Volume 1, Chapter 46: Standing Up for Mingshu

Ming Shu’s heart gave a sudden jolt.

Ever since she had arrived at the Dingyuan Marquis’s residence, the phrase she had heard most often was: “Something has happened.”

Something had happened to Dashan and Xiaoshu.

Something had happened to the Second Young Lady.

Something had happened to Eldest Sister-in-Law Liu.

“So the Imperial Dowager Consort took such a drastic measure because she was afraid she would no longer be able to concern herself with matters in the future?” Upon hearing this, Song Yixiao’s emotions became tangled. She remembered how, on the fifth day of the fourth month, the Imperial Dowager Consort had unexpectedly dressed in full formal makeup. At the time, Song Yixiao had assumed she merely wished to conceal the pallor brought on by illness. Now that she thought about it, the truth was that the Imperial Dowager Consort had already resolved to die, which was why she had behaved so unusually.

Now that she had lost the imperial child, they could easily add the charge of failing to value the imperial heir—at the very least, she could be stripped of her title as consort. Among all the secondary consorts, Xiao Qiang held the highest position. She was talented and beautiful, and her family background was distinguished. The Xiao family wielded considerable power, and the Crown Prince understood better than anyone how to weigh advantages and disadvantages.

Xun Kuan’s strength seemed truly capable of moving mountains and overturning seas. A mighty force surged toward Ye Yun like a tide, as though it intended to crush him into powder.

The thing Jiang Jingxing regretted most in his entire life was leaving Su Nian for the sake of Gu Wanze’s request.

Many of the inner disciples at the Taiyi Immortal Sect who had reached the Golden Core stage were probably already several hundred years old, yet their cultivation still could not compare with that of someone who had trained for barely more than a decade.

When Gu Jing’s vision recovered and she looked over, she saw clearly that the person who had pushed open the fence gate and entered was none other than Liang Wencun.

Only then did Mo Xuan understand. Aside from sword intent, the cultivation world possessed another form of battle intent just as formidable. He had once suspected that other types of intent existed, but he had never encountered any. Moreover, he had devoted himself to cultivation and rarely bothered to inquire about such matters, so he had known nothing about them.

There was no such thing as a criminal gang that could not be investigated. Regardless of the time or circumstances, criminal organizations were always firmly controlled by the relevant government departments. This was a necessary prerequisite for a nation’s security and stability.

Only then did Wei Mengying look enlightened. “I was distracted just now and completely forgot about it!” She hurriedly asked Song Yixiao how she felt now and whether it was serious.

Bell and the others had been prepared long before. Almost the instant Su Mu turned around, they summoned all their mental strength to control their clothes and shoes, sending themselves soaring into the air before turning and fleeing.

If one wanted a corpse to reach this condition, I estimate it would have to be placed in an extremely hot and completely enclosed space for one or two months. At the very least, it would need to remain there for that length of time before it could assume such a state.

If I had to offer a comparison, it would be that human beings do not mind letting apes or monkeys see them while they are naked.

He had practically been beaten into a comminuted fracture, yet he had still recovered. Faced with the astonishing toughness of the old vampire’s body, Mo Feng felt his throat grow dry. Unable to restrain himself, he ran over and picked up the stone again, planning to strike the old vampire once more if the situation began to worsen.

After discussing it with his wife, Li Lianjie sold their house to repay their debts, then brought his entire family to seek refuge with Zhang Jin.

At the time, Zhu Houwei had written a letter to his two maternal uncles and entrusted it to Zhu Yuan as a precaution. He had never expected it to come in handy, still less that these noblemen would act with such remarkable efficiency.

Meanwhile, at the Tohsaka residence, Rin Tohsaka stood in the basement, staring at the jewel and the snakeskin before her. After hesitating for a long while, she ultimately chose the snakeskin. Her reasoning was that if she used the jewel, the magical power within it might be depleted once the spell was over.

Just as she was about to continue drinking, she suddenly felt her stomach churning violently. Her face turned pale. She handed the bowl toward Ye Lan, immediately rose to her feet, gathered up her wedding dress, and rushed into the washroom.

It turned out that after Chen Xingyu arrived in China, he had gone to challenge the martial alliance and briefly clashed with the clan of flying thieves.