Chapter 26: Someone Has Come to Pay Us to Keep Quiet!

Such concealment was naturally due to Zeng Gong’s desire to avoid offending the Cheng family. In the Great Song Dynasty, the Chengs were already considered a top-tier aristocratic clan, with their disciples and old acquaintances permeating every level of the imperial court. Hailing from a prominent family in Nanfeng, Jiangxi, and with several brothers already serving in official posts, Zeng Gong naturally had no wish to provoke such a behemoth.

“Is this about that Mewtwo matter?” Zhao Fang asked the handsome man, looking puzzled.

Lu Boyun smiled as he watched Chen Mi and his companion depart. Once they disappeared behind the door, his smile faded, and he shook his head slightly. He then tossed the booklet in his hand onto the table, causing a banknote to flutter out. Lu Boyun paused; it was the very same banknote he had given away, a realization that brought a knowing smile to his lips.

As for dining out, Chen Ding would never go unless Zhang Zai was attending; he simply wouldn’t have it otherwise. If someone invited him earnestly, Chen Ding would cook for himself at home, preparing a simple meal for the guest. Over time, people stopped bringing it up.

One must realize that while piracy was indeed rampant in previous years, with the growing awareness of copyright protection, pirated discs should have vanished by now.

“No.” Chen Zhen wore a dark expression. The older he got, the more he looked like Huo Yuanjia—where was the logic in that? Could it be simply because they were both played by the same "King of Kung Fu"?

Chen Chu and Zhang Keming, holding third and fourth place, naturally left the stage first, leaving the spotlight entirely to Li Yihang and Li Du, who were about to compete in the finals.

“Very well, in that case, I shall have to ask His Majesty to preside over justice,” Qin Han threatened.

“Berger, you should broaden your horizons. The ‘Yellow Russia’ plan has already failed. Since the beginning of this year, the Qing government has already begun building a large-scale New Army in the Guandong region.”

As soon as she entered the door, having already agreed with Qin Huiru that Qin Jingru must marry He Yuzhu to ensure he would continue to provide for them in the future, Mrs. Jia Zhang immediately launched a swift offensive, showering He Yuzhu with endless praise.

Watching Mother Xu leave, Lu Chen finally walked into the house, only to see Yaoyao curled up in the quilt, fast asleep.

Yan Xiangtian could see that Chen Yuan was eager to practice alchemy, yet he was deeply gratified; he was truly pleased to see such a studious spirit in Chen Yuan.

However, after retreating a few steps, the two of them realized that what had burst from the pumpkin carriage was nothing more than the ingredients kept inside.

“Is it not a Blue Crystal?” Qizhi was merely guessing, letting the words slip out. Judging by Li Jiantong’s expression, had he perhaps aimed too high?

With two master-level secret manuals combined, each level-up would grant two additional free attribute points instead of the usual one.

Some even felt that Bill Gates had made a strategic error, exhausting all his efforts in the browser war against Netscape. In doing so, he had picked up the sesame seeds only to lose the watermelon, and it was likely that Yahoo would have the last laugh.

The collapse of the Devil’s Den was not caused by anything else, but by the Temple Knights resolving the spatial rift within.

Although the Zerg had indeed caused humanity many losses, if not for the appearance of the Zerg, the speed of human technological development might not have been so rapid, and might even have come to a standstill.

Although Ling Xiao understood his intentions, she had to give her all against the assault of an expert at the tenth turn of the Inner Scene, unable to spare any attention for other matters. As Ling Xiao stepped forward to clash palms with the Medicine Sect expert, her veil was blown away.

Judging by his current performance, it was evident that this fool was so dim-witted he was practically bubbling at the nose; how could he possibly harbor such convoluted, devious thoughts?

Arthas counted on his fingers nearby. Though he didn’t know much about those otherworldly affairs, he could still grasp the key information in Li Yunfei’s words.

Therefore, he did not believe that Yu Huangxingyan had been exposed; it was far more likely that some sort of accident had occurred.

Come to think of it, Yang Qi had enough eccentric characters around him. Ever since he had spent time in Steel Testicle City, and especially after seeing Cake Dog and Dog Egg, he didn’t think anyone could break the record for the lowest bottom line again.

“This… Sir Knight, the Golden Coast Inn suddenly caught fire before dawn…” Ma Enke stammered, looking uneasy.

Thinking this over and summarizing the situation, An Jun-ho realized that the coming days would likely keep him spinning in circles.

“Damn it, I didn't expect to fall at the final hurdle! That cunning bastard!” Yu Xinzhe cursed in a rage.

And to think that in the dream, he had been fed some sort of Time-Flow Slug, which allowed him to understand that bizarre, strange language… Why did it feel so much like some mysterious summoning ritual?

In truth, with the master’s highest control permissions over the AI chip, there was no need to worry about the biological chemical steward harboring any suspicion of corruption; this inspection was merely a formality.

The incident was sudden. Had it not been for Zhang Lu’s unexpected attack, Pang Xi would likely have been unable to control the Eastern Province Army by now, as Yan Yan had received a private letter from Liu Zhang months ago ordering him to strip Pang Xi of his military authority.

Lei Hui watched as the young man appeared not to see the mace swinging toward him; his speed did not slacken in the slightest. Then, he stretched out an arm to meet the descending mace, blocking it directly.

“That is a city located in the very center of this land. It is a bit far from us, but there is too much frequent strife in our territory, so much so that traveling long distances is life-threatening. Therefore, those of us here don’t know much about places that are far away.” Xu Zhan could only say as much.