Chapter 29: I Thought You Were Unwilling

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“Let’s eat out for lunch. I’ve informed my comrades; they’ll come to the house tonight,” Gu Qingye said.

Lu Youyou was puzzled. “Don’t we need to buy groceries?”

“I asked the procurement officer to buy everything. We can go straight to the mess hall and pick it up when we get back.”

Lu Youyou nodded, unable to keep herself from glancing at him again. Gu Qingye was simply too competent, which made her look more and more like a hands-off mistress of the household.

If anyone else knew, they would probably laugh at Gu Qingye for marrying an antique vase—one made of porcelain, no less.

“Whoosh!” An arrow tore through the wind and snow, shooting abruptly toward Qin Ke with a chilling murderous aura. Qin Ke ducked and dropped flat at once. The arrow skimmed his scalp and sent his hair flying loose.

After a long while, Wen Shang rolled to one side like a child who had eaten only half his fill and let out a long breath.

Chen Qi had spent several months scavenging corpses and hunting in Blue Star and the world of strange beasts. Aside from the divine artifacts already devoured by the Yue King Sword, the Golden Silk Garment, and the Black Orb, he threw every one of his spoils out of his storage space.

Those words were like opening a floodgate. The other doctors began speaking as well, all saying more or less the same thing: their sleep had also been terrible lately.

“It is absolutely impossible for the medicine distributed by our Longevity Sect to kill anyone!” Chengshi interrupted Fatty Boss with a roar.

Gu Bao’er made no attempt to stop him. If he wanted to carry her, then let him. She really was exhausted, and the soreness between her thighs made every step painful—all thanks to him.

She made up her mind, settled her thoughts, and sat there motionless, no longer allowing anyone else to disturb her concentration.

The atmosphere on the entire set was somewhat oppressive today. Apparently, yesterday’s videos had stirred up so many fans that they were boycotting He Xianrou’s casting as Peony. Wu Yang had flown into a tremendous rage over it and given every member of the staff a thorough scolding.

Before the evening meal, Qin Ke first went to speak with Master Wu and Master Yan. He then summoned Mr. Ji Weng, an adviser at Skyreach Pass, for a discussion.

Under Yuan Jinyu and Mu Ze’s instructions, the forces led by Li Cheng and the others were already waiting outside Liangxi City.

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She did not believe for a moment that the trafficker who had abducted Chen Bo had already left the main wharf. People who had done something wrong were always uneasy. After tying up a child, they would certainly observe what was happening behind them before considering how to proceed.

“My lord is truly righteous.” Huang Zhong’s expression shifted slightly upon hearing this, and he immediately bowed. During this period, Dong Zhuo had not only brought his entire family into the residence but had also bestowed a considerable amount of money and silk upon them. As a result, Huang Xu’s illness, which had worsened because they could not afford treatment, had stabilized once more. Huang Zhong’s gratitude toward Dong Zhuo had consequently deepened.

Yin Yan followed with a pale face, moving so swiftly that he looked as disheveled as a man being chased by a wild beast.

“What did I do wrong?” Nangong Qing sneered, the corner of his mouth curling mockingly. Did the other man think he was a fool, pretending now that he knew nothing?

“Good girl, good girl… Don’t cry, darling. I’ll take responsibility for you.” Nangong Linyi was helpless. What was done was done, and regret could no longer change anything.

Tianqi was extremely pleased by Liu Zongzhou’s words. Privately, he thought that scholars were so much easier to deal with. All it took was a few heartfelt words, and they would devote themselves to serving you. Those crude military men, on the other hand, cared only about money; give them slightly too little, and they might even revolt.

Left with no alternative, he could only unleash the martial art that had once been the foundation of his strength: the Thousand-Mile Long Slaughter Saber.

Yet there was no brazier beside Yun Fuxiao, nor behind her. Behind another consort sitting beside her, however, there was one. The arrangement on this side was clearly different from that on the opposite side, and Nangong Qing, sitting high above the others, could see it all at a glance.

“Clang!” The zombie’s claw halted less than a foot from Old Qian, and its body staggered backward several steps. At the critical moment, Xie Bangui’s Soul-Severing Claw pierced the coffin behind the zombie and forcibly dragged it back several feet, saving Old Qian’s life.

He remembered the moment the zombie apocalypse had first erupted. Relying on his own strength, he had killed the three zombies locked together in the detention center.

Wu Dabin was just as anxious, but he knew there was truly nothing he could do in the present circumstances. The tuna in the sea were simply too large, and the rods belonging to their group could hardly handle them.

Gao Zhicheng could no longer hold back and opened his mouth to object. At that very moment, the hooked fish suddenly surged forward, and the pulling force increased severalfold. The words had barely left his mouth before he swallowed them back.

Wendy, standing beside Sasuke, reminded him. As though responding to her, Dvalin accelerated once more and skimmed up into the clouds.

Sometimes Bai Zongnan wondered whether, if he had not chosen teaching as a profession and had instead gone abroad for further study, he might have become a mathematician by now.

He had pursued Su Hongmai for an entire year without even touching her hand. Gu Yun, by contrast, had only just arrived in Yunzhou and was already flirting with Su Hongmai, even holding hands with her in unmistakably intimate fashion.

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The cave seemed to contain mechanisms of some kind. Bai Zongnan led the way, constantly avoiding traps and thorns, until at last they reached the end of the cavern.

In secret, Bai Zongnan was a pioneer in the study of LI-dimensional spatial worlds. Beginning with his father’s generation, research into and development of higher-dimensional spaces beyond the three-dimensional world had already begun to show promise.

Perhaps the old man had seen his comrades just now—had seen his unit. After all these years, his comrades had come to receive him, to bring him back to the ranks.

“Go!” The intense heat actually burned the arena red. A heaven-shaking explosion reverberated throughout the entire contest grounds. The disciple of the Starwood Sect opposite him was utterly flustered and even forgot to shout the words of surrender. As a fifth-rank Star General, he simply could not withstand an attack of that level.

“I have no objection.” Gaara gave the Raikage a serious look. The two of them shared the same goal: they both wanted to cause Wu Yong trouble.

Xiao Zichuan wanted nothing from Greedy Wolf. It was Greedy Wolf who sought something from Western Chess. In that case, why should he fear offending Greedy Wolf?

“Who is causing trouble in my teahouse?” Following a furious shout, the teahouse owner stormed inside. He was a middle-aged man at the late stage of the ninth level of Dragon Transformation.

It had been a situation of complete domination, yet he had insisted on turning it into a bloodbath… There was no need even to look; everyone on the train from the Snow Village would surely have perished.

The Left Protector appeared above Chen Zhen at precisely the right moment—when Chen Zhen’s previous strength had been exhausted and his next move had yet to gather momentum. The descending blade split the air and bore down toward Chen Zhen’s head. Clearly, he intended to cleave him in two with a single strike.

When Li Shishi finished speaking, worry quietly rose in her heart once again. She had originally kept urging Wang Zha not to attend this gathering.

Surely her father, Bian Jinwei, could not have been utterly alone on the Planet of Death?

“It does not matter. One day, every young person in the Twin Palaces will look up to us.” Mu Wei smiled as she spoke. In her heart, she had already chosen which branch palace she would join: the Star Palace.

The meaning in their eyes was unmistakable: they wanted Sai to leave, while they would bear the danger posed by Orochimaru themselves.

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