Volume 1, Chapter 38: The Water Mirror

"There are too many coincidences for me to trust you." It was not that she failed to appreciate kindness, but the timing of Yuan Muyang's appearance was simply too suspicious. Even if she had been too flustered at the time to think clearly, eight months had now passed—how could she not notice it?

Ming Xiaoxiao took a deep breath, feeling an unprecedented weight. Her shoulders felt heavy, as if burdened by a pressure that made it hard to breathe.

Although she knew Gu Zekai was not her biological brother, Gu Yun'er still regarded him as her closest kin. For that alone, Gu Zekai was already satisfied.

"No need, just don't forget the child in the future." Jiu Ran kept her face cold, her tone laced with a hint of reproach. Luo Tianqing did not get angry, knowing she was in the wrong.

Just as he did every day, Liu Mingyu came home from work. As soon as he pushed open the door to the children's room, he would always see Yao Xi sitting on the floor covered in colorful foam mats.

I do not know how much time had passed, but the boatman had long since ceased to make a sound. Only then did Deng Zongqi throw his empty wine jar into the lake and order the boat to return to shore.

Finally, he added with a seductive smirk, "Once the one in the palace is taken care of, I will bestow this girl upon the two of you. Do whatever you want with her." With that, he laughed and strode away.

Of course, with the current situation unclear, Meng Dongyu, as the party at fault, indicated that she knew how to bend and stretch as the situation required.

Li Shaoyan was the troublemaker of the Li family. His wedding, a mere illegitimate son, had been held so grandly—which of his older brothers and sisters-in-law could possibly be satisfied with that?

"Tingting, do you want some ice cream?" Qian Xi pointed to the shop ahead and turned to look at Xun Yuting.

Moreover, Zuo Yifei felt that in the future, they would have to prepare a special room for plush toys for Xiao Ling in the villa.

With a deafening boom, the two massive figures collided violently. The resulting shockwave stirred up clouds of dust, and even the earth buckled under the force of such immense power.

"Yes." Ye Xinglan nodded. He knew he could not hide his movements from his Imperial Father; the vast capital was filled with eyes and ears, and his father knew everything that happened, everywhere.

Although Qian Xi did not understand why, she saw that Commander Shen had remained devoted to Xu Yan for years even without children. She was willing to listen to Xu Yan's advice.

First, You You turned out to be a junior college student, not some genius. Her persona as a top student was questioned by classmates, who even posted her exam admission tickets with failing grades to prove the truth.

As soon as these words were spoken, the eyes of everyone around turned to Fang Heng. They all wanted to see how this mysterious young man would react.

The ancestor had no choice. She knew the resilience of the Demon race's physical form, especially the Demon Emperor, who was practically immortal. Fighting head-on would be of no benefit, so she had to avoid the Demon Emperor's attacks and find another way.

Han Jinghong did not teleport with the others; instead, he stayed behind to have a secret talk with Mu Haiyun until late at night before leaving via the teleportation array.

Xiao Ran felt pain in his body. While silently lamenting that the Ruan family's secret techniques were indeed formidable, he hurried to check on Ruan Xinru. Seeing that she was still breathing and not seriously injured, he finally let out a sigh of relief.

He gently pinched her cheek. Because she was pregnant and had a good appetite, she had put on some weight recently, and her cheeks felt soft and plump to the touch.

The two of them—one wanted to give birth, the other wanted to die; one wanted to live, the other wanted to kill. Aside from the strange consensus that neither would marry the other, there was not a single point they could agree on, until someone rudely interrupted their war of words.

Eleven felt that because of her own situation—because she could not conceive and would never be able to be a mother like a normal person—she was incomplete.

Even if tomorrow were the end of the world, in this moment, she only wanted to hold onto her happiness and the man she loved.

She wanted to shirk responsibility while also being treated as a savior; she wanted all the benefits for herself. How could such a good thing exist in this world?

"Ye Zhiyuan..." Zhou Xuan swallowed, calling out weakly, his tone laced with a hint of pleading, hoping for some kind of turnaround.

On that final day, before Su Xia exhausted her strength and fell into darkness, her last memory was the sight of the previously drenched phoenix spreading its wings and flying high, letting out a mournful cry. Meanwhile, the White Tiger, still trapped in the Ten Thousand Beast Formation, let out a heaven-shaking roar.

Fang Cheng’s gaze shifted; he raised his great blade and swung it diagonally, knocking away a Bladi that was pouncing from above.

Li Li stopped what he was doing and walked over at the right moment, nodding at Zhou Xuan. The two men stared intently at Zhou Xuan.

Lin Kaili nodded with a smile, exchanging numbers with Xia Yuan and adding him on WeChat. Afterwards, Xia Yuan went straight back to the office. As soon as he walked in, he saw Feng Mengmeng teaching Xia Qiran how to walk.

However, Ye Chao could not remember what he had said earlier. He had always been a flirtatious man; he had spoken more than thousands of sweet nothings in his life. Unless he paid special attention, it was extremely difficult to recall all the romantic words he had uttered.

At this moment, the hurried youth in black seemed not to notice the strangeness around him, gazing only ahead as he quickened his pace. This youth was Ye Yi.

It even circled above their heads with a hint of mockery, letting out a harsh, piercing cry.

I was so thirsty that I swallowed a few gulps of water. The warm feeling in my stomach made me feel much better. Mom opened the cloth-wrapped food and set it on the kang; everything had already gone cold, so she heated it up with hot water for me and Dad to eat.

Afterwards, Li Yanyang had Jia Tiancai introduce Lian Tao. Although he was confident, he did not like fighting battles without preparation.

Ming Sheng stood on the summit of the back mountain of the Yanming Sect, looking out at what appeared to be a sea of fire. The scorching red light illuminated the mountains and plains like a sunset. On the periphery of the red light, a thousand-foot light formation slowly rotated, shielding all auras and preventing this terrifying fluctuation from leaking out, otherwise it would have caused a massive uproar.

Raising a leg onto the stool, Qiao'er fiercely cursed the divine slave with everything she had. She used every dirty word and insult she could scrape together in her life, not caring if they were appropriate or not; she just threw them out first.

Furthermore, since Ye Feng had just helped them defend Feiyun City, Xiao Feng did not feel particularly repulsed by him.