Chapter 205: The Empress's Initiative

The night was like ink, shrouding the Imperial City.

Within Zhaohua Palace, the lamps burned bright; candlelight filtered through the thin gauze shades, casting a dim, yellowish glow that bathed the palace walls and pillars in a soft hue.

Behind a glass screen, the Empress, dressed in a bright yellow palace gown, sat upright before a wide imperial desk, her head slightly bowed as she focused on reviewing the mountains of memorials before her.

"Your Highness, the hour is late; it is time for you to rest," Lady Sun said, bowing as she stood to the side.

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If they handed over the jade, they would leave; if they refused, they would show no mercy to the Night Kingdom. At this moment, Jiaxuan Luo realized how naive his previous thoughts had been; he had actually believed the Divine Temple was easy to talk to.

Those youths who had mocked her for fawning over Gongsun Hao and envied her for her stroke of luck could not utter a single word now.

Mo Jingyuan’s gaze sharpened; he strode to the door and pounded on it forcefully, but there was no response.

She had not yet vented her full fury, so she continued, "I think I even heard He Feng scold you, saying you were fickle and two-timing, and that besides him, you were flirting with other men. He must have hit you because of this."

Why was it always her who had to bow her head? Why was it always her who had to make Leng Dianchen forgive her? Why was it always her fault every single time?

Xu Jinlang and A Yi entered the room, and Jian Lan was not the least bit surprised; she cast a faint glance at the large bag of flour on A Yi’s shoulder, which was perhaps not sealed well, as his black suit was already covered in a white layer.

Su Nan had the urge to cover his face, but as if he had suddenly thought of something, he merely raised his hand to stroke his chin for a moment and considered it seriously.

She had never spoken these words to anyone; in everyone’s eyes, she was the most cold-blooded and filled with the deepest hatred. But in truth, she thought more and looked further ahead than anyone else—so much so that what she endured was also more than anyone else.

This Li Yan’s voice was very deep and slightly hoarse; one could tell from his voice that he must be a man of few words.

Seeing that the atmosphere was off, An Ruoran finally looked up at the people around her; Mu Ximo curled his lips with an expressionless face, while Leng Dianchen looked at Mo Qianning with a hint of deep thought, and Leng Dianchen himself radiated an aura of apology.

Bai Yu looked at the exquisitely arranged food on the table behind her, and her stomach began to growl.

When Su Qingyuan heard the word "elder," she found it exceptionally grating, and she did not hear the words that followed.

They were roasting rabbit and chicken; as Mu Jiao looked at the golden-brown meat, her mouth began to water.

I lunged at the male ghost with the black umbrella, swinging and kicking with crisp, clean movements; it was less like I was using the umbrella and more like the umbrella was controlling me to beat him up.

Nan Qiyue pouted resentfully; oh my, is intelligence really something you are born with?

Seeing her timid appearance, Su Qingyuan could not help but think of her own younger sister, Su Qingluan, and immediately frowned.

"Use the pressure cooker and the induction stove together; I’ve tried the microwave, it’s not very safe. The pressure cooker and induction stove can not only adjust the temperature, but they are also safe," Mu Jiao said.

A deep voice, lazy and casual, without any flashy technique, just a simple lowering of the brows and a soft hum.

"This Venerable has toiled for many years and now wishes to rest properly for a time. I wonder if His Highness the Crown Prince is willing to take me in?" Yu Xi said calmly, while looking faintly at Di Hao to see how he would react, his eyes filled with deep mockery.

Under the bombardment of artillery fire, a piercing roar suddenly erupted from the flames, accompanied by rolling sound waves, as a massive fear beast—with the upper body of a giant, lizard scales, and the lower body of a spider—charged at the head of the military formation.

Zi Yan helped Ye Tian change into another bucket of clear groundwater, dissolving seven drops of essence blood and one skin-refining elixir into the full bucket of water.