Chapter 44: Making the Two Turn Against Each Other

Chunzhi explained with a helpless sigh, "This year, the imperial palace didn't send any ice over."

"The ice we have left in the storehouse was all bought with our own money."

Thinking of the perfunctory attitude from the imperial palace, Jiangning let out a cold snort, "Stingy wretches."

With such a blazing sun and a stifling summer, the sweat-drenched feeling stirred up irritation in people's hearts. Yet inside the main courtyard of the General's Mansion, everyone wore joyful expressions as they gazed at the deep affection between the couple, unable to conceal their delight.

This was the Shaohua Sect. Although it had only a few dozen members, every single one of them knew a thing or two about martial arts, and they enjoyed a certain reputation within a radius of several hundred miles.

Ye Zihao simply dared not believe that Lu Chen, whom he had always despised, could actually establish a connection with the richest man in Central and Southern China. Furthermore, given Lu Chen's relationship with the Yu family, his current business venture was truly finished.

It was easy enough to keep secrets from the employer, but when they met again next time, what expression should he use to face that enchanting creature, Zhang Yinan?

Dongchun looked as though she had seen a savior. Disregarding everything else, she dragged her weak body crawling across the ground, grabbed the hem of Gu Jingfeng's robe, leaving a trail of bloodstains upon it, while continuing to wail incoherently.

"A spy from the Great Desert has infiltrated the Prince's Mansion, does Your Highness know this?" With a rigid face, Gu Jingfeng could not be bothered to waste words with someone like Su Mu. Song Zhi simply cupped his fists and spoke directly to the Prince of Jin.

Inside the twelve-bearer yellow-topped bridal sedan chair lay a true-red Shu-embroidered court robe featuring a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix and mandarin ducks in auspicious union, crafted with golden and silver threads. There was also a twelve-tiered hollowed-out pure gold phoenix crown inlaid with pearls and red rubies, from which twenty-four strings of tassels hung down, possessing an extraordinary and breathtaking beauty as the palace maids presented it to the public.

"Yes, yes—of course! That's what we think too!" The young man snapped back to his senses and blurted out in a panic, followed by his companions who echoed him one after another, their expressions tense to the absolute extreme.

The hand he had just extended abruptly pulled back before it even had a chance to touch the garments he had placed on a nearby chair.

With this Soul-Forming Pill, he should be able to successfully form his nascent soul within a short time, with no possibility of failure. After all, his original success rate for forming the nascent soul on his own was already thirty percent. Coupled with this Soul-Forming Pill which increased the success rate by sixty percent, his chances reached ninety percent. How could he possibly be unlucky enough to hit that ten percent probability of breakthrough failure?

Upon hearing this, Feng Qian also analyzed the matter carefully and found it to be true. Yet she also knew that Gu Ruoxuan had always been at odds with Mu Qingxuan, so asking her to step in and help would be rather difficult.

Wu Kai was stunned. Although he had never laid eyes on Yun Zhiyao, the name was far too prominent in Huaning City.

Seeing this, everyone on the side fell into profound shock. Such a god of slaughter actually addressed this mysterious person as master—it was simply unimaginable. When had such a figure ever appeared in the world of cultivation?

"Dog—meat." Sun Haoci deliberately drew out the syllables this time, pronouncing the two words with utmost clarity.

The night wind blew chilly against the body, and the moon hung high in the sky. It was now midnight, and I shivered, preparing to relieve myself first.

Although Su Xin did not know the full story, she could roughly guess what had happened from Su Zi's words. Most likely, Jin Yan had met with an accident and was not in the capital, while Su Zi searched day and night within the city, hoping only to see Jin Yan return safely.

"You can spare the old man, but you must let me go. Otherwise, we'll perish together and nobody will get any advantage," Leitong said through clenched teeth.

The main street was bustling and lively, packed with a sea of people. An endless variety of goods dazzled the eye, alongside performers doing acrobatics and even martial arts duels.

Thus, with Xiao Shiliu as her man, yet finding herself being harassed by others, she was naturally terrified.