Volume 1, Chapter 27: My Lord, Life with You Is Full of Hope

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Just past the hour of the Pig, the Giant Tiger Gang began beating their war drums again. The thunderous sound was enough to grate on Wang Yan’s nerves. After the first drum roll at the hour of the Rat, the Giant Tiger Gang’s main camp suddenly erupted in flames, and chaos quickly consumed the grounds.

The transfer of Yanzhou and Yuzhou proceeded smoothly, with Liu Ze retaining a large number of officials appointed by Cao Cao. Given Cao Cao’s discerning eye, the officials he had selected were undoubtedly top-tier. The handover of the military, which had initially promised to be a thorny issue, was resolved seamlessly when Cao Cao voluntarily ordered his generals to relinquish their command.

The shift in conversation was so abrupt—having just been discussing Shao An, the topic suddenly pivoted to Li Honghui. Everyone turned to look at Li Honghui, who sat below the dais, in astonishment. Li Honghui merely turned pale, failing to utter a single word in his own defense.

Time and again, Xie Min believed she had secured every condition necessary to ensure the demise of the Chu siblings, yet each time, she was inexplicably defeated.

A "riding slave" was essentially a groom. In times of peace, they tended to the master's horses; when the master traveled, they rode alongside as guards, also serving a ceremonial function.

The Prince nodded. Although he longed for the arrival of a son, Lady Wen’s words seemed to carry weight. Had Imperial Physician Zhang not given him such high hopes initially, he would not be suffering so deeply today.

Due to the effects of the medicine, they spent the midnight hours in intimacy. As Yue'e cleaned up, she looked at the disheveled state of Empress Dugu Mei'er’s lower body and felt a surge of resentment. She blamed Wang Yan for lacking tenderness toward the Empress, yet she was also baffled as to why the Empress, in such a state, did not stop his demands.

Mi Huan had never seen a true performance; at most, she had watched song and dance. Since those were choreographed sets, did they even count as performances?

It seemed that Zhang Mo, having just inhabited He Lang’s physical body, had not yet adapted. His strength was not as fluid as it had been in his own frame, and ultimately, he allowed Luo Manting to break free and shove him hard, sending him sprawling to the ground.

As Huo Chengjun listened to Liu Bingyi gently recount the past events she had known nothing about, she asked, "Your Majesty, have you also been wounded?" Liu Bingyi’s narrative sounded simple enough, but as she listened, Huo Chengjun could not help but feel her heart tighten for him.

Following Li Tiansha’s command, her subordinates immediately began to inspect the entire carriage. In truth, it was no different from tearing the house apart. After scouring the vehicle from top to bottom and finding absolutely nothing amiss with Xu Wei and his companions, they had no choice but to report the truth to Li Tiansha.

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Xu Wei had met Jin Shi before, but their acquaintance was limited to a nod in passing. As for his current standing within the Jin family, he was by no means the leader.

Principal Su, An Hongfeng, and many of Li Weiguo’s close friends were all members of the committee, and they gathered together to discuss the matter.

Indeed, Dong Yang had now recovered his true appearance; there was no longer any need for him to hide his identity.

After the exchange of pleasantries, the crowd dispersed. Even Donggong Qianxiao went off to assist, and in the blink of an eye, only Dong Yang remained.

"Absolutely not. He put his fist in his mouth to induce vomiting, to purge the poison from his stomach. He knew he had ingested it, but it was certainly not of his own volition," Liu Qiaopu replied.

If one had to point out a difference, aside from gender, it was a matter of strength; these individuals seemed to hold a slight advantage over those opposite them.

Qin Feng looked at the drop of essence blood on his fingertip and secretly circulated the Heavenly Talisman. Using totem arts to reverse the laws, he dissipated the essence blood, transmuting it into vital energy to be absorbed into his own bloodline.

A moment later, Yun Yeyao and Xie Yunmeng were both deeply shocked. The paper contained an autopsy report. Although it did not follow a formal format, the content was incredibly detailed—in many places, even more so than what they had uncovered themselves.

Lin Suxi took his words as, "Very well, I shall do just that," and was filled with joy.

You Yu felt a lingering fear just thinking about it. She spent the entire day trying to keep the events of the previous night from her mind, terrified that someone might see her neck. Every so often, she would run off to check if the marks had faded, but unfortunately, Ling Wei was simply too forceful; the traces had not vanished in the slightest after a full day.

This creature resembled a wolf, but it possessed a single horn on its head and was far larger than a normal wolf—ten thousand meters in length and a thousand meters in height.

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Nine colossal behemoths descended from the sky like nine black rivers plummeting to earth. In that moment, everyone on Mount Tai was frozen in shock, staring in stunned silence.

They were no longer debating but mocking—mocking the dog and cat lovers, even adopting a gloating tone, stopping just short of saying, "They deserved it."

Upon hearing this, Ding Xiang pondered for a moment. She thought it was a decent idea; the yamen certainly had many skilled martial artists, and they were surely far superior to the instructors at the street-side martial arts schools. Thus, the yamen was a solid choice.

Suddenly, a stern and resonant voice rang out. Hearing the sound, everyone turned around.

As expected, a full day passed, and the entire Ma family still had not gathered any information regarding that strange old woman.

"But I have a headache," Lin Xiu said, acting like a rascal, refusing to move from Bai Xue’s lap.

These people had not been assimilated for long, so subduing them was not particularly difficult, which was why Shan Jun and the others had chosen to capture them alive rather than exterminate them.

Although the two cavalry division commanders were known for their rebellious natures, when it came to striking against the Japanese forces—whom even the Emperor despised—they followed the cavalry manual’s regulations with absolute strictness.