Volume 1, Chapter 61: Hemorrhoids Flare-up, Preparing for Zhang Juzheng's Surgery

"Elder Li, please help me support Chief Grand Secretary Zhang into the medical hall first," Xia Jingtian said.

With that, Xia Jingtian and Li Shizhen together supported Zhang Juzheng as they moved forward. However, Zhang Juzheng waved his hand and said in an extremely weak voice, "It hurts too much! I can't walk!"

Xia Jingtian lowered his head to look closely and discovered a pool of very fresh blood at the back of Zhang Juzheng's trousers. He knew that Zhang Juzheng's hemorrhoids had acted up, causing severe bleeding in the anal region that made it impossible for him to walk.

"Elder Li, help hoist Chief Grand Secretary Zhang onto my shoulders, and I'll carry him in."

Thus, Li Shizhen helped Zhang Juzheng onto Xia Jingtian's back, and they entered the medical hall.

"Zixuan..."

As the law fragments were lost, those bolts of lightning instantly grew quiet and even showed signs of dissipating.

The two of them attempted to scale the cliff to check whether the caves had any exits. As a result, they did find quite a few caves, but all of them turned out to be the lairs of fierce demonic beasts. Suffering immensely, the two fled wildly across the mountains in a desperate bid for survival.

After all, the art of soul refining was vastly superior to external fire refining by more than several tiers. Once their clansmen eventually ventured out from here, without certain means, it would be utterly impossible to return to their former peak glory.

In the end, Zhang Jiajia's clothes were still torn. Grumbling, he went to change his clothes, and then the three of them bid farewell to the city lord and departed.

"No. You didn't do anything wrong; you did fa-bu-lous-ly!" The last three words were uttered by Togaou almost through gritted teeth.

During this period, he had already seen many such solitary cultivators who had come specifically to lend a helping hand, so he was long accustomed to it.

Judging by his demeanor, he didn't look like a defeated person at all; rather, he resembled a victor, standing there giving orders and pointing fingers.

"My friend," Gao Qing said casually, "Let's eat a bit better today. Give us a grilled fish, and for side dishes, let's have enoki mushrooms, thousand-layer tofu, baby napa cabbage, and dried bean curd strips, along with two pitchers of fresh draft beer," Gao Qing said to the grilled fish restaurant owner.

With a melodious chime of a bell, the previously dim stadium suddenly blazed with lights, illuminating the place as bright as day.

Qin Heng was smooth and easygoing in his conduct, yet when it came to morality, his word was worth more than gold. He certainly didn't want anyone to cast doubt on the bodyguards he had recruited and trained. To set Chen Tangjing's mind at ease, Young Master Heng's voluntary revelation of his "family" strength could also be regarded as an implicit leaning toward the current situation.

What an absolute character she is! Chu Luoxi confirmed this to herself, smiled, and turned around to look for someone. Since there weren't many fans outside, she wanted to ask the director to make an exception and let them all in.

"Is the soup you're holding in your hand brewed for me?" An Hexuan emphasized the word "me," his purpose naturally being to make Anweichen and Du Zicong green with envy. Furthermore, since he had taken the initiative to speak to Xiong Xiaobai, she couldn't possibly keep from looking at him now, could she?

As the setting sun went down, the sunlight split the street into two halves—one half brightly lit, and the other dark and cold.

Qiu Xian was even more straightforward. Without lingering on the tickets for even a minute, she tossed them to Xiao Jingxuan and Chu Luoxi, leaving the two of them to handle the matter.

The sounds of the world seemed to freeze. Nobody knew how long had passed until, as Long Yunfei slowly drew her sword out from the already lifeless corpse, time finally began to flow once more.

I hadn't seen Brother Yu for more than ten days; how is he doing now? I said softly, "Brother Yu, it's You'er. Have you been well lately?" Unable to think of anything else to say, I simply uttered the cliché that everyone loved to use.

Each person was given a horse. The three of them led their own fine steeds, while Shangguan Feng trotted off to the prince's stables by herself to pick a horse she fancied.

The reason he felt a sense of relief was not because he was still in love with Xiong Xiaobai and loathed seeing her with another man, but rather because of his old classmate—Xiong Ruiyi.

Reliving her life, what she encountered was not only her enemies, but also those who had once helped her, and even those who had lost their lives because they helped her.

Although the Sima family had not produced any Innate Grandmasters in this generation, they possessed nearly ten Great Masters and commanded a force of over ten elite battalions.

In truth, Jiang Ling had never quite figured out why, having been reborn just a few days later, such a drastic change could occur between Qing Qinghe and Director Qin during those few days. Yet Qing Qinghe refused to say.

Li Sijian reiterated Zhang Xinlian's responsibilities and had him familiarize himself with the newly added features in his watch, such as contact, rescue, and trading functions.

Feng Mu's facial muscles twitched as he balked at the exorbitant price of the syringe. A needle syringe like the one from his past life was actually being sold for this much, and what was more, there were even clear price tags for secondhand items—it was simply preposterous.

Especially later on, when his hometown suffered successive droughts, locust plagues, and pestilence, the former Yuan court not only failed to provide disaster relief but instead increased tax burdens.

The village chief had a booming voice. Although he was not yet fifty, his eyes were sharp and piercing. He glared fiercely at the few troublemakers who had stuck their neck out, then swept his gaze across the listless, lifeless villagers.

After finishing dinner with the people from Hanlin Consulting Company, Xu Shenxue headed straight back home without any intention of returning to the office.

"Ugh, you... you're crushing me!" Just as Zhu Hai was letting his imagination run wild, a faint voice reached his ears, and the source of the sound seemed to be right beneath his buttocks.

With Xiaoxiao's schooling settled, Gong Mingxia was overjoyed. Although a light drizzle was still falling outside, it gave her the motivation to strive harder.

Taking advantage of the other's momentary distraction, Feng Mu executed a grab, his five fingers clamping down like iron pincers onto the latter's ankle, though the tactile sensation felt like gripping tough cowhide.

After galloping furiously on horseback for fifty li, Liu Xie suddenly encountered a tree blocking the road ahead, bordered on the side by a dense forest of interlacing shadows.

"I remember you saying that down here, there are lots of trees growing, right?" Zhaoyang suddenly asked a seemingly completely irrelevant question.

Just as he stepped into the gymnasium, Geng Haoshi saw Zhu Di, Sun Peng, He Zhikun, Wang Meng, and Chen Yu lying flat on the basketball court floor, panting heavily.

Though the weather was scorching hot, people did not expose more of their skin; on the rather contrary, they were wrapped up very tightly. Compared to enduring the heat, being burned by the blistering sun could prove fatal.

With Luoli now vanished into another dimension, everyone's attention shifted back to this side to see if there was anything they could do to help Xu Xi.

After drinking half a bottle of yogurt, the baby felt full, set the yogurt down at the corner of the table, took out the textbook, and began listening to the lecture attentively.

Though she had no desire to entertain her, putting on a cold expression directly would certainly prompt others to gossip and talk behind her back.

After Chai Wang sat down, he merely perched the edge of his buttocks on the sofa, whereas I, with self-awareness, stood respectfully behind Chai Wang. After all, anyone whom even someone like Chai Wang treated with such reverence was bound to be extraordinary.

When it came to martial arts, these people combined were far from being a match for him, but when it came to stirring up trouble and spreading malicious gossip, these people could leave him miles behind.