Fat and grease wrapped around it tightly.

Watching Liu Xian'er's receding figure, Ye Wuhui couldn't help but smile. Ye Wuhui could easily have killed Liu Xian'er, which would have ensured his absolute safety, but doing so would have violated his own principles. After all, Liu Xian'er had never been his enemy, and she had indeed helped him keep his secret earlier.

Perhaps Qin Wanyi truly held a trump card in her hands, but that did not mean that Liu Zhuangzhuang did not hold a trump card against Gu Jiangzhou.

He listened to my words, his eyes widening in disbelief as if he found it hard to accept. After a moment, he sat up and hesitatingly reached out to touch my face.

Because of his devout belief in powerful dark forces, he defected to the Lich King and became one of the forty-nine heroic bosses.

However, Pan Caiqing could not wait that long; the vengeance for his father's murder had always been a thorn deeply embedded in his heart.

He walked over, embraced me, rubbed his cheek against my hair, and patted my back as if to comfort me.

"Jiangzhou, please don't be like this..." Qin Wanyi said softly. After all, in the future, she and Bai Muchen would be starting a business together as colleagues, she had recognized him as an older brother, and on top of that, he was Muxin's biological brother. They simply could not afford to let their relationship turn sour.

The dining venue was a traditional courtyard house, exuding the strong atmosphere of a wealthy household from ancient times, and surprisingly, they served light, private-kitchen style cuisine.

That was one of the few beautiful memories in her life—as fleeting as a shooting star streaking across the night sky, yet etched so deeply into her soul that it was unforgettable.

With her eyes closed, Nangong Yi'er said, "Then I'm going to sleep." With that, she wrapped her arms around his waist, turned her face into his chest, and drifted off to sleep.

One possibility was that the banker was not a native of the capital and that the two had met in the outskirts of the capital when Ziyao was simply visiting relatives. However, if that were the case, when Ziyao was forcibly dragged away in Xiangyang City, she would not have uttered words telling him to meet her in the capital. Thus, this theory seemed rather unreliable.

How could an emperor like Zhao Ji not be scared out of his wits by this? How could he not harbor wishful thinking and illusions, lacking the courage to face reality?

"Director, can you please be reasonable? We were merely trying to return to our classroom for lessons, yet we were blocked outside the building for no reason." Ye Liangchen was utterly speechless toward this unreasonable bully, who made no distinction between right and wrong and only knew how to target him.

In truth, Ye Liangchen had not been able to fall asleep either. After lying down, he could not help but replay the events of the afternoon, thinking of Sun Yingying. Unlike in the past, the more he thought of her now, the more his heart ached, yet he simply could not stop yearning for her.

On August 14th, Kim Jong-kook, who had tasted failure before, completely turned the tables, abruptly putting an end to BoA's three-game winning streak. Afterwards, as if no one could ever stop him again, he secured two more first-place trophies.

The black seal was square, measuring three inches in both length and width, with intricate, special patterns shimmering across its surface with a dark light, resembling a fine piece of art.

Even Zhang Chu felt extremely fortunate. Had he discovered the main Jurchen force just a little later, Adali and his men might have been severely bitten into by Dorgon. That Dorgon was truly an old and cunning fox, playing the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Zhang Chu had almost fallen right into his trap.

"Order everyone to gather in the open space in front of the tents, unarmed. I have words for them." Cao Ce dutifully assumed his position as a willing megaphone for the Security Army.

"We've known each other for so long, why are you still blushing?" Yue Yue did not quite understand Zhang Chu's remark.

Now, no matter how deeply Bishop Nandi regretted his actions, it was already too late. The charge of the Holy Guard Knights did not halt simply because he stood in their path; instead, a knight hoisted him aside with a lance before continuing the charge.

I sat in a daze for a while before grabbing my clothes and heading into the bathroom to wash up. While taking a shower, I unexpectedly discovered that my rather irregular period had arrived. Counting the days, it had been more than thirty days since that "bloody splendor" incident in front of Lu Xudong, and a sudden wave of melancholy washed over me.

Back in the day, Chen Jiran and Gu Xixi were extremely close, and almost everyone who knew them well was aware that Chen Jiran was pursuing Gu Xixi.

"You were the one who told me back then to make my own choices. Are you backing out on your word now?" Although Gu Xixi had fractures in multiple parts of her body and was wrapped up like a mummy, her spirit remained entirely unbroken.

Luo Ming felt that Liu Fan had changed compared to before, yet he could not pinpoint exactly how, making him feel a faint sense of unease.

Two-thirds of the hundred or so large vessels plundered from the Canal Administration office had been successively swapped out and sold off, replaced by defective riverboats that lacked watertight compartments and were incapable of navigation. This left Wang Jin feeling both a mix of joy and sorrow, and immensely furious.

After that incident, despite Aunt Shi's repeated explanations that she harbored no malicious intent, Aunt Song remained permanently alienated from her.

At that time, amidst the bitter cold, Lou Kuan stood with sweat beading on his forehead, chatting idly and disconnectedly with Gu Xixi.

Water was still dripping from her hair, and crystal-clear droplets clung to her sturdy pectoral muscles. Gu Xixi swallowed hard; the sight was simply too stunning for her to look away.

Yin Junbai initially felt that Lou Shaojun was doing a fine job, but now he sensed numerous flaws.

His height suddenly surged to three meters, his fists became rock-solid, and his muscles hardened. The exact moment he expanded, his clothes burst apart, leaving him completely naked.

She refused to believe that Wenshuo was an utterly heinous villain, yet the countless riddle-filled "facts" forced her to suspect that Wenshuo had been deceiving her all along, merely putting on an act in front of her... Just what kind of person was he, really?

This piercing scream unexpectedly attracted the "attention" of Kong Island's overlord, King Kong. This legendary, unimaginably giant gorilla—feared even by the fiercest beasts on the island—happened to take a fancy to Ann. However, little did it know that this would mark the beginning of its tragic destiny.

Guan Ping remained silent. After all, his state of mind and current situation bore no resemblance whatsoever to the person before him, who was his factual immediate superior. To blindly offer affirmation or denial would result in a thoroughly inappropriate outcome.

"Mr. Bao, our Sanctuary has an unseemly request to make. We humbly ask for your assistance." The speaker was Li Heng, the Poetry Immortal among the three.

Forget it, I won't bother with it. Since this is something you, Xiangliu, desire, you had better have the capability to take it.

Because he was unable to capture the exact position of his opponent's weapon, all of Zhao Yucheng's attacks had to rely entirely on guesswork and luck.

The core essence of the entire technique emphasized the dual cultivation of both life and essence—that is, the simultaneous cultivation of "spirit and physical form." One had to practice not only external Daoist arts but also refine one's inner original mind, achieving a comprehensive cultivation of both body and mind.

Moreover, the distances between these spiritual herbs were practically equal. Naturally, the seeds dropped by the first batch of herbs would sprout around them, but any seeds that grew too close together failed to thrive because the larger spiritual herbs absorbed all the spiritual energy and moisture.