Chapter 69: The Yu Family Wedding Banquet

An eerie silence enveloped the surroundings, broken only by the distinct sound of her own heartbeat.
Huo Jiamei swallowed nervously, took a tentative couple of steps toward the spot where the dark figure had vanished, and mustered the courage to shout, "I saw you! Get out here right now!"
Silence. It remained utterly silent—so quiet that Huo Jiamei began to wonder if her eyes had deceived her.
Yet she was certain it hadn't been a trick of the light. Now, no matter how loudly she called out, there was no response, which left only one logical conclusion—
"Alright. Let's stop the discussion, everyone. I will explain it to you!" Seeing the crowd buzzing with debate, Gao Sheng knew it was necessary to clear things up.
With a resounding clash, both struck each other with their ultimate moves. However, Exeggutor possessed the Grass-type attribute, so the impact of Wartortle's Water Gun was minimal.
"Father was startled by older brother too," Luer giggled. She then threw her arms around Chen Yan's arm, standing slightly on tiptoe so that her head could just brush against the crook of his elbow. Chen Yan hesitated for a moment before raising his other hand to pat Luer on the head.
During dinner, Bai Xiaowei had excused himself to go to the restroom, tracked down the waiter, and secretly settled the bill in advance.
"Are you Yeminkun?" Xu Ye knew that a primordial spirit was still trapped inside Jin Zhongliang's Nirvana Pagoda, and that spirit was named Yeminkun.
That official could not be certain of anything. In any case, there were too many rumors surrounding this place and that jade pendant. The Ministry of Defense classified all of this as top secret, especially the critical military base located above, leaving even officials of their rank without the clearance to know much.
"It's you? It's always been you? My previous dream was you as well?" Zhou Lin knew he had unconsciously entered a state of transcendence. Fancied with such a familiar situation, he recalled the dark dream from before, along with that dark version of himself.
The alchemist named Fei Zhong mentioned by Yun Tao must be one recently hired from the outside by the Alchemy and Artifact Hall.
After chatting for a while, a crew member came downstairs to announce that the recording was about to begin and asked everyone to head upstairs and take their seats.
Success! He had finally succeeded. The perseverance in those final moments was rewarded with an indescribable joy.
If Aiyan Middle School was only performing at last year's level, they were simply too weak, which meant this match would be a breeze.
Advancing any further would be unsafe, so Qin Jiangfeng decided to shoot right from where he was. This time, he did not pass to Li Xin. Li Xin's shooting power, much like Cai Meng's, was not exceptionally strong, yet Li Xin lacked Cai Meng's tricky precision, let alone Cai Meng's bizarre V-curve shot.
At that moment, an aged voice echoed across the entire mountain peak. As the words fell, massive banks of dark clouds suddenly gathered over the summit. Gale winds began to howl, kicking up dust and flying stones, while colossal bolts of lightning wove through the dark clouds with deafening rumbles, casting the world in a flickering interplay of light and shadow.
"Run toward the south!" Xun Cen saw that all the routes leading ahead to Ye City and other cities in Ji Province had been completely blocked off.
The voice was exquisitely captivating, carrying a lethal charm. In an instant, the surroundings fell utterly still.
"What an endearing young lady. This humble servant was just about to ask Her Ladyship which noble family this princess belongs to," Lady Efante smiled warmly.
Seeing Li Xiong block the opponent's shot, the Xiangju players thought their chance had come. But before long, the ball was snatched away once more.
Astonished, Mi Tian and Mi Lan stared blankly at Long Tian in the middle of the courtyard. With his back turned toward them, Long Tian possessed the formidable aura of a lone warrior holding off an entire army.
Following Bao Qing'er's challenge to Yang Han, the number of disciples searching throughout the Gambling Stone City gradually began to decrease.
Li Jingyi nodded and said calmly, "Very well, I understand. Investigating this matter will be difficult, but I will do my best to uncover the truth before Yan Beijue returns."
After absorbing the limited surface memories in his mind, Yuan Che finally fully understood what had happened.