Chapter 76: Don’t Call My Name

Xu Yancheng was momentarily stunned.

Lin Lu averted her gaze. “See? You wouldn’t believe me anyway. There’s no surveillance here, and I have no proof.”

Though He Ruxue had been yelling about settling scores with her at the time, given the distance between them, it was impossible for her to have pushed her, especially since Su Yi had stood between them.

So, only Su Yi could possibly have done it.

But...

Could that thing really rely on him? He didn’t have an ounce of confidence. Facing the world’s hostility, could he really survive?

As soon as those words fell, two burly Hanwei Camp soldiers stepped forward and pinned Wang Xing down. Then Zhao Kaishan, brimming with fury, strode over and swung his palm—broad as a fan—striking Wang Xing’s face repeatedly with both hands, left and right in quick succession, until Wang Xing’s face swelled up like a pig’s head.

Jiang Zhuofang couldn’t be bothered with him and went to the upper deck cabin with the snow fox. The cruise cabins were divided into four classes: Heaven, Earth, Human, and Harmony. Meng Yuran had been discovered in the Heaven-class cabin.

So from Monday to Wednesday, during those days, Li Hao stayed at his new home, overseeing deliveries, inspecting goods, and supervising installation. He left all matters regarding interviewing and hiring for the investment company to Yu Yalan.

“Ad...advance three months’ salary to me? Ninety thousand?” Yu Yalan blinked hard. She knew very well she wasn’t dreaming, yet it all felt like a dream.

Before that, Ye Qian had never seen a living dragon. Now, he finally had—though he couldn’t be sure if it truly was a dragon or some other creature.

Resolute, he strode deep into the bamboo forest, found a secluded spot, sat cross-legged, took out the Scarlet Fire Ninefold Pill Lu Chen had given him, and swallowed it in one gulp without a second thought.

He turned around, holding Shiya Jie’s hand as the man charged toward them.

Sitting across from Li Hao in negotiations was a tall foreigner, standing about 1.86 meters, with a pronounced nose, deep-set eyes, slightly wavy hair, and dressed in a tailored suit—a very businesslike appearance.

Suddenly, footsteps could be heard from the second floor. I looked up and saw Ye Xiaoxiao descending. She was wearing pajamas, the fabric looking expensive—surely worth thousands.

“We saw Young Master Xu heading toward Thunder Peak just now. Why don’t we see him here?” Wu Linyi asked curiously.

She sat there dazed the whole time, listening to him and Grand Tutor Xie discuss things like the Dragon Boat Festival banquet. Only when Grand Tutor Xie rose to see them off did she finally come back to herself.

When Xuan Wu Ying saw that Xuan Ziyi was nowhere in the room, he thought Xu Ce had already used her and killed her. He lost all reason, frantically interrogating people about Xuan Ziyi’s whereabouts.

She couldn’t even explain herself—she could only watch helplessly as the children cut open her abdomen and then leaned against her, slowly breathing their last.

Beyond the curtain, Zhao Zhen could sense that the atmosphere in the hall had grown heavy, as if a crushing pressure was bearing down on Lü Yijian.

Azou always struck me as mysterious. Last time, it was thanks to him that a crisis was averted.

Hearing Xu Ce’s words, Nangong Li, Blood Pear Blossom, and the others finally emerged from their shock.

When Lü Yijian entered, Wang Zeng also rose to greet him, warmly taking his hand as they entered together.

The Eastern Palace heir was famously cruel, as cunning as a demon, decisive and ruthless. If those words just now were overheard and reported to that living King of Hell, not even Father could save me.

Shui Mei closed her eyes helplessly. Even if the Dowager would be her mother-in-law in the future, even if she were a stranger, she could never watch someone die because of her.

Since it wasn’t mealtime and the kitchen staff weren’t preparing food, the kitchen was usually empty at this hour. At that moment, perhaps noticing no one inside, someone slipped into the kitchen.