Volume One, Chapter 28: Fully Invested and Trapped & Giving You a Flower

During this period, Big Sister asked Luo Xuan a few questions about stocks, but Luo Xuan managed to brush them aside.

Luo Jue worked in asset valuation and auditing, embarking on a life of business travel. He flew endlessly from city to city, auditing the accounts of all kinds of companies, and was busy to the point of exhaustion every day. Whenever he had a little free time, he would tell Luo Xuan a bit of gossip, such as:

For the time being, he devoted himself to studying his Dragon God, pondering how to increase its power.

Faced with Gao Tianyu’s utterly confident expression, he could only choose to believe him. After all, Nether Echo, Formless Shape possessed no ability to help the Demon-Terrifier fulfill its long-cherished wish.

Then he remembered that, a few days earlier, he had learned from Long Jingrui that his father would be transferred back to the capital in the second half of the year. He only hoped that, when they returned, they would be able to live together in peace.

He used the Essence-Devouring Golden Light Escape to enter this man’s sea of consciousness and effortlessly drive back the inner demon, ensuring that he would successfully survive the tribulation.

After they finished arguing and went their separate ways, Mulan said through her tears, “Mother, didn’t you say that I was going to marry into Jintai Manor and become its lady? Why doesn’t Brother Chenbin like me?”

The instant the boy turned around, Ji Yunfeng’s face stiffened. It was not him. Not him. Not her Li Yixiao. Though the boy looked very much like Li Yixiao from a distance, he was still not the same person. Li Yixiao gave off an impression of purity, sunlight, and warmth, whereas this boy seemed strangely feminine.

Perhaps his luck had been poor lately. After swiping through more than a hundred images in succession, he found that every one of them depicted a mid-level martial world.

Do not be fooled by the fact that he was merely a prince in exile. Was he not still a member of the imperial family? If the royal family of the Great Dragon Dynasty learned that one of its members had been harmed here, none of these people would likely survive.

It had been truly horrifying. She felt as though she could still sense the pain in her waist. When the blade first pierced her, it had not hurt all that much, but when he twisted the dagger, the agony had been so intense that she had wanted to kill herself.

After finally making it down from Infinite Wind Mountain, he was determined to display his true strength during this journey through the mortal world. He could not bring shame upon his master.

After hearing Wang Fan’s words, Black Jade understood at once. Guarding his dwelling spirit, he sent his primordial spirit out of his body, where it floated above the heads of the villagers.

The thousand prodigies on the field wore various expressions, but none of them believed anyone could withstand such an iron tower, massive as a mountain. The white-robed young man and the youth carrying the pagoda exchanged a glance as they studied the crowd, each revealing a smug, derisive smile.

Xingtian refused to accept it. He roared furiously again and again, bellowing without end. His cries were deafening, and even the gravel on the ground three feet away was shattered into powder by the sound waves.

“Shh.” Gao Fei suddenly raised one finger to his lips and motioned for silence.

Li Li gazed at the watch, tears welling in her eyes. Back then, she had gone to the department store and looked at this watch countless times without ever bearing to buy it. By the time she could afford it, the model had already been discontinued and withdrawn from sale.

Shen Ling made up her mind in silence. If things truly turned out that way, she would certainly be able to accept him—accept this battalion commander who could not read or write. She had even decided that his illiteracy did not matter; she could teach him and the others to read and study. She would pass on everything she knew, so that everyone would know it too.

In truth, if the spiritual energy of heaven and earth here had not been so well suited to sword immortals, these injured sword immortals would probably already have been dead.

“Yes, sir. Thank you!” Johnny hung up the phone and poured himself another glass of whiskey. At last, most of the loose ends of the matter had been dealt with. After finishing his drink, Johnny picked up the heavy case, turned back for one last look at the office that had once belonged to him, then turned and walked away.

Zhang Shaoning had been far more spirited then than he was now. Though he had lacked his present wisdom and good judgment in handling matters, his youthful passion alone had made him a match for almost no one. This affair, too, was a private job Zhang Shaoning had taken on by chance.