Volume One, Chapter 25: Secret Chamber Affection

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“And became a contracted beast as well!” At this point, Felicia’s expression also looked somewhat unnatural.

Mr. Huang first took everyone to the finest hotel in the area to drop off their luggage, then attended the repeatedly postponed welcome banquet.

He had originally intended to dispose of the map he had left in the room himself. But he remembered Ah Cheng saying that he would take care of it. At the time, he had been too busy with the labor-camp mission... Could he have deliberately let Aunt Gui see it!?

“It seems they can’t hear us. This medicine allows us to see them, but prevents us from speaking to them—and they can’t see us either.” The two of them quickly returned to the original room, only to find that both occupants were awake.

The muscles beneath their faces twitched as well, making them look like evil spirits crawling out of hell, their ferocious eyes fixed on Ye Chaoyang.

This administrative chief had a broad, square face bearing the marks of the years. Yet his fair countenance was topped with neatly combed hair, every strand perfectly in place. From this, one could tell that his manner of handling affairs was likely renowned for its seriousness and meticulousness. His long, narrow eyes held a penetrating gaze capable of observing things to the very marrow.

“If the person who comes is Mingfan, I believe he will come... because he values his family deeply, just as he seems to value everyone deeply. In truth, however, I am the only one he has ever betrayed.” Wang Fei sighed and mocked herself. Pretending to be troubled, she covered her head. Deep down, she truly hoped Mingfan was still alive. That would be so interesting—then she could imprison him at her side.

“I know. Father isn’t the kind of person who refuses to see reason. Don’t worry.” Shen Yaoqing patted his son on the shoulder to reassure him.

Shen Tong was walking down the street when he heard the sound of a piano. Following the music, he arrived at a piano shop.

“Don’t move!” Qiao Yu spoke in a pleading tone. It seemed that both her mind and body had reached their limits.

Yang Xuance blinked, finding the scene rather interesting. It had been a very long time since he had seen such an arrogant and unscrupulous young wastrel. It felt as though a good show was about to begin.

“Attack!” Zhou Qing ordered lazily. At once, the enormous stitched-together corpse, surging with bloodlust, roared and charged straight at Lu Chen. Before its body even reached him, a stream of purplish-black foul blood sprayed from its mouth toward Lu Chen.

This place faced the window of her bedchamber. Anyone who glanced out would be able to see them. Yet in a place like this, he could still entertain such thoughts.

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“I...” The Countess still wanted to say something, but when she thought of the entertainment complex’s influence, she lowered her head unwillingly and left in fury.

The power of that rule was hidden with extraordinary secrecy. Had it not been a matter of life and death, Lu Chen would never have discovered it. What shocked him most was that this power seemed to fill every cell in his body, sealing away all the strength within him.

“It seems the Russians have come with a certain degree of sincerity. Since that is the case, Zhongtang, you will make a trip to the northeast and find out what terms the Russians are offering.” Ye Zhikui revealed a faint smile and issued the order.

Why had Chen Qimei assassinated Tao Chengzhang at this particular moment? Was he trying to deliver a warning, or redirect the blame elsewhere? Although rumors had previously claimed that Chen Qimei intended to have Tao Chengzhang killed, Tao had been found dead at Guangci Hospital not long after arriving in Shanghai. It would not be difficult for interested parties to connect the incident with their past grievances and smear Chen Qimei with the blame.

As an ancient saying goes: The superior physician heals the nation, the ordinary physician heals people, and the inferior physician treats disease. One who possesses the Way heals the human heart; without the Way, one cannot become a physician.

Yuan Shikai naturally agreed. On the surface, he remained calm, but inwardly he was already terrified, afraid that Ronglu would use him as an example and strip him of his military authority. With Dong Xiangfu, Ye Zhikui, and the others present, he had not the slightest room to resist.

Several sects had not even had the chance to enter this Inquiry into the Dao. The Spirit Sect, for instance, had placed no higher than twelfth, with their best disciple, Chen Mobei, reaching that rank. Several other sects, however, occupied multiple positions at once. The Bodhi Divine Sect, for example, had Han Bing in sixth place, Jiang Zhirou in eighth, and Xiaotian in tenth.

Back when Xia Dashan was a student at a secondary technical school, such students were as precious as those at prestigious universities today. Otherwise, Xia Dashan would never have become a workshop director.

Jing Chuan nodded and smiled at Lu Ming, but he had no time to reminisce with him now. Xueqiao was still sobbing and refusing to speak to him.

The moment Zhao Zhongfu entered the training base, He Yue led his men in a swift assault on Zhao Zhongfu’s assassin training compound. Some of the assassins inside had not even had time to react before the soldiers opened fire.

Xu Mo used one strategic location after another to forcibly slow the battle formation’s advance. Together with the organizations opposed to the battle formation’s regime, he managed to withstand several waves of attacks launched when its morale was at its highest.

The glimmering tears in her eyes had now spilled down her cheeks. She hated this man, hated him so much that she wished she could cut him into a thousand pieces. Yet at the same time, she loved him—loved him enough to sacrifice everything for him.

Liu Gan and the others all laughed heartily in good faith. Iron Mask, too, was taken aback, staring at Liu Chong in confusion.

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“Mingmin, listen to me. Let me explain. They really did force me in here at knifepoint.” Liu Yun covered his face while continuing to explain without pause, all the while winking repeatedly at several fellow townsmen to signal them.

The two of them hurried to the edge of the cliff and looked down. There was no sign of Lu Jingchuan anywhere—only the rushing water, roaring as it crashed against the rocks.

A great many things had happened over the years. Time had changed everything. Many of the contestants from that era had already left the Miracle Alliance, while those two inexperienced youths had become revered senior experts admired by countless people.

Zhao Jingyi seemed to sense something and raised her head. In an instant, she saw Young Master Changting standing atop the distant high slope.

Incidentally, the Han family to which Han Mei belonged had once been part of the Chu faction. Later, however, the Han family declined and lost its value, so the Chu faction abandoned it. Why had Jiang Mengzhuang agreed so readily to Xi Ze and Han Mei’s terms? Was it not precisely because he intended to draw the Han family—discarded by the Chu faction—into the Jiang faction?

Guo Si had never dreamed that Yuan Shao, who had been driven back in Yingzhou, would fail to return to Jizhou and instead run to Qingzhou to wait for him.

“Tongtong, I’m back! Muah!” Tao Xian bounded into the room and immediately threw his arms around Su Ruotong.

But how could I not be nervous? Anything might exist in a place like this. Every step beneath my feet had become unimaginably difficult; it was a place where danger lurked at every turn. How could anyone expect me not to be nervous under such circumstances?

“However, witnesses claim that both the barbecue-stall owner and the customers turned into zombies and began crazily biting one another!” The reporter continued shouting, directly seizing upon the most sensational question.

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