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Chapter 124 (41.1)

“Captain!”

Seeing the weakly falling figure [of their captain], the team members all saw red. The striker was almost about to rush forward, but the deputy team leader firmly held him in place.

Yuan Zheng’s ability was naturally able to restrain zombies. It was an extremely precious ability in the post-apocalyptic days. But when faced with the same type of attacks, there was still no way to defend against gold and thunder abilities, which were famous for being indestructible.

Of course, in the post-apocalyptic days there would be wars between bases, but in these perilous end times, where danger lurked on every side, there was also tacit understanding between human beings. Seldom would people fight to their last gasp like this.

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They encountered such an unruly ambush and were beaten for half the night without any reason; thus, the team members accumulated endless anger. Just as they were about to recklessly charge forward, the figure that was half-kneeling on the ground was standing back up again with difficulty.

“No one is allowed to come over.”

Yuan Zheng’s voice was a little muffled, but his tone was still calm. He slowly straightened his body with his back to the group members, and a dazzling fire suddenly spread from behind him.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his lips and looked at the thunder ability user with a complex expression on his face. His gaze was calm and undisturbed. He lifted his hand and a ball of golden flames blazed from the hollow of his palm.

“I don’t know who you are or what is your purpose for ambushing us. But I won’t allow you to pass this line.”

The scorching flames were reflected in everyone’s eyes. It almost burned their already dry eyes. They were ready to fight against these ambushers as if their lives depended on it.

The doctor shuttled back and forth amidst the artillery barrage. He was busy treating the wounded people on their side. He suddenly found someone rummaging through his medical box. He turned the other person around and realized that he was looking at a familiar face.

“Xiao Shi, what’s wrong, did you get hurt somewhere?!”

It was hard to make out any injuries under the night sky. The doctor immediately tensed up. He supported Su Shi with his hands and inspected him from head to toe.

“If you’re injured, you have to say it. Don’t try to tough it out, understand?”

“I’m fine…”

After finally digging out the roll of medical tape, Su Shi hurried gave a curt answer to the doctor. Then he turned around and slipped into the darkness again.

His tone didn’t sound right, and the doctor became more worried before trying to catch up, but the shouts of his teammates came from behind him.

The deputy team leader was supporting the sniper, and there was a large patch of blood on his shoulder. Dizzy with blood lost, the sniper stumbled and half fell to the ground. The deputy team leader pulled him over to the doctor with much difficulty.

Su Shi’s figure disappeared into the night. The doctor gritted his teeth and walked over quickly. He held on to his seriously injured teammate and his palms glowed with bright white light.

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It was a sudden ambush after all. The opposite side had the advantage in terms of equipment and strength. The situation became less and less optimistic, and everyone had already suffered a lot of wounds.

Yuan Zheng’s chest rose and fell fiercely, but he still refused to step back. The thunder ability user looked at him with some regrets in his eyes, and silently raised his right hand.

Dazzling thunder condensed in the palm of his hand. It was unexpectedly even bigger than any previous attack. It’s oppressive and terrifying aura also grew little by little.

“S grade…”

Yuan Zheng narrowed his eyes. His surprise was fleeting, but a faint smile of relief appeared in his eyes, and he stood up straight again with difficulty.

“I never thought that I would die by the hands of a S-grade ability user. Exactly what kind of person was able to get you to ambush us?”

“You do not need to know,” the thunder ability user said in a low voice.

The electric light was condensed to the utmost. It chirped unceasingly with the sound of its power within the man’s hand. He pointed his hand in the direction of his opponent, and then that ball of light shot towards Yuan Zheng.

With his body on the verge of collapse, Yuan Zheng sighed lightly, but calmed down, closing his eyes and waiting for the final conclusion.

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Didn’t Love You Enough 66

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Chapter 66 – Relatives and Friends (21.1)

Although Lin Da Zhuang’s family had closed their doors to guests, it was still difficult to completely get rid of all of them.

In just the past few days, Zhang Hui Niang has received multiple flower-viewing invitations from the aristocratic families in the city proper of Xu Province. Amongst all the invitations were ones from the madams of the prefectural magistrate and county head magistrate. They had even arranged for a horse carriage to come pick her up and drop her off.

It was hard for Zhang Hui Niang to refuse the invitations of these madams [due to their status], so she could only bring her youngest daughter, Lin Xiu Er, to attend with her. Fortunately, these madams had also invited Madam Qin and Lin Jin Er, so Zhang Hui Niang felt a lot more at ease with them around.

Upon arriving home that day, Zhang Hui Niang and Lin Xiu Er heard a hubbub going on in front of their house, and there were even a good deal of people gathered to watch the show.

When they got closer, they saw that it was Ke Mei Li and Lin Da Li. Ke Mei Li was crying out loud at the entrance to their courtyard: “Dage*, we were wrong. Dage, please forgive us. Da Li and I know that we are wrong. We came here sincerely to ask for your forgiveness. Dage, we’re begging you, ah…”

[*T/N: 大哥 da ge = “big brother / elder brother.” She’s calling for Lin Da Zhuang, who is Lin Da Li’s elder brother. The standard term of address for the older brother of your husband is “大伯 da bo,” but you might be invited to call him “大哥 da ge” if your relationship with him is good, which is what Ke Mei Li is trying to imply here by calling him “大哥 da ge.”]

Official Registrar Wang learned from the country district magistrate that Lin Jia Bao became the crown prince’s xiaoshi, and he suddenly felt like his own prestige was also elevated. Regardless of how you look at it, they were still considered in-laws to the Lin family.

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Upon returning home, Official Registrar Wang spread the news to his family members. Lin Chun Er gritted her teeth in agony when she heard this news. How could this Lin Jia Bao be so lucky…?

Official Registrar Wang said to his daughter-in-law: “Chun Er, ah… when your cousin’s son had his one-month celebration, why did you not go to congratulate them?!”

Lin Chun Er murmured: “I have not been feeling well these past few days, therefore… I did not go.”

Madam Wang also asked: “Did you send someone to give them a present?”

“I did [send someone], I bought some [presents] myself.”

Lin Chun Er did not dare to say that she did not give any gifts at all. Her monthly allowance was not high. Official Registrar Wang’s family was not as wealthy as she had thought. The family mainly depended on the salary of her father-in-law. Although her husband could be considered literati, it was just effete language without substance, and he did not do anything productive at all. Her mother-in-law was in charge of the household and was very tight with money.

