Chapter 46: The House of Great Misfortune

Although He Cheng wanted to nod in agreement, he restrained himself and let it pass.

"Get back to your own workstation," he said.

Su Qingli immediately lay down and rolled and crawled toward her desk. Perhaps exhausted midway, she stopped and looked at He Cheng with a smile. "Manager He, do you think my rolling looks good?"

He Cheng gritted his teeth, trembling with anger.

...

A sinister voice echoed from the forest, "Heh heh! If you want to save her, come alone to the Misty Peak of Blackwater!" As soon as the words were spoken, two hands tore through space, vanishing without a trace, leaving behind a surge of intense spiritual energy.

"Captain, I've got very few left," said one of the four scouts beside him; all their bullets were gone. The imperial guard seemed to realize they were out of ammunition and kept suppressing them with machine gun fire, slowly closing in.

The position of Chief of the Palace Guards was reserved only for the emperor's most trusted confidant. In his previous life, Duan Jinrong had managed to assassinate the emperor so smoothly precisely because he used many methods to push Liu Moyan into this post.

Yun Xiao, sensitive at this moment, heard his gentle words and involuntarily furrowed her brows, her heart trembling softly.

Jinse followed the eunuch step by step, her heart full of displeasure. Yet she could not let it show and forced herself to endure. There were countless palace halls and residences, endless winding alleys. As she walked, Jinse carefully memorized her route and stayed alert lest the accompanying eunuch notice her intentions.

When Zhongli Shuo arrived outside the court hall, he saw a group of officials emerging, discussing how today's morning session was again presided over by the Right Prime Minister, Shangguan Hong. The emperor had not attended court for several days.

Moreover, as the process of dragon transformation became more perfect, he would inherit some of the dragon's abilities. These unexpected gains kept Wang Jie unsettled for a long time.

Duan Jinrong's words were utterly rebellious. Perhaps the impending victory emboldened him, for he no longer concealed his intentions, even displaying the madness he had suppressed in his heart for more than twenty years without reservation.

Yan Da felt chilled to the bone. Now the chamber of commerce had more than five or six hundred member businesses. How could anyone have the 'energy' to oversee the behavior of every merchant? To say all members were honest traders—he'd never believe that, even if beaten.

"You haven't returned yet," Ye Ling said flatly. Although Zhong Ran hadn't gone with them, he stayed nearby just in case. Meng Qi had accompanied her, but the castle was heavily guarded. It was unclear what had happened.

Nan Shu stepped forward, showed her the number card on her phone, and then directly pushed open the door to enter.

"The Clear Wind is a kind of spiritual entity cultivated after experiencing centuries or millennia of tribulations in the Netherworld following death. Ordinary people can't see them unless they wish to be seen," Xiaomei explained.

Qu Zhaoying, sitting behind her, was swept by her gaze and instinctively panicked, unsure what to do. Yet Qu Qingyan remained unaffected, still seriously pointing to his robe.

"You took my first time, and now you say such things—Feng Ge, can your conscience bear that?" Shen Yaotian looked at her with a solemn expression.

Qiao Cheng still followed her habit, waiting outside the gate for Jing Chaoyang to come out. But this time, after waiting so long and seeing no sign of Jing Chaoyang, her patience wore thin and she wanted to go in to look.

"How can that be the same? Che is still growing; he must eat well!" Mu Ying smiled and retorted.

"Brother Yun... this... this is hitting the jackpot!" Chi Jue had never seen so many points before, except for the last time Chen Yun distributed them. This was their first time seeing points so freely bestowed, especially so early in the morning.

The reporters still had many questions left unasked, but since they had already said so much, if they continued to press them, it would be very difficult to secure another interview with Jing Chaoyang in the future. Often, they still had the necessary tact.