Chapter 42: The Great Operation to Save the In-Laws

As he pondered this, Ying Bowen looked again at Shijing. "When the descendants of the Chi family appeared in country M, I immediately suspected your true identity."

"Just two steamed buns, no vegetables at all. If I have to eat like this, I’m not going to waste my energy working hard," He Bufan glanced toward the steward.

He favored blue clothing but often changed styles, sometimes wearing a T-shirt with jeans, other times a shirt with dress pants, and even his shoes varied.

Li Tong spoke, then tossed aside his iron spear, drawing his sword and pressing it to his neck. Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through his wrist, and the sword fell to the ground. Zhao Yun had struck Li Tong’s wrist with his spear, preventing him from committing suicide.

Ye Chen’s body crouched slightly before leaping into the air. With a thunderous blast, the ground exploded, forming a hundred-meter-wide crater. Hovering in midair, Ye Chen poured a surge of power into the Xuanyuan Sword.

That old man—at his age, spending money was like shortening his lifespan. He kept some money aside for medicine, to live a few more days if he fell ill. Spending money for others was like spending it on medicine for them. Once the medicine money was gone, how could he buy medicine if he got sick?

"Primordial Land—Chaos Realm!" A faint, ethereal voice entered the boy’s ears, seeming distant yet as close as if whispered beside him.

The second tier had only a few dozen tables, reserved for several sub-hall leaders and elite disciples. Naturally, the chefs’ skills and the food quality were far superior to those on the lowest level.

Xiao Feng, upon hearing the Security Chief’s words, bluntly reached out and snatched the chip from the table.

"Second brother, just don’t look at it. Out of sight, out of mind. Besides, these heterodox individuals aren’t utterly wicked; there’s no need to worry too much," Liu Bei said gently.

Perhaps this was Gao Xue’s true nature; her coldness was merely a mask worn to deal with those she disliked.

Faced with Ran Yu’s thunderous reprimand, Zhang Tu’s guards hung their heads in shame, covering their faces and dropping their weapons.

"Very well. Your Majesty, I trust you have no objection to my men entering the imperial city of the Southern Kingdom in force," Jiang Ruixuan said to Tang Lan, his determined gaze stating the stakes of the Penglai Assembly were high.

Then, he felt the fury of the upper-level universe, followed by the wrath of the uppermost universe. Finally, a roar echoed as the cycle of universes within him began to dissipate.

At that moment, Iga Aoi felt her vision blur slightly. If it meant betraying an entire kingdom for such a man, it was worth it! Such a man was worthy of her love. From that moment on, Wang Xiao quietly opened the door to Iga Aoi’s heart.

Fortunately, Ningxia seemed to believe his words and began to smile and nod at him, allowing Cheng Shuo to secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

"Haha, Dad, you’re right. This family truly is blessed," Long Xiang agreed, thinking of Zhang Yu and Zhang Jian’s luck.

In his anger, Zhang Guiqi almost got kicked by the horse when he tried to handle things himself. It was only when Liu Housheng from next door intervened that the carriage was finally hitched properly.

The villagers, who had originally felt uneasy seeing Zhang Yu’s family reclaim so much wasteland, now, seeing them finally stop, no longer whispered or pointed fingers at them.

Everyone knew he was a wolf in sheep’s clothing, except for her—foolishly seeing him as her savior and foolishly pledging herself to him.

I was utterly stunned by his scolding; for a moment, I felt as if the one who betrayed Li Hongbo was not Liu Tingting, but me.