49. Rock Sugar Braised Duck, Salted Duck
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Suddenly, he felt the wind rushing past his ears. Strings of wind chimes rang out, carrying a faint trace of memory. Their clear, ethereal voices seemed to sound right beside him.
Long Fei took off his wet clothes and approached Zhan Zhao naked, a hint of amusement in his eyes. With a wicked smile, he said, “Well? Now there’s nothing you can do to resist me.” After brushing a light kiss across Zhan Zhao’s lips, he turned to leave.
Liang Hao felt a warmth in his heart. Although many people were absent today, most of those who remained had made their positions clear through their actions.
Long Fei pondered for a moment, then nodded. Sitting on the ground, he briefly recounted what had happened in the Northern Song dynasty. Whenever he mentioned Zhan Zhao, his gaze grew especially gentle. Yun Zhuyue and Lan Yu listened in silence, neither saying a word.
Whenever Journey to the West was mentioned, it inevitably had to be discussed in connection with Investiture of the Gods—and Investiture of the Gods had to be placed before Journey to the West.
The Broken Cliff, also known as the Heavenly Cliff, had never been crossed in recorded history. A sheer precipice that cut off all roads ahead, it was famed as a Heavenly Cliff no one could climb over.
The black shape faintly visible in the middle of the pillar should have been the true body of this ice-mountain beast.
She undid Fang Ruosheng’s soaked clothes and lightly kissed her neck. Fang Ruosheng, sensitive to the touch, drew her neck in and inhaled softly. Opening her eyes, she gazed at Su Jia with a dazed look.
A little while later, the glass door of the shower room opened. Tian Jingmei emerged fully dressed, her hair dripping wet, beads of moisture still clinging to her fair skin.
Watching the flame gradually grow from a tiny spark, the guardian was about to leave when he suddenly heard someone speaking.
“But do you truly have the right to take him away? Don’t forget, we are guardians. How is what you’re doing any different from stealing from those under your watch? Are you trying to bring about the destruction of our Blood Refining Forest?” The Tiger Emperor was furious. By the end, his voice had risen sharply.
“From the sound of it, we don’t have the advantage in numbers. We may even find ourselves in a two-against-three situation,” Akeley said.
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The eight thousand mu were certainly scattered throughout Changlin County. The officials before us could not possibly have been so farsighted as to place them all in Pingjiang Town.
However, although this entrance was difficult to climb, it was also the only way out of this treasure-hiding ground. He let out a soft sigh, then suddenly leaped into the air. As his body drew closer to the entrance, he abruptly stretched out both hands and seized either side of it.
Lin Ran was still stunned by what Master Yu had said. After finishing his own deduction, he looked toward Gu Yun, wanting to hear his opinion, only to find Gu Yun staring fixedly at him as though spellbound. A blush had unconsciously appeared on Gu Yun’s face, while a flicker of delight shone in his eyes.
The scene instantly descended into chaos. The sects on the battlefield, which had previously regarded one another with suspicion, put aside their grievances and joined forces to fight the savage beasts.
This country was made up of Germans who did not want to be German, French people who did not want to be French, and Italians who did not want to be Italian. They opposed every form of authority and aristocracy, yet held artists in the highest regard.
Both of Fredsen’s hands had been scorched black as charcoal by that sacred aura, but he seemed entirely unaware of it as he spoke calmly with Delitan.
Besides, a lockout system was hardly a new technology. It had long since spread through many mechanical industries. The continuously variable transmission clutch that appeared years ago, for instance, operated on the same principle.
Before them stood an immense, lofty palace. Wisps of cloud drifted through it, immortal aura filled the air, and exotic flowers and rare plants adorned its grounds.
If the scene of Guan Yu releasing Diao Chan beneath the moon, followed by Diao Chan drawing her sword to take her own life before her tomb, were ever to appear, it was something he absolutely did not want to witness.
“What do you mean?” Li Huoyue asked, startled and not quite understanding, though it was clearly nothing good.
He and Xia Wan had already held their wedding. The wedding had been trending since the day before yesterday, and today it had reached the very top of the charts.
When he pushed open the door, the first thing he saw was the cage holding the imperial concubine in the center of the inner hall. In the flickering, indistinct lamplight, it appeared all the more terrifying and desolate.
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This time, he was returning not only because Tuoba Tao had summoned him, but also because he needed to confront the regime of his own mother.
Hallie ate her meal, already accustomed to her guardian’s occasional playful touches. To her, physical contact offered an even greater sense of security.
Aside from sighing, the people of the Damu Li faction truly did not know what to say. Li Huoyue’s words made sense, but putting them into practice was difficult.
Moreover, after changing into professional attire and applying light makeup, it was hard for anyone to believe that she was merely an ordinary high-school graduate.
It was not until Wu Yu busied herself around the stove that Yun Muqing suddenly realized there was a misty sheen of tears deep in her eyes.
Walking along the long purple-gold display shelves, looking from one object to the next, the lively Guan Shuying followed closely beside her, chattering as she introduced everything.
When Lin Qing heard the name Ou Yiqing, he suddenly realized what an awful person he had been. After returning to Bintang, apart from a brief sexual encounter and appearing on a radio program, he seemed never to have taken the initiative to seek Ou Yiqing out.
Lin Qing touched his burning cheek and watched Ou Yiqing drift away beneath everyone’s eyes.
Although that idea was a conclusion Huang Locke had reached after watching countless television dramas and was somewhat unrealistic, who could truly deny that it was possible?
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