Volume One, Chapter 80: Congratulations to the Newlyweds

In fact, they had already booked their plane tickets and were anxious to return home today. After the shock that rocked Harbor City, those prominent families would not dare refuse Yang Qian's request for the economic flow between the capital and Harbor City to resume.

External wounds could heal, and even internal injuries could recover with proper care, but the severed meridians left even the renowned Huang Ben Cao helpless.

Li Yaohua helped Xu Huai to his feet, intending to retrace their steps, only to realize that all other items related to the white jade had vanished, except for the stone slab—once transformed by the white jade into a bridge—which still remained. After Li Yaohua and Xu Huai crossed the river, the stone slab disappeared behind them.

Although he had much on his mind, he felt it best not to meddle in matters between master and disciple, so he returned to his own affairs.

What an atmosphere it was—holding fine wine, sitting beneath a grape arbor, drinking and chatting, reaching up to pluck grapes and pop them into one’s mouth.

As the murmurs began, the patriarch of the Yu family’s face twisted with anger. He turned to glare at the alchemist, who stood with head bowed, murmuring something unintelligible.

“Is the Grand-Uncle referring to the Sect Leader Uncle?” Qian Hua finally relaxed a little, her previous fear less apparent, though she still kept her distance, clearly remaining wary.

Sophie, too, stopped in her tracks. Looking at the house, she thought, if a torrential rain were to come, it might really collapse.

Fortunately, all the names on the list were quite prominent. Alice reassured herself that she recognized—or at least had met—most of them a few times. She didn’t complain, simply nodded and tucked the list into her bag.

After Su Wei left, Xiao Ni saw that it was still early, so she began tidying up. She first fetched the medical kit, where she found a bottle of alcohol. Using gauze, she cleaned and disinfected the necessary areas, let them air dry, then started organizing her luggage. She was so absorbed in the task that she only realized Su Wei had brought her meal when it was almost finished.

As soon as Elder Hua’s video was posted online, the entire microblogging community erupted! Elder Hua’s influence and prestige in China were far beyond what an ordinary celebrity could command.

“With me, nothing is impossible. All you need to do is follow behind me and be as brazen as you wish!” Lu Chen spoke calmly, hands clasped behind his back.

The moment a graceful figure emerged slowly from the distant forest, the white-haired, child-faced elder abruptly opened his eyes. In that instant, it was as if thunder rumbled through the very air.

Yet Bai Qin and Lu Shen behaved no differently from anyone else at First High, leaving the gossip-hungry students, eager to catch something out of the ordinary, thoroughly disappointed.

When the Ming Dynasty fell, had it possessed sufficient resources, it would never have perished. Yet once it collapsed, lacking the necessary supplies, it had to endure the pain of inciting chaos and slaughtering the surplus population.

Shangguan Jing was still in a daze, struggling to process everything. After all, her feelings for him were sincere, but she never expected him to abandon her, especially at a moment when she was at a loss for words.

Several princesses ignored her, but Chu Xiangwan didn’t care. Winning this bet wasn’t her true goal; she wanted to make Princess Baolian fall ever more deeply for Xiao Yunheng.

Five billion! The Jiang family might never hope to amass such a fortune in several lifetimes, yet now they could only watch helplessly.

The students who had witnessed it firsthand were somewhat disgruntled—did this mean their eyes had been deceived?

As soon as the words fell, Qingmie’s foot struck the ground, her figure instantly dissolving into a flurry of phantoms. After repeated splits, Lu Chen found himself surrounded by no fewer than ten afterimages.

He removed the SIM card from his phone that revealed his true identity and placed it on the nightstand, leaving only the one registered under Detective Di Chen. Then, activating the covert 360-degree video and audio recording, he slipped the phone into his pocket before finally untying Yao Siying’s hands, which had been bound behind her back.