Volume One, Chapter 86: As Natural as Liking You

Su Li would not try to talk her out of it. In matters like this, only the person involved could decide. She was an outsider; what right did she have to interfere? When two people loved each other to the point of ruin, that was called true love. If she urged them to let go or break up, she might end up as the villain in someone else’s love story.

"What are you going to do now? Keep drinking here, or go back?" Su Li did not want to say any more. She could not persuade her.

Xu Lezhen drained the wine in her hand and crushed the bottle in her fist. "I'm going back."

"I'll see you home."

"Thank you."

Lu Nuoxin closed her eyes in exhaustion, clenched both hands into fists, and drew a long, bitter breath through gritted teeth. Only after two guards hauled Nan Ruichen up and dragged him straight out the door toward the prison did she finally release it.

Chen Ping froze at the words. Though he did not know what was being said, the fervor on that man’s face made it clear that the deep-blue longbow in Guo Lin’s hand must be extraordinary. Suddenly, Chen Ping’s eyelid twitched violently, and a sense of foreboding surged through him.

The entire hall fell silent at once. Everyone stared in astonishment at the final bidder: Wang Ninghui, Shi Zhibang’s deputy.

Qin Xiao waved the crowd away and locked eyes with Qin Shi for a long while. Qin Shi had never seen his father look so anxious and restless.

The reason he had agreed to lift the Yuan family’s confinement order this time was also because of the child, so she did not press the matter further.

"Xiao Yan, I’m going to kill you. I’m going to kill you!" Tang Hui roared and charged at Xiao Yan. Humiliation had stripped him of all reason, and he had truly begun to fight with everything he had.

Fan Hong smiled and said, "One building for each team, ninety-six apartments in all. That should be enough, right? They’ve all just been renovated, fully furnished and equipped. Just bring your bags and move in. The cost is completely covered." As she finished, she pouted her red lips and looked at the others for their reaction.

Liu Yunchang understood perfectly well that ninety yuan would never be enough for a taxi ride home. Even if it had been, he might not have taken one.

When he woke, dawn was only just beginning to break. A military coat had been draped over him. Beside him came the faint sound of snoring. Situ Xiao was wearing a short-sleeved shirt, eyes closed, his head resting against the windowpane, the corners of his mouth faintly lifted in the trace of a shallow smile. In a single night, stubble had sprouted densely along his jaw.

Su Jiaowei bit her lip. At that moment, she somehow felt that this person in front of her, who always seemed so heartless and carefree, looked unbearably desolate.

It seemed that in the chaotic end of the Han, it was not only the Central Plains that knew turmoil; the surrounding regions were also engulfed in war. Yet how could matters of the world be so neatly coincidental? It was as if someone were secretly steering events, plunging all under heaven into disorder.

Wang Xu had now switched to cultivating the Golden Buddha Embracing Jade Art. His strength had improved by leaps and bounds, and the power of his fist had already broken through to two hundred and sixty tons. Compared with three months ago, he was a world apart.

This peculiar man had been rescued by Xin Mo. He claimed to be a wandering sorcerer from a wizard tower hidden overseas.

After Wang Feiyang left with Luo Ziling, she kept clinging to him, insisting that he help relieve the discomfort in her body. She said she had worked herself to the bone over this period and had developed a full set of occupational ailments, all thanks to Luo Ziling, so he absolutely had to be the one to solve her troubles.

Although the Fujiwara family was not as powerful as the Iga clan, as the financial backers behind the ninja stronghold, it had also received many benefits from the Iga family, and its access to ninja arts far surpassed that of other clans.

She knew that Fang Tianyou had not done it on purpose. Besides, if not for him today, she would already have lost her chastity and her good name would have been ruined. Thinking of this, Yao Jingchu gradually let her heart settle.

Di Qing also did not wish to speak further with him. With a wave of his hand, he ordered Wang Zhi and the other captured pirates to be taken away.

Bai Susu lowered her head and murmured softly, "So that’s how it is." She had not expected Ao Xin to have such a background. True dragons were rare, but not so rare as all that.

"Lord Youke, this matter is intelligence sold by the Galaxy Pirate Group. The information is highly reliable," reported one of his subordinates respectfully.