Volume 1, Chapter 144: A Minor Outburst

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The air grew completely stagnant, sinking into a strange atmosphere.
Shen Xingchen’s expression shifted slightly.
That stung.
In any situation, there is no such thing as a younger sister supporting an older brother.
It is usually the older brother who provides for the younger sister.
Zhou Niannian had truly seen it for the first time—a man reaching out to his sister to ask for money.
She looked him up and down, immediately noticing that the young man’s clothes were of high quality, branded, and certainly not cheap. "You’re quite shameless about it, aren't you?"
The implication was clear: Shen Xingchen had no sense of shame.
Perhaps because Yuanhua felt it impossible to run into Xinyi at this hour, she hadn’t been on guard at first, but once she recognized her, a sense of surprise rippled through her heart.
With trembling fingers, she began to unbutton She Zhenglian’s shirt, one by one, slowly undoing them.

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Everyone watched them with curiosity, speculating about what had happened or what was about to happen.
Ji Nuan stuffed another piece into her mouth until her cheeks were bulging, watching the tall, slender figure before her with a smile.
Jun Yifeng narrowed his eyes dangerously. A scene seemed to play out before him: a rolling torrent of mud and stone engulfing the entire city of Qingzhou, with all the citizens trapped within, crying for help as they were buried by the sludge and sank to the bottom, disappearing without a trace.
Zhang Tiantian stood there, feeling awkward and unsure of what to do. Su Mo finished his soup and handed the bowl to her.
They could not delay any longer; otherwise, the sofa, their only barrier in this hall, would soon be completely shattered.
The next day, when the housekeeper arrived, she saw Xiao Yulin’s car parked outside. Assuming he was still asleep, she didn't dare go up to disturb him.
He pushed forward with force, using the rebound to push his body backward, landing squarely in his driver’s seat.
"What are you laughing at?" Mo Tianli, the eldest son of the Mo family, who had been watching Mo Tiancheng, asked with a gloomy face. He held a white jade cup in his hand but kept his eyes fixed ahead, as if the words hadn't come from him at all.
After recovering to full health, Ouyang Jue gritted his teeth and lunged rapidly toward the Black Demon Wild Spirit. With a wave of his hand, he unleashed a series of powerful attack skills, forcing the creature to retreat repeatedly. A crazed Ouyang Jue was a terrifying sight to behold.
Qing Ziye and Bai Weiyang carefully inspected the surrounding structure. The collapse was severe, and the entire stone chamber was teetering on the edge of ruin; it was truly a miracle that a secondary collapse hadn’t occurred.

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Shinji watched the two cunning Tengu working in perfect coordination and felt completely helpless. However, seeing Hanazuki’s mocking expression nearby, Shinji felt that no matter how tough this nut was to crack, he had to crack it.
"As far as I know, none of the key members of your Zhou family have suffered damage to their meridians," Man Hu said, his eyes gleaming with a predatory light like a tiger ready to devour its prey, his tone icy.
Pinching her palm, she steeled her resolve: no matter what he asked of her, she would do it. She should never have harbored the delusion that dignity and freedom could both be hers; to attain even one would be enough.
Yue Xi looked in surprise at the man in his fifties standing before her. With his dark, weathered skin and plain features, he looked entirely unremarkable. She frowned, her body tensed in full defensive readiness.
"Please stay a moment." Elder Lin, sensing that the maid beside Lan Rongyue was highly skilled, dared not force the issue and asked very politely.
"Flower Rain Formation!" The four flower spirits took their positions at the four cardinal points and raised their hands to the sky. This Flower Rain Formation could scatter countless petals and fragrant powder; those trapped within would inhale the toxins and lose their senses, unable to control themselves.
When Lan Shenmin learned that the Lu family intended to defect to the Cangyue Kingdom, he regretted deeply that he hadn’t kept Lu Zhiyun in the manor to keep the Lu family in check.
A sliver of light pierced through the gaps in the leaves, falling onto Linglu’s cheek. She was wearing a dusty gray hat that hid her forehead. It seemed that from the very first moment they met, she had never once revealed her forehead. Legend had it that snake handlers grew snake scales; he wondered if it were true.