Volume 1, Chapter 59: He Has Come, Whom Will He Save?

"I am only leaving the palace for two days, and I will be back after that. So just let Zhu'er play in the palace for a couple of days; her father is here anyway, so it will be fine." With that, Yang Liu'er had already darted outside.

A fishing boat could no longer withstand the fury, crushed under a towering wave before shattering completely. The fishermen and the Huaxia soldiers vanished into the churning, violent sea in the blink of an eye.

"Atone for your sins? So you finally realize you've wronged me? Why were you so heartless back then? I haven't forgotten what happened all those years ago, and don't expect to dismiss me with just a few words," Zhang Houbo said.

Afterward, my elder sister told me to go back to my room and rest. That night, I slept soundly. In the dead of night, before dawn and long before I was fully awake, my sister burst into my room and hauled me out of the covers.

Seeing how secretive Rao Pei'er was being, Ran Sinian didn't care to probe any further. While secretly chiding himself for being overly enthusiastic and crossing boundaries, he hailed a taxi, tossed a casual "stay safe" to Rao Pei'er, and departed with an air of carefree detachment.

Phantom felt a surge of secret joy in his heart; it seemed the opponent had not yet realized he had advanced to a new tier, which made things much simpler. He suppressed his cultivation to the peak of the fifth rank, a blue protective aura enveloping his body. When the opponent struck with a palm, Phantom feigned not being able to fully dodge and was sent flying backward with a dramatic crash.

With things said to this point, there was hardly any need to continue. Han Fu was the steward of the Han family, and this trip was solely to protect the two young masters as they returned to Zhongchuan Province. As it happened, You Yu and Miaomiao were brother and sister, and both bore the surname Han—they were the two young masters of the Han family.

He turned his head to look at the rolling waves of the ocean. This was their battlefield, the stronghold of the navy, and therefore, they had to rely entirely on themselves.

"Brother Qianjian! Brother Qianjian, where are you? Where are you?" Du Rushing's voice echoed from outside the door. She had actually come down the mountain at the crack of dawn to look for someone.

Because they were going into the water, both of them had prepared swimsuits and trunks. After changing into their attire, they stepped into the spring water, and Wang Jiang took Tang Meng's hand as they entered the mountain cave.

That man laughed heartily and said, "This is what they call entering the tiger's den to catch its cubs. Right under their noses is the safest place where they'd least expect it. Sister Qing, the boss has been waiting for you for a long time. Please come with me!" With that, he made a polite gesturing motion. Kong Qing smiled and followed him.

Lu Anning sat on the chair in the hospital corridor, refusing to leave no matter who tried to persuade her. She was going to stay by Lan Xiangting's side; she wasn't going anywhere else. Only by seeing him in the flesh would her heart finally find peace.

With Shi Ruoshan acting as a troublemaker from within and the formidable Tianyi Sect acting as a powerful adversary from without, Tao Siniang would find it hard to work any more miracles this time. She might as well head back to Yizhou and continue living comfortably as a goddess.

Qiu Xiong's expression slowly froze. Indeed, Rong Shaoqing also had people assisting him from behind the scenes.

In anticipation of tomorrow's wedding ceremony, the Rongyi Mansion had been decorated to a breathtaking, golden brilliance. Red and gold adorned every corner, and the large double-happiness characters were embroidered in gold thread on Sichuan brocade, creating an exceptionally grand and opulent atmosphere.

"This... I haven't decided yet. Let us discuss a strategy to counter the enemy together," Liang Qinghu said, shaking his head.

Shen Rong simply couldn't understand it. She hadn't done anything wrong; why should she live in fear and trepidation in front of those people? Her conscience was clear and her actions upright.

From beginning to end, her gaze never once turned toward Xuanyuan Yi, yet she could distinctly feel his scorching gaze enveloping her.

"Grandmother, as the saying goes, a malady of the heart requires a heart remedy. I imagine Erniang's migraines can certainly be cured by a physician, but as for Eldest Sister's condition, I suppose she will have to find a way to let go of it herself," Ding Jiuxi advised the old matriarch consolingly.

He Lang felt a jolt in his heart. The sudden appearance of such an object in this desolate wilderness was simply too mind-boggling.

This girl thought of me in every waking moment, constantly striving to keep my spirits bright and cheerful.

Once the rankings were finalized, the most thrilling moment arrived. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the auxiliary examiners unsealed the anonymized examination papers and read them aloud one by one, while another person inscribed the names onto the Golden Roll.

Such a side of Qin Muyang left Yang Jinxin feeling both shocked and bewildered. Seeing his face filled with inquiry, she quickly shook his head and denied it.

Tuoquli Ye did not answer. He pulled her forward and gripped her hand even tighter. Beads of sweat dotted his forehead, and his lips were pressed into a hard line. His teeth were clenched involuntarily as if enduring some intense pain, completely oblivious to the faint trace of blood welling up from where he bit down.

"It must have been General Jiang's guidance," Liu Ya said before squatting down to burn a stick of incense.

Upon reaching the inner gates, He Lang found a piece of cloth and wrapped his head with it. Taking a deep breath, he followed the green kylin further inward.

Qin Muyang was also watching Yang Jinxin. The look in her eyes as she gazed at him—shifting from initial astonishment to a fleeting flash of pleasant surprise, and finally to a deeply concealed sorrow—did not escape his notice.

Afterward, the five of them, along with He Jingping and Liu'er, returned to Qingmiao City, where the two were settled into a luxury inn.

Once they stepped out of the elevator, Ma Wulong announced that he wanted to show me around and help me get familiar with the surroundings. We chatted as we walked.

Miao Miao, who had originally planned to wait a couple of years before having children, unexpectedly found herself pregnant. She fussed and threw tantrums, demanding to get an abortion because she refused to be weighed down by a child just yet—she hadn't finished having fun.

Upon reaching the portal, a wave of Feng Ling's hand sent a burst of purple radiance erupting from it, which then melted seamlessly into the glowing aperture.