Chapter 127: Familiarity

Xiaowei’s condition was caused partly by himself and partly by outside factors. After all, a child’s heart is fragile.

Yuan Xiangdie made an extremely bold decision. She had not been to the company for a long time anyway.

Summoning her courage, she announced to Jin Yuan, “I’ve decided not to go to the company anymore. I won’t even be going to the studio. I’m going to stay home and be with Xiaowei until he recovers.”

Her ringing, forceful voice reached Jin Yuan’s ears. It was like someone knocking on a door, each powerful beat echoing like a heartbeat.

Jin Yuan said nothing. He merely placed the documents in his hands on the table and propped himself up with his hands clasped beneath...

The most suitable candidate was actually Zhu Xizhong, but if that fool really came, I would be in trouble unless I managed to stay alive.

While Lu Bing remained locked in a standoff with those scholars at the execution ground, several groups of literati arrived one after another, falsely claiming to bear orders from the Ministry of Justice. Lu Bing rejected every one of them.

This was not merely a requirement for environmental protection; there were also more practical considerations behind it.

Xu Qinghe hurriedly covered his mouth. “Stop, stop talking.” He was so embarrassed he could have exploded. “I was really drunk at the time!” Otherwise, how could he possibly have said something so shameful?

I do need to deal with Brother Dong now before I can conduct business with peace of mind. As for a giant like the Liu family, I still lack the strength to confront them. I can only rely on someone else’s power.

But she clearly only had a fever now... Had someone neutralized the poison, or had she never been poisoned at all?

Under other managers, people without any achievements dreaded the weekend more than anything.

Only at this moment did those leaders finally understand why the Dragon-Tiger Celestial Master had said that the drought fiend was something no conventional heavy weapon could defeat.

That was also why the old fishmonger surnamed Zhu, having failed to force the price down, still dared to tell him to ask around at other stalls.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Feng seized the dead man’s left hand and gently pulled. The hand, not yet stiff, slipped free of the dagger.

Zhao Haiyun ate with some restraint. To her surprise, when Zhou Yi’s parents returned and discovered that she was there, the food before her once again formed a towering pile. Zhao Haiyun felt utterly helpless, but she could hardly refuse, so she could only eat slowly, bite by bite.

Soul-slaying sword energy continued to rain down, striking the Cauldron of Origin Laws back. By then, Feng Li had been battered beyond recognition, her entire body drenched in blood and her flesh mangled beyond repair. Yun Ruoxi watched her silently from a short distance away, tears rolling down her cheeks, yet she herself seemed astonishingly calm.

“Are you the magistrate of this county?” Feng Xiye’s cold voice rang out, making the county magistrate seated above stiffen as a trace of fear rose within him.

According to the usual rules, when the empress was unable to manage affairs, the imperial noble consort would generally take charge of the inner palace. Yet the emperor had bypassed Noble Consort Mao and instead entrusted the matter to Princess Antai, a married imperial sister. Anyone with discernment could see that something was amiss.

For that reason, he immediately went to Liu Town Hospital in the eastern district, where Wei Qiong had once worked, hoping first to learn what kind of person he had been in the past.

Wan Shanshan secretly made a hand signal, meaning that the money should be refunded and the dealer replaced. The croupier apologized and temporarily stepped away. Everyone at the table was excitedly discussing how Zhou Yi had won three consecutive big bets and made two million at once. Those who had bet big alongside Zhou Yi were delighted, but they were also filled with regret. If only they had known, they would have wagered eighty or a hundred thousand.

“Excellent. I hope you can do me this favor, fellow cultivator. Naturally, I will make certain you do not suffer for it.” Ying Zhi spoke earnestly. As the lord of Jingzhou City, he had already shown Mu Yi more than enough respect by speaking so courteously.

The Invisibility and Body-Concealment Talisman was, as its name suggested, used to make one invisible. This talisman was entirely different from the way Mu Yi had once concealed himself with the Ghost King Banner. With the aid of the talisman, a person could merge completely with Heaven and Earth, reaching a state in which the two were utterly indistinguishable.

“You little brat. If I weren’t showing consideration for your sister, I’d beat you half to death.” Having abandoned all pretense of dignity, Ling Shan glared viciously at Zhou Yi.

The sect master of the Heavenly Radiance Sect surveyed the situation in the hall and felt that it was no longer appropriate for him to remain there. He therefore rose to his feet and bowed with cupped hands to everyone present.