Volume 1, Chapter 58: My Lord, This Humble Servant Wants to Take You Out for Sweet Rice Dumplings

Xue Shuyao only hoped that her womb would prove fruitful, and that the borrowed seed from that day would take. Should she be blessed with a child by virtue of her status, she might carve out a path to survival under Madam Li's rule. By then, half a year would be more than enough time to plot her eventual escape.

With this thought, Xue Shuyao looked upon Zou Yuheng with a genuine trace of tenderness, cupping his face and pressing her lips to his.

Seeing her sudden passion, Zou Yuheng assumed his performance today had been exceptional. Gritting his teeth, he prepared to go for another round.

"Heng'er," Madam Li's voice drifted in from outside.

Flustered, Zou Yuheng hastily parted from Xue Shuyao, wiped himself down carelessly with a cloth, and scrambled to put his clothes back on.

Xue Shuyao, too, rushed to tidy her garments in a panic...

Yunhuan could not be bothered with her. She picked up her phone, opened WeChat, and checked for any work-related messages.

Shen Ke listened to her quietly. Her eyes were swollen, a clear sign that she had been kept awake by her thoughts the night before.

Though Li Lingjia was generally quite bold, she felt an inexplicable chill running down her spine at that moment, as if an invisible pair of eyes was watching them.

Yurou knew that Wang Bing was merely stalling for time. Seeing Wu Qing lingering here to buy time, she realized she would have to part with some wealth and decided to play along.

The security guard was instantly dumbfounded. Having just received a notice a couple of days prior about the property management company conducting spot checks, he had mistaken them for the inspection team.

"Don't move around. I'll go get you some electrolyte water. Do we have any lemons at home?" Qin Feng asked.

When Bo Xi returned home from work, it was already dark, yet the lights in the living room were still brightly lit.

The two fellows glared fiercely at each other, frightening Wuzhou into thinking they were about to come to blows as he hurriedly stepped forward to mediate.

When casting the ultimate ability, hitting enemies with the second stage of the W skill—Grand Entrance—will first inflict a charm, followed by a subsequent knock-up.

As for her figure, it was even more alluring. A flawless S-curve was draped in a nearly transparent, gossamer veil, revealing a pair of jade-white, slender legs.

At their level of prominence, superficial glory was certainly important, but tangible benefits were indispensable. By making this trip, how many more resource allocations would his branch secure?

While Meng Quan was speaking, Chen Bujian casually waved his hand, and on the left side of his field of vision, a purple virtual light screen reminiscent of a sci-fi film materialized before him.

Most men, upon having a gun held to their heads, would have been scared out of their wits. Naturally, Zhao Ergou could not possibly afford to act so cowardly, nor did it mean that under such circumstances he could still be rutting like a breeding boar.

Everyone knew that Li Anxu was as close to him as thieves. The reason Li Anxu had initially ventured into Shangshi's upper-crust society was precisely due to their guidance.

Aside from the ship's surgeon, military doctors aboard naval warships were also known as medical corpsmen. Since they were soldiers, uttering those words meant they were prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice, determined to complete their mission even at the cost of death.

Emerging from the banquet, the two elderly men, Cai Yuanji and Chen Xuanming, bore no resemblance to their usual antagonistic selves. Instead, they walked out of the hall arm in arm, swaying and chatting like old friends who had not seen each other in years.

"We must flee! Otherwise, we shall die beneath that fellow's sword!" A sudden, thunderous roar boomed close to Yun Xiao's ear, snapping the entranced youth out of his stupor as he instinctively lashed out with a punch toward Wulie.

From start to finish, Bo Tai gritted his teeth and blocked the attack, yet emerged entirely unscathed.

Such weather had not graced the skies above Yanjing for a long time. Thus, once the dark clouds dispersed, everyone seemed somewhat relaxed beneath the warm sunlight. Even those who had previously carried heavy burdens or grim expressions wore faint smiles on their faces.

Back in the day, Germany managed to rapidly expand its military prior to World War II precisely by resolving its officer shortage through this very method.

What shattered Bai Zhongqian's worldview was that after hordes of Beba bamboo swarmed around them, some impatient ones further back actually leaped directly into the air, attempting to attack them from above.

Cao Zong, reporting for duty, was deeply conflicted. Would he have to wait outside the palace gates just like Li ShiXun?

Breaching the gates and walls, Yan Ruying and the expert were bold enough to take the lead, stepping inside with their slender, beautiful legs. From the center of her brow, seventy-seven spiritual birds wreathed in flames suddenly surged forth, circling around her to illuminate the path ahead.

Yet they did not enter the city, choosing instead to pitch their tent camps deep within the uninhabited mountains, living by fishing and hunting much like their Manchu ancestors.

"Huh? This pill?" The Black Bear Spirit took the medicinal pill, examined it in his hand, and then gave it a sniff, looking rather perplexed. Aside from good presentation, a truly exceptional pill possessed an overflowing fragrance that would instantly awaken one's desires the moment it was unsealed. Could this colorless and odorless pill truly be a superior elixir?

Judging by Smoker's words, there was currently a marine far more formidable than him on the island. If Luffy were to act recklessly at a time like this, the outcome was virtually a foregone conclusion.

The designated forest was still deep within the Greater Khingan Range, usually devoid of human footprints. Prior to the hunt, specialized personnel had even released several hundred wild boars, roe deer, and other game into the woods.

The dust-shrouded mountain summit concealed the sun, but a hunter's sense of time was rarely inaccurate. Though the landscape still appeared hazy and gray, the world outside should be welcoming the dawn at this very moment.

Having suffered the tragic loss of hundreds of brothers in arms, the shadowed torment of endless regret and remorse would undoubtedly accompany him for the rest of his life, never to be erased.

"Fine, the script has been handed to you anyway. Just figure out the choreography yourselves!" Zhang Jin smiled wryly.

Yet those who ultimately survived battle after battle were precisely those two Demon Emperors, while Demon Lords were too numerous to count. Which of the eighteen surviving Demon Lords was not comparable in might to an ordinary Demon Emperor?

Bai Yiqing reached out and grabbed his phone. Glancing at it, he saw a text message—sent by Xu Yan. Why would he text so late at night? Pondering for a moment, Bai Yiqing swiped the screen and opened the message.

That concerned Chen Fei. Chen Fei was a man of the second-in-command Yao, whereas the Nan family supported the first-in-command. Although the latter had been parachuted in from elsewhere, his authority was nonetheless formidable.

"You..." Zhou Yunmei was truly gnashing her teeth with hatred, wishing she could beat this damned child to death as she raised her hand high.

To Reimu, the term "photo appointment" consisted of words she recognized individually, yet combined to form an entirely alien concept.

"Who are we? Is our identity not obvious enough? If you cannot deduce who we are from the words I just spoke to you, then you have lived in vain for all these years," You said with a chuckle.

Could it be that Zhang Jianguo had gone back on his word again, refusing to consent to their premature marriage, and thus coerced Luo Cuilan into sneaking off to get an abortion?