Chapter 48: Covered by His Large Hand

If it's clean, how about tonight?

Xia Mo was not in a hurry at all, patiently acting as a listener and occasionally chiming in with well-timed remarks.

To the left of the hill, there was a valley that offered shelter from the wind and had a water source. The elite troops were waiting on standby right there.

The mere existence of a Si Nanxiao already had her grandfather on tenterhooks. If a young master of the Jiang family—someone with ties to three different underworld factions—were to be added to the mix, she feared it would upset her grandfather's health and send him straight to the grave.

As for martial artists like Gu Yuexuan, maintaining good relations with government officials could prove useful at any given moment, so why not embrace the opportunity?

Third Brother Jiang felt deeply ashamed and apologized to Qin Chong, but Qin Chong brushed it off, telling him not to take it to heart. Qin Chong did not need time to recover from the shock; the moment he arrived at the estate, he held a private discussion with Third Brother Jiang. Lu Kaiyu and the others had no idea what they discussed, as they were only guarding outside the door.

In the end, it was a close call with a safe outcome. The supervising magistrate finally let out a breath of relief; good or bad, all three heads had been collected, and he could finally return to report on his mission. On one hand, he ordered his men to properly pack away the three heads, and on the other, he bowed again to express his gratitude to Yuan Tai before hurriedly leading the officials and soldiers of the Ministry of Punishments back home.

Listening to what Yi Yan said, Shen Lan gradually calmed down, but upon hearing the last few sentences, an inexplicable anger welled up in her heart once again.

Mu Shengyi never expected this, and he immediately tightened his embrace around her. To him, those soft lips were truly the greatest reward. When he was pouring so much effort into it, he had never imagined that he would one day receive a response from Ye Ruoxi.

During the lunch and evening breaks after school, she would wait at the door of her benefactor's classroom, doing whatever was asked and following instructions as required. Generally speaking, her tasks fell into three main categories: running errands for her benefactor, doing laundry, and cleaning.

Later on, it was rumored that someone had witnessed the Crown Princess, upon the arrival of the pursuers, chewing and swallowing the imperial baby she had just given birth to with her own mouth. This scene left the observing officials and soldiers utterly terrified and deeply horrified, a memory they could not shake to this day.

The crew's initial impression of her was one of sympathy, but she never used that to court pity, simply focusing diligently and professionally on her acting.

Jian Zhengfeng and the two others nodded as Jian Mingyi recounted the four things he knew one by one, and then he looked at the three of them, wanting to know if there were any other matters.

When the First Emperor awoke, Xiang Qiming had not even dared to report this incident, fearing it might further harm His Majesty's precious health.

His words filled Zeng Zhiwei with confidence. Here in the north, shopkeepers were already skeptical about Future's beverages, let alone in the south.

He was the one who delivered the letter, and now that the Great Chieftain was angered by its contents, he was terrified that the Great Chieftain might vent his anger on him.

Yet now, Lu Mingfei had actually spoken about Chen Wenwen in such a manner, which made Su Xiaoqiang immensely happy. This good-for-nothing scoundrel had finally spoken like a sensible human being, proving that Chen Wenwen was not nearly as flawless as she seemed.

When capturing a resource point for the first time, one must defeat its garrison troops. If the attack fails, the garrison will respawn to prevent other players from picking up easy gains.

She had already been grieving deeply over the affair of Fusu recently; if anything else were to happen to His Majesty, her days would truly be numbered.

Guo Baolin would never consider that, were it not for that owl, he would not have acquired his current vast fortune, let on become the boss of Baolin Food.

Realizing her voice was too loud after finishing her sentence, she made a silencing gesture and then returned to her room with Aunt Qing. Zhou Qi chuckled softly, stood there for a moment, and then went to pour some water.

The rooms of the two were right next to Mu Feng's group. After Xiang Huaijin and the others left, the four humans and one beast entered Mu Feng's illusion domain to discuss their next steps.