Volume One, Chapter 30: Song Yaozhu met the gazes of the many ladies—some amused, some...

Song Yaozhu met the gazes of the many ladies present; some were amused, some scornful, and some genuinely hoped to learn something from her.

She looked at the lady who had just spoken to her—none other than Madame Xu, the mother of Fang Wencai.

Madame Xu wore a smiling expression, but it did not reach her eyes, which were fixed on Song Yaozhu with a trace of resentment. Clearly, she blamed her for her son’s beating.

Was this her attempt to make a fool of her?

Song Yaozhu leaned to one side, lazily resting her weight on her right elbow, and said with a smile, "His Highness is at an age now where he has settled down and established his household. Since he is married, he has naturally become more steady. He is not like Young Master Fang, who, once..."

Although Li Ruolan came from a humble background and lacked status, the two were comrades who had braved life and death together.

Now that Luo Yang had been kicked out of the Big Fence, his departure left the business there up for grabs, and Zhao Minglei’s next task was to figure out how to take his place.

"Very well," Liang Zhenguo agreed, but he realized that Su Shu truly cherished this New Year’s gift of his.

Even though Lu Shaowei was not much older than her, he had been a complete egomaniac at the time.

Did he expect her to bring a megaphone and play a loop of herself cheering for him at the scene?

After all, anyone who showed up at your house early in the morning in such a state would feel like an ill omen.

The long holidays were limited to winter and summer breaks, and even those were shorter than at other schools because the institution organized various activities during the vacations.

The two guards who had been carrying the thief suffered collateral damage; they were splattered with blood and gore, which left them feeling deeply distressed. Forcing themselves to suppress their nausea, they could only carry the body away.

Bo Muyi entered the account and password from the note. Su Cha looked on and discovered a long string of highly complex data records, along with countless bank accounts, likely with balances attached.

Mu Wuchong returned, walked over to her side, picked up her lunch box, and ate the red heart she had fashioned out of strawberries.

Watching Sadako prepare to rise, I felt a sudden chill in my heart. One had to realize that the distance from Chiba Prefecture to Mount Fuji was seventy or eighty kilometers. With my half-baked cultivation, I would be exhausted to death long before reaching Mount Fuji—would I even need Sadako to kill me?

"I’m here at the Pedestrian Street. Brother Mu Yan, please rest assured, I will definitely repay the kindness you’ve shown me in the future." Bai Lingjing felt terrible, no matter how she looked at it. She knew what Mu Yan truly desired, but that was something she simply could not give.

"Hey! Why have you stopped talking?" Yan Fei watched as Qiao Kai froze, stuck in place as if he had malfunctioned.

Li Zhao felt that she was as good as dead, but the instinct for survival made her repeat her previous words, though her voice trembled even more violently.

Gray currents flowed continuously, and every substance that touched them instantly dissolved into nothingness.

Ji Nanshen slowly fell silent. Holding Xia Mingyue, his fingers gently wiped the blood that kept trickling from her lips.

"In any case, all we want is your life; let your limbs be the price for your struggle." You Xuande seemed truly enraged this time. As he exerted force, a tremendous power surged through the horsetail whisk and into my body.

In a short while, all the branches of the ancient prehistoric trees and plants were laden with ripened seeds.

Dongfang Yuechen toured the area for several days, during which time he heard news that the current top scholar had not only passed the exam but had also become the teacher of the reigning emperor.

Lin Xiuran knew what was in Miss Mingxin’s heart, but he could not defend himself against the accusations and had to let time prove his innocence, integrity, and nobility.

Back in his room, fearing that someone might disturb his experiments, Wang Zha thought for a moment before waving his hand, causing several shimmering spirit stones to fly into specific positions around the room.

Although Liu Feng was certain that this was his first time meeting Xue Mengzhu, his intuition told him that he was very familiar with the aura of her soul; she must be someone he had encountered many times before.

So, those who talk about world peace while stirring up trouble are, in essence, just people who want to stir up trouble. If they were truly for world peace, they should promote the benefits of laziness and lead by example.

He was very familiar with the sound of the footsteps—they should be Mo Xian'er's. Just as Han Xin thought Mo Xian'er was coming to his room, the footsteps reached the garden instead.

A red light illuminated the entire Greed Temple. A small red dragon emerged from the ring finger of Lu Wenyan’s left hand and soared into the sky, hovering and circling above the temple.

Black Charcoal let out a yawn. He thought the method used by Ah Huang, the "dumbest" one in the courtyard, was actually quite good. Mimicking that should get him through. Thus, he tilted his head, leaned his body to the side, flopped onto the ground, and began to roll about as if nothing were the matter.

Yet, one could not tell which idle person had been staring at that empty light screen in the sky all along.

Ye Luo flew toward Kahn, his Blade of Night slicing through the air with a sharp, piercing shriek as he slashed down toward Kahn’s head.

Luo Tian watched as the titans of the Chinese internet evaluated the decision of Tiantian Technology to sell off the "Happy Farm" game; they were all praising Feng Kaiyun’s shrewdness while calling Luo Tian a fool.

With a smile that left no room for criticism, Yu Gui did not show any discourtesy despite Wang Yu’s past reputation and awkward situation.

This was the side effect of the medicine. Chen Dong had been using it for years, and his body had now reached a state of total overload.

Xia Fan looked at the mountain in the space that he had sliced in half with his sword energy, the corners of his mouth curving slightly upward.

"It’s possible. Looking at the scale before us, I estimate this will be a battle of life and death for the entire species. If these Death Knights lose, their massive nest will likely be lost as well!" the fat man Li Yuantou, standing beside Huang Chenchen, said with an air of authority.

Although Zhao Yinan came from a single-parent home, her father’s love for her was no less, and he had never allowed her to suffer any psychological imbalance.