CHAPTER HUNDRED AND TWENTY“You heard the words the General used, those were not my words. He said the King had been poisoned, not killed…”“You have a point, Alice. How did I not think of that?” Cain placed his left hand below his chin while he nodded at the thoughts that lingered in his mind.“But they still think I did it, Alice? They sent soldiers after me, there is no way they are going to give up just like that.”“Then you try to convince them of your innocence.”“How? How am I supposed to do that?”“That is left for you to figure out…” Alice said, and that was her conclusion as she threw Cain into a drift that lasted for a while. He attempted to think of a better option, as none of the ideas that came to his mind seemed viable.“No way! That’s suicidal! I am sure he is not going to even give me the chance to explain before drawing his sword.” Cain dissuaded himself from harboring the thoughts that crept into his mind, but each time he went away from it, something else dragged

CHAPTER HUNDRED AND TWENTY-TWO“You should be wiser than this, General!” Cain expressed his provocation, not ready to give room for any form of remorse even though he was certain that he had annoyed the General with the words that sounded like insults to him.“I am sorry I had to say that to you General. That came out wrong…” Cain apologized almost immediately, but the General remained silent while he dealt with the anger that engulfed him over the fact that he was insulted by the same man who almost defeated him in a duel, and was holding a dagger pressed to his neck.“I don’t know how else I am supposed to convince you that I am telling the truth, General. Think about it…I was given a room far away from the Royal Chambers which I am sure is heavily guarded by your men who must have been careless to allow someone to go into the King’s Chambers. There was no way I would have gone back instantly to the Royal Chambers without being seen. I don’t even know where the King’s Chambers is l

A few north winds blew recently, and the temperature has already dropped.Before that happened, Lin Chuxia had Hou Xiaobao buy some honeycomb coal for heating for her master.Currently, central heating isn’t widespread, so being able to heat with honeycomb coal is considered quite a good situation.Worried about carbon monoxide poisoning from the coal, they even installed a flue. But even so, not having seen Lin Chuxia for several days, she was still a bit anxious.Upon entering the yard and glimpsing the shadow of someone moving inside the house through the glass, she felt a bit relieved."Master, what are you up to again?" Lin Chuxia shouted as she breezily entered the house.Old Sir He was on the kang bed fiddling with his plants; it’s no longer just a single pot, there are several pots, all of different shapes and sizes."What are you doing here again?" Old Sir He glanced up at her and seeing her complexion was fine, returned to what he was doing, "Did you finish taking the medici

Qin Yang disdainfully looked at the meal that Li Wei was trying to feed him, reaching out to grab the spoon, "Just have Bai Xiaoming deal with it, there’s nothing worth seeing anyway."With the spoon snatched away, Li Wei knew his brother’s temper well, and put the lunchbox on the small table in front of him."What do you mean ’nothing worth seeing’? This is all your accomplishment. You’ve shouldered so much pressure and risked so much for today’s success. Not to mention anything else, even this arm of yours nearly stayed there forever. If you ask me, the May Day Labor Medal next year and the unit’s major breakthrough awards are yours by right.""It’s all just an empty title," Qin Yang said, eating with his head lowered. What he wanted wasn’t just these things.Li Wei pulled over a chair and sat next to him, immediately noticing the letter on the bedside table, with a stack of letter paper and a pen next to it."Thinking of replying to your sister-in-law’s letter? You want me to ghost

Su Wensong very considerately pulled out the seat next to Li Jian for Lin Chuxia.Director Feng Kaiwei, having been called out, couldn’t keep pretending alongside Director Liu, so he smiled, nodded, and said, "Mr. Lin, you’re too kind."Lin Chuxia took the seat without hesitation, and only then did she ask Li Jian, "And who might this gentleman across from us be...?"Liu Guoyi’s expression remained indifferent, his piercing gaze scrutinizing the woman in front of him who showed no fear in meeting his eyes.From the few small actions of the woman as she entered, he received a very bad signal: this woman was not going to be easy to handle.A mere individual business owner, showing up late to a dinner where everyone else held higher status than her.Not only was she late, but she only started speaking to him after taking her seat opposite him; was she trying to tell him that they were equals?He scoffed internally, a small business owner trying to speak of equality with him, what a joke.