Chapter 43: Misunderstanding

As if her secret thoughts had been laid bare, Qin Wanyi flushed with a mixture of shame and anger. She glared fiercely at the man and slapped his hand away without ceremony.

"Don't you dare slander me!"

Provoked by his words, Qin Wanyi lost all appetite and decisively put down her chopsticks.

Pei Yunian looked at her angry expression, the corners of his lips curling up slightly. Though he said nothing, he diligently...

Before the ancient temple, an ancient tree, rugged and withered like a crouching dragon, stood quietly. Its branches spread out like a canopy, covering a radius of more than twenty zhang.

Gu Nanfeng had never experienced the sensation of nervousness, yet the moment the call connected, he suddenly found himself at a loss for how to speak.

However, when he opened the door and took a look, his already complicated mood sent his eyebrows twisting into a tight knot of fury.

As the words fell, the police chief saw the man's gaze turn dark and terrifying. Frightened out of his wits, his legs went weak and he dropped straight to his knees with a thud.

A powerful fluctuation of spiritual energy, centered around Long Mu and the old man in the black robe, rippled outward. The yellow sand on the ground surged like waves, kicking up dozens of zhang high and blanketing a radius of a hundred zhang.

Her table manners were truly unrefined, but a warmth blossomed in Malloy's chest as he watched a bright, sun-kissed smile bloom at the corners of her mouth.

Decades ago, he had accidentally stumbled into this forbidden zone and discovered this mechanism, leaving every detail deeply etched in his memory.

He was still just like before—fond of frowning, always gazing at her with those sorrowful, tender eyes.

The Soul-Hunting Clan served under the Underworld Emperor, and the Underworld Emperor was his sworn brother. Since his brother's subordinates were in distress, Lin Tianyou naturally could not stand idly by, so he decided to take full charge of the matter.

A-Bi had never tried it herself, so she did not know whether she could take away the Monument of Eternity! But that was not important; what mattered was that A-Bi did not want to take it away!

"May I pretend that none of these words you've spoken were ever uttered?" Doom's pale hand hovered over A-Bi's heart, slowly sinking inward until the entire palm vanished within her chest.

I suppose that if I truly love this world, I will accept my destiny. No matter how much it hurts, I will wish myself happiness.

"Senior Si, aren't you going to eat?" Ranran asked, noticing Si Mingyi staring at her. Could it be because her skewer tasted better? She offered her grilled skewer to him.

Shangguan Pingning looked on with great envy as An Jinxiu wiped Bai Chengyi's face. He had never expected that An Jinxiu would ever wipe his face for him, and promptly let out a huff.

"I am not moved. You want me to be moved by you, don't you?" Lan Meng still wore the expression of someone intent on murder, yet somehow, a strange motive—other than sheer hatred—lurked beneath it. A mocking smile hung on her face, looking cruelly devoid of warmth, like charcoal in the depth of winter.

Finally allowed inside the house, Si Mingyi placed the food box he had brought onto the table. Father Bai helped him open the containers, and the first thing that met his eyes was pristine white tofu pudding sprinkled with chopped scallions. Father Bai raised an eyebrow.

"Explosive Laser!" The Apocalyptic Demon Beast opened its wide mouth, continuously firing energy laser balls at Omegamon, who was flying low across the water's surface. The laser blasts that Omegamon evaded struck the water and exploded, churning up towering sprays a hundred meters high.

"What's the point of taking it back? Enduring three years just to get a diploma that's completely useless to me?" Huang Yaming said, unwilling to resign himself to it.

With a soft click, the ward door closed, and only then did low, muffled sobs begin to echo from beneath the quilt.

Lu Changfeng rode alone to meet Prince Xiao. After the soldiers reported his arrival, Prince Xiao did not obstruct him; instead, he ordered the city gates opened to let him in.

At this thought, Qiao Chu turned over, picked up the phone from the bedside table, and unlocked the screen. Even the "goodnight text" from Su Su that usually arrived every evening was gone.