Chapter 54: The Heir Apparent Wants Only Her to Serve Him...

Pei Dongzhou did not have to wait long before Pei Xizhou arrived.

“Did you need something, Big Brother?” Pei Xizhou asked curiously.

The Heir Apparent had come to the Hundred Fragrances House again. Surely he couldn’t have taken a fancy to one of the girls here.

Pei Dongzhou asked coolly, “Have any unfamiliar faces shown up at the Hundred Fragrances House today? Men or women, it doesn’t matter.”

He thought that if Shen Shuyi wanted to enter the Hundred Fragrances House, she might disguise herself as a man.

Pei Xizhou thought it over, then shook his head.

Lin Wei spoke calmly, her tone and expression both mild. The two people froze for a moment when they heard her name, while the third kept a clearer head and picked up the phone beside him to call the dedicated line.

“Ah Xi, you’re coming home with me.” The old man spoke imperiously, his lips pressed tight. He was every bit as domineering and formidable as his grandson.

“So you really are an ill-bred wretch with no parents to teach you… Your mother—”

He never finished. The water-blue sword energy coiling around Lin Chen’s fist was the last thing he ever saw.

Watching them embrace, he was consumed by a jealousy he could not put into words. He wanted to rush over and tear them apart, but as emperor, he had more restraint than he once had.

Yu Zhou had never seen Xue Luo radiate such murderous intent. Even though she was strong-willed and jealous to the core, she usually came across as either frank and forthright or gentle and alluring. Knowing her true nature as she did, Yu Zhou was still shaken by how cold and severe she looked now.

The black-and-white yin-yang diagram, which had been quietly turning within the five-colored vortex, now trembled with a low hum, as though it wanted to absorb something.

The familiar face, the familiar figure, even the smile at the corner of those lips—all so familiar. Over the past three years, how many times had they appeared in his dreams? And now, at last, it had all come true.

Huicai didn’t care what her department supervisor would think of her. She was too afraid to take the elevator, so she sprinted down the stairs, raced through the lobby, and ran outside. It was already dark. The streetlights cast a dim, yellow glow, and the sunlight of day was nowhere to be seen. Cold air battered Huicai’s thin clothes, dealing another heavy blow to someone whose circumstances were already grim.

The Azure Mist seemed to understand what Elder Ou was saying. When the old man finished speaking, it seemed to accept its fate. It no longer charged about wildly; instead, a sorrowful aura slowly spread from it.

Zhu Yuanzhang, however, spent a long time thinking and still couldn’t make sense of many things. By then, all the arrangements for the generals had been made. Hu Dahai was over there, leading troops in a strategic feint.

Meanwhile, Lin Tianda, the pride of the Lin family, had heard that Qin Moyu had gone out to clear her head. He hoped to use the opportunity to get to know her better.

“Ruochen?” Amber eyes gazed at the round table before her with mild curiosity. In her eyes, there was nothing there except a teacup. Tachibana Kanade tilted her head. True to her innocent nature, she poured a cup of tea for the invisible friend as well.

China should lie low for now, avoiding the brunt of the attack. It should make new breakthroughs or develop new technologies elsewhere, then strike back at the United States.

“Fall back!” Ekko signaled. Getting Orianna down to critical health was already a worthwhile trade. He hadn’t secured the kill, but she had used up both of her potions.

Dong Qingling and Qin Moyu had both noticed the faint golden-red light that suddenly shone from Qi Bao’s eyes. They didn’t know what kind of divine ability or spell he was using, but they chose to trust him.

If Situ Shan had not met Qi Bao and gained the Death-and-Life Stone and that stroke of good fortune, he might not have managed to ascend to the Deity Transformation Realm.

While Su Cheng was at dinner, several reporters sent back footage of the scene at the auction moments earlier. The news was reported at once on television and across the internet.

From a distance, Xu Da and Tang He could not make out Zhu Yuanzhang’s conversation with Hu Dahai very clearly.