Volume 1, Chapter 59: The Prince and I Were So Affectionate in Public

The New Year passed in the blink of an eye. As soon as the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day was over, the imperial court resumed its morning assemblies, and all government offices reopened for business.

The piles of accumulated affairs were in urgent need of resolution, and the First Prince's faction, having waited the entire year, began submitting memorials urging the Emperor to establish a crown prince without delay.

The core members of the First Prince's faction were all aware of the foolish stunt the First Prince had pulled on New Year's Eve, but they had no other choice except to make one final desperate gamble.

Dragging on until the end of January, the Emperor finally issued an imperial decree.

The First Prince, Yuwen Tong, was created Prince Jing, with Liangzhou designated as his fief; the Third Prince, Yuwen Aimin, was created Prince Yong, with Xuzhou designated as his fief. They were specially granted permission to reside in the capital until the new emperor ascended the throne, after which they were to return to their respective fiefs.

As soon as this decree came down, all the civil and military officials in the imperial court were struck...

"Gu Chenchen, are you going to help with this or not?" Quan Huanchen's voice came through the phone once again.

"I escaped from our wedding on the day I was to marry your Highness. Aren't you angry with me?" Chu Tong looked at her slightly and smiled softly, though she still couldn't help asking. Shadow Moon had been the one to come and receive the bride that day, and Shadow Moon had stayed right by her sedan chair the entire time. Logically speaking, her fleeing the wedding would certainly have implicated Shadow Moon in the punishment.

Huwei's expression remained unchanged as his hands formed a hand seal. A massive celestial fox materialized behind him, its six tails intertwined to form a protective barrier.

Wu Kang had been suffering from a headache for days because of this fellow Han Dong. Seeing this, he hurriedly persuaded Qiu Yuping, who was stubbornly refusing to leave, and helped close the door.

"It's nothing, I just felt that this flower was very familiar, though looking closely, there are still differences." Li Sansheng smiled sheepishly. This blue-and-white flower indeed bore a striking resemblance to Xingyi, but upon careful observation, distinctions could be found.

"Stop trying to comfort me. I know how much capability I actually have. If the White Fox hadn't been wary of you, I would have been dead long ago!" Huangfu Lei lowered his voice and said.

Since Li Xuan was unable to make any waves, Bo Qiaoyan couldn't be bothered to deal with him either. After all, they used to be friends; no matter how angry one might be, what could really be done? He couldn't deal with him the way he would handle someone else.

Invaded by Qin Hao's spiritual power into his mind, it trembled all over with fright, emitted a short, sharp howl, and hurriedly turned around, scampering away in a flash.

Aside from the initial research, development, and personnel investment, there were also the raw materials, which were extremely difficult to find and rare.

"By the way, I still don't know your name, Senior, and what is this totem called?" Li Sansheng suddenly remembered that this totem had no name and immediately asked the mermaid.

However, what Luo Shaochong did not expect was that although boundless fury flickered in the eyes of the Boundless Yuanzun, in the end, he suppressed that fury and sullenly retreated.

If Moyu had possessed innate foundations, even if his comprehension surpassed everyone else's, Pharmacist and the others would not have felt shocked. Yet Moyu merely possessed acquired foundations, and yet he possessed comprehension that could rival or even surpass innate beings. How could Maitreya and the others not be shocked by this?

"This place is so far away from the Five Cities; it would rot long before it could be transported back!" Zhao Jian shook his head and said.

Pu Feng was very satisfied with Yue Lihua's attitude, yet his eyes still turned toward Lin Qingzhi's youthful face.

Watching everyone enjoying themselves in the club, Ye Feng couldn't help recalling the days spent with his good brothers from the old slaughter feasts. When he saw Black Panther at the Sunshine Gymnasium earlier, the latter had mentioned returning to Ning Province to take over an internet cafe as the boss. He wondered how that business was going now.

Lin Qingzhi instantly slumped in dejection. Lin Yueji wasn't attending school anymore, and just last time, she had even helped Zhu Yourong talk back to his entire family.

The prince said nothing more and returned to his seat in that manner. He had already said everything he needed to say; to Xu Ao, it would leave a somewhat unfavorable impression, more or less.

"My lords, Kereyin is simply too arrogant. I will definitely lecture him severely later on." A thought flashing through his mind for a moment, Fishero said in a low voice.

"To this day, we are still like this—hunted down. What a pathetic way to live!" The prince plucked a red fruit from a nearby tree and popped it into his mouth, just as Ye Zi was about to warn him whether it might be poisonous.

This punch carried immense and heavy force, yet the old man neither dodged nor parried, still maintaining a smiling expression as he watched the fist come crashing down.

"If they run, let them run! After all, three Soul Reapers are still left behind, along with the Bounts! Besides, there are still several Bounts waiting for us inside!" Ryan smiled, indifferent to the Soul Reaper who had managed to escape. For now, the Bounts held a much greater attraction than the Soul Reapers.

In his desperation, Fire Spirit Daoist did not hesitate to injure himself, detonating a third-grade Fire Spirit Pill to forcibly blast open the earth before managing to escape.

"The terms they offered probably didn't satisfy you either." Jonk asked with a smile, knowing full well what had happened. Mendes must have re-evaluated his market value and rejected the terms offered by Chevrolet, which was why he was ignoring them for the time being.

"But didn't Centurion Hebrida frequently mock the Greeks for lacking physical constitution and fighting spirit?" Carabis continued to ask with a puzzled expression.

"Madam Hua, what would you have us do?" Seeing that there was no sound on the other end of the phone, Principal Sima hurriedly asked.

"Sister-in-law, are you praising me or scolding me? It's not easy for everyone to gather together, can you say something I like to hear? So what if I have one eye missing? I'm a prominent pirate leader, you know." Ma Zhiyuan grew anxious, instantly leaving Jing Hua in the dust with a single remark.

The Chinese authorities did not have much of a reaction—at least, that was how it appeared to Wang Kun. They merely appealed internationally for a peaceful resolution to the dispute while simultaneously racking their brains over what excuse to use. This time, when they attacked Iran, they hadn't even found a proper pretext; they hadn't even allowed the International Atomic Energy Agency to enter.

The two of them were acting as close as brothers, and only that fellow Liu Yan understood that Bank President Xie's back was likely already soaked in cold sweat.

Wolf Dance retreated from the grand array, and fewer than twenty thousand people managed to escape together. This left Wolf Dance's heart as dead as ashes, clueless as to how she should explain things to Mermel. Return to continue fighting? You must be kidding; this was a slaughter, a completely meaningless massacre. That billowing, churning fog was like an ancient ferocious beast—it swallowed as many people as entered its maw.

Qi Yubai turned his head in astonishment, only to see the Black Pagoda Bear walking out from the snake-bear bonds Qi Yubai had used to restrain it, a gloomy look on its face.