Punishment

This matter had been stirred up by the third branch. Huang Zhong had been in seclusion all along, so where could there be any proof? Thus, he looked at Huang Kan.

Huang Kan said, "My son said..."

Elder Du asked, "You never saw the person? Then who did?"

Huang Kan's expression stiffened. Not daring to care about Huang Xu's severe injuries, he had someone carry him out.

Liu Xiaolou had dealt Huang Xu a ruthless blow. His sea of qi was filled with a great deal of true essence carrying the power of Heavenly Lightning Fire; every word he spat out made his sea of qi feel as though it were burning.

"Hmph! Of course! Although our aptitude may not be as monstrous as yours, we can still be considered among the ranks of geniuses!" Zi Xuan glared at Tian Yue somewhat unwillingly.

All matters concerning Jitian had begun to be arranged before the new year. The Ministry of Rites had devoted all its energy to it, and coupled with Kong Yingda's deliberate neglect, the Japanese pirates' delegation had remained at the Court of Diplomatic Reception all this time, with no one paying them any heed.

"Argh, argh, argh!" Dragon scales covered Mu Qingshan's body as he rolled nonstop across the ground. Blood continued to seep from beneath his skin, a sight too horrible to bear.

Lunch was lavish, but Old Master He merely sat there, smoking pouch after pouch of tobacco without touching his chopsticks, until smoke curled thickly through the room.

Their main source of income was the grain harvested each year, along with the money Chang Facai earned doing odd jobs during the slack farming season. The family's savings had all been spent when their son fell ill last year. Now, perhaps the most valuable thing they