Do you intend to keep Miss Song locked up on this desolate island for the rest of her life?

Three days later.

When the office door was pushed open, Huo Qingjue was in the lounge beyond, fighting off his second bout of addiction.

He should never have put that substance in Mi’er’s tea.

But afterward, he had taken it himself as well.

As punishment.

To possess her, to imprison her, he had been willing to make her suffer—but he would pay the price alongside her.

But who could tell...

Even so, the defensive power of this Five-Elements Unity Cosmos Formation was far greater than that of the five spiritual avatars acting separately.

Therefore, she could not allow this matter to cause any conflict between herself and Guo Zirui. Otherwise, how could her mother bear it?

Despite this, Quan Lu’s mood remained exceedingly heavy. He knew this could only delay matters for a while. To reverse their declining fortunes, someone would have to stand up to Jun Yixiao head-on. Yet no one—not even himself—could withstand more than a few exchanges with Jun Yixiao. What were they to do now?

Lin Jinhua had no time to bother with formalities and hurried forward. Imperial Physician Lu also stepped aside, waiting to see the result.

Long Yunche had already regained his usual cold expression. In response to Eunuch Mo’s salute, he merely nodded.

“You—you stay back! If you take another step, I’ll shoot! I mean it...” When Luo Sanpao saw Ye Tianci calmly walking toward him, he grew tense. Sweat seeped from the hand gripping the blunderbuss, and his right hand began to tremble faintly.

Outside the cauldron, the many experts of the Divine Farmer lineage had long since stopped the formation. One by one, they stared nervously at the Divine Farmer Cauldron.

In recent years, I had begun taking better care of my health. I drank only juice and plain water, and had quit coffee altogether. So when she ordered a cup of coffee, I asked for a glass of iced water. As usual, she first complained about my lifestyle habits, saying things like, “Coffee tastes so good, and you don’t even drink it. You really don’t know how to enjoy life.”

Hell—a name so terrifying and dreadful that it made people recoil at the mere mention of it. Yet that voice seemed even more frightening than hell itself, as though it had no place in this world.

Long Fang and the people of the Soul-Refining lineage could hardly be considered allies either. Though they lived beneath the same roof, there was no real affection between them. On the contrary, most of them could barely stand the sight of one another.

After spending so long aboard the boat, Qin Mubai and the others were unwilling to ride in carriages or on horseback any longer. They insisted on walking for a while instead. Thus, they walked all the way from Eight Ghost Ferry into Xiangyang City, entering through the northern harbor market.

Meng Qingliang rolled across the ground and escaped from beneath Wen Chun’s feet. Clutching his wrist, he crouched there in agony.

“Commander Qin, fortunately, even after staking everything, you still retained a trace of genuine kindness. That is why you did not become utterly deranged.” Yuan Tiangang continued to wear that same genial smile.

“It was all because of that enormous wager! Great General Wei made your name known far and wide. In fact, the people of Luoyang probably won’t forget you for the next ten years!” Yin Jiucheng threw back his head and roared with laughter.

To be honest, the situation had developed far beyond Fire Wolf’s expectations. Who could have imagined that taking a mistress would lead to such a succession of twists and turns? Now it had even reached the point where Lord Chang had to intervene personally. Tell me, wasn’t this absurd?

Actually, I was not entirely confident about letting go and allowing matters to develop freely either. In the end, this was merely a roundabout return to the state of mutual checks and balances that had existed two years earlier, with everyone pursuing their own path. The only difference was that the person stationed at my side was no longer Third Brother, but Guo Zhen.

Climbing up beside the cockpit, Nado turned his gaze toward Arthur and asked, “What exactly happened?”

Wen Chun was very familiar with it and recognized at a glance that the document in Lin Yixiong’s hands was the report just submitted by the Urban Construction Bureau.

Su Chen was not here; he was also leaning against the railing. Xie Huang, seething with anger, had eyes only for Xing Fei and the others and failed to notice Su Chen.

Lei Lei seemed to think the vehicle had come to pick her up. Nothing in her gestures suggested that she realized she had mistaken the situation. Just as A Xiu saw Lei Lei preparing to get into the car, she politely and courteously stopped her. At that, Lei Lei’s expression changed instantly, and the gentleness vanished from her face.