Chapter 41 Not on Purpose

For a moment, Huang Xiaotao simply didn't know how to respond. This Meng Xiaocui spoke with such blunt directness; couldn't she be a little more tactful?

"Sister, is it really appropriate for you to say that? I'm just happy and glad for Mom and Dad. Besides, finding you also makes me happy and glad."

Huang Xiaotao couldn't be bothered to bicker with her, feeling it was utterly beneath her dignity. "Master, I wonder if they are around."

Zhang Xiaorui understood what she was asking.

Even in the original text, Lin Ruhai had been transferred away before his death, and the Zhen family had their estate confiscated anyway. This shows that Lin Ruhai's work was airtight, and the evidence he gathered must have been so thoroughly solid that no one could pick out a single flaw.

The branches of the jujube tree suddenly twitched, emitting a translucent green glow. Then, several branches grew out ferociously like sharp swords, piercing straight into the corpse of the fish vendor.

"It was beaten by Miss Xia. My son only mentioned borrowing some more silver from her, and she flew into a rage and beat him," said Jia Rong.

"The boat will naturally straighten itself when it reaches the pier. Don't overthink things right now; it only adds unnecessary worry. Besides, even if it comes to discussing marriage, you have no say in the matter anyway, right?" Jia Yun smiled gently.

Liu Shitou felt excruciatingly awkward. If possible, he would have preferred to use his toes to dig out a three-bedroom-and-a-living-room apartment on the spot to hide in.

With ferocious smiles plastered across their faces, they looked at Gu Zhan as if they were looking at a supreme achievement, their eyes shining with a greedy light.

Jia Yun sighed inwardly. Unable to manage too much, he continued on his way alongside the clan elders toward the Rongguo Mansion.

As soon as Dadi returned to Black Hawk City, nobody knew which corner it had sneaked off into, as it hadn't followed them back together.

No one present was a fool. Everyone knew that Tao Xiangqiu was just a pawn Brother Pei had brought along to trick the Gilded Doll, but Pei immediately shifted all the blame onto his own subordinate.

He deeply agreed with one thing said by that crazy scientist: given humanity's current resources and capabilities, it truly is not qualified to enter higher spatial dimensions; perhaps merely venturing out of Earth is already the absolute limit of mankind.

Lin Feng had departed, but the news of this battle involving the Karate Club spread throughout Sichuan University, making Lin Feng once again a controversial figure in the spotlight.

After finishing speaking, He Fang formed a lotus seal with both hands, pressing it against the center of his forehead. Closing his eyes slightly, his lips moved as he muttered under his breath, reciting some unknown incantation.

Zhang Zhao and the others told me not to follow, warning that Hong Chengchou might harm me. But judging by Hong Chengchou's demeanor, I figured he wouldn't, so I overrode all objections and walked into the forest.

Lei Yongbing and Wang Gang had initially been wondering why Department Head Yun had shown up and even brought the entire National Martial Arts Department with them. It turned out this fellow had gone over and fetched them himself.

Facing Ina, who was wailing bitterly, Xue Luo, who was at a loss for how to comfort her, could only accompany her and shed silent tears.

Li Po voiced what everyone was thinking. Given the current circumstances, the situation was indeed extremely unfavorable to them. To put it bluntly without the slightest courtesy, they didn't have a shred of a chance of winning. Even if they managed to find Mu Qing, with Mu Qing's superhuman abilities, how could they possibly hope to defeat him? They would be doing well just to avoid being completely wiped out.

In the end, Cheng Hao's emotions actually managed to stabilize, and the look he cast toward Chu Feng even carried a hint of confidence.

"What's wrong?" Li Shaoze hadn't expected Chen Jiachu to be waiting for him in the corridor, but he immediately understood what matter had brought him here.

"It's the same whether we say it or not—" Lan Chi's gaze darted around evasively. Cen Jingying was holding back a surge of frustration; if there was something to say, then say it, and if not, keep quiet—why put on such an act?

Su Mi smiled helplessly, reaching out to stroke his head. Yet the next moment, she turned over and straddled him, seizing the dominant position once again.

Five to six thousand of the bandits were swept away by the torrential water, and another three to four thousand were shot down by Cheng Jiang's troops. Of the remaining twenty-and-some-thousand bandits, one to two thousand drowned in the river by themselves. The rest were exhausted to the point of resembling water-soaked quails, utterly devoid of any strength to struggle, and obediently climbed ashore to be bound.