Chapter 133: A Bolt from the Blue

Gu Zhuo widened her eyes. "You..." She had not expected Xie Lin to harbor such thoughts.

"You know me; I have never actually liked rules and dogmas," Xie Lin sighed. "I joined the military back then only because there was no other way for me to leave Jiujia Village. Over the years, I have gradually grown accustomed to the military’s routine and the discipline of absolute obedience, but habit is not the same as liking it."

Indeed, he had been rebellious since childhood; otherwise, he would never have dared to stand up to Xie Facai when he was drunk and beating Chen.

However, to everyone’s surprise, even Li Da himself began to argue at the scene, just like Lan Ting and the others.

Just as Zhou Xiao opened his mouth, thick, blood-red vines suddenly burst from beneath his sofa chair. They spiraled rapidly up his legs, binding his body and the chair tightly within a mere two seconds.

Yang Hao, in particular, had once run a high fever during their second year of high school. Too stingy to spend money on an injection, he tried to tough it out, only to collapse completely. It was Chen Fei who carried him to the hospital, and Chen Zhenxing had rushed over to cover the medical expenses for him.

"Has Sister heard some kind of rumor?" Tang Yue furrowed her brow. Now gaunt and pale-skinned, she carried an air of fragility, much like Xi Shi clutching her heart.

Zhou Xiao closed his eyes, taking a deep, savoring breath of the long-lost air. When he opened his eyes, he looked down at his hands and then touched his face, as if rediscovering himself.

Luo Tianyou coughed, his face wreathed in smiles. Long Tai glanced at him with disgust; based on his appearance alone, he felt the man was no good.

The Xue family pinned their deepest hopes on the only son, Xia Zihuan, and were bent on currying favor with him, hoping he would pass the imperial examinations and bring glory to the clan. If she ever found out that Zihuan had an interest in studying medicine, she would certainly suspect that she, Xia Ansheng, had instigated it, and that would be a catastrophe.

The evening rush hour was in full swing, and the sudden disaster turned the road into a congested mess. Vehicles stretched out like a long river, and those who could not reverse simply abandoned their cars and fled.

Ding Yun only managed to grasp this much information; as for anything further or on a larger scale, he knew nothing.

With the assistance of the Water Domain Field, one could fight the most ordinary Grade A creatures during the 120 minutes of bloodline nirvana.

Their produce was picked on-site and never harvested a day in advance, as leaving it too long would compromise both its freshness and taste.

After Bran left, one of the youths who had followed him inside stayed behind. He was Bran’s "poison taster," keeping a close eye on the baker and his apprentices to ensure the food was safe. When the food was finally served, he would be the first to sample it.

Furthermore, Luffy defeating Katakuri, the first mate of the Big Mom Pirates, gave him every right to be considered the fifth Emperor of the Sea.

Shen Shangluo looked at the vines growing along the ground with confusion. Who would plant such a thing?

The Xuanfeng Sect had three experts in the Pifu Realm. Daoist Huang Yuan was dead, Yu Tiangang had fled, and there was only one left.

"Since we are living in the manor for such a long time, we should be paid a monthly allowance." Mrs. Lu had heard so much from her in-law over the past two days that she had truly begun to see herself as a mistress of the Su manor.

This place was quite far from the market. Many people did not want to drive five or six kilometers to buy groceries, and the lack of parking space at the market was another source of immense frustration.

But they were so proactive now, and their eyes were so restless, that Lin Rui immediately thought of a new training regimen.

Meizi’s suggestion was excellent, but when she saw who the main course of the dinner was, she realized belatedly how redundant her gift was.

She knew how agonizing it was to be drugged. All she could do now was soothe him and relieve his desires, trying to make him more comfortable.

Speaking of this, Xiao Heng was quite annoyed. He had gone to great lengths just to see her, only to fail to even catch a glimpse of her hem. Consequently, he kept a cold face and ignored her.