Chapter 48: Probing

He glanced back at her and replied, "It's a deal."
Back in his own room, however, he felt little inclination to sleep.
Lin Qi sent him a WeChat message wishing him a Happy New Year. Looking at the message, his expression turned somewhat complicated, yet he still offered a polite reply.
The next day, after having breakfast, they headed home.
No...
White Dragon Manor was a private garden located on an island in the West Lake, directly facing the new Leifeng Pagoda across the water.
Protected by Lü Bu, the soldiers behind him fought with unrestrained fury and unreserved strength. Seeing even the Grand General pressing forward with unmatched valor, the soldiers were deeply inspired and grew even more reckless, vying fiercely to press ahead and protect Lü Bu.
"Our commander's mount is the Di Eagle King Beast, which is not something ordinary people can tame. I, Black Mist, am truly impressed." There was not a shred of falsehood in these words, for only when Black Mist mounted it himself did he realize just how ferocious the Di Eagle truly was.
Genius after genius was introduced. At first, the Commander of the Seventh Army merely smiled and nodded, but gradually his expression grew cold.
Liang Qiushi felt his entire body burning as if immersed in a hot spring. Gazing at the deep bite mark on the young woman's shoulder, he unexpectedly felt a powerful wave of guilt that made his heart pound wildly.
Tang Xinyu felt a certain aura lingering around him—the aura of a conspiracy. This bracelet was like an undercover agent hidden in their home for countless years, who drifted away the moment its mission was completed.
No sooner said than done. With a thought from Lin Chen, the Azure Wave Seal formed spontaneously and began to revolve around him. Lin Chen leapt forward and plunged into the water.
"This concubine pays her respects to the General Who Establishes Might, the Marquis of Wen." Cai Yan's voice, carrying both elegance and sorrow, ethereal yet hollow, was enough to break anyone's heart.
With a loud bang, the two stone-carved guardians blasted Gao Tianming high into the air. Yet, as he was sent flying backward, Gao Tianming instantly stowed away one giant axe, leaving only a single one grasped tightly in both hands.
"Coach, don't worry. The custom of making New Year visits in our city is a bit different from your countryside. Unless they're very close relatives, people don't usually go out to pay visits. There aren't many places we need to go during the Spring Festival. We simply went where we were supposed to go, and then agreed to come over together," Hu Zhenbo explained.
Usually, however, the Third Prince was busy with affairs all day long and could only pause for a brief moment around lunchtime, making Yue Jingsheng's surroundings the liveliest at that time of day.
The voice was weak—so weak that even she herself could barely hear it. Mofei raised her head and forced a steadfast smile at Xiayu. Xiayu cast another look of heartache at her, finally bit her lip in bitter resentment, and turned to leave.
"Xiayu, you tell me now that you still haven't forgotten Yifeng in your heart. Then in your heart, has there ever been even the tiniest place that belongs to me...?" Beiming Ye asked.
Qian Yixu smiled to express her welcome, and promised that she would definitely go to the Song family's place to play whenever she visited the provincial capital in the future.
"Has the Princess studied embroidery before?" Unable to hold back any longer, the question that had been turning round and round on her lips finally slipped out.
"Yes. Young Master Ming, our boss has already told us everything. Don't you worry, just leave these two drunkards to us!" The one among the two who was clearly in charge bowed respectfully to Tang Ming before him and said.
Upon hearing this, Teacher Xu let out a few muffled chuckles, though his face merely twitched—an expression of the utmost strangeness.
"Huang Jingyang, now that you already know everything about me, shouldn't you be guiding me in my cultivation? I can be considered your person now, after all. Shouldn't you take responsibility for me?" Liu Wei's words were far too easily misunderstood.
"Boss, the porridge has gone cold. I'll get you another bowl." Lian Yifan stood up and left. He had two heads worth of trouble—the boss still didn't get it! Well, maybe it was better that he didn't.
No one had ever witnessed such a fierce beast like the Xiezhi before. Everyone present, including the remaining examinees, was too terrified by the scene to utter a single word, wondering to themselves that if Immortal Yulong on the main platform and the Four Dragon Kings did not make a move soon, that young man's life would surely be in mortal peril.