Chapter 21: Reckless Accusations

Qin Yu ordered the madam to confess everything from the beginning and called in a clerk to record the testimony. It took a full hour to finish recounting the entire scheme. The madam did not disappoint Qin Yu. The whole process was seamless and appeared flawless; she even revealed several prominent figures who had aided her rise, involving officials in the capital. By providing sufficient evidence, she significantly bolstered the credibility of her confession.

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This ruthless aura caused the hearts of Ye Tianxing and the other two to sink to the bottom, leaving them feeling chilled to the bone. No matter what, under no circumstances must the beastmen be allowed to set foot on the empire's territory—this was Paning’s bottom line. Looking closely, that young face was already aging, with faint wrinkles beginning to appear on the forehead. Xiao Zimeng’s eyes twinkled with craftiness, and Jiang Hao, seeing this, secretly broke into a cold sweat for his master.

When the team stopped to rest that night, Chen Daolin no longer put on a show of deliberately camping apart from the others—after encountering the beastman party during the day, he had effectively already been under the protection of the Tulip family’s entourage.

"Light of Thor! It’s actually the Light of Thor, this water-attributed protective cuirass! This is a high-level enchanted item!" A look of faint amusement appeared on Anglie’s face.

Chen Daolin understood. The Grand Swordmaster had not lost his memory—but all his memories, save for those related to his cultivation power, had been shattered and cast aside, neglected and forgotten. What he lacked now was the thread to weave all those fragmented memories back together.

Wu Aojian’s reprimand stunned Jiang Hao; he had never seen Wu Aojian speak with such sharpness before.

"?" Yue Su looked toward Bei, the most mysterious member of their group, the one who never revealed his true face or true strength, and shook his head slightly, indicating he had no answer.

Xiahou Weijie certainly knew that Grey Wolf had gone inside; in fact, just the day before, he had even shared a chicken leg with Grey Wolf while the latter was scouting. He had initially thought it would be fine; with the strength of a divine beast like Grey Wolf, scouting the Sword Burying Valley—a ruin that had been abandoned for ten thousand years—should not have been a problem. Yet, he had not expected Yue Yang to show up after only a day had passed.

When the agreed time arrived earlier, Dr. Chi had let Zhang Feng come out to explain the situation, so he had remained there, standing by at all times.

Today was truly bizarre, as eerie as the wretched weather in Africa. Countless skeleton insects and aphids crawled out from the grass in every direction.

With a helpless smile, Lin Jie didn’t bother asking further. He took off his shoes, sat on the floor rug, and crossed his legs, preparing to meditate for a while.

Nearby, Fan Jia watched their clasped hands, feeling somewhat displeased, a dark look flashing in the depths of her eyes.

Wang Dahu stared with eyes as round as copper bells, finding it hard to believe. As far as he knew, only two things could stir up such bloodbaths: silver and power. Could you really create it?

Behind them, the shouting continued, and the price rose steadily. In a short time, it reached one million taels.

Fang Zhengda and the others looked at Chu Feng with mocking eyes. Wu Ming was the most formidable of the three leaders; if he truly outclassed Chu Feng, what face would Chu Feng have left to make demands of them in the future?

Before he could meet the figure, a black-and-white ball of flesh suddenly flashed in the air, pouncing on the sprinting Li Xiaofei and knocking him to the ground, bowing its head to lick him. "A-Bao, stop it, stop it!" Only when he was with A-Bao did Li Xiaofei’s mood improve even slightly.

Dangui laughed, and seeing Lin Zifu speak this way, it was fully confirmed that Lin Zifu was neither angry nor upset.

When his figure disappeared through the side door, the window of an ordinary Skoda sedan parked under the tree’s shadow slowly rolled down, and someone walked toward the spot.

Fortunately, Hu Yufeng and his team had been fully deployed. After a round of pursuit and interception, facing the peach wood swords, talismans, and spiritual artifacts in their hands, the zombie could not escape its fate of being destroyed. After cleaning up the aftermath, Hu Yufeng and his team brought all the trainees back to Qinghui Mountain.

"I am only telling you what I know for your reference. As for how to respond or what attitude to take, that is up to you. I don't understand international relations; are you asking the wrong person for advice on this?" Shan Liang replied after He Shaoqing asked him that question.

Shortly after the people left the instrument, a crack appeared on the black device. As soon as the crack emerged, it spread in all directions, and light began to seep through it.

With Lu Yingxue’s talent, he should have a bright future at the Jiangcheng Group and have no trouble entering the senior management in the future. Jiang Yi thought highly of him.

Mr. Hong looked stunned for a moment before remembering that there was a Green Dragon Society in Yanjing. Realizing that Ye Xiu might have misunderstood his identity, he quickly shook his head.

"Sorry, time is up. As for the handover location, we will notify you separately." Without waiting for Shan Liang to say anything, the voice on the phone said this immediately and hung up, leaving only a busy tone echoing in Shan Liang’s ear.

At this moment, the grey-robed old man trapped in the center held a primitive scroll. As the old man performed a series of incantations, beams of golden light erupted from the ancient scroll.

Wang Zhengyang and Wu Zhuolin immediately expressed their desire to participate in the operation, and Ouyang Ming and Sun Mingyue naturally stood on Qin Zhao’s side.

This voice had never appeared before, yet it was appearing now! Jiang Huairen took a deep breath; he suddenly realized that this matter was not as simple as it seemed.

After singing, Li Junjie held his head high, sat down beside Qin Zhao with a proud expression, and asked intentionally.

Nan Chun ordered the remaining thirteen hundred men to ride two to a horse, follow him, and head rapidly toward Shijue City.

She really felt as if she had stepped into the gates of hell just now. Looking at the man in front of her, Su Xinnan suddenly felt very estranged and very dangerous. Previously, she had often spoken to him with disrespect, but she had never seen him act like this toward her.

Cheng Yelan closed his eyes. Tomorrow, he would have to go to Cheng Yelan’s company to work. As a movie star, Cheng Yelan had received a week’s vacation, so he hadn't received any texts or calls during this week.

Cheng Yelan’s second training session was in the afternoon; this time, the training was on how to walk.

No wonder when she jokingly said she wanted to marry him, he was so startled that he spat out the tea in his mouth.

Saying this, she handed the porcelain bottle to Nanny Li and looked outside. The sky was gradually darkening; it was about time.

In Miss Ma’s eyes, Li Kou was truly a man who never joked. He would give a pleasant look to ordinary people, like his personal attendants, but if he were to meet someone with status, it would be extremely difficult to get a pleasant look from him.

The door was pushed open from the outside, and the massive Shattered Tooth strode in, like a moving mountain.

"When I was young and playful, I obtained a scroll in a rarely visited mountain cave at home. It was this scroll that changed my destiny."