Volume One, Chapter 49: The Truth, Shattered

“Hit me quickly, I think I’m seeing things!”
“Hehe, you actually have such a ‘reasonable’ request~”
Slap!
“Ouch! You really hit me?!”
“Weren’t you the one who asked me to?”
“My goodness, this is real! How on earth did she open the door?”
Everyone was stunned by Yun Mojiu’s actions.
Suddenly, Zhang Mengxi threw her arms around Jiang Chengce’s neck and burst into bitter, heart-wrenching sobs.
He had to admit, the four great families had deep roots in Weakwater City. The incident had happened less than half an hour ago, yet they already knew about it. Clearly, if you want to survive here, offending them spells certain doom.
Taking the bag, Princess Shizuko immediately unzipped it and rummaged inside. After searching through the messy contents, she finally fished out a men’s Gothic-style titanium steel bracelet.
“Let me look at your wound,” Feng Luoyu stepped forward. Han Qidi slowly removed the blood-soaked white towel. The wound was gruesome and deep—not to the bone, but through the crimson muscle, the white of the bone was faintly visible.
After Jiang Chengce left, Zhang Mengxi finally realized she’d been played. He had deliberately made her fall into the embarrassment of wishful thinking.
If she often contacted him to talk about the Gong family’s situation, it would seem like reassurance. Gong Heqiu was naturally suspicious, and under his watchful eyes—along with Madam Gong, who likely saw Qingyan as a thorn in her side—they were probably racking their brains to get rid of her.
“Business has been so busy these past six months; I simply couldn’t get away. The moment I managed to ‘squeeze out’ some time, I came straight here. Have you suffered any grievances these months? Looking at you like this, my heart aches,” Su Mu said.
Thus, the shaman slave fell into a deep sleep, adapting completely to the changes the Path of Mending Heaven had wrought. When they were in the corpse pit, the Path of Mending Heaven became even more perfect, and the shaman slave awakened from slumber.
“Thank you for your concern, my lord. I will face these difficulties with Ji Yao, and I’m not afraid,” she replied. The experiences of these years had given her enough courage to face the unknown.
They were not of the same race, after all. Those not of our kind must have ulterior motives, and their people would hardly be willing to coexist with humans.
She was still wearing her wedding dress, and with one pull, nearly everything below was exposed to the man’s gaze.
He surpassed even Bian Feiyang, the top of the martial world rankings, yet remained unknown. Who could he possibly be?
“I told you, it was an accident—I really didn’t mean to kill her!” Ye Qiyu’s voice suddenly rose in agitation.
Because of Tang Ai’s identity, Bruno didn’t greet her; he simply called to his wife and headed upstairs first.
After knocking Su Manman unconscious, Qin Xueyin injected her with a memory-disrupting drug. Now, in Su Manman’s memory, she left the hotel before Mu Jinghan. She had no idea she’d fallen into Qin Xueyin’s trap.
Sherlock naturally noticed that Xiao Ling had no seat and realized that the Money Society people were looking to make trouble for him. Xiao Ling had been a benefactor to the Xia family—Sherlock would not allow him to be treated unfairly.
The pair flirted openly, making Liang Man smile uncontrollably. But when the topic turned to Mu Xiaomei, her smile faded and her expression grew serious.
There were also several messages, all urgent matters for Su Yu. From what she read, they seemed connected to Guan Wan and Zhao Yongshan.
“We’re here to do business,” Jiang Fan said calmly to the leader of the guards.