Take good care of yourself and don't make me worry.

Lin Lu had a private dressing room, specially prepared for her by Qu Jing.

After removing her stage makeup and taking off her heavy hair accessories, she caught sight of a man's reflection in the mirror.

With her eyes growing slightly warm, she stood up and turned around, throwing herself directly into his arms.

Xu Yanchen caught her instantly, wrapping his arms tightly around her waist.

The two pressed against each other, leaving not a single gap between them.

There were simply too many things to say...

Over the past decade or so, the State of Zhao had consistently adopted policies focused on resting the people and recovering its strength. Aside from being invaded by Han Xin's massive army three years prior, it had suffered no further ravages of war. Furthermore, when Han Xin invaded, he had been fully confident in conquering Zhao, and thus had refrained from causing widespread devastation. Consequently, the situation in the State of Zhao had remained quite favorable.

Lu Shan could no longer bear it and hit the speakerphone button. To her astonishment, the person speaking was none other than Head Coach He Bin. His very first words were, "Good child," causing Kong Yixian's tears to instantly break through their dams.

In truth, when Chang Yi told Kong Yixian that he would not return until the afternoon, he indeed had the intention of avoiding her. Yet, wandering aimlessly on the streets failed to bring him much peace of mind, so he simply returned to the shop around lunchtime.

I heard a sweet yet seductive voice ring out. Chu Hongyi walked over and delivered a succession of slaps across Pan Sisi's face.

Ordinarily, she had no reason to panic over a score that was not too shabby, but for some reason, the negative emotions that had begun brewing since yesterday suddenly surged upward like a flood at this very moment, impossible to suppress no matter how hard she tried.

Consequently, the two of them charged forward once again with desperate fury, instantly sending foul blood spraying everywhere with a sickening, pungent stench of carnage.

I walked over. My mother glared at me through clenched teeth, attempting to lunge at me several times, but was held back by my father each time.

She raised her chin slightly, slipped free from his fingers, turned away, and faced the window.

Just as she was about to peek through the crack of the door to see what Qi Ruize was up to, the hand she still had extended outside was suddenly enveloped by a warm palm.

After all, according to the territorial divisions of local deities, the ground beneath their feet was their own domain, whereas proactively venturing north of the Great Wall meant stepping into someone else's turf.

Shi Jun had only pursued them for ten miles—indeed! Shi Hu had ordered the concealed ambush troops to rise up. This force of ambushers had been secretly assembled, deceiving many people; no one had known about it. It was a surprise tactical unit that Shi Hu had deployed in advance.

She cared little about the quota for participating in the battle, but Ji Que was different. Moreover, quotas were not something she could simply hand over at will.

Therefore, Sheng Xueli believed that if Sheng Jintian wanted revenge and harbored hatred, he should direct it entirely at the older generation like them. Was there really any need to destroy Jinyi? He had grown firmly convinced that Sheng Jintian's ultimate goal was simply to throw the Sheng family into utter turmoil and make them the laughingstock of everyone's idle chatter once again.

Ran Min's grand army arrived, in impeccable military formation. The soldiers were all brimming with vigor, radiating an intimidating murderous aura that naturally struck fear into the hearts of anyone who looked upon them.

Neither Jiang Zhenyuan nor the Grand Empress Dowager missed his expression. The two elders grew all the more fond of him the longer they looked. Especially the Grand Empress Dowager—this was the same Grand Empress Dowager whom Li Qian had visited back when Empress Dowager Cao was scheming against Bai Su. Naturally, she pulled Li Qian close to examine him carefully.

Her speed could not match Jiang Xiao's, but she had tampered slightly with the messaging device she gave him. The powder used was something she had begged from Yao Bufan, specially formulated for tracking purposes.

"True, how foolish of me again. It seems scientific education has been a bit too thorough; I always forget what kind of world I am currently inhabiting," Jiang Ling replied from beneath her bridal veil, her voice sounding somewhat muffled.

Everyone also embraced the mindset of going out to have fun and unwind tomorrow, entirely free of mental pressure. They ate and drank as they pleased, chatted and joked after copying the maps, and stayed up making a ruckus for nearly half the night before finally drifting apart in scattered groups.