Chapter 142: If You Like Someone, Say It Out Loud

It was the first time they had ever tasted food so fresh and exquisitely prepared—and they had even helped make it themselves. That made it taste all the better; they nearly swallowed their tongues along with it.

“My house doesn’t have mosquitoes,” Jimo Qinglian said with a smile. With that bug treasure, Niu Dasha, around, ordinary mosquitoes and other insects did not dare come anywhere near. Besides, there were plenty of mosquito-repelling plants in the area.

Jian and Ningya were so stunned by this enormous windfall that it took them a long while to recover. Then they knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times each, offering thanks for Song Chuyi’s boundless kindness.

“Haha! A sixth-rank, third-tier fire diamond! Haha!” Kama snatched the fire diamond from Zhang Tianshun’s hand and shouted in wild delight, dancing with his hands in the air and utterly losing the dignity befitting a grand archmage. Poor Hong Yan was so enraged by Kama that all his facial features seemed to crumple together.

Zhou Kang had indeed rendered an immense service. Without losing a single soldier, he had turned a catastrophe between the two nations into nothing and allowed his own country to escape a war that had seemed inevitable. All they had to do was sit back and watch the tigers fight while reaping substantial rewards.

Mei Changsu took this opportunity to persuade the three of them to leave the capital together and spend a few relaxing days at the nearby Huqiu Hot Springs.

Qingyun was somewhat disappointed and had no choice but to find someone else to make inquiries. In truth, if she had sent people into the streets to ask around a little more, they might not have failed to find out. It would merely have involved too much commotion. She had no intention of using that method. Instead, she ordered the coachman to turn around and head for Qiao Zhihe’s home.

What left her utterly speechless was that Zhao’s mother actually wanted to marry Zhao Meili to Qi Yanwu. One had to wonder how she had ever come up with such an idea.

Ever since Prince Jingyun of Chu had contracted smallpox that year, his health had deteriorated considerably. Although the cup that the Princess Dowager of Chu had hurled at him had appeared to come from quite a distance and seemed unlikely to carry much force, it had in fact already left a bruise on his skin. The blow had not been light. After leaving the room, the Prince of Chu even coughed softly twice.

Just as he had told the president before, the president had truly been like an enlightened teacher to him. He genuinely did not want things to end in this manner.

“So heavy?” The stone pillar dragged Su Xia downward with it. She hurriedly shook her bracelet, and Mouse, Bull Demon King, and the others all appeared.

“Well, when I came back last night to retrieve the Fire Tree Silver Blossom, I saw droplets of water on it, so I shook them into the basin. This morning, I noticed there were still some left, so I shook a few more off.” Yi Du looked at Yang Xuandong as he spoke.

Lin Yuetang had not expected me to be so magnanimous. The matter came as a tremendous and pleasant surprise to the three members of their family, and the atmosphere of our conversation became much more congenial.

Wang Jintong and the others did not know what was happening on Wu Mingshi’s side, but one thing was certain: this time, he had panicked completely. No matter how poorly informed he was, he surely knew by now who Biao B had shot that arrow at. He knew that the seizure was only the beginning.

A cruel smile touched the thin corners of Ji Gai’s lips. He pointed toward the pavilion ahead, and we entered it one after another and took our seats. Ji Gao poured tea for us. Ji Gai waved his hand, indicating that Ji Gao and the others should leave together.

Kao Lie and I looked out the window at the same time. Sure enough, more than a dozen men in black had appeared at the foot of the mountain and were speeding toward the thatched cottage where we were staying.

Moreover, as Song Lingyun’s priestess, Elianna could contemplate the Celestial Emperor Diagram of Song Lingyun to raise her soul rank—in other words, her priestly rank. The use of divine arts depended solely on the priest’s soul rank and the deity’s blessings.

This was the Coiling Dragon Sword, born from a section of Pangu’s sword-shaped bone in Kunlun’s Jade Capital Mountain. It could be regarded as half of an innate supreme treasure. It stood on the same level as four of the Five Lotus Thrones, surpassed only slightly by the Creation Green Lotus.

This step was crucial to the entire process of artifact refinement. The greater the purity to which the refining materials were purified, the better the effects of the final product would be.

“Um, could you go outside for a moment?” Fang Xiaotong covered her chest with both hands. Recalling what she had done earlier, she could not help feeling embarrassed. Thank heavens Chu Feng had just been unconscious; otherwise, she truly would not have known how to face him.

But Beitang Yechen was dead now, and Beitang Yanqing had summoned him at this particular moment. Clearly, Beitang Yanqing must have an important task to entrust to him. At the thought of this, Beitang Hongcai could not help feeling overjoyed.

Qiao Er had exchanged all the necessary polite remarks, but both of them knew perfectly well that the conversation could go no further.

“Did something happen?” Xia Jinxi took an elegant sip of soup, her expression calm.

From the tone in which Luo Feng had said this, it seemed that she knew something about the truth. At that moment, Han Yueqiao could not even spare the thought of killing Luo Feng. The most important thing was to coax the information out of her first.

The Chu army stood ready for battle as they watched several thousand troops from the Western Frontier gallop toward them. The burly man at the head, brandishing a saber, was instantly recognizable. Who else could it be but Zhang Yi?

Seeing this, Han Yueqiao hurried over to examine Hu Tian’s injuries. Beitang Yexuan felt another pang of jealousy at the sight. Earlier, he had left in a fit of anger precisely because he could not stand seeing Han Yueqiao grow too close to Hu Tian.

After returning to his room, Beitang Yexuan grew angrier the more he thought about it. His plan had been proceeding perfectly. Who could have expected Yun’er to suddenly appear as an unwanted third wheel? Now his entire plan had been thrown into disarray.

“Whatever the reason, the field of inexhaustible vital energy and the field of the Ten Thousand Arts’ Collapse are both enough to make a person extraordinarily powerful!” one of the Di’lian clansmen exclaimed.

Lus discovered that the deeper he went, the denser the gray mist became. He faintly sensed that it was affecting his mind in some way. He grew irritable and could no longer calm himself, while several dark thoughts continued to linger in his heart.

Li Chen was forced to drink more than half a jar of wine, and the wine jar Zhang Fei casually picked up happened to contain the fine wine Li Chen had just delivered, laced with sleeping powder.

The Wind-Chasing Beast was practically a specialty of the Shao Plains. This unique species of savage beast was rarely produced by hunting grounds, yet the hunting grounds of the Shao Tribe happened to be ideal for its propagation.

Ning Qing had not expected the Grand Princess to say such a thing. Hesitating, he glanced at Yuliu Ming beside him, but Yuliu Ming showed no loyalty at all and simply turned his head aside, pretending not to notice. Ning Qing found himself unable to make a decision, and even he was deeply astonished by his own state of mind.