Volume 1, Chapter 46: The Disappearing Woman (25)

I was on the plane, scrolling through my phone and constantly switching between various video apps. Having left only a short while ago, a sense of nostalgic hesitation began to spread across my heart.

Old Cui's text message popped up right on cue:
I'm waiting for you at Exit A.

His enthusiastic welcome soon dispelled my sentimental melancholy, and my mood grew much more peaceful.

"Of course it's cramped! There's no place even to put toiletries, but we're used to it." A flash of anger appeared on Chen Fei's face, though it vanished almost immediately.

Now feeling somewhat at ease, Bai Mingyi felt a bit embarrassed and brought up the topic of the mainland and Taiwan, which immediately received everyone's response. Thus, the assembly of opinions began, with various views ultimately converging on the same conclusion: reunification between the two sides would be achieved after the successful and fully validated implementation of "one country, two systems" in Hong Kong and Macau.

A local was earnestly admonishing an out-of-towner who was bent on eating dog meat and roast pigeon, pointing out that such an idea was dangerous and thoroughly unpopular.

Chen Mo bought her some candied hawthorns, doughnuts, and sticky rice-stuffed chicken wings, while leisurely strolling down the street with a box of oden in his hand.

Just as the battle broke out on their side, another loud explosion echoed, this time extremely close to them.

Gu Shaohuang frowned, his gaze falling upon Sheng Lingjing's face, noting that she seemed quite reluctant.

A flurry of crisp keyboard-clacking sounds echoed through the phone, and a few minutes later, Chang De's voice sounded once again.

When Sheng Lingjing and Shen Ouli returned to the Shen family residence, Lin Cai was already seated in the living room, whereas Shen Boyuan was nowhere to be seen.

Both possessing dragon-shaped abilities, Gan Ning's was a water dragon, while Taishi Ci's was a dragon of golden light. Eager to test whether their powers were equal, both men were raring to go.

"Chi Hao and I will carve out an exit later, you guys take the opportunity to flee!" Lin Yiyi thought for a moment and said, realizing that under the circumstances, this was the only viable option.

It was right around this time that Neil Wan appeared in the common room, cutting a figure in the eyes of his classmates that practically eclipsed the "Boy Who Lived" as a savior.

Given An Fen's understanding of the Prince, if the Prince were to find out about this, he would likely be tempted to turn the Ministry of War upside down.

What he said was entirely true. Early the next morning, when Quirrell appeared at the staff table, he looked as though he had completely recovered his usual complexion.

Yin Jin reined in his thoughts, raised both hands to sign a string of gestures, yet walked into the room with an expressionless face, casually tossing the bag he was holding onto the sofa.

Su Lingling had originally intended to continue cooking as usual, but someone from the City Lord's Mansion came looking for her.

What else could be done? There were simply no other ways to silence the endless gossiping mouths of so many commoners.

The other party was roughly in his early forties, with graying hair and an icy expression, though his manners were quite proper.

Power, regardless of its nature, requires storage once it is generated. However, there is a limit to the amount of energy the human body can store.

Zhou Min knew what was going on. When she helped pay off his debts last time, the debt collector had said he would return in three days. Today happened to be the third day, and most likely, having failed to scrape together the money, he was coming to borrow again.

Jerky could be stored in bags. Whenever you felt hungry outdoors, you could take out a piece to chew on at any time, and it could keep for a longer period.

Roger could have easily backed down, but now, cornered by the hundred men behind him, he was trapped with no way forward or backward. To advance a single step meant declaring war on Ruilong; to retreat meant losing face for Wanlong.

The rest of the team remained in a state of shock—they had yet to recover from their astonishment over Geng Haoshi knocking out Tony with a single punch, and now, watching him fight with the finesse of a professional boxer, they were all struck completely speechless.

Upon entering the main hall, Li Ruoshu was seated in the uppermost seat. Her appearance was far more ordinary than Li Shi had anticipated, save for her eyes, in which ripples of water seemed to flow, and her demeanor, which shifted unpredictably with the movement of her gaze. Han Jiang'er stepped forward gracefully, standing in attendance beside her.