Previously, Lin Chun Er had used the money that she had saved to send gifts to Lin Da Zhuang’s family several times in order to repair their bonds, which would be helpful to herself. But each time, her gifts would be returned. This made Lin Chun Er feel that her uncle’s family was not tactful, so gradually she started to dismiss them.

But who would have thought that Lin Jia Bao would be so lucky that he could even make His Royal Highness send someone to present a gift for his nephew’s one-month celebration? This one act made Lin Da Zhuang’s family very impressive in the eyes of others… The more that Lin Chun Er thought about it, the more jealous she felt…

Madam said with dissatisfaction to her daughter-in-law: “Chun Er, it’s not that I want to criticize you, but your cousin’s son having a one-month celebration is such a great event, why did you not tell me about it? If you had told me, our family would have prepared a present. Like this, right now, it’s so discourteous. You, child, are really not sensible…”

“Mother-in-law, I know I was wrong.”

Lin Chun Er did not dare to refute, thinking to herself that she must reconcile with Lin Da Zhuang’s family no matter what, so that she could live better and more prominently in the Wang family in the future.

The next day, Lin Chun Er returned to her maternal family.

In the past two years, Lin Da Li and Ke Mei Li found their days to be unsatisfactory in the Lin Jia Village. The people in the village did not pay much attention to them, but Lin Da Li’s family felt that they were worthy people, so they somewhat looked down on the other people in the village.

A year ago, Lin Da Li and them felt that living in the village was boring, so the entire family moved to Pei County. In the country town, they opened up a grocery store. Business was not good but not bad either.

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“Chun Er, why are you back?” When Lin Chun Er came, Lin Da Li just so happened to be delivering goods, and Ke Mei Li was left in the shop to direct the shop assistants in sorting out the merchandise.

Ke Mei Li’s second daughter, Lin Xia Er, was also in the store that day. She hurriedly poured tea for her sister and said fawningly: “Big Sister, drink some tea. The clothes you’re wearing today are really beautiful, ah. It suits your complexion so well!”

Lin Xia Er took after their mother, Ke Mei Li. Her beauty is evident even at her young age. When she grew up, she would definitely become a beauty.

Lin Chun Er was enjoying the compliments and envy of her younger sister. Her younger sister Lin Xia Er looked like their mother and she knew how to speak sweet words. When they used to live together, she was treated much better than Lin Chun Er.

“I have some leftover materials from making this dress. Next time, I’ll have someone send them to you. It should be enough to make a skirt.”

Lin Xia Er thanked her elder sister sweetly. She knew that the good life she had at home now was due to her elder sister.

Lin Xia Er was envious of her sister for being able to marry into an official’s family, but with her beauty, she would be able to marry a better family than her sister in the future.

“Big Sister, the next time the county head magistrate’s wife has a flower-viewing party, can you also bring me along?”

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Chapter 6 – Kissing

An Ji and Li Rong embraced under the flickering neon lights.

Their bodies were tightly stitched together, almost merging into one.

“Boss! I just saw him go in!”

A voice came from outside the alley, and suddenly An Ji was pulled back to his senses. His body trembled, subconsciously trying to escape, but the man behind him tightly held his body.

“Don’t be afraid.” Li Rong changed his posture, trapping An Ji between himself and the wall. He covered An Ji with his tall figure so tightly that not even a strand of An Ji’s hair could be exposed outside.

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One after another, the star thieves pursued An Ji up to here, but they found themselves crammed together at the mouth of the alley. None of them dared to take another step forward.

“What are you doing? Why don’t you go in?” Hans pushed his lackeys away irritably and squeezed in.

The moment he entered the alley, the top-notch pheromones of an SSS-level alpha overwhelmed his senses and he was frozen in place.

Hans’s pupils shrank. It was as if a hand was squeezing his heart, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

He felt absolutely crushed.

As a star thief that has shed blood before, his perception of danger has been carved into his very nerves.

One second, two seconds, three seconds…

After four seconds, that SSS-level alpha withdrew his oppressive pheromones, and Hans finally returned to his senses. By then,Hans’s legs were trembling, his gaze was dull, and it felt like he was dragging around a tired body. It was as if he had aged ten years in an instant.

The star thieves no longer dared to take a step forward, and dispersed like birds and beasts.

In the alley, An Ji grabbed Li Rong’s robe and couldn’t help taking a deep breath.

The pheromones that were like a life-threatening sharp blade to other alphas were like a life-saving strand to him.

The warm fir scent penetrated into his body, soothing every cell of his manic depression.

So this was how formidable one hundred percent matching pheromones could be like?

In his last life, An Ji left because of the ridiculous notion of: “I don’t want pheromone to decide my love.” It was only now that he knew how precious a one hundred percent match was.

The heat that he was helpless to do anything about was subsiding little by little just by being held in Li Rong’s arms. The soothing powers of pheromones really lived up to its reputation.

The bad thing was that it was somewhat addicting. Even though they were pressed up against each other, it was not enough.

The body was insatiably clamoring for more.

He wanted much more.

In his previous life, An Ji was exposed to great amounts of cosmic radiation during the chaos of war. On top of that, he injected inhibitors into his body for a long time. Although the inhibitors managed to stop his heat, the mental stress got worse and worse by the day.

As a beta, Yu Jingmo could not comfort him at all [with pheromones].

An Ji didn’t want Yu Jingmo to worry, so every time he would smile and say that it was nothing. But in the dead of night, the pain ripped apart his body again and again, leaving him lying on the bed like a wild dog that was kicked in the stomach, losing all his dignity as a human being.

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No one knew how terrible that period of his life was, and that was one of the reasons why he agreed to have the glands removal surgery. It was just that he never expected it would lead to this kind of consequence…

“What are you thinking about?” A deep voice pulled him back to the present.

“I’m thinking about whether I want to kiss you or not.” An Ji blurted out.

The alley was quiet for a moment. The red and blue neon lights kept flashing, causing the puddles on the ground to flicker with multiple colors.

Li Rong did not answer.

His angular face was hidden in the darkness, making it impossible to see his expression.

But that was enough, An Ji read the rejection from his silence.

That’s right, although they have a marriage contract their relationship was as alien as two strangers.

