Volume One, Chapter 31: Li Jiao’e’s Veiled Words—Purchasing Mosquito Repellent!

Shen Yuehua could not help but lose her temper at Su Yunhai.

"Old Su, you are far too irresponsible! How could you let our daughter go into the mountains all by herself? Do you have any idea how dangerous those mountains are?"

"If anything happens to my daughter, I will surely offer you as a sacrifice to the heavens!"

"It has been so long, why hasn't she returned yet? What are you still doing standing there? Go and find my daughter at once!"

Su Yuhong’s heart hammered against her chest. She truly had not expected that the Su family, a prominent and powerful clan, would actually fall into the hands of the Tian family today.

He hung his head, momentarily at a loss for what to do, nor did he understand the hidden meaning behind Li Ziran’s words.

Meanwhile, Li Ziran and the others had already landed in the center of a grand hall. Expressions of irrepressible excitement bloomed on their faces.

Lu Lijuan knew that Liang Qiming was waiting to settle scores with Liang Kangbo. She lay on the kang, trembling with anxiety, not daring to fall asleep.

She wrapped the bear paw in yellow clay and roasted it thoroughly in the fire. After plucking the fur clean and soaking it in water for a long time, much of the gamey odor had been removed. With the addition of various spices, Lu Li was confident that her culinary skills would produce a truly exquisite delicacy.

However, even if her body were completely drained, the recovery speed of these medicinal pills might not necessarily match that of her own triple-mutant vortex.

Usually, it was she who went to pay respects to the Empress Dowager. If there was ever a matter requiring her presence, a servant would always be sent to escort her.

She had heard the elders speak of this spirit, known for terrifying lone travelers encountered at night. What rotten luck to have run into this deity, and to have ended up in this ghastly place to boot!

Looking out over the area, thousands of people had gathered! Among them, there were at least six or seven hundred children signed up for the selection.

Although Ling Sha’s cultivation was progressing reasonably well, she always felt that when she practiced within the hall, her heart was willing but her strength was lacking. It was clear that she should have made more progress than this, yet the reality remained unchanged.

Lu Jing was pulled into the dining room by Grandma Lu, where he saw the largest table in the room laden with a spread of delicious food—all of them his grandmother’s signature dishes.

"Indeed, this is no place to linger." Starling’s expression soured. After all, Cen Ling had just disrupted his mission, yet because he had something to ask of him, he could not afford to turn hostile.

Baili Qi cast a suspicious glance at Xu Bai. No matter how he looked at it, Xu Bai did not seem like the type of person who would be treated with such courtesy by the Prefect.

Xuehua yanked her hand away, then, realizing she had lost her composure, she quickly hurried away from the scene.

"It’s gone..." Cen Ling could not help but feel a sense of frustration. He had thought he possessed the strength to take on the S2-level expert Sakai Eishin single-handedly, but it now appeared that the immense power he wielded last night did not entirely belong to him.

However, at that very moment, Cen Ling suddenly sensed a threat looming from behind. Almost by instinct, he dodged to the side, just as a spark of red light, like a flickering ember, streaked past his eyes.

In his heart, he resented the Crown Prince for failing to reward merit, and he resented the Crown Prince for disregarding the fact that he was risking his own life to alleviate the Prince's burdens.

"Feng'er, don't speak so harshly; we are all family," Qi Dazhuang said, emboldened by the liquor. He was still hoping to remarry Ruan Shi, and he poured out a stream of heartfelt words before her.

She looked ahead, intently listening to the reporters questioning Tang Jiang and Lin Hui, who were smiling and answering with patience.

Now, all the gunners obeyed the battalion commander’s order, and in unison, they pressed the firing buttons on their artillery carriages.

"Killing your own bosom friend with your own hands—that feeling must be quite something, isn't it?" Ou Fengqiao let out a burst of laughter. Perhaps it aggravated his wounds, for a fresh stream of blood sprayed out from between the fingers he held tightly against his chest, which were stained with the blood of Ling Tiancheng.

Zhou Yunyao blushed, twisting the hem of her clothes as she introduced them: "Mom, Dad, this is Zhao Ding. He is... he is my boyfriend!" She then turned to Zhao Ding and said, "These are my mom and dad."