Chapter 24: Qingwu

It is not as if Lu Jinchao had never experienced nightmares.
Especially after becoming a "passenger," she had been plagued by them almost constantly.
However... this particular dream felt strikingly different to Lu Jinchao.
She harbored an indescribable sensation—part intuition, part warning, part lived experience, or perhaps... a premonition?
Unable to make sense of it and finding it all rather strange, she simply picked up the parchment to question it.
Anyway, as for the bizarre occurrences in her life—
Having lived in the south for a few years, Fulin and Consort Tong were quite fond of mushroom soup, and they found that the mushroom soup made by Sulan was even more savory than that prepared by the chefs in their own estate.
Though he could not see her expression, Huo Xu could sense her suppressed emotions; he shook his head and quietly stepped away.
Halfway up the shady side of the mountain, he encountered Mo Zhanhua leading a thousand elite soldiers. The reason he had not made a move was his bewilderment over how Mo Zhanhua had managed to crack the Yin Mountain formation and march such a large force so openly into the mountains.
"You are dreaming!" At this moment, Yao Xue completely fused with the power of the Ice Spirit, her strength soaring to rival that of a divine monarch of the past.

She was startled and hastily pulled the military quilt up to cover her chest, yet vast expanses of her bare back remained fully exposed to his gaze.
Su Shicheng's heart skipped a beat; he simply could not believe that Mrs. Su would do such a thing.
Something relied upon for a long, long time is like a medication, or a drug—impossible to kick.
"Now that you mention it, I suddenly feel that I, too, can go round up some reinforcements," said the God of Darkness. Originally intending to head straight to the nether world, it now appeared he would have to take a detour.
Only Grand Duke Howard, who made no effort to conceal his fatigue, and Elizabeth remained in the room.
Furthermore, sometimes when things happen in the heat of the moment, there is simply no time for birth control measures, making pregnancy entirely natural.
The mission to clear out the Japanese spies in Shannan County took the special operations team a few days. Following several days of investigation, a total of eleven Japanese spies were captured within the borders of Shannan County, and three of their dens were destroyed, effectively eradicating the Japanese spy network in the region.
Besides, the Heavenly Sect was, after all, a branch of their Sword Sect, and the two were complementary; if the Heavenly Sect were truly exterminated, their Sword Sect would inevitably decline as well.
It absorbed the power of the sun and the moon, yet shattered the power of the Five Elements to its very core, casting it aside completely.
"Let's go, let's go check out the twin-headed split-body beast!" Jiang Fan stood up, waved his hand, and walked toward the creature held fast by the shimmering ice. He secretly rejoiced in his heart, thankful that he hadn't resorted to self-destruction or light-fragmentation techniques, otherwise, it would have been troublesome if not even dust had been left of them.

Fenn recalled the sense of helplessness when he was surrounded by the fireball, feeling a lingering wave of fear. If that fireball had crashed down on him at that moment, he reckoned he would probably be dead by now, right?
"Good, good, good, back to Hulao Pass." Dong Zhuo had wanted to retreat to Hulao Pass all along; had it not been for insufficient troops and the relentless pursuit of Zhang Fei and Sun Jian, he would have already escaped the allied forces and returned safely within the pass.
Merely prefixing it with the character for "funeral" completely alters the meaning, turning it into the burial of beautiful things.
The Japanese lieutenant general, along with the cluster of various-ranking Japanese officers crowding around him, were chatting and laughing merrily, completely oblivious to the approaching danger.
His words drained all the color from Shui Nan's face, leaving it as pale as white paper. His lips trembled, and the madness in his eyes was replaced by overwhelming terror; just the mere thought of it was enough for him to realize what an excruciating agony it would be—worse than death, unable to live and unable to die.
During this period, through some tactful probing, Ye Feng learned about some of the profitable ventures available in Chuyun City.
"You are a commander of my Asura Cult; this seat never agreed to grant you freedom, did they?" Yue Wuhen said with a faint smile.
The violent force of the explosion caused the spider mother's body to shake violently. Nangong Qian and Mingxin stumbled, nearly losing their grip on the wind ropes.