Chapter 65: Show Some Colors

"Heh, what am I doing? Anyone with eyes can see these two wretched eunuchs tried to harm me, clearly acting under Steward Liu’s orders—he fears I’ll seize his position as Chief Eunuch of the Ceremonial Directorate one day. I may not be able to deal with Liu himself, but his dogs? That I can manage." Ye Cheng let out a cold laugh, determined to give Steward Liu a taste of his own medicine.

Steward Wang and the others exchanged uneasy glances.

Still—

“No matter what, the three of you have made a terrible blunder. Now you must find a way to resolve it! If you don’t handle it well and draw his wrath…” His face took on a look of terror.

“The Empress Dowager has also heard of this matter. The imperial physician says Consort Xiao is no longer in danger, which puts my mind at ease,” said the Empress Dowager.

That was an age of judgment. Relying on their own formidable strength and connections with the gods of the upper celestial realms, the Immortal Realm and the Angelic Realm joined forces to launch a massacre against the ancient godly beings.

The matter began with the Empress Dowager’s birthday. As her birthday approached, my father sent me to Chang’an to offer his felicitations. I was obedient by nature, clever and quick-witted, soon winning the Dowager’s favor, and so she kept me by her side to attend her.

Just then, Lin Nan—who only moments before had stared vacantly like a fool—suddenly shot a piercing light from his eyes, almost tangible. “Right now!” Before he finished speaking, he had already seized a bottle of Wuliangye from the table and hurled it at Shao Jian, the bottle tracing a bright arc under the lights.

“Heh heh, I’ll tell you the truth—my friend only relieved half your pain just now. From now on, you’ll suffer this agony once a month. The contrast—wracked with torment yet otherwise unharmed—will make your suffering all the more intense, many times over! Heh heh…” Gao Yi stopped here, a meaningful smile curling his lips.

“My mother has probably already packed her bags and is waiting for my reply. If I say no, she’ll be after me in no time,” Su Huan said, her beautiful eyes welling with tears. In that moment, her bright tomorrows, the days after, and all her future seemed shrouded in endless darkness.

“But you must protect yourself at all costs. Never, ever have a head-on confrontation with Liu Zhuangzhuang,” Gu Jiangzhou instructed.

Everyone said Gu Jiangzhou was a man of decisive action, cold and ruthless in his ways. And according to Liu Zhuangzhuang, he was also a man who kept his feelings tightly to himself.

So, the room quieted, each person cooperating with the silence—so still you could hear a pin drop.

Jie felt a mountainous, crushing force sweep over his mind. His thoughts went black, his face drained of color, and with a dull thud, he collapsed to the floor.

Wendy didn’t need to be told—she felt it too. These people were staring at her as if their eyes shot eerie green beams, threatening to see right through her. The journalists’ gazes were even more direct, as though red X-rays flashed from their eyes.

In his heart, he knew something was wrong, but he couldn’t say exactly what. All he could do was silently follow behind.

“I really don’t know what you were thinking, hiring her as your assistant…” General Manager Li muttered, stepping out as the elevator doors slid open, followed by the heads and directors of each department.

At first, some had been shocked by Li Yiming’s immense strength, but now most looked at him with concern. Yu Fan’s move was simply too powerful—unbelievably so—even those cultivators at the very peak of the Golden Core stage were no match.

“I didn’t come to kill you!” the woman with the red eyebrows said, seeing the look of utter despair on his face.

For a time, the entire entertainment world was thrown into an uproar. Everyone scrambled to dig up the background of the Crown Prince’s new love interest, determined to unearth every detail—even to the eighteenth generation of ancestors.

“Is there anything you’d like to eat? I’ll have them add a dish!” Though Ling Jianye appeared stern, after spending time with Mai Doudou, she instinctively felt that this iron-willed commander was surprisingly kind to her.