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Hearing this, everyone fell silent, for they knew that those five divine seeds undoubtedly bore the imprint left by Lady Rouge. If all were well, Lady Rouge would certainly have broken free from the "Scarlet" realm and returned.

She had originally believed she could rest easy from then on, never imagining that Bai Yuning would uncover the truth of that year. Not only did Bai use it as leverage, but she had somehow also managed to secure an invitation to the Great Yan state banquet, appearing deliberately simply to grate on her nerves.

Though such rumors swirled everywhere, the Xuanqing Guard remained completely unresponsive, seeming to have genuinely forgotten the deadline given to them by the emperor.

Zi Muning, Zhao Lu, Zhang Meiling, and Yang Chengyu all acted as if they had heard nothing at all.

"So it is the Divine General." Sikou softened his expression. He had just finished complaining about the divine temple's inaction, only for the Heavenly Origin Divine General to appear right here and so timely at that. It was merely a slip of the tongue on his part.

Unlike her guilty conscience, Ping An remained utterly calm and collected. He handed all the pastries he had bought over to her, calling it a reward, and then looked up, locking gazes with the brightly dressed youth who was leaning out halfway from above.

The emperor wore an even darker expression. Everyone knew where the root of the problem lay, yet they all tossed the difficult dilemma onto him. They spoke with earnest persuasion, but when questioned, each and every one of them played dead.

"Let's go sit at your place. I heard you just moved into a new residence." Jiang Chen guessed Pang Ban's thoughts and directly made the decision for Shen Hao.

Hearing her voice, Fu Wujiu furrowed his brows slightly. His presence seemed to grow a fraction heavier, and his eyes flickered with thoughts that made it impossible to guess what was in his mind.

"He was attacked by assassins?" Upon receiving the message, Yun Dieer learned of the ambush against Gu Lingchen by men in black.

Seeing that He Wan'er showed no intention of leaving the sofa, Hong Tu did not bother to avoid her presence. Perhaps if he brought up the matter of cultivating immortality, He Wan'er might also feel tempted and follow him to Mulan Misty Mountain to seek the Dao and inquire of immortals. That way, Guan Peipei would have a companion in the mountains, and she wouldn't feel lonely while practicing cultivation there in the future.

The sea breeze blew against the shell of Xuanwu, ruffled the wings of Muxiong, and stirred Tulu's naturally drooping long beard. The setting sun had little time left, and the fragmented rosy clouds scattered across the sky still held on. In another daze, the sky was enveloped by a gloomy, somber tone.

Although Dengzhou City had been captured, it was also left in ruins by the flames of war. During the wartime, Zhu Wen had also conscripted a great number of laborers, leaving the fertile fields outside the city completely unattended.

How could Niu Tianfang know where this straw effigy had popped up from? She was never a superstitious person to begin with, so how could she believe in such things?

Director Sun averted his gaze and said, "I didn't hear a thing." He knew nothing good ever came of it! Daring to come and ask him about challenging policies?

She had not participated in court affairs in her past life, but she remembered all those who later revealed their ugly faces in the aftermath of the war.

The seven princes each had their own palace, and each palace was more luxurious than the last, as if they were competing with the one above in constructing their dwellings.

The route Xu Qingyun chose led to Bianjing, departing late at night. The moment the plane took off, Xu Qingyun slowly closed his eyes, letting the aircraft pitch and vibrate however it pleased.

Yet no one spoke. Hearing the sound, Tulu opened its eyes a crack, rubbed its chin back and forth against Qin Wan's hem, and then let out a look of grievance in its eyes.

"Do you eat midnight snacks and afternoon tea?" If you added midnight snacks and afternoon tea, that would be five meals a day, finishing everything in two days.

Among them, the Seventh Group Army was expanded from the former instructor division. In the order signed by Wu Aihua, the Seventh Group Army was designated as the National Defense Forces' "experimental corps." What was an experimental corps? It meant paving the way for the future development of the National Defense Forces.

Therefore, Chen Han rejected Long Zhan and did not agree. However, Long Zhan's arrival this time still brought him many benefits. Just that sentence alone—"As long as you don't turn the entire South China Sea City upside down, make as much trouble as you like"—no matter how Chen Han listened to it, it sounded wonderful, and no matter how he thought about it, it felt great.

Ling Ning put down her bowl and chopsticks, stood up, and walked toward the main gate. From afar, she saw a police car driving over. Who could it be? Guo Wei? What was he here for?

"Since you are my bodyguard, and you are so shamelessly insisting on following me, I will reluctantly let you stay. But you must obey me absolutely, otherwise I will fire you!" Yang Silan rolled her eyes and said.

"We'll take it, of course we'll take it. How much are you planning to sell this piglet for?" A Red Army soldier of about thirty years old looked down at the pig, then looked up at the local villager.

Han Xiao smiled and said, "The cultivation technique I practice absorbs the natural energy of heaven and earth. Everything between heaven and earth is a natural resource to me, so how could I ever get seasick?" Actually, this was only one of the reasons; in his past life, he frequently traveled everywhere by boat, so how could he possibly fear seasickness?

Young Master Bai's Audi A6 was the only one of its kind here, because at a single glance, compared to the rest, this car was clearly of the lowest grade.

"If General Lin has something to say, please speak freely, no need to stand on ceremony." Her voice was very gentle, yet tinged with a trace of shyness. Beneath her gentle demeanor lay an unyielding, dashing spirit—doubtless forged through rigorous military training at a military academy.

After a while, the tremors finally stopped, and only then did everyone dare to edge a bit closer. All the lights on the fire trucks were turned on, allowing everyone to clearly see that the original giant crater had been half-filled with dirt. Now, right in the middle, there remained a massive pit two meters deep and visually estimated to be about twenty meters wide.

Ye Ye and Yuan Ziyan were already on the verge of giving up. Yet right at that moment, they unexpectedly witnessed a bizarre sight.

Tang Shan's anger continued to burn. He was about to rush forward and kick the vegetable basket when he abruptly heard a noisy commotion to the front left, with many people rushing in that direction.

"This situation is indeed rather difficult to handle," Jiang Yuan sighed helplessly and said.

Yan Jiaojiao hummed softly. To reject someone required the proper demeanor of rejection; even if one could not glare with frosty hostility, at least one shouldn't wear such a mild and gentle expression.