Green Plum Chronicles: Part III

After a brief silence, Huizhu added, "This humble concubine truly had no business wandering about the palace at will, and today I have brought trouble upon Your Highness and the Primary Consort. I beg Your Highness to punish me." With these words, she knelt upon the ground.

At this, Feng Lingwan's eyes turned bloodshot and his fists clenched tightly. Looking at him, Yifan thought to himself that indeed, after surviving a great catastrophe, a person's temperament is bound to undergo some changes.

Though a tempest raged within Huizhu's heart, her outward expression remained calm and unruffled. Only the faint curve at the corner of her lips carried a trace of bitterness, which did not escape Yinzhen's notice.

During the banquet, Ye Mingjing carefully compared her seven older brothers. Ye Xi was wearing a gloomy expression, his complexion by far the most unsightly in the entire hall as he glared fiercely at Ye Yun. Ye Yun pretended not to notice, chatting and laughing alongside her two elder sisters near the Empress. Only Ye Xi'an returned his gaze with a cold sneer.

"Virtuous and highly respected"—if Shunzhi were a village-level official, he would surely have been very fond of those four characters.

Gazing at the pale cyan porcelain bottle before him, Xiao Tie took a deep breath. As a cultivator in the Condensing Immortality stage, he naturally understood the immense value of the Heavenly Fate Pill. Yet now, Qin Yi produced an entire bottle without hesitation, deeply moving Xiao Tie's heart.

Their experiences of suppressing bandits within the borders of Great Xia and surviving among the sand bandits of the Qin Lake Oasis had imbued this group with a distinctly bandit-like aura even in combat. Their moves were ruthless, their actions erratic, and they never wasted breath on idle talk.

Following my efforts, the empty feeling in my stomach was finally gone, and only then did I notice that the Empress Dowager was merely smiling as she watched me, having not partaken in the meal herself.

Yan Yixin opened the paper wrapping, and a delicate triangular pink diamond quietly rested upon the tabletop.

Furthermore, her attire was utterly captivating—whether she dressed this way ordinarily or had done so deliberately today, she wore a white one-piece long dress with deep slits on both sides of the hem rising all the way to the top of her thighs. Through the gaps of these slits, her slender, snow-white legs were faintly visible.

Even though the sound of water still drifted from the sink, it seemed she could no longer hear it, aware only of the rapid and frantic drumming of her own heartbeat.

Shi Jie pondered for a moment, then suddenly a clever idea struck him. He beckoned her over, and the two whispered to each other for a few moments before exchanging a knowing nod and letting out a chuckle.

If such words were spoken by anyone else, Huangfu Sheng would undoubtedly feel that they were truly pitiable, but coming from Shen Rong's mouth, he could not help but feel that they thoroughly deserved their fate.

Yet there was barely a breath left within him, exhaling far more than he inhaled, while his pulse and heartbeat were so faint as to be almost imperceptible.

Shi Jie knew that Xu Lin was furious; he had already seen her losing her mind both in her office and outside. Even so, Shi Jie was not afraid; he was determined to bravely weather Xu Lin's wrath.

Accompanied by Steward Xu, Huangfu Jing arrived at the ancestral hall. Signaling Steward Xu to wait outside, he stepped directly inside and pulled the heavy doors tightly shut.

Moreover, studying abroad had always been Shen Chenren's plan, one he had been preparing for since his university days. He had originally earned the opportunity through his own hard work, only for it to be dashed by unexpected circumstances.

At this thought, these martial artists turned their gazes once more toward the members of the Fierce Tiger Stronghold. They reasoned that since the stronghold had dominated Jinhua Prefecture for many years, the wealth it had plundered must be considerable, to say the least. Even if they failed to secure the medicinal ginseng, being able to carve up the stronghold's riches would still make the trip worthwhile. Stirred by greed, someone immediately spoke up.

That Zhou Bifang might be somewhat detestable, but it takes ten years of cultivation to share a boat crossing, and a hundred years to share the same pillow. Furthermore, since she now showed remorse, she deserved to be given a chance.

She did not quite understand Wu Qi's words and looked slightly bewildered, waiting to ask further, only to see him hand her a coral hairpin. "What is this for?" No one had ever given her ornaments before, and for a moment, Qin Zheng simply did not know how to react.

Keeping it a secret from all members of the Cheetah Commando, Black Stone went directly to see the Commander. As a result, not only was he severely reprimanded, but he also received two disciplinary actions: first, a serious demerit with probation within the party; second, a direct demotion in military rank from Major General to Senior Colonel. Naturally, his salary was reduced accordingly as well.

Such a scene did not escape Luo Feifei's eyes and ears. In fact, Ye Tian and Dongfang Xier had no intention of deliberately concealing or hiding the matter. Luo Feifei covered her mouth with a delicate, charming chuckle, though the meaning behind her smiling expression remained inscrutable.

Watching the grand army march northward, a spectacle vast and stirring like ten thousand galloping horses, a flush involuntarily rose across Li Si's cheeks. A gust of wind rushed past his ears, and startled, he looked back to see Zhao Kuo brandishing his whip and galloping furiously toward the east. Li Si fiercely pulled on his reins and followed closely behind.

"So you are saying neither of you has any suggestions to offer me?" Han Shuo sighed almost imperceptibly.

"You are the Executioner! The Executioner who swept through the Underworld back then?" The blade slave's voice sounded somewhat deep, yet his words carried clearly to the Executioner's ears.

"Fine, if you do not want me to accompany you, then having you accompany me should be fine, right?" Seeing Qin Zheng lift her slender, fair neck, Han Tieyi pulled her into his arms. Just as he was about to lower his head to kiss her, he heard a very faint gasp from afar.

Just as Gulite was about to mount his horse to meet the enemy, Pulitzer opened his eyes. The look he gave Gulite was extremely complex. Pulitzer had three sons; the eldest was currently away from the tribe, the third had been reduced to a cripple, and the second caused Pulitzer a great deal of anxiety. Could he truly entrust the hopes of Xueque to a nephew?

For many days thereafter, Mu Feinan practically took up permanent residence in Mo Xiwei's Spring Breeze and Prosperity Tower, shamelessly occupying the comfortable large bed in Mo Xiwei's private room under the pretext of recuperating from his injuries, completely ignoring the fact that his daily free loading made the other party's expression grow increasingly fierce day by day.

Besides, those three individuals were no ordinary figures. The Heavenly Underworld Sect possessed immense strength, merely choosing to remain in reclusion. That bald elder, if placed within the Nine Pure Heavens, could easily assume the position of an elder.

Do not blindly rush forward in a fit of rage hoping to stand up for your junior brother, only to end up dragging yourself down with him.

Unable to withstand the pursuit of a dozen or more people, the first member of the Herb Hall was cut down, and not long after, a second player gloriously sacrificed his life as well.

If one were to suddenly unleash hundreds or thousands of undead, any enemy would be dumbfounded with terror, wouldn't they?

At a level like Yu Wangchou's, one was already the future master of a noble clan. They would seize any chance to make friends, let alone turn others into enemies. Even if some were destined to become foes, they would do everything in their power to transform that hostility into friendship.

The old master quickly stopped him, saying, "He did not do anything to me. I stepped down and handed over the position to him entirely based on his capability."