Chapter 43: Perfectly Clear

Madame Meng shook her head.

"It is not that I am going out of my way; it was Ah-Xin who brought it up. Otherwise, how could I possibly afford ten copper coins a day?"

"Even if I could afford it, I would grudge the expense."

"How much does that add up to in a year? Let alone three or five years? I have seven or eight children of my own, and they also need to eat and drink."

"The most I can do is give them a bite to eat when we have a surplus of grain at home."

Madame Meng sighed.

She continued in a soft voice.

For the first time, Qin Zhengyang felt the warmth of a home here. He said that the grandmother was very kind, and his companions here were wonderful as well—there was no slaughter, and no anxiety about whether they would survive the morrow. Qin Yuan had bestowed all of this upon him, and he felt deeply grateful to this man.

Signaling the medical officer who was tending to Heiva at the doorstep to leave, he quietly stepped into the barracks, hoping to give Heiva a surprise.

Xia Huan went to look for Jing Yu, while Jia'er turned back to continue wiping the sweat from Shang Liyuan's brow, persistently trying to rouse her, yet all her efforts proved in vain.

However, since she had already asked the question, it was naturally impossible to leave the matter at such an impasse. After a moment of thought, she curtsied to Shang Liyuan and took her leave.

Without the slightest hesitation, Sakata's body sprang forward like a spring, the black blade Shusui in his right hand thrusting directly toward Vista.

An arrow of demonic energy pierced through the enormous head of the ferocious beast, and Hu Ximei instantly steadied her posture. Her seven fox tails whipped frantically through the air in all directions, tearing the beast apart as if dismembering it. Flesh and blood flew across the sky, and amidst a splatter of foul-smelling bodily fluids, her slender and graceful figure leaped backward, standing prettily upright.

"How was today's banquet? Did you find any suitable candidates?" Prince Heng inquired of Princess Heng regarding the proceedings of the daytime banquet.

Zephyr roared loudly, his mechanical arm slamming directly into Lightning's body. The man coughed up a massive mouthful of fresh blood, and a distinct sound of cracking bones echoed through the air as he was sent flying like a broken ragdoll.

White ice spread toward the sky, freezing everything in its path. The entire world seemed transformed into a realm of stark white, a truly terrifying and overwhelming power.

"He cannot escape!" Lian Haipei let out a cold laugh, taking a single step forward. His figure instantly dissolved into the void of heaven and earth, vanishing in a flash of motion.

Just as the longsword, enveloped in a black hurricane, was about to slash down at me, a streak of blood-red light suddenly poured down from the sky. Following that, with a crisp snap, a strange blade glowing with a crimson light descended from the heavens and struck the rock. The hilt trembled, emitting a clear and resonant sword cry.

In truth, Prince Weiyuan, Shen Yu, had long been stationed at the northern border, and his relationship with the Emperor of Heavenly Mandot was exceedingly delicate. The two of them did not resemble sovereign and vassal, but rather allies. Over the years, officials within the court constantly submitted memorial memorials impeaching the Prince of Weiyuan, claiming he harbored ambitions of carving out his own separatist territory.

System Prompt: You have been attacked by Qingxue of the Divine Clan with a Dark Ice Arrow. The durability of your Wind Guardian has decreased by 264 points.

When everyone else had finished speaking, Xiao Yuanshan shifted his gaze to Qin Feng. The others also fixed their eyes on him, awaiting his concluding summary.

It was just that nowadays, Clyde Drexler was long past his prime; the fuel tank within him was entirely empty.

Ever since Huo Qingsong had refrained from asking Lu Xiang'er to leave on that fateful night, he had never revealed his thoughts again, nor had he ever mentioned the unusual movements in Gaochang. The events of that night seemed as though they had never happened, or were merely a dream Lu Xiang'er had experienced. Yet, Lu Xiang'er's heart grew increasingly restless, until she finally began experiencing severe symptoms of early pregnancy.

"The order may have been given by her, but as for the lying—did he make you do that as well?" Huo Boran asked.

Immediately afterward, a crisp sound of a nasal bone fracturing rang out. Accompanied by Xin Kuan's miserable scream, his slightly plump body was sent flying backward, colliding with the courtyard wall with a loud thud before crashing heavily to the ground.

Actually, Rukawa Kaede had not played poorly just now; it was simply that he had passed up better scoring opportunities. Moreover, had he not encountered a player like Kaede Miyagi, Rukawa might very well have made that previous shot.