31. A Mortal Longing

For his wedding, he actually hired a troupe for lion and dragon dances, creating a spectacle as lively as a Lantern Festival celebration on the streets, complete with the clamor of drums and gongs.

Seeing this, Xuan Luoli chuckled softly. With his other hand, he pulled Liu Ningyou’s hand and placed it against his chest.

Li Hongzhui had been in the greenhouse asking He Zao for advice on vegetable cultivation. Since the matters weren't too private, He Zao explained them carefully, and now she followed her out.

"Uncle Fu, where are the General and the others?" Having heard from Uncle Fu that the General had been unable to find work for several days, she assumed he must be struggling. She had tried every way to scrape together some silver pieces from Chunlan to buy meat for them, but Uncle Fu had been politely declining.

It was only Hao Ran who came from the countryside, which made Consort Wei’s expression soften slightly.

Lost in thought, Chang Ge Yue slowly closed her eyes. Her mind was in such chaos that, for a long time, she couldn’t even tell what she had been thinking about.

"Yes!" Hearing this, the steward remembered that Jue Ying and the others were also injured, so he nodded with relief.

Liu Ningyou suddenly opened her eyes and realized it was Fei’er shaking her. She couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief.

As for those who didn't want him to live, one could simply finish off Lou Xinlan and then watch him die.

Aunt Lu the Fourth was overjoyed. She couldn't stop thanking He Zao and promised repeatedly that she would never do it in private again.

"You two have been broken up for over half a year, and Lele has been single the whole time, and also..." Before he could finish, the voice of Haozi on the other end of the line suddenly cut out.

Anxiously, she climbed the stairs. The door was opened by an old man in his early sixties. Beneath his graying hair, his wrinkled face was framed by a pair of old-fashioned reading glasses.

Tong En stood there listening to the man talking to his son on the phone. The intimacy and harmony between father and son filled her with envy.

The very first time, from the moment she saw Tong En that night, a warning signal had gone off in He Xiao’s brain. It wasn't because of Tong En, but because of what was in Ji Siming’s eyes when he looked at her—a look that, even now, made He Xiao’s heart burn with jealousy, and from that moment on, it became the one thing she desired most.

"Give me a reason to stay," Yang Ning said coldly, a freezing chill radiating from his eyes.

***

Li Jinyu was truly unaware of this; neither Yun Jun nor Princess Yuehua had mentioned it.

Afterward, the five of them had a simple meal, and then Duoduo took Wei Wei back to the City Lord’s mansion.

Helpless, Yun Jun had to stay up late to handle matters concerning Mingyue. Before she could rest, Ye Ying returned after scouting the situation.

Seeing this, Mu Xifeng knew that these "finished products" must have had their consciousness controlled by some secret art, turning them into humanoid weapons that knew only how to kill.

Fang Yuan looked at Wei Jing with a questioning gaze, and Wei Jing nodded helplessly. Fang Yuan knew that this guy must be the toad who had been trying to pursue Wei Jing.

Watching the two waves of energy pass by, causing mountains to collapse and the island to tremble, Jin Shisan’s eyes widened.

As the most outstanding disciple of the Divine Sword Sect in this generation, Ouyang Zhe had always been unstoppable in battle. Among the younger generation, only a few, like Jin Zhantian, could fight him to a draw. Yet, for someone to force Ouyang Zhe to say these words was truly incredible.

What people must protect is not just the beautiful landscape of this territory, but the priceless warmth residing in every town and village. Some often say that the power of supreme experts is too destructive, and that it would be better if there were no such thing as "Fusion Power" on this continent.

After the energy contained in the pool water entered Li Yuyun’s body, it first adhered to her flesh and blood, then slowly merged with them, making her look like blood-colored jade.

They did not want to relive that death-trap situation. Although they already knew who the Grim Reaper was, they were still very worried that they would be killed once they entered.

Like many monarchs, Fa Mingtian did not answer immediately, preparing instead to use a sufficiently sound argument to display his wisdom.

The previous words were merely a superfluous preamble; what he recalled now was what most infuriated Sen Yun Di Luo Tian.

A demonized whip-master supervisor, several zhang tall, cursed while brandishing a snake-headed whip, driving several long-armed demon slaves past Wuenqi.

Suddenly, Tong Long thought: This guy has a point. As long as the green hills remain, there is no need to worry about firewood.

The transformed Beholder Archmage floated in mid-air, bright blue tears of blood streaming from his giant eye. The giant eye’s rank dropped rapidly by three levels. At the same time, amidst a swirl of magic energy, the ten eye-stalks on the Beholder each grew by one level.

***

Chu Haotian hadn't finished speaking when a mouthful of blood sprayed out. The fire giant within the array shrieked before shattering, and the figure of the Wraith Monarch was revealed atop the fragments.

Though he felt a pang of emotion, Jin Yuanbao remained outwardly composed, as if he knew nothing at all.

Jin Yuanbao frowned. Logically, this Gate of Reincarnation should be very tempting to ghosts, especially those tainted with sin—wouldn't they crawl toward it in terror?

Now, they could only wait for death, being constantly wounded, and their recovery was much slower than others.

Suddenly, Chen Cong waved his hand and led a dozen people away first. Following his lead, the other bosses looked at each other and took their own people away one after another.

Dajiao gave a bitter smile. Although the Star Lord Xinyuehu did not usually behave this way, he still felt somewhat trembling with fear.

The Grand Elder expressed great dissatisfaction. He had abandoned the refining of a spirit tool to rush over, but he hadn't expected it to be for a mere mortal object. Furious, he turned to leave.

Although the experimental zone had been established, the old fellows were still watching from the sidelines, or even withholding support, so their insights and realizations had not been shared.

He had managed to succeed so well not just because he was an Olympic champion; his brain was also very important.

Then, his voice softened slightly. "No, I'm not provoking you. I really want to know how you found out!" As he spoke, I looked toward Dakai. Dakai was walking toward Yucheng; clearly, these things weren't told to him or Dashuai. If it wasn't Dashuai, who could it be?

But looking at the irrepressible smile on his face, it was clear he didn't feel his life was as bad as he claimed; rather, he was full of a sense of superiority.

Having been desk-mates with Chuchu for a year, although I knew her words just now were casual and she might not actually treat me, I still felt very happy.

"Aren't you going to the bank to deposit your money?" Remembering the MM's instructions from earlier, I couldn't help but remind Mei Zi.