Chapter 57: Wolfish Ambition and Treacherous Schemes

Feng Ruqing put down the confidential letter in her hand, which clearly listed the evidence of the secret dealings between the wealthy merchant Liu and the "Falcon" organization, with every single transaction being truly shocking.

Her fingertips trembled slightly, not out of fear, but because of the surging anger burning within her chest.

This wealthy merchant Liu feigned cooperation with the alliance on the surface while plotting to devour the entire mercantile alliance behind the scenes—what an utterly ambitious and wolfish ambition!

Her gaze was as sharp as a blade, as if she intended to tear apart the surrounding darkness.

"Notify..."

Because of this, the atmosphere in the zither music performance area began to turn eerie. Fewer and fewer people came to listen to the tunes, while more and more came to "admire the flowers." The ultimate result was that even the performers on stage noticed the strange atmosphere, and, forced out of their optimal performing state, they wanted to see what was happening.

When dealing with such cryptic speakers, the best approach is to completely ignore them. Just as when you do not know what cards the opponent holds, you simply skip a turn; within three steps, they will naturally play a card.

Lin Chuxia tossed a few more pieces of firewood into the stove. "Mom, the Qin family are, after all, farming folk. For our wedding this time, the betrothal gift amounted to three hundred. I heard the family still owes debts." She did not specify whether it had been given or not.

Jiang Jin and Jiang Ling walked back together. Jiang Ling caught a glimpse of the red mark on his sister's snow-white neck. As a man, he understood what kind of circumstances could leave such a mark.

Cui Ling'er, whom he was carrying, seemed stimulated by the light, letting out a shrill scream before slowly regaining consciousness at that very moment.

Zhuge Rou grabbed Guan Qingcang by the arm and dragged him outward, yet the next instant, her movements came to an abrupt halt.

With the flesh turned inside out, a wound like Luo Jun's required stitches, but right now, Su Chen could only apply a simple, crude bandage.

Sure enough, as Liu Ci's thunderous attacks ceased, the army of evil specters seemed to have found a breakthrough. Without any further hesitation, they frantically scrambled up along the city walls.

Though called an insurgent army, they were in reality rebels who refused to submit to the fatuous and incompetent current emperor and chose to set up their own domain.

Xiao Wanhuru brought dishes from Gu Zhi's favorite restaurant on the west side of the city from the old days. When she took out the exquisite food container, the insulated lunch box placed to the side looked exceedingly shabby.

However, he did not do so simply because the current capacity of the Qi State could only sustain this many people. Any more population would drag the Qi State down; after all, Yang Hao had no need for slaves, nor did he need human sacrifices to worship the gods like certain tribes did.

It took a long time for Fang Qing to recover her wits, instinctively uttering a "Thank you." Her hands trembled slightly as she hugged the flowers, turned around, and walked outward.

Although the king was already dead, his dying behest still had to be observed. Therefore, the engagement ceremony originally scheduled for three days later would proceed as normal. As for the king's funeral, it would be postponed.

The cafeteria was on the second floor, located at the extreme western end of the school. Not far from that window stood a three-meter-high perimeter wall, which was slightly lower than the second floor, with a distance of less than two meters between them.

All the instructors rushed out of the cafeteria in a flurry. As they passed the spiral staircase leading downwards, they brushed past a student who had not yet departed.

Therefore, had Robin simply said "acupoint striking," Alice would not have understood no matter how erudite she was, so he had to use a slightly more complex explanation.

After struggling through untold hardships to shake off the pursuit of Ding Feng and the others, Zhou Yu was utterly exhausted and found a mountain valley to rest in.

Accompanied by sparks and lightning, a tingling electric current poured into his body, making him involuntarily want to let out a soft moan.

"Yes, I spoke out of turn. I shouldn't have asked. Master, please don't be angry." Seeing that Robin was somewhat displeased, the big gray wolf immediately and panickedly apologized.

Although he had long known that the mission assigned by Tang Feng this time would not be easy to handle, Bihuo had not expected to hit a wall right at the very beginning.

Yun Jie opened his divine sense and entered the sea of consciousness of the Aurora Star Soul. Wisps of green light spread from Yun Jie onto the soul body of the Aurora Star Soul, shimmering as the soul fusion between the two began.

Zhu Yueying said in pleasant surprise, "My father has arrived, let's go!" Saying this, she could not help standing up and walking towards the outside of the tent. Zheng Guozhong and Zheng Chaozheng, grandfather and grandson, were both pleasantly surprised and perplexed, neither knowing that the Prince had already arrived in the army last night.

This was the convergence of the willpower of everyone in the entire Holy City, transforming into an insurmountable, indestructible force that guarded everything.

"Hum—!" Xingye also operated at full capacity, her speed far surpassing Longyue's vehicle, except that she was moving in the opposite direction.

Miraculously, after the long sword left Xuanyuan's palm, it did not fall to the ground, but instead rotated sideways in the air, following the circular motion of Xuanyuan's hand.

"Auntie, you gave birth to the two of them in Taiyue, didn't you?" Longyue could not help asking.

They felt intensely exhausted; although the Myriad-Year Spiritual Milk could restore physical strength, it could not eliminate mental fatigue.

Jiang Yin's gaze was cold. Though he did not care, he still felt somewhat displeased in his heart and needed a vent. It happened that these people were all evildoers, allowing him to earn chivalry points while venting his anger.

"But no matter what, I also bear some responsibility for Dad becoming like this. Moreover, Dad gave me life twice. If not for Dad, I might have died under a truck that day. So I cannot abandon Dad; I must do everything in my power to help him recover his sanity," Liang Yi said firmly.

However, someone in Longmen City told him that Dragon Claw Peak not only had not retreated, but there were also many people in the back mountain of Dragon Claw Peak.

"Brother Ye, you—you are here too!" The man clearly recognized Ye Yunning and spoke in astonishment.

Lin Jing had called right after arriving at the hotel, leaving her direct contact information. Li Ruin dared not use the room telephone to call, fearing it might be wiretapped. He quickly logged into a community according to Lin Jing's previous instructions, successfully posted a message, hid what he wanted to say within the post according to the method Lin Jing instructed, and next came waiting.

Especially considering that Lu Bei's combat and offensive capabilities were already comparable to a True Immortal back when he was practicing the Heavenly Immortal Dao, what difficult problem could there possibly be that would force Xu Yuan to fight to the death?

As long as Han Ge's brand had not been ruined, even if the standard of his next drama was subpar, many casual viewers and fans would still pay for it—that much was certain.

Li Jinrong felt comfortable in his heart, and a smug smile naturally appeared on his face, as if the one who was shy and flustered just moments ago was not him, but someone else who didn't care.

Chu Yuman thought to herself that although he knew she had some connection with the Heavenly Fiend Gate, he did not know what she was specifically planning to do. Knowing this, Chu Yuman could not help feeling slightly more at ease in her heart.

Taking this opportunity, Li Longze continued to inquire about the detailed location of the Fire Clan, thereby learning that their current whereabouts were situated in the southeast direction of this world.