Volume One, Chapter 48: Being a Leader Is Different

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I could hardly say that I had just been to Bian Meizhen’s place and had nearly eaten some “grapes.”

After thinking it over, I decided to say that something had come up at the billiards hall, which was why I had returned late.

But when I saw my cousin’s wife’s eyes, I hesitated.

I could not explain why, but I had the feeling that if I lied, she would know.

No.

I could not lie.

After mulling it over, I told her about going to Bian Meizhen’s place just now.

I left out the matter of eating “grapes,” saying only that Bian Meizhen had thanked me and that I had eaten a few dumplings.

After hearing me out, my cousin’s wife patted her chest in relief and said, “So that was why I saw you at the billiards hall this morning when I went there...”

However, with the appearance of the Electric Fiend, this fountain square had become nearly deserted as well. By the time Gao Mingyuan brought Song Qian and the others here...

After all, the power of that recited Buddhist invocation was immense. Ding Feng could faintly sense boundless true qi within the invisible sound waves. Moreover, Master Nianwu was himself an enlightened monk, so it was only natural that Ding Feng would think of this supreme technique.

Thus, An Yaxiu agreed to return to the Tang Sect and did not leave Gao Mingyuan any message.

Before Zhang Yuan could finish speaking, Yin Tianzheng had already shouted. Two guards then entered, escorting a palace maid.

Especially during the recent crisis, when the Yao Group had faced a life-or-death ordeal, the Gu family had been extremely tense as well.

She was merely somewhat annoyed with herself. She had been too busy lately and had never confirmed things with him before Zhan Bei left.

She walked over to the sofa, picked up the thin blanket lying on it, unfolded it, and gently draped it over Chu Mo.

When these monsters discovered that the Spider King was being burned, they shrieked and rushed forward to help. Disregarding their own lives, they attacked the silkworm moth; some even leapt up and desperately seized its back.

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“You couldn’t eat it, so you gave it to the Dragon King. Are you cursing him? It seems you not only have the courage of a monkey, but also a black heart full of ill intent!”

The lame man spat toward Lao the Fifth, then beckoned to the burly man beside him. The man immediately clamped one hand over Lao the Fifth’s mouth.

They looked as though, if anyone outside dared to force their way in, they would charge out without hesitation and teach those people how to behave.

Mao Gouwawa still remembered vividly the exquisite agony in his backside after Liutian had carried him and thrown him down.

His illness was not particularly difficult to treat, but one of the medicines required was extraordinarily hard to find. I had traveled to many places and climbed countless mountains, yet I had never found it.

The Flame Tiger Mound was where the tribe buried its dead, in the northeastern corner of the settlement. Buried there were not only the elders who had died of illness or old age, but also the young tribesmen who had sacrificed their lives in tribal wars.

Perhaps because she had not covered herself properly last night, Cheng Lele felt somewhat unwell when she got up that morning.

Lin Chaoyan did not share Xiyan’s opinion. She said angrily, “The ancestors mean for Lin Banxia to shoulder all the blame. Are Uncle and Lin Dongqing really blameless?”

Gu Shaoqing was already afraid of this girl. He had gone to great lengths to gather so many people early in the morning, while she was practicing, in order to pressure the Liu family. He had never expected that his actions would still be too slow, and that she would come rushing over.

Before Xie Beiming could speak, Duan Rongyin hurriedly took over, afraid that Xie Beiming might offend some important person.

“Don’t worry. I have some confidence in myself. Besides, I’m a doctor. I won’t make myself the responsibility of the Huangfu family head.”

Mi Cong genuinely wanted to see these things for himself.

Thus, when one of the females saw Yan Hao emerge from the wooden house with Cheng Anning held intimately in his arms and head toward the experimental fields, the interrupted conversation began again.

Uncle Wang owned quite a few houses. Several in this neighborhood belonged to him, and they even came with private courtyards.

The Lamborghini headed toward the nearest shopping mall on the island, but the beautiful scenery outside the window could not hold Wen Xiangyang’s attention.

Yet after mentioning the Heaven Stage, the man in black did not name any other realms. Could it be that the realm once regarded as the threshold of martial arts in that former world was the strongest realm in this one?

Until the year she graduated, there was still a rumor at Nottingham Junior Soul Master Academy that the second-in-command of Dorm Seven had been used and then abandoned.

Qiao Youyou also wanted to realize her own worth. Even as husband and wife, they could not rely entirely on him. A relationship in which both partners grew together was the healthy kind.

Leng Feibai watched what was happening from afar, his cold eyes filled with complicated emotions.

The one who was somewhat sly and fond of winking was the second brother, Wan Qiang. The more honest and slow-witted one was the third brother, Wan Zhuang.

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Along the way, Su Yu upgraded the genes of one hundred elven warriors, turning them all into second-generation super soldiers.

Later, Brother Xin told me to sit for the national college entrance examination. He said tearfully that it was the last of his savings, and that he had signed up too.

Only then did the girl realize what had happened. She glanced at the man lying on the ground, hardened her heart, and left with Lin Mianmian.

Liu Tao and his grandmother had arrived early. The old woman felt that, since cooking was the sort of work she had done for most of her life, she would feel guilty if she did not help. It was also her way of expressing her gratitude for the care the juvenile detention center’s staff had always shown her grandson.

But she did not dare stay too far away either. From time to time, she would lean against Lin Tian or deliberately bump into him to show her affection.

Everyone had been in high spirits at the birthday banquet. I could not help drinking a couple of extra glasses, and Fu Lingye had been drinking too. He merely glanced at me when he saw me drinking and did not stop me.

Ji Tianhua seemed to have already reached an agreement with him. When he saw that Lin Tian showed not the slightest trace of resentment, he was instead delighted.

Then, probably driven frantic with anxiety, he dialed another number without thinking. But less than a second later, he suddenly remembered something and hurriedly hung up.

After the others left, I noticed that Fu Lingye had not called me. So, after putting my things away, I went upstairs to look for him.

The hall instantly descended into chaos. Song’s father and mother tried to intervene but could not get close enough. They gestured to their sons with their eyes, but the sons stood with their arms folded, watching the spectacle with great interest.

I had just stepped outside when the elevator arrived. I quickly pressed the door-open button and walked in, but the moment my front foot crossed the threshold, I froze.

By the faint candlelight, Xia Changan rummaged through his suitcase for a change of clothes, then carried an armful into the bathroom.

The blacksmith shops of the Qin and Li families had just completed the entire order for Zhang Minghuang’s new agricultural tools. As the saying went, practice made perfect. Though forging those components was complicated, they had now developed their own methods, and using molds had made the work much easier.

Afterward, Perfected Being Linghe explained everything in detail. It turned out that points in the Misty Immortal Sect functioned much like currency. One hundred points could be exchanged for a mystic crystal. In other words, if one saved up one hundred mystic crystals within a year, one could become an inner-sect disciple.

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