Li Rong’s willingness to rescue him just now was already considered extreme benevolence and him doing his duty [as a fiancé]. But An Ji improperly desired a kiss. He was simply a pervert.

“It’s okay, if you don’t want to, then forget it…” An Ji realized how aggressive he was being. He reached out and pushed Li Rong away, preparing to find another way to get through this heat.

Unexpectedly, as soon as An Ji turned around, Li Rong pulled on his wrist. A big palm suddenly cradled the back of his head, forcing An Ji to life his chin.

An Ji asked: “What are you doing… oh…”

Any more exclamations were blocked.

The man suddenly pushed An Ji against the wall, and his kiss fell upon An Ji like a lightning strike.

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Chapter 75 – Getting on the Hot Search Again

Qiu Yuqin was dumbfounded: “?”

Which part of my younger brother is good? Why don’t you tell me?!

The people standing around in a circle and watching were also wearing stupefied faces.

When did Qiu Jin become a good person?

When Yi Xiao returned to his seat, the entrepreneur next to him asked him with a smile: “Who was that, ah? They could make even you go over there to say hello in person?”

Yi Xiao responded: “It’s the celebrity who endorsed our instant noodles. His work is quite steady. He’s a very good young man.”

Of course, the main point was that his wife liked Qiu Jin.

That entrepreneur glanced over at Qiu Jin, “Yo, President Yi, ah, you don’t normally go online do you? That youngster caused a bloody storm back then.”

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“Who didn’t do a few stupid things when he was young and impulsive?” Yi Xiao chuckled. “When I was pursuing my lover, I stood in the heavy rain for two hours, and right now, aren’t we lovey-dovey? What’s more, just now I saw Xiang Xi talking to Qiu Jin, and he didn’t seem to hate Qiu Jin at all.”

The man was quite surprised: “So something like that happened?”

“Why would I lie to you?” Yi Xiao lifted his head and gestured with his chin, “Look, even Ji Shenxiao is going over there.”

Even if his Golden Lord Daddy was attending the banquet, Qiu Jin never expected him [JSX] to approach him [QJ].

It was not clearly written, but the seats in the banquet hall were arranged according to the importance of the guests. The president of Xinyi Food Corportation was in the front row, Xiang Xi was in the middle, and Qiu Jin was in the very back. Just two more tables away was the dining area for the media people.

Qiu Jin didn’t know what was going on in Ji Shenxiao’s head, but after the man took a seat at the first table, he headed directly for Qiu Jin.

Qiu Jin: “???”

What are you doing? Go back quickly! If the media gets a photograph of us together, who knows what kind of rumors will be written! Qiu Jin thought frantically.

Qiu Jin kept trying to give Ji Shenxiao meaningful looks, but Ji Shenxiao just disregarded them. Before the amazed crowd, Ji Shenxiao walked over leisurely on his long model legs.

Seeing that Ji Shenxiao was about to arrive before him, Qiu Jin stood up abruptly, planning to slip out to the greenhouse. To his surprise, it was Qiu Yuqin who stopped him: “What are you running for? It seems to me like President Ji is coming over here to look for you, right?”

“How is that possible?” Qiu Jin pretended to be surprised. Before slipping away, he dropped one last sentence, “We’re not familiar with each other at all.”

Ji Shenxiao: “…”

Very good. You’re done for.

Qiu Jin didn’t take it to heart. Anyway, it wasn’t the first time he had offended Ji Shenxiao. Although the man looked fierce, he was actually very softhearted. Every time it was loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain*.

[*T/N: “loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain” – Chinese idiom meaning “a lot of talk, but no action” or “his bark is worse than his bite”]

Not too far away, Wen Mojia observed the scene in front of him with a stiff smile, but the hands he kept under the table were tightly clenched into fists.

Zhuo Qian opened his fingers one by one and comforted him softly: “Don’t think too much, he’s just copying your looks. How can he ever hope to compare to you?”

Wen Mojia’s breathing became short, and he remembered how Qiu Jin looked neither humble nor arrogant after the audition. To his knowledge, Qiu Jin was someone with a bad temper, was gullible, did things without thinking it through, and made a fuss if he didn’t like something. He was a person who was easy to see through.

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However, the Qiu Jin that day seemed to be a different person. Wen Mojia tried to provoke him, but Qiu Jin’s eyes were full of indifference and he looked at Wen Mojia as if he were making trouble unreasonably.

And it was the same thing now. Even though there were so many bad things floating around about Qiu Jin, there were still so many people who said hello to him. What would happen if Qiu Jin became popular?

At that moment, Wen Mojia suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis.

Wen Mojia turned his head and asked Zhuo Qian, “Mom, it’s been decided that I will get the role of Ji He, right? But why haven’t I received a notice from the director?”

It has been several days since the audition. This matter most likely fell through by now.

Zhuo Qian opened her mouth, but she didn’t know what to say, so she could only say, “Director Yi is also attending the banquet. I’ll ask the director later.”

Wen Mojia nodded: “That’s right, after all, we invested ten million.”

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Didn’t Love You Enough 65

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Chapter 65 – One-Month Celebration

Zhang Hui Niang hadn’t figured it out yet, and asked with some doubts: “Who is this Lin-xiaozhu?”

Hu Si Zhan said gently and politely: “You must be Mrs. Lin. Lin-xiaozhu is your second son, Lin Jia Bao. He is now His Royal Highness’s xiaoshi.”

After hearing what Hu Si Zhan said, her emotional state became a mess and she fainted. “Jia Bao, he… Jia Bao…”

Upon seeing this, Lin Jin Er hurriedly stepped forward to support Zhang Hui Niang, “Mother, Mother… What happened to you…?”

Many people gathered around Zhang Hui Niang, and everyone in the Lin family called out to her anxiously.

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Zhang Hui Niang regained conscious slowly. “How could Jia Bao…? Jia Bao’s father*, didn’t you say that Jia Bao is living well in the palace, how could he become His Royal Highness’s…”

[*T/N: 家宝他爹啊 “Jia Bao’s father” – in Chinese families, sometimes members refer to each other by their role in the family instead of their names.]

