Chapter 65

Lu Yan pretended that his secret had been exposed, his expression suddenly changing to one of awkwardness and unease. He stared intently into his grandfather's eyes. Although that frame was growing increasingly aged, Lu Changcun's gaze remained sharp, as if it could pierce straight into Lu Yan's inner thoughts.

Watching her like this, Lu Tuoyu's heart ached even more, yet he did not know what to say. The person he loved was clearly suffering and exhausted, yet she forced herself to act as though nothing was wrong right before his eyes; could there be anything more disheartening than this? To be neither needed nor relied upon—could anything be more agonizingly heartbreaking?

Xiaosa held a cup of tea, looking out at the snowflakes outside the window as she took a gentle sip. Hearing the gossip about herself from inside the inn's main hall, she smiled lightly, shook her head, and paid no further attention to such completely useless chatter.

"Hahahaha," An Ge had not expected Ling Heng to have such a humorous side. She coughed twice and cleared her throat.

The reason it was known so clearly was, firstly, that these five major fortified cities held an extraordinarily lofty status across the entire Lingzhou power map, far surpassing the importance of the other hundred-odd fortified cities; and secondly, because these four major fortified cities were all related to Xiao Mo to varying degrees.

Ignoring Li Yuhui's abnormal behavior, Xiaosa was determined to tear away his hypocritical mask and strike a severe blow to his core. She wanted to see if his heart could hurt as well, for she had no desire to watch him put on an act of infatuated devotion—something she considered a desecration of Yun Wuyou.

"No need, I'm not hungry." An Wen kept her eyes fixed on the operating room door, not even sparing Lao Mao a single glance.

A designer needed to master skills spanning numerous stages such as design, cutting, and craftsmanship, and furthermore had to complete them within a strictly limited time. Such demands appeared quite harsh even to battle-hardened contestants.

The antique gold and jade box containing the remaining two mutant Dark-Ice Black-Water Herbs, along with seventeen primary ingredients for refining the Profound Snow Pill: the Profound Snow Herbs.

Inside the dojo, after an instant of profound silence, no one spoke another word. Only the howling wind from outside the window carried through, preventing the air from feeling too heavy and suffocating.

The two went to put on their makeup first. Li Bingbing's acting prowess was such that she could portray anything convincingly; dressed in simple, unpretentious attire, she looked just like a pretty country girl. Zhu Tianyun's styling was much simpler—a traveler's look that was practically his natural persona.

"Guess what else I brought for you?" Zhu Tianyun pulled over his bag and said with a mysterious air.

Thinking for the long term, failing to get to the bottom of the cause now would simply be adopting an ostrich mentality and awaiting death. Any talk of Divine Palace wars would become meaningless; in the face of a catastrophic disaster, who would still bother fighting over cities and territories?

The ruler of a nation had personally offered an apology and explanation; if Xia叶 did not accept the gesture and step down gracefully, it would be terribly unappreciative.

However, it was unfortunate that Conley suffered a facial fracture after being struck by McCollum in the opening round and, according to post-game examinations, would be sidelined for at least two weeks, meaning Conley would miss the second round of the series.

Standing on the roof of the Garden Hotel's main building and periodically checking the mechanical watch on his wrist, Yun Tu's expression grew increasingly grim.

Yet for his sake, she had transformed from Nina into Lin Zhuyin—into Gu Yingsheng's dedicated and dutiful assistant, Lin Zhuyin.

For a similar event to happen once was a coincidence, but could it still be a coincidence the second time? Could the Chief Grand Secretary have done this on purpose?

"I- I just came out of the restroom and was grabbed by this bunch of people. This sister here was captured at the same time. They seemed to think we were streetwalkers and tried to force us to do that kind of thing," Qiu Ruoyu sobbed, burying herself in Zhang Zhen's embrace.

"Fine!" Asada Saori responded. Since Suzuki Akiko had already made up her decision, she would not refuse either, and deep down she also felt that their previous treatment of Su Xian'er had been quite unfair.

Over time, deeply rooted and intricate local influences had formed. Within the prefectural city, people still obeyed the imperial authority and official mandates, but beyond the prefectural city, it was the exclusive domain of the powerful clans.

Uchiha Ji's abilities were coveted and relied upon by Shimura Danzo. However, Danzo was not the sort of person to "employ someone he doubted, and doubt no one he employed."

That afternoon in Zhaoyang Palace, chatting with Xiao Hua while watching him guide Shen Xi in handling military affairs, Qi Jiu hurried in at that very moment.

Moreover, the cosplay at every comic convention almost exclusively featured characters from video games, with virtually no attention paid to characters from manga or anime.

Of course... the heavily criticized elements of 'young people's lifestyles' in the television drama would naturally be edited out, as that had been the single most heavily blasted aspect after the show originally aired.

Generally speaking, when someone is abruptly asked about something outside their knowledge, their subconscious reaction is to counter-ask, "What do you mean by that?"

Most of those who refused to believe it rubbed their eyes, staring fixedly at the Weibo post with expressions of utter disbelief.

"You really are lucky." Matters like this were certainly not simple, but since Su Wan had put it that way, it undoubtedly meant she didn't want him to worry, so Huang Anning simply went along with her words.

If Silan refused to consent, even if he had to cast aside his pride and reputation, he would force the Emperor to change his mind.

Furthermore, Yang Fan had no need for Lu Yuan to help him enhance his strength; he had plans of his own.

Knowing that he was not particularly welcome here, and seeing that the matter had concluded, Qin Hong immediately took the initiative to walk out of the estate.

"Brother Jing and the others are protecting the common people in Yuzhou City, while my junior brothers and I went out to subdue demons and are currently on our way back to Mount Shu," Xu Changqing replied.

Lin Xi had been getting along well with the bailiffs over the past few days. As soon as Song Lingjun returned, a bailiff came to inform Lin Xi. Lin Xi had just undressed and was eager to crawl under the covers to sleep, but upon hearing this, she briskly changed her clothes and hurried off to find Song Lingjun.

The Spicy Stir-fry Gragas got close to Jarvan IV, choosing to instantly execute the EQ combo to knock him airborne, followed by a basic attack, leaving Gragas with only half his health remaining.

Before long, Artyom and the others arrived beneath the tree, sweeping their shotguns around, but there was no longer any trace of the gray wolf.

For a moment, I felt like backing out; although the reward was extremely generous, one needed to be alive to collect it.

Wearing an oversized black bomber jacket, seeing that no one was paying her attention, Rebecca angrily hurled an empty beer bottle away with a loud crash.

The more he looked at the man before him, the more Doctor Rayleigh felt that Trafalgar Law himself radiated a certain special, captivating charisma that continually drew others to join his crew, allowing it to grow and expand ever larger.