Chapter 53: Grassroots Empress 3

Silence fell in the front hall for a brief moment. Du Hanyan could not help feeling nervous, wondering if she should take her leave as well. At that very moment, Lady Yu had already spoken, changing the subject.

The Master Wulian they had just dealt with seemed to be a friend of that Sword God of Huaxia. To think that the Sword God not only spared their lives but also treated them with medicine—it truly left them at a loss for words.

However, his soul power had been subjected to extreme suppression. If these people did not walk out on their own accord, he would have no way to lock onto their auras.

Despite unleashing his ultimate attack with full force, he still failed to breach the first layer of the defensive barrier. This came as a great surprise and shock to Old Ghost He, who was an Earth-rank Seal Emperor.

Gu Wangqian waved his hand dismissively to indicate he did not mind. Although Lian Wanqiang had merely tossed him a rough route map, helping Lian Wanqiang clear his meridians was nothing more than a trivial effort to him.

Although Governor Fu's mansion was heavily guarded by numerous guards and traps, Chu Si's martial arts had already reached the pinnacle of perfection. Within a short while, she exited the mansion without any mishap and arrived in the city of Shuaiyang.

The reason she came to Duhai City was ostensibly due to family hints, but at the same time, she also wanted to come here herself. As for the exact reason, even she was not quite sure. Perhaps it was to see Shen Shilin, she comforted herself thus.

Nan Yueling had never been able to hide her thoughts in front of Lady Yu. Under the latter's glare, her face instantly turned pale and ashen, revealing her panicked expression completely.

Watching Wangqian's car overtake him, Lu Cheng'an stared with eager eyes and immediately burst into a string of fierce curses. At that very moment, the Lamborghini swerved precariously and crashed into a boulder ahead.

"Replying to the Empress, Mingyue has brought it, but earlier, as I was busy talking to my younger sister, I left it in the carriage. Sister, would it be a bother to ask Yingqiu to fetch it for me?" Qin Mingyue chimed in repeatedly.

These two were never used to gathering without trading a few barbs, and as they spoke, they seemed on the verge of coming to blows.

"Elder Brother, could it be what you often call 'fortresses are most easily breached from within'?" Ma Dai was the general closest to Ma Chao. Apart from times dedicated to military drills and martial arts training, he generally stayed by Ma Chao's side. Naturally, he understood Ma Chao's temperament and thoughts quite well.

That single page contained several diary entries, each of them very short, especially the first one, which consisted of only a single sentence.

"Aiden, when did you grab my hand? I told you not to deliberately get intimate with me—" Realizing she was holding his hand, Qinyin immediately dropped it, a blush rising to her cheeks as she scrambled to turn the tables and throw the blame back onto him.

He had left and returned in only about ten minutes or so. Did that mean the moment he walked away, she had started crying?

The lake of true Qi surged violently, pounding against the inner walls of the Dantian. Wisps of barriers at the walls were breaking off and falling into the lake of true Qi. He believed it would not be long before he shattered the inner walls of his Dantian.

"Are you cold?" Sensing her trembling, Qin Yizhou pulled her into a tighter embrace. Reaching out, he grabbed his suit jacket hanging by the window, pulled it over, and thoughtfully draped it entirely over Cheng Qingcong, wrapping her up snugly.

Moreover, this was genuinely how she felt. In the past, when she could not even afford a single meal, this kind of life was something she had never dared to dream of.

Throughout the entire meal, Su Zhiinian acted as if he knew nothing at all, completely indistinguishable from his usual self.

The troops sent to reinforce Yingchuan had fallen into an ambush, and several martial arts generals were severely wounded. Based on the descriptions of those masters in the letter, Liu Xiao had personally crossed paths with the experts of the Yunyang Sect, so he naturally knew this was their handiwork.

Li Liang drove forward at high speed with the ball, while the tall Rabiot clung to him like a shadow. Suddenly, in mid-motion, Li Liang stealthily passed the ball horizontally to Bernardo Silva, who immediately redirected it behind Rabiot's back.

However, upon second thought, a hint of self-deprecating, bitter a smile could not help but curl the corners of Feng Huai'de's mouth.

Zhu Kongjie and He Yuqi were no ordinary men either; since Qin Tian spoke thus, he must have his reasons. Moreover, looking at Qin Tian's expression, he clearly did not look like he was joking.

"What harm is there in me killing you? My wife is dead; even if I kill you and pay with my life, I still come out ahead. I'll ask you one more time: what is it that you want?" Wesley demanded.

"Aren't you afraid of being arrested by the police for doing this?" Gu Mantian vaguely sensed that something was amiss; this father-and-son pair surnamed Li must have plotted this long ago.

"I have no reason to refuse," Lin Jingsheng said, his hands tightening slightly on his lapels. He looked into Chu Lin's eyes with a trace of gentleness, giving Chu Lin the illusion that he perhaps still loved him.

The last time he entered the inheritance grounds of the Wind Brake Palace, he had inexplicably been attacked by the inheritance power within, which ruthlessly suppressed him into the Wind Brake Prison for quite some time.

Kong Xuan placed the chess piece in his hand back into the bowl and spoke to Lanyi, who merely chuckled without a word. Just as Lanyi transmitted his voice to Li Fan, the eyes of the robed figure in the abyss snapped open.

"I have no idea whether A-San and A-Si are qualified to roam about here, but I find it quite strange that the Demon Cloud Sect would take in useless fellows like you!" Yu Huang chuckled as he retorted to the young man, his words causing the youth's expression to turn unsightly instantly.

He had constantly kept people observing from the sidelines. Outwardly offering help, they were actually acting as monitors, so he naturally knew the search party was not slacking off. Yet, they still could not find anything, which seemed rather peculiar.

Having visited the Xia family once, she never wanted to go a second time. Those once high-and-mighty members of the Xia family were hardly doing better than her, and she was certain they would only fare worse and worse in the future. Because of this, she felt immensely proud of having "defeated" those former members of the Xia family who had once looked down upon her.