Chapter 140: Secrets in the Kitchen (Part One)

"I’ve gone through every single item in Master Wei’s kitchen that could possibly be a murder weapon, and as expected, there’s not a single clue to be found."

Fatty’s face fell as he added, "We checked everything else too, but it just looks like a perfectly normal kitchen. Because the incident happened so suddenly, the kitchen hadn't been tidied up yet; it was in such disarray that we nearly knocked things over several times."

"Same here," Dajin chimed in. "We even..."

Her choice of timing was impeccable, falling just as Empress Dowager Huo and Emperor Changtai were pressing the Eastern Palace to produce heirs. Su Rushou needed her help to suppress the others, and after careful consideration, she had no choice but to nod in agreement.

Of course, there were advantages to living through it all again. For instance, she knew her former enemies all too well, so she would never be fooled or deceived by them again; in fact, she had become utterly ruthless when it came to striking back.

As for 5v5 matches, Wang Yue’s performance was quite ordinary, lacking any real highlights and barely distinguishable from the average professional player.

The master cautiously stepped forward to take Princess Lin’s hand, and following the instructions Mao Leyan had given him earlier, he injected the medicine from the syringe into her vein.

Once the ringleaders of the Zhi clan were executed, "all others trembled with fear," daring not to oppose the government any longer. Coupled with the ruthless "no-nonsense" purges he carried out against the local power-brokers, Zhi Du had served for over a year, and it was said that "nothing lost on the road was ever picked up" within the commandery. Zhi Du’s swift and decisive crackdown on the powerful families of Jinan had a profound impact; the governors of the dozen surrounding commanderies held him in sincere awe, regarding him as their superior.

"Eat... eat..." Seeing his finger being pulled out of Helan Yao’s grasp, Long Shaoyan looked at her with a wronged expression, his voice weak.

Apart from the lack of resistance at the beginning, the deeper they ventured, the more puppet soldiers they encountered, and powerful puppet captains began to appear as well.

Noticing Helan Ting’s gaze, Helan Yao twitched her fingers, but in the end, she did not pull her hand away from Long Shaoyan’s palm. Watching how "affectionate" she and Long Shaoyan appeared, Helan Ting must have been feeling a turbulent storm inside. Holding hands was no big deal, anyway, and besides, she wasn't the only one watching.

"Very well, Tingyu, you may go with this sister," Wanyi said, nodding while flashing a meaningful look at Tingyu.

Liu Jian stared straight at him. "Then what were you doing at Zhaoyang Palace?" He hadn't intended to ask, but since the topic had been raised, he wanted to know why he had gone to Zhaoyang Palace in the middle of the night.

Surrounded by a wall of green reeds three people tall, there was nothing but the buzzing of insects desperately throwing themselves at the dim light of the torches. Even the wind seemed to have been blocked out behind the reed marshes.

These rumors naturally reached both of their ears. Ye Chengzhi knew that his feelings for Xia Haitong were governed by propriety, and he considered such gossip to be an insult to her. Moreover, he feared that if these words reached Wang Defang’s ears, it would only put Xia Haitong in greater danger.

Although she had long anticipated that Concubine Liu would face pressure from the Empress while assisting in the management of the six palaces, she never imagined the Empress would be so harsh. She sipped her tea quietly, watching everything unfold.

Someone had once suggested that the Golden Flame constitution be further subdivided, and it was not without reason.

The strange beasts swarming from all sides were like a vast ocean. Among the blood wolves were many spirit cats with formidable combat prowess, and the hundred or so Han soldiers were like a few leaves tossed upon the sea, rising and falling in the ocean of beasts.

The dark shadow retreated in a hurry, panting as he stared at Xiao Yan. He could not understand when Xiao Yan had become so powerful. According to the data he had, Xiao Yan was at most an outstanding individual among his peers. Yet, after disappearing for a few months, Xiao Yan and his companions had been completely transformed, their strength far beyond the ordinary.

This was the title Song Daunpu had been waiting for. Only with this could he legitimately become Wang Jianhua’s superior and officially take over Sophia.

"Are you saying that the one we saw during the day was her inside your body, and the one at night is your true self? Who exactly is inside you?" Xiao Yan asked.