104 Let Me See Who Still Hasn’t Evolved 20

Anmian did not say much more; she had already settled the matter of her car with Yuan Zhan yesterday.

"Can Lord Jiyue not determine the time of death after examining the corpse?" Marquis Taiping asked with suspicion.

Feng Junyi glanced toward the door leading to the side hall. Feng Junyao had hidden that foreign physician so well—could it be that he truly had a way to cure the Emperor’s illness?

Cang Jinyan did not care about such a small sum of money at all, so when Cang Qingyue suggested it, he naturally refused.

He must have known about her relationship with Lei Xiao. She had nearly gone mad when Lei Xiao suddenly disappeared; it turned out he had been hidden away by this fellow.

When she spoke, her voice was soft, yet it felt like a knife piercing the heart, each word fatal. Her gaze shifted, landing coldly on Shangguan Qianyu, who stood behind Murong Yi.

Jin Chendong was taken aback. Was she that repulsed by the food he had picked for her? Yet, deeply worried about her condition, he hurried to follow her.

Hearing Xuanyuan Xi’s low, soft words, the Emperor could not help but frown deeply. When had she ever been so submissive?

If she were the one, why not reveal her true identity to her directly? Why instead put on this facade of constant provocation?

Rong Yuan frowned. He found it difficult to say anything about Rong Xinci’s temperament, for on one side was his brother, and on the other his own sister. Regardless, he hoped Yuan Zhan would find his own happiness.

They cleaned up the mangled corpses and bloodstains, and with great effort, hauled the toppled Buddha statue back to its original position.

More than forty people were enraged. Their surging anger, like a breached dam, flooded in every direction. Their violent power hammered incessantly against the city walls and gate towers. The entire fourth city was almost completely destroyed. Looking out, not a single high wall remained.

As soon as these words were spoken, the heavy door behind them slammed shut with a bang, trapping the two within the grand palace grounds.

***

No, this was wrong. Unlike Gong Du’s reaction, Liu Pi, He Man, and the others, terrified by the hedgehog-like spikes earlier, did not pursue Chen Dao. Instead, they remained motionless in the camp, looking like survivors of a catastrophe. Liu Pi, however, took note of Chen Dao leading his troops toward the perimeter.

The wild grass was lush and deep, like a green velvet carpet stretching to the edge of the horizon. He walked along, savoring this rare tranquility.

Seven sword auras shot into the sky. Like seven silver dragons, they spanned the scorched yellow earth. Silver light shimmered, and sword energy crisscrossed; the surrounding air hissed as it was sliced by the blades.

Chen Yaxian grabbed the ointment used to neutralize nerve fibers and, as if venting, poured it all over the troublesome thin wire. The nerve instantly lost its vitality.

"Uh, He Yue, we are talking about how to resolve your situation, why are you bringing these things up? You should think of a way to get yourself out of here first. I am trying to help you, so you need to think of a way too." Mo Xueyao did not want to see anyone wrongly accused, but the fact that He Yue had struck a police officer remained unchanged.

However, Xie Xuan’s first order was to appoint Liu Yu as the vanguard commander in charge of the Northern Expedition. Everyone was stunned, only then realizing Xie An’s deeper intentions.

Yet, when she truly saw Chen Junyi again, she felt a genuine sense of bewilderment—an emotion she had not experienced in all these years. And after Chen Junyi spoke those words, her mind could no longer function.

On the contrary, after giving birth, her assassin skills and instincts remained intact, and after twenty days of rest, her body had recovered seven or eight tenths of its former state.

"Uncle Jing... why did you have to give me such an unusual name?" Huo Mian asked her mother, looking at her with some confusion.

"Someone, go and ask if anyone was waiting for that madam of Huiniang’s yesterday," Jin Caizhi said, having suddenly thought of something.

However, Qiu Yehong suddenly recalled the frantic, angry scolding of the rich family’s eldest mistress and felt a jolt of alarm. She feared that the second young lady of the Fu family would not want to hear these words of gratitude.

The fire at the Men family house had burned down nearly half the street. With people shouting and horses neighing, the chaos of extinguishing the fire did not settle until the following evening.

"Nonsense, this is an off-road vehicle!" Zhang Qihang was buying this type of car for the first time. The ones he had bought before were either luxury sports cars or business sedans. This off-road vehicle had a high chassis, a large fuel tank, and plenty of power; it was very comfortable for a man to drive.

***

Liu Ruxue was slightly surprised by Wu Aotian’s action, but she did not resist, allowing him to hold her hand while a fleeting flash of strangeness appeared in her eyes.

"Zhou Gui, for all your wisdom, you truly miscalculated this time." Just then, a voice echoed languidly from beside them.

Originally, Huang Jingyi did not want to lose her temper in front of Master Xing, but after glaring at him and kicking him a few times, Zhang Qihang continued to act as he pleased.

It was hard not to consider this; she believed that if she asked, he would not refuse. The screenwriter had a great deal of say in the casting of the script.

"But this doesn't seem to have much effect on warriors above the King rank; it can only weaken them. For someone like Dian Wei, who can already infuse his internal energy throughout his entire body, the effect seems negligible. Is this just a tool for bullying the weak?" Lin Qian asked, puzzled.

She remembered clearly that when Chi Xinlan transferred the house to her years ago, the name on the property deed was Chi Xinlan’s.

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have an excuse to take the police along for something like this." Wang Lingyun made her decision immediately.

Governor Lin hurriedly smiled and said, "Exactly, we are all family here." Inside, however, he thought, so what if he is two generations older? Would he really dare to take advantage of you?

"You know, I don’t have any jewelry in the country. One set was given to me by Mother Yin, and I don’t want to lend it out. The rest were bought for me by Yin Shaojie, and I definitely don’t want to lend those." So, it was better to buy something new for Jiang Ruoqian.

They stood face to face in a standoff—one trying to force the opponent to yield with sheer presence, the other trying to break the opponent's psychological defenses through words—neither willing to give an inch.