Chapter 113: Admission

“Do you really believe that I did this? If you did, you wouldn’t say such things. I know that sometimes I have hurt her and kept many things from her, but no matter what, he is still my brother. It is only natural that I protect him. I believe you understand what I truly feel,” he said beside her, then nodded. Of course, he knew her heart well—it was all for her brother. Yet, by doing so, she was exposing herself and causing harm to them. By now, everyone had already come to see Zhao Yuan as a thorn in their side. Though he wasn’t yet formidable, others had certainly taken notice.

“Why don’t you tell me exactly what method you used to be so sure?”

Empress Zhenxian was painfully aware that once her father passed away, her power would immediately diminish.

The barbarian king stood in a disheveled state; his richly embroidered robe was stained with wine, and his long black hair was tangled like a bird’s nest.

“Lord Demon Sovereign, if you had told me earlier, I would have definitely given you the fragment of the Yin-Yang Jade Plate. There was no need for such a commotion,” said the leader of the Ning immortal clan, producing a pure white shard of the Yin-Yang Jade Plate.

The old lady had expected him to say something more agreeable, but hearing this sent her reeling, almost causing her to stagger backward.

But she couldn’t deny his feelings. After all these years, was his love merely a mistake in her eyes?

The assassins swarmed forward, only to be blasted away by the intense radiant light bursting from Pei Sheng’s body.

When Xu Zijin’s carriage finally stopped, Yan Yinuo opened the rear door, carefully placing Douya back into the safety seat. After securing him, she double-checked to ensure everything was perfectly safe.

However, this time, the sensation she perceived was different from the last time she helped build the city walls.

The Fourth Prince furrowed his brow deeply, countless speculations flashing through his mind. After a moment, Jing Shou, seeing the Fourth Prince’s distant demeanor, called out several times before he came back to his senses.

For some reason, when Zhuyu spoke the word “container,” Qian Yun felt nothing unusual. But when Hui’er said it, Qian Yun distinctly felt a deep unease.

“Has he not woken up yet?” Takeda Lan asked, speaking in perfectly standard Japanese. Although Zhao Zixuan always denied knowing Japanese, his recent time spent in the country, coupled with his exceptional memory, meant he understood it well. Pretending to be still unconscious, he quietly listened.

By breakfast, Wonton was already gone—likely given to Qingshui by Ji Cheng the day before.

Qiao Song, aware of his guilt, dared not say more, only repeating, “Su Yinzheng, please let me go.”

The compass was not like any ordinary one; composed solely of the yin and yang fish forming the Taiji Bagua diagram. Of course, like a typical compass, the one in Wang Haoming’s hand had the Heavenly Pool and a magnetic needle at its very center.

“I’ll take them all,” Ji Cheng said outright, handing over a silver ingot and buying up all the candied hawthorns.

This shop did not disappoint; even in this era dominated by electric hotpots, they still used charcoal ones.

Michael looked up suddenly, seeing a flaming spear thrust toward him. He thrust out his right hand, conjuring a roaring blaze that blocked the attack.

She was terrified, this being the first time facing bandits of this kind, her legs trembling uncontrollably.

“The magical elemental overload has temporarily disabled the visual function. But rather than being a deficiency, it’s more of a self-protection and enhancement,” Gabriel explained.

Tu Ju lay lazily stretched out in the carriage, barely a yard away, taking in Shoushou’s eager expression, full of ambition and impatience.

Tuqitang lifted Liu Ye, effortlessly dodging his attacks with poised footwork. Ni Mi felt like cleaving him in two but no matter how hard he tried, he could not land a hit. Tuqitang seemed to be toying with him; though the blade appeared to strike, he slipped away at the last moment.

“Heaven!” When Jiang Hai’s eyes caught sight of the approaching figure, he was rendered utterly stunned.