Chapter 31

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Later, modeled after Japan’s model villages, Sun Faxu, the governor of Ding County, joined forces with the Mi family father and son to establish a “Model Autonomous Village” in Zhaicheng Village, Zhili, through a government-business partnership. Thus began the era of rural self-government in the Republic of China, and even today we continue to use the system of villagers’ self-governance.

Gazing at the old bridge ahead—a bridge steeped in history and witness to Shanghai’s many changes—A Rui stood there for quite some time before finally continuing on his way.

Those two gilt characters looked ugly at first glance. Stripped of all charm, they were unpleasant to look at whether viewed casually or closely.

Beyond the Great Wall, amid a sky filled with drifting yellow sand, a pale-purple figure withdrew its gaze from the wall. With a flicker, the figure vanished from the spot.

After returning to Jiang City, Jiang Chen immediately sent Azure Dragon to investigate. However, Jiang Boren and Ye Qingrou were not at the Jiang residence. After he was imprisoned five years ago, Jiang Boren and Ye Qingrou had seemingly vanished from the face of the earth, disappearing completely.

Besides, without the Dark Silver dagger, Su Mali was nothing special. She was the sort of character who could be beaten to death in just two or three moves—someone the times had discarded tens of thousands of years ago.

Hearing Ye Yu’s words, Ye Tian shook his head and said coldly, “No. I’ll deal with this myself. I’ll make them pay in blood.” Killing intent radiated from his entire body as he spoke.

The statue had one half of a compassionate face and the other half a ferocious one. Its entire body was covered in muscles hard as stone, and it possessed six arms. Behind it revolved a golden Dharma wheel.

The one who delivered the final verdict was the old master of the Zhou family. After all, he had once practiced martial arts and knew many secrets beyond the reach of ordinary people.

“That’s enough, Sister. Stop hurting yourself.” Shenyue Lian spoke through her tears, while the longsword had already left a deep mark across her neck.

The situation had completely reversed from before, yet the three of them remained utterly unaware of it. Instead, their palms were sweating from nervousness.

Chi Ruinian was in the middle of a meeting when he saw the name displayed on the screen. His gentle brows and eyes instantly filled with deep affection.

The garden of Yong’an Palace was enormous. Not far away lay a lotus pond. Though there was still some greenery, most of the plants were withered lotuses.

She was quite satisfied with the way he had handled the matter. At the very least, with Chi Li’s support, her position in the Chi family would not be shaken.

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However, she knew she could not say that aloud. Her heart was filled with worry, yet Wen Mengqin had already said it. If Wen Mengqin had told the truth while she said the opposite, would that not create complete confusion?

There had been many people that day, so it was hardly surprising that the matter had spread. Nor was it surprising that Duan Yi had heard about it. Mu Baobao did not want to make things difficult for him, so she replied with a smile.

She continued using her lightness skill, skimming across the surface of the water like a swallow until she reached Fei’er and the others. Only then did she have time to hurriedly look back—just in time to hear a splash.

In the end, that bastard Xiao Tian had ruined everything and beaten him into this state. He now hated Xiao Tian to the bone.

After Bai Xuan finished speaking, he left. Meng Qi remained standing there in a daze, but she understood what Bai Xuan had meant.

Later, Jiang Qinqin shifted the focus of her work to the mainland and also abandoned her stage name, “Shuiling.” Only then did the scandal, which had caused such an uproar, gradually die down.

However, what came with it was an even richer fragrance from the pill being nurtured within the seven-colored flames.

For Hong Kong cinema, which had lost all its overseas markets and was on the verge of losing even its domestic market, already declining toward ruin, the mainland film market that had opened its doors offered a sliver of hope.

Chen Erfa had indeed paid a hefty price. The four Border Collies he had recently acquired were all excellent specimens. With a little training, any one of them could enter an all-breed dog show and possibly even win a prize.

What depressed Li Bo was that Old Black continued to stare at him with contempt, completely ignoring everything he said.

Fang Yuan simply planted one foot on his back and stamped him down from midair.

Some in the Heavenly Sect speculated that the Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s Cosmic Star Formation might also be a divine ability of formation arts—and perhaps the most terrifying kind of innate divine ability.

Gao Lanting detected the warning in Yu Fan’s words. Faced with questions from her two colleagues, she casually changed the subject and brushed them off.

I only wanted to fill a gourd with spiritual spring water, but judging by the situation now, it seemed I might end up dragging away an entire water vein.

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The torrential rain poured down, converging into a flood mixed with mud, sand, and stones. With a thunderous roar, it surged straight toward the human world.

“Come on, don’t be like that! We’re supposed to form a united front now!” Qin Wuyang nearly slung an arm around Lucifer’s shoulders to ingratiate himself. For someone accustomed to being alone, the gesture felt extremely awkward.

Old Wang Seven thought for a moment before saying, “If we want to find the binary code, I don’t think it will be difficult. What I’m afraid of is getting that master control talisman.”

The two men let out a sigh of relief at the same time. Wiken was celebrating because he had managed to recruit a powerful expert, while Qin Wuyang was pleased that he had taken the first step toward integrating into the Transylvanian faction—even though all the faction’s allies were useless.

“At home,” the Laughing Boy answered happily. Then he shouted toward the inside, “Mom! Mom! The two uncles who helped our family are here!”

Special Attribute: The soul of a magical beast lingers within the greatsword. Each attack has a thirty percent chance of causing the greatsword to inflict an additional nine to twelve points of soul damage. This damage ignores defense.

A short while later, someone knocked on the door. Xiuer hurriedly rose to open it and found Butler Yu standing outside.

That aside, all of it belongs to the past. We cannot forget the lessons of history; we must learn from the strengths of others, correct our weaknesses, and strengthen the Chinese nation. This so-called large Japanese force was reportedly a full battalion, well equipped and carrying heavy weapons. They had entered the mountains to hunt down Hai Dongqing—what they called their “Ghost.”

Regardless of whether Doctor Wei from yesterday had been genuine or which faction he belonged to, they still had to probe the matter. Staying beside Zhan Fengsong like this was not particularly dangerous, but it was ultimately inappropriate to continue. If Shuli had finished dealing with his affairs and could take him away, that would naturally be the best outcome.

Almost at the very moment Wang Tiangang reached the edge of the cliff, Jun Mogu gritted his teeth and slapped the pill in his hand into his mouth. The Ninefold Refined Jade Toad Pill melted the instant it entered him. Its intense medicinal fragrance transformed into a burning flame that spread from the base of his tongue down his throat. Strangely enough, wherever the flame passed, the venomous parasites that had burrowed into his body vanished without a trace.

In other words, it might contain a treasure map, a secret letter left behind by some hidden ancient family, or a martial arts manual capable of driving people mad with desire.

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