Volume One, Chapter 63: Prince Zhong Suffers a Setback, Qin Bao Gets Promoted!

Ever since Ruxuan arrived at Penglai Island, she had scarcely dared to raise her voice. Now, to speak out in such a commanding tone showed just how furious she was at this moment.

As an old woman nearing the end of her days, all she wished for was simply that her descendants might live well. That was why she had swallowed her pride and pleaded with Jia Zheng, that useless man, to seek an official post.

Yet later, Jia Daishan had disappointed her. Despite her clear promise that Jia She would be well cared for, he still dared to submit a petition to secure an official appointment for Jia Zheng. In her disappointment and anger, she took it out on Jia She, granting him only an empty honorary title of First-Rank General.

Yan Daiyun said, “Now you have a legitimate reason to act. When do you plan to go find Du Zhengben?” Jia Zhengyi rose to his feet, full of vigor, and declared, “There’s no time to lose. I’ll go at once.” With that, he left Yunyang Road and made straight for Yunhe Road, Zhou Huacan following behind.

Qin Meiniang, seeing the emperor suddenly enter her chambers, hastily rose from her bedside.

With the clash of five-colored divine light, pillars ablaze were swept up and sent flying. The carp demon stared in astonishment, turning to the source of the magic, only to meet Hong Jun’s furious gaze.

A clear, resonant chime rang out once more, echoing through the misty heights of Dragon Tiger Mountain, invigorating all who heard it. In an instant, the once boisterous square fell silent.

“White as snow, smooth as jade—what a splendid figure you have!” Sheng Huai let out a sinister laugh and strode toward the bed.

“That’s different! No one knows whether the Celestial Foxes on the Qianyuan Continent carry human blood. Since no one knows, we naturally consider them pure! But now that Ruxuan has married a human, her descendants will indisputably have human blood—everyone will know!” Hua Xian exclaimed.

“Not yet! Who were you chatting with to get so excited? I could hear your screams from downstairs,” Fang Weinan asked curiously, sitting on the edge of his sister’s bed.

Professor Snape, apparently never having been so ostentatiously shown up, was momentarily speechless.

Though Dongfang Yunyang’s position was still rather close to the black centipede, when its heavy strike missed, it immediately whipped its thick tail toward him.

The bandits behind their leader, seeing him throw one of their own into the enemy’s blade, turned pale with fright and hurriedly retreated.

Sure enough, in less than half the time it takes an incense stick to burn, the field of blood-red flowers shrank back into the earth. On the next sixty-year night, they would bloom again in succession, leaving many who had not fully admired them to sigh in regret.

She had just deceived Jia Cong—Martial King had no interest in poetry; it was merely her excuse to give Jia Cong a reasonable pretext for being present.

When the emperor’s ministers resigned en masse to take responsibility, he was plunged into grief for a time, as if the empire could not stand without those seven pillars.

Dusk faded, and the silver moon hung like a hook, stars scattered across the sky. Yet in this place, such beauty held a chilling, unprecedented sense of foreboding.

Qingniao furrowed her brows, and as she drew her flute, radiant holy light burst forth in seven colors, dazzling the hall so that it seemed to tremble, as if even heaven and earth were shaking.

The tip of Professor Snape’s wand shot out a snake-like cord, binding Professor Lupin’s wrists and ankles.

Meanwhile, the people from Tianyu Entertainment became excited, certain that with Zhao Ying’er’s involvement, Chu Qing’s signing with Tianyu was now set in stone.

When Chu Qing’s car arrived at the Garden Square as guided by the navigation system, he immediately saw the vast crowds and heard the familiar square music blaring, the lively atmosphere further heightened by the occasional soaring song.

The spinal parasite secretes a special pheromone that paralyzes neurons in the brain, allowing the host body to be controlled.

When I was five years old, there was a torrential downpour at my foster parents’ home. A landslide rolled down from the mountain, destroying the village where I lived.

Li Hao waved his hand confidently. “This is the most reliable method. Our victory this time will lay the foundation for all our future development.”

In truth, he was not in Hong Kong at all. When he said he was on an outlying island, he was intentionally downplaying the truth; he was actually on the high seas.

Poaching the highly capable Stephen Bryan from Goldman Sachs had undoubtedly angered their board. The bank, which had previously backed Anping in the Unocal acquisition, now did the bare minimum. Even so, Guo Shouyun had no regrets.

She shot her a look that said “you’re doomed.” Xia Qi and the others instinctively distanced themselves from Shirai Kuroko to avoid getting caught in the crossfire. A gap opened under Shirai Kuroko’s feet; after struggling for a moment, she fell through, and the gap closed automatically. What would happen to her next, Xia Qi could not say, but she doubted Yakumo Zi would go so far as to kill her.

He hid behind his shield, waiting for an opportunity to strike, but a spear suddenly thrust in from the side, slipping under his arm. Though it didn’t pierce his armor, the blow nearly knocked the wind out of him.

Huang Zhendong quickly nodded in agreement. On the other end, Jiang Yanyang wanted to continue speaking, but her phone rang. Glancing at the caller, she saw it was her husband, Zhou Zhiwei.