Volume 1, Chapter 59: What You Can Never Obtain Is Always the Best

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He Xiang’s right eyelid twitched, and a vague sense of unease stirred within her.

A bride’s red veil could only be lifted by the groom, using either a ceremonial wedding scale or a jade ruyi scepter, symbolizing his acceptance of the bride.

To lift it midway through the ceremony was considered inauspicious.

Once the veil was raised, disaster was sure to follow.

Could this marriage bring misfortune to Commandery Princess Lan Min?

Pooh, pooh, pooh!

He Xiang hurriedly turned her head away and secretly spat to dispel the bad luck.

She reached out, lowered the veil, and said softly, “Your Highness, you must not violate the proprieties.”

“Hurry and tell me. What did you find out?” Qi Junyao urged anxiously.

Rules?

If everything had been done according to the rules, could she have been raised into this half-human, half-ghost state?

“Your Highness, you never would have guessed, would you? Yun…”

Only then did Ye Ci turn his head. A few words seeped from the corner of his lips. “Do you take me for a fool?”

Fia had gone off to attend to other matters. Meanwhile, Lin Tian and the Godslayer began talking in his mind.

“Damn, the consumption is truly terrifying. Using all of my soul power, I could only hold on for two or three minutes,” Lin Tian said within his mind.

“Senior, surely you know that the Heavenly One True Water is the treasured guardian artifact of our Purple Cloud Palace. How could it be given away so casually?” Sanfeng’s pretty face twisted harshly. Though she feared Qin Wuyang’s reputation, she was naturally reckless and immediately began shouting without regard for the consequences.

Later, during Lu You’s battle against Amakusa Shiro, Lu You relied on the three techniques—Skyreach, Gentle Willow, and Midstream—to remain completely invincible, displaying their unfathomable brilliance.

Boz shook his head. “Stark, you still don’t understand the media, and you don’t understand the government. They don’t need evidence at all!”

With that, Boz strode out, no longer paying Stark any attention.

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“It’s this man. It’s done.” Beside the teleportation array, a black-clad man transmitted his voice to a middle-aged man in yellow.

“Rest assured, my lord. I will certainly satisfy the City Lord,” the man in yellow replied through voice transmission.

“Bang!”

Before the man’s panic had even subsided beneath the energy’s encirclement, a slender sword pierced completely through his skull. It was Xia Muxi, her face cold as ice. With the assistance of Yun Chang Kong’s Saint-tier cultivation method, she naturally would not let such an opportunity pass.

The Black Mother, younger sister of the Western Rakshasa, was ambitious and savage. In order to forge a weapon capable of slaying gods, she did not hesitate to skin and dismember her own nine sons alive, extracting their bloodlines to cast into an evil arrow.

Within the Ice Castle, frigid winds howled, sending snow swirling across the sky.

After arriving here, Qin Wuyang reassessed the abilities of mages. It was true that a mage’s individual strength was not worth much consideration, but a large-scale magical formation capable of reversing the natural environment and creating a super-barrier that endured for centuries was something martial artists could never accomplish.

“Father, why not leave the Lin family waiting for a while? After another year or two, when Lin Mumu is older and the Lin family has become truly anxious, we can visit them to propose the marriage. By then, they will be endlessly grateful to us.” Madam Xue turned to Old Master Xue, her face filled with confidence.

“Good riddance! I also think you’re rather an eyesore like this.” Hearing that, Zhou Mu lowered his eyes and glanced at Yuanbao before looking away at once. He spoke in a deep voice.

When he saw her retreat in panic and disarray, Li Yunhuan lowered his head to look at the glimpse of skin exposed on his chest, then could not help giving another low, self-satisfied chuckle.

Where was the backbone of the Cheng family?! Where was the integrity of the Cheng family?! Where was the promise of the Cheng family?! Where had it all gone?

“So what if she is the Prince-Consort? Even a prince-consort cannot be unreasonable!” Wu Qian’er declared smugly.

