Chapter 31: Negotiating Terms

Lin Xilan turned slightly, looking at Zhou Yunge as he spoke to him in a grave, earnest tone: “Brother, can you keep this a secret for me?”

“What is the reason?” Zhou Yunge asked.

Lin Xilan lowered his head and swallowed. Then he raised it again to look at Zhou Yunge. “Because this child should never have existed, and I will never let…”

Not long afterward, the county office posted another proclamation, ordering all boatmen within the county to bring the documents issued by Magistrate Hu to the main hall and exchange them for their original boat permits.

Wang Guanpeng racked his memory desperately. Even with his exceptional recollection, he could not figure out when, exactly, he had offended Lu Jinxiang.

“Commander Zhou, please don’t say ‘we’ next time you say something like that. Why did you drag the king into it?” Xue Yue glared at him.

Long Aoyu also turned his gaze toward Huang Zhicai. His eyes appeared gentle, yet cold light flickered within them, and the threat behind that look could not have been more obvious.

Everyone knew that opportunities existed. But no one knew when they would appear, when they might be encountered, or whether one would be able to seize them once they did.

“…”

Mili’s mind went blank for a moment. By the time she recovered, Qiao Neng had already led Nie Wanluo to the doorway.

Wu You’s face was flushed a deep peach-red, as though she might melt into a puddle at any moment. Naturally, she did not want Li Zhi to arrive in such a hurry, only to leave just as hurriedly.

And the person Li Zhi most wanted to take away this time was Ying Ying. Among them all, she possessed the most distinctive air.

When they reached Yan Miao’s apartment, Huo Qishen leaned against her doorway without knocking or pressing the doorbell.

The reason this friend had advised her was that the arrival of her child had changed the values by which she had lived before.

After hearing this, Lan Qing did not know how to comfort him. She stood dazed for a moment before wondering inwardly whether she, too, had been captured by this man’s rebellious son.

Although Ling Su hated evil with all her heart, Qin Rujuan had been by her side for nearly twenty years. No matter how much she wished to hate her, she could not bring herself to cling too fiercely to that hatred.

“It’s truly enviable. He has actually broken through already.” One of the disciples among them let out an astonished exclamation, staring at Lu Fang with fervent eyes.

“Ye Tianyu, if you truly want Wushuang to know nothing at all, that isn’t impossible.” Just as Ye Tianyu was at his wit’s end, Xu Qing’s tone suddenly softened.

Li Wuxin could even feel that everything beneath the soles of her feet had been scorched completely dry by the flames, which had already spread up to her ankles.

Qing Feng glanced at Ling Su. Seeing the understanding in her eyes, he lowered his gaze and rose. Quietly taking Run Yu from Ling Su’s arms and holding her across his chest, he left the woodshed first.

“You acted well that day. How are things over there now? No one noticed anything unusual about you, did they?” Ye Tianyu paused to catch his breath before asking.

With a single devastating shot, the altar was struck. In order for the altar to function, those experts at the Spirit God Realm had naturally fused themselves into it completely.

“Something went wrong while we were recording the program tonight. It was my negligence. I never expected things to develop this way.” Yu Youjia propped his forehead up with one hand and sighed.

“What is it? Has it disappeared? I told you, you must have been mistaken!” Seeing Shayou’s astonished expression, Main said smugly.

The Flying Tiger Army had been utterly powerless to resist, so the other armies were even less of a match. The Tang army fell into a state of panic, while both the generals and commanders knitted their brows tightly.

“Only the Cold Heaven Pool can temporarily conceal the aura of the Beast Soul Pearl within you. I can only reinforce the seal here; otherwise, Mirror Abyss will come looking for you within a day.” Shuang Chi offered a reassuring smile and explained calmly.

Various sounds rang out through the forest. Yu Weilian constantly changed her techniques, every move aimed at killing. Yu Weiyan reacted swiftly, narrowly dodging each attack.