Chapter 43: The Top Scholar's Wife

Delivering birthday greetings face-to-face to the guest of honor was restricted to close relatives. External guests, such as the wife of the top imperial scholar, only needed to offer a formal bow at the banquet.

Along the way, many people cast curious gazes toward her, their eyes already holding prepared mockery.

After all, for the rustic, forsaken wife of a top scholar to dare show her face in such a place was clearly a joke in the eyes of these so-called noble ladies of high standing.

Yet, contrary to expectations, this young lady walked with graceful and elegant steps, entirely at ease amidst the gathering of high-ranking noble ladies.

"Suyi is very smart; he knows you are better than Gu Lian. This was also my intention." That man appeared once again.

Due to the disparity in strength, whenever Lafite spoke thus, they were completely helpless and could only remain silently quiet.

Yuan Anning returned the smile, but deep in her heart, she wanted to cry. Sometimes, carrying a heavy burden does not guarantee you can travel far, for the final deadline had already been set: the eighth day of the first lunar month of the coming year.

Without a second word, Wei Chixue immediately triggered her zombie form, and with a single stomp, completely scattered all the earthbound spirits within the parlor.

The cave where Wan Zhongyi resided was located at the base of the mountain, extending inward for no more than four or five zhang, placing it even further away from that secret chamber.

"It is not that I deliberately mean to conceal things from you, but rather that knowing certain matters will do you no good whatsoever," Nan Feng said with a solemn expression.

While Nan Feng was busy, Yuan Anning hurried over to help blow on the fire. Given the critical situation, she cared nothing for poise, crouching down with her head tilted, puffing out her cheeks to blow.

"The Wu tribe is a clan that venerates sacrificial rituals. Like the primitive era, every one of their tribes possesses its own totem and shamanic artifact. However, their totems are mostly ancient behemoths—such as the Emperor Qilin, the nine-headed bird of the heavens, the wingless bat, and the three-legged Golden Crow—rarely resembling the spirit beasts of the present day," Fudai said softly.

"Then let us give it a try," Tie Lin said earnestly. As he spoke, he assumed a stance, preparing to meet Mu Zifei's attack.

Fortunately, having followed Chen Chang'an through the various courtyards upon first entering the island, Su Huai remembered that on the path from the Sun-Chasing Valley to Sunset Peak, no bamboo groves were to be seen. Sun-Chasing Valley lay to the east and Sunset Peak to the west; Su Huai had searched continuously starting from the courtyards in the south.

Xia Mo shouted while looking around, and inadvertently noticed a teapot and two cups placed on the stone table beneath the grape arbor.

No matter how pitiful she was now, it was entirely of her own making. In the past, the Yin family had already exhausted all benevolence and righteousness toward her, sparing her time and time again. Yet what about her? Not only did she fail to feel any gratitude, but she also grew even more vicious and unrepentant.

The numerous developments over those past few days were known to only a few. Xu Xiuneng was unaware of them, but possessed extraordinary sensitivity, which was why he grew suspicious of He Ye.

Xia Mo lay flat on the ground, lifting her head to survey the general layout of the prison. The railings separating the cells here were thicker and much straighter than those in the cells she had entered the previous two times.

Although Chu Shiyu was utterly annoyed by Yin Yihang, upon a second thought sometimes, Yin Yihang could actually be considered rather cute in this state.

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"Do you dare to make a wager with me?" Muzi patted the blond-haired youth's head and asked Fang Shuyao.

"Since you had the courage to commit these deeds, you should have the courage to bear the consequences, shouldn't you?" Yuyun spoke with a cold face. She was no saint; toward someone who had once tried to harm her, she could muster no sympathy, even if that person might have merely been used.

"Let's make a bet. If Jiang Hui truly becomes an inner disciple, I will give you one million; otherwise, you give me one million. How about that?" a young man said with a smile.

The moment the Demon King made a move, Baili knew it was over. Yue Nan would definitely be discovered. She hadn't thought deeply about it at the time and thus hadn't cast any powerful protective seals, meaning Yue Nan would be easily exposed.