Chapter 118: Playing Dirty? I Can Do That Too

Lu Yu was busy at Yunhan Technology as the National Day holiday approached. Once again, he planned to take his parents on a trip, though he had yet to decide on a destination; he intended to consult his parents' wishes and seek advice from Xu Chengliang. After all, times had changed; it was no longer as simple as just picking a place and going.

With more than half of 2018 already behind him, Lu Yu felt a twinge of anxiety while standing by his office window, smoking and reflecting on how he seemed to have accomplished nothing this year.

"If you ever emerge from seclusion, the Tyrant Blade Sect will certainly welcome you," said Ba Tianhu with a hearty laugh.

"As for that, it is the forbidden zone’s own mechanism at work. To be honest, even when I come out, I have no idea where I will end up. I can only bring you in; the path out is different every time," Mo Tong replied.

Professor Bex thought of the horrific side effect: if a genetic monster were to possess human intelligence, it would become an incredibly terrifying creature, beyond human control, driven only by the instinct to destroy and dismantle the human world.

"I am very busy for the time being. I don’t know when I will be free," Xiao Yan said, trying his best to restrain his emotions and avoid any drastic actions.

The reason was that she had not expected this dress to be so incredibly provocative! The back was completely hollowed out, and as for the front... She glanced down; her modestly sized chest could not fill out the lines of the garment, and the neckline was cut so low it reached almost to her heart, intentionally designed to expose her cleavage.

At this moment, she sat listlessly against the edge of the bed, her arms clutching a mangled pillow for dear life. Her hair was disheveled, and her appearance was chilling as she muttered to herself, as if summoning someone.

Yuan Ling didn't even spare him a glance. He placed his right hand on the shoulder of the man in black before him. Immediately, a series of cracking sounds rang out. Starting from his fingernails, the man’s body began to collapse inch by inch. If one could see through the skin, they would find the man's bones shattering slowly, bit by agonizing bit.

It was so simple. He hadn't even mentioned the stepmother; clearly, he was still unwilling to speak of her.

This was completely different from what Qiu Xuan had anticipated. He had assumed that someone would at least interrogate him or assign him a formal charge. Who would have thought everything would be so direct? It was truly all handled with such brevity. Qiu Xuan didn't know whether to laugh or feel helpless.

Grandpa Lan and Lan Yize offered the same words of comfort, which were enough to convince themselves, but they could not hide the lingering disappointment in their hearts.

Everyone was even waiting for Lin Lang to fail; that was the outcome that would not surprise them, and it was the outcome they hoped to see.

"Why do you mock me?" Shang Yin asked, feigning anger. She could not understand why the young man would write something so sorrowful.

Since she could not be by his side, Tian Ge tremblingly deleted the message she had been desperate to send. If she gave Ye Ziqian too much care, he would never be able to move on.

But the State of Shang was leaderless, and Qin Yan did not know what kind of person the current Lord of Shang was. The Imperial Capital and the Sixteen Prefectures of Tianyun were too far apart, and the world was vast; he did not know how long a journey there would take. In that moment, Qin Yan felt both clarity and bewilderment.

"Very well, Consort Gao is thoughtful," the Empress said, a smile blooming on her lips as her gaze swept, intentionally or otherwise, over the sour-faced Noble Consort Xi.

Pang Dun often ran gambling dens like this at the Yuxu Holy Land, earning him the title of "King of Gamblers" among the disciples. As soon as he finished speaking, many disciples responded in kind, beginning to place their bets.

Helan Yanxi snickered to herself. He was truly a blockheaded, iron-willed man who knew nothing of tenderness. Xia Zishan was already in such a wretched state, and Situ Moran’s response only made her plight worse.

Regardless, she decided she should treat him better during this time, if only to give their past connection a proper farewell.