Chapter 649: Stupid and Wicked

After the Shangyuan Festival comes a new year, a fresh beginning.

But within Kaifeng City, an ominous atmosphere pervades.

Li Lan's former trusted staff, now central officials such as Xue Liu, Li Taiqing, and Cai Jiong, were arrested and imprisoned on charges of "participating in treason," and were jointly interrogated by officials from the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice.

After only one day of trial, the next day at noon, these men were publicly beheaded at the market outside Bianzhou City!

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From Fu Ba's perspective, Chong Xue's ulterior motives are harmless, and he is not Chong Xue's master, so the responsibility of teaching does not lie with him.

So when Bai Chen'an saw Su Mi, a startled expression flashed across their solemn face; they couldn't fathom why the once beautiful visage had become so shocking.

"After the rain, I, Qian Qiurong, have seen the West Palace Lord!" Qian Qiurong respectfully bowed to the elder on the high seat.

"It actually untied!" Everyone froze, eyes wide, watching the opponent on the board whose throat had already been clenched by Yuan Jinyu, feeling a chill down their spines.

He invited her to dinner at a Western restaurant, saying he had something to tell her. Su Mi initially refused, but Shen Cenghan mentioned the purpose of Sheng Long's collaboration with her, and she eventually kept the appointment.

Wei Chuxiu's greatest anxiety was that the Rong Family Army would seek revenge on him, yet Rong Chen, for reasons unknown, somehow made them never mention General Rong Lao.

Nian Shize's complexion turned ashen, his hand still clutching those photos tightly; after Nian Yicheng's interrogation, he looked at him, his gaze seeming to cut him down.

But outsiders can only see the elegant, exquisite décor; most are drawn to the glass ornaments, some to the famous calligraphy on the walls. How could anyone think that this soundproof private room, silent to the outside, would contain so many ways?

The appearance of this pair of cups shattered some experts' claims that the Night‑bright Pearl does not exist, and made ancient Huaxia history even more elusive and inscrutable.

In other words, he now has 180,000 in savings—he's never held that much money in his pocket in his life. Though he's at his most destitute, Liu Guonan sent him another 20,000 today; is this to round it up for him?

Even the Seventy‑two Transformations can't affect him; merely with the nine‑toothed hoe in his hand, he can deal with himself like this.

When he finished speaking, he smashed down with a fist, blowing up the tank he was sitting on, unleashed a Dragon Roar, and activated the sweep‑through‑thousands‑of‑troops mode.

At that moment, Lin Xinlan and Yan Ruoxi came over, both mesmerized by Qin Fan's wind‑blown style of opening poison as if taking off a plane.

Having said that, her eyes flickered as she reached to touch the inscription on the ceramic basin; she too had been young once, had a beloved older brother, but decades vanished in an instant, and now she doesn't know where he is, fearing they may never meet again in this life.

"Aunt, this is Daoist Qianyu... his Daoist arts are profound, so I invited him to take a look!" Qi Hongfeng respectfully introduced.

"Yes, yes, yes, that Chinese—must be that Chinese causing trouble." Si Xia knew this was Xishan Xiuming's step, and without any hesitation, he immediately sold his editor.

Seeing the sole remaining team member, clearly exhausted, dragging his feet, stumbling, Mu Zigang instantly wore a worried expression.

Mo Fan hung up the phone, thinking that Lu Xiaorong's dinner was a hasty arrangement; perhaps he'll wait until she gets off work and eat together again.

Li Ze exhaled, and as chairman of Sanmei Media, nearing fifty, his vigor was far less than before; watching these competitors, a hint of despair suddenly rose within him.

This is the benefit of having a master; just as this contest for a spot in the Tai Xuan Secret Realm couldn't have succeeded without Long Baitian's assistance.

Lin Ke grabbed Meijiao and said: "We've watched the drama a hundred times already; what more is there to watch? Let's go, everyone is tired and should sleep."