Chapter 31

Moreover, judging by the two men’s appearances, Ye Lin could have someone investigate who else might come looking for trouble. Even if they did come, Ye Lin had nothing to fear, but there was no harm in knowing what to expect.

You must think I was about to feast my eyes, but let me tell you—you guessed wrong! It was only then that I discovered that beneath Zhang Jingjing’s seemingly alluring, fair, and delicate body lay the most nauseating sight in the world. Her organs had already rotted away, and beneath that transparent skin writhed countless maggots.

As soon as he finished speaking, Dugu Mingyue and Qin Nishang both paused, clearly caught off guard by Su Chen’s sudden suggestion.

Su Chen first booked a room at a hotel, then went to a nearby restaurant for a meal.

With that, the two exchanged a smile and walked hand in hand toward the sports field.

This was no Frostsnow Mountain. It had more than a hundred disciples alone, including over twenty innate experts. With such strength, no one could conquer it unless several second-rate sects joined forces—or a first-rate sect personally intervened.

Controlling the flames with such precision that they burned through only part of the body, creating a penetrating wound, was something an ordinary person could never accomplish. Only a martial artist or an ability user could do it.

Naturally, this sort of thing had not happened just once. From Li Sanhan’s tone, it was an established practice.

Aegon took the letter and noticed that the wax seal had already been broken. He did not know whether it had been opened by Grand Maester Pycelle, who was responsible for receiving letters in King’s Landing, or whether Jaime had secretly opened it to pry into the Night’s Watch’s secrets.

Passing the blame and trying to prove that one had done nothing wrong were human instincts; pushing one’s luck was a survival instinct. But this time, not only was the new objective difficult to achieve in itself, if a miracle occurred and Robb believed that the wildlings posed no threat to the North, abandoning his journey north to investigate personally, it would completely derail all the plans that followed.

“Jingjing, this villa is nice and all, but we can’t even go out to have fun. It’s so depressing!” Han Bing complained.

At the side, Yuan Long spat blood once more. When a wall fell, everyone pushed it down. Now that Yuan Long had been defeated, even the Witch Clan had taken Tang Fei’s side. Clearly, they were destined to swallow this bitter loss today; there was no longer any possibility of dealing with Tang Fei.

The flames erupted, and the two men, blasted into the air by the shock wave, instantly collided. Their fists and feet rained down upon each other like a torrential storm. At that very moment, Nie Feng had once again donned the Flame Demon Scorching Battle Armor, but even so, Mie Cangsheng’s punch still pierced through the armor and reached Nie Feng’s body.

Yet Zeng Hao simply could not understand why the other party treated him so well—not only rescuing him, but also explaining so much about the Spirit-Devouring Mantis.

In Beidu, few forces would dare touch his family. Apart from the Nangong, Ouyang, and Zhang clans, the only family that had a grudge against his own was the Nangong clan. But what reason could they have to harm his son? Had they really gone to such lengths over that parcel of land? Wang Xinlong thought through every possibility.

Fu Yu was unwilling at first, but after several people urged him repeatedly, he reluctantly produced five jade bottles, each containing ten pills—fifty in all. That was practically the entirety of his savings accumulated over the years, and handing them over all at once made his heart ache.

For the sake of safety, Chen Yidao sent someone to try again. This time, they succeeded. He had two of his men, both excellent swimmers, put on diving equipment and sneak into the river with a box of drugs. They successfully left the Golden Triangle and reached Huaguo.

Jinniang smiled and was just about to withdraw when the Second Madam glanced over with effortless elegance. Her eyes were clear and cold, yet carried an icy sharpness, as though they could see straight through a person’s heart. Jinniang instinctively fell silent, lowered her eyes slightly, and quietly retreated.

The young man wore an arrogant expression and barked orders as though everyone else were beneath him. But the other three treated him as if he were invisible, not even bothering to acknowledge him. The young man immediately flew into a rage.

“Rather, I cut myself with a knife.” Leng Huatang cast a look at Leng Huating that seemed to brim with boundless envy, then turned toward the prince and spoke.

Just before entering the backstage area, they encountered a mature man dressed in an avant-garde style. Someone carrying a video camera followed behind him. Chen Lin did not recognize the man and assumed he was merely a recording worker from the association, so he paid him no attention. However, he clearly felt Pan Min’s body tremble when the man brushed past him.

Their position overlooking the area gave the government troops a decisive advantage. They could easily locate their targets, approach in silence, and take their lives before the enemy had time to react. In truth, the sentries below never guarded their backs at all. Who could have imagined that deadly enemies might emerge from within their own stronghold?

By October, the weather in Huazhou had turned cold, and snow had already begun falling in some places. The annual preparations for disaster relief had begun once again.

Word spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. Though the distance was only about three kilometers, by the time they reached the entrance to Qi Hao’s hospital, nearly six or seven thousand people had already surrounded the place, while even more were hurrying toward it from afar.

As a broker, You Song naturally knew the current exchange ratio between gold and silver. The price was quite fair, so after carefully examining the seal stamped upon it, he reached out to accept the banknotes.

The Second Elder was somewhat worried about Liu Dingtian. Although he did not know what had passed between them, judging from Lan Yuxue’s behavior that morning, something had definitely happened between the two.