Chapter 132: The Influence of Sir Lin

England’s contacts in Washington also told them another crucial piece of news: Lin Ran and McNamara were close personal friends.

This made Downing Street even more determined to send Lin Ran as a mediator to persuade the White House not to cancel the Sky Arrow project.

“Indeed. The Sky Arrow project is the cornerstone of cooperation between Downing Street and the White House, but frankly, its progress has been unsatisfactory. The propulsion system has repeatedly failed during tests, and costs have exceeded projections.”

“The crowd here is too noisy, and the boats are already obscured by the reeds along the shore—hard to see clearly. Shall we return to our seats?” Liu Zhebie noticed Yuan Xiu’s cold, silent gaze and feared she might lose control and erupt on the spot, so he stepped in to defuse the tension.

“It’s fine—aren’t we still here in the village?” Zhang Jian didn’t find the evolved ones terrifying at all.

“Princess, these wild-grown things are better suited for wild folk. Your noble status—how could I dare offer you such fare?” Yan Jiuhuai said with sincere expression.

Now, Liu Shouguang waited for the Jade Emperor to officially appoint him as Supreme Commander of the Heavenly Armies. Once he became Supreme Commander, how glorious it would be! He longed for that day to arrive.

Cai Lü was startled by her sudden outburst and dared not speak further, quickly carrying the porcelain bowl away from the railing.

“Good, it’s been ages since I drank with you, old beggar. Go get some snacks—we’ll have a couple of drinks!” Wangqi Yang instructed Lin Hai.

“I saw your family photo at Longxiang. I spotted you during your patrol, so I recognized you.” Chen Feng felt slightly awkward bringing this up—after all, secretly watching someone was hardly honorable.

When the Emperor was anxious, he loved to scare people like this. The imperial physicians had heard such roars of anger for days on end; though they were deeply fearful, they didn’t panic and tremble like the two apprentice pharmacists.

“You guessed right, so I don’t need to explain the previous words to you.” Cai Lan smiled faintly.

“Hey, don’t go groping me—I’m not that easy to kill. I’m fine. My skin’s thick, and I’m wearing plenty of clothes.” The old beggar took another sip of wine. “Alcohol’s the best remedy for fatigue and strengthening the body. How was your trip? Did you get anything worthwhile?” He felt even being beaten was worth it.

After sleeping, she felt even worse. She knew she had a fever and a cold. When she went downstairs to buy medicine, she ran into Chang Yi—when had he arrived?

But I stood all day and only ate one steamed bun—I couldn’t match my mother. She got furious, grabbed my face, and yanked hard—tears streamed down my cheeks.

Memory, though, is strange—the more you leave it alone, the better. But when you start rummaging through it blindly, you realize how overwhelming it is. I have only one head, yet a million years of memories are too heavy, making my head feel heavier and heavier, as if any moment it might roll right off my neck.

For example, the Ruan family obtained a certain medicine from the Evil Healers’ Alliance—enough to make Ruan Cheng appear on the verge of death, while in truth he suffered no serious harm.

I lay under the covers, feeling uneasy. This was my first night after rebirth—what if I never woke up again? What if I resolved to start over, only to have just one day?

Kong Yixian, having had enough, rolled her eyes and finally dropped her pretense. Supported by Wu Qianqian, she slowly sat up, stray strands of hair sticking to the scrape near her eye—she looked genuinely like a gravely wounded patient.

Seeing this, Gu Xiyao immediately grew displeased, pouting and glaring at Gu Xizhen, who had claimed her mother’s embrace.

Now several factions are watching the Dragon-Snake Gallbladder. Retrieving it won’t be easy at all.

The murmured voice inside her seemed to transform into a faint whisper drifting away—and barely had it arisen when the golden-haired elf, who had been sitting in the corner lost in thought, suddenly lifted his head, scanning the surroundings in confusion.