53 Attack

The entire Zhuge family was in utter shock, never expecting that the leadership of the family would change hands in just a single day—and worse yet, to someone of an outsider's surname. How could their traditions possibly survive this?

"Your Majesty, please do not hesitate to give your commands." Hearing Tan Xiaopei use such a pleading tone made Ye Tao feel rather uncomfortable. No matter what, this was still his father-in-law.

"Yun has received your instruction." To Ye Tao's surprise, after the lecture concluded, Chi Yun, who had been promoted to the position of Deputy Commander of the Imperial Guard, intercepted him backstage and bowed deeply.

Zhong Kui had no idea how long he had been lying on the ground. His body grew increasingly limp, so soft that he couldn't even be bothered to dream or open his eyes to look at the pitch-black space of the room.

Especially given Lin Dong's tone—which made it sound as though he were Fairy Deng's subordinate—it only added to his irritation.

If the herbal medicine were ineffective, yet all the children in Dead Water Bay saw their symptoms alleviate after drinking the herbal decoction.

Although the news of Abu's death had drifted back, it had not been officially confirmed, so his household registration had not yet been canceled. In the end, they had Xia Lianxuan assume Abu's identity, and taking advantage of the days he spent recovering in bed from his injuries, they grew a thick beard for him identical to Abu's—the only flaw being that Xia Lianxuan's tall and imposing stature was impossible to conceal.

"How is it? Are you somewhat tempted?" Tan Weixin noticed the change in Ye Tao's expression; the look on his face resembled that of a young boy who had just laid eyes on a fascinating new toy.

Without wasting another word, he stood up and strode away. During this process, he tucked the jade pendant into his inner garments, pressing one hand firmly against his chest as if terrified that the priceless treasure might slip away. Having completely lost face tonight, Qiao Dong could hardly bear to remain seated a moment longer; without even bidding farewell to the others, he followed closely behind Lin Haidong and marched out the door.

"Sister Xia, you've arrived just in time. Drive me to the company, I need to see President Lin!" Zhang Yunru said excitedly.

I took a deep breath and remained silent, feeling quite depressed inside. Old Master Lin was about to take the stage soon; instead of thinking about heading back, why were they lingering here dawdling? To unify, yet wanting to fight—what on earth were they thinking?

"We are all willing to die in service to our lord!" Zhang Qian took the lead and knelt alongside the various faction leaders, while dozens of burly men outside grasping ghost-head sabers thought to themselves: It looks like we won't need to chop off so many heads today after all.

Lanlan looked at Caili with a trace of worry and asked, "Will—will your medicine cause her any fatal harm?" Whether it was her formidable combat power or her stunning and alluring appearance, she was extremely fond of the Water Demon Nasue, and deep down she desperately desired to make her a companion; naturally, she did not wish to see Nasue killed by Caili's medicine.

With this, aside from Zhu Yan, the entire group had concluded their journey through the Heart-Cleansing Pagoda. They were all recuperating their vision in the Ice Spring Pavilion, awaiting their companions while simultaneously waiting for the opening of the Nether Immortal Valley.

The old steward hurried forward and slipped a purse of coins into his hand. The eunuch made no pretense of refusing; as soon as he caught it and weighed it in his hand, the smile on his face instantly turned genuine.

"No! No! Our cooperation is entirely voluntary!" Chen Kong and the others stammered hastily.

"I never imagined the two of you would both turn out to be..." Both pieces of white silk were stained with speckles of blood, leaving Li Yanqing immensely satisfied and unable to resist continuing to torment the two of them.

By this time, Lady Korf's funeral rites had nearly drawn to a close, and naturally, no one lingered any longer.

An unexpected outcome occurred this time as the light ring happened to stop precisely on the grid for [Enchanting Guitar Strings]. Although he hadn't obtained the specific item he desired, this was quite good nonetheless; the strings on his guitar had just broken, so he could replace them with a fresh set, finally putting an end to that lingering concern.

When Hexi chose "No" for the first time, the dialogue he received from Casanova was: "If you don't give me money, I curse you to have your wife cheat on you and your son born without an asshole!" Hexi felt like hacking him to death.

The look of confusion in his eyes did not prompt any explanation from Xu Fan; instead, he was greeted by this fellow's smiling inquiry.

"Rest assured, I will be fine, and none of us will come to any harm." Mo Bingshuang gave Su Qifei a reassuring look and said with a faint smile.

"It's the eldest brother!" Seven or eight barbarian nomadic merchants all leaped down from the donkey carts, wielding clubs and sharp knives as they rushed forward to attack. Had the law and order in the Qi State truly deteriorated to this extent? With this rabble of barbarian ruffians having infiltrated Qi's commercial sector, did they actually dare to commit murder in broad daylight?

Nankong Rui had not expected Xi Qiu to place such high expectations on him, though he remained unaware of the true origins of the so-called "Heart of Life," otherwise he would have possessed far greater confidence.

Ziyiyi moved with mountains-like composure, her gaze cold and indifferent, her eyes slightly sunken. Lin Kuang's demeanor was detached, the corners of his mouth upturned, and his robust figure stirred up gusts of fierce wind as he walked. His face was marked with grayish demonic patterns, carrying a hint of uncanniness, yet his overwhelming momentum radiated a power capable of tearing heaven and earth apart.

The long night stretched on, and Hexi found himself unable to sleep. He constantly felt that this quest reeked of bizarre anomalies everywhere, yet he could not put his finger on the exact reason. He resolved to continue completing the mission alone to see what kind of subsequent developments awaited him.

Sun Shining wondered on what occasion the Xue family could have possibly spoken such words to Shi Ying. Was it when Shi Ying complained to her mother, repeatedly mentioning failed marriage proposals, even being cast aside after a humble marriage as a successor wife, which had ruined her reputation more and more?

Watching the two horses about to collide, Kim Chunchu wailed in terror, tears and snot streaming down his face.

This was because he could sense the current state of the Millennial Gu; when confronted with this Gu butterfly, even the Millennial Gu grew somewhat nervous.

Suliya tilted her head as she looked at Haichen, a tender affection welling up in her eyes that caused her to gently press a hand over her chest as she became utterly infatuated.

Oh! Right, there was one more matter—did Laurenzo really say that my mother's mother sent him? Just who could this wicked wolf grandmother of mine be? Fanxi or Zu Yalian?

After more than a hundred experiments, Li Yonghao felt that this approach of his was viable, but the error rate for shots hit from the baseline backhand position was exceedingly high, succeeding only once out of ten attempts.

Hearing someone suddenly cry out like this, he instantly felt a sense of "searching high and low without success, only to find it effortlessly without a second thought."

Damn it, who the hell would ever want to see you again? It's best if we never cross paths for eternity. Such were the inner thoughts of every single member belonging to the two hunting groups present.