Chapter 62

The familiar scent of herbs drifted into her nostrils. Taking a deep breath, Nangong Yayun closed her eyes; she still preferred this aroma.

Because she had purposely provoked him, she made him a table full of yin-nourishing and yang-tonifying dishes to torture him while she was on her period, and even dressed so seductively.

"Let's go." Before An Fen could even tell me to get out of the car, she swung her left leg across to the right and hopped lightly out of the vehicle. Fortunately, one of her hands remained on the handlebars, otherwise I reckoned I would already be lying flat on the ground, chewing on sand. Since this was An Fen's protective umbrella, I had better not argue with her.

Although they might maintain a smiling facade on the surface, who knows what kind of intentions they harbored in private.

As for me, I couldn't help wondering: who would slip something very valuable off their wrist and just forget about it? What kind of important matter could possibly require taking off a bracelet? And right there in the pond, of all places.

Gong Moyan led An Xizhu to a relatively safe place, panting heavily.

"It's all your fault for picking this place. What kind of messy, unkempt people are even inside? These shoes are ruined, I hate it," Zhong Xiaofei complained.

Just when Dixi felt she had hit rock bottom, it was also the moment she was at her clearest. Yet, Dixi acutely noticed a subtle change within herself—her demonic energy seemed to be returning.

"What? The village chief is also involved in the black market business of Shattered Leaf City?" Hearing this, Dixi could not help raising an eyebrow.

True to my expectations, the place richest in soul particles was that pair of charred corpses under the chinaberry tree not far away. Now I could be almost certain that the souls lingering here belonged to the eldest young master of the Wang family and his wife.

It was precisely for this reason that we had no way to open it for confirmation; we certainly couldn't just tear the entire cabinet apart.

After two days of pondering, President Zhang still could not pinpoint the reason for this operation in his mind. It was precisely because he had no clue at all that, looking at the pile of money before him, he could not help but fall into a trance.

What Peter held in his mouth was simply too important. This fellow was like a divine thread, stringing all the "pearls" together.

Even while busy to the point of running off her feet, it still took her nearly a month to refine this first batch of medicinal ingredients, which gives a sense of their sheer quantity.

Acting as the holy mother, Xiao Meiniang did not kneel, but she lowered her exquisite head, palms facing upward in a gesture of utmost reverence.

The river water flowed within the riverbed without reaching the top; in other words, the lower half of this channel was filled with water, while the upper half was filled with air.

Qingfeng nodded firmly, displaying his heartfelt and unyielding determination to save the Ghost Butterfly.

I only found out while chatting along the way with this police officer that he was specifically in charge of paranormal affairs. However, he often had to cooperate with the Chen family—after all, given how vast the city was, relying solely on the police department could never successfully maintain stability.

Late at night, Zhao Qingran was sleeping half-asleep when she suddenly heard a few rapid knocks on the door outside.

"It's all because I was in a rush to come. The child already gets a bit carsick." A trace of guilt surfaced on Jiang Suying's face.

"I definitely choose the first option, and I'm bound to win." Chu Yang was breaking out in cold sweat; the pressure Yunlin exerted was simply too immense. Couldn't she say something inspiring for once?

The scene abruptly cut to a close-up of the fat woman's mouth. The entire field of vision was filled with nothing but her mouth, gaping open like a terrifying, bloodthirsty abyss.

Among the crowd present, there were naturally those filled with envy, thinking to herself: Lady Yinghui must have stumbled upon some incredible fortune to successively win the favor of both the Emperor and the Empress. I only wonder if this good fortune will endure, or if it is merely a fleeting flash in the pan.

Without waiting for Hua Panpan to react, Hu Qing wiped her hands, packed her things, and walked straight out of Hua Qi's room. Seeing this, Hua Qingzhu sighed. He felt that Hua Panpan's behavior was wrong, but since she was his elder, he had no right to lecture her, nor would Hua Panpan listen to him anyway.

Qin Wanwan turned her face, and upon seeing the other person's features, her eyes instantly curved upward into smiles.

Hearing this, the expressions of the others turned gloomy as well, and they all demanded that Xiao Tao give them some proof.

"You said earlier that you could locate the gunman without using spiritual perception. How certain are you?" asked Daoist Master Xuyang.

Had she known better, she wouldn't have tried to match auras with him; she really should have just ended the matter with a single palm strike. Xiaoyao Qing regretted her actions to the core, but it was too late for regrets now. Looking at that nonchalant, malicious face mere inches from hers, an involuntary panic surged through her heart.

Looking at Chen Ji's side, back when he was at the Jia family residence, he had modified a dog hole in his spare time just to make it easier for himself to escape at any moment.

"Brothers, it was I, Zhao Yun, who led you to your doom today. I will avenge you!" Riding alone on his steed and gripping his spear, Zhao Yun charged straight toward the city gates.

Jia Xu was also by Su Dingfang's side, brainstorming solutions for him, but Su Dingfang's forces were already backed into a dead end. The northern nomadic tribes originally held irreconcilable conflicts with the faction of Gongsun Zan that Su Dingfang belonged to, and the northern-conquering Luo Cheng from back in the day still struck terror into their hearts.

"Senior, please guide us to obtain the core inheritance of the universe-array emperor," Murong Yi said, his eyes filled with unwavering resolve.

The logic behind this was too complex for Yang Hao to explain in a sentence or two; he couldn't very well just blurt out that it was carbon monoxide poisoning.

"No, I... I came to look for you." Lu Qi's heart hammered frantically against his ribs, making him feel like a mouse meeting a cat.

After the few of them accompanied him in drinking some tea and making small talk for a while, Eunuch Gu rose and took his leave.

Mussa nodded. His prestige was indeed not yet enough to command universal obedience. Grandmother Catherina's support for him was mostly due to Yanaiyi; without Yanaiyi, he would never be able to firmly secure his position as the clan leader.

Hearing Leia's words, Uunqi couldn't help thinking of Annie once again. How deeply attached she had been to him back then, yet now that she had found a new backer, she had cast him aside like a worn-out shoe. Or perhaps it wasn't like that at all—Annie might have always had a powerful backing, and the only reason she stuck together with him for mutual support in Misty Rose Town was simply for amusement.

Just shortly after those array-chariots departed, a rumbling sound erupted from within the fog, and the mist churned as if boiling.

Looking at her resolute retreating figure, Song Yanjun felt a sudden pang in his heart. In truth, he had wanted to speak with her properly, but he never expected to mess things up so completely.

"You..." Du Yan never imagined that Song Yanjun would not trust her in the slightest. Her body trembled as an overwhelming sense of helplessness washed over her, and tears streamed uncontrollably from her eyes.