Volume One, Chapter 24: Sowing the Seeds of Doubt

A wail rang out, and Qiao Ye snapped back to reality, turning her head to look behind her.

She saw that Uncle Li had already been subdued by several police officers, and a fruit knife lay on the ground beside him.

If not for Lu Tingxiao just now, she surely would have been stabbed!

Realizing she was still being held, Qiao Ye felt a wave of awkwardness. She gently pulled herself free from the man’s embrace, lowered her head, and whispered, "Thank you."

Even though he was no ordinary clerk, Kozo Nagayama still felt a thrill that made his scalp tingle...

Stepping out of the cavern, Zhang Chen told the others to wait on the ground while he ascended alone into the air. Under the brilliant sunlight, his robes fluttered with the sea breeze, his long hair dancing in the wind, making him appear like a god.

"Hey!" Su Huaian tried to call out to Tang Yue, but after saying this, he turned and vanished just as he had arrived, leaving behind only the silhouette of his billowing sleeves.

Time was of the essence; there was no room for nostalgia here. This frail body could hardly withstand the fierce winds of Mount Tai.

Although Lu Zhong knew some of the inside story, he was constrained by his position and could not speak of certain matters to Wang Yi in detail.

"Besides, doesn't Qin Shi know how much harm giving birth to a child would cause to Sister Manman's body?" Liao Yuedan clearly could not understand how Tang Manman could allow such a thing to happen.

From Su Yan, Wenren Mingyao learned that after the battle at the Endless Forest years ago, she had long been considered dead by the Nether Sacred Sect, a realization that brought a sense of relief to her heart.

Before the figure could reach Yu Fei, a powerful aura erupted right beside him; it was Lin Xuan, whom Yu Fei had ignored. With a fierce wave of his hand, Lin Xuan sent the figure flying backward once more. Watching the Martial Sect disciple soar through the air, Yu Fei placed a hand to his forehead, peering into the distance.

The entire room erupted in shock upon hearing the figure. Everyone turned toward the source of the sound, and when they saw it came from a private compartment on the third floor, no one dared to whisper or discuss it further. The bearded cultivator’s expression shifted, and he sullenly sat back down in his seat.

Under his current iron-fisted control over Japan, he believed that if he were to force such a strategy, there was a high probability of success.

The people around them glanced over, immediately grasping what was happening, yet they remained colder than the next, and no one reached out to help.

As for the third possibility, it was the least likely—what reason could the other party have to trouble someone as insignificant as him? Besides, why would the Lu and Huang families go out of their way to provoke the Qingfeng Sect?

Xiao Yanfeng felt his heart leap into his throat; he couldn't help but want to ask, yet he was terrified of disturbing him, unsure whether to speak or not.

However, receiving this news brought him a sense of relief. Even if there was a conspiracy lurking behind it, he had no desire to investigate further, as doing so would only make the situation increasingly complex and severe.

In reality, although Chen Liming had been in politics for only ten years, he had already reached the top ten positions in Jiangnan City. His future was limitless, and even with the vast influence of the Gu and Cui families, they remained respectful in his presence, not daring to act with even the slightest presumption.

Not only him, but Caroline and the other children were also incredibly excited and proud to see the news about Zhou Nan; this was the glory of the entire Hoffman family.

The scene before them drew everyone's attention, and all eyes were fixed on Li An, especially those of the mess sergeant, Zhang Nan.

A young man clad in purple robes walked among the many contestants with an arrogant gaze, until he was suddenly captivated by Mu Lingling’s exquisite beauty. He was of noble birth and certainly not unaccustomed to seeing beautiful women, but his flamboyant nature always hungered for something new.

Because Dai Qisi had lived on Spirit Snake Island for several years and was intimately familiar with its surroundings, she gathered many of the island’s specialties for Fang Lang and his companions to eat.