Volume 1, Chapter 32: A Chance Encounter... Get Lost!

Li Chen pondered for a moment before shaking his head. "In business, it’s best to keep what’s in your pocket. I don’t know when you’ll be able to sell the salt or how much profit you’ll make, and I don't want to share the risks. I’m just a craftsman; there’s no need for me to do that."

"Then what do you want?" Lin Ling’er asked, frowning, feeling a bit indignant. Was he actually doubting her sincerity?

"A processing fee of five taels of silver per catty of refined salt, paid directly to me. As for how much you sell, that is your business and has nothing to do with me. Don't ask me to share the profits, and don't blame me if you don't make any," Li Chen stated.

Lin Ling’er gave him an angry look and huffed, "Fine, as you wish."

"In that case, give me a thousand catties of raw salt. In three days, I will deliver two hundred..."

"Keep accelerating!" Long Yue slammed on the gas, pushing the speed to its limit, but she saw in the rearview mirror that the enemy’s speed was no match for the car’s, closing in on them as swiftly as black ghosts.

"This..." Manager Gu hesitated, dragging out the word, glancing at the bustling infrastructure office before leaving the rest unsaid.

Liushan Town’s development over the years had been quite mediocre. Surrounded by mountains, the area suffered from poor transportation. Liushan lay deep within these mountains; as for scenery, any random place in Guangnan would keep photographers busy for days, but beyond that, there was nothing else.

"How is this possible?" The doctor still couldn't fathom it, didn't even dare to think about it—the fact that the other party had managed to abduct Chen Piaopiao right under the protection of his own team.

Even if there were some stubborn holdouts, Si Shan and Pan She only needed to kill Chao Ge to shatter their hopes; there was no need to decapitate Chao Ge and display the head outside the thick fog.

Li Xiang’s mind was a blank. Even now, he couldn't believe that Fifth Brother had pulled the trigger and killed someone; the entire affair was shrouded in strangeness.

After parting ways with Su Zheng, they waited at the restaurant for Bai Mo to call for backup. Later, Bai Mo brought a Great Saint from the Bai family, hoping to settle the score.

When Liu Chao, drunk and muddled, cursed the powerful gentry of Yongcheng for their rampant lawlessness, the crowd echoed his sentiments, denouncing the greed and cruelty of the Henan officials as the root cause of the rebellion, and the years of drought and plague in Henan as the source of the unrest.

Hao Lan was desperate for an analyzer like the AG model, but such instruments were nearly non-existent on the market. Even if one were found, it would be of poor quality. High-quality ones were likely only available to SkyNet, but their equipment came with brain-wave manipulation programs, making them difficult to handle.

The Ice Team had lost the arena battle yesterday, and the team battle today was what the audience looked forward to most.

I felt that Qin Yixing didn’t seem to want to tell the old man just yet, but given the current situation, I feared the problem wouldn't be solved if we didn't speak up.

This meeting was less of a discussion and more of an announcement, as Lin Yue had established an iron-blooded policy that allowed for no changes. The content of this policy was: Any outsider who stepped within five meters of the Yuan Cave’s perimeter without permission and failed to leave after a warning would be shot on sight.

Before I could even sigh, Qin Yixing suddenly shifted backward and whispered in my ear, "Retreat quickly! They’re about to set fire to the paper effigies and carriages!" As he spoke, he changed into a semi-crawling position, retreated a few meters, and scurried away, not waiting for me at all.

According to the seventh season’s League A schedule, after the Canglan team’s away game against the Shiguang team at the opening ceremony, the next match would be a home game for Canglan, and this time, the opponent was the Feiyu team from Kunming.

Yuanyuan covered her mouth, standing frozen in the doorway. Being fiercely protective, she felt her young master was being taken advantage of, but before she could struggle to do anything, Wei Jia appeared from somewhere, grabbed her, and hurried her out, thoughtfully pulling the door shut behind them.

Under normal circumstances, with their abilities, they could have escaped in fifteen minutes, but now they were burdened with two dead weights; it would be a miracle if they could even make it outside.

Was it because Su Lan felt that victory was already in her grasp, so expressing some emotion didn't matter? Was that why she was acting so arrogant right in front of him?

The very moment he turned, a loud noise rang in his ears, and immediately after, he felt a fierce ripple of vital energy chasing him from behind.

Could it be... that he thought she had such a good temper and was easy to bully, which was why he was joking so unscrupulously?

This hospital trip had been managed by Huo Sibei from start to finish. At this moment, he naturally raised his hand and chose the optimal combination without hesitation. Yilan sometimes suffered from decision paralysis; she glanced at Huo Sibei, and since he had decided, she felt at ease and stopped worrying.

He had been dead for fifteen years. Everything that happened during these fifteen years was revealed to him through the converging points of light.

Yilan blinked and nodded, signaling her understanding. But as she walked out of the hall accompanied by two guards on either side, she felt puzzled: why didn't Xue Xu need to return to the guard squad to explain what happened?

Of the eight princesses born to the royal family, only she, the eighth, remained unmarried, which made her feel quite anxious.

Once outside, he washed up and tidied his hair before heading downstairs.

Wei Hao tried to persuade them with earnest words; he didn't want any rift to form within the four-man team, so he had to explain things clearly. Ji Xuanfeng, Nangong Bei, and Bai Sheng all nodded slightly. Since that was the case, there was nothing more to say; going to take a look wouldn't be a bad idea.

Heh, it seems it was all just a dream. But then again, isn't that for the best? In that dream, hadn't he felt increasingly exhausted, wishing he could return to his former, peaceful life?

"Should we try the navigation again?" Father Han hesitated. Who knew how many more walls were behind the one in front of them?

When the Tiger Commander Ha Duo rushed back, the path ahead was blocked by countless boulders and massive trees, mixed with the corpses of demon soldiers and war beasts. There wasn't even a place to set foot; it was a scene of utter devastation.

"This time, I’m betting on those arrogant 'Eagle Eyes' of his! The stake is one trillion gold coins! Do you dare to bet?" Lu Suifeng looked at the somewhat dazed Yin Tianzheng with a playful smirk. Upon hearing this, the man couldn't help but shudder, shrinking behind the young Master Feng. There was no trace left of his dignity or the prestige of a grandmaster.

Time passed agonizingly slowly, as if a century had gone by, until finally, the red light on the operating room turned off.

Yan'er looked at him with a resolute gaze, refusing to back down in the slightest. Finally, Nangong Yan slammed his fist into the bed frame in anger, punching a hole through it, before storming out of the room.

So that was it. It turned out that Ye Zhixing was an internet friend of Dr. Er, and a medical expert to boot.

Although everyone wanted to see this arrogant young man get taken down a peg, they didn't want to see the patient come to harm, so they all let out a long sigh of relief.

Hao Yaotiao recounted how she and Hao Zhenzhen had seen Hao Li bullying Hao Xuan. For the sake of that brat Hao Xuan’s pride, she held back from mentioning that he had been pinned down and beaten, focusing instead on how she had thrashed Hao Li.

"Chu Shi, let’s go!" Hao Yaotiao glared at Xiao Yi, then turned and walked away without even glancing at Xiao Yaojing.