Chapter 29: This Feels Like a Secret Rendezvous

Old Madam Xie’s gaze was piercing, the sheer weight of her presence nearly bringing Xie Yuming to tears. Yet, sensing that this situation was somehow different from her previous transgression before Xu Yourong, she could only bite her lower lip hard, her body trembling uncontrollably. Seeing her looking so pitiful, Xu Yourong could no longer restrain herself. "Mother, Yuming has only just returned. She was likely overcome with excitement at seeing her kin, which might have led to some exaggeration. After all, she is still young..."

Although Lu Xiang'er knew nothing of martial arts, she could see that Lu Hong was entirely earnest, possessing a genuine sense of intensity. The staff moved with great agility in his hands; each time it whistled past her, the powerful currents of air caused strands of her hair to flutter. It was clear that Lu Hong had truly mastered some formidable skills.

The moment the talismans and the black command flags flew into the room, wisps of cyan flame bloomed within. As they appeared, the flames began to drift toward the people inside.

"Heh," everyone present shared a knowing smile. The Fiska system rules were established by you yourself, yet you haven't followed a single one. If an ordinary employee had walked into this conference room without permission, Pamela would have already turned them into a sieve. One has to admire the power of the "Fiska Exception Clause"—there is simply no arguing with it.

"It was the Assassins' Group from the tenth branch of the Moon-Burial Alliance. They led tens of thousands of players to sneak up on us and disrupt our ranged units, which caused our knights' supply lines and long-range crowd control to fall behind," Moon Trace said, secretly astonished that the various guilds of the Moon-Burial Alliance could coordinate such an efficient attack.

At this point, a faint hunger began to rise within her, and Chuxiu realized she hadn't yet eaten lunch. Ever since Danxin had been scalded, there had been one less attentive servant to look after her daily needs, and she would often become so busy that she would forget to eat altogether.

"Oh! There are some familiar faces up ahead!" As Zhuliu Xiuer voiced her surprise, everyone's attention was immediately drawn to the spot.

Faced with the wrath of the Thunder God, Loki, who was himself at a loss, could only offer soothing words and vague excuses. He had never expected his father to place such importance on a sister he had never even met; the sheer scale of such an illusory barrier was far beyond what a young Loki could comprehend.

Qin Changsheng was stunned. This fellow was undoubtedly an expert with incredibly sharp reflexes—he had actually managed to dodge a surprise attack. Enraged, Qin chased after him, grabbing the man by the leg just as he was about to leap over the wall and hauling him back down with a forceful tug.

"If this skin-flint refuses to pay, we’ll just have to deal with him directly. You can’t handle a rascal like this using conventional methods," Qin Feng said indignantly. Looking at You Tianliang’s downcast expression, a wave of bold resolve surged within him.

Chen Langya laughed, his tone neither cold nor warm. He felt no anger; for those sidelong glances and sneers, he felt nothing but disdain.

In the midst of this fierce battle, Qing Yi successfully fused the yin and yang energies within her into a single furnace. Her cultivation technique broke through to the next level, elevating her to the pinnacle of a Taiyi Immortal.

Perhaps it was the wine she drank last night, but today her head was splitting, and she felt utterly miserable. What shocked her even more was that Shen Fei had truly not returned all night; the quilt beside her was perfectly neat, looking as though it hadn't been touched at all.

"He’ll break his leg just from climbing a wall?" Shaoshang cursed him for being useless. She had climbed over countless dormitory and teaching buildings in her time without a single mishap—he was truly nothing but a pampered young master. She would have to teach him properly in the future.

First, the remaining princes were granted royal titles; the Second Prince was named Prince of Huai'an. The deposed Empress was then renamed the Empress Dowager of Huai'an and moved to the Yong'an Palace, located in the northeast of the Northern Palace, where she continued to enjoy the revenues of an empress. Furthermore, to ensure her comfort, an additional county was added to the Second Prince's fief to support the Empress Dowager.

The sudden intrusion of Shen Lun and Nie Yunxiao caught the old woman on the altar off guard, but she immediately flew into a rage. She brandished her dragon-headed staff, chanting in an unintelligible language. Suddenly, the basin of golden flames behind her surged violently, coalescing into a massive, hideous face that opened its maw and lunged toward Shen Lun.