Chapter 51: The Sanctuary of Alchemy Saints

Hua Changxi being sentenced to labor at the Sancha Medicine Estate caused quite a stir in the Sixth Bureau. When she went to the dining hall for meals, Steward Qin and the others all tried to persuade her to lower her head and apologize to Grand Administrator Lu.

Hua Changxi went to great lengths to dismiss Steward Qin and the others. Before she could even catch her breath, Old Woman Sun arrived. "Grandma Sun."

Old Woman Sun did not try to persuade her, but simply said, "The medicine estates of the Medical Administration all have Grandmasters stationed in them."

Beside her, Liu Ruxu shifted uneasily, as if wanting to say something, but she was stopped by Jiang Mingyue. Patting her mother's shoulder, Jiang Mingyue said, "Mom, pour another cup for my sister. I want to have a word with her."

Since Chacha had already spoken thus, Hanchu found it difficult to refuse further. She could only silently bow to acknowledge the greeting and express her gratitude.

Ever since Lü Xiang'er had woken up, she had been acting rather strangely. She seemed terribly afraid of seeing Huo Qingsong, always intentionally or unintentionally avoiding him. Could it be because Huo Qingsong was the one who carried Lü Xiang'er back to the Suppression-Pacification Prefecture? Supporting Lü Hong as he walked out of Lü Xiang'er's room, Zhaoxia and the others all assumed that must be the reason.

Just as the two men were about to toast, Elder Yang's cell phone suddenly rang. He glanced at the caller ID, smiled apologetically at Zhao Zixian, put down his wine glass, and answered the call.

Wu Yonghuai stood on ceremony not at all; he immediately pinched the jade Guanyin between two fingers and held it up to the light to examine it.

"Then..." Zhao Zixian touched the corner of his mouth with a thoughtful look. Indeed, an intense struggle was raging in his heart. He even felt an impulse to abandon his million-annual-salary job, find some inconspicuous position, and continue mingling with Ye Ruo every single day.

He walked straight up to the large round table, lifted the lid of the serving platter, and brandished the Master Chef's knife with a whistling wind. In the blink of an eye, the two wild chickens were reduced to mere skeletons under his blade, while slices of fragrant meat were neatly arranged upon the platter.

Screaming as she tried to evade the two men who were trying to grab her, Jiang Mingyue could no longer suppress her slightly trembling body as she backed away until her back pressed against the cold wall.

After who knows how much more time had passed, Tiansheng finally slowly opened his eyes. Two rays of electric light burst forth from them, violently colliding in mid-air with a loud, thunder-clapping "crack."

Hearing this, Yun Cheng gave a light cough and smiled with great candor, replying, "You saw right through me." Hearing him put it that way, Zhuang Yiran became even more deeply embarrassed, her earlobes turning bright red.

Yet he was merely an emperor in name, possessing not an ounce of real power, as all authority was firmly grasped in the hands of Chancellor Zhao Gao.

When the group reached the car, a chauffeur naturally stepped forward to load their luggage. Once inside the vehicle, Hofdun merely gave a quiet instruction to the driver, "Take our esteemed guests to the estate."

"I am not forcing them; it is entirely of their own accord. They always find it quite pleasurable each time, and it is a fair transaction. Don't the mortal races all do the same?"

They would never allow their master—they would absolutely never allow His Majesty the Emperor to suffer the slightest harm.

Hearing this, Chang'e nodded and replied, "At any time. When needed, Heavenly King Li may make a trip to the Moon Palace, and I will naturally let the Jade Rabbit descend to the mortal realm."

If this match could be considered a training exercise for Mr. Jefferson, it was even more so a direct duel between Li Lei and Klose.

At this moment, Lewandowski was also receiving close, focused marking, seeing as he was considered the team's most crucial forward.

Could Gu Changyan not bear to cut off ties with those children because he had truly developed emotional attachments to them?

Yun Xi frowned. Who wouldn't face danger wherever they went? Yet she had her own selfishness; Ling Heng was her husband, while others were outsiders. If others died, she would feel pity and distress, but those emotions were strictly limited.

"There's no need for that. Take me, for instance—I met a good one, and look at how well I'm living now," Yun Xi shook her head and advised.

Not only were there differing opinions between the newly promoted executives and the retained executives, but a rift also existed between General Manager Yue Mengjie and Deputy General Manager Huang Yufei.