Volume 1 Chapter 44: Tuan Tuan Brings Good Luck to the Yang Family

With Noble Consort De already holding one of the four prestigious consort positions and having raised an imperial prince, her occupancy of the phoenix throne was truly precarious.

"Lads, put your backs into it! Before nightfall, we'll be enjoying a bowl of delicious mushroom soup at His Royal Highness the Prince's welcome banquet," Simon shouted loudly. Along the way, they had survived entirely on hard bread and tough, dried meat.

Having a flash of inspiration, Murphy thought of the Minié ball and the nineteenth-century Prussian Dreyse needle gun. He set to work designing a rifle of similar style, along with a matching rotary machine gun—the famously renowned Gatling gun.

Early in the morning, Ye Songlan was already heating water for washing, while Ye Chuanbai had just stepped out of his room, wincing and grimacing with every movement.

Hearing Xiao Hansheng's words, Qin Fen immediately had the accompanying doctor tend to Qiao Xi's wounds.

Upon returning home, Qiao Wen tried every possible trick to cheer Qiao Ran up. Seeing that Qiao Ran's mood had improved somewhat, she coaxed her to sleep before returning to her own room.

Anyone else might have been different, but Yan Ming and his companions knew all too well that this was simply an unyielding, incorruptible machine.

However, if he had the spare time, he also wanted to seek out Qian Zhongshu and Zhuo Erdan. If the two of them had not yet reached the realm of Nirvana, he would try to help them break through to the taboo realm.

Fearing that she might be tracked down, her very first instinct was to flee abroad to lie low until the matter blew over, after which she would return.

The slogan was chanted with such uniform precision that Anya almost suspected these people had undergone professional training.

If Chen Yuan knew Jiuyou's thoughts, he might have chimed in: "You wouldn't expect this, but actually, my ears can close up too."

"Alright, alright, it's my fault," Pei Jingwen said with a touch of bashfulness upon hearing Ren's remark.

Almost everyone now knew that Zhiwen Temple not only housed formidable Taoist masters, but also a divine physician capable of curing bizarre illnesses.

Cheng Yi spoke with such an air of certainty, leaving not the slightest flaw in his words, that Li Chengjue found it hard not to believe him.

What was even more incredible was that the bicycle had no brakes—yet such a battered, dilapidated contraption was somehow Ruoxi's mode of transport.

Chen Yuan hurriedly went to find Jiuyou to relay this vital piece of news. Jiuyou indeed had some understanding of the matter; regaining her composure, she tied a handkerchief over her nose to shield it and approached the mysterious figure. Upon seeing the character "Crow", memory suddenly dawned on her.

Yun Zhi listened in utter bewilderment. Looking at Wan Yuezhuo's guilty expression, she could hardly believe her ears.

At any rate, since they were already at the Pei family estate, no problems should arise, especially since the appointed time had not yet formally arrived.

Bigan and Shang Rong stared wide-eyed at everything unfolding before them. Being deep within the domain of monsters, they dared not act rashly; after memorizing the location, they hastily departed.

The capital was as bustling as ever. The scorching summer sun had tanned people's skin, and as the intense heat approached its end, the weather grew even more stifling. Amidst the jostling crowds, waves of various body odors and sour sweat hung heavy in the air, enough to make one's stomach turn.

"I won't be going to that. You're the company manager, so you should go handle the reception," Zhang Niu said, having no desire to go. After much deliberation, it was the same old matter, and it was best left for Zhang Zhangmin to handle.

Upon hearing this, Madam Wu almost flew into a rage on the spot. Wasn't this blatant sarcasm? If Wei Shaoxuan were truly capable, would the helm of the Wei family have ever fallen to Wei Shaoyang?

Zhang Niu and the others had all come to the Wang Family Village today to take care of some business. Due to the food festival over the past few days, a large quantity of colorful watermelons had been harvested from the orchard, leaving behind only those that were not fully ripened. Therefore, they had come here to arrange these brightly colored flowers among them.

Yet in a situation where such a turn of events was hardly unusual, some things could be done, while others were strictly forbidden.

Come to think of it, wasn't Bai Youxuan still under Wei Shaoyun's kept arrangement? Last time, Wei Shaoyun had even won a year's worth of financial support from Wei Shaoyang as a reward for rescuing her. Clearly, the contract had not yet expired. What was going on? Could Bai Youxuan have breached the contract prematurely, or did the arrangement itself not restrict her from participating in a talent competition?

"There was a valid reason for it, naturally. Why else would I have rushed over?" Speaking of this matter, Zhang Niu truly felt somewhat wronged. If two tombs hadn't suddenly appeared over at Shibawan, he wouldn't have brought such trouble upon himself.

It was not that nobody noticed Bian Er, the guard and scout from the Prince Yu's Mansion who delivered the message; however, without Chen Song's specific instruction, nobody at the moment would actually care about claiming credit for them.

"Let's go," Lige said faintly by my side. His voice had changed slightly, but the chilling aura around him was slowly returning.

"I'm not going to your house; I'm going to a bar." Qin Dandan's remark earlier had been a joke; going to a bar was what they actually had in mind, as she did not wish to inconvenience others.

Tang Long made quick work of opening the deceased's chest. He discovered severe pulmonary edema within the thoracic cavity; due to the massive inhalation of drowning fluid, the alveolar walls had distended, ruptured, and bled. The lungs exhibited signs of edema and emphysema, with rounded edges on the lung lobes and rib indentation marks alongside asphyxial punctate hemorrhages.

The reason Misi invited Lanxi this time was because the Master of Heavenly Calculation had informed him that a major event was about to take place in the Taibai Palace.

Watching Meihua's departing figure, Song Jing could not help laughing aloud, never expecting that Meihua could possess such a shy side.

Gui Li nodded with a calm expression. Having long since perceived that the battlefield situation was unfavorable to his side, he resolved to accept the opponent's proposal to join forces.

After a long while, Shen Ziyu finally set the bowl aside, picked up a piece of tissue paper from nearby, and wiped away the food she had regurgitated.

Faced with such a tragic figure, Zhang Liang felt a multitude of emotions churning within him. He quietly gazed at Cangsong, who stood resolute and unshakable like a towering mountain amidst the wind and snow, his expression betraying not the slightest ripple of emotional change.

Being flooded with such a massive amount of information all at once, fortunately, Wan Qi's spiritual power was strong enough to prevent her personal consciousness from collapsing.