Volume 1 Chapter 27: The Nuptial Cup

One day later.

Ji Shu was just about to leave work when she received a message from Pei Mingyue.

[Remember to come for dinner, don't be late.]

Her car had just been sent in for maintenance, so she had to rely on taxis to get to and from work for the past two days.

Today happened to be the Friday evening rush hour. The taxi queue showed a wait of over half an hour. By the time Ji Shu reached the private dining room, she was ten minutes past the agreed time.

"Ji Shu, you're late."

As soon as she walked into the room, Pei Mingyue’s mocking voice cut through the air.

The room was small, and only three people sat around a round table. Besides Pei Mingyue, there were two men. The older of the two was likely the design department manager from the partner company she had mentioned earlier.

I don't know what kind of grass it was, but I knew these immortals of the house would not harm me. I also recalled the last time I left, when the Great Immortal Huang told me never to return. It seems that after this commotion, we have become friends again.

There are countless people who worship the five house immortals or follow Buddhist and Taoist traditions, but those who worship such things are truly rare.

The moment he saw the earthy-yellow mountain peak, Liao Chen’s heart sank. Throughout the battle, the Three-Earth Toad had not used any spiritual power, relying solely on its formidable defense and terrifying strength to fight them.

It was clearly impossible for Magellan to follow Qin Ge into Level 6 of Impel Down to interrogate the prisoners indefinitely. Moreover, having witnessed Qin Ge’s hypnotic techniques firsthand, he had immense confidence in Qin Ge's abilities, so he simply dispatched a jailer to accompany him for the interrogations.

After Feng Ming disappeared, Feng Du could no longer support himself and staggered back several steps. It was only when Jiang Jin stepped forward to steady him that he managed to stand firm.

"This is a rare opportunity. Push harder and ensure Hong Mantian and Dongfang Buyu are both left here!" Two hundred miles north of Tanghe Town, three figures in black cloaks—the ancestors of the Leng, Shi, and Ji families—charged forward.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the True Dragon, having freed only its head, had Daoist Qizhen completely on the defensive, leaving him no room to strike back.

***

Wang Jiulang did not mind; he simply smiled more gently at Sheng Ge. "I’m leaving now. Goodbye, cousin."

He had three sons: one dead, one crippled, and one who had been away for a long time. Naturally, none of them were close to him, so whether they were at home or not made little difference—there was hardly any distinction between the living and the dead.

Facing the various monsters rushing toward her, she punched them all, turning her fear into strength rather than useless tears.

The Laizhou troops occupied many residences in the city. Zhang Shouren had even more soldiers and officers, so at least ten large mansions with more than three courtyards were needed to barely accommodate them.

It was precisely because this medicine was very similar to a new poison that He Zichuan, in his previous life, was supposed to have developed a few years later.

If the entire army had acted together, the Ming forces might have had a glimmer of hope—at the very least, a chance to fight while retreating. After all, the battlefield was only a hundred miles from Ningyuan; if the main force of over a hundred thousand Ming troops had stayed united, they might have suffered heavy losses, but they would not have faced near-total annihilation.

Jun Li, fearing that Rong Zhan might change his mind, hurriedly pulled Qing Xue along to bow. "Thank you, Cousin Rong, for letting bygones be bygones!" They then bypassed him and hurried away.

Yet, whenever Princess Liehua had any health issues, the Imperial Hospital would be thrown into chaos.

Once they finally realized what had happened, the disciples in the arena immediately began to murmur, and the entire dueling ground was filled with a buzzing sound.

After lying in bed for a while, as soon as dawn broke, Hua Li took the contract and went straight to the home of the village head, Hua Qingce.

"Ma Chao?" everyone exclaimed suddenly. At the same time, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu emerged.

Zuo Jinghong’s injuries had not yet fully healed, and his face was pale. He took the storage bag, pressed it against his side, and rubbed it gently with his thumb, his eyes filled with an unreadable emotion. Once his wounds healed and he adjusted his state to its peak, he should be able to attempt the Foundation Establishment stage in half a year.

He hadn't expected him to have such absurd thoughts, but both Leng Chengran and Ruirui could see that he was up to no good.

Jing Jie had previously noticed that something was wrong with Ma Lin’s group, but because Ma Lin was a veteran and there was no other evidence to support the idea that he had ulterior motives, he hadn't paid much attention to it.

How could Zhan Wuji’s combat experience be anything less than rich? Although he seemed to be charging forward to fight the bear demon head-on, he had actually long been prepared for this pincer attack.

Although he knew Mu An'an was just acting spoiled and that what she said now couldn't be taken seriously, seeing her pout and act that way made his heart soften instantly.

***

The journey to Qu City would only take a few days. Even if Hu Yi dragged his feet along the way, considering that escaping would be impossible once they reached Qu City, they still needed to risk their lives beforehand.

The matter between Feng Han and Su Huan was basically settled for now and could be put aside, but the issue between Su Huan and Tang Qing had yet to be resolved.

To be fair, this was the first time in Jin Zhengming’s life that he felt his "pig teammate," Shazha Zhongyi, could actually have a shining moment.

"Of course I brewed it! My brewing methods have been passed down for three generations; how could it possibly be poisonous? But no matter what I say, they just won't believe me," the shopkeeper complained with a mournful face.

Yan’s parents also considered these things, so they didn't force Yan Yan, but they both saved money, thinking that one day it might serve as her dowry.

The story Master Bian Cong told next was nothing more than a romance between a scholar and a beauty. After all, both Master Bian Cong and Yan Xiuying had astonishing talent in the path of numerology; back when he was teaching her, they had been drawn to each other unknowingly.

Although Lu Youxi, who hadn't attended such social gatherings in a long time, was the most beautiful and dazzling person present, people most wanted to strike up a conversation with Feng Han.

In the end, both units arrived successfully at their designated locations before nightfall as per the battle plan.

By now, Chu Nan was being completely suppressed. Setting aside his own strength, one shouldn't forget that the Crocodile is a hard counter to the hero Nuo Ke. Under this double pressure, Chu Nan found it even harder to fight back.

They competed to see who could stand the longest, who could walk the most neatly, who could sing the loudest, and even who could eat the most; they competed over everything.

News on the Sky Island was extremely restricted, and the News Coos would not fly to such heights. They didn't even know that Vlad had defeated three Emperors of the Sea in a row, let alone the current decisive battle between Vlad and Imu.

Jian Bai searched the area around a certain rock repeatedly, and finally, he had someone move it. After taking a look, he shook his head and closed his eyes to meditate.