Chapter Fifty-Four: The Clan Council (Part Two)

The young woman suddenly rose to her feet, her figure slender and graceful, her features quite beautiful. Unfortunately, a scar ran across the left side of her face, like a flawless porcelain piece marred by a scratch.

This woman was Gu Lian, rescued from the Black Bear Stronghold and the leader of this group of unfortunate women.

Gu Lian’s eyes were filled with hope and anxiety. Under the watchful gaze of everyone, she mustered her courage and asked, “Will we be able to marry in and bear children in the future?”

“Of course,” Pei Qinghe replied, looking at Gu Lian with a steady gaze.

“I-I-I’m saying, say it, d-d-don’t, don’t attack,” the man finally spoke, his stammer genuine, not feigned or born of fear.

This was a path she had mastered from birth, vastly different from the arduous cultivation humans endured — a stroke of great fortune.

“Pfft!” Ye Meng couldn’t hold back and spat a mouthful of fresh blood onto the flying shuttle.

After a moment, he noticed the turbulence had ceased, understanding that the shuttle had stopped flying.

“Aren’t they after money today? I’ll go, I’ll bring them money and meet these Five Tigers. Let’s see whether these Five Tigers eat me, Chai Hua, or if we stew these Five Tigers ourselves!” Chai Hua said with ease.

“Junior Brother, rest assured! Since you trust me so much, I will not let you down,” Moon God Xuan Sang said solemnly.

Of course, those who kept a close watch on the Night Demon Wolf knew this possibility was slim.

The entire mining area descended into chaos. All the overseers went to suppress the miners. With Yi Feng’s soul power sensing, it was easy to avoid them.

Just as the words fell, applause came from the neighboring seat. “Good, good! I never thought there would be someone in the capital of the Great Jin who would treat the Khitans like this,” Le Yi Yang turned around to see the man they had met earlier on the stairs.

“Thank you, Yi Feng, but it’s already a failure. I have no strength left,” Su Yan said with a bitter smile.

Of course, Li Mu only dared to say those words in his heart. If spoken aloud, suspicion would fall on him. Now, he had to feign ignorance and maintain a friendly rapport with Zi Xuan.

“Lin Xiang, continue examining patients and dispensing medicine!” The shopkeeper called back Lin Xiang, who had been sent to guard the door, then rose and carried a pot of peonies from the side table into the backyard.

“These injuries were all caused by you back then!” Liu Ye stepped forward, observing carefully before asking.

Items from the Tang and Song dynasties occasionally surfaced in the market, but those from Ming and Qing were mainstream. If anyone possessed artifacts predating the Han dynasty, they were likely the work of amateurs—who could possibly keep treasures in the family for two thousand years without losing them?

“Haiwei City wanted to provoke us, so we’ll see it through to the end! But now is not the time. Wait until the spring of next year; that will be when the city falls!” Liu Ye said coldly.

“It’s that reflective film on his body. When leaving, the village head specifically instructed to have someone other than himself test it,” Wang Jian explained.

These two conducted their routine checks several times a day, though the gender of the child had long been decided. It wasn’t as if the birth could be controlled at will. Sighing, she looked at her two sons and thought, “You two can quarrel all you want; it won’t change anything. Everyone knows what will be born now.”

“Everyone is here. All proceed to South Mountain,” Qin Gong ordered. The team charged straight toward South Mountain, dust billowing, horse hooves fading into the distance.

That way, she could secretly bear his child and continue being with Wu Dao.

Qin Hanyue laughed loudly, her eyes suddenly turning cold as she shouted, “Miss Zi Xuan, you have repeatedly defied me. Do you truly not take me seriously? Believe it or not, I will kill the Chief Judge right now.” She did not single out Zi Xuan intentionally; rather, this was a test to probe her limits.

“But—the fifty million from the Niu family hasn’t been transferred to you yet!” Ma Daocheng immediately raised his doubts.