Chapter 28: No Need to Thank Me, Little One [Diamond Bonus Chapter]

Si Yao belatedly recalled what Xing Jue had said yesterday. Madam Bai Yu had sent a card to the family, intending to come and look her over. In that instant, all the dark and oppressive images clouding Si Yao’s mind scattered, replaced by the gentle sunshine of early winter.

Wen Sui had already secured her place above Xing A’ni, and now that Si Yao’s obsession had faded, she could finally think about leaving this household. The upcoming visit from Madam Bai was the perfect opportunity.

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Xu Zheng nodded. After that night, King Ning had indeed arrested him, surely convinced that Ning Jing’s feelings for him were genuine. Chen Jing had been lying low in Yangzhou for so long—how could he not have an intelligence network of his own? Every gesture, every word exchanged between Xu Zheng and Ning Jing must have been under his watchful eye.

What exactly was said between him and that ghost, I do not know. Many years later, I managed to pry a bit of information from Hetu, and, with my own conjecture, tried to reconstruct what happened in that era.

“If there’s a living being within arm’s reach, I can sense its breath. But look at this,” Chaozi said, rolling up his pant leg. A five-clawed scar was etched there, shocking to behold.

After the auction concluded, someone immediately brought the three items Chen Xuan had won to his room for careful inspection.

He pulled another candle from his coat. This time, instead of placing it in the southeast corner, he lit it and let the wax drip onto the lid of the coffin, fixing the candle there.

Meanwhile, the banquet hall dimmed, several beams of light converged on the stage, and Liu Wannian walked up slowly, a calm smile on his face.

Tang Yuanshan could not accept that his ancestor was merely a withered fox. If he returned with this story, he’d have no way to account for it. Leaving aside why the ancestor was a fox, he had to uncover the old regrets. According to the agreed time, as long as it was still before noon today, there was still hope.

A lucky win once or twice might be attributed to fortune, but three, four, even five or six times?

Ning Feng bid farewell politely, then walked straight out. Li Xiner saw Ning Feng leaving and hurried after him.

The three began searching the square. Soon, near the stone house, they discovered a deep pit in the ground.

The densely packed reeds wove a tight natural barrier around the surrounding islands.

Ru Guang’s departure left the Eastern Demigod at a loss. What could he do now? All his recent plans had depended on Ru Guang being there. With Ru Guang gone, what future was there, what grand prospects remained?

The three of them had all signed up for the IELTS course, so they naturally wouldn’t waste the chance to seek advice, pestering Li Qingyuan relentlessly.

The blow of defeat hit Zhang Tan like a thunderclap, leaving him dazed and at a loss for how to proceed.

So, when Bai Xinyi had just finished speaking, all those who had been chattering noisily around them immediately fell silent.

Yet it was precisely Wang Lang’s attitude that made the child mistakenly believe Wang Lang was angry at her, which was why he’d ignored her for a month.

Now he could answer the phone—the caller was his wife. Her call was a true surprise; he had never expected she would be the one to call.

Although they were not in the same department as Luo Wudi, by now the Six Gates had taken over the entire defense of Changsha, and the three men in black had naturally come under their command.

Lu Yiming paid it no mind. Golden light filled his eyes, cold and merciless. For evil, purification was the only answer.

Bai Shuo gritted his teeth, grabbing Sun Jian and Liu Bei, and fled toward the city gate. Before the black iron curtain and the earth could close in, they squeezed through the last remaining gap.