Chapter 29: Repaying in Kind

"Wow, another sky-blue, high-ice variety!"

At Tang's Jewelry, in the jade cutting area, a female employee stared in shock at the piece just unearthed, her mouth agape wide enough to swallow an egg.

In succession, over a dozen pieces had been opened, all of them high-end goods that one might not see even once in a month, let alone a year. The most crucial part was that all of these pieces came from the hands of the same person.

Zhao Chen sat to the side, sipping tea. He had long since marked the cutting lines on those stones with a felt-tip pen, instructing the master to simply cut along the lines he had drawn.

More than two hours later, Tang Yan came skipping over to Zhao Chen, as excited as a hen that had just laid an egg. "Brother Zhao, this time..."

At this moment, a hanging basket had already been lowered from the city walls. Liang Zongyi placed the imperial decree into the basket and retreated to his original spot.

"Aunt Yan, thank you." Li Zhunyi did not take the full amount, saying generously. If he were a Korean, he would certainly not have been so magnanimous. But Li Zhunyi was Chinese, so he accepted it with calm grace, without any pretense or awkwardness.

Breaking into the top five of the urban novel monthly ticket rankings was extremely difficult. Although he craved it, he dared not dream of it; all he could strive for was the one thousand yuan prize for the top fifteen.

Li Yang was like a dragon lurking in the abyss; silent until the moment he roared. Hearing that Li Yang possessed such vast wealth, even he was astonished.

However, what Duan Chen did not expect was that Shen Mengbai seemed to have foreseen this tribulation, having long ago secretly infused his aura of noble righteousness into the History of the Great Tang.

Liu Gang was held back by Li Yang and could only watch helplessly as Shen Hao ran far away, eventually vanishing around a street corner. Sandala and his bodyguards were stunned; no one had expected Shen Hao to escape so easily.

The voice of Yoo Jae-suk, iconic and familiar, rang out from the other side of the phone. Having not heard the *Family Outing* crew's voices for a long time, Li Donglai felt a touch of nostalgia. He chatted with him for a while, inquiring about which guest would be coming next.

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This ancient city radiated a terrifying celestial might, leaving even the five supreme enforcers helpless.

Blood-Madness ignored the pain in his teeth, his groin, and his chin. Right now, the most important thing was to save his life. His eyes darted around. Heaven knows what Blood-Madness was planning.

"Goodnight, my princess." Im Yoona heard Li Zhunyi’s heart-stirring voice ring in her ear, then felt a warm presence draw near, followed by a faint kiss planted on her forehead. In that instant, she felt as if her breathing had stopped.

As Huaci spoke, he led the two to the foot of the Western Mountain. There stood a vast courtyard, facing west, carved into the mountain with doors and windows set in. From south to north, there were over a dozen cave entrances—these were the main rooms, with rows of side chambers on both the north and south sides.

"Wang Bing, the deadline for the Demon Hunting Bureau's assessment is the day after tomorrow! You don't seem worried at all!" Lai Changyi said with a laugh.

The red demon python had miscalculated Qi Lin's combat strength. Although he was only at the first level of the Golden Core, even those at the third or fourth level might not be his match. Qi Lin shattered its defenses with a single finger, his killing intent leaving the python's hide torn and bleeding.

Fearing there might be snakes in the water, Nan Feng scrambled out in a hurry. As he climbed, he grabbed something soft and slimy; only after tossing it away did he realize it was a toad.

One hundred thousand miles beneath the sea, even with Qi Lin's soul as strong as a Nascent Soul and his body tempered by the Nine Yin and Nine Yang Creation Arts, it was difficult. Changxi’s "Moon Bathing" allowed Qi Lin to temporarily escape the deep-sea pressure, resist the power of the Heaven-Reaching Sea-Fixing Array, and neutralize certain magical arts.

The senior sister who teased him was named Yu Xiang. Before Hong Xiao was apprenticed to Lu Zi, she was responsible for feeding the Dragon-Armored Turtle and often ended up in a disheveled mess. Now, seeing her junior brother's awkward state, she felt a sense of schadenfreude.

The rhinoceros was furious, but Reno was behind it, skillfully dodging its stomping attacks so it couldn't land a hit. Just then, Lin Yong heard a low growl from Reno, and looking closely, he saw Reno’s eyes fixed on him.

Night fell deep. Qi Lin sat on his bed as the seawater slapped against the *Everlasting Ship* outside the cabin. The massive waves tossed the ship to and fro, making it rock like a cradle. Even with the reinforcement of talisman arrays, it was hard to withstand the raging billows.

That butterfly flew quietly, far away from all the noise of the mortal world, into his heart.

The mice swarmed over, sniffing the two items repeatedly, then turned and entered the sand pile in an orderly fashion.

"Beast, you won't live to see today!" A great power wielding the Drunken Wind Bell lashed out directly.

Gong Shaoxie had already left for the airport; how could he have suddenly found out about the birthday party she had prepared for him and returned?

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"Oh my, so advanced. The experts at the Missile Research Institute are truly amazing." Though they didn't know if it was true, the crowd was still excited and offered their flattery upon hearing this explanation.

After unleashing the Gale Rending Claws, Xiao Chenyu stomped his foot fiercely onto the open ground once more. Amidst a muffled thud, grass and debris flew into the air.

However, he had participated in the re-election assembly of the Upper Three Sects and Lower Four Sects. The Star Luo Empire surely wouldn't just send Zhu Zhuyun to invite him to join, only for her to leave when he refused.

A bear this large—if placed in an ordinary home, one could only imagine how much space it would take up. But Gong Shaoxie’s villa was vast and sparsely populated; fitting a hundred bears of this size wouldn't be a problem at all.

Seeing this, Robert opened his mouth in disbelief, completely at a loss for how to react.

On the surface of the huge lake, a massive tree trunk stood abruptly. Qiankun was tied to the top, already unconscious. Jiang Dong sat cross-legged on the top of the trunk, a crimson guillotine resting across his lap.

The words were out, and the hook had been cast; it was all a matter of whether the Xu family would take the bait. Tian Baiqing had no idea that Xu Guocheng had designs on his wife. If he knew, it would be no surprise if he were angered to death. Just think: someone who constantly schemes against another man's wife—could he ever have a good ending?

Lü Qianfeng thought to himself: *I, your father, am pulling your family's carriage—that’s me showing you respect! You still have the energy to get angry at me? What kind of trash is this? You must be tired of living. Just looking at him, he's a black-hearted wretch. It's lucky I haven't come after you yet.*

The mere aura of this force caused the tens of thousands of Song Shu's troops to turn pale, their pursuit coming to a hard, sudden halt.

One of Wan Wan's most important goals for this trip was to offer Dai Jin a suggestion regarding Mi Han.

"Grand Marshal, please calm your anger. Now is the time to keep a clear head," Paulkov reminded him.

"Well, have you read the letter?" The Prince of Jin was preoccupied with the letter he had written, thinking to himself that An'er should remember to give it to Hong Yi this time.