Chapter 40: Grief and Joy Differ

After returning, Meng felt a heavy weight in her heart and lost her appetite. She discussed with Ning Nuan and Ning Huan, “You both have two sets of clothes you can’t wear anymore. Would you be willing to give them to Zhaodi and Daidi?” The clothes were indeed too small, but the fabric was precious. They could be taken apart and used to make new clothes or saved for future repairs. The sisters were reluctant, yet they thought of how pitiful Zhaodi and Daidi were. Their second aunt had done nothing for them.

Qin Yechuan heard Wan Yun cough softly and, seeing her pale complexion, knew her illness was likely terminal. Cooking beast meat was truly difficult. Even simply cooking high-grade beast meat was a challenge.

Xie Qingqing lifted her foot and gently tapped his nose with her toes, then laughed coquettishly and ran off, wrapping herself in his brocade dragon robe.

The key was that the fruit grew in the Grey Valley, a barren land with no major powers. It was said that a few scattered lordships in the south had united forces, but their strength was concentrated in the middle and lower reaches of the Wolf’s Despair Valley and couldn’t reach the upper levels.

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The nine-lama shook its tail, irritatedly scratching at the ground and tearing up a patch of grass. “Young Master Yang, if you want to speak, just say it. Watching my sister hesitate is exhausting,” Xie Zizhou said to Yang Cheng, then took a hearty bite of roasted meat.

Everyone seemed stunned by Long Aotian’s arrival. After a moment, the little ones regained their composure.

Apart from relying on tunnel worms for underground movement, the fire lion could not enter the worms’ bodies.

Cao Yuan opened his mouth and swallowed a cigarette, then pulled out a pair of circular earrings from his pocket and handed them to Lu Mingfeng.

“Then let’s sit down for a meal. We specially ordered the most expensive dishes in the dining hall to entertain you.” “Thank you,” Jing Shu said quietly at the table, still inquiring with Yan Youli about whether there was anyone named Yang with the character Qing in the Han Zhi Academy. But the search yielded nothing. The meal lasted an hour as the students ate and asked around.

When Chen Dazhi said this, he clearly felt a tremor of nervousness from his father.

Audrey also sensed the gravity of the situation, her gaze toward Lin Yang becoming more complex.

Only the commander of the Death Army, Ji Kan, wore a sullen expression, his face ashen with anger, wishing he could tear a piece of flesh from Gao Jingzong’s face. Now, morale had been lifted among the people; if they did not heed popular will and organize a northern expedition, the whole Jianghuai Military Governor’s office would collapse.

“To be honest... I do miss her a little,” Ling Yun said with a faint, happy smile. Perhaps being loved was a kind of happiness.

In the end, the discussion truly settled on the “beauty trap.” There was no other way—Lin Yang was outstanding in every regard, and the Empire of Radiance lacked deep understanding of him. Finding other opportunities was impossible, so exploiting this normal aspect of men might be the breakthrough they needed.

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If this were Piltover, she could easily deploy Hextech weapons against these demons. But here was Zaun; she had to be more cautious.

As Malphite and eight demi-gods of the alien race crashed into the bedrock, molten lava hidden deep within the rock surged out through the cracks.

Tang Ruyan reached out her hand, but Mo Yanshang dared not, staggering with disbelief in her eyes.

The Dragon Emperor’s True Energy consciously circulated within his body, a pure and vigorous golden light enveloping him. Jun Lin took out a needle pouch containing silver needles.

Chen Baocheng’s face stiffened; Jun Lin’s sudden change in attitude left him at a loss for words.

Puck’s eyes shone with an intense light, filled with countless stars streaming within. Atreli, staring into Puck’s eyes, felt as if he were immersed in a starry sky.

I escorted Zhao Qinhan to the community hospital for wound treatment. After the wounds were treated, we returned to Z University.