Chapter 33: Being Bullied

Before the laughter had even faded, the current Prince of Changping, Jiang Shou-zheng—the old man whom Jiang Xiao-cai spoke of so irreverently in private—had already entered the room.

Lian Ye complained earnestly. Perhaps it was beneath the dignity of an Undead King, but it felt like the most authentic version of him.

When Shiori cordially invited her to stay and live there, Mana looked away, feeling increasingly embarrassed.

"You have already collected the interest; isn't it time for me to recoup some of the principal to turn the tide?" I pushed his hand away. "Where did you learn such nonsense?" After several attempts, Shunzhi’s patience gradually wore thin. Feeling the shift in his body, I could not help but blush.

For a moment, I felt a sense of insecurity and did not dare to force myself onto Yan Yixin again. Yet, the occasional glance I cast toward Yan Wan was filled with resentment.

"It really is karate," Mao Li-lan sighed as she saw that Wakamatsu Toshihide did not believe her.

However, when he saw Qing Ye standing and laughing with a handsome man brought by Huo Tong, the jealousy in his eyes erupted.

"Put it down. With my agility, I wouldn't slide off even with my eyes closed!" Liu Xiang-ling said with great complacency.

"But!!!" Shiori lowered her head like an ostrich. Being a shy girl who was not good at dealing with men, she was so flustered by Lian Ye’s blunt remarks that she could not even string a sentence together.

"You brainless idiot, you've ruined us all!" Takagi Saya pointed at the boy. The foolish boy was just sitting in that pool of blood, waiting for the zombies to surround him instead of trying to escape.

The ringing of the telephone interrupted Xiao Han’s thoughts. A moment later, Tan Zhen transferred the call inside. When Xiao Han picked up, it was Lei Ming-jie, who had just left.

But the most popular one was not him, but Concubine Xi. She was a divine physician who never charged for consultations and whose treatments required no medicine; wherever she went, cheers followed. Yan Yang-tian only focused on practicing his sword, A-Jiu occasionally hung out with A-Dai, sometimes helped Concubine Xi with patients, or sparred with Yang-tian. The only person she did not get close to was Xi Sa.

"Should I take him to the Master first, or go look for the Wolf-Gu Poison Spider?" Only when he reached the Taoist priest could he see his face clearly.

***

They went to a restaurant, ordered a few bowls of noodles and two side dishes. One of the officers was opening a bottle of Erguotou with his teeth when he suddenly remembered something.

The ice giant, now split in two, lay before Invincible. Aisman, who had been inside the giant, was nowhere to be seen, and the remains of the two halves of the ice giant lay lifelessly on the ground.

Staring intently at the white figure before him, Alpha gasped heavily, his nose and mouth struggling for air. His astonishment and disbelief were written plainly across his face.

The Song and Jin soldiers all looked up at the sky, but with the clouds rolling and lightning flashing, they could see nothing. They could only pray silently in their hearts for their respective marshals to prevail.

He shouldn't have told headquarters about this, nor should he have asked them to come and discuss it in the first place. It wouldn't have ended up like this—a situation where he offended both sides.

As the two great commanders headed off to the Primordial Starry Space to fight, the Asura warriors were about to charge into the Dark Buddhist Land to wreak havoc. However, inside the Dark Buddhist Land, golden lotuses began to rise, and upon each lotus sat a bhikshu in the lotus position.

"Sister Jiang!" Xiao Hai-yan and Xiao Jian-ling, who were standing right behind Jiang Hui-juan, quickly reached out to support her. After a brief struggle, Jiang Hui-juan ran out like a madwoman, crying out Guo Guo’s name in a heart-wrenching voice.

I should mention that she and Dimples only walked with us when our two classes had joint lectures. Most of the time, we attended our own classes, so she and Dimples often walked together. That is why I had no idea she was being harassed.

The company's senior management and the board of directors only cared about making more money. Upon hearing the CFO’s report, they all watched the financial department's status updates with anxiety.

In the afternoon, "Pompadour" suddenly called me. I didn't know it was him at first. He told me he hadn't seen me all break and wanted to meet up for a meal before school started.

Wang Chen stared into Assassin No. 1’s eyes, his brows slightly furrowed. He could tell that Assassin No. 1 was not lying.

"Did you sleep with that fake Yoona?" Ni Zi-hao asked with reckless audacity.

Li Chun handed the basket in her hand to Fu Qing nearby and scooped up some water to wash her hands. Though her face remained calm, the anger in her heart was difficult to suppress.

***

The giant shrimp spotted Ye Feng immediately. It let out a bone-chilling grinding sound, then swung its two massive pincers and charged aggressively toward him.

"Why is everyone so quiet? Did you lure me out just to get a look at me?" Ye Feng looked at his opponents, the Dragon-Slaying Saber in his hand shimmering with cold light.

Originally, Hong Yan intended to settle Wei Yu-shan in the villa, but there were no vacant rooms left, so she had to arrange for her to stay at Lin Jia-hui’s place.

I don't know if it was like this at your high schools, but here, every middle school designated as a testing site had to prepare exam rooms. The first and second-year students would get five and a half days off.

The Origin Master roared, "Do you think you can contain me with just that!" With a flash of golden light from his body, the three giant dragons seemed to suffer a heavy blow, and their dragon scales fell off entirely.

Seeing the shifting expressions on Zhou Mei-yu’s face, Old Madam Luo knew exactly what she was thinking. She did not interrupt her, treating it as a lingering hope for the girl to hold onto. After all, everyone in this mansion was within her grasp; she had no immediate desire to deal with her, so she let her indulge in her fantasies.

Zhang San-feng felt a jolt of alarm, as he noticed Bai Fan—his face wreathed in purple energy—glance in his direction. It seemed he had already discovered his presence, but perhaps because he viewed him as nothing more than an ant, he did not strike directly.

"Very well. I do not wish to see anyone at this moment," Ying Chun closed her eyes, her face a mask of indifference.

Though spring had arrived, the thin breeze still carried a chill. The warm sun brushed against her face, and the light provided a hint of warmth. The spring scenery was enchanting; along the way, yellow and green filled her vision. As they neared Anshan, looking out into the distance, a fiery red seemed to fall from the heavens, as if a raging blaze were reaching toward the sky.

Fully focused and racing against time, Chen Chu-mo took the exam with composure. Even though the proctor paced back and forth in front of him several times, it did not distract him at all. For the oral section, he had studied the tones from online recordings. With clear, articulate pronunciation, Chen Chu-mo spoke American English so naturally that the candidate next to him felt immense pressure.