Chapter 48: She Didn't Truly Want to Abandon Him

On the third day, because he ate one extra vegetable flatbread, Sheng Huaimu was whipped by Zheng Guang. Sheng Huaimu had never been beaten like this before, and the pain made him curl up on the ground, crying breathlessly.

"Mother, save me! It hurts so much!" Sheng Huaimu rolled on the ground in agony, crying out for help to Jiang Cui, who was standing nearby.

"Stop beating him, stop beating him! If you keep hitting him, it won't be easy to demand silver when they come to pick him up." Jiang Cui stepped forward and grabbed Zheng Guang, stopping him from lashing Sheng Huaimu.

"It has already been several days..."

This time he had made a complete fool of himself. At school, alongside Pang Gang and Song Yifeng, he was known as one of the "Three Iron Men," undefeated across his entire grade level.

Lu Wan was slightly startled; she had not ordered these two dishes. Upon second thought, she understood—that fellow must have arrived.

Wang Yun investigated the truth, and Shen Lie was not idle either. He went everywhere searching for doctors and renowned physicians. Within just these three days, he had ridden out of the city several times, exhausting and ruining multiple horses.

More importantly, she felt sympathy for Song Jing. Keeping her child by her side was already unfair to Lu Fei.

Outside the carriage, someone let out a startled scream, successfully drawing everyone's attention over.

The clue to the key was hidden among some obscure sentences, as if the person who hid the key deliberately intended to increase the sense of mystery.

However, they could no longer dwell on this. Some things had to be made clear to Qingbao, otherwise, it would be very troublesome to explain later.

***

Ye Wandixi choked back her words, wanting to say something, but not knowing how to begin. Feeling stifled, she turned her face away and remained silent.

Just as Chen Yi was preparing to use his telekinetic power to trigger a resonance of magical energy, he suddenly heard the roar of an engine from outside, immediately followed by the sharp, piercing whistle of an emergency assembly.

Ouyang Xiaoqing and Catherine each had their own brilliant moments in this children's musical, but they also each had their own shortcomings.

"So it was him!" At that very moment, Gu Chuanxia finally grasped the true identity of the crimson figure.

The instant Luo Qianli was blown away by Xia Yu's shockwave, he collapsed to the ground, severely injured and vomiting blood just like the others.

"How could I not want to? I dream of becoming a professional basketball player and having the chance to go to the United States to play in the NBA," Wei Mohen said excitedly.

The Madam Tang portrayed the Third Branch as utterly despicable, leaving Qian Sanwei infuriated, while Mrs. Wu trembled all over with anger, her mouth agape and unable to utter a single word.

"Qiao Feng, make your men fall back." Although he did not know what Gu Xiao intended to do, he sensed danger and immediately waved his hand to order his subordinates to retreat.

Yet he understood Huang Wanchun thoroughly—knowing precisely where his prized possessions were hidden, what his hobbies were, which courtesary favorite he liked best, and even that he kept two mistresses outside.

Including that young dandy and the other manservant, both of them stared blankly at the man with vacant eyes.

The more they struggled, the more intense the friction became, and Yue Jingsheng's breathing grew heavier as well, his hands pressing down with increasing force on the writhing, snake-like figure beneath him.

***

The ground trembled slightly, and a cluster of tall crystals less than three paces to the right front of Zhou Chen suddenly began to move.

"However many there are, I'll take them all!" Yi Dachun was far more generous and straightforward than Dong Yingdong just now.

Wei Renzhong had already located the table where the victim had been seated, though the body had already been carried away, leaving only the wine glasses on the table and the scattered shards of broken glass on the floor.

Twirling his fan, the Crown Prince felt that, at least for the present, Yin Gezhi was entirely dependable.

The situation in the Ryukyu Islands was precisely the opposite. Although they previously had the Steed Group as backing, they were inherently deficient in manpower. Even if the Steed Group were to arm all 50,000 Ryukyu people, they still could not match Japan in terms of population.

Bo Ci considered her father shameless, yet she did not want to leave the Bo family, nor did she wish to leave Boyan's sight.

Ye Yuqing had long desired to win over Yin Gezhi, but alas, the First Imperial Prince seemed to thoroughly enjoy a life of indolence and had no intention of colluding with him. The Crown Prince was also a man of perseverance, employing both soft and hard tactics and exhausting every scheme imaginable, persisting from the moment Yin Gezhi entered Wu until the present day.