Chapter 48: Cooped Up Beyond Endurance

Old Madam Mu felt as though her entire being had fallen apart.

"Did you hear wrong?"

"Mother, though Second Sister-in-law is a chatterbox, she wouldn't just make things up. She was boasting at the village entrance, bragging that Zhaodi and Daidi followed Ning Xin into the mountains and will soon be able to catch deer and wild boars..."

Junior Madam Mu coveted the silver, yet she couldn't bear to let Ning Yao endure any hardship.

Her Ning Yao was destined to marry into a high-status family in the future; the husband-to-be must be educated and literate, with a boundless future.

That chaise lounge was opulent and magnificent, crafted from superior materials with meticulous carving and a unique design—truly a fine piece honed to perfection through delicate craftsmanship.

After arranging matters concerning Fang Yun, Bai Ye left the company, arrived at the parking lot, and sat in the car alongside Qianchui. He then made a call to Lin Jie to inform her that he would be away for a period of time, mentioning that he had brought the Treasure-Seeking Beast with him while also asking her to keep an eye on the Long Corporation.

Young Master Li's words were surprisingly quite reasonable. Come to think of it, that suddenly appearing matchmaker old man was nowhere to be seen now—could he truly have been an accomplice invited by Xuxu? What could be the purpose of having Young Master Li marry Xuxu?

"Hahaha... You aren't close to him, so why does he keep a photo of a cheap woman like you in his wallet?" Jiang Tong's face distorted with rage as she violently raised her hand and swung a slap across my face.

Upon hearing this, Uncle Li couldn't help but chuckle, saying, "What is so pretty about it? It's just a dilapidated village, haha." Although he spoke thus, the smile on his face betrayed his pleasant mood at the moment.

Xia Huo pulled out the mana crystal he carried with him and calculated, only to find he was still short by several hundred, leaving him somewhat embarrassed.

Zhen Zhen stared intently at her, a pair of eyes entirely incongruous with his youthful face suddenly flashing with piercing light. Within their depths flickered a trace of profound affection, lingering nostalgia, and bitter anguish.

Yet just as their hands met, Beidou suddenly felt as if an electric current had shot through his right hand. A bizarre surge of energy transferred from Old Liang's body into his own, rampaging wildly as it darted back and forth through his physique.

Such wealthy guests naturally could not stomach coarse grain; her father had to knead glutinous rice flour mixed with crushed peanuts and chestnuts into steamed buns, stuff them tightly with fillings of shepherd's purse, tiny dried shrimps, cured ham, vermicelli, and raw eggs, and then steam them as wild vegetable buns in order to cure the esteemed guests of their toxins.

In truth, she only learned later that Li Mingyang had bestowed that noble tattoo upon 'Tang Jenny'. Had she known earlier, even out of reverence for that tattoo, she would have made her words and actions far more cautious. Fortunately, many days had passed, and all remained calm and tranquil.

Only then did Zhou Hui take a seat beside me, pick up the breakfast my mother had personally prepared that morning, and begin to eat slowly.

Within Badong City, Crown Prince Badong An did not even have time to drink a sip of water before immediately convening a military conference to listen to the latest battle situation and intelligence, discussing strategies to defeat the enemy.

Shi Xiaofeng was suddenly gripped by a violent palpitation, every hair on his body standing on end! In the pitch darkness, he saw it clearly—the Australian had pressed something against a spot on the wall! Shocked, Shi Xiaofeng immediately threw a punch toward the back of the man's head.

Although the Chu soldiers were numerous, they were helpless against the narrow path—to be precise, it could hardly be called a path at all, leaving them no room to maneuver, so they could only trail behind.

"Haha, let's speak plainly since we're reasonable people. President Ye is a man of wealth, surely you wouldn't mind a few hundred million, right? There must be great treasures in that place; let me repeat myself, a fifty-fifty split, or else you needn't plan on leaving alive," Ding Zhentian said with a smile, revealing a trace of cunning.

Later, the Baohan region fell under the jurisdiction of the Qin State, becoming one of Qin's crucial forward staging areas for attacking the Chu State.

Hearing those final words, Miao Xin shuddered violently. She had never expected Dao Kelang to harbor such a lunatic idea. Miao Xin's father, Miao Lie—the former Great Elder—had banished Dao Kelang from the ancient Miao tribe precisely because he practiced venomous gu arts, yet she never imagined he would return now.