Chapter 41

Ye Zhen, however, was determined to speak. Now that the two of them had bared their souls to each other, and even shared a child, it was time to tell him the secrets deep within her heart. Whether he believed it or not, she had to say it, for she truly did not want to hide anything from him anymore.

Yang Chen was in deep distress. Although his spiritual energy had recovered just a little, it was still far from enough to engage in battle. To flee? Damn it, a wise man does not fight when the odds are against him; he must escape first.

Duan Tianya did not know why he had blurted out those words. It was a complete exposure; to others, it was tantamount to a confession.

"Thank you!" Startled, Ye Yuhuan offered Craig a smile, though it appeared somewhat forced.

Fierce hostility still lingered on the faces of Meng Liang and Gongsun Yan. Had Xia Changtian uttered even one more word, a brawl would have broken out instantly.

Ye Zhen genuinely felt that this man possessed an astonishingly thick skin. Regardless of how many fine men there were in this world, Ye Zhen only had eyes for Jun Ninglan, much like Jun Ninglan, who, out of three thousand weak waters, would only drink a single ladle.

Feng Jiao listened to all this, and then flew into a rage. She did not understand the art of beating around the bush; she only knew that Ye Zhen looked down upon her. Hah! She didn't find Ye Zhen pleasing to the eye either! The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt, and she decided to go find Ye Zhen to have a showdown, completely forgetting the smug, triumphant smiles of the two maidservants behind her.

This was not only an affirmation of her own abilities, but also the best New Year's gift she could give herself.

So-called love is when I can transform into anything for your sake, as long as you are happy, willing to accept me, and never give up on me, that is enough.

Although Ye Shaoxuan said this outwardly, he was well aware in his heart that this adventure and treasure-seeking journey was far from simple.

"Has that island not sunk yet?" Liu Ming frowned slightly. In his memory, that island seemed to have ceased to exist long ago.

Though he had been on the battlefield for quite a while, he had not managed to kill a single skeleton soldier, failing to earn even the slightest bit of military merit.

Jiang Rong stated the matter with such certainty that Jiang Second Madam understood everything in an instant, and her face immediately blossomed with smiles.

"What are you all doing? Stop! Get your asses back here immediately!" Pang Feng roared at the four of them.

"Uh... What's wrong?" Fang Zhiyuan was somewhat baffled. Could it be that his delaying tactic was about to fail as well?

This couple shared a distinct characteristic: when faced with rumors, they never bothered to argue or defend themselves. For some matters only become darker the more one tries to wash them clean; intelligent observers would naturally discern the truth from falsehood. To engage in superfluous explanations would only make one appear ignorant and shallow.

Following that, Muyi waved his hand for the fourth time, but this time it included practitioners from the mortal world. Everyone recognized and approved by Muyi was among them, and there were even quite a few familiar faces from his past.

Wei Gao looked at him with a faint smile: "Would it really be that easy? Let us hope our wishes are fulfilled." Yet, the skepticism in his tone was unmistakably clear.

While Lin Yue remained bewildered, Xingluo gently tapped him on the shoulder, and instantly, a beam of telecommunication light soared into the sky.

As it turned out, the intelligence received by Hu Yue and the others regarding the disastrous defeat of the Wu State navy had been intentionally leaked by the Imatass people of the Wu State. Their sole purpose was to make the Wei State believe that they were about to abandon their offensive against the Krasis Kingdom where the Shu people resided, and instead shift their target inland.

"Understood." Bai Qing acknowledged, pulling a massive map out of the backpack behind him. He fully unfolded it and laid it flat on the table before everyone.

Earlier, she had tried to "remove" this decoration, but after fumbling with it for a long time—partly out of sheer embarrassment—she still hadn't succeeded by the time Taeyeon and the other two returned.

"Who are you?" asked the boy named Shangjun angrily. How could he possibly be happy when the easy prey right within his grasp was snatched away just like that?

Casting my eyes downward in stealth, I discovered that the blade of a gleaming white knife was resting right beneath my throat.

Masayuki felt rather surprised by this unexpected guest who had suddenly appeared before him, and for a moment, he had no idea how he should deal with him. The reason for Masayuki's hesitation was primarily the young man's father.

Tokugawa Ieyasu's face instantly turned pale as paper. Having continuously suppressed his anger while earnestly offering advice with painstaking patience, which had left him exhausted and depressed, this was the response he received. Flames of fury burned in his eyes as he violently grabbed the armrest of his seat, though he managed to refrain from hurling it across the room.

Because of Qi Zhengxuan's promise, Luo Xiu was able to receive the prizes for both the championship and the runner-up simultaneously, a prospect that thrilled Luo Xiu in particular.

Several years ago, when the Ashikaga Shogunate in Kyoto was growing increasingly weak, and the Hosokawa clan—which controlled Kyoto's sphere of influence—became embroiled in internal strife and a protracted struggle against the Miyoshi clan, it had been the prime opportunity for the Hasekura clan to extend its influence into the Kyoto region, yet the Hasekura clan had squandered it completely.

That delicate face lowered in shyness, long eyelashes falling to conceal those fluttering, expressive eyes, while white teeth gently bit a rosy lip. Lin Ann at last snapped out of that "surprise" kiss and smiled as she took her seat once more across the piano.

Upon learning that Wu Sangui's Guanning army had secured Baoning and their vanguard was pressing hard toward Hanzhong, Doni disregarded Li Guoying's earnest dissuasions and once again fled northward alongside Lokode.

A timid voice spoke up tremulously, perhaps hoping to make one last gamble to see if six thousand was truly my bottom line, though it lacked any real imposing momentum.

Amidst the uncle's shaking, You Jian was temporarily pulled back to the real world. He looked around; only the uncle was greeting him, while Chen Jing had long since vanished.

Unlike his third senior brother, the second senior brother was extremely steady. Perhaps through subtle influence, his demeanor and way of doing things were just as rigorous as those of the second sect master.

Yin Yufeng looked somewhat embarrassed as he took the wooden box. "This isn't something you borrowed yourself, is it? Liu Zhi must have told you about it. Very well, I shall thank him for his bluffing then—all is fair in war and deception." With that, he instructed his subordinates: "Men, set off all these firecrackers so that our enemies remain trapped in the fog of confusion, completely unable to make heads or tails of it."

Seeing the appearance of those workers, Qiao Xin walked over to them and handed the money back into their hands.