, they were sent to Huajia Village and put into use.

Lanxi sensed that the atmosphere had become even more relaxed and that Lady Wang was enjoying herself more both physically and emotionally. Understanding what was happening, Lanxi put on an even more foolish expression—more exaggerated than Granny Liu’s when she first entered the Grand View Garden.

Only yesterday, it had seemed that the family fortune had collapsed and that the curtain was about to fall on everyone’s gathering. Yet no one had expected the household to return to its former glory the very next day. The Prince’s Residence had opened its doors once more.

With a furious roar from me, two fireflies infused with three hundred strands of my spiritual energy shot forth like bullets, each streaking toward the evil ghost’s heart and forehead.

Who could have guessed that human schemes would never outwit Heaven’s will? Lin Yi had spent tens of millions over the past month, only to end up on the same level as Dai Zhihui, who had spent nothing at all.

After finishing his examination, Lin Shanghan chose not to go to the Internet café with the others. Li Yixuan had already arranged to take a walk with him once the exams were over. Zhu Zhishuang and the others slipped away to the Internet café to seize computers, and by the time they returned to the classroom, only a few boarding students who were in no hurry to leave remained.

So this was simply a cat’s temperament? Good grief, could she not have told me directly? Forget it. I will not be angry with her. She is only a cat, after all, and naturally knows nothing of human relationships and social conventions.

A certain young prince was not nearly so fortunate. After showing off his authority, he was scolded and ordered to squat outside.

Ye Feifan gazed into the distance. He had discovered long ago that an enormous mineral deposit lay beneath his feet, but it was buried rather deeply, and he feared it would take quite some time to reach.

Even an injured Perfected One Baihua was not someone people like them could casually provoke.

Page (3/3)