In this marriage alliance, I am the one who benefits.

Tonight, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, with the distant sounds of watchmen's drums mingling faintly with the chirping of cicadas, drawing closer step by step. Neither of them had any sleep left in them. Footsteps sounded, and you were already standing before the window, your shadow long since cast inside the room.

Autumn had truly arrived. The trees in the courtyard had begun to shed their leaves, and with every gust of autumn wind, a few more leaves turned yellow.

Noticing Su Yumeng's gaze shifting toward him, the bald shop owner hastily suppressed the smile on his face and put on an expressionless facade.

Old Tian had originally come here under Master Zhang's orders, but now that his mission was complete, he could head back to report.

Silk, ceramics, tea, salt, iron, agricultural products—there was hardly a profitable venture that the Jia merchants would not touch.

It all happened in the span of a single moment, yet everyone felt as though they had narrowly escaped death once again. If not for Yuan Chu, the previous blast of primal energy would have obliterated even their commercial vessel along with them. The looks they directed toward Yuan Chu were filled with deep reverence.

"So, what should we do now?" Chen Wei wanted to shape Huang Yan's image as the leader, while positioning himself as a host-like figure who just asked all sorts of questions, playing the role of a walking encyclopedia of whys.

Bai Ye looked at Chen Xiaodi, speaking unhurriedly. Chen Xiaodi met the concerned gazes of the others and smiled somewhat awkwardly.

"Alright, since this has happened, it is also my fault for failing to be a proper host. Everyone, please head back," Gu Sheng waved his hand.

Zhuo Xin's side held a slight numerical advantage, but their weaponry fell short. Aside from a few holding iron rods, along with Ye Zhen and Zhuo Xin themselves, the rest were fighting while retreating, and several men were already lying flat on the ground.

Today, Lan Yu had somewhat mentally prepared herself for the manner in which Ding Zhen would make his entrance at the venue. Yet, seeing his arrival elicit such an overwhelming response from the numerous businessmen present still truly shocked her to the core.

Xue Jiancheng looked at them, yet no one knew that Xue Junyi, who had been officially declared dead, was actually on that plane. Her mission was to infiltrate Tasa's branch in Macau.

I breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as though I had stepped into a tiger's den where even my life was no longer guaranteed. Moreover, they were all tigresses; when they threw their weight around, let alone me, even the surrounding onlookers were frightened out of their wits.

Then he began to run toward the nearby forest. There was a ghillie suit inside his backpack. As he ran, Shen Tong took the ghillie suit out, put it on, and concealed himself beneath a tree.

He remembered every night when they drank tea, Lan Yu and Ivan would sit in the warm wooden cabin, leaning against the fireplace and listening to Uncle Ji's jokes. Saihu and Huzi would invariably shed their daytime mischief, quietly snuggling close to you as if they, too, were listening to Uncle Ji's tall tales. That scene, that atmosphere, was truly so heartwarming.

The courtyard house was genuinely ancient; not only was the outer wall mottled and peeling, but even the interior walls were extremely dilapidated.

Without freezing nights that left one with hardly anything to say, at least Ye Zhen and Song Hu still had topics to discuss.

Ye Zhen did not want to waste too much time here; he had to go out again tomorrow night. Judging by the current situation, Ye Zhen made a preliminary estimate that it might work, though the people at the hospital would likely object. "Mom, I want to see the extent of my injury." Just relying on a feeling wasn't enough; he had to see it for himself before drawing a conclusion.

Seeing Ruo Chunpei step into the dungeon, Shen Menglong understood that she had come to persuade him to give up his hunger strike. He simply remained seated on the ground, eyes closed and silent.

One really couldn't blame the fans for being unsupportive; their opponent, Ye Wudi, was simply too ferocious and formidable. Damn it, he had taken down a Martial Arts Grandmaster directly, and with a single move at that—he was simply fierce beyond belief.

However, high above hovered the Golden Guards, while on the ground, across the shattered earth, golden pillars of light soared into the sky. No matter how swiftly Xu Qinglian moved, a force capable of inflicting heavy injuries upon him would invariably erupt from beneath his feet.

Entering this place this time, there was nothing else to improve; the only barrier left to break through was this Core Formation stage threshold. True enough, he had now touched it.

"There is great terror here. Should we go across to the opposite bank to check it out first?" Yang Xinyi was extremely uneasy. This gorge was only ten thousand zhang wide, but she felt it would be safer to reconnoiter a relatively secure spot beforehand.

As it turned out, in order to promote development, Yangpo Town had proposed adopting a "tourism plus industry" model to boost its economy.

By the time they spoke, a dozen or more exchanges had already passed in the duel, but they were pleasantly surprised to find that Tu Jinghai, who had previously been at a disadvantage, was now gradually turning the tide. At this moment, his footwork was no longer chaotic, his defense was no longer random and unmethodical, and instead, he was becoming increasingly composed and at ease.

"Sister Nalan, where have we reached? Have we found the Tomb of Burying the Heavens, or is it that Divine Hunter fellow?" Tian Xin hurriedly asked.

"One is a wealthy boss, and the other is a powerful bureaucrat. I have long since lost control of my own fate," Fu Fang said.

Yi Ling launched a counterattack, giving the two who had ambushed him no chance at all. With his free hand, he threw a punch straight into the air, his hammer-like fist striking the face of the assailant mid-air and instantly sending him flying. With a casual kick of his foot, he directly repelled the other opponent, whose body slid more than ten meters across the ground before coming to a halt.

"Principal, this was entirely their own doing, and it has nothing to do with Teacher Yi. When we return, we will surely give them a stern warning." Jiang Baiwan truly lived up to his reputation as an old fox who had navigated the business world for decades; he was exceptionally adept at reading the wind.

While Ximen Qing was being dragged along by Cai Jing, he feigned ignorance with a clueless, bewildered expression, perfectly portraying the image of a naive, bumpkin countryman—an act that secretly amused both Cai Jing and Zhai Qian, master and servant alike.

"No, there's no rush to leave." Qin Dan smiled, then, amidst the gaze of the crowd, dashed toward the forest.

Before heading to the back mountain back then, she had casually taken on quite a few tasks, but she had completed almost none of them... Such was the helplessness of her circumstances.

"Ling Qing possesses a temperament and aptitude that are definitely not of the lower tier..." A cold, clear voice emerged from beneath the dark bamboo hat as Qin Dan spoke.

Facing Zhan Feng, Yuqiu was humble and submissive, but toward these ordinary soldiers, he put on the airs of a Daoist official once again. Though his expression remained calm, he glanced sideways at the four men out of the corner of his eye. Without uttering a half-word, he merely urged his horse slightly forward so that the soldiers could clearly see the four golden flowers embroidered on the chest of his Daoist robe.