Lin Da Zhuang did not speak, and felt uncomfortable in his heart. “Jia Bao’s mother, Jia Bao is really doing well…”

Hu Si Zhan said to Zhang Hui Niang: “Mrs. Lin, please rest assured. Lin-xiaozhu is now the crown prince’s most beloved person. When Lin-xiaozhu found out that he has a little nephew, he was very happy. He carefully selected a gift and wrote a letter for his family. His Royal Highness ordered everything to be delivered for the one-month celebration. We traveled day and night and did not dare to stop during this journey in order to make it on time.”

“Thank you for your hard work, Hu-daren. Please have a seat. County Head Magistrate Du, please also have a seat.” Lin Jia Wen exchanged pleasantries with Hu-daren, and then invited him and County Head Magistrate Du to sit at the main table.

It was the auspicious hour, and Bo Ge Er’s baptism has begun. The granny in charge of the baptism was very happy today.

The granny picked up a wooden club and stirred the water inside a basin. She spoke: “One stir, two stir, three stir, the older brother leads the younger brother. Seventy, eighty, naughty child, mischievous child, all crying and sobbing!”

[T/N: I don’t really understand what this granny is saying, and if there is any particular significance to her words since I’m not familiar with this type of baptism. I’m just translating the raws to the best of my abilities. Sorry if it’s confusing, because I’m confused too.]

Only then did she begin to bathe Bo Ge Er. Bo Ge Er was cold and began to cry, but this was considered a very propitious thing. It was called “ringing basin.”

While washing the baby, the granny chanted a congratulatory message, “First wash the hair, and become aristocracy. Then wash the waist, each generation will be better than the previous generation. Wash the eggs, and become county head magistrate. Wash the gully, and become senior provincial government official.”

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After that, she used ginger slices as support for a ball of mugwort leaves and placed it on Bo Ge Er’s forehead. Then burned it symbolically.

Following that, she gave Bo Ge Er’s head a combing and said something like, “Three combs, two mats, grow up and wear a red hat*. Stroke the eyebrows on the left, stroke the temples on the right, and find a perfect wife. Brush your teeth, rinse your mouth, and be eloquent in social situations.”

[*T/N: Red hat most likely refers to the hat that government officials wear.]

Then the granny rolled an egg on the baby’s face and said something like, “Roll an egg on the face, the face will become smooth like egg skin, white with a touch of red, and very lovable.”

After the washing, she bundled up the baby well, and used a green onion to lightly hit the baby three times. “First hit for brilliance, second hit for efficaciousness.”

Then she had someone throw the green onion up on the roof. She picked up a scale and made a few gestures, and said: “Although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds*.”

[*T/N: This is a Chinese idiom meaning “apparently insignificant details can have a large impact” or “for want of a nail the battle was lost.”]

The granny then picked up a lock and made three gestures, and said: “When he grows up, his head, feet, and hands will be firm and secure.” Then she placed Bo Ge Er in a tea tray and tucked the gold and silver locks that the Lin family had prepared in advance by the baby’s sides. “Left is gold, right is silver, won’t be wasteful, rewards subordinates.”

Finally, she used a small mirror to shine up towards the baby’s buttocks and said: “Use a treasured mirror to shine on the buttocks, so that baby can poop well during the day.”

Like that, the baptism was considered complete.

[T/N: Omg, finally. >_<]

Bo Ge Er was a lovable child. Wu-shi fed him well during her one-month confinement period with plenty of milk. Bo Ge Er was raised fair and fat. His whole body was chubby, much bigger than when he was just born. He cried for a while during the baptism, and then slowly stopped crying.

He looked around curiously with his pair of round eyes. Wu-shi held her son in her arms. Inside, she was still shocked by the news that she had just heard. It seemed like the life of the Lin family was destined to not be peaceful in the future.

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In the evening, everyone from the Lin family saw Hu-daren and County Head Magistrate Du out the door. When Hu Si Zhan left, he mentioned that he would come back in the next three days and asked the Lin family to write a letter so that he could present it to the crown prince when he reported back after the completion of this assignment.

After that, Lin Da Zhuang and the others in his family used gentle words to persuade the lingering villagers who were trying to curry favor with them to leave.

Lin Da Zhuang and Lin Jia Wen told everyone what had happened when they went to Beijing. Unexpectedly, Jia Bao would have such a change in the palace, and everyone in the Lin family was surprised by the turn of events.

Lin Jia Bao’s letter spoke of his life in the palace and the kindness of His Royal Highness to him. Everyone felt relieved after reading it.

“I hope His Royal Highness can always treat our Jia Bao well…” Zhang Hui Niang said.

Everyone in the Lin family nodded as one. Lin Jia Cai showed Lin Jia Wen the tally for the gift list he made today. “Brother, what do we do about these gifts? These gifts are worth more than two thousand taels of silver!”

Tonight, the carriages for the one-month celebration gifts were endless. When Lin Jia Wen took a look, he said that all the reputable families in Xu Province had sent people to bring congratulatory gifts.

Wu Qiao Lan’s thoughts came true. In the following days, the Lin family could not be peaceful anymore. Everyday, there would people that they didn’t recognize coming to visit with presents in hand. The people of the Lin family also sent several groups of people over. They continuously enquired solicitously about their well being and tried to curry favor with them. Everyone in the Lin family was fed up with the endless disturbances, and finally they had no better option but to close their doors and decline to see guests.

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ML 2 and ML 3 Happy Ending! 69

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Chapter 69 – To Live With Another (Sangeng*) (27.1)

[*T/N: 三更 san geng – third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 / midnight]

On September 1st, Spring Flower No. 2 went on sale.

When this was announced on the Spring and Autumn Hall’s official blog, fans of the Spring Flower line rushed to tell each other. They clicked into the link and saw the product. Then… huh? What did scar removal mean?!

Wasn’t the Spring Flower series a skin care product line? If someone wanted to remove a scar then wouldn’t they go buy a scar removing cream instead?

Netizens in the comment area asked: why did Spring Flower No. 2 become a scar removal medicine?

However, the Spring and Autumn Hall’s official blog maintained an aloof attitude towards it all. There was no reply and no further comment, as if saying “buy it if you want, don’t buy it if you don’t want, I don’t care.”

Although many Spring Flower fans were skeptical, they decided to click on the purchase link.

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When they saw the price, they were stunned. 888 yuan! Normally, a scar removal ointment only cost a few dozen yuan to buy. The ones with better results would only cost a few hundred yuan at most. The Spring and Autumn Hall was a skincare product company, so why wasn’t it researching and developing more skincare products? Why was it making some medicinal ointment?

