Chapter 75: Turn Around, Let Me Apply the Medicine

Shen Liangyan slammed on the brakes. Xu Yu’s forehead nearly grazed the dashboard.

“Xu Jing!”

The car screeched to a halt just an inch before hitting him. Xu Jing’s pupils remained frozen until Xu Yu got out and pulled him into an embrace. Only then did he snap out of his fright.

“Brother-in-law.”

...

Anyone who thought the gentle-tempered Elder Qiao was harmless and mild would be gravely mistaken. In truth, it is often the quiet ones who are most terrifying.

“Two rooms in the main building,” Mu Yuncheng said, pulling a silver ingot from his sleeve and placing it on the counter. Mo Yiyue, seeing this, said nothing more, knowing Mu Yuncheng was still sulking and so took the keys and went upstairs alone.

There was no time to waste. If my calculations were correct, less than ten minutes remained of the two hours. No wonder—their price simply could not compare to Long Yuxin’s. Anyone with sense would never agree to their terms.

“Yes, yes, yes, smashing a stone on the chest will cure it!” At this, the hall masters began to echo in chorus. Ai Jianzhang, gritting his teeth, fainted as well. The people beside him rushed to press his philtrum, and after some time managed to revive him.

Hearing her words, Gu Jianfan instinctively thought something had happened to Qiao Qiao, and immediately ran upstairs. Director Xie and the others, having just gotten out of the car, followed in quick pursuit.

“If you want to listen to me, we’ll head northeast!” Ding Feng, unwilling to waste more words, finished speaking and flopped down onto the bamboo chair.

Qin Ming’s figure emerged from the water; the passage sloped upward, and by this point there was no water left.

“How nice for you to care, but concern is one thing—shouldn’t you check if Lu Jun is alright?” Lin Jing’s expression betrayed her true feelings.

Murong Yao, after cursing for a while, noticed Xiang Yang was still there. He realized she must have something urgent, or she wouldn’t dare disturb him, so he suppressed his anger and demanded, “Speak. What is it?” It had better be a matter of life and death, or else she could expect punishment.

Murong Ye knew his ways; expressionless, he slapped him across the face. “Drop that coy act—there’s no one else here, who are you performing for?” Was he so eager for others to misunderstand their relationship? Did he really have to flaunt that lethal charm of his at every turn? How tiresome.

Ye Ming chatted briefly with Chen Jun before hanging up. Only when he handed this matter to Chen Jun could he rest easy. Of his three brothers, only Chen Jun was a fierce fighter; the other two were a model student and a computer whiz, neither remotely suited for a brawl.

Yet, thinking of Zhao Jingdong’s current power, he realized that in this city district, the man’s name was probably known to all. If they could truly latch onto such a powerful figure, even those local bullies would hardly dare speak out. Perhaps, deep down, they’d be as delighted as he was.

“Grandpa, can you tell me about the different types of seeds?” Ye Feng looked up at his grandfather expectantly.

“Don’t worry, it’s fine!” “...” Li Mengyao didn’t know what to say. She felt increasingly unable to control her emotions, always venting her anger on Ye Ming. She had never been considerate of him the way Han Xue was. I really am terrible.

“Master Qingdan, what brings you here?” Yuan Qingfeng could ignore Yuan Qingdan, but Yuan Zhenhai dared not, and his companion Yuan Qingyu felt a growing sense of unease.

With Teacher Jiang’s intervention, Nie Meiqin had long since stopped making a scene or crying. She stood by the door, quietly watching Zhao Jingdong, eager to hear how he would answer.

Wan Ziyan let out a rogue’s whistle at Su Hang. Su Hang glanced over to see Wan Ziyan looking on with a mischievous, expectant grin.

In the imperial city of the Wood Orchid Kingdom, several urgent edicts were dispatched, ordering troops from all regions to converge on the capital and begging the other four kingdoms for aid, hoping against hope to halt Changqing’s invasion.