Chapter 64: If Only It Had Been Like This Sooner?

"General, how does one achieve a state of being free from the heart's desires and intentional thoughts?" Zhang Yu asked. Even with her untamed and wild heart, she still wanted to get to the bottom of it.

Looking at her peaceful sleeping face, Fu Jinzhi reached out, his fingertips gently stroking back and forth across her brow. He curved his lips into a light smile, and after a long moment, he quietly and carefully got up to leave.

There were no longer any sounds of insects chirping or birds calling in the night sky. At this moment, the air was filled only with the clashing sounds of weapons echoing across the mountains and valleys. The scimitar gripped in Zhang Yu's hand was drenched in her sweat, and she stared tensely at the hostile movements unfolding ahead.

With a double blessing of joyous events, Lin Yixun greeted everyone she met recently with a radiant smile, her elevated spirits simply impossible to conceal.

Yue Ximing would drop by occasionally, each time bringing pastries and dutifully brewing a pot of hot tea. He would sit with her beneath the veranda, watching the brother and sister practice their martial arts with diligent effort.

With certain people, showing leniency will only bring endless trouble; eradicating them with a single sword stroke is far simpler.

The sheer power shattered mountains and rivers, splitting the heavens and the earth asunder. The entire bottom of the lake split wide open, and with this single strike, Ye Huan seemed to cleave the earth itself in two.

It was precisely amidst the reactions of the people around her at this moment that Tang Luoluo adjusted her gaze as well, looking upward toward the steps leading onto the stage.

Chu Chen did not dwell on the loss of one arm. Even in the midst of a desperate situation, he maintained a calm mindset to analyze and think through problems.

However, since this was a duel of traditional national martial arts, it naturally placed emphasis on forms and techniques, which was why Lu Xuan had not unleashed his true strength.

Moreover, because of the curse-seal known as the Flawless Deer, Lu Ling'er would never fall sick, completely eliminating any worries about her eating something that would upset her stomach.

Wei Hong looked up at the sky, estimating that the time was right, and then waved his hand to dismiss the dozens of tun-commanders around him, instructing them to rally and conduct pre-battle mobilization among the soldiers.

"If that is the case, why must we deploy troops from Sili? Why not order Youzhou, Jizhou, and the Southern Xiongnu to send troops for reinforcement?" He Miao wore a foolish expression, asking naively.

The last two words were not spoken aloud by Li Xingci, but merely by reading his lip movements, Weisheng Xianji already knew what they were.

Given Cao Cao's understanding of Xun Yu, he should have been able to clearly distinguish that the implementation of these policies carried far more benefits than drawbacks.

"Old Fourth, get up!" Emperor Kangxi looked at Yinzen kneeling on the ground, sighed softly, and spoke.

In Guo Jia's courtyard, Boss Cao, Xun Yu, and Dian Wei sat beneath a tree. Soldiers bustled in and out on various errands, all under the direction of Guo Jiuyue.

She realized that because of her fleeing from marriage, her disappearance for a period of time had left a deep psychological shadow on Zhao Yan, and she had continually tolerated his behavior of acting shamelessly and clinging to her at every moment in recent days.

Before he could even rise into the air, Zhang Gong was completely blasted into fragments of flesh, unable to withstand that overwhelming force.

After the stone residences here were built, Ji Ruyue had Feng Ruxue bring her children to this place.

They say that a blow landed on a child's body causes a sharp pain in the mother's heart. Seeing her son beaten, the old lady felt a pain as piercing as a knife twisting in her chest. She opened her mouth, wanting to plead for him.

How could he show such a side of himself? Such wild madness did not suit him—truly, it did not suit him at all. He should always be lofty and untouchable, never displaying such a fragile side to others.

No matter the time or circumstance, she had never seen him like this before: the veins on his forehead bulging, his eyes tinged with a faint crimson glow, resembling a wild beast ready to snap at any second. This version of him genuinely filled her with fear.

After a long while, he picked up the beverage on the table with a trembling hand and took a sip. I looked at him calmly, without saying a single word.

With that, without waiting for Wang Yu to reply again, the figure of the azure beast flashed, vanishing into the distance like a gust of wind.

Two days after entering the Suspended Mountains, Huolie received news from another elder that purple jade had been discovered on the eastern side of the mountains, and that they had crossed paths with the Dark Palace. Upon receiving the news, Huolie immediately led Long Qianxing and Tiezhen rushing toward the east, but after taking only two steps, Huolie suddenly had a bad premonition.

"This fellow really doesn't know whether he's courting death!" Witnessing this scene, even Qianhuan was filled with shock. He never expected that Man Er would perform such a bold stunt; could it really be that he had too many muscles in his head and simply didn't fear death?

The old master passed away during the Yin hour on the seventh day of the second lunar month. After lying in state for three days, on the morning of the tenth, he was carried to the Han family ancestral tombs for burial.

Our time was limited, and there were other places we needed to inspect, so we passed through the door and left the dissection room.

That evening, Zeng Yiran received the news and felt deeply disappointed, a dull ache lingering in the pit of his stomach as if he had lost his most precious treasure.

The following day, Aunt Gao took Ye Shanshan out shopping. When I came downstairs, my father was sitting in the living room smoking a cigarette. In the past, I might have chuckled secretly at this useless man attaching himself to a wealthy woman, but now I no longer did. I seemed to perceive the commanding aura of my father sitting at the helm, which must be far more formidable than mine.

My father's words pulled me and Ye Shanshan back to reality. We exchanged glances and finally broke into satisfied smiles. Although these tactics were indeed somewhat unpresentable, for the sake of being together, this was the only path we could take.

At that moment, I realized that it was not just this massive gate; what lay before us was actually a colossal city.

"No need, you just sit and wait to eat!" Li Yi replied firmly, then turned and went back into the kitchen.

Harry immediately recalled the scene he had just secretly witnessed: a lonely boy cooped up in the basement all by himself, playing catch with no one else, and playing video games with no competitors.

Back then, he had almost lost her. It was only when she chose to throw herself into the turbulent sea right before his eyes that he finally realized what he had been missing and who the person he truly loved was.

However, when Haisheng returned, he discovered that his own child had vanished without a trace.

By the third year after entering the Min family, her dowry had been whittled down to almost nothing. Over the past few years, she had relied on currying favor with Old Madam Chu, coaxing small amounts of silver from her to serve as her private funds; otherwise, she wouldn't even have had the loose silver to tip the servants in her daily life.

Today's assassination attempt had been plotted long in advance, yet the mastermind behind the scenes never anticipated that an assassination planned over many days would be inadvertently disrupted by Xia Zihua.

However, it now appeared that this plan was completely dashed. For some reason, Lin Xueyin was clearly not herself today and even announced that she wanted to leave early! Hearing those words, he had no desire to talk any further.

I pressed the accelerator all the way to the floor. A car was driving not far ahead of us; I pulled in close and signaled for them to stop, but Xuanyuan Tianjiao leaped forward, landing squarely on the roof of their vehicle, and smashed down with a fierce blow. With a single punch, he shattered the roof, forcing the driver to slam on the emergency brakes.