Chapter 140: The Reverse Scale

Jiang Jiu-yue’s executive ability was so formidable and astonishing that Bei Yu was caught completely off guard.

Before long, a young girl appeared outside the courtyard. She wore her hair in two buns and looked incredibly cute, yet her entire demeanor was chillingly cold.

"Sister, you aren't telling me that she is the one who poisoned and attempted to assassinate Shen Jin, are you?"

Bei Yu’s mouth fell open, stunned beyond...

Yun Wanrong fell into a hazy sleep. She did not know how long she had been resting before she was awakened by a maid while the sky was still pitch black.

After speaking, she rolled up Liu Mei’s sleeves. Sure enough, the girl’s arms were covered in red measles, causing Zhong Hangyue and Shen Kongkong to jump back in fright.

"A brothel? She sold herself? She must have had some unavoidable hardship, right?" The man tipped his wine cup, realized it was empty, and simply clutched the wine jar, speaking with a slurred, muddled consciousness.

"You are as unteachable as rotten wood, impossible to carve!" Closing his eyes, shaking his head, and sighing, Scholar Luo looked closely and found that it was the same few students who had been skipping class. On the other hand, Hao Ran, Hao Liang, and Zhao Jiazhong were studying diligently.

It was rumored that Chen Ping was as resourceful as Han Xin and Zhang Liang, yet he differed in one respect: his character. It was said his morality was abysmal; he was accused of everything from stealing from his brother’s wife to accepting bribes. He committed every shameful act imaginable without the slightest attempt to hide it, leading to widespread condemnation.

"Every family has its own difficult scripture to recite!" Watching the two youths being chased out by Huang Xing’s roar, the neighbors dispersed.

Qi Jingchen looked down at Noble Consort Yun, who kept her face hidden and offered him nothing but the top of her dark-haired head, and reached out to pull her away.

Then, with a single maneuver of his Heavenly Jade Sword, a "Sword Dance of Raging Waves" erupted! Thousands of tons of sword energy surged, causing the rain to pause. The dozen Chu soldiers blocking his path died instantly, and as a mist of blood filled the air, Zhao Wude’s hands trembled, and his will wavered along with them.

Indeed, upon reflection, he also felt that Liu Jin had been acting somewhat strangely, though he hadn't given it much thought at the time.

"It isn't just that someone discovered the Crown Prince took the Princess of Ding away; it's also been discovered that the dragon robe found in the Prince of Duan’s mansion was embroidered with a specific thread that is an imperial tribute. Besides the Crown Prince, the Prince of Duan could never have obtained such material," Baiwei Liushang said indifferently.

Seeing the gyrfalcon fly far away, Xiao Hui lowered his hand, which had been shielding Ying Xue’s face. Without a word, he turned and limped out of the woods.

The success in securing Tian Yuan’s cooperation this time was due in no small part to the powerful hypnotic effects of the Eye of Enchantment.

"You guessed correctly. The pill I refined at the Alchemy Competition that day was indeed the Orchid Soul Pill. Using it to restore your body will yield twice the result with half the effort." Dongfang Ningxin spoke quite calmly; she had long since recovered from the shock of the soul pill.

Rushing toward Lanqiang Garden, she stepped through the courtyard gate and, as expected, saw her standing in the room.

Could it be triggered by avian influenza or the recently emerging superbugs? But regardless of the ailment, there would always be corresponding physical symptoms. Yet, other than a fever followed by a coma, Lu Shaojie displayed no other clinical signs.

Zhao Tianshan covered his crotch, his face flushed red as he stammered a defense. Seeing his disheveled appearance, the crowd burst into laughter.

Clang... The black water jet hurtling toward the four of them was instantly frozen in mid-air. However, because Xue Tian’ao was shielding Dongfang Ningxin, a single drop of the black water splashed onto his left hand.

The old man muttered this to himself, his low voice filled with the melancholy unique to the passage of time. His eyes turned red, and tears shimmered within them; Dongfang Ningxin’s words had stirred his old wounds.

"But Teacher Zhou, since you say our offense is so powerful, why can't we ever close the score gap?" Zhu Shanshan asked.

After calming the Dowager Consort and seeing her off to sleep, a furious and annoyed Rong Mofeng headed straight to Ru Hua’s bedchamber to settle the score.