Chapter Forty-One: Becoming a Stepfather (Second Update)

Sister Hua listened in bewilderment, and finally couldn't help but slap her thigh. "So it was you who reported Wu Chengqi! You have no idea. Later, Village Chief Huang hinted to others that fellow was a coward, so frightened on the battlefield that he wet himself several times. Then he heard that some deserters had defected to the Jin-Mongol Kingdom and were handsomely rewarded, becoming important figures there. So he stole the garrison's defense maps, planning to wait until things settled down before taking his entire family to defect to the Jin-Mongols!"

The soldiers searching the mountains, after much effort, eventually managed to capture the remaining three members of the Golden Lily Plan. It seemed the Dragon Execution Plan had reached a perfect conclusion.

"You... why do you never... never consider my feelings..." Erfa was still struggling. No matter what, she could never bring herself to do such a shameful thing in the open air. She even considered using magic to stop this rough man.

At this moment, the commotion had startled the Fat Camel. Facing the special military dagger aimed straight at his chest, although invisible and intangible, he had been prepared. His martial arts cultivation and experience far surpassed Huang Xiang, who had just lost his life. Thus, he immediately activated the ancient defensive technique.

But at this point, there was no use overthinking it. The only thing to do was to give it his all and see what the final outcome would be.

In the days that followed, he would let this gradual, unnoticeable transformation take place in front of everyone, until he returned to the state he was most accustomed to controlling.

The captain of the guards forced a smile. Though he too was somewhat dissatisfied, being of common birth and low rank, he dared not make any comment.

When Shota Honda saw Hideko Inoue, tears welled up in his eyes. True to his word, he provided Yun Xiangtian and the others with important intelligence regarding Lingfeng City and Mount Fengling. Yun Xiangtian fell silent for a moment.

Upon hearing Wang Luyao's emotionless refusal, Zhou Ming did not seem to give up. With a fawning smile, he was about to speak, but hesitated. His gaze shifted to Long Wei, who stood nearby.

ps: Something came up today that needed my attention… so I lost some time. If I can manage, I'll add another update; if not, this may be all for today. Sorry, everyone. I’ll make up for it with extra tomorrow.

The steward Xiao suggested visiting the Shen family estate, so arrangements were made for a carriage to take him. When they returned, Steward Xiao was full of praise for the Shen family garden.

Well, although she understood what her treasured little one was trying to say, the way it came out was a bit hard for her to accept.

During the meal, Yan Li kept glancing over at Wuyan. When he saw Gu Jincheng thoughtfully serving her, he couldn't help but feel a twinge of discomfort.

Amber eyes reflected the distant, brilliantly lit palace buildings, where elegant beauties and noble young men mingled, standing or sitting, laughing and conversing over wine.

Just as Li Xia was about to put her phone in her bag, a car screeched to a halt right in front of her.

The young man spoke, and upon seeing Yun Jinli's beautiful face, a bashful smile appeared on his lips.

Following the sound, Shen Miaoyan saw that Suwen had come with Tianxiang, trailing beside the carriage, nodding and smiling at her.

People in ancient times were in the habit of rising early, and now it was just past dawn. Every household was already up, busy washing and dressing.

"..." Tian Ye, seeing that Bai Jing knew everything, felt embarrassed to keep up the act. She hid her face behind the menu and avoided looking at Bai Jing.

Yun Jinli was familiar with every spiritual realm, for she had studied all the subjects and visited each one.

Meanwhile, as a portion of the Primordial Mother Qi was drawn away by his sea of consciousness, the originally stagnant energy in Wang Yi's body began to stir, slowly transforming him from the inside out.