Chapter 98: The Roar

"How could this be!"
"It's Brother Xiao!"
"Why does it have to be Brother Xiao!"
Bao Meiyu stood frozen in place, crying out in disbelief.
Her ten fingers dug deep into her own flesh.
There could be no mistake; that was the Brother Xiao she had longed for day and night.
...

Qin Fengyi sat down and stared at Fu Hao for a full quarter hour. Fu Hao simply went on pouring his own drinks and eating his fill, as though Qin Fengyi were not there. After that, Qin Fengyi said nothing, rose, and left.

Tang Qian got out of the car beneath a hillside mansion. A dazzling line of luxury cars was parked at the entrance; the gates stood wide open, and inside, banquet tables stretched in rows. Every seat was taken, the hall was packed with honored guests, and lanterns and festoons adorned the place, making it clear at a glance that a wedding celebration was under way.

Those words were indeed fierce enough, but set against his hurried comings and goings, they seemed to lose some of their edge.

Dayang, on his own initiative and with remarkable natural ease, took the lead and turned the tables. "Grandpa, sit down! Grandpa, would you like some tea? Some pastries?" His fawning display was so excessive that even his father, Qin Fengyi, nearly spat out his breakfast.

At first, of course, there were those who were unwilling, and anyone who truly did not want to was not forced. But anyone willing to serve as a soldier would still receive a monthly stipend, and their family would be exempt from the grain tax. On those terms, quite a few were willing. Still, willingness was not enough; physical condition mattered too. Qin Fengyi had already told Zhang Yi: if you were going to choose, choose properly. Don't just make up the numbers.

If this blew up, putting the entire city at risk of a massive manhunt aside, if things truly went wrong, who knew whether that girl Jianna would bear a grudge and refuse to help later, or even turn on them? That would be far more trouble than it was worth.

But Yan Manman also knew that making a huge fuss over this matter would do Yang Huaili and her marriage absolutely no good. In the end, the one who might profit from it was probably Ye Jiarou.

A whole year had already passed. She had originally thought he would have put her out of his mind. That expectation proving false left her unsure whether to feel relieved or uneasy.

"I know!" Ye Tianyu knew better than anyone that she was not Wen Jing. Her temperament was not even very much like Wen Jing's. His A Jing would not be this irritable, nor would she fight with others, let alone go so far as to take a life.

It had to be said that Qin Fengyi, in both temperament and courage, was very much like his mother.

At this moment, her hand was pitch-black, and her sharp nails were wickedly keen. Her normally rounded fingers now looked as though only bone remained beneath the skin, a truly horrifying sight.

How could he not be happy? Now that this team had CQ and CQ-A, weapons much like the AR series they were familiar with, and with the shrinking circle no longer hanging over them like a curse, Chen Ze was confident he could grind these Qing troops down to the last man, even though they were still using black powder as propellant.

Speaking of this, one had to mention that in the primordial age of the Eternal Divine Realm, anyone who could become the city lord of a region, especially among the giant shaman clans, had considerable strength and backing. According to the Earth Spirit's account, in the age when heaven and earth were first divided, the world had two great powers: one clan occupied the heavens, and another occupied the earth.

At this moment, Ling Tian was hurrying to school because Leng Xue was looking for him to discuss something. This left Ling Tian utterly helpless, though he said nothing and simply took a taxi over.

Murong Susu's bust was one size larger than hers, so the gown would not fit her properly. What was to be done?

If Ye Fei had merely gone to the casino to test the waters, Cao Yiwen absolutely would never have taken him to such an important place as the base.

Ten minutes later, he could already see the light on the water's surface; he had likely been beneath the pool for about forty minutes.

Perhaps they could do nothing to help with the intrigue and deception of the business world, but what the Tang family needed resolved now were internal matters.

Cheng Kejin touched his nose and said that, looking at Xu Wei being so considerate, his smile grew even brighter.

"Let's see how long you can hold out!" Yang Yulei's voice came through coldly. At the same time, he struck out with his blade once more.