Chapter 36: Like It or Not, It Must Be Done

Xia Qiqi fell into a silence, her eyes stinging as if a grain of sand had lodged within them.

Chu Hanyun was, after all, a person who knew the value of gratitude. Not only had he left a letter for Xia Qiqi, but he had also clarified that the matter of sending a concubine to Chu Hanxiao was a foolish blunder committed by his mother, the Imperial Consort. In truth, it had little to do with his second elder brother, and he did not wish for it to sow discord between his brother and sister-in-law. In the letter, Chu Hanyun even went so far as to apologize to Xia Qiqi on his mother’s behalf.

"Because I bought one exactly like yours, too," Chu Nan said, patting Gao Meng on the shoulder.

Xu Tingsheng had moved his first meeting with Xiang Ning forward by eight years. Nothing had happened, but this was the most natural and reasonable state—and the best one. Anything added to the future was merely the decay produced by steel, those rust spots: I once thought the future corroded the past, that the future was embedded in the past, that the future melted the past, and that the future conquered the past.

In reality, everything was far too simple. It was just that life had lost its reckless courage and strength.

Shangguan Pingning looked on with envy as An Jinxiu wiped Bai Chengyi’s face. He had not expected that An Jinxiu would ever wipe his own face, and he huffed in response.

What is meant by the most basic level is that even practitioners with very low cultivation can practice hand seals and mantras. Their primary function is to calm the mind, helping the practitioner enter a state of unity between heaven and man earlier, acting as a catalyst during the cultivation process.

Some stories have an unknowable future, but for the moment, sitting in his office, Xu Tingsheng knew it was time to tear away this "Xiang" character.

A moment later, three grown men arrived at the milk tea shop. Their table was already eye-catching enough, but the arrival of three more dashing and imposing men nearly caused a traffic jam outside.

Within the consciousness of Justice, he had initially thought that Heaven would prevent him from taking away the Stele of Eternity, but Heaven had no such intention at all.

The Demon Sect went without saying, and as for the Imperial Clan of the human world, even Chu Shan felt somewhat like a stranger to them. His life had never intersected with the authorities, save for when he was a child and once thought of pursuing an official career to become a local magistrate.

One could tell from the exterior of the castle that those who lived there must be formidable. In truth, the platform of the castle was indeed gathered with many people clad in magnificent diamond battle armor, yet every one of them looked anxious and uneasy.

He sat down generously and picked up the wine poured for him by Li Qinglian. He seemed to have a thousand words stuck in his throat; Li Qinglian and Old Jun watched him with smiles as they held their own cups.

The Black Water Alliance was worthy of being a quasi-super power that had stood on the Great River for a thousand years. Its profound foundation was far beyond that of the Holy Alliance, Lin Xuan sighed inwardly.

Qi Cai did not take it to heart, but the fact that Chen Sheng was able to rush back at such a time showed that he was a man of his word and worth befriending.

Yet, why were those troops unable to arrive at Suiye City with Mu Shuo, appearing in Yuzhou only after the city had been breached?

"Dead!" The next moment, Zhang Taishan suddenly threw the phone in his hand and let out a roar.

"Grandmother, may Xier also head down? Once the nun has finished speaking, you can summon Xier back in?" Xia Jinxi asked, taking the initiative with a well-behaved demeanor.

She had thought her relationship with Ye Jinglan was no longer what it once was; at least, she believed they were no longer bound by a purely transactional relationship.

Wu Jiuyao began to inquire, but in her anxiety, she forgot that she was stark naked until she caught sight of Qi Cai’s fiery gaze and realized her state.

Seeing the sect flourishing, with tens of thousands of disciples below the Supreme realm busy with their tasks and everything in perfect order, Yan Bei knew the sect's development was on the right track. Lu Cheng and Qin Qi naturally deserved the credit for this.

Just as Yan Yuncheng was about to step out of the room, Pangu Tu suddenly uttered those words for no reason. Yan Yuncheng lost his footing, nearly stumbling, and turned to look at Pangu Tu in disbelief.