153. Crouching Dragon and Fledgling Phoenix

In Caiyang County, beneath a roadside thatched tea kiosk, Liu Bei met the legendary Sima Hui.

This Mr. Shui Jing was in his fifties, lean and tall, dressed in gray linen clothes. He held a carrying pole in his hand, and two baskets rested by his feet, filled with charcoal, making him look like someone passing by after buying charcoal outside.

Although simply dressed like an old farmer, Mr. Shui Jing was immensely learned. He had repeatedly declined Liu Biao's invitations, desiring only to farm and pursue scholarship in the mountains, alongside the famous scholars of Jingzhou...

Shangguan Rong'er, who was before Lü Pao, was precisely in such a situation. She was the true reincarnation of an immortal, except that her primordial spirit had been sealed with powerful divine magic. Even Lü Pao was not confident in unraveling it directly, so he could only let her cultivate step by step and slowly unlock the seal herself.

"Ah!" A cry rang out. Lu Xun pointed his torch toward the source of the sound, and in the distance, a Wu soldier could faintly be seen clutching his head.

They were even talking in the car about their impressions of their future groom. If they were satisfied, they would say "sweet potato"; if not, they would say "hamburger." This segment made even Lingxi, Taeyeon, and Tiffany burst into laughter.

Amidst the fierce battle, completely unaware that night had fallen, the silent, creeping advance of darkness seemed to push Jiudan Mei further and further away into the distance.

Hearing this, Chufeng thought of the various immortal palaces and pavilions in the Realm of Brilliance, which surpassed even the Purple Cloud Palace by a wide margin. Realizing this was an alternative mansion created by the Great Sage Fuxi, it was no wonder such a sacred realm existed here.

From the cheers of the audience, it was evident that Lee Jung-hyun was also immensely popular in China. Following her dashing finale, the audience and fellow artists broke into generous applause.

After completing the master-disciple ceremony, the disciples dispersed. Lü Pao, along with He Ju, Liu Chang, Peach God, and Elephant Dragon, returned to the main hall. Lü Pao sat high upon the master's cloud bed, while the elder protectors sat in their respective positions on both sides.

Tang Baiyu let out a cold snort, the corners of his mouth curling up. The smell inside this carriage was certainly not ordinary; the carriage had just transported wild boars and roe deer and hadn't even been cleaned yet.

As Lady Zeng was in the early, unstable stage of pregnancy and suffering from morning sickness—while dreading the drinking inevitably required at social banquets—she conveniently used the grand wedding as an excuse. According to custom, the bride was not allowed to receive guests and was to wait for the groom solely in the bridal chamber. Clinging to this reason, she sneaked off to her room to catch up on sleep.

Liu Qing said nothing, which was taken as tacit consent. Who knows what Lady Cao Liu was thinking, but the smugness and disdain in her eyes grew even stronger. Yet she completely failed to notice the layers of white powder flaking off, exposing patches of sallow skin underneath, making her expression look all the more grotesque.

Arriving at Jessica's apartment door, Luo Xia did not knock. Instead, he directly used his lockpicking skill to open the door, slipped quietly inside, and simultaneously entered "stealth" mode.

Now, she was deliberately making things difficult for Bai Yize, never expecting... never expecting it would turn out like this.

He refused to believe that Caiwei would kidnap his son simply because she could not bear the loneliness of an empty room and wanted to exact revenge on him for leaving the capital on their wedding night.

The cleaning lady nimbly wiped down all the water-soaked areas of the house, finished her work, and left, presumably heading over to the next door.

Zhang Honghong grew even more anxious, continuously trying to pry open Chu Mo's fingers. Yet his hand was as unyielding as a bronze wall and an iron fortress, refusing to budge no matter how she tried to force it.

Le Caiwei was only around five or six years old at the time when her parents sent her to the Secluded Ghost Sect. The former master of the Secluded Ghost Sect took her as a disciple. At the ceremony of apprenticeship back then, it seemed she had never laid eyes on this man.

She was the one who instructed Bi'er to slip the poison into the tea Lady Xing was supposed to drink, and the guard who suddenly made a move had also been arranged by Qingxi. She did this to test whether Lady Xing actually possessed martial arts skills and whether she understood poisons.

The eunuch led Qingxi and the others into the hall and asked them to wait for a moment before Baili Qi walked in from outside.

Hearing this, Xu Damao was inwardly startled; he had not expected Qin Huairu to come up with such a method.