One Hundred and Fifty-One: The Southern Inner Court

Hearing this, although hesitant, the roommate still told Zhao Xiao everything he knew.

The Dragon Palace was located deep in the East China Sea, and many ingredients were hard to find elsewhere, so Ao Fan was very confident in the delicacies he presented. He believed these treats would offer Sword Swordsman a refreshing and novel experience. However, looking at Sword Swordsman's expression now, he seemed somewhat unsatisfied.

What else could Ye Mo do? He could only nod in agreement repeatedly. Aside from wholeheartedly endorsing the criticism of his father, he also promised to return home much more often in the future.

Autumn Gold's nagging had a slight effect on me after all. Checking the time and seeing that I still had plenty of leisure, I sat down beside them to save myself the trouble of searching for a place to eat later.

The final hairpin returned to its original form, transforming into a streak of rainbow light that flew backward and was swallowed whole by Sima Le. Meanwhile, Xu Bufan's body crashed heavily to the ground. The moment it landed, the ice sculpture enclosing Xu Bufan cracked open with a series of fracture lines.

Due to work commitments, and coupled with the fact that the Shen family estate was indeed quite far from Shen Zhan's company, Shen Zhan had not returned home for the past few days. Naturally, he remained unaware that the mother and son, who supposedly spent every day together, had actually been seamlessly segregated.

Shen Tianhao cast a stern gaze forward, locking eyes with Shen Zhan's detached and cold stare. For a moment, it was like the clash of swords with neither side willing to yield. In the end, Shen Zhan's gaze proved superior, forcing Shen Tianhao to look away first.

Sharing a tacit understanding, the two struck a swift consensus and secretly plotted to teach Li Fei a harsh lesson.

Some said that He Jun had a sudden change of conscience; others claimed it was the result of Qiao Ye's intervention behind the scenes, as he ultimately chose to leave Su Han a way out. There was even a bizarre rumor suggesting that Qin Miao chose to forgive Su Han and single-handedly absolved her of her sins.

Sword Swordsman faintly suspected that the target of Li Biao's poisoning might well be the elderly mother-in-law mentioned by Yin Wenjiao. However, he was not entirely certain and wished to avoid causing Yin Wenjiao excessive worry, so he kept the matter buried deep in his heart without revealing the whole story.

"Form an adventure group? Just the three of you?!" Molly's face was painted with a bizarre expression as she stared at Jia Zhengjin, Mely, and Tatanir, finding it truly hard to believe.

"That's good. We must deal ruthlessly and without exception with any individual employees of low character and degraded morals. Manager Wu, remember my words." In front of her subordinates, Ji Siyu displayed her ruthless and decisive side.

"Just eating food straight from someone else's home doesn't quite feel right," the driver uncle finally couldn't help muttering.

***

That being said, if the mastermind behind all this is someone else, then who could it be? It's neither Uncle De nor Chen Luoluo's father, so who on earth is it?

With no other choice, Qin Zhijian had to redirect the sword qi clinging to his blade into a nearby tree trunk.

Today was Chen Zui's first day back at work. As usual, he first strolled around the Dadong Detective Agency on the eighth floor. During the days of his absence, the agency's business hadn't dropped off at all and had been kept in immaculate order by Qiu Lian. This left Chen Zui immensely satisfied.

"Oh, alright, Mom! How could I ever dare? Please go out and enjoy yourself leisurely, Mom, I'll stay home and wait for you." Qin Ming happily ran forward to help open the door.

Wang Po picked up the wine cup and placed it into Pan Jinlian's hand. With no choice, Pan Jinlian used her sleeve to block half her face and drank the wine.

Immediately afterward, Chen Xudong rushed out from the inner room bare-chested and wearing only a large pair of shorts, letting out a roar. Without a word, he reached out to grab Chen Zui by the collar.

Hearing outside that Wu Song was about to be thrown into the death row prison, Chen Ergou leaped out in a panic and shouted at the top of his lungs.

The room door was pushed open, and four figures walked in from outside. The moment they clearly perceived the situation inside the room, their brows knitted together in unison.

"Cat Team, did you bring us to the back mountain just to experience a different kind of romance, like doing *that* in the wild..." Ye Long teased, speaking lewdly to the female cat.

"First to the Demon Abyss Realm, then to the Wild Desolation Realm. You don't need to worry about my safety." There were some things Qin Yang could not explain in too much detail.

Had it not been for the World Tree, and had he not made the World Tree evolve into the Sea of Bitterness Sword, his current realm would have made it utterly impossible for him to utilize Imperial Divine Liquid.

The sky was covered with dark clouds, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and a torrential downpour suddenly lashed down, as if the heavens were weeping for the suffering masses.

Yet, out of curiosity, she did not leave. She quietly sat beside Jiang Yun, cupping her chin in her hands and puffing out her cheeks as she gazed at him.

***

Now, the God-Confermentation List had undergone new changes. The top of the Earth List was Yin She, followed by Ma Jiajue, trailed by a slew of both unfamiliar and familiar names.

Coupled with the health education teacher's roll call on the very first class—so extraordinary and unforgettable—Ye Jian knew that this Teacher Mao was no simple character.

The Dutch barbarians of the south, the Spanish, the Portuguese—whom the Great Ming referred to as the Folangji—as well as these English barbarians, an ever-increasing influx of red-haired barbarians swarmed into the South China Sea, competing with the Chinese for profit, contesting maritime trade routes, and even seizing Chinese territory.

Feng Yang soared straight up into the sky, bursting through just as the fissure was sealing shut. After his departure, the colossal skeletal continent completely disintegrated, turning into nothingness as if it had never existed.

"I-I suppose so." Unsure of what Ye Kaicheng was trying to imply, Xu Zuoyan offered an ambiguous reply.

Although Ye Kaicheng was holding Xu Zuoyan's hand, he did not look back. Amidst the singing of the birthday song, he made a wish, blew out the candles, and only then released Xu Zuoyan's hand to cut the cake together with Xu Shiyun.

Apart from them, there were grand scholars like Xu Guangqi who also exhausted their minds and spent their entire lives dedicated to the nation and the people.

"You still can't forget her, right?" Behind him, Zeng Nianyu's faint voice suddenly sounded.

After dinner that evening, my uncle tidied up two rooms for us on the second floor. Since there were only two beds, Tongyao said she would put up with sleeping in the same room as me. Before falling asleep, the two of us chatted back-to-back.