Chapter 49
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After a clandestine tryst with Academician Xiao in a hotel room, Li Guizhi discovered a sharp dagger hidden beneath the bed. Combined with Xiao's evasive and shifty eyes, she realized her secret had been exposed to him. Thus, on a misty, drizzling night, Li Guizhi embezzled over four hundred thousand yuan and vanished into the boundless night.
"Alright, Weide, stop guessing wildly and just do as your brother says. Do you know that once the New Year passes, your brother will be leaving to serve in the military?" Wang Wei hurriedly changed the subject.
A Zhi had no choice but to take a gamble. Aerodactyl's stamina was only sufficient to launch one final attack. If it failed to kill the opponent in a single strike, he would likely end up dying on the battlefield with his corpse wrapped in a horse hide.
"Brother Zhao flatters me. Your presence here is already doing the Wang family a great honor; we must share a couple of good drinks later." After exchanging a few polite remarks, Wang Wei's father led Esteemed Elder Zhao over to Eunuch Xu.
Wang Kun, a writer of the rising generation, an 80s-born youth frequently criticized by the older generation, was now a prominent figure capable of stirring the political currents of China and influencing the entire world.
The First Cohort of the Iron Wall Division consisted of one thousand Drow elves, the Second, Third, and Fourth Cohorts were Orc infantry cohorts, the Fifth and Sixth Cohorts were Troll Headhunter cohorts, and the Seventh Cohort comprised five hundred spellcasters.
In the afternoon, some people stayed behind at the bamboo house to play, some continued to explore the mountains, and others asked Liu Peng to take them to visit the villagers' homes. In the end, about a dozen young people followed Liu Peng, while Sister Ping took a car back to the county town after lunch, saying she wanted to check if anyone else was coming to the village.
He quickly reached his hand into his mouth. Fortunately, it was long enough, and thankfully nothing was broken. He smacked his lips a couple of times. Having just committed a mischievous act, Xie Lei felt a bit guilty and dared not step out of line again, simply holding his beloved quietly in his arms.
"And now, let us welcome the Pokémon trainers from all over the world! They are all trainers who have earned eight badges or more—the dazzling rising stars of tomorrow!" Amidst thunderous applause, the trainers, arranged in neat phalanxes, made their grand entrance, driving the atmosphere to an immediate climax.
Not only did it wake up with a pleasant surprise for me, but it also presented me with a generous gift. At its roar, the malicious ghosts attempting to possess my body were all driven away. Yet that stubborn ghost king insisted on trying to possess me, so silly Tiger gave a fierce pounce and knocked it flying.
"I can testify that you fell down by yourself," Milo walked over gracefully, accompanied by Ye Lanying.
The Treants were resisting on all fronts without a moment's pause. Judging solely from the direction of troop reinforcements, it was truly difficult to discern any clues or patterns.
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Amidst the hazy fog, someone seemed to be stroking my face. The rough palm scraped my cheeks painfully, and I jerked awake to find a man with a wicked smile up to no good right before my eyes.
No pain, no gain; not every effort leads to success, but every success requires effort.
His throat bobbed as Ji Wushuang swallowed hard. He carried Qingqing out of the bathroom, laid her on the bed, and then turned back to fetch a towel to dry her hair.
Guan Shouheng nodded, walked past Qiao Nawei and Fang Yuan without leaving a single word, and departed directly with his assistant.
"He won't know. Before destroying him, before destroying Shen Ruomei, I won't let them find out. It's just that, after five years, I don't want to make Mom and Dad sad." This was her decision, and furthermore, she had a way to keep Lu Shaoyu from showing up.
The Haitian City that Meng Huo mentioned was in this exact direction. It seemed they had been ambushed and surrounded right after leaving Haitian City.
The group walked over to the side of a swimming pool. The clear water shimmered with ripples under the sunlight. Gu Jinhuan walked to the edge, reached out, and scooped up some water, which felt cool and refreshing.
The moment Gu Jinhuan looked up, she saw Lu Shaoyu standing there, tilting his head back to finish the red wine in her cup.
As soon as they appeared, they stood like a human wall before Chen Baiqi, blocking her somewhat diminutive figure almost entirely from view, making it impossible for anyone to see her clearly.
Mu Qingge suddenly remembered that the three divine godheads she had acquired were still nourishing within her own spiritual consciousness. Since the time to enter the God-Demon Continent had not yet arrived, she had simply left them be.
Having spent over a year together in Jiangcheng, A Shu understood Xu Ying's temperament, and Xu Ying was naturally no stranger to hers.
Huo Nantian felt as though he had contracted angina. She loved someone else; she loved someone else so deeply.
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Mo Yitian could actually be quite easy to talk to at times. Lin Xiaomo turned her head to look at the familiar scenery outside the window and quietly let out a breath.
Mu Qingge narrowed her eyes, pondering the meaning behind Han Caicai's words. Connecting this with Jiang Li's previous description of Han Caicai, she had already guessed that Han Caicai was likely returning to the Han family of the Medieval Realm to wash away her past humiliation and seek revenge.
As soon as those words fell, Chen Baiqi's hypocritical expression froze solid; her neck stiffened, unable to budge even an inch.
However, she noticed that the others did not seem particularly worried about this issue, wondering if they had their own set of methods for dealing with wild beasts.
Unfortunately, heaven did not grant her wish. Without any warning, rain began to pour as if a hole had suddenly been torn in the dome of the sky, cascading down in sheets without a shred of subtlety or restraint.
"Even without that layer, given that they are brother and sister, it could never work anyway. Being cold is the right thing to do, lest she sink deeper and become obsessed," Wen Nuan sighed with mixed emotion.
"You aren't loving her or pampering her; you are destroying her!" Chen Zishan laughed in sheer exasperation. She had long known that Qu Yue doted on Zhao Hanru, but she never imagined it would reach such a point of blurring right and wrong.
A resounding announcement echoed throughout the palace, and the surrounding servants immediately dropped to their cold knees, bowing their heads in deep respect.
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