Chapter Thirty-One: Xu Keqin Has a Problem

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"The Lingnan Treasure Suppression Field Notes," richly illustrated, offers an exceptionally detailed account.
Its contents once again shattered my worldview into pieces.
As mentioned earlier, there are countless professions in this world, but certain shady dealings do not fall under any of them. In the underworld, these are collectively referred to as the 'Eight Outer Professions.' Among these, the Thieves Guild holds the greatest sway. Suppressing treasures in mountains and rivers, climbing into houses through the roof beams, and grave robbing for gold—all fall under the domain of thieves, with treasure suppression held in the highest regard.
But what exactly is treasure suppression?
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"How could there be a hotel like this here?" Catherine stared, startled, at the pink sign of the "Eternal True Love" hotel.
One could see massive oval shadows slowly descending, so densely packed that they covered the entire sky above the main city beneath the sea. Through the murky water, one could see magical lights and spell formations shimmering over the immense creatures.
At the back of the palace, in a quiet chamber, a single gourd vine wound around a silver metallic frame.
The 2006 Ballon d'Or was awarded to Cannavaro, as Italy had won the World Cup that year. The Ballon d'Or winner often comes from the championship team, and this has become almost a tradition. Yet Cannavaro's performance was nearly flawless—his tackle success rate during the World Cup was 100%, an incredible statistic.
Such a long period is more than enough for everyone to let down their guard and grow lax and careless.
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Next, Larysius substituted Benjani for Robinho. The "Prince of Bicycles" fell into a rut, making no impact at all. Aguero remained the most threatening player up front, and using Adebayor as a pivot posed no issue.
He held little hope. This was already the standard level of force for a professional security company, and it was far from inexpensive.
Pat, on the other hand, didn't think much of it, but was amazed and couldn't figure out how Ethan managed it.
Even so, with his exceptional talent, Ding Xiu still surpassed his teacher and outshone the master, his mastery of the Qi Family Blade Technique having already exceeded Ding Baiying's.
Danielle had intended to repeat what Lotta had told her, but what Lotta had said was: “I mean Mrs. Lotta.”
"By this time, I expect Zhang Sanfeng and the others have already entered the treasure chamber. We should make our move as well," the Blood Demon Ancestor said with a sinister tone.
At dawn, July woke from a dream in panic and confusion, rushing disheveled into Leng Mu's room—her clothes askew, her hair loose, her bare feet red with cold and not even wearing socks, three thousand strands of dark hair billowing in the wind.
"Of course, the top three divine abilities on the Divine Powers Ranking are all actually powers of the Heavenly Dao," King Yama explained.
"It’s been months, and from the looks of you, it must be a boy," the queen said with a knowing smile, already fully aware of my condition.
"Etiquette! Family! When have any of you ever considered my feelings?" Qi Qingxue suddenly exploded, shouting loudly.
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I’ve only ever lied to people; this is my first time encountering a ghost. Though I have met King Yama before—does he count as a ghost or a god? Zhang Sanfeng really couldn’t tell.
Situ Xing’er, Qi Qi, and Lin Raorao all hurried over as well, so excited they could barely contain themselves.
Xinxi led Yi’en to a stop beneath the big tree by the river. Yi’en was about to ask why they had stopped, but when she looked up, she saw her father and mother, completely naked, embracing each other.
The day had finally come. For this moment, Wu Hua had spent the past few days poring over materials and old news articles; he even researched exactly which celebrities were the most popular in Hong Kong and Taiwan at that time.
The meat was stuffed generously into the bun, packed full, with none of those strange sauces added. This couple were honest folk.
Jiang Yan and Gu Yuche sat on either side of Wen Shu, as if in competition: each time one saw the other serve Wen Shu food, he would immediately do the same.
The two police officers were momentarily stunned, but quickly regained their serious demeanor and handed a photograph to Su Dazhuang.
As Xu Changyou recounted the story, Huang Weiguo remained silent the entire time, listening quietly.
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