Chapter 196

Looking at the snow-white strand of hair in his hand, its texture soft as silk, glinting faintly in the sunlight… Chen Mo could tell at a glance—this was Ye Henshui's hair!

"No wonder I didn't see Ye Henshui at the pleasure house last time—I thought she was too shy to show her face, but was she actually in trouble?"

"It seems this matter in Linglan County was truly aimed at me…"

Chen Mo's gaze darkened slightly.

The beauties by his side

"Uh, my lady, are you really thinking that?" Lin Yi stared into Zhang Ziqi's eyes, utterly unable to guess her true thoughts.

Jiang's concubine halted her steps, her smile stiffening, then forced a hasty farewell.

If possible, Fatty truly wanted to blast him apart at once—but he dared not move. He feared it was a deliberate trap. More importantly, getting those students away first was key.

Old Boer's emotions were complex and bitter. Yet, for some reason, he also felt a strange sense of relief. A chubby figure surfaced in his mind. He let out a wry, mocking smile, silently shook his head, tapped the control panel twice, and turned to leave the communications room.

Demons have robust bodies and terrifying strength; they favor close combat, where every slash draws blood and every punch lands on flesh.

These past few days, he had behaved himself perfectly, causing no trouble at all. Whenever idle, he deliberately flattered the Six Swords of Qingcheng. With his nimble tongue, within days they had grown warmer toward him and watched him less closely.

"Don't rush," said Sikong Jiong, nodding. "When the time comes, many things will naturally become clear to you."

"Rest assured, Fengxiao—I shall handle this myself. I will not ruin your plan," Xi Zhicai smiled.

Yingqiao smiled. "When I served in Guanqiu Palace, Madam Liang taught us that the worst thing a person can be is a weathercock. While serving Empress, I devoted myself entirely to her. After she sent me to serve my current master, I devoted myself entirely to my master."

Helpless, he shook his head, glancing both ways, then chose one side and walked along the riverbank, searching for a narrow spot to swim across.

He never expected that later, she would become his subordinate. Perhaps fate's wheel works this way—sometimes you meet people without realizing it, yet they leave deep, lasting marks upon your life.

But I still feel like I can't do anything right—everything I do only pushes her farther away. I couldn't even properly protect our child.

I wiped out a whole group! I had no time to pick up the fallen items, then ran behind Ziyun Ling—another wave of ice rain came crashing down.

Meanwhile, Li Xiaomai was still organizing the shoe racks in the shop; since it wasn't the weekend, there weren't many customers, so it looked fairly empty.

Indeed, while gardenia leaves are evergreen, gardenia blossoms bloom only from May to July each year, and few people buy gardenias in flower shops—especially out of season like this.

Mechanic 012, using the height advantage of the Type-E Battle Mech, employed ramming tactics—but the Seven Kill Battle Mech effortlessly and nimbly dodged them all.

Deep within the cave, a vast force seemed suppressed, yet on the verge of breaking free, humming with joyful vibrations—as if the entire Heaven Pillar Mountain trembled.

Sure enough, not long after, a serious-looking flat-faced man arrived, led me into a corridor, and told me to keep walking upward to return to where I'd come from.

"What he wants to tell me is surely this: Tao Baishong has ill intentions toward you—you should avoid him," Su Qian'ai deliberately adopted a low, deliberate tone.

As I flew, I looked back—the aircraft had initially been heading straight for us, but after a while, it didn't follow. Probably they realized they couldn't catch us—or maybe they had other missions.