Chapter 114: Glorious Victory

They walked slowly up the narrow path, where the woods were littered with trash. Plastic bags, fertilizer sacks, leftover meal boxes, discarded shoes, broken flower pots, half-smoked cigarette butts, toppled planting racks—all sorts of waste piled up like mountains. There was also an unavoidable stench of human waste; one felt they absolutely could not step a foot off the path, lest they risk stepping on something foul.

"Look, what is that?" a colleague suddenly asked.

The Liangzhou army drew closer and closer, finally stopping just as they reached the effective range of the city wall's crossbows.

Lin Ran had originally not wanted her parents to come to the capital, but she realized they would have to eventually. After all, when she truly got married, they would certainly come to give her away, and they would still inevitably cross paths with the Lin family. Perhaps meeting earlier would make resolving certain issues easier.

Zhu Youfen had also long noticed everything happening outside. Lin Ran's birthday banquet had been a disaster, leaving her unable to sleep, and now, with this new development, it would be difficult for them not to pay attention.

With a loud roar, feeling power dozens of times greater than before surging through his body, Zheng Zha spun the young girl around in his arms and kicked out viciously toward Mo Wen. The sheer force of the blow carved a semicircular trench into the ground before it even made contact.

"Why are you so certain? What if it isn't?" Old Master Han glanced coolly at Su Xiaofu.

"How strange. The party has already started; could she still be at home?" Sonoko took her phone from her handbag and dialed her home number.

As Xu Guangling focused his intent, the Fuxi Technique began to circulate silently within him. In just over a dozen breaths, that expansive and heroic spirit melted like ice under a spring breeze, turning into gentle water that seeped, drop by drop, into his body and mind.

Seeing the haggard face of Old Master Yan, Yan Zhu felt a pang of distress. After bidding farewell to his grandfather and father, he immediately left the Yan family estate; he did not want to stay there for even another second.

Seeing Pang Tinglan’s hesitation and wavering, Lin Ran pressed a hand to her forehead. She never expected Tinglan to be so indecisive.

Business titans like Li Ka-shing, Lee Shau-kee, Pao Yue-kong, and Cheng Yu-tung went without saying; all of them brought their closest kin to show their support and build rapport.

Following the flickering red light on the ancient disc, the yellow light at the very center had already drifted far from the middle, finally transforming into a red glow.

The two naturally dared not search openly. If discovered, everything they had built would be destroyed in an instant, so they were forced to search in secret.

"Impossible. I don't like someone like you, and I will never marry you!" Shui Yiren found that this person always had a knack for infuriating her.

Anyone looking for her at this hour was surely not doing so for a trivial matter, so Long Jiuer didn't give it much thought and headed straight downstairs.

She had nothing specific to do with the Fifth Young Master, and staying behind now would only lead to awkward silence; it was better to leave with A-Yi and spare everyone the worry.

The sound of footsteps from passersby restored Zhuang Mingting’s final shred of reason. Only then did he remember they were outside, and he forced himself to part, despite his reluctance.

This time must be the same; perhaps Yao Yao had simply been unable to see things clearly or had taken a wrong turn in a moment of weakness. Realizing that drugging someone was a mistake but refusing to admit defeat or fault, her recent docility was likely her way of making amends.

Leaving already? She still had so much to say to her! If she just let her go like this, wouldn't she be letting her off too easily?

Out of the blue, Meng He and 233’s thought processes unexpectedly aligned, and they both turned their gazes toward the Beast God Su in unison.

Gu Yanran’s willingness to lower her status and apologize was already a significant concession. Had it not been for Empress Pei’s presence, she would have been so enraged that she would have lashed out at Shen Qingqiu; there would have been no chance for Shen Qingqiu to flaunt borrowed power.

"It’s a pity your compass is of poor quality. It doesn't even have the Innate Bagua on it. You bought this online, didn't you?" Old Wan added.