Chapter 143: Little Baby, Little Puppy, and Yet Another Uninvited Guest

"Such a cute little puppy."

Lin Xiyu also loved the puppy immensely, smiling as she chased after it and taking the opportunity to scoop it up into her arms to pet its fur.

"Puppies are prone to getting sick. We need to get it vaccinated."

The new store manager, Li Xiao, was quite experienced in raising dogs. He also kept a Pekingese at home—a little male dog with the exact same coloring as the female puppy his cousin bought, making them look almost like a pair.

Chatting about raising dogs gave them a common topic, and a few words later...

Powerlessly collapsing onto the ground, Ming Tian stared mutely at the child. Severely injured, he limped step by step toward Deyiao.

She looked at Ying in astonishment, not expecting him to still have the will to fight. She had thought victory was safely within her grasp after that previous strike.

Although he did not yet know what this card was used for, he felt that this Purple-Gold Soaring Dragon Card must be a valuable item; otherwise, it wouldn't have been awarded through a system draw.

As for Han Weiwei, she didn't act like a newcomer at all. Instead, she was extremely enthusiastic and even appeared quite professional when it came to stage plays. If not for her help, the rehearsals wouldn't have gone so smoothly, improving efficiency and saving them from countless detours.

Azami Nakiri had not yet finished speaking when a cold gust of wind blew past, but An Yi merely waved his hand.

Inside Zhou Zixuan's mind, however, ten thousand grass-mud horses were stampeding furiously. Why were there so many members of the Song family? If he had to exchange pleasantries with every single one of them, there would be no time to eat or talk—they could just pack up and send him right back.

Moreover, they seemed firmly convinced that no one would discover these strongholds. While the occupants of two locations had moved away, those at all the other sites remained completely motionless.

Yet, even for a living contract, the Lin family generously advanced them five years' worth of wages. What moved them even more was that the Lin family also pulled together the wages for the five years after that, distributing half of it to their children every month. Though the sum was small, it gave the children some money of their own and occasionally provided a bit of support for their households.

Lin Qingwan stared blankly at the ledgers. As expected, a business that could trade lives was not so easy to run.

Ning Yue staggered and almost fell to the ground. She stumbled as she ran toward the two of them, her eyes filled with panic.

Guan Ping was young and hailed from a humble background, having lived a mostly impoverished life. When he saw a table so laden with large fish and thick meats, exuding a rich aroma, his eyes went wide. Unable to help himself, he began to drool and reached out to grab a large braised pig's trotter, only to burn his fingers. He let out a startled cry, throwing the entire hall into peals of laughter.

However, he chose not to return directly to the Xu Family Stronghold. Instead, under Qin Hao's guidance, he arrived at the encampment belonging to Qin Hao and Xu Rongjin.

The slightly shorter sales assistant brought out all the newest dresses in the shop for her to choose from.

Before the murmurs of discussion could die down, Fang Zheng moved. Like a startled hare, he suddenly appeared right in front of Fang Huo and sent the murderous, ox-like Fang Huo flying with a single punch.

Having previously looked through the methods of alchemy, he knew that alchemy was extremely expensive, and many materials were practically priceless. Therefore, he wanted to seize this opportunity to rake in a bit more silver.

What on earth did she want to say to Grandpa Zhang? What were her thoughts regarding their past relationship?

The daytime light was not dazzling, but it was exceptionally bright. Through his lenses, he could only make out that glowing, tall, broad-shouldered silhouette—still straight and upright, yet carrying a bit more leisure and casualness than before, presenting a visually very comfortable posture.

Continuing forward brought them to the gate of the third-layer tomb. Li Mu took out the key he had obtained from the red-haired monster and slowly unlocked the tomb door.

Quite a few players also turned traitor. Sensing that the situation had gone awry, the County Lieutenant attempted to flee, only to be blocked by Zhang Fei, who had just rushed to the scene.

Fortunately, Yan Xiaoxiao remained completely oblivious to all of this. Jin Guangyan did not dare to imagine what would happen if Yan Xiaoxiao ever found out that everything that had occurred was no accident, or if she learned about her father... Jin Guangyan broke out in a cold sweat; he didn't even have the courage to keep thinking about it.

The leading Twin Star King let out a cold snort and issued another warning. His gaze flickered before landing once more on the two shattered corpses, trying to glean some clues from them.