Chapter 56

A few days later, Wang Bogu hosted a gathering for his colleagues and favorite disciples as usual. By coincidence, every single one of their households harbored an undercover spy from the Brocade Guard, and the dozen or so spies happened to fill up an entire table.

Upon hearing those words from He Jingjun, Gu Lian'er's pretty face instantly flushed, and two patches of crimson rapidly flew up to her cheeks.

I looked over in surprise following his gaze, and found that the chessboard I had disrupted had returned to its original state, exactly as it was at the beginning.

In history, Dong Zhuo spent quite a bit of time and effort carrying out the deposition and enthronement of emperors. Right now, he possessed neither the "ferocity, cruelty, and ruthlessness" nor the "unbridled pillaging and debauchery in the imperial palace," and he certainly did not want to go through all the twists and turns like the historical Dong Zhuo.

"Such a difficult task? Could it be that your leader became the wealthiest person in order to use money to support the Southern Song government in the war?" Yu Sheng hurriedly asked. He knew that according to the normal timeline, the Mongol troops would invade the territory of the Southern Song during the period of their cultivation.

Now, with 3,513 teams remaining plus Andy, that made a total of 21,079 players. Yet the current number of Earth-grade equipment items was only a few hundred, which meant that the vast majority of the remaining players were still equipped with Purple Gold-tier gear.

That meant my godfather and godmother would likely refuse our engagement again, and therefore they probably wouldn't tell Yanyue either?

Because people had been moving firewood during the winter, the area around the entrance of the wooden cabin was a complete mess, carrying a faint scent of decay. Ordinary people were unwilling to walk this way unless they were members of the Chen family who had no other choice.

At this moment, Ouyang Xue, Li Yu, and Hu Yan were wading through waist-deep water. Ouyang Xue carried Yuyang in one hand and Tuoli in the other, while Li Yu held Tuoli's father and mother respectively in her arms, and Hu Yan walked empty-handed on their left and right.

Nearby, Madame Zhang was flushed red by the two people's actions. With a look that was half-shy and half-eager, she cast intermittent glances at them, a deep longing welling up from the bottom of her heart.

Ji Xianhua expressed that she simply loved this feeling of playing with people in the palm of her hand while they remained completely oblivious to what was happening.

When he was present, she was like an undeveloped child, exhausting all her gentleness by his side; yet when he left, she could suddenly become steadfast and reveal another side of her nature.

Those flight attendants gathered around the airport lounge area, discussing animatedly while staring at Su Mu and Su Daonian with glowing eyes.

There was no need to worry about any accidents happening; after all, Yuan Zhi had hidden guards by his side who would undoubtedly follow him upon his departure.

"Thank you..." Su Mu took the whole orange, staring at it with deep, unfathomable eyes for a long time. How was one supposed to eat this? Just bite into it directly with her teeth??

She understood in her heart that Long Lin did not truly believe her words; he merely saw her dilemma and her determination.

Initially, she had wanted to know, but now she found that Jun Duyou seemed to have some other hidden motive, and she suddenly had no desire to know at all.

Speaking of which, despite looking elderly and walking with a shaky, trembling limp while leaning on a cane all day long, Old Zhao...

"Am I really this lucky?" Jian Sangyun could finally empathize with the feelings of the employees who had won prizes previously.

Thus, he felt much more at ease, thinking to himself that it was merely half a basin of clean water. Splashing it on Xie Yunlin would at most result in a scolding or a beating from him.

Muyang looked up at that figure. Young—that was his first impression of him. Dressed in a traditional short robe with a long saber hanging at his waist for decoration, coupled with his black hair and dark eyes, he looked more like a youth who had traveled through time from the ancient East, resembling an entity forgotten by time.

"Do you care that much?" Diqi kept those words unsaid, glared at Chu Zhenjiang, and remained silent.

Chi Mu had known for a long time that she was pleading with the Crown Prince on behalf of the Shen family's shop, so his expression was rather poor. Seeing her arrive now, he refused to bestow even a single glance upon her.

The crowd beneath the stage also let out gasps of shock, clearly not expecting Chu Yun to kill a person. This violated the rules of the competition, and there was no way he could have been unaware of it.

It seemed that the storage cabinet in his mind was currently only effective for grain and food staples, while other supplies did not possess the weight-multiplying function.

"How is this any different from selling myself into servitude?" Lin Chen could not accept this feeling of selling his own self; wasn't this completely turning things upside down?

For several consecutive days, Shen Yuerong had been busy with her own affairs, and was nowhere to be seen even during the time they had usually agreed upon to dine together at the prince's estate.

Li Meng had already taken precautions against this. The snow-beast fur on her body could significantly reduce damage, while the Nine-Linked Rings and the Phoenix Feathers could also be used for emergency defense.

Brother Liu's thoughts were meticulous, a point Chu Yun truly hadn't considered. In order to more easily enter the top ten, the number of people forming alliances would definitely be substantial, largely to ensure that their spirit cores wouldn't be snatched away at the end.

Pushed to the ground by her, Selina felt the pain in her elbow entirely vanish in her astonishment upon hearing his question.

A mere gentle prick to her chest would probably turn her into a corpse, yet she was casually chatting with the King of Hell.

Guests arrived one after another before noon, and by the time the formal ceremony began, the entire church was filled to capacity. A long aisle was left in the middle, lined with fresh flowers and paved with a red carpet—perhaps this could be considered the most luxurious coming-of-age ceremony ever.

The four of them had nothing to say. Indeed, compared to a bunch of complete strangers, Ollie was relatively harmless. Though reluctant, they still lifted their feet and followed along.

She never expected to appear before him in such a manner. Because she had held no extravagant hopes, the surprise felt all the more extraordinary, completely exceeding her expectations. To be able to receive her assistance now—was this perhaps also the heavens favoring him?