Chapter 56: The Proud Bow Their Heads

Clearly, it was a vicious and terrifying instrument of torture.
Inside the collar, the side pressed against the black panther's neck was densely covered with sharp spikes.
Above the spikes, under the illumination of the sunlight, a series of cold glares were reflected.
With the panther's movements, some of the spikes had already sunk into its flesh.
Yet from beginning to end, the black panther acted as if nothing was out of the ordinary.
Did it not feel pain?
Yu Lan turned pale with fright.
If it weren't for the matter involving his own son, he really wanted to teach this arrogant Su Yiming a harsh lesson.
Zhang Long banged his head against the ground thump, thump, thump. After dozens of times, two gashes had already opened up on his forehead, and Chen Tian was not willing to fall behind, kowtowing along with Zhang Long.
As soon as he reached downstairs, Liu Dai'er called. Seeing the phone number, he felt a wave of excitement and hurriedly retreated with those people to the stairwell.

One of the footmen collapsed to the ground with a thud, while the remaining footmen were all dumbfounded, and then looked at Niu Dali in terror.
After all, upon emerging from the Huoguopo Desert, one had to face the world-renowned Cangzhou Twenty-Seven Bends Pass, and Mingdu, serving as the gateway to all these passes, truly possessed extremely vital strategic significance.
Once the two sisters had discussed their plan, Huo Simin began selecting a team for her younger sister. Since it was going to be a negotiation, their side definitely could not lose in terms of personnel, and the ones brought along had to be elites.
The car swayed back and forth, and they were squeezed closer and closer together. She could clearly smell his scent and feel his breath blowing against her hair, making Su Jin's ears burn with intense heat.
Since we cannot choose our birth and cannot be born under the halo of privilege, let us ordinary people witness our own glory through an extraordinary choice.
This soft, sweet voice gave Xiao Yulin goosebumps all over, and even Ma Liu shrank his neck.
Chen Fei and the others, who were about to approach the villa, were startled by the scene before them. They repeatedly threw themselves to the ground to escape, avoiding being consumed by the oncoming, roaring flames.
This last sentence was obviously directed at the mastermind hidden within. The other party was clearly stunned, not expecting Zhang Ling to track him down here, but considering the previous circumstances, he still hesitated for a moment.
Without charging, slowly approaching the four destroyers, the Moon Shadow Spear waved repeatedly, landing a strike on each monster.
The gazes of several people turned toward Uncle Jin again, all casting extremely sympathetic looks laden with pity. This made Uncle Jin's heart contract; the entire day he had been restlessly pacing back and forth in his room, constantly sending people to the palace to gather news.

"I believe, Mother believes that my good Jier is the best." The affection of Mother Lin toward Lin Mengjie was evident, and that soft, doting tone lacked the stern majesty she had used just moments before when reprimanding Lin Yongliang.
"Uncle Jin speaks well; we shall certainly support the Marquis of Chu!" Another official chimed in to agree.
Hearing that the Tenth Princess Consort was doing reasonably well, though still in labor, Donggo Miaoyi felt half relieved, but inevitably thought of her own childbirth, filling her heart with a bit more fear.
Therefore, Lady Caojia treated her very well, and for Donggo Miaoyi, Lady Caojia's teachings even surpassed those of Lady Tongjia.
This car was clearly rented, and the driver was probably the owner or a hired hand, afraid that the car might suffer some damage.
Wang Yan, whose head ached the more she thought about it, simply stopped pondering these matters that seemed so fantastical to her. The only thing she could figure out was what a wise decision it had been to sell Liyun Courtyard; in the future, with Liyun Courtyard embracing the Crown Princess as a great tree for shade, would she ever have to fear lacking a brilliant future?
Chu Huan received the news and rushed right over. By the time he arrived, all the members of the Lu family had already been tied up and fitted with heavy shackles.
Naturally, he did not know that the fairy he saw in his dream was the Ten Charm姬. He shook his head and walked toward the opposite slope once again. On the opposite slope stood a pavilion, from which the sound of a zither seemed to drift.