Volume One, Chapter 79: Familiar Face

Ye Ying had seen several female educated youths from Ma Family Village before; not only were they unattractive, but their tempers were notoriously bad as well. It was entirely possible that Qin Zhaochuan’s wife was a hideous creature with an unbearable disposition.

As evening approached, she asked her aunt to pack some red dates for her and show her the way.

“What you say makes sense, but the crucial point is that it’s so late—they should have returned by now. Their continued absence is unsettling,” Li Yuan agreed with Lin Lei and the others, but raised a fresh concern: why hadn’t the two of them come back yet?

The strength of Muay Thai lies in close combat—often called the octopus style—where the eight points of attack are the fists, feet, elbows, and knees; two fists, two feet, two elbows, two knees. Yet its greatest weakness is in grappling and takedowns; Muay Thai lacks these skills, and the only throws are those performed during clinches.

Qin Lan’s question would have been fine left unasked, but now that she’d voiced it, Wu Yi truly found himself at a loss. He honestly had no idea where he would stay tonight.

“How’s the development of alloy number seventeen?” Fang Cheng forced himself to suppress his excitement and asked in a deep voice.

At this moment, Wang Chen felt no pity at all. Faced with the corpse’s furious, desperate counterattack, it was a life-or-death struggle. If not for the Wind Swordsman’s superior skills and the requirement for a longsword, he would have used the Black Spirit Blade without hesitation!

The shuttle absorbed the energy from the stone; with a sudden whoosh, it shot skyward at a speed that startled Chen Hao.

“Cough! Pfft—” An Yu spat out a mouthful of blood, his back sliding slowly against the tree trunk as he sat down, a picture of grave injury, barely clinging to life.

Just then, the space erupted in a wave of ripples; a flash of golden light streaked by, and suddenly a figure appeared before Arudiba, as if conjured from thin air.

I raised my hand and snatched Xi Zhizai’s painting, had no time to arrange it properly, and simply placed it into the Imperial Seal of Renren.

“Nothing will go wrong, I promise. Give the baby to me,” Chen Hao said to Biyun with a smile, then reached out to take the child into his arms.

But the actual treatment surprised him; Wang Wei didn’t even require an operating room, administering care directly in the hospital ward.

Wang Yangyang shot Liu Bin a grand, exasperated eye-roll to show her intense displeasure, while Zhang Yao simply shook her head and smiled. This was the different response people developed after experiencing more injustice upon entering society.

The clueless boss Liu was still tinkering with physical stores, while Liu Bin had already outpaced both him and Boss Ma, both in brick-and-mortar and online businesses.

Yet Lu Yun felt an inexplicable ache in his heart, a pain he could not express. All he could do was smile even brighter and more carefree than her, so that he could feel comfortable, so he wouldn’t be so sad he’d shed tears.

Qing Qi speculated aloud, and when she received Li Zhi’s confirmation, her heart couldn’t help but flutter. She ignored Yu Ran’s gaze, feigning casualness as she plopped herself onto the plush wool carpet, stretched out, and slid her legs beneath the thin blanket with Li Zhi and the other.

Xu Er nodded and said, “I’ll arrange for someone to communicate with them. What about the freshwater and supply provisions?”

He was overjoyed, feeling a bellyful of words he wanted to share. He paced back and forth in the hall, and just as he was about to look toward the main room, Lord Yuchi appeared before his eyes, looking extremely anxious.

The captain steadied himself, slowed his horse, and reached up to unfasten the brass clasp atop his quiver.

All the houses could only be occupied after the villagers signed and stamped the paperwork, completing the transfer into Hainan Qingguo Agricultural Cooperative. Only after becoming full members were they eligible to move in, and each villager would be issued an identification card, similar to those from the Baosheng Company. However, the financial services were to be handled in partnership with Lenovo Development Bank.