Volume 1, Chapter 48: Heh, Such a Tsundere

In the living room, after a flurry of panicked fumbling, Elder Su finally managed to swallow two pills and take a large gulp of tea straight from the teapot. Ignoring his scalded and numb mouth, he instantly collapsed back against the sofa cushions and let out a long breath of relief.

When he had recovered somewhat, he shifted his gaze back toward Su Yixue. His expression was unsightly and filled with complexity; he opened his mouth several times to speak, but forcefully swallowed his words back down.

"The saplings have arrived. There are several hundred of them here. Let's plant the lower section first. Fusheng brother and third brother, go fetch the nightsoil. Uncle Wang, Uncle Li, Uncle Wu, and I will dig the pits," Liu Peng assigned the tasks.

Jian Xiake saw Bone Sprite lift the Azure Steel Thorn in her hand upward, and immediately, starry motes of light scattered down upon everyone.

After years of development, the most successful entity remained the group corporation. Utilizing the scale of the group corporation, all industries were comprehensively organized and integrated.

Feng Lin smiled and nodded, telling them to first tidy up this massive island, while he himself returned to Quan Bufan's side.

"What's wrong with the Jing River waters? As a martial hero, when demons come ashore to wreak havoc, naturally I must intervene," Jian Xiake said, activating his swaggering persona as he harshly rebutted Dragon Grandson's previous remark.

No, he certainly didn't want to die yet. Putting everything else aside, that red-faced, long-bearded giant alone had managed to suppress those three extraordinary and reckless fools to the point where they didn't dare to make a single move. Had Young Master Qin Shou not arrived, the only outcome probably would have been spilling their blood right then and there.

To keep the dishes warm, several covers had been placed over them, yet they could hardly contain the overflowing fragrance of the food.

Looking at her spear techniques, they were also exceptionally rare. One could see her red-tasseled long spear blocking like a fierce tiger, seizing like a heavenly eagle, sliding like rolling stones, piercing like a white egret diving into the water to catch fish, sweeping like a wild fire burning away the spring breeze, and thrusting like a single force prying up a giant mountain.

If Jian Xiake, Xiaoyaosheng, Fox Beauty, and Dragon Prince wanted to use the exact same move again to seal the giant bat chieftain on the sixth level of the Wild Goose Pagoda, that was clearly quite impossible.

Upon entering the city gates, Liu Ye met with Cao Ren. Hearing that the Prime Minister had already ordered both armies to cease fighting and had yielded Xuchang to Jingxiang, Cao Ren could not help being greatly shocked.

"Let's go, let's go out and have a big meal! I haven't had a proper good meal in days!" Cheng Jiachia jingled her car keys as she headed over to get her bike.

Nangong Ming stared intently into her eyes, every single expression of hers falling into his gaze. Did she really think her lies were flawless?

Because Pain knew very well at all times that the path toward becoming stronger was indeed never that easy.

People at the bottom led over two horses. Yu Zichen reached out his hand, while Qingrang lifted her skirt with one hand and placed her other hand upon Yu Zichen's. Feeling that his hand was as cold as ice, she didn't dare hesitate for a moment, borrowing his strength to mount the horse first. Yu Zichen did not mount another horse; instead, he led Qingrang's horse, acting as her groom.

Lowering her head, she raised her left hand. At the tips of her left thumb and index finger, a faint trace of black had emerged—a blackness seeping out from under her skin, flesh, bones, and blood, resembling an evil soul-devouring spirit from the netherworld, a corrosive black so stark it shocked the eyes.

"That was then, and this is now. Today I demand ten years of your time. If you leave for even a single day, I will send both your father and Mama Li to the Eastern Palace!" A nameless fire burned in Yu Zichen's heart. Clearly things had been fine just a moment ago, so why had they turned out like this now? Unwilling to speak further with her, he flicked his sleeve and turned away.

Although Di Jun knew of the conflict between these two, he still felt at ease employing them, letting them exert their efforts for him.

That being said, Ruoxin could tell that she still harbored a deep fondness for Guan Jingting. As she spoke in a quiet, subdued voice, her eyes were slightly dampened with moisture. Seemingly feeling a bit embarrassed by this, Ruoxin offered a shy smile, lowering her head to conceal her loss of composure.

Immediately under the Dragon Emperor's stern gaze, he slowly rose to his feet. Dragon Nine, lying on the ground, likewise stood up, patted the dust from his backside with a large hand, cast a deep look at Lin Feiyu, and walked off to the side.