Chapter 288: Lacking the Strength to Strike, Yet Learning to Play the Villain

Two days have passed since the encounter with the darkness and retreat.

Over the past two days, the more Su Qing replayed the scene in the darkness, the more she thought she had truly encountered death.

No matter how Luogen provoked death and lost his own soul, Su Qing currently lacks the ability to retrieve him; perhaps after waiting a hundred years she will gain that power.

Once one's strength reaches the level of a single universe, further improvement becomes far from easy.

"Prince Yan, since General Yelü has come to guard the carriage, please go ahead, Prince Yan. I am willing to lead the troops to rescue Her Majesty the Empress," Han Kangsi said from the side.

After Li Dequan recognized that the man married to Bai Gu was a carpenter, Bai Gu on the ground showed utter indifference, and having been scolded on the spot by her husband, she blamed all her grudges on this stall.

Upon seeing Ma Yun, Peng Shuang was overjoyed and, in passing, told Ma Yun that Ma Liangliang and Li Gao had also returned to the city and were waiting outside the Chu King's Palace for an audience with the Chu King. While speaking, she also carefully sized up Zi Ying standing behind Ma Yun. Zi Ying gave her a faint smile and said little.

Thus Lin Xi hadn't seen him for several days straight; there was no way around it—Xie Shenyan was as busy as a market runner, rushing from one place to another, barely finding time to go home, wash up, change clothes, and hug his son.

Logically, after such a dominant Huai Shan Princess moved away, her influence would gradually fade, but no one expected that her second son would become even more famous, causing her reputation to spread back to the capital.

The contest between the Prince Ying and the Crown Prince is a matter of life and death; once the Prince Ying ascends the throne, the Li and Zeng clans will surely face extermination.

Thump, thump—in the suffocating silence, Lord Li's steps were unusually clear, each one feeling like treading on Mu Wanqiu's heartstrings, her heart wound tight.

After a few days, Xu Shi had come to understand things; moreover, he himself had previously suffered a similar loss, so he hesitated for a few seconds, intending to refuse. At times like this, what seems like timely help is actually little different from looting a fire—once the silver is produced, unreasonable demands are sure to follow.

"Hahaha." Ma Yun couldn't help laughing. Right then, Xue Yun, Ma Yun, Li Xiang, and Zhao Pu, who had rushed over later, secretly discussed the specific measures for half a day.

Having come to her senses, Mu Wanqiu wanted to ask, but as soon as she opened her mouth, Lord Li was already several zhang away; seeing others notice her glance, they all lowered their heads and hurriedly got back to work, forcing Mu Wanqiu to swallow the words on her lips.

Li Yong suddenly seemed to realize something, said nothing, and merely turned his gaze elsewhere. Yang Feier, not knowing what he was thinking, lowered her head and continued eating her meal.

Zhang Zi'an was also surprised, wondering how Wang Yanning knew him so well; then, seeing her phone screen still lit, he immediately guessed that she had just looked him up.

Gazing at her eyes full of hope, her tears finally streamed down her cheeks; Feng Qianxun's heart ached in waves, as memories of all her kindness flooded his mind. He nodded heavily at those eyes, tears also spilling down to drip onto Zi Lian's face.

"Shui Han, this is just an audition; is it worth turning out like this?" Gazing at Yi Shuihan's fingers still bleeding, Ye Zijian sighed and said.

Wang Peng, who had just felt a little pity for Ye Lan, immediately gave the order; through that faint mental link, he demanded that the Jia Shen troops exert all their strength to be sure to suppress any possible outbreak from Ye Lan.

Just as the second bodyguard slumped onto the scarlet carpet, he still hadn't grasped what had happened; this also left Yue Qi bewildered as to how his reaction speed had repeatedly allowed him to evade pursuit by international police.

Its body swirled around the black dot in the sky, twisting and turning, gradually being consumed bit by bit by that dot.