[T/N: At the time of translation, 888 yuan = 139.60 USD or 126.19 Euro]

Some people could not help but refute: Look at the certification on the official blog. The Spring and Autumn Hall is a pharmaceutical company. Making skin care products is probably just a side business.

Netizens: …Dang! You’re right!

If it weren’t for some people that had a sharp eye, almost everyone would think that the Spring and Autumn Hall only researched and developed skin care products.

The feeling of being slapped in the face is really unpleasant, and many netizens meme: They say that they’re a pharmaceutical company, but they were reduced to churning out skin care products, then doesn’t that mean that they lack the technology and skills [to make pharmaceutical products]?

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Some people were upset and countered: What do you mean “reduced to?” Are you saying skin care product companies are inferior?

A verbal fight broke out in a flash, and the comments section of the Spring and Autumn Hall’s official blog became a bloodbath of vicious words.

After experience the Internet upsurge caused by Spring Flower No. 1, the director of the publicity department of the Spring and Autumn Hall has learned to stay calm. He drank tea slowly and instructed the staff members to control the situation. He was not too worried. After all, the scar removal effect of Spring Flower No. 2 was obvious to all, and real gold would always shine.

He could not help releasing a sigh. Young Master Duan was really too amazing!

It was unfortunate that there would always be people who wanted to go against him.

One of the staff members suddenly let out a low cry. He turned around with a tangled expression, “Director, the general manager of Yalan has commented at us.”

Director of the Publicity Department: …

He clicked a few times on the computer and saw the general manager of Yalan’s Weibo speech.

Xu Ya Ze: I heard that Spring Flower No. 2 is out. I thought that it would be for wrinkle removal, skin brightening, or something along those lines, but it turned out to be a scar removal ointment. [Disappointed] [Disappointed] [Disappointed] @TheSpringandAutumnHall

This person was the son of the chairman of Yalan, and he always spoke like this. As a rich second-generation, he was not only ostentatious in reality, but he was also quite bombastic online.

But because he looked a little handsome and could also flirt with girls, there were lots of girls calling him husband on his Weibo.

His words were meant to be ironic, but some fans just couldn’t tell and thought that he was really disappointed, so they sent him words of comfort.

Director of the Publicity Department: … Forget it. Let’s stop reading the comments, if he kept looking at it his intelligence would likely decrease.

In China, Yalan was considered a leader in the field of skin care products. Even if Spring Flower No. 1 sold well, the Spring and Autumn Hall’s achievements and qualifications were still inferior in comparison.

After Xu Ya Ze’s remarks came out, many people thought that the Spring and Autumn Hall was overestimating itself, that they were just playing to the gallery, and that the goods they sold and the money they earned were unethical.

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Duan Shu Tong heard about the all the stuff happening online but he just remained steadfast. Currently, he was discussing recruitment with Zhai Jun and the director of the personnel department.

He got straight to the point: “I need a few assistants. The requirement is that they majored in medicinal chemistry and have at least two years of work experience.”

The director of the personnel department noted down Duan Shu Ton’s requirements on a small notebook. Young Master Duan was now the company’s cash cow. He mustn’t neglect him in the slightest!

“What about gender?”

Duan Shu Tong: “No restrictions.”

After discussing the recruitment issue, the director of personnel left the office.

Zhai Jun then turned to Duan Shu Tong and asked, “Young Master Duan, this time we don’t need to fight online?”

He felt that the last Jedi counterattack was very cool.

Duan Shu Tong smiled, “The effect of Spring Flower No. 2 is evident. Someone will definitely realize it.”

The current Spring and Autumn Hall was not like before. In the past, using infamy was a last resort tactic, but if he used the same tactic nowadays it would be stepping on their public reputation.

Besides, there were many netizens who thought that the situation was not exciting enough, and some Internet streamers would “cooperate” with the Spring and Autumn Hall again to drive up traffic for themselves.

Feng Ran was precisely one such streamer.

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Didn’t Love You Enough 64

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Chapter 64 – One-Month Celebration

Shi Qi Shan quickly discussed what he had learned today with his confidant. In the evening, he and his wife also talked about the Lin family.

The prefectural magistrate’s wife, Mrs. Shi, came from an influential family. After hearing the news, she quickly analyzed the situation with her husband. She felt that they could stand to get closer to this Lin family.

In her head, she sort through all of her interpersonal relationships and recalled that she previously had some friendly relations with the Qin family that Lin-xiaozhu’s biological sister had married into. And she had also invited Mrs. Qin to attend several gatherings of upper-class women’s families in Xu Province. In the future, they could start to create relations with the Lin family from this angle.

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Shi Qi Shan discussed with his wife for a long time, and finally decided on what to give as a present on the day of the one-month celebration.

The following day, Shi Qi Shan invited the county head magistrate of Pei County, Du Xiang Heng, to talk with him about the Lin family.

When County Head Magistrate Du heard the news, he was also overjoyed. After all, a noble person had originated from their county. He also knew about the Lin family. The eldest child of the Lin family passed the county level imperial exam, and he had once praised him for it.

Shi Qi Shan said to County Head Magistrate Du: “This Lin family is under your jurisdiction. You should watch over them more often.”

County Head Magistrate Du didn’t need the prefectural magistrate to tell him twice. He promptly agreed.

Upon returning, County Head Magistrate Du immediately invited his old teacher to discuss with him. He planned to go in person to Lin Jia Wen’s son’s one-month celebration and present a gift.

Within a day, news that a noble person originated from Pei County spread among the upper-class families in Xu Province. All those families secretly planned to make friends with the Lin family.

In the blink of an eye, Bo Ge Er’s one-month celebration day arrived. The Lin family specially invited a chef from the village who specialized in making noodles, and had six round tables set up for guests. Then they invited all the people from the village that they were familiar with to come celebrate the event.

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Early in the morning, Zhou Hai’s family came over to help out. The Qin family also arrived early. Mrs. Qin greeted Zhang Hui Niang in a cordial manner, and Lin Jin Er helped her mother welcome the incoming guests together.

Taking the chance before the start of the festivities, Wu-shi’s mother talked to her daughter in her room.

[T/N: Reminder, Wu-shi (Wu Qiao Lan) is Lin Jia Wen’s wife and Bo Ge Er’s mother.]

