Chapter 60 Trouble Knocks on the Door

Once the two of them finished discussing the matter, Hao Yu cheerfully handed over the matchmaking fee to Matchmaker Liu. Pocketing the money, Matchmaker Liu beamed with joy and hurried off to deliver the message to the Chen family.

As expected, the Chen family did not mind that sixteen taels was too little. Hao Yu had guessed correctly: the Chen family's sole wish was to marry off their daughter as quickly as possible.

Never mind that Hao Yu was willing to give sixteen taels; even if he only offered six, as long as he could stay alive until the day of the wedding with Miss Chen, the family would gladly forge this union.

The date for the betrothal gifts, Hao—

At that moment, the others also removed their masks, revealing their faces before putting them back on. The Piercing Heart Demon King did the same. Most of them now intended to leave their past identities behind and start afresh following Bai Yi.

Feidian suddenly snapped back to her senses. The conversation just now felt like a dream, yet it remained so vivid... Who on earth was that pale white figure?

Originally, Qianmo thought she was dead for sure, but unexpectedly, Duan Yu not only spared her life, but also allowed her to stay by his side.

Luo Qiang felt a surge of boiling blood, a wave of heat rising from his lower abdomen, and dizziness washing over him. A nosebleed was about to burst forth, but just as it was about to stream down, he suddenly felt as though he had been struck squarely with a brick, sending a throbbing pain across his face.

The man whom she both loved and hated, both respected and loathed. Regrettably, that man was also her father.

"The Fourth Form of the Mysterious Heaven Sword Technique—Myriad Swords Return to One!" Having spoken, Ling Yu began to execute the most tyrannical sword technique of the Holy Sword Sect.

The man was rebuffed, laughed awkwardly, and slunk away in disgrace alongside the crowd that had been egging him on.

"Let's see how you dodge this!" Driven by the conviction of victory, Ma Long unleashed almost every offensive tactic at his disposal.

Upon hearing this, Liu Rong instantly leaped up from her chair. Unmindful of the cold, hard corner of the table striking her elbow, a wave of numbness washed over her, rendering her momentarily speechless.

"Because... I don't want him following me every step of the way simply because I tie him down. I want to rely on my own efforts to make him truly fall in love with me, to truly be unable to live without me," Feidian said calmly.

My innate talent is far superior to Boke's. After studying these things, my strength has become even greater.

However, compared to a moment ago—perhaps because she had spoken a few more words—Lu Min's speech was already much more fluent.

"Indeed, the scale of the project is unimaginably vast. Underground mountains in a secluded corner of the East Sea have been hollowed out, with bustling work continuing day and night without interruption," said Li Chengji.

It was not just the employer's younger sister who was angered to the point of jumping. Elsewhere, Green Riverside Grass, who had stationed subordinates to guard the quest location overnight, received a report stating that the quest had not refreshed and the quest NPC stubbornly insisted it could not yet be distributed.

After offering a few words of comfort—or rather, a blow—to the bashful Brother Hai, Yun Qianzhong bluntly told him that she harbored no secret crush, unrequited love, nor any romantic notions toward him whatsoever, and that she didn't even view him as a man. Brother Hai fell silent on the other end, likely plunged into melancholy due to the drastic emotional letdown.

After a brief silence, Lei Meng took the lead, cupping his fists to accept the command. Following suit, the northern men present one by one agreed to Xia Xun's request. However, Xia Xun knew their temperaments all too well, especially Xiahou's—placid when nothing happened, but unyielding in the face of conflict. Such traits could not be altered overnight, so he could not entirely set his mind at ease.

"Gentlemen! There is indeed a strong possibility that a transaction worth one hundred trillion can be successfully negotiated. However, this business only involves the import of finished medicines, and the actual profit is likely less than ten percent!" Wutong Zhinan stood up, glanced around at everyone, and then spoke.

The old Daoist priest seated in the center of the main hall wore a calm expression, betraying neither joy nor anger. He looked up at the sky, a faint smile touching his lips just like Changle's earlier.

Speaking of lovers, however, reminded her of Valentine's Day, and Valentine's Day reminded her of her matching rings crafting project... Come to think of it, didn't she still have a batch of night-shining pearls left unprocessed with Toxic Herb Across the Other Shore?