Chapter 128: The Little Woman

It turned out that he had been abandoned here when he was a child. The exact reason was clear now, though back then his father had already begun his affair with that woman. When his mother had just died, his father seemed somewhat impatient. Yuan Xiangdie had once harbored deep resentment during that period, bitterly blaming her father for not loving her mother forever. But now, upon reflection, she realized that reality had always been this way.

“Uncle Hu, you don’t need to escort me any further. I’ll personally go and fetch the child myself to show some care,” Yuan Xiangdie said with a smile, though her heart was anything but simple. On the contrary, there was a heavy weight inside her—this child was not...

Although he already had a rough idea of what Long Aotian was about to say, he still asked symbolically.

Following the order of the vehicle numbers from their arrival, after the teachers had arranged the luggage, they boarded the buses one by one. They took their assigned seats as previously instructed and prepared for departure.

Inside Jiakouzai Village, the temporarily established Southern Expedition Command was illuminated brightly by dozens of giant candles, casting the officer’s hall in daylight-like brilliance.

Those bandits, in order to block the pursuit of the Jingzhao Prefecture soldiers, ultimately abandoned their stolen goods and fled. Several large sacks were deliberately scattered along Jingtai Street, presenting a scene that the prefecture soldiers and the household guards witnessing it had never seen before in their lives.

At the instant the two collided again, Lin Ao seized the moment when Li Zhize’s internal energy scattered chaotically. He forcibly stabilized his body’s backward momentum, stamping a deep crater into the arena’s ground.

Circumventing the folding screen, he reached the other half of the room. Ye Tao was not surprised to see Dai Yun still awake.

On the high platform, not only did the senior leaders of the Four Factions’ facade change drastically, but even Wang Jingang, Ouyang Jian, and the elders of the Tianhua Sect displayed astonished expressions. They had thought the black flame was only good for flight, never imagining it could be wielded for combat.

Nie Rui dared not slack off and immediately presented the original intelligence report with both hands to Tan Xiaopei. The thin paper roll was stained with blood and roughly detailed the events that had transpired.

“Uh… how long will you be gone?” This was their first meeting after their statuses had been confirmed. Shen Ning recalled her considerations at Qingzhu Residence and, looking at the affection in Ying Nantu’s eyes as he spoke of a long journey, she found herself at a loss for words.

Because the crown princess was to manage the balance among the harem’s factions, straightforwardness and integrity would not allow her to survive within the palace. Although the Iron Fist wielded tremendous power, within the imperial palace, Tai Chi was far more practical.

Without the channel through You, not only could one not talk privately with An Yuanlisa, but even the opportunity to meet her secretly would be impossible.

Indeed, Ye Hufen was merely acting impulsively and would soon revert to her former timid self in a few days.

The teacher stifled a laugh. Was this the kind of student who couldn’t write in the presence of others? Or was she just pretending to be diligent? Continuing further, Qingqing He sighed in relief, covered her manuscript with her hand, and resumed writing.

Ma Bin was confident his design was seamless and airtight. The key players in the plot were all acting exactly according to the script he had laid out.

Facing his old rival Zhiyun, how could Four Star show weakness? From mobile phones to tablets, flash drives, and even televisions, the two companies fiercely competed. Four Star proudly declared they had never feared competition.

However, there were also many food options around the school: two-yuan vegetarian rice noodles, two and a half yuan hat rice noodles, three-yuan fried rice... plenty of choices, all affordable.

“I owe you an apology for ditching you before for the music lesson,” Hayakawa Naoko paused. “Well, there’s no better day than today. How about now?”

Ordinary insects, upon seeing it for the first time, should immediately lose the will to fight and allow themselves to be crushed.

One must understand, even when he first saw the cross-river bridge and heard that Liu Kuan came from the future, his mind had never been this blank before.

After all, ninety percent of the village shared the surname Li, all from one clan. Producing a scholar who passed the imperial examination was a source of great pride for the entire clan.

Xuan Yuan’s mind instantly flashed back to lying in bed that night. The light streamed through the window cracks, revealing dust particles drifting independently yet subtly connected. He had begun to contemplate some mystery but was interrupted by Qian Yang and Shou Su entering.