Upon seeing Wu Qiao Lan’s ruddy complexion, she knew that her daughter was well taken care of during her one-month confinement period.

“Seeing that you are living your days well, Mother is also happy for you. Your mother-in-law treats you well. In the future, you must be filial to them.”

“Mother, I will…” Wu Qiao Lan replied.

Wu Qiao Lan was very happy right now. Her mother-in-law and father-in-law were kind. Her husband treated her very well and he also had ambitions to improve himself. Now, she also gave birth to a son. Everything was going well.

“Is Jia Wen working hard? Your father said, Jia Wen’s scholarly knowledge is already very good. His chances of passing the provincial level imperial examination this time are very promising. You have to urge him well in his studies, and remember not to let him become complacent and lazy.” Wu Qiao Lan’s mother said to her daughter.

“Mother, please don’t worry… Husband is very hard working. He studies till late every day…” Wu Qiao Lan replied with a smile.

Today, the Lin family received a lot of gifts, and Lin Jia Cai helped out by recording all of the gifts down on a list. Lin Jia Cai was ten years old this year. He started his education two years ago, and he has already finished studying the Three Character Classic* and The Book of Family Names*. His talent for studying and reading was not as high as his elder brother, Lin Jia Wen, but he was an assiduous learner.

[*T/N: 三字经 Three Character Classic is a 13th century reading primer consisting of Confucian tenets in lines of 3 characters. (In present day, it is also slang for “swearword.” Lol.) 百家姓 The Book of Family Names is an anonymous Song dynasty reading primer that listed 438 surnames.]

Lin Jia Cai was gradually becoming more and more sensible. He knew that the family’s current goods days were thanks to his elder brother’s hard work, and his second brother’s efforts in the palace.

His family was exempted from the land tax because his elder brother studied hard and became a candidate for the county level imperial exam. And this year, his elder brother had even passed the county level imperial exam. And because of this, his entire family would be exempted from military service and corvee.

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Lin Jia Cai also wanted to study hard like his elder brother, and give his family even better days in the future with his own efforts.

“Elder Brother, this Landlord Jin sent a hundred taels of silver as congratulations.” Lin Jia Cai said to his elder brother, Lin Jia Wen.

There were carriages coming into the courtyard one after another to present all sorts of gifts. Lin Jia Wen didn’t even recognize many of the gift givers, and he gradually realized that something was wrong.

A team of bailiffs (of feudal yamen) arrived outside the Lin family courtyard. With gifts in their hands, they sang as they walked: “Here comes Xu Province’s prefectural magistrate’s congratulatory gifts!”

The people in the village were all watching the excitement. They were surprised to hear that the prefectural magistrate had also sent a congratulatory gift. They were thinking how honored this Lin-xiucai* must be to even receive a present from the prefectural magistrate.

[*T/N: 秀才 xiu cai means “a person who has passed the county level imperial exam,” which is referring to Lin Jia Wen.]

A while after came another horse carriage.

“County magistrate… it’s the county magistrate.”

A few sharp-eyed villagers have already recognized the county magistrate.

Official* Lin Yu Quan hurried forward to greet him.

[*T/N: I am translating it as simply “official” but the precise term is 里正 li zheng, which was a title that came into use during the Spring and Autumn Period (from 770 to 476 BC). 里正 li zheng is a basic level, grassroots, official position and is mainly responsible for managing household registration and paying taxes.]

“County Head Magistrate Du, for you to come visit, it is a supreme honor for our Lin Village. County Head Magistrate Du, please [come in]…”

County Head Magistrate Du did not step forward, but instead let the young person beside him go first, “Hu-daren, please, you first…”

Only then did everyone notice the young person beside the county head magistrate. That person’s attire was impressive and exquisite, and it could be seen at a glance that it was no ordinary person.

Hearing the commotion outside, the Lin family came out.

Lin Da Zhuang and Lin Jia Wen stepped forward to greet them. Lin Jia Wen bowed (with his hands held in front) to County Head Magistrate Du, “For the county head magistrate to come to this student’s home… your presence brings light to our Lin family’s humble dwelling…” Lin Jia Wen turned his attention to that young person, and asked County Head Magistrate Du: “Who might this daren be…?”

Hu Si Zhan introduced himself to everyone, “Lin-laoye*, there is no need for you all to be so courteous. I am the crown prince’s sheren. By His Royal Highness’s command, I have come today to present a one-month celebration gift to Lin-xiaozhi’s nephew.”

[*T/N: 老爷 lao ye – a respectful term of address for the oldest male in the family, in this case that would be Lin Da Zhuang. It can also mean “lord” or “master.”]

What Hu Si Zhan said was like a thunderclap that exploded in the hearts of everyone in the Lin Village. The people of Lin Village discussed spiritedly. His Royal Highness, ah… this was a character only ever heard of in operas. Where else could they hear of such a noble person, ah…

Everyone in the Lin Village congratulated the Lin family. Amongst them were some who had also sent their children into the palace. Those people admired and envied the Lin family’s good luck even more, and wondered how come their child didn’t catch the attention of some noble person.

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FOD: Xue Zi Xuan 15.11

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Chapter 15.11 – Bellflower in Full Bloom

Zhou Yun Sheng felt very awkward with the way that Xue Zi Xuan was staring at him. He wanted to avoid him, but an arm suddenly wrapped around his waist and almost took his breath away. He put both of his hands on the young man’s much stronger chest and said in a low voice, “When I get better, let’s go back.”

Xue Zi Xuan took a deep breath and asked in a trembling voice, “Go back where?”

“Go back to China, back to the Xue manor.” Zhou Yun Sheng finally gave up on resisting, and then settled into the warm embrace of the young man with peace of mind.

Xue Zi Xuan’s heart, which had climbed up to his throat in anxiety, finally settled back down. With a soft smile, he kissed the teenager’s dry lips. The kiss was very soft and long. The tips of their tongues pressed against each other, rubbed slowly, and intertwined together.

After the kiss ended, the two of them stared at each other with avaricious gazes, and smiled slightly.

Three days later, the two returned to China. A reporter coincidentally saw the two of them together. The reporter took a picture of the two walking out of the airport while holding hands, and posted the photo on the Internet. Only then did everyone know why the male god did not update his Weibo for several days.

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The young man was tall and handsome, while the youth beside him was slender and delicate. One was looked down with a smile on his face, while the other was looking up while talking. They looked like the perfect match.

