Chapter 82: Difficulties

"Miss Lu, you seem to have such refined taste—clearly you disdain mingling with us common folk!"
The sudden voice made Lu Yalan instinctively sit up straight. The familiar malice in those words made her inwardly groan: No matter where I go, someone’s always looking for trouble. These people must have too much time on their hands!
Perhaps influenced by Lu Yamei and Shan Pinghui, Lu Yalan had grown not only more confident lately, but her methods in handling matters had become sharper.
She made no attempt to hide her displeasure, frowning as she sized up the woman in red who had appeared before. "And you are?" If you’re here to pick a fight, at least introduce yourself first!
Tan Xiaoxiao was taken aback, her expression turning somewhat sour.
Lu Yalan leaned her head on her hand, sitting on the sofa with a relaxed air. She looked up at those standing—
Especially in such a tranquil setting, Yang Podi felt that his murderous aura was well under control. By his own estimation, even facing Black Dragon Emperor Tian, he could remain undefeated.
Han Shanggong carefully stroked the fabric, eyes narrowed and lips sealed. Her expression was so forbidding that both Luoyu and Luoxue dared not utter a word.
The next day, Zuo Qiu Xu hired a carriage to fetch her. This time, Jin Chengye didn’t accompany her; only Xuan Zhu left together with her.
Yu Zhao and her companions waited outside the city gates, where the Chen family, led by Chen Tiandong, had already assembled over two hundred people.

Wuchen had always been assigned to protect me. If I truly drove him away, it would only disappoint Qingsi and their earnest intentions.
Aunt Zhao suddenly laughed, lightly slapping the old man. "Dear, don’t you think you sound just like one of the landlords from town?" The couple exchanged smiles for a while.
Upon arriving at school, Zeshan Chunye first pulled out his phone to send a message to Miyazawa Mana about what time to meet and chat, then slowly made his way toward the classroom for class.
The spider jumped off Moody’s palm, landing on the desk. It seemed to have broken a leg, but it paid no heed, circling and tumbling about. Soon, several more legs snapped, falling from its body. Moody flicked his wand, and the spider propped itself up on its two hind legs, dancing until those finally broke as well.
Jiang Zhu turned around, using all her spiritual power to fly forward. She saw the Three Pure Ones, but did not utter a single word.
The two continued their conversation for a while longer, not in a hurry to leave the Star Dou Forest. Yang Zhentian personally watched over them as Yang Podi practiced flying nearby, wings beating the air.
I am grateful for "Iron Vajra’s" kind reminder, which allowed me to feel a sliver of warmth between people in this cold and pragmatic world.
In the end, my uncle, seeing he couldn’t persuade me and unwilling to be too harsh, simply patted my shoulder and told me to think it over carefully.
Shangguan Lan stood behind Zixuan, watching as he focused on packing. Night Road withdrew her smile, then touched her own chest and frowned.
The key point was that Li He hadn’t set any conditions. Even if you threw millions at him, he wouldn’t waver in his resolve to report Xu Jingru.

Earlier, on the way back, Sheng Fenghua had already informed Ye Qingge about Ning Minglie’s situation. Once at the hotel, she told Ye Qingge to remove her makeup while she herself went first to Ning Minglie’s room.
Inside, a burly man—well over six feet tall—set aside his dumbbells, muscles rippling as he stepped out. He twisted his neck and spoke.
Bi’an spoke as he curled up in a corner to nap, wanting to recall in his dreams the other divine beast he had mated with over a thousand years ago.
Haochen’s gaze rested on the wall. From the surface, it looked no different from the others—there appeared to be nothing unusual about it.
Ye Luo had found all this rather boring, so she hadn’t planned to stay through it all. She decided to leave after hearing the two perform.
So, this must mean they’re ready to make a move against us—probably because of what happened last time. I suspect they’re acting behind Hou Zhenyu’s back.
"Old Zi, what’s wrong? How do you know all this?" Danoaki looked at Old Zi and asked.
How could someone of such stature allow himself to be defended by a mere newcomer, especially in such a humiliating way as having his hat snatched?