Chapter 155: The Scheme of Alienation

Under the expectant gazes of the crowd, Su Qi opened his hand first and smiled. “May I ask what strategy His Majesty has written?”

Tang Yu looked at Su Qi’s palm. The words “sow discord” were written there.

Ye Yue glanced at Su Qi’s palm and laughed.

Su Qi was puzzled. “Miss Ye, why are you laughing?”

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She was still a little annoyed, though. She’d gone to great lengths to please him before, and he’d never once given her a kind look. But the moment she brought out a photo of the child, he’d let his feelings show. The helplessness in his eyes had been far greater than the coldness he’d shown earlier.

But Shi Qi treasured the little one beyond reason. Forget touching the child—even a passing glance from someone else made him wary, as if they were about to defile his wife.

They hurriedly fed him Meridian-Protecting Pills and healing pills. If they’d arrived any later, he would probably have been on his way to meet the King of Hell.

They were all members of the Wen family, and Wen Kai was no paragon of virtue. Still, he had a promising future. Shouldn’t she be happy for him?

It was already 2006. Society was highly connected, and while children missing school because of poverty was common in remote mountain villages, it was hardly something you saw in the greater Rongcheng area.

“Then who opened Sister Qiao’s eyes? Even if she really does want to prepare a grand gift, what could she possibly give?” Nanny Feng stopped her hands, lost in thought. But no matter how she considered it, the idea seemed impossible.

As he understood it, a formation was like a car. No matter how impressive the car, it still needed fuel. Without it, it was nothing but scrap metal.

She would not retaliate for the grievances and accusations she had suffered at the hands of Lin Yilu’s parents and siblings. But she would never again endure such treatment, nor put up with it for even a moment.

She herself was in no hurry, and neither was Lin Yilu. But the rest of the family could not help fretting.

One man immediately leaped to a spot and activated the formation beneath his feet. Only then did Ye notice that a teleportation formation had been laid there. The others surged toward the rest, buying the man time to escape. Ye pointed at the fleeing figure and gave a soft whistle. The Nine-Striped Tiger understood at once and lunged after him, jaws snapping.

Mi Jianzhong was practically waiting for me to get into trouble. If he caught me in something, I’d probably end up spending some time in the lockup.

The middle-aged man said the strange object was his clan’s totem, and gave it to Ye Tian as a gift of gratitude.

Even so, none of it could stop him from hitting Qin Yu. Qin Yu seemed like an elusive phantom. Though they were in a narrow corridor, he still could not be pinned down.

Old Shao was thinking about this too. He suddenly realized that Zhai Qiang was “turning himself in.” Whatever happened, the act could not end here. Old Shao needed to draw out more information.

“Why would Liu Qingchen suddenly ask that?” Song Zheng was utterly at a loss. He had been in contact with Liu Qingchen before, of course, but he couldn’t exactly say outright that he’d taken a nap in the cave dwelling. If Fan Xian heard that, wouldn’t he accuse him of a grave offense?

Wu Tianxi moved in an instant. This time, he didn’t hesitate at all. Qin Yu was simply too strange in his eyes: unable to cultivate, yet possessed of such strength. So he decided to strike first. The dead couldn’t pull any tricks.

As luck would have it, he already had another appointment involving a “secret” planned for that very night. A sudden flash of inspiration gave Aige a new idea.

Like a passenger on a bus, Qin Yu looked perfectly at ease, carrying no luggage and keeping both hands free. He lifted his eyes to the airport tarmac, where the surroundings had grown completely dark.

The smile on her face seemed exactly the same no matter the circumstances, without the slightest change. People like that were truly frightening.