Chapter 114: Joyous News

Late at night.
The cold wind howled fiercely.
Not far away, inside a carriage, Nangong Ling, clad in icy armor, sat beside Shen Ahhuai, gazing at the noble consort, whose icy skin and delicate bones were marred by her disheveled state as she collapsed to one side.
Faint, ambiguous red marks stained her body. His hand wrapped around Shen Ahhuai's waist, pulling her close into his embrace.
Though his posture suggested intimacy, his eyes betrayed no hint of desire.
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With this thought, Chang Taro gripped the wrist resting on his shoulder firmly and nodded resolutely.
Every effort yields its reward. Eight days before the New Year, all the mountain goods from the two ships were sold, netting a full three hundred taels.
The seismic zones on both sides clashed repeatedly. The rocky ground, already cracked from the previous tremors caused by the giant pincered mantis, was now utterly devastated, riddled with fractures—some fissures spanning several meters, even over ten meters wide—like a gaping maw poised to swallow everything whole.
Had he not been in a compromising state just moments ago, he likely wouldn’t have needed so much time.
At that moment, a wisp of white mist rose from the ground. A ball that should have bounced out of bounds suddenly shot straight up and froze midair for a moment.
Another tremendous roar, coupled with a familiar figure, left the crowd momentarily stunned, but Shirona, astride her mighty salamander, pursued the direction of the emperor’s assassin relentlessly.
Surprisingly, the ball did not bounce toward Oshitari’s side but instead descended toward their own backcourt.
In weather like this, even by nine in the morning, it already felt sweltering; those eager to play usually headed out early.
Now that matters had been exposed, shifting blame onto others—as had been done to Chen Yimeng last time—had become second nature.
Feng Yan chuckled softly and stepped out of the parlor, saying, “Alright, alright, I just happen to want to see what the housekeeper looks like, to verify if she still carries that enchanting grace.” He chuckled again and truly left.
Little did he know that the famed Red-Bearded Gule would one day meet his end at the hands of a mere sixteen-year-old.
The Empress Dowager said, “Why blame yourself? Your health wasn’t good back then; how could you have the energy to manage them? If you feel guilty, shouldn’t I, as your grandmother, share that burden?”
In less than a minute, three insects were dispatched. The two water apes, as if having completed their task, slowly stepped into the Crescent River and vanished from sight.
The special ops team from this area had yet to arrive, but since they encountered the situation first, naturally they resolved it promptly.
The stout man lay in bed, his eyes growing ever brighter, excitement bubbling within him. He was on the verge of howling hysterically.
“You must be off your rocker. Take him away!” The ape guards were indeed extraordinary; they seemed like ethereal beings untouched by the mortal world, impervious to any bribe.
A faint, sharp beep suddenly sounded. The green light blinked; a message had arrived! A set of numbers appeared on the observer’s computer screen.
Just like now. Today, Long Chengxuan spoke to Li Jianhua—not merely a conversation but a final ultimatum. If the Li family, or Yao Li, failed to recognize their position, the Long family would no longer concern themselves with the Lis.
That was why she hoped for a son, an additional son—to secure their future. Was she destined to be nothing more than a foil to her cousin, a perennial supporting role, forever in the shadows without ever stepping into the light?
Ye Yu was also practicing the Chaos Circulation Technique, spiritual energy flowing through his body. He sensed the spiritual pressure ease slightly. Though it still lingered, at least he could move now. His body wasn’t as agile as before, but he could manage some evasive maneuvers.
A hoarse roar snapped me back to reality. Startled, I looked up to find everyone watching me with schadenfreude, while the president, flailing wildly like a chimpanzee, launched an attack against me—I seemed to have missed something.