Volume One, Chapter 38: Jin Yao’s Comedic Side

Jin Yao was stunned by the slap. His face was forced to one side, a glaring red handprint visible on his fair skin—Shen Chaowu had shown no mercy, striking him with all her strength.

He gritted his teeth. “You!”

“Shen Chaowu!”

Jin Yao’s face darkened like ink. He seized Shen Chaowu’s wrist, pinning her to the sofa, his fierce gaze locked on her. “That’s the second time.”

“If there’s a third—”

“I won’t forgive you.”

Once the soldiers who had been watching had dispersed, the scouts nearby hurried back to the command tent to report to Hedoro.

Currently, Will, responsible for guarding Cake City, was sprawled lazily on the sofa, yawning incessantly, his sleepy eyes watching as Charlotte Lingling threw her tantrum.

Only after this did the lone fighters—Burgess, Van Oka, Violet, and others, including Depen—take their turn, most of whom had been forced to join the Catpaw Pirates. At least in Depen’s understanding, she hadn’t expected Burgess to be one of the few who joined willingly.

Others tried to plant spies within the Prince of Yu’s mansion, but their informants could never get close to the main courtyard, providing little useful information. It was endlessly frustrating.

Yan Heng picked up a rag nearby and stuffed it into the person’s mouth, plunging the world into instant silence.

Zhong Yao had the same thought, but instead of asking Zhong Xiwang, he simply opened his own backpack to check.

He immediately lashed out with a kick to Luoyu’s abdomen! Luoyu was sent flying but landed unscathed, twisting in midair, skimming across the ground before regaining her balance.

The mirror burst with dazzling golden light, the surrounding space rippling with distortion. Suddenly, the roar of a beast erupted, accompanied by an overwhelming pressure.

You Rong was born of the late emperor’s favored consort, while Cai Ping was daughter of the imperial virtuous consort. Not only was You Rong’s birth more distinguished than Cai Ping’s, she was also Cai Ping’s elder sister. Yet, regardless of their mothers’ ranks, they were both just consorts, not the emperor’s wife. As concubines, their maternal families were not truly joined, and there was no reason to consider each other’s kin as their own. After all, neither was the legitimate empress.

Though Liao Si seemed to hold lofty status in the human world, that was only because the barrier to entry there was low.

“Demon Emperor, let’s sit back and enjoy the show. These people will have their hands full,” Bai Hao sneered.

Hearing him, I understood his meaning—my time was short, and whether she could regain consciousness depended entirely on luck.

I went to the shoe store, hoping to buy an identical pair, but they were out of stock. Just as I wished to rekindle that first love, only to realize it was no longer possible.

Yu Fei feigned reluctance, but accepted the gift, inwardly gaining even more respect for Xiao Wei.

The moment this idea surfaced, I dismissed it immediately. Brother Alang had always been steadfast and optimistic—how could he fall ill simply from missing his mother? It was far too implausible.

When Li Hongwei donned prison clothes and stepped into the detention center, perhaps he still hadn’t fully realized what it truly meant.

“Cough, cough—not laughing anymore, hahahaha,” Bai Hao laughed for a while before finally stopping. By then, Mu Lingling had already run off, and seeing this, he could only follow helplessly.

No matter how you command the sun, moon, stars; no matter how you manipulate the elements, change your nature, possess endless cunning, vigor, and strength—one punch could shatter all things.

Lin Qinghou noticed a refined man sitting beside Sister Fang, appearing to be about thirty-four or thirty-five. That must be her influential husband.

Luo Feng reached out to test Duanmu Lei’s bloodline level. Since Duanmu Lei was already a master at the fifth innate level, his bloodline was certainly not low.

The ice began to collapse, seawater surging through the cracks. Thunder rumbled across the sky.

Liu Ruoxue spoke lightly, but at that moment, everyone—friend and foe alike—stood stunned. No one had expected that Suo Chao would be so easily captured by Liu Ruoxue on the battlefield.