“Why are they pulling truckloads of cloth out of town if they’re not selling it?” Shopkeeper Liu countered Zhang Fang. “The Japanese are invading our Ryukyu Islands, and the George family has had contact with them. Now they’re neglecting their textile factory. It must be for a greater profit, working…
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Chapter 164: The Queen’s Resolve
This scene was brilliantly arranged. The assassin first aimed at the queen during a feast, but John was prepared and shielded her, taking the queen’s embrace to evade the bullets. Then, as the assassin attempted to escape, he kidnapped the young prince as a hostage. Like a true warrior, John…
Chapter 129: A Call to Conscience
The emperor learned of the news and twitched slightly at the corner of his eye, scolding softly, “This second prince truly knows nothing!” In the emperor’s mind, the second prince was as useless as a lump of mud. Even if he were given authority over the military department now, he…
Chapter 122: A Dangerous Game
After listening, the emperor nodded in satisfaction, fully relaxing his guard against Zhang Fang. It seemed Zhang Fang was indeed the virtuous gentleman as rumored! Although Zhang Fang had reported Xu Chang, he had dispelled the emperor’s suspicions. As long as Zhang Fang stayed away from the court and did…
Chapter 67: The Weight of Choices
Zhang Sanlang scoffed, ridiculing, “These sweet words are just to flatter people, Mother. Did you really believe them?” Among the four brothers, Zhang Silang was the cleverest, the best-looking, and had the sweetest tongue. He knew how to charm people, thus earning their parents’ greatest favor. Zhang Laotou fixed a…
Chapter 48: The Turning Point
Zhang, the prime minister, felt guilty, believing he had harmed the emperor’s family. Perhaps if he had remained in the palace, the emperor wouldn’t have died so soon… Not everyone perished in the fire; two guards and three palace maids miraculously survived. However, only one could speak, as the others…
Chapter 31: A Test of Loyalty
Uncertain who took the first step, the others followed suit. Chen Laoda watched his subordinates leave him and let out an ineffective roar: “A bunch of useless dogs! I raised you for so long for nothing!” Seeing this scene, Yuan Chuan showed a look of surprise, realizing belatedly, and asked…
Chapter 30: The Choice of Allegiance
Zhang Fang relaxed his breath as he noticed the rain had stopped and walked toward the opposing side. Hao Zhuang and Shi Houde followed closely behind him, holding knives tightly. “Stop!” Zhang Fang shouted at Chen Laoda. Chen Laoda was violently kicking someone, exuding an intense aura of hostility. When…
Chapter 25: The Call to Action
The Lin family did not want to hunt down the bandits; it was too dangerous! However, Lin Zheng understood that this was a moment to show their loyalty. If the Lin family acted like turtles, Zhang Fang would definitely stop caring about them in the future. After deep contemplation, he…
Chapter 24: The Decision to Fight
As expected, the bandits indeed escaped from the magistrate’s hands in Jiangzhou. After gaining their freedom, they retraced their steps to pursue Zhang Fang. When they appeared, they were still wielding the knives used by the officials. Zhang Fang lazily closed his eyes, lying back to rest. Upon seeing him,…