Xue Zi Xuan, who has never allowed the media to report anything on him, did not block this photo. Instead, he reposted it on Weibo and wrote four words with great sincerity: Thankful to have you.

In the midst of despair, thankful to have you; on the long journey, thankful to have you; you are the most beautiful existence in the world.

Although they couldn’t pinpoint the most touching aspect of all this, the fans still cried like idiots over this photo of them holding hands and the accompanying words.

The Xue manor was still the same as before, except for the addition of a huge glass greenhouse filled with bellflowers.

The day that Zhou Yun Sheng returned to the Xue manor, the bellflowers were in full bloom. The purple dots of flowers in the greenhouse were like beautiful specks of stars and looked extremely beautiful.

Xue Zi Xuan hugged Zhou Yun Sheng from behind and kissed him on the cheeks and neck. His face was filled with happiness. Zhou Yun Sheng was about to tilt his head and give him a solid French kiss, but the housekeeper knocked on the glass door and said: “Miss Xue is here again. She is very ill. We don’t dare to touch her. Do you need to go out and take a look, sir?”

“Xue Jing Yi?” Zhou Yun Sheng raised one eyebrow. He thought that Xue Jing Yi’s fragile little heart would not be able to handle the heavy burden of imprisonment and her ruined reputation, but clearly he was wrong.

“Yeah, she comes every one or two months.” The gentle smile on Xue Zi Xuan’s face disappeared in an instant.

He had already brought a lawsuit to court in order to have his brother-and-sister relationship with Xue Jing Yi forcibly dissolved. Except for her surname, Xue Jing Yi had nothing to do with the Xue family any more. Xue Rui was sentenced to seven years in prison, while Xue Li Dan Ni was sentenced to five years in prison. As the principal offender, Xue Jing Yi was sentenced to fifteen years, but was granted medical parole because of her medical condition.

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But she had no family and no savings. Being on medical parole was not even as comfortable as being in jail. At least in prison she would have food and a place to live. Outside of prison, she had to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors*, living from hand to mouth. She had no money to buy medicine, and her reputation was so bad that she could not find a job. The prison guards who visited her regularly saw that she was pitiful, and gave her a few hundred dollars every month.

[*T/N: “to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors” – this is a Chinese idiom meaning to have to rough it, so it might not be literal, but it still means the person is in dire straits.]

Zhou Yun Sheng came to the front door and he could hardly believe his eyes. The scrawny person with a pale yellow complexion and disheveled hair leaning against the iron gate was the little princess of the Xue family who once used to be so lofty.

Seeing the boy with a bunch of bellflowers in his hand, Xue Jing Yi shouted loudly.

“Xiao Yi, you’re back! I was wrong. I beg you, please forgive me! It was the devil that made me do it. I actually didn’t want to. I regret it every day, and I reflect on it every day. I really know my mistake. Make my brother forgive me and take me back, okay? I’m your only biological relative. Wouldn’t it be good for us to live happily together? Xiao Yi, let me in, and let’s talk this out.”

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This Alpha’s Pheromones 74

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Chapter 74 – Getting on the Hot Search Again (25.1)

Qiu Yuqin was full of disbelief. He looked back and forth between Qiu Jin and Xiang Xi. Eventually, his eyes settled on Qiu Jin’s face: “Xiang Xi, he, you two…”

Didn’t Xiang Xi hate Qiu Jin to death before? Why was he taking the initiative to talk to Qiu Jin now?

Qiu Jin was still stunned and also did not understand what was going on: “I also don’t know what happened.”

Qiu Yuqin lowered his voice: “Did something happen while you two were recording the variety show?”

Qiu Jin said: “Maybe he realized that I am a good person?”

Qiu Yuqin: “…”

Although Qiu Jin didn’t know the reason why, it was still good news that the other person was not looking at him with hostile eyes.

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Qiu Jin’s mood also lightened by a few degrees.

“By the way, you asked me to look into Xu Ziyu before. I found out something interesting.”

“What!”

“It has something to do with old Mr. Jiang,” Qiu Yuqin lowered his voice, “It turns out that Jiang Ming was called Xu Ziyu before he was brought back.”

“What?!” Qiu Jin gasped and widened his eyes in disbelief.

“I didn’t expect it either. It is said that Jiang Ming had a bad past. Jiang Feihong seems to want to hide this and has not disclosed it to the public.”

Qiu Jin’s face instantly turned pale.

It’s over. It’s over. Jiang Ming is Xu Ziyu. And he was so stupid as to want to act opposite the other man. Did he hate his life for being too long or something?

“What’s wrong with you? Why are you so surprised?” Qiu Yuqin patted him on the shoulder. Was his younger brother all right?

“Ah? It’s okay, it’s okay,” Qiu Jin came back to his senses and frenetically covered up his panic. “I was just a bit shocked. That’s all.”

“That can’t be. Have you encountered some problem perhaps?” Qiu Yuqin became worried. “Is it related to Jiang Ming? Did he bully you?”

“Not really… that’s it,” Qiu Jin organized his words, and chose a compromising way to vocalize it, “I had a dream that a person named Xu Ziyu did some bad things to me.”

“It’s fine if it’s just a dream,” Qiu Yuqin breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately frowned, “But why did you dream about him for no rhyme or reason? Were the two of you acquainted before?”

Qiu Jin shook his head: “No, we don’t know each other. I’m probably over thinking it. Don’t worry. I’ll be careful.”

Qiu Yuqin nodded: “Although I haven’t heard any bad news about Jiang Ming, it’s good to pay more attention and be prepared.”

Indeed. After Qiu Jin transmigrated over, he didn’t hear any bad news about Jiang Ming. Could it be that Jiang Ming suddenly changed his personality like Qiu Jin?

Moreover, why has Jiang Ming’s career path completely changed in this world? He went from an underworld boss to a movie star? Wasn’t it too big of a jump?

Qiu Jin’s head was a mess. He shook his head. It’s useless no matter how much he churned his gears over this matter. Counter soldiers with arms, and counter water with an earth weir*.

[*T/N: “counter soldiers with arms, and counter water with an earth weir” – Chinese idiom meaning different situations call for different action, so one must adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation]

At this moment, there was a cacophony of noises coming from the front door. It turned out that the protagonist of the event had arrived this time. Jiang Ming, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, walked in with Jiang Feihong. There were lots of people surrounding them.

