Chapter 27: The Jinx

Lin Zhidong delighted in stirring up trouble. "Once Old Jiang becomes a father, I wonder who will be more important to him: Comrade Shen or the baby?"

Zhou Xiaomei chimed in, "It has to be Comrade Shen, of course. If he doesn’t keep his wife happy, where would the baby come from? It’s not like the child would just pop out of a crack in a rock, would it?"

Jiang Zhixun looked thoughtful.

Constantly being the target of such teasing, Shen Qingqing felt rather uneasy. She picked up a tissue to wipe Little Treasure’s mouth and played with him, deliberately trying to avoid the awkwardness.

Because the distance was not great and the wind was blowing in their direction, Zhang Yang could hear their conversation clearly.

The Sword Spirit cast a scornful look at him, then tapped the air with a jade finger. Instantly, all the marks on the storage bags were wiped clean.

He was preparing to enter the space to chat with Aoi Miba and see if he could find any information on the hacker, when his phone rang—it was a video call.

Whether he called him "Brother," admitted his mistake, or let Qi Zhuoyun reprimand him, someone had to make the first move, right?

By this time, perhaps because her strength had been exhausted, her body—though shrunken considerably—still appeared quite massive and had almost stopped thrashing and struggling.

The male guests, in particular, did not even understand the point of buying handbags; they couldn't see what was so attractive about them at all.

If it were in the past, he might not have understood, but after acquiring the Butcher skill, he had become aware of certain taboos.

The three siblings hadn't even eaten yet, but upon returning to Moonlit West Tower, Jiang Yu had already prepared a meal for them.

They first went to pay their respects to Old Madam Liu. Her hair was streaked with gray, and she no longer possessed the vigor she had shown over a decade ago.

It was located in the southwestern part of what was formerly Noxus State, the second-largest state of the Eagle Nation, now bordering the nation of Black Song.

Among the officers attending the meeting, he was undoubtedly the most anxious and concerned; after all, it was the entire Straw Hat Pirate Crew that had been captured by Blackbeard, and besides Sanji, his brother Luffy was among them.

Fu Yunyao bit her lip and hurriedly lowered her head. She didn't know how to explain, her face already flushed crimson, and she dared not look at the expression on Bo Xueji's face.

After the competition, he would have to leave to participate in the next one in Turkey. He truly didn't know what was waiting for him there; he didn't know if the parting two days later would be the final one. He might never return.

Damn it, Xia Nuo finally understood how the big eaters among pirates were forged. This was just Kidd; if it were Luffy, he feared he would be eaten out of house and home in a single meal.

A veteran hunter with ten years of fame, he had been hailed as a genius at seventeen and completed his extreme tempering at twenty, which was seven years ago now. It was said that he had once used a single spear to defeat a master who had broken through the genetic chains in a one-on-one duel.

When he saw it was Zhang Yuqing, he knew that this was a special period; if there wasn't something urgent, she certainly wouldn't be calling him.

Evolutionists of the Solid Wall Chain were always the backbone of any team. Zheng Zaishun, who was charging at the forefront, would not let the firepower of those cyborgs cross him so easily.

In the very moment Lu Yang was confused, a muffled groan suddenly emanated from the merged blue sword, and immediately, Xue'er was forced out of the blade, falling abruptly into the dust.

The perfect voice appeared once more—ethereal, divine, and stirring—causing everyone to reflect in their hearts at that moment.

With his entire body in peak state, Guo Lang’s momentum and mental energy were perfectly balanced. In such a moment, nothing should have been able to ruffle his mind, as someone in this state reached an unfathomable level of focus.

Five men in black walked up to Lei Xie and, with expressionless faces, performed a three-hundred-and-sixty-degree search of his body.