Naming the Child

"General, are the beaches in Jiaozhou really that beautiful?"

In the warm pavilion of General Cao's estate, Xiao Qiao, Lü Lingju, and a few others were pestering him to tell them about the scenery in the south.

"Beautiful, extraordinarily beautiful."

Cao Xin lay back on the recliner and laughed, "In Jiaozhou, it is like spring all year round. You don't need a fire from one end of the year to the other, nor do you need to wear cotton-padded clothes. The tree leaves stay green throughout the entire year. Living by the sea, you can eat abalone and lobster every day, and salt is much cheaper than in the north. Moreover, the beaches in Jiaozhou are very—"

Things like large bone marrow bones were generally unwanted by anyone; they were nutritious enough, but lacked meat, and in the end, they were usually sold at a discount.

She suddenly reached out, probing into the empty air where the sound came from. Her hand grasped only void, leaving behind a faint shadow that flickered across the quilt, illuminated by the firelight not far away.

If I am assigned a proper job, I can help you solve this trouble. What a wonderful thing!

Since he wanted to put on a show of dominance, Xiao Yu figured he should do it thoroughly—at the very least, he needed to rise to the number three position in the Destiny Witch Palace. Therefore, he needed a suitable entrance. Entering the scene in the present setting was clearly not shocking enough; after all, there were no important figures here, and flashing his Destiny Witch Token would fail to produce a striking effect.

Earlier, a multitude of possibilities had surfaced in everyone's minds, but none of them had ever entertained this particular thought.

This was the first time Changli was seeing the person who had usurped his identity. The young man before him was dressed in a suit with a cold and stern expression, exuding an overall air of composure, yet Changli could still perceive the repressed inferiority and gloom hidden deep within his eyes.

Since he could not pass the examinations for a vassal-king-tier expert, Xiao Yu naturally had to think of other ways, and his method was actually quite simple: infiltration.

The doll glanced at the bulging biceps on Zhan Lian's arms, nodded, and reluctantly agreed. If she ever got a husband in the future, she would settle for nothing less than a muscle man.

If she guessed correctly, this must be that sent-down youth, only she had no idea why he would be willing to come looking for Feng Chun.

Fortunately, the mental circuits of these three ferocious beasts were all very simple; they did not question her about where the fabric came from, otherwise she truly would not have known how to answer.

"Yes, I don't know why, but no matter how we argued, the Prince never woke up," Xiangye obediently answered the Princess's question.

Having just narrowly escaped the Divine Destruction Heavenly Tribulation, Xu Chuan had yet to catch his breath when he suddenly saw a silver streak of light in the distance flying toward him at lightning speed. At first, the silver light was completely silent, and by the time he noticed it, it was already extremely close to him. Before he could even react, the silver light struck him.

"Ah, who would have thought that upon our reunion, the children of both my elder brothers would already have grown up this large?" Jun Xi felt a faint surge of emotion within his heart as well. Having left the capital four years ago, although the world had changed and things were no longer the same, it was truly wonderful to have one's dearest family still waiting right where they had been.

Yingying and Zhang Sheng persistently pursued genuine love. Their romance began with a mutual admiration for each other's talents and appearances. Through their poetic duels, the temple disturbance, listening to the zither, the broken betrothal, and the forced examinations, what truly dominated was an earnest and deeply compatible emotional bond of the souls.

If it were merely for the sake of a trial of strength, even if it helped Niu Geng change his destiny, it would still reek of using Niu Geng to achieve one's own ends. If Niu Geng were to be helped in such a manner, wouldn't it be terribly unfair to him?

Hearing these words, Zhang Xianzzu and Song Que were even more deeply moved, feeling all the more that the Prince of Shu possessed a broad mind and the bearing of a true sovereign.

The third crime lay in forming cliques for personal gain. Lady Liu monopolized the Eastern, Western, and Inner Depots, contending for power to aggrandize herself, causing scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants alike to tremble in fear and dare not raise their heads.

"Tancheng and Dong Jian were killed by them in a single exchange. Right now, they are butchering our men all across the camp, and they might charge over here at any moment," the grunt reported anxiously, casting hurried backward glances over his shoulder.

Princess Ningxue disapproved of the Grandmaster's passive stance, but she understood it well; the old man had already given enough of himself for her and for the imperial family.