Volume 1, Chapter 37: Because I Like You!

At a private club owned by the Zhu family, the leaders of the four great families gathered, their faces grim.

"You’ve all received the news, haven't you? The Liu family has only granted Jiang Hai a five percent stake," Ma Yinglong said coldly. "And according to Jiang Hai, this five percent was given to him personally; our four families have no share in it."

"The Liu family has become incredibly arrogant. They don't take our four families seriously at all, and they’re even spouting nonsense about surpassing us before long."

"With forty billion in cash and a twenty percent stake in the mines, if the Liu family continues to develop like this, surpassing our four families is only a matter of time..."

The next morning, at the Qu residence’s Youyun Pavilion, the Qu family gathered in Qu Zaichen’s bedroom. Questions flew, panic spread, and the room was filled with noise and chaos.

His body and appearance had completely changed. This was no longer a matter of surgery; it was sorcery.

Besides, with a loose-lipped man like Zhang Zhiwei, if he found out, it would be common knowledge in a few days. He could not afford to lose face like that.

Her gaze fixed on Zeng Yu through the surveillance footage, and her mind involuntarily drifted back to the image of them sleeping together that day.

Lu Jin, in his quest to avenge his master, was truly stubborn. He used informants from various sects to track down the movements of Wugensheng, then set off to exact his revenge with only a few fellow disciples from the Sanyi Sect.

"Fifteen meters ahead on the left, someone is 'wrestling with the monsters'!" Nan Qingqing’s voice was suppressed to the limit, like a lover’s whisper, the faint warmth of her breath drilling into his ear, sending a tingling sensation through his entire body.

"What use is this thing to me? Why don't you teach me how to use it?" Su Chengwu said calmly.

Jiang Beiting, fearing that continuing this topic might lead to further trouble, simply fell silent. Instead, he leaned in toward Nan Qingqing, their nose tips nearly brushing.

Grandmother had been very busy these past two days and was quite exhausted. After she fell asleep, Nan Qingqing closed the door and stepped out of the courtyard.

They were educated youth, people with ideological awareness. How could they let their reputations be ruined by Hu Chunsheng? Especially now that Hu Chunsheng had been taken away.

Mo Wushuang was stunned by his words. It was a huge joke that another man who liked her had emerged out of nowhere. She loved someone else, yet those she didn't like were all falling for her.

Xiao Yang’er pounded on the door, calling out. Suddenly, the door swung open, and she lost her balance, falling directly into a broad embrace. She knew what was happening, but she didn't want to move; she wished he would hold her like this forever... But the good feeling lasted only a moment before she was roughly pushed away.

Hearing the fat man’s roar, Li Changfeng’s legs and fists went weak. He never imagined that the man he had provoked possessed such immense influence.

"Oh no, the true essence of the Heaven-Trapping Array talisman has been exhausted." With a sweep of his divine sense, Fan Feng realized the array had just dissipated. He whispered to himself, retracted the vengeful ghost, and instantly activated several low-tier Earth-grade escape talismans.

The massive explosion at the Black Fox headquarters had reduced it to ruins. The news spread instantly throughout the city. Some rejoiced, some worried, and others watched from the sidelines. By now, the headquarters had already been taken over by Icas’s men.

Without further ado or wasted time, Qingyun suddenly felt a surge of infinite desire and power. He greedily and frantically threw himself into the study of "Talismans." Qingyun’s drive made Wu Zhicong secretly click his tongue in amazement.

When Qin Tian turned around, to his surprise, Ouyang Xinfei’s eyes were suddenly red for some reason.

"Just say it if you're going to say it. Gongsun Jing, when did you become so long-winded?" Watching Gongsun Jing dangle the bait time and again, Gongsun Yingyu grew increasingly impatient.

The two lone soul corpse kings had only been able to defend against the strikes of three opponents of equal standing. Fan Feng, meanwhile, occasionally tossed out a few Purple Jade Divine Beads, Black Demon Beads, or even lightning talismans to neutralize the counterattacks triggered by the corpse kings’ continuous suffering.

The payment of three liqueur chocolates was a price hike by Apiao; Tang’s original request had been for only two.

Under normal circumstances, the fleet would have had to wait until early March to ride the high tide into Anping Port in Southern Liang. But with food supplies running low, the army’s morale was wavering, leaving them in a difficult dilemma. After much deliberation, Li Bao did not adopt the suggestion to wait for the storm to pass, deciding instead to overcome the harsh weather and set sail through the wind and rain.

"No, no!" Tao Xiaoyan wanted to object strongly, but when she met Xiao Tu’s piercing, vibrant eyes and his unusual expression, her tone softened, and she had to agree. Xiao Tu’s stern expression carried an irresistible, unspoken authority.

"The ignorant are fearless!" Looking at Iron Fist, who was covered in bandages yet appeared incredibly arrogant, Ouyang Pengcheng gave him a look of pity.

Fu Yunxi was not surprised to see Shen Yuhui; she walked straight over and stopped a meter away from him.

Fu Yunxi turned her head to look and saw it was Mei Yan. His wounds had healed, and he was draped in thin silk robes, his skin underneath partially visible, making her blood boil.

Right? Right? I told you it was a mistake. How could there be so many... The heavy stone in Chu Muzhi’s heart grew even heavier after Ji spoke again.

With that, the shifty-eyed man became even more smug, nearly floating with pride.

"It seems I must bring out my true skills from the start." Thinking this, Lei Tian drew his most reliable ancient divine artifact from his dimensional ring: the Primordial Xuanyuan Sword.

The defenders standing on the city walls assumed Fang Tian’s reinforcements had arrived and immediately organized a counterattack. Fang Tian’s legion, unaware of what was happening, was struck by the defenders of Yuya City.

At the same time, Wu Tian looked at the vast amount of human red-dust energy he could unleash at any moment. Looking at this massive orb of energy, Wu Tian believed that even Hongjun would find it difficult to handle.

"My lord, do you mean to invite them into the residence as our honored guests?" Prefect He’s attitude was unexpected to the advisor.

Upon seeing everyone, Di Jun began to inquire about the situation. After understanding the details, he pondered for a moment and reached a decision.

Lothar swung his battle blade tirelessly. He couldn't remember how many orcs he had killed. Ever since the fall of Stormwind Kingdom, this scene appeared in his dreams every night.