Volume 1, Chapter 34: Collecting Debts for the Departed

The mute granny’s bamboo basket fell to the ground. She then waved her hands frantically, stammering incoherently.

“You handed the letter to the eldest young master.”

The mute granny shook her head vigorously.

“You treated me like a fool and watched me wait in the heavy snow all night.”

After Sun Maoli left, the merchants around them finally seized the opportunity and swarmed forward, eager to make his acquaintance.

At that moment, the eldest princess, Lixia, also arrived. Seeing the second princess chatting with Bing Yan, she curiously came over.

The water in the well gradually grew murkier and murkier. Anyone who wanted to drink it had to draw the water a day in advance and let it settle overnight before it was fit to drink.

Wu Ye frowned at once. He had never imagined that Riel could say something so idiotic.

She had not expected that coming to Jianghai would bring her such an enormous blessing: she had found the other half of her life.

Yet the two powerful figures searched through their memories and found nothing. This person seemed to have appeared out of nowhere. Could he possibly be some ancient monster who had secluded himself deep in the mountains?

Still, she turned to Wang Xin and said, “Nothing should happen. Once we cross this great river and reach the base, everything will be fine.”

Wang Xin nodded gratefully at Li Yue.

They were merely magical beasts at the level of fourth-rank magicians, so the mission was not particularly dangerous. Besides, with her and Kalina in charge, there was little chance of anything going wrong. It would do the princess good to gain some experience.

She supported me, moisture gathering in her eyes, when Gao Tianhai across from us raised his pistol and took aim once more. This time, his target was my heart.

After roughly two or three minutes, Black Crow suddenly burst into wild laughter. At the same time, blood was already gurgling up to his throat, making his laughter sound like the eerie “uh” of Lord Buddha.

“Oh, come on! I was only joking! You’re the most handsome!” Zhou Tongtong giggled and patted Huang Jingxiang on the shoulder.

Huang Shan had been moving around near us all along. Song Jingshan had noticed him, and Yang Tu had as well. But Yang Tu had met Huang Shan before, so he came to see me privately and mentioned it once. I had already told him the reason and asked him to keep it secret for the time being.

The camera could create an entire film industry for us, and that industry would be enormously profitable. The camera, meanwhile, would provide the army’s scouts with a new weapon. Of course, researching the next level would take some time, and there was no point wasting the two finished products we already had. At the very least, they were more than enough to cheer Xia Tingwei up.

“Young master, if you have something to say, just say it. Don’t stare at me like that—I’m frightened!” Lin Xinyao spoke word by word, her eyes fixed on Wen Qiyan. Her gaze was filled with fear, as though she were terrified he might strike her the next second.

The Xia family was building an east-west railway. It would begin roughly in Loulan Commandery, run across the entire empire, and finally reach Quanzhou Port.

I rushed all the way out. I did not know whether the wound on my head had split open again, but pain throbbed through my brain in waves. My vision went black, and after only two steps I was already gasping for breath.

“Our names really are similar. They both have four characters. It’s a pleasure to meet you.” One Leaf Sword Song smiled at Dantai Lingyan.

The giant spider tried to lower its body, only to discover that it truly could not move any farther. Terror finally seized it. The threats it had issued earlier had merely been intended to make Qing Shui lower his guard. It had believed this place was its domain and that, no matter who came, it could always retreat unscathed.

Chen Feifei gripped her phone and sat back down on the bed. She drew up her legs, wrapped her arms around them, buried her head between her knees, and sank into thought.

When Yuqian heard this, her expression changed dramatically. This was bad—the princess had entered the inner tent and bedchamber. She hurriedly leaned forward, lifted her skirt, and tried to climb out through the window.