Chapter 52: The Substituted Bride's Maid

The maidservants placed the exquisitely prepared delicacies from the imperial kitchen, neatly arranged on lacquer trays, onto the tables.
The crisp sound of blue-and-white porcelain bowls and plates tapping against the red-sandalwood tables made one's mouth water all the more, filling the entire grand hall with a sense of warmth.
Xia Qiqi's silver chopsticks, which had just picked up a crystal shrimp dumpling, suddenly hovered in mid-air. She caught sight of an extremely unfamiliar maidservant serving a bowl of broth to Chu Hanxiao, and a flash of indigo was faintly visible within the maidservant's sleeve.
Seeing that Xia Qiqi's expression toward the maidservant was somewhat strange, Chu Hanxiao hurriedly reached out...
"Haha, Boss, I've succeeded! The coordinates of this cultivation realm are truly peculiar; it's clearly in the same planet, yet I almost couldn't find it!" Hua Ming said with a wave of joy as he flew toward the Longyuan Super Spaceship.
Unknowingly, a snowflake drifted down. As time passed, the falling snow fluttered like goose feathers, and heaven and earth fell into a solemn silence.
Seeing that I had not yet finished my shift, Qu Yi paced back and forth in my office, browsing through things. She was very curious about the place, and according to her, she had never seen what a night-club manager's office looked like.
He had his mission, and along the path of that mission, some were naturally bound to sacrifice themselves. The ones to be sacrificed could only be his enemies. When he first met Xuanxi, Xuanxi had never once taken him seriously; killing Xuanxi, then, what problem could there possibly be?
At this thought, Cui Bin also considered heading back to scout out the current strength of Xing Kuxu before making any further plans.
However, a promise was a promise, and I had long since lost any room to go back on my word. After parting ways with Shan Lu, I had no mood to go back to sleep. Not knowing where to go, I simply wandered about the streets, letting the cold wind blow to clear my head a bit.
"Kill him for me!" Xue Ji suddenly shouted to the vampire army behind her, her gaze already tinged with irrepressible fury.
"Let's go." Mufeng walked together with everyone to a remote spot. The spatial barrier here was relatively much thicker, so there were no cultivators around. After inspecting the situation...
From the bottom of his heart, he already regarded Dugu Ba as a good friend. If Dugu Ba knew he had achieved such success at Yunlan Academy, would he be happy for him?
After all, there were many people like me who were impulsive and lacked discernment. If they took it seriously, it would likewise cause harm to Sister Liang.
He cleverly caught the displeasure in He Zhou's tone regarding the words "selecting an auspicious date," realizing that he was eager to marry the princess of the Xia Kingdom into his household. Thus, seizing a flash of inspiration, he opened his mouth with flattery.
Shouyang still felt uneasy; she tended to consider things more thoroughly than the other palace maids. Given her age, she understood that no matter how incompatible a couple might be, they wouldn't behave like the princess and her consort.
With him leaving at ease, it proved that the matter was practically settled. Qi Anluo nodded in agreement, asked Gu Yinming if he wanted a midnight snack, and then went upstairs.
Xu Mumu had been unable to fall asleep. In the dead of night, she went to Qi Chisu's room, quietly approaching her to see if Qi Chisu had already been poisoned to death. Reaching the bedside, Xu Mumu called out to Qi Chisu, but there was no response.
In the past, when she saw her brothers' newlywed chambers, the whole room was flooded with a blinding red, which she had secretly considered tacky and laughable. Yet now, decorating it herself, her mind kept conjuring up the image of Niuniu lying naked on the bright red bedding, tossing and turning restlessly.
Stowing everything away into the trunk, Shao Shen handed the shopping cart to the supermarket staff standing nearby, then opened the car door and climbed inside.
"She's probably dead already, right?" Xu Mumu thought to herself, when suddenly, Qi Chisu sat straight up.
Nanjiang Town was as bustling and lively as ever. Unlike the previous time when she and Su Run were rushing on their journey and only caught glimpses of it along the way, this time Axiu was neither in a rush nor afraid of being caught by anyone, so she strolled through the streets brazenly and ostentatiously.
"What won't he do? It seems we'll have to find a way back ourselves," Qi Chisu said, and Bai Bing nodded in agreement.
Duan Ran raised an eyebrow, toying with the two stone statues in her hand. Their workmanship was identical, and the carved patterns came from the same source.