Volume 1, Chapter 37: The Yin and Yang Jades
Using the resentful spirit within the jade as a guide, and combined with Daoist Qingxu’s yin-yang eyes, it was not difficult for Mingshu to locate the ritual object.
The item was hidden in a room filled with Fu Qicong’s childhood belongings.
It was an exquisite, yellowed silk pouch.
Mingshu untied the drawstrings and poured out several items from the pouch:
A copper coin, symbolizing peace and good fortune;
His territory was prepared, but if the exchange were carried out all at once, other parts of the Great Han would be completely unprepared, and one could only imagine the resulting catastrophe.
He could not sense the slightest fluctuation of energy from Bai Zhanhong, yet he felt a tremendous sense of pressure and threat.
The examination papers of the top thirty candidates were all answered exceptionally well, leaving him unable to find any significant fault.
The level of training for this team was sufficient; everyone was disciplined, and their morale was excellent.
However, it surprised Louie that the fruit he produced was not a Devil Fruit.
But I still think of her, which is why I have brought people to help her now. I only hope that her resentment toward me will dissipate once she restores her position as the First Great Elder.
Fang Tianyou slowly raised his teacup and drank it in one gulp. As the tea entered his stomach, his expression gradually softened, and his breathing began to change slightly.
"Send the hostages to the hospital immediately. Furthermore, seal off and clear the scene. Upon returning, convene an emergency meeting at once and have everyone sign confidentiality agreements," Xu Peixin commanded loudly.
It seems that this pawn, a prodigy from a collateral branch of the Hundred Clans, could serve a subtle purpose if utilized correctly.
After slaughtering several people beside him in succession, the bald old man suddenly looked up toward Ye Li’s direction, his eyes filled with ferocity and a thirst for blood.
They were ordinary people who could not control themselves or work hard for long periods even in school. Lacking the enviable self-discipline of top students, how could they possibly change just because of a sudden holiday?
Becoming an assassin, a path that might seem like a wrong turn, was actually a choice Eve had made after careful consideration at the time. That’s right, the life Eve led thereafter was entirely a path of her own choosing. There was no coercion from others, nor was there any helplessness forced upon her by circumstances.
Chen Guhong and Wang Song were stunned; it had only been a few months since the gathering at Mount Huang, where Zheng Chong’s paintings were so lifelike. He did not sell his paintings for a living and possessed great integrity. The four of them were of the same ilk, having slept in woodsheds and sung boisterous songs together.
Watching her cry—a beauty carved from jade, sobbing and choking, weak and helpless—could stir the greatest protective instincts in a man.
As the red sun slowly rose, those who had sat in meditation all night walked out of their doors, looking at the exceptionally vibrant sun and beginning their day with complex emotions.
Xu Sanlang thought for a moment and said, "It is already the twentieth. I will go find Su Ming and the others tomorrow morning to rent a cart. We will load it tomorrow and set off afterward. If all goes well, we will be home by the twenty-seventh or twenty-eighth. The task of selling and slaughtering the large swine will have to rely on you."
His family could question his decisions or offer differing opinions, but the person who ultimately made the final decision had to be him; no one could dictate his life for him.
After greeting Brother Wang, who sold pork, and Sister-in-law Wu, who sold tofu, he hurriedly began unloading the goods. Huo Xiangmei had already spoken to Brother Wang when she borrowed the cart yesterday, asking him to reserve a spot for him.
Not only that, but the divine energy also absorbed a small portion of the black energy the black dragon was emitting, which made the dragon dare not act rashly again, causing it to retract all its power back into the dragon pearl.
"Old security guard, you made a mistake, yet you still think you’re in the right? To think you’d even try to incite rebellion—you’re really something." "Finally realized the extent of President Wu’s capability, have you? But I tell you, it’s too late. I knew you weren’t a good person; don’t try to cozy up to me, we have no relationship."