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Qiu Jin retracted his gaze and saw a middle-aged man with a potbelly approaching. At first, Qiu Jin thought that the other party was looking for someone else and didn’t pay much attention to him, but the man got closer and closer, and finally stopped directly in front of Qiu Jin with a smile on his face.

The other party also took the initiative to reach out his hand and said: “I finally get to see you in person.”

Qiu Jin replied: “Greetings to you*?”

[*T/N: QJ used polite speech.]

The man then said: “You’re even better looking in person than in video! My wife is your fan. Can we take a picture together?”

Qiu Jin was still in a bewildered daze after taking the picture. While he was still dumbfounded, Qiu Yuqin had already identified the other person. Wasn’t this Yi Xiao, the CEO of the Xinyi Food Corporation?

With assets exceeding ten billion, he was the kind of big shot who could be at the top of the entrepreneurs club. This kind of person actually took the initiative to say hello to Qiu Jin?

Qiu Yuqin said: “Do you know my younger brother?”

Yi Xiao only reacted when he saw Qiu Yuqin: “Yo, President Qiu Jr. So it turns out that Qiu Jin is your younger brother. Your family member is so good. Why didn’t you tell me earlier, ah!”

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Let Me Shoulder this Blame! 123

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Chapter 123

Yuan Zheng’s gaze fell upon Su Shi. Light reflected off his dark eyes, soundlessly adding a layer of faint warmth.

The young man in front of him was extremely attentive no matter what he was doing. Even when he was eating noodles, he treated it as seriously as if he were accomplishing some task. His clear eyes dropped slightly, framed beneath the fan of his eyelashes, as he carefully put the noodles into his mouth. His cheeks bulged slightly as he chewed. Watching him made Yuan Zheng’s heart go soft.

Yuan Zheng couldn’t help raising his hand to wipe away the soup on his lips for him.

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Meeting the slightly puzzled gaze of those bright black eyes, Yuan Zheng coughed light. He tried to cover up his unconscious act, but only seemed to be making the situation worse: “How is it? Is the taste to your liking?”

“It’s tasty.”

Maybe it was due to the lack of resources in the post-apocalyptic world, but even ordinary instant noodles were very delicious. Su Shi nodded, raised his head and was about to speak, but something outside the window abruptly caught his attention.

“What’s wrong?”

Realizing Su Shi’s strangeness, Yuan Zheng also stopped his movements and followed his gaze.

In order to avoid becoming the target of zombies and thieves, the team members have sealed all windows with felt cloth, leaving only a few places as ventilation and observation ports. Looking out from here, only pitch-blackness could be seen.

“Someone is coming.”

Tender green leaves silently wound around Su Shi’s fingertips. He put down the saucepan and raised his head to look at Yuan Zheng: “Their speed is very fast, there are more than a dozen, carrying hot weapons.”

Spiritual power could scope out most of one’s environment, but at the same time, those with strong spiritual abilities could shield themselves and others from detection.

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Before they parked the automobile, Su Shi had dropped a few mutant mimosa seeds outside. As long as someone passed by, the leaves in his hand would also somewhat perceive the movement outside and curl up in response.

In just this short instance, at least a dozen people have approached the armored vehicle.

Yuan Zheng’s gaze sharpened. He got up and leaned against the lookout hole. His gaze swept across the scene outside quickly. His expression immediately darkened.

“Prepare for ambush. Everyone sit tight. We’re departing immediately!”

Everyone’s complexion changed slightly, and their originally relaxed expressions were also wiped clean. They quickly took up their weapons and entered a state of combat in the blink of an eye.

As he was speaking, Yuan Zheng had already jumped into the driver’s seat. He stomped on the accelerator and twisted the steering wheel. The armored vehicle let out a low roar and rushed into the deep night.

When the car turned around, it seemed to have hit more than one person, but Yuan Zheng did not dare to relax at all. He increased the speed to the limit, but there was still the sound of an explosive pursuit coming from the rear of the car.

Only people coming from a base could have access to such strong armament. It would seem that the ambushers were not mere roaming thieves.

Su Shi’s heart sank slightly. He raised his gaze to look at Yuan Zheng, and silently slipped his hand into his pocket. His fingertips brushed against the last pair of glasses frames, but a violet vibration abruptly turned his vision black. His body staggered and the faint taste of blood bloomed from his throat.

The armored vehicle was blasted off the roadbed, turned over a few times before hitting a tree, and then stopped.

“Get out of the car, go into the woods, and conceal yourselves!”

Yuan Zheng spoke sharply. He was propping up the driver’s seat with one hand, and had already jumped out of the half-damaged car. Golden flames erupted mercilessly from him.

Every member of the team had sufficient physical fitness and immediately jumped out of the car and darted into the woods to hide. The petardier picked Su Shi up and quickly got out of the car.

Not too far off came the fierce collision of power. Yuan Zheng was obviously facing off against the other side’s leader. The remaining attackers were also not slow. In the blink of an eye, all the team members were plunged into an anxious fierce battle.

The armaments and supplies in the armored vehicle were quickly looted, but everyone was too busy to care. Bullets cut through the otherwise silent night, and gunfire rang deafeningly.

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The leader of the opposing party had thunder and gold supernatural abilities. His power must be higher than the protagonist’s current level. Yuan Zheng wanted to split his attention to aid the people on his team, but before long his opponent had already ploughed a few vicious injuries into his body.

The dazzling light of the thunder penetrated Yuan Zheng’s flames and struck him in the chest severely.

His body was almost numb by the powerful electric current. After an acute concentration of pain to his chest, the pain then spread out to the rest of his body. Yuan Zheng’s body swayed, and finally he knelt down weakly.

The situation brooked no delay. If the Son of Hell did not come out to disrupt the situation quickly, the protagonist’s entire group would be in a life-threatening predicament.

For the time being, no one was paying attention to Su Shi, so he stepped away to a quiet place, and fetched the last pair of frames from his pocket. But then his expression suddenly froze.

The frames were swaying crookedly, and one of the temples had been smashed broken.

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The author has something to say:

#The glasses can still be used when glued back together.

#Have you heard? The Son of Hell is broke.

#That’s right, even his glasses are broken.

Su Shi: (*≡_≡)ノ⌒*