Chapter 654: Another Perfect Transformation: The Mermaid Xiao Yu

Yu Xian Gu smiled confidently, believing her words would surely stir the Old Mermaid Granny to intense longing.

But the Old Mermaid Granny's expression was strange—neither longing nor much resentment remained.

"Earlier, you said we guard mountains of gold and silver yet fail to develop them—do you mean the starlight beyond the Heavenly River?"

Xiao Yu was slightly surprised. "What? You've tried harnessing starlight before and failed? Or is there some taboo I don't know about?"

A double-edged blade engraved with the character "Ⅳ" appeared in Ye Yuchen's hand, and immediately he charged forward with it.

"Click!" Chen Nan hung up the phone. Xia Changbin froze; everyone in the room froze. Xia Dashao never imagined his attempt to show off would cost his father his official cap—his tone sounded utterly genuine.

During this time, the Song Army also showed no reaction. Boyan strictly restrained his men, doing all he could to keep them inside camp and avoid any disturbances that might jeopardize the cannon-casting plan.

"Release Chairman Weng immediately," Chen Nan said. Though he wasn't close to Weng Caiping, she had helped him before—he couldn't let her die in the Cold Prison.

"I'm Zhe Le of the Three-Star Sect's Huadao Garden, and I challenge Chen Sanyang first," said a muscular male cultivator of Golden Core Sixth Layer, stepping forward after receiving his Sect Master's permission.

Ye Yiyao heard the familiar voice and turned instantly. A hundred meters away, Ye Tian was sprinting toward her.

"Manager Li, you truly understand me—you've already packed all these spirit herbs for me before I even arrived." The voice came from outside the door, brimming with delight. Everyone turned to see a man in purple robes, holding a folding fan, appearing before them.

"It's already dark. Why haven't these people come yet? Did they give up on me? Abandon me to die?" At the very moment Feng the Elder died, darkness fell instantly. Zhang Yang sneered, deeply resentful.

This statement shattered the palace's silence once more—they didn't know whether to rejoice or fear, or how he had broken through the rebel blockade.

After Lu's mother and Ye's father died in a car crash, this mistreatment intensified. The siblings lived together in Ye's grandmother's home, where Ye's grandmother doted on Ye Miao but ignored Lu Shiyu completely.

Tang Xiling felt moved and, without thinking, took Chen Yaozhong's hand and placed it gently on her belly, stroking it softly.

Today's matter hinges on Zhang Jialiang's stance—if he refuses to let his son off, even though I'm one of the Provincial Party Standing Committee members, this case will be hard to settle.

Duan Weiqi flew into a rage. He held a press conference from his wheelchair, accompanied by the new senior management of the real estate company, issuing a public apology. He declared that the entire previous management had been fired and that police had been notified.

Before he finished speaking, the school bell rang. The gates opened—and candidates and parents began filing in one after another.

"Uncle Tan, please control your grief. I heard about Uncle Song's passing—drink less alcohol!" Ma Yong entered the private room and spoke softly to Uncle Tan, who sat alone drinking gloomy liquor.

Zhuge Liang and Lü Meng both gaped. This was the first time they'd ever seen a minister strike the lord's sword out of his hand.

His thoughts were simple: soldiers on the front lines could die for their country at any moment—he loved Yun Jingqi, but he didn't want to drag her into danger.

After Wang Zhanheng fired that shot, everyone in the room was stunned. No one dared think of anything else—they all sat frozen in place.

After all, Tang Xiling was a madwoman, relatively easy to target; and even if the plot were exposed, no one would believe her accusations.

Lan Fei felt she truly didn't understand humans at all—whether their actions or emotional shifts, none were easily comprehensible. Much of human behavior had no logic or rules; she still had much to learn.