047. Merely a Solitary Gourmet

"Where... am I?"

Shirogane Naruko distinctly remembered that she was walking Yuki Kotone home.
However, right after stepping off the train, she turned her head and found that Yuki Kotone had vanished into the crowd.
She keenly sensed that something was amiss.
Yet, an irresistible force suddenly struck from behind, and her consciousness quickly blurred.
When she regained her senses, she found herself sitting in a dim, lightless room.

The journey to the Azure Sky Villa was long and winding. Traveling thousands of miles would have been tedious and dull, but having someone along for the company, bickering and bantering all the way, made it far less boring.

Hearing that Liu Bang and the court ministers all resided in Luoyang, Lou Jing experienced a sudden flash of inspiration, conceiving a brilliant idea to enter official service.

"My things. Give them back to me," Qiadie reached out and demanded. Those were items meant for self-preservation and saving her life. Yet, he had searched her so thoroughly that not a single thing was left.

He closed his eyes and kissed her, seemingly burdened by an unresolvable melancholy that carved deep wrinkles between his brows.

After Teacher Huang transferred to Phoenix Television, neither Liu Jianhong nor Duan Rixuan possessed sufficient clout to play the leading roles. Perhaps people's nostalgic fondness for Teacher Huang in the future stemmed simply from the mediocrity of CCTV's sports commentary during the period that followed.

Half an hour later, Mochizuki Oboro, clad in a gorgeous traditional bridal kimono, was finally escorted into the estate. Dressed in a moon-white kimono and wearing a white bridal hood, she looked precisely like a white lotus flower.

The moment Niki Shinji rallied his foot soldiers, he rushed to the castle gate alongside his son-in-law and adopted son, Niki Shinjada, to assess the situation. At a single glance, Niki Shinji's heart skipped a beat: the foot soldiers of the Ohno clan had already surrounded Miki Castle completely. But a moment later, he let out a long sigh of relief—fortunately, he had made preparations well in advance, otherwise, he would have been in serious trouble.

"Kamiki Chidaira, I am Matsugami Yoshimitsu, general of the Matsugami clan! Do you dare to fight me?" With that, Matsugami Yoshimitsu spurred his horse toward Kamiki Chidaira.

That night, the Emperor did not stay overnight at the Brocade Embroidered Pavilion. Just as Consort An had anticipated, His Majesty did not bestow his favor upon any consort in the inner palace, choosing instead to sleep alone in the Hall of Eternal Longevity. It was likely that their gathering in the imperial garden earlier today, due to that jade maple leaf, had caused the Emperor to reminisce about the former Lady Mo.

Tang Tingting ripped the gauze off Baimu's mouth, and Baimu's miserable screams echoed through the basement.

Witnessing this endearing scene, Brian smiled as he walked ahead, leading Ron toward the main hall.

However, having learned her lesson from last time, Xiaoiya firmly gripped the rope around the neck of the stubborn donkey. Consequently, no matter how much the foolish beast before her struggled, it was all in vain, making it look all the more ridiculous.

"Yao Yao is doing very well." She understood what he meant. She was not completely ignorant; she understood many things.

Ouyang Hua commanded a million elite forces, while several million other cultivation forces were distributed across various halls.

Gusu Luyue looked at her opponent with intense excitement. "Please advise me," she said, and charged forward immediately.

Gu Nuan blocked the door to the secret chamber and placed a restrictive barrier over it; without her permission, no one would even think of entering or leaving.

He was in desperate need of money, yet he had not even considered resolving his debt crisis because he figured the bounty would only amount to tens of thousands at most.

Two figures were carved upon the relief; from their proportions and silhouettes, one of them was a male, yet his features did not resemble those of the mortal race.

"Great King, our tribe's army of one hundred thousand is about to enter the Yong and Liang territories. However, our forces lack grain, so we have come specifically to borrow one hundred thousand bushels of grain from Your Majesty for military use!" Shi Yong stated.

Their bones were spread across their entire bodies like an outer shell, even covering their joints, as if their bodies were completely sealed inside a jar. Heaven only knows how they managed to move with such agility.

"Heh, they can calculate however they like, but what about my brothers who died in vain? Why should we suffer this unprovoked disaster? You want to just let it go like this? Well, hehe..." Xiao Hen said with a cold, mocking laugh.