Chapter 33: A Misguided Reception

Zang Zexin cast a look of gratitude toward Xiao Ningxue. Regardless of her motives for helping, the fact remained that she had saved him ten credits. Credits were incredibly valuable in the academy, and freshmen had few ways to acquire them. For Zang Zexin, those ten credits were a significant sum.

Xiao Ningxue walked over to the instructor with enthusiasm, waiting to be assigned a task. "Instructor, what can I do?" she asked, looking up.

He had been living in profound agony, fantasizing every day that if he saw her, he would surely kill her to put an end to this suffering. Yet, the Marquis would not divorce her, for he still had use for her—he needed her legs.

Many farmers wept as they knelt beside their fields. Even the guards stationed on the city walls, looking out over the vast landscape and the endless, torrential rain, found themselves letting their tears flow, blurring their vision and stirring their souls.

That is how a scumbag behaves: speaking in platitudes while feigning deep emotion, until he has moved none but himself.

They were speaking of a wager, not suggesting that a man could truly exchange six hundred and seventy thousand taels of silver for a single promise.

The Ziwei Emperor and the Treasure Buddha chose to ignore him, leaving the Monkey King and the Bull Demon King to stall for time.

The night sky over the city was never particularly clear; with the interference of artificial lights, the stars were already sparse, and the patch Long Qingbao pointed to was pitch black.

"Under my storm-like offensive, no matter how well you defend, your fate is sealed! I shall defend the honor of Dongtang University!" Xiao Dingbang declared his knightly oath before launching his third move.

Luo Wei was right, but judging by the sketches on his paper, the results were truly abysmal; he was indeed a long way from even mastering the basics.

The weather was cold, yet she was covered only by a few tattered rags. A boy of about five or six sat kneeling by the bedside, clutching her hand, his expression full of anxiety and helplessness.

Fu Zhilin noticed her subtle movement. His heart hammered like a drum, and his large hand cupped her chin, deepening the kiss.

This boost was not merely about raw damage; the additional attributes could also be exploited, and in certain aspects or specific situations, these attributes could play a vital role.

Fearing that a certain jealous lover might lose his temper and require endless coaxing, they decided against it. Even if Lu Shiyu were willing to stoop to being Zheng Xiu's groomsman, Zheng Xiu himself would likely not want it.

Chen Feng walked over to the villagers and examined their card table. Was it his own ignorance, or were these villagers at the cutting edge of the times? He had never seen such a thing before—who had created it?

"Since the New Year has just passed, grain collection efforts haven't been very effective. We have mobilized reserves from nearby prefectures in Ji County, but considering the transit time, there will likely be a one or two-day shortfall. My greatest fear is that the enemy will strike during those two days," Murong Jie said, his voice heavy with concern.

Chen Mingxing was strange in this regard, as few people could project such a fierce, murderous gaze. Most of the time he saw such looks, it was on criminals or in underground boxing rings. Perhaps Chen Mingxing had been through experiences that forged such an expression.

"All done." Su Wanqi opened her eyes after making her wish, and upon seeing Wang Xudong staring at her, her face flushed even redder.

Chen Qi was not worried about the future availability of control-type superpower crystals to fuse with, because the superpowers he had supposedly "destroyed" were not truly extinguished in the absolute sense.

Long Fei struck a pretentious pose, though his heart ached. Du Juan'er’s insistence on marrying Chu Han made him feel that her life was likely ruined.

"Tsk," Jiang Chuan clicked his tongue, thinking his colleague was truly hopeless; if someone wants to die, there is no stopping them.

He observed that the magic Li Feng cast used only the most basic applications of the elements, and he was using more than one.