Chapter 42

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Only then did the Venerable of that clan discover, through his communion with the Heavenly Heart, that something was wrong with the laws governing heaven and earth.

Even before the weather turned cold, he would worry that she might freeze and send people to make her clothes from the finest furs. In summer, carts piled high with ice were sent into her bedchamber, for fear she would be unable to bear the heat.

Upon hearing the voice, the black-clad man at the head of the group shouted and immediately swung the muzzle of his gun behind him.

Moreover, he had never intended to use the bones of the Ancient Tyrant Heart Master to repel his enemies. Not only that, he could even activate the artifact refined from those human bones, making it glow and causing it to explode at any moment.

The earth is the mother of all things, nurturing every living creature. Its power can naturally nourish the human body, as well as all plants and other forms of life. Such power was difficult to grasp—seemingly present and yet absent, ethereal and elusive. But once sensed and guided throughout the body, it could bring about inconceivable changes.

She suddenly smashed the teacup against the floor. Fragments flew everywhere, and the unfinished tea splashed onto her skirt, leaving behind a stain.

After breakfast, Ning Feng left the house and went to the parking lot. Seeing the BMW parked there, he opened the door, got in, and drove off to work in a flash.

He knew that domineering aura was not omnipotent and ultimately had many limitations. At present, he could only rely on his trained senses and the heightened instincts of the human body in a crisis to judge the level of danger.

But the Chief Steward was, after all, a peerless expert. Such power could not kill him, nor even seriously injure him. It merely left a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth and caused a slight disturbance in his internal organs.

“It’s just a pity that the Skeleton General has no soul. Otherwise, he should be even stronger, and I wouldn’t have to split my attention to command him,” Xia Fan thought to himself.

“Mother! You don’t know this, but most of Qingfeng Pavilion’s signature dishes were created by the cooks from Little Sister Ye’er’s family, following the guidance she gave them. Even the chefs at Qingfeng Pavilion learned their skills from her family!” Yuan Haiqing said proudly.

“Huh? Why does that sound so familiar?” Gu Ye looked at her teasingly, a smile curling at the corners of her mouth.

By then, her headache had grown increasingly severe. As she had done several times before, she could only curl up on the bed, press her arm heavily against her forehead, and drift into a hazy sleep with her eyes closed.

“Give up. You’re no match for me.” Sun Haochi saw that his opponent was preparing to concede, so he deliberately provoked him with arrogant words, trying to goad him into fighting.

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Sure enough, the people under Meiniang’s command secretly burst out laughing at the scene, while Meiniang’s originally rosy face turned redder than a bottom.

The way ahead was cleared by Dantai Yuqin, while Su Xin had not needed to lift a finger and merely had to keep running behind them. Thus, although Su Xin was supposedly escorting Dantai Yuqin and the others, it was difficult to say who was actually protecting whom.

Suddenly, Han Qianyu noticed several extremely familiar figures. Before he could think it through, those people were already walking toward him.

The people introducing Li Minshu were either wealthy businessmen or heirs to rich families. Every one of them was loaded. Money might not necessarily buy happiness, but without money, one was unlikely to be happy.

Meng Yi was a straightforward man. The moment he heard that his salary would be docked, and remembered that his family fortune had already been drained, sorrow immediately welled up inside him.

“Without mutual understanding, there can be no communion of souls. Everyone turns against everyone else and slaughters one another, creating the suffering of this world, only to be swept into that suffering themselves.

Zhuang Yuan figured that if he were allowed to make a suggestion, the first thing he would propose was changing the revenue-sharing ratio. Any suggestion would do—money was wonderful, after all.

Once, while practicing his marksmanship, he had found a black python one rank above him to spar with. It had crushed eight of his ribs. That had been far more painful than this.

Duo Wei shrugged helplessly. Gu Shanghuai’s resolute expression told him plainly that Star Dream would never be sold. He still did not know why Gu Shanghuai had agreed to that transaction with him in the first place.

After returning, she had not brought these matters up in her daily life because of the special nature of her work. Now that everything had finally settled, it was time to make it all up to her.

This time, Chun Chi was the one left stunned. She had thought Xia Qianjiao would answer, “A profusion of flowers,” but he had unexpectedly said, “The land and mountains.”

After all, they had assumed that someone from the Xiang family had entered Xianyang City, learned of their predicament, and wanted to contact them. So he had merely exchanged a greeting with Xiang Yu before leaving.

Playing repeatedly in his mind was the sight of Jiang Li striking down Lin Qingru’s slap, as well as the kick he had forced himself to deliver despite his injured waist when the local tycoon came charging over.

When Lin Wan and Qin Hongtao returned with breakfast, they discovered that Luo Jianye had already left. Lin Wan could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

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Manjing naturally had no objection, so the two of them headed toward the nearest noodle shop. Before they reached their destination, however, Manjing spotted a familiar, graceful figure ahead.

Pei Yu pretended to pace back and forth a few times, then softly recited a seven-character love poem about spring.

The three women from the mother-in-law-and-daughter-in-law household had previously visited the Huang family as guests. Although everyone had appeared warm and delighted on the surface, the atmosphere had ultimately been less harmonious than before.

Gu Chen was overjoyed. He laughed, his heart filled with soaring ambition. The moment he thought of Xingyun’s ugly face, anger rose within him.

“What’s wrong with asking my father to back me up? Your father still can’t beat mine, and you even had to come pick on me to regain your pride…” Song Chengguang muttered back indignantly, striking straight at the place in Shi Yu’s heart where she felt most unwilling to yield.

Even so, she still worried. Compared with having Song Yuanhuan right before her eyes, seeing him only once a year naturally left his mother both guilt-ridden and anxious. He was a soldier, after all, and his missions were dangerous.

Cattail, in particular, was nearing the high-school entrance examination, so she had been working harder than ever lately. Her wish was naturally to be admitted to No. 1 High School in the city. That way, she, Manjing, and Guo Hong would once again attend the same school.

Ran Luoxue folded her arms and looked around. Green trees cast shade everywhere. Although it was the height of summer, the place was filled with a refreshing coolness that soothed the mind and spirit.

Lin Poxing, by contrast, knew that he had run into an immovable obstacle and would not escape death. He was so terrified that he collapsed onto the ground, unable to stand again.

Tang Wei was astonished. She had never imagined that Dong Ruohan had hidden herself so deeply. It seemed she really had wronged Aili.

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