Chapter 57: Eliminate
As their conversation concluded, Lu Shuyao's fair face revealed a hint of shyness.
Lowering her gaze slightly, her long eyelashes fluttered, and a faint blush bloomed across her cheeks, resembling a freshly opened peach in spring, as delicate and alluring as morning dew.
She attempted to stand up from Ye Yanchen's embrace, only to be held even tighter.
His arms were firm and powerful, like an unshakable mountain, locking her securely against his chest.
"Beauty Shen is still outside," Lu Shuyao whispered gently.
Truth creates the rules, lies reverse the rules, and the authority of "Incompleteness" that Feng Qingwu is currently approaching can render all rules null and void.
Should there ever be a moment when he performed less than adequately, she would panic even more than her son, rushing to make amends at any cost.
Wu Shan picked up a bottle of beverage from the dining table, and as he turned around, he happened to bump into Yi Rufeng, who was also coming to grab a drink. Without a second thought, Wu Shan casually picked up another bottle and handed it to him.
Li Ji and other grand chancellors had their own trusted men in the Secretariat, and he learned of the decree issued by Chu Suiliang just a little later than Chu himself.
The formation of the Northern Sea Wang clan's alliance naturally could not bypass the Annan Kingdom, which harbored a deep-seated grievance against the Eastern Imperial Palace. In fact, Annan was chosen by the alliance as the operational battlefield; it was close enough to the Eastern Imperial Palace while avoiding the heavily guarded Southern Heaven, making all conditions nearly perfect.
He had severed all her paths of retreat, yet he still walked up to her acting like a good person, asking her what she chose to do.
Just then, a slender arm reached out from behind her, steadying her as she was about to fall to the ground.
The two were passionately discussing the expansion of the overseas mailing business when Wu Hai beside them could no longer resist the fierce collision of inspiration against his soul and started humming a tune on his own, without even needing to draft the lyrics in his head.
After finally managing to get the money to pay off his debts, instead of paying them back, he took the money and gambled again, ultimately ending up even deeper in debt by twenty thousand yuan. One truly wonders what was going on in Chen Jianguo's mind.
This was something He Xuan was unaware of; the Qing invasion of 1639 was plagued by defeats everywhere, and there was not a single victory report to be found.
"I'll kick you!" Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Shizhu, taking no offense at all, feigned anger and raised his leg to kick him.
The day before, Feng Gu, Mujia, and the others had contracted demons with the help of Hilna. Mujia's demon was a mage-type ghost demon, while the four members of Feng Gu's group consisted of a healer-type ore sprite demon, a faceless ghost demon, a crocodile king, and last of all, an unconventional porcupine demon.
"If we drop the formalities, my name is Wu Jing. My friends think kindly of me and call me Old Snake. Mr. Wang can just call me Old Snake." The man claiming to be Old Snake sat down opposite Wang Hao. Holding a teapot, he unceremoniously poured a cup for himself and then stopped moving.
With that, she moved away, heading toward the side hall, intending to slip poison into Xiao Fuqling's tea to murder her.
However, now that it had broken free and its strength had fully recovered, doing such a thing was completely meaningless.
"That easy?" Liu Qichao's eyes widened in surprise. If it were up to him to deal with the bloodthirsty cannibal fiend, it would undoubtedly have required a bitter struggle. This gave Liu Qichao a much clearer understanding of Murong Jiuge's strength.
"Damned bastard!" The sole survivor, Chen Dongxiu, trembled as he forced down the urge to turn and run, gritting his teeth as he charged to kill the intruder.
That's right, they had all come dressed in pristine white Taoist robes; if he were to accept so many tips from others in broad daylight under the gaze of the crowd, he would be in deep trouble upon returning.
Shortly before, news had arrived that the divine general He Xuan had single-handedly routed tens of thousands of Qing troops and shot down Jilhalang, which gave the Ming forces a much-needed morale boost and perked them up. But back then, He Xuan was still too far away to exert any practical influence on the front lines.
He had expected to see Emperor Li Chunshun of Western Xia the very next day, but Gao Chong never imagined that he would end up waiting for three full days.