Volume 1, Chapter 41: Jiang Xian Faces Public Embarrassment

In the past, Yu Yuanyuan's visits to Qiao Xun had always been done behind the backs of her family and her elder brother. If her brother were to ever find out what she had been doing, or if Qiao Xun were to expose her, where would she hide her face and how could she preserve her reputation?

"I think this whole thing is rather fishy. It is most likely a deliberate publicity stunt by this hospital. I bet that right after the surgery is over, someone will step forward with excuses explaining why the operation failed," Aoi Okamura analyzed and speculated on the turn of events with all the earnestness of a gossip-loving rural busybody.

"How do you understand me?" Chu Yang asked, a flicker of curiosity stirring within him after Gao Yan claimed to understand him.

At last, she came to understand why Li Qing had been acting so strangely. After all, if she were to put herself in Li Qing's shoes, she knew she would probably fare no better. Yet... yet to be doing such a thing right at the dinner table made Ling Ling feel so utterly ashamed that she wished the ground would swallow her up.

Zheng Li smiled and said, "You are too kind, Miss. Let us go inside." With that, he made a polite gesture inviting her to precede him.

Regarding the appearance of Su Ming, she harbored a mountain of unanswered questions. Though a profound sense of joy—pure and welling from the depths of her heart—overshadowed everything else, she remained utterly bewildered all the same.

"I understand!" Qiangzi waved his hand and followed Zhang Keqiang and Guo Zheng out of the office.

Chairman Wei held a deep affection and care for Li Hongtai, and naturally, he was unwilling to see Li Hongtai subjected to attacks. Beyond that, he genuinely adored Yao Yi, that brilliant yet mischievous rascal, though at times he also found Yao Yi exasperating. Because Yao Yi frequently operated entirely outside the bounds of conventional rules and caused him no end of trouble, his feelings toward Yao Yi were a complex tangle of exasperation and fondness.

In international markets, some joint-stock companies grew to such immense scales that private capital could hardly ever hope to shake their share prices. Only a massive influx and outflow of funds could ever wield any real influence over the stock values of such corporate giants.

Meanwhile, deep within his body, the medicinal potency—mixed with boiling water—had transformed into a transparent, dragon-like, mystical energy. It drifted through the region of his heart before merging into his blood vessels, relentlessly shattering the thrombi formed by coronary atherosclerosis.

Taking the potion, Young Master Lin walked toward the door, only to pause, turn around, and toss out a word of thanks. Whether that expression of gratitude was sincere was something only he knew in his heart; Wu Xuanming could tell that this young master had never truly conceded defeat from the bottom of his heart.

As soon as the decree was issued, an uproar erupted among many tribes and divine envoys. By that time, almost everyone was aware that the Chongyu Tribe owed its escape from annihilation entirely to the immense contributions of Ai Shuang. Yet, to those ignorant of the full truth, the actions of the Chongyu Tribe seemed nothing short of biting the hand that fed them, sparking widespread indignation among many divine envoys for a time.

"Everyone has their own obsessions. My obsession is to protect Konoha, to protect the peaceful village where I was born, raised, and nurtured. What about your obsession, Sasuke? Have you found yours yet?" Itachi did not stop moving, hurling the question as they pressed on along the road.

Before long, Wang Yang and his two companions, meeting no obstructions along the way, arrived within a hundred-li radius surrounding Flaming Sky City.

"Heh heh... My dear younger brother, let me ask you once more: where is the key?" Nangong Long asked with a triumphant laugh, entirely certain that Nangong Huo could not hold out much longer.

The others agreed. Because Shion had to lead the commoners to safety, Suna had no choice but to entrust her to the care of the Konoha shinobi.

"Nothing special, just barely broke through to the eighth layer of the Deity Transformation stage!" Shen Qiansan spoke with apparent nonchalance, yet the undisguised smugness and pride stamped all over his face thoroughly betrayed him.

"What is going on?" This abrupt turn of events caught Zhao Qing completely off guard. The force currently clashing head-on with the Liangzhou army ought to have been the Chenjun army under his direct command. Without his orders, how could they possibly launch such a reckless and disorderly attack?