Love at First Sight Chapter 114: To Measure Heart by Heart, to Exchange Heart for Heart
Seeing that he remained silent and merely stared at her, Wen Yueqing assumed Zunyou did not believe what she had said.
She pursed her lips slightly, holding her breath as she met his gaze.
Only then did Zunyou realize she had finished speaking. He had been so preoccupied with his memories that he had failed to notice.
"Do you still remember Shangguan Yinchun?" This was the person he wanted to know about most, and not just because of yesterday's events.
Es...
At this point, Liu Xiaoyan let out a desolate laugh, her tears flowing freely, until she finally buried her face in the quilt and wept.
These sudden changes in Xu Yaran made Tu Baobao shudder. Wasn't this transformation a bit too terrifying?
"Yeah, your cousin is right. Spill it." The man in the leather jacket glanced at the crowd around them, brandishing the dagger in his hand.
"Everyone fall back for now." The leader on Xiehuang's side waved first, signaling his disciples to return. Seeing their opponents withdraw, the other faction reluctantly retreated behind their respective leaders as well.
Pighead had never seen his brother act so cowardly. He was no fool and instantly realized that the situation was dire.
As the elite Quanrong cavalry drew closer, the warriors of the Yunyi Tribe could almost see the color of the feathers adorning the enemy's helmets with their bare eyes. At that moment, everyone's heart leapt into their throat.
Kazuo Tanizaki did not turn his head, keeping his eyes fixed in another direction, while Shiraki Tengyo offered no reply, doing nothing but sneering coldly.
Before heaven and earth divided, all was chaos. Yet before chaos, there existed an even more primordial cosmic state, divided into five stages: Taiyi, Taichu, Taishi, Taisu, and Taiji. These five stages are known as the Five Primordial Eras, which paved the way for the birth of heaven, earth, and the myriad things.
Yang Feifei reared up. Her terrifying half-human, half-serpent form caused Zhang Jiaming's men to instinctively take a half-step back in unison.
He wanted to call Commander Gu, but it was hard to explain clearly on short notice. If Commander Gu were to ask, "Why didn't you say so earlier?" or "Why are you only calling now that they are drunk?" he wouldn't know how to answer.
Since they had paid generously, almost every delicacy the inn had to offer was served to their table.
Amidst this massive wave of layoffs, there were still some enterprises—whether because they saw a business opportunity or simply refused to accept defeat—that chose to forge ahead.
Gao, the sent-down youth, poked the coal fire in the stove grate with a pair of iron tongs. The fire, which had been buried beneath the ash, flared up into bright red flames with a gentle nudge. With his nimble hands, he constantly turned the roasting meat on the iron grill.
"Haha, how arrogant! Xiahou Ba, others might fear you, but I certainly don't, and my brother fears you even less!" Xu Chu beat his chest, striking a posture that said he was ready to fight at the slightest provocation.
This was Xie Dong's company, after all. At his roared command, two men immediately rushed out and shut the main doors.
In this manner, they rode hard for an entire day. Midway, the third and fourth brothers showed off their unique skills, somehow sourcing several fresh horses to replace their tired mounts.
Still, no matter how Zhao Yi tried to implicate others, he could never produce any concrete evidence of An Yuanshan's involvement in the matter.
The reason was simple: the capital was a den of dragons and snakes, and the Prince of Yan's estate alone could not manage such a massive operation—at least, not yet.
Upon seeing Chen Chao, Du Yan reached into his coat pocket, pulled out a pack of cigarettes, and offered one to both Chen Chao and Ning Yun.
"Everything is going according to plan?" Sima Fu looked at Cao Yu. The man did not seem to be joking, yet Sima Fu truly could not fathom how that could be.
Because of those words, he had also become quite famous, though his reputation was entirely notorious.
After some persuasion, and on the condition that Lin Zhixiao put up the land he had purchased in Yuyu Village as collateral, the three businessmen recommended by Magistrate Zhao agreed to purchase 2,000 mu of land in Yuyu Village at fifty thousand yuan per mu, and another 1,000 mu in Liucuo Village at thirty thousand yuan per mu, bringing the total transaction to one hundred million yuan.