Chapter 049: Step onto the Stage and Dance

Lloyd walked over to Zhou Jingyi’s side and extended his hand, speaking with a hint of respect, “Mr. Zhou, I’ve long heard of your great reputation.” Zhou Jingyi shook hands with Lloyd. Three seconds later, they released each other’s grip at the same time.

Suddenly, many silver swords appeared on the ground, striking their targets with perfect accuracy. The attackers turned out to be the earth spirits who had just been fleeing for their lives.

At this moment, she puffed out her chest, inadvertently allowing Li Fei to catch a glimpse of her alluring figure.

“All right, I’m full too. You all carry on,” said Zhang Zhijing, who, having finished his drink with Ye Mo, appeared more at ease. The stern look on his face had faded. He nodded to Ye Mo and left the dining table.

Abandoning Wu County was absolutely a last resort. If it came to that, not only would he be blamed, but so would Lu Ji, Zhu Zhi, Gu Yong, and all those of the Wu faction. A stain would remain on them all.

As apologies were made, the many male students reluctantly tore themselves away from Su Meimei, moving slowly across to the other side.

He then recounted the series of recent events that had left him utterly perplexed.

The Grand Elder was momentarily silenced—he had to admit, His Highness the Demon King’s words, in some sense, were indeed the truth.

Accompanied by Su Moye and Honglian, Xuanyuan Tianxin left the private box of the auction hall.

After all, for Gufeng, eons had passed simply by sitting there. Yet when they finally learned the truth from the beast of Oblivion, they were all greatly relieved.

“Water management?” Wei Hu sneered. She knew well of the northern wilderness floods—disasters that had plagued the world for countless generations, bringing suffering to billions. But to the Hall of Heavenly Mandate, the northern wilderness was nothing but a barbaric land, its gods and people tainted by the filthy blood of the ancient dragon clan. If such a place drowned, she would only clap her hands in glee.

It wasn’t just their own children—many had friends and relatives whose children had caught this flu. Everyone wanted to buy an extra set or two of the medicine, fearing it would run out.

He was utterly indifferent to the discussions online; what use was talk now? Far better to ignore it, wait for the song to be released, and then give them a resounding slap in the face.

She hadn’t returned home all these years, mostly because she had no descendants. There was nothing to show off, and she would only be ridiculed if she went back, so of course she avoided it.

However, now that they had found genuine evidence of the Wang family’s collusion with foreign enemies and their plot to assassinate a national general, no matter how much trouble this movement caused, it no longer mattered.

The two walked in silence through the grand palace gates, where eight majestic characters were inscribed above.

Only now did they realize they had provoked someone they never should have. The other party’s effortless demeanor made it clear he was vastly superior to the young nobleman, whose own strength was much like theirs. If the other could kill one of them in a second, he could kill them all just as easily.

“Look, the food’s gone cold. Crown Princess, why don’t you head to the kitchen and prepare some of your father-in-law’s favorite dishes?” Chu Yanzhi suddenly turned with a smile to Zhang Duo’er.

“You have a good eye. This is indeed a general-class magic beast core—specifically, the core of the peak-level Fire Demon Rat King. Besides this, I also have the core of the Fire Demon Rat King’s son. Interested?” Mu Zifei looked at Wang Kai with a teasing expression.

This problem was much like the classic dilemma between loyalty and filial piety. Their answers would reveal what mattered most to them, and what kind of person each really was.

Though the region had just suffered a severe drought and the crops didn’t grow as well as the previous year, compared to the surrounding farmlands, theirs were visibly stronger. This proved that the new farming method could indeed withstand drought to a certain extent.