Volume 1, Chapter 57: It Was This Concubine Who Was Impetuous

"Do you wish for Us to stay?" Xie Chenyan's voice was cold and desolate.

Ming Xiaoxian spoke softly, "Naturally, this concubine hopes Your Majesty can stay the night. After all, ever since my maiden days, my heart has long been set upon you, and my daily longing was to marry you. If I could further win even a shred of your affection, then this concubine would truly die without regret!"

After a brief exchange of pleasantries with the Yuan family, Bao'er was led by Madam Yuan into a magnificent, spotless, and luxuriously appointed room, while Qianjin stayed behind with General Yuan to converse about something.

He kissed her with unhesitating devotion, wishing only for time to freeze at this very moment, allowing him, like a sharp sword riding the wind, to pierce deeply into her soul and her heart.

Qin Jingyu looked at him suspiciously. Hearing the detachment in his tone whenever he mentioned Qingqing, she paused in a daze and asked, "You and her... you two... aren't you..." For some reason, a wave of relief quietly washed over her heart.

A cup of light tea to cleanse the palate. Jinghao harbored a trace of doubt. When he first spoke, he actually praised Jinxin's culinary skills first. It was much better than when she was a child, at least capable of producing delicious pastries.

She was the sovereign, and he was a subject. In the past, whenever this happened, she only needed to reprimand him sternly and he would call off his troops. But right now, that tactic seemed to no longer work.

"Actually, what my second brother said isn't entirely the truth, but most of it is true," Dianmeng explained to Wu Lei with a blushing and embarrassed face.

With a "swoosh," Chu Liangchen transformed into a whirlwind and charged straight toward Mo Feng. However, Mo Feng unexpectedly raised his gaze, instantly causing the speeding "flying legs" to emit a long "screech—" before stopping dead in their tracks.

Taking advantage of the invincibility period granted by Shadow Stealth, Xu Xiang executed Shadow Kill. Yet the damage from the Thunderstorm continued; once the invincibility ended, given his current lightning resistance, it would only take two or three seconds for him to perish.

Chu Liangchen put his hands on his hips, glaring with wide, angry eyes at the man not far away. Out of fury, his nose was still huffing and puffing.

"Alright, stop arguing!" the Mountain Master shouted softly, the youthful voice echoing across the grand hall.

Jiufeng looked at the youth wearing a cold mask. Beneath the veil, her eyes revealed an exceptionally complex expression as she lightly bit her lip. Her once tranquil state of mind suddenly grew somewhat nervous.

Although Yin Lian was not an actress, she had always felt that such software was simply too perfect for honing acting skills.

However, if things went this way, Lady Lou would be firmly branded as a spy for the Northern Rong. Her own family might only suffer minor repercussions and escape formal sentencing, but the entire Wu family would be doomed beyond redemption.

"You silly girl, just swipe my card whenever you want to eat something recently. If there's anything you want to buy that you can't handle, make a list and I'll satisfy all of it." Gu Qingkuang was quite skilled at winning people over, especially when it came to his own younger sister, whom he understood best.

While she failed to get any answers from her probing, Qingyan was also probing Gong Yu. Seeing Madam Gong bedridden with illness, Gong Yu felt an even deeper, bone-chilling hatred toward Qingyan.

"Yes, at first I didn't suspect Yang Qi and Long Wanyu, but the events that followed made me suspicious of them." Every word from Chu Yang carried a powerful deterrent force, making Xing Mie's heart race and filling him with a growing sense of foreboding.

The Black Dragon no longer pressed forward rashly, and Yunfan and the others ceased their proactive attacks. At this moment, both sides seemed to have reached an unspoken agreement, beginning a standoff at the rear of the grand hall.

—I know I am willful, but this is the first time he ever raised a hand to strike me, and the reason was that I had offended another man.

The moment they made contact, the runes of law flashed brilliantly and suddenly detonated. The azure-green crystal barrier trembled violently, and amidst successive explosions, a web of cracks instantly spread across its surface.