Primeval forest
Ever since Song Yuanhuan had been away, Xu Xiuxiu had woken up almost every night to check on the three children and tuck their quilts around them. Tonight was no exception, but when she came out of Song Chenguang's bedroom, she turned toward the living room balcony.
Before Xu Xiuxiu could process what the cannon fire meant, she instinctively ran toward the bedroom, then gathered the frightened boy-and-girl twins into her arms and soothed them gently. Both children were in tears, clinging pitifully to her, and only then did their crying subside into sniffles.
Earlier, the leaders of the major powers had died of illness one after another, all before completing their terms in office. The deputies who should have taken over their work had also been unable to succeed them due to a series of coincidences, causing drastic changes in their countries' political environments and inevitable, severe turmoil.
"Siya, come here. I'm going back to the imperial capital tomorrow, and it might be another six months or a year before we see each other again. Let's have a chat, just us sisters!" After dinner, Xu Xiuxiu left the dishes and cutlery for Song Yuanhuan to deal with. As the younger sister's husband, Wei Jiaqiang naturally followed his brother-in-law into the kitchen when he saw him roll up his sleeves to wash the dishes.
"Ah, I wanted to show off my new clothes and jewelry in front of Cousin Xiuya. Looks like I won't get the chance!" Situ Jiao tugged at her clothes, then raised a hand to stroke the beaded flower ornament on her head, which resembled a fluttering butterfly, and sighed with great regret.
"Don't worry. Xianyun is dependable. When has he ever let us down? It's just... Xianyun seems to be growing increasingly aloof. Seeing him like this, I don't even know how to talk to him." Wang Meifeng looked somewhat worried.
Situ Jiao had spent nearly ten years in a nunnery in her previous life and was very experienced at preparing vegetarian meals. She was equally familiar with making meat dishes look vegetarian to others.
Unfortunately, before the trap was triggered, Mingchuan did something Kaguya had not anticipated, throwing his plan into complete disarray.
Xu Feixiang offered incense on Situ Ying's behalf, then separately offered incense for himself and Xu Ruyun before kneeling beside Situ Jiao.
"Thank you, Mommy. Mommy is the prettiest and the very, very best. Chenguang loves you the most..." Song Chenguang began searching his mind for words of praise.
According to word from the village, he had discussed the matter at village committee meetings more than once: the temple had only just been built, and they could not let it fall into disuse again, no matter what, or we officials would bear responsibility.
Jingxian went home to wash his face, probably having lost all face as well. Fortunately, he was fairly broad-minded; anyone else might have fallen seriously ill from anger.
The Dawn Army behind the corpse people had also caught up. Attacking from the front and rear, the Dawn Army and the government troops slaughtered the corpse people, leaving not a scrap of armor intact.
"Hmph, just keep being envious, jealous, and hateful." The busty girl thrust out her oppai and spoke smugly. After all, her oppai could be called the masterpiece she was most satisfied with.
When Han Sulin came out and saw Wang Jiaye waiting outside, she said, "Thank you, Brother Jiaye. Please consider the money for the bill a loan. I'll definitely pay you back." Han Sulin had already paid a considerable deposit and had little money left on her, so she had no choice but to say this.
But on Team Three's side, Yin Jianzhong had his machine gun set up and was concealed among the branches and leaves of a diamond vine tree with Yu Xuejing, Wang Jun, and Sun Jinghui. The instant Team Two's four members appeared, they took aim. Yin Jianzhong planned to fire his machine gun in bursts, while the other three intended to use their scopes to fire single shots.
The Quidditch pitch had become completely unrecognizable. A twenty-foot-high hedge surrounded the edges of the field. There was a gap in front of the champions: the entrance to the enormous maze. The passages inside were pitch-black and a little frightening.
Beside Jia Cong, Jia Huan opened his mouth, wanting to offer a few words of explanation for him. He knew Jia Cong had asked Jia Lian to move into the residence yesterday.
Hearing Jia Cong say this unhurriedly and without any embarrassment, the Jia Family members, influenced by his commanding presence, actually came to regard those otherwise awkward words as perfectly reasonable.
As it turned out, all thirty men had protected Wang Tiezhu to the death, blocking most of the spears for him. Coupled with his extremely sturdy physique, this allowed him to lie hidden among the corpses without making a sound, even after being pierced by three spears.
When the long saber and iron hammer met again, they remained locked together. Sweat began beading on Murong Ling's and Wang Tiezhu's foreheads, and all four of their feet sank an inch into the earthen platform.
Ding Husong suddenly choked and coughed. He had not heard the words "home visit" since graduating from vocational high school, and hearing them out of the blue was rather hard to get used to.
"Uh-the young chairman already surprised Cai'e quite enough by storming into the Assassins' Alliance in a rage earlier. Cai'e was only offering a suggestion, so I hope the young chairman won't take it literally! And I also hope the young chairman will remember to persuade them calmly, not forcibly abduct them!" Cai'e said plaintively.
Suddenly, only Xuanyuan Yao and Murong Tianyu remained in the spacious bridal chamber, and the atmosphere instantly grew somewhat intimate.
The Goryeo troops sent a shower of arrows to drive them into battle. The people below the walls climbed upward in tears, while those on the walls, their eyes red and brimming with tears, hurled logs and rocks down at them.
He secretly rejoiced. If there was one benefit to their failure to reach an agreement on this collaboration, it had to be that his eldest sister-in-law had been completely cleared of suspicion.
The black-clad man looked back, only for his eyes to widen abruptly. Mu Jinxi had actually sliced his companion's head clean off, and blood from the bowl-sized cut had spilled all over the ground.
Though her goal had been achieved, Lingxin felt little joy. She stood in a corner with her lips pressed together, making her presence as inconspicuous as possible.
As Mu Jinxi spoke, she took the silver out of the money pouch. The character "Xu" was engraved on its underside.
It turned into a mass of gray. On closer inspection, abundant spiritual energy could be seen flowing within it, a vitality unlike the ordinary.
It could be said... that as the smoke of this great battle cleared, there would no longer be any discord or conflict in the world, or on the seas.
As for Long and the others, they had come here with no particular purpose, simply to enjoy some delicious food.
"I heard it from President Ren." President Ren had been the owner of the machinery factory and was now employed as vice president and president of the research and development division.
According to Su Yunxi, the sooner this batch of specially made porcelain bottles was finished, the more it would benefit future sales of the divine water.
"I'm afraid my sister-in-law doesn't have time today. Her family has been turning over the soil these past two days, but I can pass the message on to her." Suppressing her displeasure, Xu Juan greeted the other person with a smile as she spoke.
When Aunt Aju saw the two pieces of meat and the rack of ribs Su Yunxi was carrying, she hurriedly refused them. Although her family had not eaten meat in a long time either, she still could not accept them.
When the chief assistant pointed this out, the designers all recalled that Nan Wan was Yina's final disciple, and their expressions shifted slightly. ()