091, Arch-Nemesis

“Lin Mi, what are you doing here?”

Lin Mi looked up and saw a gorgeously dressed woman hurrying toward her, her face full of malice and guarded hostility.

As soon as Ye Manning reached her, she began to interrogate her harshly.

“This isn’t a place you can come to. Don’t tell me you came here on purpose? It’s been so long already—how can you still have the nerve to cling to Brother Cheng Yan?”

...

“Mm. The monster isn’t much of a challenge, and the supplies have already been cleared out. It should be safe here,” Wei Xun said after circling the pharmacy once.

At once, Madam gave instructions to Steward Jiang: from now on, any withdrawal of silver from the accounts office exceeding twenty taels must be accompanied by the token she had issued.

“No. Tonight, it will be settled.” Xiao Song was somewhat helpless; he had not expected that when Ran Yan heard he was leaving, the first thing she would think of was this question.

There was an uproar below. Their guess had been that the attempt to steal heaven had failed; now Lei Dong said it himself, confirming it beyond doubt. Many did not believe it. After all, it had seemed on the verge of success just moments ago, and they could feel the change in their own strength, as if it had become much greater.

“Master, you’re inside my body. Those two monsters outside are fighting. If you don’t come in, I’m afraid I’ll be done for,” said the Sacred Sword.

He suddenly sprang from his hiding place and leaped behind the sofa where the fat man was sitting. At the same time, the steel rod was raised and brought crashing down toward the fat man’s head.

Ran Yan cut open the stomach and duodenum, and a violent stench instantly filled the entire room. Even with masks on, everyone could smell it clearly. Even Li Shimin, who had always remained impassive, furrowed his brows.

“Still, there is nowhere in this world that can stop me, Lei Dong. My father and mother are still waiting for me outside; I absolutely cannot be lost here.” Determination shone in Lei Dong’s eyes. He had an utterly unyielding reason to keep going.

“All right! What should I do? Should we hurry to the hospital?” Cheng Yashi had truly never handled a wound like this before, so of course she was worried she would do it badly. Much less when Lin Feng had been shot; this was not something she, with no medical knowledge at all, could deal with properly.

Margarita seemed to have recovered a trace of lucidity, but then she gave a contemptuous sneer and suddenly opened her mouth, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

And at the last moment before reaching the rift, Elrico turned back and gave Bai Ya a smile.

“Yu'er, will you marry me?” Chen Yufan took out the purple crystal diamond ring he had prepared long ago and looked quietly at Shangguan Yu before him.

“We Nami people said we would back them up, and we keep our word...” The Nami spoke with firm resolve, carrying an authority that brooked no doubt.

But that purpose was not something that could be trumpeted openly, especially not in front of the “Big Two Oil Giants.” One had to know that all the oil fields in the country belonged to those two giants; only Linhuang and Beihe were somewhat special. If he dared shout such a slogan, by the next day those two oil fields might well be absorbed by the giants.

So farmers nowadays are fortunate as well. As long as they are willing to work hard and raise more crops and livestock, they can create a livelihood that feeds the whole family through their own labor.

Having said that, fearing that Elrico might do something else outrageous, Yun Mi shot out like the wind.

Fang Tianfeng was a little curious. Shen Xin did possess some shared fortune, but very little—only as thick as a toothpick. It could be said to have almost no effect, yet it had still won the favor of that old Madam Leng. That was strange.

Fang Tianfeng helped Xu Rou pack her luggage, and Xu Rou was also reluctant to part with him, clinging to him like a newlywed wife.

As she ran, Lin Xiaoxiao’s control became increasingly skillful. In the end, with a leap, she let it skim forward parallel to the ground, gliding lightly away like a seabird skimming the surface of the water in search of food.

A mattress that claimed it could be used for twenty years without issue; the key was the quality of the springs. Besides the mattress, there was another defective item called a bed webbing, priced at only one-third of a mattress. It required only a small number of springs and was reinforced with wood and straps, so the profit margin was also enormous.