Volume One, Chapter 57: I Like It—Reward Them

She slightly lowered her head and replied, "This humble subject's daughter wouldn't dare."

A maid standing beside Imperial Concubine Yun scolded sharply, "What do you mean you wouldn't dare? Her Ladyship is speaking to you, you had better answer honestly."

There was nothing wrong with Lin Feifei's performance; the issues all lay with the actor. Although she was acting strictly according to his requirements, the results never seemed satisfactory. No matter how many times they altered and revised it, something still felt off.

If someone were to bully her for no reason, she would never give an inch of ground, not even if it were her own biological mother.

One day, the whole family went down to the fields to work and needed to water the crops, so they brought the child along. Back then, the village still used those hand-dug deep wells located right beside the farmlands.

Just as she was about to lower her head to eat, Jun Moxuan, not far away, turned to look at her and even raised an eyebrow at her.

"I suppose so, though I don't remember very clearly. It seems I fell asleep quite early yesterday... When did you fall asleep?" I asked, feigning a look of bewilderment.

Since his older brother and Sister Zhu were going to be betrothed, it was necessary for her to make this Gu Xiaoyue give up all hope, lest she go and ruin their good fortune.

My eyelids twitched, yet I still dared not trust him so easily. A powerful alliance between the realm of apothecaries and the realm of sorcerers offered obvious benefits, but... with him being so insidious and cunning, and a Ghost King to boot, I feared he might turn my apothecary realm into a living hell as well.

The materials needed for these methods were not difficult to find. However, as for the final Eight Trigrams Formation, I lacked the ability on my own to set up an effective one. Speaking of the Eight Trigrams, the Ming family happened to possess a Nine-Palace Eight Trigrams Formation.

Grandfather suddenly fell silent. I waited for quite a long time without hearing him speak, and a sense of unease crept into my heart.

That way, I can afford a better hospital for you, and you can receive better treatment, so you can stay by my side forever.

"Colorful clouds easily scatter into the autumn sky, and swallows look on with lingering sighs. Turn after turn of parting and reunion lacks any reason, winning only one spell of heartache after another.

Arriving at the tavern, Liang Feng instructed Cao Zheng to secure two private rooms. Cao Zheng and the other subordinates took one room for themselves, while he personally accompanied Liu Chuan and Zhang Ting to sit in the other.

Winning this match would basically be a sure thing, something the Houston Rockets could simply never compare to.

Aligi had stated very clearly that his patience would only last until the end of this season. If the Miami Heat still failed to deliver a good performance this season, he would certainly not waste money to maintain such a luxury roster.

Hearing this, everyone present found it quite peculiar—it was truly novel news that the Mayor of Kaifeng Prefecture did not know how to write a memorial to the throne, and they were most eager to be enlightened.

"I wonder if Your Highness has any further instructions in summoning this subject inside?" In this current situation, I had no choice but to ask a question to which I already knew the answer. Since the other party didn't bring it up, it wouldn't be proper for me to explain uninvited.

Having received a definite answer once more, Rocky and Gan Lin turned and left, vanishing from the far side of the canyon in the blink of an eye.

Although Jian Yi could not know the exact number, by the most conservative estimate, the consumption of living souls for just these five magical artifacts alone had to be well over a thousand.

The manifestation of class and the possessive desire for people, things, and emotions under one's control drove the formation of a cage-like palace system, one that the worldly masses accepted as entirely ordinary.

Fortunately, outside, Qin Bangye and Deng Sheng devoted themselves heart and soul to handling the county affairs in an orderly fashion, ensuring that no serious official business was delayed.

Of course, if Shen Shi had a vast amount of time, he could break through it, but judging by the speed at which the grievance energy was gathering into a pool, he was afraid he simply did not have that kind of time.

Early in the morning, Jian He clutched her few meager belongings and navigated through the bustling space station. During the security check, she had to remove everything from her body, including that storage drive.