Playing hard to get after scoring a bargain

In the Meijin Courtyard, both upstairs and downstairs were filled with the cheerful chatter of orioles and swallows, the clinking of cups and glasses never ceasing. The entire building was permeated with the scent of rouge.

“Just summon a few singing girls and dancers,” Zunyō waved his hand dismissively.

The attendant, Da Cha Hu, promptly responded, “Yes, sirs, please rest a moment. I will arrange it immediately.”

After saying this, he withdrew from the room.

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However, these two had completely opposite temperaments, so their methods had to be adjusted accordingly.

The leading vampire extended a finger and brushed over a dagger. The icy touch stirred his murderous intent, and influenced by the blood of the Night Viscount, his black pupils instinctively flickered with a lustful crimson.

Hong Jin and the others watched the warrior silently rebuffed, their lips twitching with suppressed smiles, their anger dissipating considerably.

After Li Yulan fell into the water, her corpse should not have been salvaged; otherwise, she wouldn’t dare to cause trouble outside Fish Basket Village.

Shen Ci casually retorted, prompting Gu Qianqiu to immediately consider whether something was amiss in her words.

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Yan Zhaoran looked at the expressions on their faces, a flash of satisfaction in his eyes. He then turned to Wan’er, instructing her to handle the subsequent affairs.

Under his command, the Tibetan soldiers dispersed and launched their attacks from all directions at once.

When she first descended the stairs, Belin saw the late-night message Li He had sent her on WeChat, saying he was working overtime at the hospital.

After learning that the explosion in Luoshan earlier had startled the laborers, Shen Ci contemplated making amends.

Mu Lianya’s face darkened. After Mu Yuanxi brought Shen Ci back to the Eastern Palace, she sternly questioned Song Chang about how that assassin had infiltrated.

After all, since the siblings had gotten into trouble “together,” how could their mother bear to let both suffer severe punishment?

First, there was Master Baiwei, who initially looked stunned and confused. Then his whole body trembled. This venerable Golden Core ancestor was afraid he had misheard and even forgot to release his divine perception; instead, he craned his neck and strained to look toward the source of the voice.

“Well done! Keep it up!” Li Qingsheng shouted joyfully upon seeing Li Liu take down a heavy machine gunner.

Of course, while the words were correct, the timing needed to be patiently awaited; otherwise, if the enemy discovered their intentions, it would surely lead to deadly consequences.

He still vividly remembered the power of the mummy created by Cleopatra. Even with his current strength, if surrounded by those mummies, the outcome would be uncertain.

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But no matter what, truly integrating the Mother of Dark Gold into the body would almost certainly enhance the strength of the Bone Sword Warrior and other skeletons. At least the bones infused with the Mother of Dark Gold would no longer be ordinary.

“Prepare to retreat—all of you retreat! Also, has the main force of the Qinlong Kingdom been spotted?” shouted Shanshui Muyi loudly.

Atop the solitary cliff, nothing could now stop Duan Fei. He stepped forward, easily plucked the Bloodstained Lingzhi mushroom, and then stored it in the Qiankun Ring.

“No problem. Let them come at us—I, Zhang Hao, am not afraid of them!” Li Liu laughed upon hearing this.

During the National Day holiday, he only took four days off. Adding the three days of the holiday, it totaled seven days. Today, he was to return to Beiyuan. Luo Li tidied himself up, ate breakfast in the morning, and then waited at the main gate of the capital.

“Wait a moment! Don’t you see where this is? Without the emperor’s decree, I wonder who dares to conduct a search!” Liu An’s anger momentarily halted the soldiers.

However, Huo Guang kept his eyes slightly narrowed. After listening to the entire report, he showed no sign of happiness.

“You should return and spend some tender moments with your favored concubine, rest for a few days. Coming up here to the mountaintop to catch the cold wind will only harm the prince’s health,” Qing Yue said coldly.