Chapter 54: Lou Huainan Stumbles Upon the Romance

Chen Xiao finally understood what Ma Yongnian meant by winking at him. It seemed Ma had long known what Zheng Hao would pull out, and no doubt they had already discussed it beforehand... It appeared this Profound Jade Crystal was the absolute limit of what Zheng Hao could produce.

"It is you! It's all because of you, you bastard! Otherwise, I would have won her over long ago. If you hadn't appeared, my plan wouldn't have failed, and my family wouldn't have gone bankrupt. It's all because of you!" Seeing Ye Qinghan, Yang Bo became even more agitated, looking like he had just escaped from a lunatic asylum.

As soon as his voice fell, a crisp slap echoed through the air. Ye Qinghan appeared before him like a ghost and struck him fiercely across the face, sending the large man crashing straight to the ground. Damn it, trying to act tough in front of me again. You people are the ones I despise the most.

Many people say, "My fate is decided by me, not by the heavens." But her fate was never up to her. From the very moment she was born, her destiny had already been sealed: to become a mere tool for political marriage in order to consolidate the family's power.

Yet, he figured Scar-Eye could not possibly harbor any ill intentions toward him, so he simply nodded and agreed to go along with them.

"Anyway, it's something delicious," Wen Yuxia said, deliberately keeping him in suspense. "Ten minutes is all it takes. I guarantee it's a culinary delicacy you've never tasted before." Her words made Beidou swallow hard in anticipation.

The moon rose slowly from the east, growing brighter and brighter, illuminating the night with dazzling clarity.

Under the grip of such tense nerves, his body suddenly drained of all strength, causing him to slump straight onto the ground. He put away the lighter, placed the wooden box upon his lap, and closed his eyes to begin recalling everything that had happened since his descent.

Upon returning home, Chi Yuanxia was inevitably cornered in the living room by Chi Fangyuan and Bai Anya, who showered her with anxious affection, asking how she felt the exam went and what score she expected to get.

Having no inkling of the situation outside, Qi Xiaoting felt like an ant on a hot pan. She could neither sit nor stand, pacing anxiously back and forth within her spatial dimension.

The bustling traffic and prosperity of Pearl City were not dampened in the slightest by Alpha's escape; on the contrary, no one here yet realized the danger lurking among them.

Could she possibly admit that she was worried about Heixuan? Heh—she wasn't tired of living yet! Even if she truly worried about that stupid cat, she could never express it aloud.

Second, by making this move, he pushed her straight into the spotlight. Without even needing to lift a finger himself, both internal troubles and external threats would turn their hostility toward her.

Her face was like a hibiscus, her eyebrows like willow leaves, and those almond-shaped eyes possessed a charm even more alluring than peach blossoms, deeply captivating to the soul.

"Peiwen passionately dotes on her fans" and "Dog Brother, the ultimate wife-coddler" — these two keywords dominated the trending search lists.

Standing at the entrance of the passage, Yang Hao gazed with unkind eyes at the Stegosaurus that had stopped pursuing them and remained stationed at the center of the lake. He then turned to look at the other three, whose expressions were exceptionally grave.

He had stirred vaguely awake once in the early hours of the morning, realizing he was in a hospital and that not a single caregiver was by his side. The piercing loneliness, combined with the absurdity of being sent to a regular hospital after experiencing the cultivation world, gave him a surreal sense of detachment—making everything he had encountered in the realm of cultivation over the past two days feel like a fleeting dream, shattering the moment he opened his eyes.

Ye Feng yanked Water Silk Willow toward him, pressing her chest tightly against his own until it was squeezed into a nearly semi-circular shape.

When the three of them emerged from the operating room once again, Yu Weiting's forehead was covered in blood, looking rather horrifying.

"Auntie, thank you for your warning, but we've still decided to enter the mountain. We have the ability to protect ourselves." Mu Qiu appreciated the kind old woman's good intentions, but she had no intention of changing her destination. If real danger struck, she could simply hide within her spatial realm—though, of course, she would never tell the old woman about that.

However, over the many years, as their Nine Elders established legendary reputations across the continent, matters of the Raven Council were frequently entrusted entirely to the nine of them, while the Vice-President and President ventured into the Endless Void in search of ways to become even stronger.

"Yes. I am Big Mama." Liu Xu's words caused everyone, including Dugu Hong, to breathe a sigh of relief. Earlier, Dugu Hong hadn't explained things to her simply because there were too many complex matters that could not possibly be cleared up in such a brief moment.

If Zi Yunyuan went up there, Ling Yu would most likely follow suit. The gaze that seemed ready to swallow him whole filled Zi Yunyuan with a sense of helpless resignation. In other words, by then he would have to face Tang Yi, Ling Yu, and Mojing all by himself—and perhaps even Bai Yu. Both his spiritual energy and physical stamina would pose massive problems.

If she truly became entangled in this conflict, she feared that neither she, her older brother, nor her maternal grandfather would be able to escape unscathed.

"Hmph! You guy is still as annoying as ever!" King Yiqi glared fiercely at Taiyang Zhuzhao and let out a cold snort.

Wasn't that precisely how it was written in the wuxia story *The Flying Dagger*? The Moon Goddess originally intended to kill the male protagonist, but in the end, she fell deeply in love with him—an inescapable, entangled love woven with both adoration and hatred.

These words naturally provoked dissatisfaction from Yukinoshita Yukino. Dissatisfaction was only to be expected, after all, since they simply didn't see eye to eye.

"Why didn't any of you wake me up?" Mo Jiuhuang looked at Huiying and let out a lazy yawn. Last night, this white little furball had kept crying and fussing; no matter how the palace nannies tried to comfort him, it was useless. In the end, he only settled down and fell fast asleep once he was held in Mo Jiuhuang's arms.