Volume 1, Chapter 56: A Small Reward

"Wenxuan, where are you?"
"How is your harvest over there?" Li Binglan's tone carried a hint of anticipation.
"I'm still wandering around playing, I'll get to the serious business in a moment!" Zhang Wenxuan explained.
Li Binglan did not object. "It doesn't matter. This market will be open for three days. It won't be too late even if you pick suitable antiques over the next two days."
"By the way, I heard that there will be a high-end antique fair tomorrow morning, and many precious antiques will appear then."
"I've already managed to get two tickets. Are you going to attend?"
An antique fair?
Zhang Wenxuan hesitated for a moment before nodding.
The last antique fair in Shangjiang hadn't allowed him to pick up any good bargains...

Louis VIII placed his right hand on the table, supporting his head with his left hand, his fingers continuously tapping against the tabletop. His fingers clicked in a rapid succession, producing a series of crisp sounds.
As for Lu Dechun's threatening tone, Gu Bao was not worried either. After all, by the time Lu Dechun managed to set up such an advanced Four Symbols Formation, he would have already discovered it, and by then he would have already slipped back to the sect, so who would care about it anymore?
Xing Xuanrui took a deep breath, speaking with a slightly trembling tone. His eye sockets also grew moist.
Yue Ruchuan let out a long sigh. "It seems I won't live!" Although he said this, there was not the slightest trace of fear in his expression.
The group surrounded the elderly woman in the center, heavily implying that they took her as their leader. Mo Langyue immediately knew that the identity of this old woman was probably extraordinary, and she might well be the person closest to Maiden Ying.
Bi Ning was very well-versed in this aspect. Xing Zeyuan held a black prismatic dagger in his right hand while his left hand led the way, brandishing it with formidable strength and vigor.

The Three-Eyed Demon King understood very well in his heart what monstrous trouble the two of them had caused; naturally, their only choice was to head to Mount Xiniu to take refuge.
"Ghost King! You and I can be considered to have a bit of friendship. If I die in battle today, please do not make things difficult for my brothers, and let the Demon Cloud members return. I also have one unrequited request!" The Demon Sage said to the Ghost King beside him.
Following that, Lu Dechun spoke solemnly again, "Fellow junior disciples, the Wumeng Mountains are merely one of the sect's three major mining areas, yet their status within the sect is extremely important. Moreover, this is currently a period when spiritual beasts are highly active, so I must ask all junior disciples to remain extra vigilant and pay attention to preventing spiritual beast intrusions."
"Roar! Roar!" Several terrified roars suddenly rang out, and then gradually faded away.
Duan Weiqi stopped talking and looked at her again for a moment. Seeming to hesitate slightly, he slightly pouted his lips and blew a light kiss toward the camera—very restrained, giving off a somewhat ascetic yet alluring vibe.
The content on that crumpled ball of paper was Java, so it couldn't have been left behind by a student from the previous class. It was definitely written by someone in his own class. And the only person in the class who would need to write down so much information on a piece of paper seemed to be Gu Xiaoyun.
She scrolled through her Moments, wanting to see if Duan Weiqi had left a comment on her latest post. Instead, she refreshed to find a newly published Moments post by Duan Weiqi.
At first, seeing Wu Yue charge forward with a murderous aura, Yu Canghai reacted with a conditioned reflex and ducked into an alley, but shortly after entering, he felt a bit regretful.
After all, if Luo Tianhuan were still holding twin swords, he wouldn't be able to catch his opponents off guard, so Luo Tianhuan needed Luo Yiling to continue keeping his weapons safe for him.
Cao Zhen hurriedly untied her handkerchief and stuffed it into the wide sleeve of her black wedding robe. Unfortunately, it was already too late; Lady Ding and Cao Cao had already cast their gazes over.
It turned out that this longstanding, thorny problem for Ye Miao had been effortlessly resolved through such training by Lu Shiyu.
It had been a long time since the fat man had seen someone so arrogant during the Qingming Festival. He stepped forward, shoved Zhang Jialiang, and said, "Poor ghost, you dare to put on airs without any money? Today, I'll let you experience your grandpa's methods!" As he spoke, he suddenly raised his hand and threw a punch. Caught off guard, Zhang Jialiang fell backward, and a warm current flowed from his nasal cavity down his face.
Originally, he had wanted to recruit Gu Jinxi under his command, but she was so ungrateful, repeatedly offending him, that he saw no need to continue wasting time and energy on her.
Sitting cross-legged, he stubbornly summoned the cyan bead, cupped it in his palms, and closed his eyes to sense it carefully. An opening of his eyes an hour later revealed a flash of disappointment; as always, it was impossible to sense the location of the dragon vein. Sighing, he put the bead away.
Jiulu followed Mo Chen back to the previous alchemy room once more. The two exchanged no further words, and when Mo Chen saw her off, the temple doors behind her closed the moment she stepped out of his grand hall.

Li Cheng scratched his head awkwardly, not knowing how to explain, but after thinking about it, he still truthfully recounted the process of hunting the spiritual beast to Zi Xunyi.
Filling the firmament, tens of thousands of cannon muzzles instantly spewed out deep cyan beams of destruction, each ten meters thick and rapidly expanding to a hundred meters as they pierced through space.
According to what he said, the estate doctor was aware of Xu Yuan's physical condition. Whether she took blood-activating and stasis-dissolving medicine or not, Xu Yuan would suffer a double fatality taking both mother and child. It would be better to prescribe some tonic medicine to stall for time, wait for the right moment, induce labor if possible, and not force it if not.
Although they were total strangers, upon hearing Xiang Nanfei say everything was fine, Himejima Akeno inexplicably and completely believed his words.
Unfortunately, before Nurhaci's wishful thinking could go far, an even more shocking piece of news arrived. Yuan Chonghuan submitted a memorial requesting to move his camp to Miyun to heavily defend the strategic location crucial to the life or death of the Qing army's three hundred thousand troops, in order to prevent Dong Xuanwu from dispatching troops to launch a surprise attack and cut off the army's connection with outside the Pass.
Sword Immortal Dongguo looked around. This place was very close to the Jade Pool she loved to visit, and the location was also secluded. Could it be that she had hidden her wine here?
However, after the Qi Dao Alliance released its strength rankings, the internet turned into a battlefield once again because the list contained many names they had never seen or heard of, and even more so because the human race occupied many of the top rankings.
"Why have you come here?" A grandiose voice resounded above the sky, startling everyone present.
Without hesitation, Chu Tianxing directly produced that long-sealed Bone of Tyrant Jun and handed it to Shayanyanyan.
In the room, Li Yu's wife, Lady Sheng, was wringing her handkerchief to shreds while the maid beside her hurriedly massaged her chest.
After a great deal of effort, Ye Li finally smoothed out her crumpled clothes, managed to put them on, and opened the door to go out, only to bump into Aunt Cui cleaning the gym across the hall.
Gao Heng's eyes were as cold and pure as snow, a faint smile like ice lingering at the corner of his mouth, as he walked across from the Crown Prince, swept his robes, and sat down.
Yet she was truly terrified; she had no idea how to deliver the child. She wanted to bite her lip, but ultimately opened her mouth instead, staggering out of the house. Guided by the light of the snow outside, she raised her palm and saw that there was nothing on it, yet warm fluid was unmistakably and continuously flowing out from between her legs.