Chapter 40: A Direct Collision

In the Begonia Courtyard, the indoor lamplight cast a glow upon Xia Qiqi, who was sprawled across the rooftop, her beautiful eyes locked fixedly on the table full of delicacies directly below.

Begonia crossed her hands and bowed toward Chu Huaixiao on the soft chair: "This concubine greets Your Highness the Prince of Jin. May Your Highness be blessed with boundless fortune."

Her voice was soft, sweet, and honeyed.

"Rise and speak."

Chu Hanxiao was dressed in dark brocade robes patterned with auspicious clouds, wearing a red-gold crown on his head, his ink-black hair half-unbound cascading down his back.

Oh!

He certainly wasn't...

He certainly didn't mean to harm her on purpose; rather, he simply wanted to add some seasoning and color to the girl's ordinary life, so that later, after she was married and washing dishes while holding a child, she would still have a memory to make her heart race when she looked back on it.

Li Tianchen's momentum in fiercely berating the Prince of Wood had been like a violent storm, yet in the blink of an eye, he had returned to a state of calm and nonchalance.

Although this fellow was nothing more than a sycophantic bootlicker eager to please his master, he was not entirely useless; his strike was quite ruthless indeed. With this single blade, coupled with the advantage of a sneak attack, if it had been someone with ordinary martial arts skills, they probably would have been stabbed to death outright.

Back-to-back, the two of us scanned our surroundings. I held my talisman before me, listening to the sounds and watching the movements all around us.

What? I was even more astonished, my mouth agape. It suddenly dawned on me that the crashing sound I had heard that night had come from the drawer. And the moment I opened the drawer, something gray had flown straight out.

After the three of them left Youdu, they flew at high speed for a while longer before touching down amidst a hazy void.

Lu Yuanqiao's mood improved even further. He drifted airily over to the dining table arranged by Mother Tang, and seeing that his portion was indeed there, he began to eat with a beaming smile, even sipping a few times from the beverages he usually rarely touched.

"Alright then. Fourth Brother, come with me, let's go tidy up the table." Third Brother Xiyao answered with a smiling laugh, then grabbed Fourth Brother and skipped happily into the house.

However, considering that these mineral deposits could not all be mined at once, and if mining were to stretch out for three to five hundred years, it would only yield a few million spirit stones each year, which felt somewhat awkward and insignificant.

Lohua had no idea what he wanted her to look at, so she glared fiercely at him and lowered her gaze to take a look. Oh heavens! When on earth had she ended up clinging entirely to this fellow?

By this time, the rest of the people had basically arrived at the deepest part of Tianyue Valley, hiding in the ruins and mountain forests a few miles away from the Shrine of Supreme Yin, gazing with curious expressions toward that expanse of pure white ruins.

Brandon Roy held the ball, and Fernández pulled Kasbee out to the left baseline, while Juwan Howard moved up to the free-throw line to prevent the interior from becoming too congested.

As he spoke, Kobe held up four fingers to the camera, representing his four championship rings.

A sharp pain shot through Qiao Miao's shoulder, making her want to shed tears from the agony, yet her voice sounded as though she were smiling.

After defeating the Huskies, the Trail Blazers traveled on to Philadelphia to challenge the currently struggling 76ers.

Indeed, at the end of the steps stood a pavilion, its thick pillars supporting an octagonal roof. As for whether it was considered beautiful, Fangqing felt that, in any case, it certainly lacked the beauty of the "action film" playing out right beneath the pavilion.

Ouyang Lang suddenly felt as though he were being exploited by Li Wen, and he desperately wanted to pound her skull with his fist! Yet he still tried his best to maintain a certain distance from Li Wen. He had no wish to get tangled up in an ambiguous relationship with her.

Insight - Penetrate! Ouyang Lang discovered someone searching houses at the foot of the mountain. He stood ready in full alertness, preparing to take out the enemies searching the houses at the mountain's base first.

Hearing these words, Mu Wanqing finally felt her heart settle somewhat. For reasons unknown, Xiao Qiang's words acted like a calming anchor in the sea, filling her with absolute trust.

She knew her own cultivation aptitude very well; while Qian Lai's cultivation aptitude was slightly better than Qian Ru's, it was not by much.

"Actually, what truly binds you is your own sword intent!" Ignoring Meng Qi's helpless expression, Elder Zhan spoke entirely on his own, breaking down and analyzing the matter for Meng Qi.