Volume 1, Chapter 27: Better to be a Broken Jade than a Whole Tile

Inside the Hall of Ancestral Worship, the Prince of Wu'an gripped the divination moon blocks, the veins on the back of his hand bulging. As a second-rank Star Lord of the Six Ren, the divination he had just performed revealed more than he cared to know. He simply refused to believe that Emperor Qingli would commit patricide. As brothers born of the same parents, the Prince of Wu'an had always been protective of his younger brother, Emperor Qingli.

Chen Nan stood motionless, watching the shifting scenes in the void, his eyes filled with turbulent changes as if he had experienced an awakening.

Ye Wushuang felt as though her entire body were being consumed by flames. The pain caused her features to contort, one hand clutching the bedding beneath her while the other instinctively gripped the arm of the person beside her.

"Lan Qingcheng, keep your mouth shut if you haven't brushed your teeth; it stinks!" Long Xiluo did not give her an ounce of face. Since she had come looking for trouble, she certainly would not be polite.

What was wrong with him? She had married someone else without a care, so why was he still sitting here foolishly dwelling on such wretched memories?

In the garden, several people stared in shock as Zhang Ruonan tumbled off the garden wall. They rushed over in a flurry to help her up.

"Do you think he's planning to bring the money to you?" Gu Mian guessed, picking at a loose thread on her sleeve.

Yet, this Crown Prince made Qing Yu feel quite at ease and comfortable. Though they had only met twice, his concern was perfectly measured, making it impossible for anyone to feel repulsed.

Because Xiao Yimo had given up two rooms, she shared one with Jun Zixian, Hongyi shared one with Mu Xuan, and Yu Yuan, He Hui, and Lan each had their own.

"If you can't say what business you're attending to, can you at least say who you're meeting? Also, these things came from the palace, didn't they? How can you prove to me that you didn't steal them?" Xia Chuyi’s gaze fell upon the bulging sleeves of Qin Liniang’s robe.

Since filming was set to begin next Monday, if they didn't finish the costume portraits in the next two days, they wouldn't be able to release them before the start of production.

In truth, Hou Liang himself had not expected such rapid development. It wasn't that he was exceptionally talented, but rather that he had grown stronger through his struggles against them; the establishment of the Yuntian Construction Company, in particular, had propelled his career to new heights.

"Juanzi, come take a look. Is Grandpa's treasure in bad shape?" Hua Mudan loosened his trousers and moved closer to Juanzi.

Every time King Yama recited a name, the Judge would record it in the Book of Life and Death. The Hall of Yama was filled with weeping and laughter; some ghosts repented bitterly for the sins they had committed in life, while others marveled that their good deeds had not been in vain.

"We're both at this age now, why bother worrying about all that? Whether to celebrate or not is Mingyuan and Qiyong’s business; what does it have to do with us?" said his wife, Tian Guihua.

The voting results were as expected: Qi Mingjun received sixty percent of the vote, winning the election for director of the Tulou Village Committee by an overwhelming majority.

Upon hearing this, Hou Liang felt that the situation was dire. One should never provoke a killer; once you encounter a truly troublesome organization, it becomes a matter of life and death. Could he really stand up against a professional assassination syndicate?

A sword beam radiating auspicious light tore through the firmament, racing rapidly toward Jiangning County. It sliced through clouds and mist along the way, elegant as a startled swan, its momentary brilliance drawing the eyes of most everyone in the county.

After Li Degang reported the sequence of events, the two directors of the urban office added further details. "They diverted the money into stocks and futures?" Qi Mingyuan grew immediately alert.

"Today is July 2nd on the Gregorian calendar, the 6th day of the 6th lunar month. He will be born on the 10th, which is July 6th, and his full-month celebration will be on the 10th of the 7th lunar month, or August 5th on the Gregorian calendar." Whether Bayin feared Xiuni wouldn't understand or simply couldn't calculate it herself, her long-winded explanation caused Xiuni to knit his brows.