126 Love at First Sight

After the three of them emerged, fully fed and satisfied, they saw that the woman had not left, but was waiting for them nearby. Qu Buping whispered to Xiaoyu, "I wonder how this lady expects us to thank her? Surely she isn't interested in us and expecting us to pledge our bodies in return?"

Xiaoyu snapped, "You wish! I think she’s the type who refuses to be on the losing end of any deal, so we should consider ourselves lucky if she doesn't devise some difficult task to toy with us. Stop indulging in such wild fantasies."

In that instant, the two elderly people seemed to age significantly. They returned to the sofa, trembling, muttering words that were unintelligible.

Possessing endless magical power truly allows one to achieve effects that approximate magic, much like the example of the fire conjuring mentioned earlier.

With a choked sob, Han Bing could no longer hold back her tears, letting them stream down her face without caring that Ye Feng was standing right there.

Upon hearing this, Wu Wu felt increasingly uneasy. Ye Feng’s behavior was far too strange; could it be that he truly felt not even a shred of fear?

If he could obtain these materials by one o'clock, he would be able to drive out to the suburbs.

It was not a long sentence, but Shao Bin had shouted it at the top of his lungs. After the outburst, he felt the fear in his heart dissipate significantly, and his body recovered as well; at least his legs had stopped trembling.

The third sister returned home, listless. When she opened the door, Xiao Jianhao was staring at her with his pitch-black eyes. The child had grown accustomed to this; as long as he wasn't hungry, he could play in his room by himself all day.

Watching the black-clad youth approach with such a hostile expression, Zhang Zhaojie and the others immediately wore looks of disgust.

"Haha, Sister Qiao, don't worry. I’m always perfectly professional in front of others; it's only when I'm with you that I can't help myself," Ye Tian laughed.

Just as it appeared, Mu Chen saw that it was a broken black blade, a meter long. Despite being fractured, the devouring power it radiated was so absolute and soul-crushing that it was truly terrifying.

Lie Yan waited in the freezing courtyard for a full two hours before the door to Xing Ruchen’s bedchamber finally opened.

"Of course, this just goes to show that you never really loved me at all. You just can't accept that I let go like this, right? You feel your pride as a man has been wounded?"

"Young Master Li, aren't you going to let me look over the documents first?" Su Ling intentionally put on a sugary, saccharine voice so affected it was nauseating.

Wen Li curled her lips in a faint smile. In truth, she held no particular feelings toward Quan Zhen. Strictly speaking, since Quan Zhen had taken her place, she ought to hate her, but she didn't.

"Remember, you are mine. From now on, you are not to have any physical contact with other men—not even a hug. Regardless of your relationship with that Cheng Yikai, as of today, you are forbidden from seeing him again."

Tong Xiaoling practically snatched the phone away, dialed Kaluosi’s number without a second’s delay, but it went unanswered. Suddenly, her body collapsed onto the sofa behind her, and she buried her face in her hands, weeping bitterly.

"Heh," Wen Li was amused by her self-deprecation. "I was just thinking, your Young Master Chu wouldn't let you go out to work, would he? Besides, you were perfectly fine—what made you think of getting a job?"

"No need, it was your grandmother who asked me to guard the door. She told me to watch the entrance and bring you inside the moment you arrived. She has already woken up and is washing up. Your grandmother was full of praise for the toothbrush you gave her; she said it cleans her teeth very well." Nanny Gui heaped praise on everything Yujin had given, and Yujin smiled shyly.

The old matriarch huffed in anger and left in her sedan chair, while Madam Wu could hold it no longer; her eyes rolled back, and she fainted.

Xi Boqiao was also looking in this direction. His gaze met Wen Li’s, and they smiled at each other, their eyes filled with tears.

Lü Luo thanked the old eunuch and rewarded him with a jade thumb ring. Having likely not received such a reward in decades, the old eunuch knelt and kowtowed toward her retreating back, moved to tears of gratitude.