Chapter 40: Caught in the Act

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“Not freedom alone. I can give you so much more… Are you truly willing to spend your entire life as a man’s plaything?

“By doing this, he would not only avoid being branded a rebellious minister, but could even become a meritorious servant who helped stabilize the nation. Shi Tuo is in.”

“What’s so remarkable about Xiao Yong? How did he manage to win that girl’s esteem?” Seeing how well Shen Xiaoyong was doing now, Madam Zhuang felt profoundly resentful.

“Fourth Brother! How are you? Fourth Brother, Fourth Brother?” She called for a long while without receiving any response. When she turned around, she found that he had fallen asleep without a care in the world.

“Brother, I’m not like you. You can choose, but I have no choice.” John spoke in a low voice, as if muttering in a dream.

Madam Liu smiled and said nothing. Leaning against Xiao Yichen’s chest, she closed her eyes, but the hand hidden within her sleeve had clenched into a fist.

No wonder the name had sounded so familiar when he first heard it. So this was the fellow disciple who had recently become famous throughout the Outer Sect after achieving an outstanding result in the Divine Martial Tower.

Nalan Ruoruo looked at A Zhu, and for a fleeting moment, it was as though she saw herself before she had become a mission-taker.

After the number reached fifty, however, the flow of people entering slowed considerably. After all, all the complimentary drink places had already been taken.

When his voice fell, all the old ministers lowered their heads in unison. The Right Chancellor pressed his lips together and likewise said no more.

Zhu Ling knew that Chancellor Cao had already formed a prejudice against him, and that no matter how hard he tried, it would be difficult to change his mind. He therefore placed his hopes on the Cao family’s younger generation, yearning to establish ties with Madam Bian and Bian Bing.

The complicated emotions from before were gradually being dissolved and extinguished. Why? Because he knew why he existed.

Red light rippled across the scroll. Like the Third Kazekage, the Third Mizukage was pinned down by the Ink Tiger and sealed into the scroll, powerless to move again.

“Fine!” Ju Guilong gritted his teeth. “Things have come to this. Either he dies, or we do.” Naturally, he was unwilling to die, so the only option was for the other side to perish.

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After leaning on a cane, he began referring to himself as “this old man,” and scarcely went three sentences without mentioning “this old man.” Clearly, he had become somewhat addicted to it.

“No!” Lei Ming shouted as he crawled out of the artificial mountain cave. The imperial examination was the very foundation of his life.

As evening approached, Shiranui Genma, Aoba Yamashiro, and Iwaheki Tatsumi set down their work and came to an open space near the Hokage Building, where they briefly practiced the Flying Thunder Formation Technique.

These two nearly invincible figures at this stage had been dispatched here in such haste by the Realm Lord. Presumably, they had come simply to keep the situation under control.

Perhaps, compared with portals such as Sina, Sohu, and NetEase, which had already gone public and attracted widespread attention from society…

Steam rose from the tea. Within moments, however, it gradually ceased to curl upward. Just then, the camp curtain stirred, and a streak of escaping light flashed by. Chen Yang had already returned to his seat. He lifted the teacup and took a sip.

The leader of the assassins had avoided a fatal wound, but he was still struck by Su Huiyin’s sword light and the giant softshell turtle’s claws, causing blood to pour from his mouth without end.

I hope to contribute whatever small strength I can during Sohu’s listing and its subsequent development.

Once mastered, this technique allowed one to store objects within the body. When cultivated to a profound level, even if someone inserted a finger inside to search, they would never discover any concealed stolen money.

Garis was not particularly strict about controlling the dosage. In a sense, this was not really a form of traditional herbal medicine at all. It involved no traditional medical theory; it was merely an attempt to extract anti-inflammatory compounds from plants and feed them to the patient.

Still, as the saying went, Heaven never blocked every path. In any case, I had already been beaten numb by the setbacks, so one more blow hardly mattered.

“Of course I won’t.” Igo shrugged. He knew that the old hand Lapu had already realized he was the one who had shot Barton in the head, but the other man clearly did not care. In fact, he had even turned around and urged Igo not to take it too hard.

Yin He was breathtakingly handsome, as beautiful as Pan An, and he was wealthy, devoted, and utterly faithful. The two were so close that they wished they could remain glued to each other every moment of the day.

The victim, Chen Yu, was an ordinary office worker. His financial circumstances were average, his family circumstances were average—he was simply an utterly ordinary wage earner.

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Someone else let his imagination run wild and began to speculate: Could it be that Li Honghui had coveted Li Hongyi’s wealth and status all those years ago, deliberately impersonating him in hopes of rising to prominence? Several military officers in the hall immediately cast contemptuous looks at Li Honghui. Even Xu Lei gazed uncertainly at the longtime friend beside him.

Beneath the red plum blossoms, Huo Chengjun still wore her red cloak, nestled tightly in Liu Bingyi’s embrace. “After all that wandering, we’ve ended up here again.” Without realizing it, they had somehow found their way back to this place.

“Your Majesty, please uphold justice for your humble consort!” Consort Jin knelt on the ground in red. In an instant, the scarlet fabric spread across the floor, staining the cold ground crimson.

Just as He Lang’s mind went completely blank, the ring of light in his left palm glimmered faintly. A ray of golden light shot toward his eyes, jolting him abruptly out of his stupor.

Beside him, Xuexue had already fallen asleep, her gentle breathing gliding softly across his chest.

Listening to his heartbeat gradually settle, Tang Zixi’s heart sank into despair. She gazed unblinkingly at Yunhe, her mind filled with every expression and smile of his, every moment he had spent by her side. Since she could not keep him, she did not want to miss a single instant with him.

When Liu Qian finished speaking, he swung up a drumstick and struck the great oxhide drum mounted on the high platform with all his strength. The thunderous sound shook the ears and spread in every direction. Hearing it, the strong young men on both sides of the earthworks shouted in unison, seized their iron shovels, pushed the wooden oxen and gliding horses forward, and surged toward that tiny patch of land.

I stretched my body and prepared to go downstairs, only to find Ruomeng sitting in the pavilion on the roof, watching me without blinking. I smiled faintly and walked toward her. Ruomeng smiled faintly as well.

A curved hook of moonlight hung askew in the night sky. The northern and western walls of Luoyang suddenly came under a fierce assault by the Yan army. Shen Pei had no time to concern himself with his advanced age and hurried up onto the walls to defend them.

A golden bow appeared in Tika’s hand. He opened his palm, and a golden arrow materialized within it. He nocked the arrow and slowly drew the bowstring. I felt a deadly presence lock onto me.

“Forget him. Ram straight through!” The people aboard the large ship continued onward without the slightest concern. In an instant, the two vessels had drawn close.

The buttocks and flesh rolled beneath the blows. When the whip came down, Yan Yan’s body shuddered. His weather-beaten face flushed crimson, and beneath it smoldered a barely concealed fury.

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