Chapter 455: Really Amazing Three hundred years since the founding of the Great Ming—and the imperial navy had never once tasted defeat! Naturally, there was a reason for that. Zhu Ping’an stood on the deck, gazing out over the boundless sea where warships floated in disciplined formations, arranged precisely according to tactical arrays. He could […]
Chapter 453: I’m Not That Petty, You Know “You’ve really struck my fancy, little sister. When you return to the capital next time and have some free time, come visit the Yan Residence and look for me—Li Niang would love to play with you.” The arrival of the Second Miss Yan and her companions had
Chapter 452: A Slap to the Mouth The beautiful young madam had clearly suffered a setback at Li Shu’s hands, yet she herself had not said a single word. Instead, it was the maids following at her side—along with those accompanying Second Miss Yan—who could no longer hold back. One of them, a freckle-faced girl
Chapter 451: When Li Shu Meets Second Miss Yan Torrential rain drenches Youyan;white waves surge to the heavens.Beyond Qinhuangdao, fishing boats vanish—a boundless ocean swallows all in sight.To whose shore can one steer? A thousand years of the past roll by.Wei Wu cracked his whip;facing Jieshi to the east, he left immortal lines behind.The bleak
Chapter 450: The Lecher Casual Jottings: The sun rises over Fusang, a full zhang high;All affairs of the human world shrink small as downy hair.A wild man, enraged at injustice before his eyes,Grinds down the ancient blade that has slept in his chest for ten thousand years. Zhu Ping’an silently recited this poem—Casual Jottings by
Chapter 449: The First Memorial of My Life After leaving the mountain valley, Zhu Ping’an’s face was ashen, his jaw clenched tight. He kept his head lowered, eyes fixed on the road beneath his feet as he strode forward in great, heavy steps, clearly forcing himself to suppress the fury roiling inside his chest. Thieves
Chapter 448: Slaughtering the Innocent to Claim False Merit All of you have eaten my fine horse—how could I possibly let you do so without good wine to go with it? Wouldn’t that be an insult to my steed? I’ve heard that if one eats the flesh of a prized horse without drinking wine to
Chapter 447: Ominous Portents, A Hair’s-Breadth from Disaster Zhu Ping’an went off to look for the missing horse, and Li Shu insisted on following, along with the little maid Baozi. Of course, their true purpose was not horse-hunting at all, but flower-picking. On this side of the valley, the water and grass were lush and
Chapter 446: Facts Speak Louder Than Words Hiding behind Zhu Ping’an, Li Shu spoke in a voice as tiny and delicate as a mosquito’s, barely audible yet firm enough to reach him. Out of both sentiment and reason, Zhu Ping’an couldn’t refuse. Besides, they were already in too deep—this was a ride he couldn’t just
Chapter 445: A Crowd Ablaze with Fury Jiaojiao, do you already have a beloved? The moment the handsome scholar finished asking that question, Zhu Ping’an clearly saw every male creature around them stretch their necks forward in unison, eyes locked onto the peerless beauty standing at the very center of the scene. Every one of