Chapter 74: A Refined Affection for the Sound of the Zither
Several palace maids sat idly at the foot of the steps, absentmindedly stirring the lake water. One of them remarked, "Our young lady truly knows no sorrow. His Majesty has nearly forgotten her, hasn’t he? Yet she seems unbothered."
Another maid gave a bitter smile. "After all this time, haven’t you realized? Our young lady’s ambitions likely lie elsewhere. Each day she happily studies music and the zither with the court instructors."
It was as if her moves had long been anticipated. Xu Lan would always present the perfect expression at precisely the right moment—something Xiao Zitian could never master.
But as he struggled to his feet and took a few steps, the pain overwhelmed him and he stumbled, collapsing onto the ground.
Huang Dapao dared not hesitate any longer. He quickly tidied up and hurried out, only to find several bottles of beer on the table, with Charlotte already drinking. At Charlotte's invitation, Huang Dapao sat down, utterly perplexed by whatever scheme Charlotte had in mind.
I knew Lin Rongshen was angry, so I simply stayed silent, letting him grip my hand as he marched toward the water.
I watched him walk away, my heart suddenly twisted into a tight knot, like a shirt tossed into the spin cycle—wrinkled and unsightly.
Why does this sense of unnecessary worry feel so unpleasant? For the first time, Master Wen felt the urge to lose control.
A trace of bitterness flickered in Wang Xuan Yi’s eyes as he looked at Sesame and said, "Do you think the gap between us and A Rou is growing wider and wider?"
My mother happened to be at the water dispenser, pouring me a drink and bustling about, urging me to sit down and rest.
"You really are something!" Xia Weixing sighed, speechless. He knew this child would change the subject, but the abruptness of it left him both amused and helpless.
After such a long separation, he was more mature than before. The aversion in his eyes toward me had vanished, replaced by unfamiliarity—so much so that I could no longer find the traces of his former self within them.
No matter how hard the two struggled, the whirlpool ahead only grew stronger. Even as Jiang Yuan clung to the raft, he could feel the immense pull from ahead, as if an invisible hand were dragging them forward.
The Gu family’s security system was notoriously strict. He’d tried countless times to sneak out, but not once had he succeeded.
If looks could kill, Ji Nanchen would have been slain ten thousand times over by Gu Shiyan’s glare.
He went upstairs to the bedroom, retrieved the original body of the Three Purity Bell, and handed it to Lu Miao. The moment Lu Miao took it, the bell around Xu Zhenzhen’s neck vanished.
When everyone else had fallen asleep, she quietly climbed out of bed and began making Dragon Beard Candy with the malt sugar she’d secretly asked Brother Wu to buy earlier that day.
Most likely, it was because Qin had told him some things about the game that piqued his curiosity and confusion, prompting him to come.
Anywhere Zhou Yu knew and wasn’t specifically barred from, he could choose to appear.
Once Qin Feng revealed his Sky Halberd, his identity was all but confirmed.
If outsiders heard such talk, it would be terrible for Dafeng’s reputation. Su Yu, being single, simply didn’t understand.
Placed in any ordinary city, these people would be celebrated as geniuses, but here they were merely faces in the crowd.
"Get away from the shore!" Taking advantage of the second strike that dispersed the black giant claw, Guo Qin issued a warning to Hu Yan Bolei and Zhao Mofan.
Driven by their desire to score, the Gunners’ impatience caused several shots to miss the mark.
As soon as the words were spoken, three iron coconuts bristling with porcupine quills fell from the baobab tree hollow, landed in the campfire, and seemed to trigger some mechanism, immediately ejecting them from the hollow.
When this method worked on Qin Wuyan, Xinhu was secretly delighted, but she knew full well—how could this ruthless demon be as easy to fool as a gentle sheep?