“An Zexi of Jinzhong Academy.” An Zexi cupped his hands in greeting, a faint, warm smile on his face.

The winter weather was bitterly cold, and food was scarce. Who knew whether these wolves had been driven half-mad with hunger? When people grew desperately hungry, they could do terrible things—let alone wolves.

“Please make another trip in a few days, Madam Liu. Lingyu did something wrong before, so naturally the Lin family could not agree right away. But I believe that if you go a few more times, they will eventually relent.” After hearing the matchmaker’s account, Old Master Xue pleaded with her.

“It would be good if he died. Good if he died. Then this hatred filling my heart would finally have a proper ending… Thank you, young lady…” Madam Du collapsed back onto the sickbed and stared at the ceiling. Her lifeless murmur barely carried any vitality.

“Pretty Peacock, where are you? Can you hear me?” Gu Changsheng gritted his teeth and adjusted his breathing, advancing inward step by determined step.

“We’ve entered a graveyard? And a graveyard within the Valley of Death?” Blue Phoenix gave a bitter smile. Since this was a graveyard, surely there would be no shortage of dead creatures here.

“Baihai Jun, do not be so arrogant!” Liu Yansong shouted. Suddenly, he urged the Immortal-Slaying Sword into motion and swung it rapidly. Wind and lightning struck together; the clouds and winds shifted; gales surged; lightning flashed and thunder roared; wind raced and thunder lashed. Five techniques erupted in succession, as though he intended to perish together with Baihai Jun.

At the mention of the famous year 2012, everyone’s first reaction was the end of the world.

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The male leopard stopped the humans who wanted to fight, then charged forward himself. Since he had no idea how powerful this companion beast was, the male leopard instead felt a surge of excitement.

Ye Yu sensed that something was wrong. He could not understand why the Flame of the Blazing Sun did not simply devour those luminous particles, but instead allowed them to remain beside it, revolving in place.

When the others heard his deranged words, they froze. None could believe that such a completely heartless person still existed. A chill crept through their hearts.

“You’ve gone too far,” Ge Xingguo said to Chu Mingqiu.

Chu Mingqiu remained calm. Zhu Hong rolled the monkey’s wrist to loosen it, and only lowered his hand after confirming that nothing was wrong.

However, when the two women reached the hall, they saw Meiyan seething with fury. Her hair had come partly undone, and she was rubbing one hand against the other as though she had been injured. Her brows were furrowed, and her face revealed unbearable pain.

To conquer a country, one might begin by conquering the weight and health of its leaders. In that regard, China had unquestionably come out ahead.

When Assistant Sun was watched by Zhao Jianhua’s utterly emotionless eyes, he trembled inwardly, assuming that Director Zhao was deeply dissatisfied with him. Director Zhao had never behaved like this before, and seeing such an expression on him for the first time made Assistant Sun feel somewhat frightened.

After merely twenty strokes, those vicious servants no longer had the strength to cry out. They lay sprawled on the ground like dead pigs.

In his view, barring unforeseen circumstances, the repairs to the Prince’s residence could be completed in roughly a month. After all, there was no major structural work involved. Nevertheless, to guard against every possibility, he wanted to include a right of priority renewal when signing contracts with the laborers. That way, he could ensure that they would finish repairing the residence before leaving.

After discussing it with Watermelon, Watermelon felt that the arrangement was quite reasonable. There was still plenty of time, so it would be better to rest for a while. They set the alarm for half past ten, then would tidy up and set out.

Watermelon climbed up afterward and immediately caught the smell of blood as well. An uncomfortable expression appeared on his face, and he looked as though he might vomit.

The dagger slid smoothly into the bald man’s cheek. After a twist, blood and flesh became a mangled mess, tearing away a piece of skin and meat.

Watching Zhang Mingyu take two silver needles from the box, the two young people looked on with intense curiosity, unsure what he intended to do.

When they set out from Jingzhou, the merchant ship was filled with Jingzhou homespun cloth. After arriving in Jinling City, they openly sold the cloth while purchasing tea.