Chapter 20
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“Shall we go save them?” She could never see the depths of his eyes, yet she was not the least bit timid. Her gaze bore straight into him without wavering as she asked in an even tone.
Just then, a ship belonging to Anfeng Company, transporting supplies from China to Nigeria, was hijacked by pirates near the Indian Ocean. The leaders of China Shipping and COSCO could not help but breathe a sigh of relief, mocking one another that this was what happened when one committed too many injustices—sooner or later, calamity came knocking.
“Since Madam Zi has put it that way, she has taken all the responsibility upon herself. First Madam need say no more.”
“Watch this!” Wang Linfeng, standing atop Lightning’s back, shouted as well. The enormous waves rapidly froze into ice. Uncle Kaiyang and the others spread out, advancing rather than retreating, using the ice as their footholds while all kinds of weapons descended upon the old Japanese bastard.
Lei Tian stared coldly at the place where Bing Lian had vanished. You truly were an extraordinary opponent. Unfortunately, if I had not obtained Huo’er’s power and recovered my divine chess energy, I might really not have been your match. Go and rest in peace.
After finishing, Chen Shaoming could not help but let out a long breath. He rarely spoke of these past events to anyone; even Guanghui, Wei, Fatty, and the others had heard little about them. Yet today, at precisely such a time, he had told Wang Yue everything.
“Tell me what’s in it for me first. If there’s no benefit, I’m not doing it.” Wang Linfeng began clowning around again, without even considering the circumstances.
The group proceeded in grand fashion toward the Bai family ancestral temple. Located in the eastern outskirts of the capital, it occupied a place of excellent feng shui. It took Bai Mujin and the others roughly an hour to arrive.
Bai Mujin was not annoyed. She merely looked at the girl with a faint smile, showing no trace of anger, yet somehow making the girl’s scalp prickle.
In a dispute of this international nature, even the Philippine coast guard holding the hostages would not lightly kill anyone. Of course, if some accident occurred—provided they were not shot—they could always make excuses, claiming that the person had suddenly died of illness or something of the sort.
Qinggu was the son of one of the Prince of Lanzhou’s subordinates. After his father died in battle, Qinggu was adopted into the Prince of Lanzhou’s household. Seeing that Qinggu possessed considerable talent, the prince invited the renowned Long-Bearded Daoist of the martial world to teach him the arts and took him as his adopted son.
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“That’s right! I am married. I married into the Liu family. Since you wouldn’t let me through the Yuan family’s gates, I simply married into the Liu family!” Liu Siyi wiped away her tears and shouted as though venting all her frustration.
At the same time, because the concealed weapon used by the assassin at the victory banquet had been produced in Lindu, further investigation revealed that the dark iron from which it was forged matched the specifications and grade exclusively supplied to the elite guards of Prince Rui’s residence. With the evidence as solid as a mountain, the news sent the entire court and government into an uproar.
“The Heaven-Defying Swordsmanship may be formidable, but wasn’t its practitioner defeated by the Tang Sect in the fifth round?” another person chimed in.
“I like Yan Yan too,” Liu Pingfan said slowly. He picked up Tong Xiyan’s toiletries and carefully squeezed toothpaste onto her toothbrush.
“How much money would it take for you to hand over the video you recorded?” Liu Pingfan decided to first probe the other party’s purpose in secretly filming him.
The money her father deposited into her account each month covered only her necessary tuition. She paid for everything else herself. Her shop had been doing even better since she entered university, and now she did not need to spend a single cent of her father’s money.
By then, the medicinal effects within his body had begun to weaken. Without hesitation, Yuan Qingfeng tossed another pill into his mouth.
After hearing Yan Mingbing describe this chapter of Yan Guangbei’s life, Wu Ziyu gained an even deeper understanding of that amiable and admirable old man.
The reason I fell in love with Chen Shi was that he was a little closer to me. Back then, Xu Yi was still far too unreachable for me. Perhaps it was because he came first; perhaps it was fate.
“Hey, A Jiao, that’s cheating! How can you ask for something back after giving it away?” said the Fragrant Qiluo Immortal Relic.
Long Yu stood there calmly. Seeing how powerful Perfected Person Qitian’s techniques were, he was secretly astonished as well.
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He could not help turning the matter over in his mind while keeping an eye on Xiao Jiangyuan’s figure standing not far away. His gaze traced the lines of her brows and eyes and the contours of her face, while his imagination merged her figure into the memories of the previous night. Just as he was savoring the aftertaste, he heard a delicate cry of surprise.
First the old man had wanted to kill Stone; then the old man had turned out to be Stone’s martial uncle; and it seemed he had handed some sort of object over to Stone as well.
We’re going to Beijing. Old Bi, the jianghu boss, went through countless hardships to get SLAM an invitation pass to the music festival.
Realizing this, Xiao Jiangyuan was slightly stunned. She had already come to feel such a profound sense of security with her beloved.
Could it really be Yuan Xiaoqian? Wusi scrutinized her again and discovered that she indeed bore traces of Yuan Xiaoqian. Perhaps Yuan Xiaoqian had simply not been striking enough in those days, so he had never paid her much attention.
Lu Qing gave a bitter smile. This was exactly the sort of situation he feared. It had taken great effort for the previous incident to die down, and now it seemed there would be another round of commotion.
It was an excellent, overwhelmingly convincing, and perfectly justified excuse, so everyone said nothing more. They still had grave doubts about Lu Qing’s cooking, but at least his intentions were good.
Brother Ping didn’t even know how to get to Blackwater Town just now. How is it that he suddenly knows about a tomb north of Blackwater Town?
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