Chapter 35: Chuntao Is Sold
“Go and have Physician Li examine the porridge Miss left yesterday.”
A short while later, Physician Li hurried over. Kneeling on the ground, he presented the small half-bowl of porridge that remained.
“Your Excellency, after examining it, I can confirm that the porridge contains poison—and it is the same poison afflicting Miss.”
The Prime Minister’s expression grew even darker. He immediately ordered, “Go and bring the cook to me!”
The Fragrant Shadow Pavilion, once famous for its extraordinary incense, suddenly fell silent. It began selling only ordinary incense products. More than anything else, the entire building was filled with every variety of fragrant flower, available either for people to admire or to reserve as ingredients for blending incense. The shopkeeper was willing to sell them in either case.
By the time he said this, he had already decided that from then on he would take Hua Jiu to visit the less prosperous regions of the south. As for Jinling, he would never return there in this lifetime.
By now, the rankings had been decided. Ling Tian and the others had been teleported out of the giant tower and returned to the martial arena.
Seeing Shen Hexuan get there first, many male students regretted their hesitation bitterly. Countless jealous glares fell upon the smug Shen Hexuan, and they all hoped the shameless fellow would be turned away at the door.
After the parents saw the comments she had written, how could they not scold their own children? Some even beat their children harshly after reading those remarks.
“No! His Majesty has ordered you to take command of the army at once and march to the front line!” Ao Lan’s voice was somewhat cold.
I gave her a slap on the buttocks, and several finger marks immediately appeared on her fair, delicate skin.
“Go to the Eastern Palace and investigate whether Consort Jia and Noble Consort Yao had any conflicts there in the past.” Having found a direction, Li Yun immediately set people to work on the investigation.
Li Yun openly sent Zhi He to Plum-Intent Pavilion in the Hundred Flowers Palace to invite Lady Zhong to the Stranger’s Palace for a private meeting.
The higher the similarity score, the more likely it was that the person in the video resembled the person they were looking for—and they might even be the same person.
“You’re finally here. You’re late today.” Wang Qingtian gently set down the guitar and spoke to Lin Yuan.
Next, despite holding an overwhelming advantage in strength, Dela unexpectedly descended from the air and returned to the ground. He stood there with a stern expression, watching from afar as the three elders approached step by step across the charred earth left behind by the exploding fireballs.
“I will dispatch thirty thousand troops to the western gate and another thirty thousand to the eastern gate. Of the remaining forty thousand, I will send twenty thousand each to the northern and southern gates. With one hundred thousand troops attacking the city gates on my command at the same time, the thirty thousand Imperial Guards inside the city will certainly be unable to withstand our encirclement,” Cao Ren said.
After learning the truth behind everything, Ji Xi beat Ji Yun mercilessly for the first time in her life. Yet in the midst of the beating and scolding, she suddenly fainted. From then on, she never recovered; her life hung by a thread, and no medicine could save her.
When they reached a sharp bend ahead, Lin Yuan still did not slow down. Relying on his driving skills, he performed a magnificent drift right through the turn.
He watched as the crates filled with stones were carried inside, then personally watched as crates brimming with gold, silver, and jewels were carried out.
Di Chi bowed deeply to Di Ao. At that moment, Mo Yu had already walked up to him and extended his hand.
Gao Ran enjoyed tempering his martial prowess between life and death; he was not some fool who sought death. He dared to attack Xie Yan, a powerful opponent a whole realm above him, because he possessed a strange blood-fiend aura that ordinary martial artists had no way to resist.
For seven full days, Ji Xi and Cao Cao remained on that high platform. They ate together, slept together, and even relieved themselves together. They talked about countless things and enjoyed every moment of it. Amid that harmonious companionship, the great battle came to an end.
“Are you listening to him expound the scriptures, or do you have some other intention?” Xiahou Ce asked coldly. Hearing her say this, he immediately grew angry, a simmering fury rising within him.