Chapter 62: The Imperial Decree

The First Madam's expression turned stern, followed by a look of astonishment. "What is the meaning of this? Who would dare to harm the offspring of the Lu family? It is utterly the act of a madman!"

Lu Shuyao glanced at her. "Mother is right. I think it would be best to report this to the authorities, to drag that villain out and make her pay the price she deserves."

The First Madam's body stiffened, and her eyes darted about. "Indeed. However, we should still let the Master make the decision. What if this affects his reputation at court?"

Consort Wan had also been a mother and possessed experience. Having spent many years in the inner palace, she would always be present when important imperial concubines gave birth. Having specifically traveled to Hangzhou with Li Yuan, she could be said to be more reliable than anyone else currently by Dugu Lanruo's side.

Though he looked slender, his long-term basketball practice had forged his physique into a solid one; it was only his usual clothing that made him appear lean. Moreover, while those boys were taller than him, they were not necessarily his match.

No matter how he treated her, she would not blame him, but she would never forgive anyone who harmed the man she loved most.

Qianqian raised her head to look at him in bewilderment, only to see a look of contempt on his face, which made her frown involuntarily. Staring at her coldly and glaring at her flush, delicate, and beautiful face, he suddenly recalled the shy expression Xiaoluo wore when she blushed, and hatred surged into his chest in an instant.

Xiaowu smiled slightly. Although he was quite arrogant and sometimes possessed a venomous tongue, he was a gentleman at his core.

However, he changed his plan instead. The charge of drug trafficking was enough to ruin her reputation completely, preventing her from ever holding her head high for the rest of her life, which could also be considered venting her anger for An'an.

Driven by spiritual power, the alloy stone was burned to absolute nothingness the moment it was shot into the sea of fire... The remaining fraction of force barely managed to break through a dozen meters.

"Then my parents' lives—who will repay them?" Before leaving, she stood with her back to him, her soft voice trembling slightly as it rang out coldly.

Only those close to him were qualified to present gifts directly to him, and the only person he would ever ask for a gift personally was Xiaowu.

She truly had no idea that Chen Wan'er possessed such a character in private; it was too base, how could she possibly be worthy of her son?

Dog-Head, leading the group just brought by Cat-Cat, began building the main gate. They constructed an exceptionally large gate and then started quarrying stone, transporting it to the rim of this "bowl."

Hearing about this matter, Su Mian could only offer a bitter smile. One had to know that his campaign against the Mithril Cavern had required a massive investment, with no small sum spent on the Temple mercenaries. While the legend was indeed taken down by so many people, they had fought their way through tribe after tribe. Their tactic relied on Temple Knights charging to scatter the opposing forces, followed by mercenaries moving in to finish the job, with mob troops blocking the exits and hunting down the survivors.

With those words, Xiahe rose and departed, his feet seeming to accelerate across the ocean waves as he vanished in the blink of an eye.

It turned out that he had long ago carved Manman into his heart, deep into his bones, and into the very depths of his soul.

Though Li Yunming did not know the details, he could roughly understand that it must be a unique substance native to the primeval world, something that inherently made all things grow stronger.

Starting a year ago, Luo Yeqi had begun targeting the Mo family, specifically focusing on Mo Xuan's territory while turning a blind eye to Mo Ming's sphere of influence.

"Just right! We can take this opportunity to turn defeat into victory and vent this pent-up fury!" Upon hearing this, several deputy generals rubbed their palms in excitement, preparing to teach the Jingzhou army a lesson using this very opportunity.

In an instant, the jade pipa burst forth with multicolored radiance, illuminating the entire wooden cabin. A surge of divine power erupted within the light, wrapping like silk around a ball of light. Under the system's power, the threads of divine power peeled away from the light sphere like tentacles, and immediately after, the aura of an ancient god emerged.

"Let us not speak of these matters." Yang Biao nodded, not entangling himself further in the topic. Whether the Sun family had embezzled the Imperial Seal had no great bearing on him. However, since Zhang Gu was an old friend, he truly did not wish to see Zhang Gu embroiled in the Sun family's vortex because of this. Yet, since Zhang Gu had spoken thus, it was not his place to interfere further, and he promptly steered the conversation elsewhere.