Volume 1, Chapter 67: Nothing to Do Today, Listening to Tunes at the Pleasure House

Holding the imperial edict just read out by the eunuch, Fang Yang wore a look of utter speechlessness.

Meanwhile, Steward Fang swiftly slipped a banknote into the eunuch's hand with practiced agility.

The eunuch departed with a wide, beaming smile.

Watching the group recede into the distance, Steward Fang's smile grew even broader.

I nodded, agreeing that it indeed made sense. After pondering for a moment, unaware that a cigarette had burned down to the filter in my hand, I forcefully stubbed it out in the ashtray before me.

"What this lord says is quite right." Shen Wu had also hurried over. Although she felt a pang of pity seeing Yun Feng trapped inside, she nonetheless agreed with A Luo's decision. A Luo had saved her life once, and she would not bear to see her perish without feeling a heavy ache in her heart.

Suppressing a chuckle within, Bao'er was lost in her own thoughts, completely oblivious to the faint gaze occasionally drifting toward her, now brimming with a tinge of jealousy.

The black veil was slowly lifted, gradually revealing the stern and breathtakingly beautiful contours to Yan Shuangfei and Ming Hui.

Xuan Yi's eyes suddenly transformed into a translucent hue. Yun Feng was slightly startled; could it be that he intended to tell her everything unconditionally? But she immediately dismissed the thought. He was merely going with the flow, and every word and action of hers was likely already calculated within his schemes.

Zhang Chenglin and his brothers had not arrived yet; I checked the time and saw it was not yet five o'clock. Lighting a cigarette, I casually found a spot to sit on the playground, watching the dozens of people gathered before me, each one brimming with excitement.

Yun Feng was striving to refine the Dragon Palace. With a Venerable-rank cultivation, she had managed to refine the first and second tiers; now, at the Emperor-rank, she should be able to reach the fourth tier! Refining it was far from easy as she had imagined, especially something as formidable as the Dragon Palace. Knowing she could not afford to rush, Yun Feng reined in her inner anxiety and concentrated fully on the refinement.

Perhaps from the very moment she slipped him the drug, their fate was sealed on a course of no return. Therefore, no matter how desperately she longed to be with him now, they could never go back to the way things were, and she could never intrude upon his life again.

"Don't be angry, auntie. Though you're a bit on the older side, you still look quite decent," Yan Shuangfei said with a completely straight face.

Lowering her gaze and bowing her head, she turned and walked back. The Donghua Gate would likely need no further visits; even if she went there now, she would only find an empty courtyard abandoned by all.

"The Asura Island? How interesting. Big brother, let's go check it out, we simply must go!" Hearing this, Zhao Lin hurried over, looking up excitedly at Meng Jingtian.

The brown bear, struck by the banana plantain, bared its teeth at Wu Xingying, but instead of charging in, it picked up the banana from the ground and sat down to eat it.

"What is it, Carter?" Rogers asked with a hint of concern, looking at Carter's stern expression.

"Mina, you ride back in the carriage first. I want to take advantage of this spring weather to go on a stroll." Schiller affectionately ruffled Mina's hair.

Unless it was a ranged class, the possibility of kiting a boss without taking damage was slim, and it demanded a high level of operational skill.

Wu Qingye took the blueprints from Wu Zhangsheng's hands. Seeming to have thought of something, her brows knitted tightly together as she repeatedly flipped through the designs, lost in deep thought.

As the distance between the two figures grew greater, it highlighted the bitter sorrow of Cao Zhi and the Goddess of the Luo River helplessly parting ways, intensifying the tragic atmosphere of eternal separation within the painting.

Seeing the situation, the fat man knew he had to step up today. Without hesitation, he stood up and walked directly into the other room.

Outside the tomb, everyone had long since evacuated, and even the teleportation array had been dismantled. Surveying the empty surroundings, Yu Mu was about to leave when his gaze suddenly sharpened, fixing upon a specific spot.

By the time Xiang Yixing realized what was happening, she had no idea when her clothes had been stripped away.

Ning Yi had a general idea of the direction she should take regarding the flame for alchemy. True to the saying that one should rather go without than accept something substandard, even if she temporarily lacked a flame for alchemy three months from now, she was determined to find one with true potential for growth.