Chapter 26: A New Identity

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Li Qiushan had clearly repaid every penny, yet the loan sharks still refused to let him go. They even claimed that the interest had compounded, and that the debt had now reached five hundred thousand.

“They’re all very good.” Yun Qing pressed her lips together slightly. Her cool detachment stood in stark contrast to Xu Dahe’s enthusiasm, but Xu Dahe did not seem to mind in the slightest.

There were countless ways to pursue a boy, but Chen Yiyi preferred to pretend to be poor at first, lowering his expectations before returning to normal and winning his affection.

After hesitating several times, Shen Qingxin wanted to call Shen Bingxue, only to discover that she had left her phone in the dressing room.

Old Madam Niu Gulu’s expression changed slightly. Having once traveled the martial world in her youth, she was no stranger to Bai Mei’s Innate Formless Astral Energy. She had personally witnessed Bai Mei use his profound inner strength to send several attackers flying.

Qin Liufu treated her like a friend. Even though he liked her, he never said so outright. Yet every few days, he would invite her to eat fruit worth more than ten thousand, and every ten days or half a month, he would bring her fruit worth tens of thousands for her to take home to her parents. Even the most oblivious person would have understood his feelings by now.

The banquet was to be held for three days and three nights. It was not only a celebration of Immortal Lord Dongze’s ascension to the Divine Transformation Realm; high-level cultivators would also discuss the Dao for three days. For low-level cultivators, the benefits would be extraordinary. Thus, if the two of them left, they would surely attract attention.

Today was the day the second batch of employees on leave returned to work at the fruit shop. Although Huang Tongtong had already risen from store manager to the wife of a shareholder, she was still the one in charge of the Immortal Fruit Flagship Store.

“That is the bond between His Majesty and me.” Bai Mingnuan’s body trembled faintly with nervousness, though she did her best to keep her voice steady.

Although Yun Xiu realized that this thing could easily be used as a weapon, she had not forgotten that her original purpose in making the Five-Colored Smoke Firecracker was to apologize to Fourteenth Young Master.

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“What do you know? Boss Jin’s martial arts are far superior to mine. If he hadn’t been poisoned, you wouldn’t be standing here mocking me now. I’d probably be in the hospital by this point,” Du Chong said coldly to Luo Hao.

Still, he showed some responsibility. He did not say that Yun Xiu had caused his illness by flinging a peach blossom branch into his face, only that he himself had wanted to break the branch.

No matter how deeply she hated him, she would never again do something as futile as throwing an egg against a rock. She was determined to kill Wei Du. If killing him meant sacrificing her own life, perhaps she would do it in the end. But she would absolutely never allow herself to die before Wei Du.

Seeing the irrepressible excitement on everyone’s faces as they stared fixedly at Jiayu, he knew that Luoye and Tianxiang had deliberately come to watch them make fools of themselves. Since he could not drive them away, Kaiyang could only change tactics.

Perhaps the sudden turn of events was too much for Yun Zhongyi to accept. Seeing the nearly shattered look on her face made Yun Yinian’s heart ache even more. Even Yin Zhixi could not help opening his eyes and staring blankly at his mother, his own eyes brimming with tears.

He did not know how much time passed before he finally closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep. Wu Hua slept very restlessly that night, plagued by nightmares in which Zhou Min wanted to break up with him and leave him.

The man truly did not look like a thief, so Yun Xiu and Fourteenth Young Master did not act rashly. They merely put on their invisibility cloaks and followed him quietly, intending to observe the situation first.

At the instant their eyes met, Jiayu’s long black hair, tucked behind her ear, gave off a pleasant and alluring fragrance. It fell smoothly over her shoulders, adding a touch of charm to her pure, harmless, baby-faced oval features.

Muxi did not dare say anything. He could only listen to Qiyue muttering beside him. He knew there was a problem on Yiyue’s side and only hoped that the matter he had assigned would proceed without any mistakes.

“Then I’ll take you shopping now, but surely you should let go of my hand at least.” Shangguan Piaoyun pointed at the hand she was still holding.

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Panyu felt extremely uncomfortable. She did not want to be so close to Madam Gao, yet the two of them walked out of the room arm in arm. The golden rouge on Madam Gao’s face gave off a wonderful sweetness—not the scent of ordinary flowers, but something much like the fragrance of ripe fruit, fresh and enticing.

Baxin then recounted the entire sequence of events, from the assassin’s appearance that night to his disappearance. He did not go into much detail, but he explained everything clearly.

Although Nangong Yaofeng was comforting her, Ye Qian remained extremely nervous. She spent the entire journey thinking about the matter and did not even realize they had arrived.

The Seven-Tailed Gray Fox’s attribute panel was already substantial enough! Still, it was not a waste of time to examine it. While learning about her teammates’ combat strength, Lengzi also took the opportunity to understand the effects of the secondary magical treasure.

All right, Lichun had simply been imagining things. Thinking that Black Ox was responding to her, she proudly imitated its mooing. Who could have known that after Black Ox finished mooing, it would simply stop, relieve itself noisily, then slowly swish its tail and wander forward? Fu Qing finally burst into uncontrollable laughter.

“She doesn’t have the ability to know in advance that we would be coming home today,” Lichun said with a laugh.

The Shangguan household was in complete chaos. Enemies were attacking from the front, while behind them the old madam had suddenly become paralyzed for no apparent reason. She could not move her body or even speak; only her eyes could still turn.

“Yaoguang.” I called his name. He looked about our age, but he was, after all, an ancient man from two thousand years ago. I could not comprehend the vicissitudes of life reflected in his heart, nor understand how he viewed the world.