Volume 1, Chapter 46: If You Want to Negotiate Terms, Negotiate with Me First
Even though Chen Jin was a live-in son-in-law, in his view, he at least got to sleep with such an ultimate stunner like Song Qingyan.
Suddenly, Katie Bell was hit in the back of the head by a Quaffle, causing her to plummet straight down from the air.
However, the next day, she accepted Lu Tingting’s invitation to a celebratory and farewell dinner. During the meal, she went to the restroom and ran into An Linglong once again. After listening to An Linglong tell a story, she became intensely eager to find Huo Jiuting and question him, yet she had no idea where he had gone.
"But these pastries are so greasy. I'm afraid I'll gain weight if I eat too much..." Xue Shiyu said with a trace of worry.
Thud! Just as the group was about to disband, a sharp, crisp sound echoed across the table, where a gleaming golden token lay quietly. Heavy breathing echoed in that corner of the room. At this, "Past Drifting Like Wind" lost his composure; he snatched up the token and stared at it intensely.
Suddenly, the door was pushed open. The sound of the door breaking the silence of the room startled Si Baiye, causing his body to sway precariously on the windowsill.
"President Lu, President Lu, you cannot make these news public, otherwise the rest of my life will be ruined..." Tiger Brother cried out in absolute despair, crawling frantically toward Lu Tingchen's direction, yet barely making any forward progress.
Zhou Zhixi huddled in the corner of the sofa, her eyes stained with tears, her red lips having lost most of their color, feeling utterly wronged and oppressed.
Just at that moment, the security guards at the gates of the Zhang family mansion surged out, every single one of them filled with righteous indignation and blazing fury.
However, many netizens were already accustomed to seeing this sort of news on a regular basis, so the topic did not generate a particularly high level of heat.
Emperor Rui'an asked a few more detailed questions, and only after confirming that Jiang Nanchun was indeed in good health did he order him to withdraw. Emperor Rui'an lifted the bed curtains and gazed at Jiang Nanchun for a long while. Confirming that she would no longer be plagued by nightmares, he quietly got up and walked to the outer chamber.
I subsequently learned from several medical staff members that the male doctor who had been cut down in a pool of blood was the head of the hospital's department, Chen Feng.
Although she only had a rudimentary understanding of the obscure and difficult terms they used, Changyao could now be entirely certain that her life seemed to have been forcibly tampered with by someone twelve years ago.
"Tell this seat, what is the philosophy of the Law Enforcement Hall? To turn a blind eye to human life? Or to make no distinction between right and wrong?" Mo Canglan looked at everyone with an expression full of disappointment.
Then there were Liu Ji, Cang Jie, Cang Yuan, and December—the leaders of the four organization factions upon whom Xu Ce relied and trusted.
Song Xue escaped death by the skin of her teeth. She opened her mouth wide, greedily gasping for air, feeling at this moment that the air was unimaginably sweet.
Only then did Chen Ningtai grasp the Xuanmo Spirit Sword and retrace his steps along the path he had come, slaying every single cultivator he encountered along the way with a single strike of his sword.
One had to know that during this period, as the contents of that court discussion were leaked, Qian Weiyan's reputation at court had plummeted significantly.
Though his exact innate talent remained unknown, Xu Ce had managed to become a powerhouse at the seventh tier of the King Realm at the tender age of twenty-five.
Yet following this incident, the three to four hundred arrogant and conceited new disciples looked at Zhai Qiu and Xu Ce with gazes filled entirely with awe and reverence.
The several formidable martial artists had all been poisoned with a special venom when they died, preserving their corpses from decay. The body of Prince Xiao, Zhang Fang, was recognized by Old Madam Tang.
This type of lathe we produce ourselves is vastly superior to the ordinary lathes we are currently using.
Abruptly, his hand brushed against something. He picked it up and realized it appeared to be a script used by actors.
"President Li, it's nothing major. It's just that those Island Nation Seiko folks believe their bearings are the best in the world, and that our Great Hua Empire couldn't even manufacture second-rate bearings. So, I just had him open his eyes wide and take a good look at how the bearings produced by our Colorful Stone Group compare to theirs!"
Lennart let out a slight sigh. Although he was neither a professional priest nor a healer, he understood Lynn's physical condition to some extent. One had to realize that Lynn's vitality was nearly depleted; an ordinary person would have already perished long ago. Yet, Tristest had somehow successfully managed to pull him back from the brink of death, which truly could not help but fill one with astonishment.
Hong Tao's remarks elicited knowing smiles from everyone present. No one dislikes getting along with an easy-going director. The recording period was going wonderfully, the relationship with the production team was harmonious, and the show was progressing smoothly.
Du Kai wanted to investigate further, but discovered that aside from registering, these users had left no further messages, leaving no trace to follow.
Furthermore, while examining these documents, these Northern Country people wore looks of joy on their faces; clearly, they were extremely satisfied with the machine tools detailed in the specifications.
The soldiers on night watch would often do this just before returning to their warm beds in the early morning to help alleviate the chill of the night.
After the crisis at the dam emerged, those South Korean experts and scholars actually fled in advance, leaving behind a mess of losses and disaster-stricken victims for others to deal with.
Ophelia waved her staff, cast a bizarre smile toward Xalan's face, and instantly vanished from the alleyway.
These bus neural structures had very peculiar characteristics... Generally speaking, if Lin used her own buses to analyze other bus nerves, she could extract the information contained within them.
It wasn't her first time visiting the Park family, and she was exceptionally familiar with Park Min-ah, having mentally prepared herself beforehand. Yet, meeting her at this moment, she still couldn't help a flush of crimson instantly sweeping across her face.
Even though Wang Zhenxing had cultivated his moral character and temperament over the years, Xing Honglin's completely black-and-white-inverted performance still made him tremble with rage. He felt a sudden darkness cloud his vision and nearly collapsed to the ground.
If the Ming Dynasty wished to rise to prominence and strength once more, it had to mobilize every available force. As the saying goes, "Without agriculture there is no stability, without industry there is no prosperity, without commerce there is no vitality"—the power of merchants was equally indispensable.
As the middle-aged man raised his right hand slightly, a cursed seal imprint similarly surfaced on the back of his hand, though it was not red, but blue.
"How can we be certain you won't leak information about the ruins?" Before Akshan could speak, Ryze beat him to it.
The core of the Source of Stagnation stopped some tens of thousands of kilometers away from the original opening, and all the Star-Eaters that had originally headed toward the hole now gathered around the core.
Shi Ruoyu had no choice. Although he was the team leader, he truly lacked any real authority to constrain these highly idiosyncratic comrades of his.
He shook his head, wondering why his mind kept wandering today. He straightened his posture and refocused his attention back onto the auction stage.