Volume 1, Chapter 54: The Ambiguous Memories of New Year's Eve

The Song family never expected Song Yaozhu to utter such words. Madam Song abruptly stood up; having been terrified during the New Year's Eve banquet, then forcing herself to put on a brave face to host guests yesterday, followed by being startled by Eunuch Gao, and now being enraged past endurance by Song Yaozhu, she rolled her eyes and fainted on the spot.

"Song Yaozhu, look at what you've done! You've literally frightened Mother into a faint!" Song Qingyuan glared at her furiously.

The Great Chen dynasty used Confucianism to educate the populace, placing the utmost importance on filial piety. The fact that Song Yaozhu had angered Madam Song to the point of fainting gave the clan members ample justification to condemn her and brand her as an unfilial daughter. In the future, should Xie Liwei wish to divorce her, he could entirely use this as a pretext. Ordinary people could also exploit this to attack her with their condemnation, and the sheer force of public spit alone...

Of course, their situation was far from optimistic. Surrounding them on all sides were at least fourteen Abyss Lords who had them completely boxed in, including the Flame Demon Lord Mortealon—who had just broken away from the scorched-earth plane—and an anonymous skeletal monarch.

To have one's proudest masterpiece met with such utter disdain caused the trace of retreat that had just arisen in Kong Wen to vanish instantly, and he once again vanished from the sight of everyone.

There was no one outside the window. Xia Zhi and Aunt Xia were still sitting beneath the grape trellis, both facing away from the main room, their silhouettes appearing cheerful and chatty as they conversed.

Arthur leaped downward, targeting the roof of a tall building. The height was not particularly significant, mere dozens of meters.

Liu Changfeng had contacted Japan in the name of the Black Emperor, so the person Abe Yiyin had in mind naturally referred to the Black Emperor. Furthermore, he had no idea that the Black Emperor and the Azure Dragon Liu Changfeng were one and the same person; otherwise, he would have broken into a celebratory dance on the spot.

At this thought, Jing Qi was consumed by a blazing fury, and the True Wood spiritual Qi within his body faintly showed signs of slipping out of control.

Even so, Young Master Jiang was still left with a bruised and battered face—beaten so severely that even his own mother would not have recognized him.

Having received the news, the Eldest Grand-aunt and the Third Grand-aunt returned to the manor hand in hand early the next morning to visit their ailing birth mother. The moment she stepped through the door, the Third Grand-aunt burned with indignation, wanting to find her father and demand an explanation, only to be blocked at the courtyard gate of the Eldest Madam by the eldest young master, Li Tianci.

The violent purple-black thunder transformed into a sea of lightning a hundred meters square, the terrifying electric currents ravaging everything in their path.

Even without Zhixiu spelling it out, merely observing Zhixiu's expression was enough for Qin Yue to deduce that they were most likely drawing close to the lair of the Red Ghost King.

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Under the laws of heaven and earth, Li Cheng's soul gradually grew stronger, and his spiritual perception gradually sharpened.

Although Qin Fang could open a technology company in a first-tier city like Yuhang—which could not compare with those corporate behemoths—he certainly lacked for no money himself.

Gu Zhiyuan stared blankly at the spirit stone in his hand. Just a moment ago, he had worn such a greedy expression; why was he returning it just like that?

The moment she brushed past me, she raised her hand to gently caress the top of my head, the corners of her lips curving upward into a gentle yet meaningful smile. Without uttering a single word, she walked straight toward Shen Yunxiao's hospital room.

If it were merely a suppression aimed at fairies, how could Avalon in legends compare shoulder-to-shoulder with Caliburn, or even hold a higher importance than Caliburn itself?

After a few seconds, Ji Ran spoke up, "Don't blame her; ultimately, it's just that you are too pure and innocent. To put it in terms you can easily understand: it means rolling around... in bed... Understand?"

Initially, the dispute between the two sisters at the entrance of the assessment room had failed to attract anyone's attention, but with the crisp sound of that slap ringing out, the lobby of the Pharmacist Guild fell into absolute silence, and everyone turned to look in this direction.

Yet my academic performance never showed any significant improvement, constantly lingering just outside the top twenty—a fact that left Mother secretly heartbroken.

As for the other party holding the strong position and bullying the weak—the Zerg—what was their capability? Those who paid zero attention to relevant information simply figured that some wild, rustic savage from the outer rim was nothing to speak of.

Immortals found it difficult to produce offspring, so children were naturally a rare sight. Seeing one now, she found it novel and delightfully cute.

Only then did Huo Yuhao heave a sigh of relief; his conscience would never allow him to sell a single roasted fish for ten gold soul coins.

Indeed, there were no ripples, not even the slightest splash; instead, a distinct cracking sound emanated directly.

For a moment, she could not tell whether the wonderful memories evoked during this period were true or false, or if it was merely a dream.

Chen Luobai lingered, capturing her lips for another moment of lingering kisses before finally withdrawing completely. Resting his forehead against hers at a distance where their breaths still mingled, he spoke in a low voice.

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Xu Ying and Jiang Ling were the closest of confidantes. When Xu Ying was fifteen years old, her birth mother passed away unexpectedly, and her father remarried an old flame.

He was also a former colleague of Du Jincheng back when the latter served as a junior official in the Ministry of Personnel. Although his reputation as a man and an official was fairly decent, for some inexplicable reason, he had instigated someone to steal the official memorials.

High upon the grand platform, Dean Zhou Qingfeng watched as the very last student stepped into the secret realm, then stroked the sparse white beard on his chin.

He would probably grumble again about how he should hurry up and secure an engagement; after all, their relationship with the old Yao family was as transparent as growing bean sprouts in a washbasin—if they missed this opportunity, the village would have no more shops... Every word was laced with that familiar routine of urging him to marry, to the point where he could recite it from memory.

"Exactly, we are entirely relying on Senior Brother Zhou to orchestrate this!" the other three chimed in with cupped fists and smiles, as if they had already foreseen the generous rewards.

"Damn it!" Xu Dashan's expression instantly turned ashen. How could he fail to realize that he had fallen for a diversionary tactic? Misled by the investigative intelligence beforehand, he had assumed that only a single zombie existed within the sewers of this district.

After all, for two people to look almost identical, claiming there was no blood relation between them would be practically impossible.

Reaching out in a panic to catch it, the deacon cast a startled glance at Li Chuyi. The feather-light storage pouch felt exceptionally heavy in his palm.

Then, through the conversations of certain individuals within the ark, Ye Mo learned that the sea folk were currently besieging the five arks from the outside.

If anyone could catch a glimpse of the Scorpion King's head retracting into its abdomen, they would notice that its expression at that exact moment held a hint of sheer terror.

She understood his implication. At this crucible of life and death, Gu Nian ultimately possessed the greater resolution.

During the experimental process, through the infusion of the 059812 origin essence, it was even possible to alter Zero's own genetics, transforming her from a human into a beast, and then back again.

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