Volume 1, Chapter 53: Flipping the Table

Hearing this naive jest, Xu Fengchuo chuckled and shook his head.

In his heart, he was certain she would not succeed and would sooner or later have to come begging to him. Yet, as he looked at the girl's innocent profile, he stopped his hands from reaching out to touch her—now was not the time.

"Yes, yes, Lady Zuo. This old servant will take the Princess back right away. Everything shall be as Lady Zuo commands." The elderly wet nurse shivered like a leaf in the autumn wind. A person like her, utterly helpless and unable to even govern her own future, had no qualification to concern herself with the affairs of others. Everyone had their own destiny; blessings and misfortunes were ordained by heaven.

Changning nodded, made a gesture that only the two of them understood, and turned to instruct Fang Tongxun to immediately take the three of them to the hospital to examine their injuries.

"Then what methods do they use to provide protection?" Seeing that Jessica had not mentioned it, Lin Xia pursued the question.

When Chen Han, who had been mistaken for a martial arts expert, appeared, they realized there were fellow practitioners aboard the gambling ship, which might adversely affect their plan.

Feng Li pulled her into his arms, letting her tears dampen his clothes. Partings were filled with tears, and reunions were equally filled with tears—the same people, yet vastly different moods.

"Attention everyone, prepare for the second charge!" I said to all the Dragonhawk Knights beside me.

However, before his body could move, he saw a figure appear beside the unconscious Huang Mingkun. With a flash of cold light, Huang Mingkun was already decapitated.

"It's true. Look at all the water on the ship right now—all of that is the tears you cried. Say, aren't you amazing!" Lin Xia casually pointed to a few water stains splashed up by the waves and said to Jessica.

Lü Yunfeng's faction and the Wolf Striding the World faction were divided into two main areas. One part was the combat arena, and the other part consisted of forests and rivers.

"I would like to inquire about the whereabouts of the registered mercenary Ryuk. He told me that if I wanted to find him, I just needed to come here and ask!" Lin Xia said with a smile.

Additionally, the Empress Dowager, the Empress, and the two princes were uninjured. However, an acquaintance of Shu Lü perished in the blaze: Han Xueyi.

Zhang Fei also returned to his room and looked out the window. The moonlight tonight was truly magnificent, casting a bright and pure radiance over the earth.

"Guan Hao, how dare you!" Seeing Guan Hao's actions, Yan Meng'er shouted loudly. In an instant, Yan Meng'er's aura surged nearly tenfold. Her long, dark hair whipped about without any wind, her willow eyebrows stood on end, and her star-like eyes stared coldly at Guan Hao.

Bing Feng smiled and nodded, though he said nothing more. At a time like this, even if he spoke to Lin Yuanhang, the other party wouldn't be in the mood to listen, so it was better left unsaid.

The two walked back to the dining table together. Leng Yinian had thrown up almost everything she had eaten earlier, so Mo Shaoting ordered another serving of chicken porridge for her, urging her to eat a little more; otherwise, she surely wouldn't be willing to touch any food again.

Jian Su hesitated slightly. She truly felt that their relationship hadn't reached the point of intimacy where they could address each other by their given names, yet she couldn't refuse Ansel's proactive request.

Mo Chenhai looked at Shen Hanyu, panting without a word. Over on the other side, Amy scrambled back to her feet. "Yes, we broke up, but that's our business! What does it have to do with you?" With that, she lunged behind Shen Hanyu and bit down hard on his arm.

Upon their debut, sales of their first album had already reached four hundred thousand copies. As things stood, breaking the half-million mark or going even higher should be no problem at all.

"I won't go to the hospital!" The place she detested most right now was the hospital. Had she not been hospitalized, she could have stayed by his side all along; had it not been for the injuries on her hands, she could have remained right beside him.

Yet this matter was of such monumental consequence that Shu Lü had not been without hesitation. She had no desire whatsoever to attract the attention of the Emperor... but after weighing all the pros and cons, she could only advise her brother to report the situation upward.