Chapter 64: The French Envoy!

A heavy rain fell.

Just as Deng Ken was preparing to lead his troops to seek an opportunity for battle, a sudden downpour forced him to halt his offensive; the roads in this era’s Gao Lu region were in terrible condition, turning into mud pits the moment it rained—the bad news was that cavalry would be severely hampered, the good news was that the Xiongnu cavalry would be affected even more.

In such heavy rain, the Xiongnu would hardly move at all; their army was stationed in a place called Ba Long.

To deal with the Three Union and the Night Assassins, Lin Wu ordered Gu Ba and the other two to temporarily suspend their duties and return to normal life only after the matter was settled. With so many experts present, no matter how many more they sent, they were merely offering themselves as prey—safety was absolutely guaranteed.

However, reality disappointed them: Jun Li Xuan sat neatly dressed on the edge of the bed, while Zhi Meng Niang sat at the table grooming herself; when Leng Fei Xue and An Ping entered, they smiled warmly and nodded at them.

To forget, yet how could one forget, and how could one bear to forget—even if every memory brought greater pain, she was willing to suffer this way for her entire life, never forgiving herself.

I watched as the special police, who had previously been able to support us, now began causing chaos; I truly saw no point in cutting off the Ghost Head Tai Sui anymore.

Princess An Ning forcibly suppressed her anger; this was not the time to speak of it—she must finish what she needed to say before the others arrived, or she would lose her chance.

I clenched my teeth and forced myself into the private room; the moment they saw me, their gazes quickly parted. I smiled, placed the snacks on the table, pretended I had seen nothing, and listened to their singing with careless indifference.

Lan Hai noticed that those placing bids were all ugly, fat-faced men, drooling as they argued themselves red in the face.

In that instant, I felt something explode in my chest, my tongue trembling wildly in my mouth; I wanted to scream but found my throat completely blocked, unable to make a sound.

And this stench did not come in waves—it felt as if the entire house were a rotting corpse, and I, at this moment, was walking inside its intestines.

Jing Zhi Chen stared at Luo Yi Yi, his eyes filled with unprecedented despair and desolation, slowly hardening into sharpness and coldness.

Kang Na guessed that the Joint Command was likely watching her, perhaps even criticizing her—but she had no time to care; after breaking through the heavy mech blockade, she pressed forward without pause.

Jiang Li guessed that once they returned to the Jiang residence, Jiang Yuan Bai would summon her for a “heart-to-heart talk.”

In the perilous forest, the presence of this man turned it into a leisurely picnic.

At this moment, Sang Xia knew nothing; she could not even understand why You You had said that—after all, she had always known that You You and Jun Hang… hadn’t they long been living together?

If before he had been uncertain, after Lin Ke rejected his twenty-million-dollar offer, he was virtually certain that Lin Ke was targeting his business in Russia; otherwise, if Lin Ke merely disagreed with the price, he would have sent someone to negotiate.

Moreover, Yao Bei’s personality was carefree and boyish, making her company relatively easygoing.

Yet who else, besides the Heishan bandits of the Taihang Mountains, could muster such numbers and combat strength? Although the various factions of the Heishan bandits normally operated independently, if any one faction suddenly acquired three thousand fine horses, every other faction would know—and how long could such a secret be kept?

Just as she, looking at them, always thought they looked nearly identical—so too, logically, did they look at them.

After this incident, Lü Bu’s reputation was largely ruined; should he later kill Dong Zhuo—even if it were a righteous act loyal to the court—repeatedly acting in such fashion would make any lord who employed him hesitate. To rely on him was impossible; to ignore him was also impossible; in the end, he could only be killed.