Just stories written while im on the toilet or in the restroom in general

"You can rest assured that, out of the kindness as your colleague, I will treat your city people well." Su Ruiying suddenly said something inexplicably. Before Jun Wu Xie responded, she turned around and walked into a house at the side.
In the deep of the night, the yard was quiet. Only an old man with a simple broom stood outside. When Su Ruiying approached, the old man raised his head slightly.
It was an unrecognizable face, the position where the nose was supposed to be looked as if a big pit had been dug out instead. His face looked as if it had been burned deeply before. His lips seemed to be stuck together and coupled with the uneven burn scars and odd features, he looked like a monster at night.
"Ah ..." Seeing Su Ruiying, the old man quickly hugged the broom and saluted.
Su Ruiying waved her hand, stepped forward to push open the gate of the yard. She turned to hook her fingers at Jun Wu Xie and Jun Wu Yao.
"Come in, this is my residence."
Jun Wu Xie walked over, and when passing by the old man, she faintly felt a familiar breath.
She seemed to have encountered it before but for a moment, she couldn't recall.
Su Ruiying's courtyard was gloomy, and by the roadside there were only two faint lights, and the fire swaying in the night breeze seemed to be tugging the shadows constantly.
"Lady Ying." A low voice filled with vicissitudes came from the darkness.
From the illumination of the flame, Jun Wu Xie vaguely saw a pair of green eyes at the end of the corridor.
"Ah Fu, there are guests today, prepare some tea." Su Ruiying said.
Those green eyes stared straight ahead, seeming to hear Su Ruiying's words, and disappeared into darkness after a while.
When she came to the hall, Su Ruiying invited Jun Wu Xie to sit down. There was an uncomfortable coldness in the whole hall. The decoration in the room also showed strangeness. The wall hangings were not suitable for landscape paintings. There was a skull of a beast that was emptied of flesh and blood, and its eyes were dug away. Only white bones were left, and it was hung on the wall, showing its fangs.
Jun Wu Xie glanced around the hall, but her eyes were attracted by the rows of dolls on Su Ruiying's table.
The puppets were about the length of an adult's forearm. The workmanship was extremely fine. Each one was wearing delicate little clothes, standing in a row and standing, one by one, counted, a little as many as thirty or forty, just ... Those puppets gave Jun Wu Xie a strange feeling. The puppet's eyes did not know what the material was, reflecting the candlelight in the hall, as if the human eyes were as divine.
"Lord Yan also likes these gadgets?" Su Ruiying noticed Jun Wu Xie's gaze and said with a smile.
"The workmanship of these puppets are very delicate." Jun Wu Xie said.
Su Ruiying chuckled, raised her hand, and picked up a doll at the forefront. The doll looked like a handsome young man, with a very handsome face. The small facial features were exquisite. In her hands, it gave a different feeling.
"Lord Yan, these are not puppets." Su Ruiying's eyes narrowed slightly. She suddenly threw the puppet in the hand on the ground.
There was a crunch with a click. The puppet fell not lightly. Just after that crunch, the puppet fell to the ground and stiffly climbed up from the ground!


She was a peerless genius in the 24th Century – all she needed was a silver needle and she could practically bring anyone back from the dead.

After an explosion, she crossed over into a strange world; everyone calls her “Miss.” The previous “Miss” before had no contractual spirit, was weak and incompetent, and even the fiancé comes over with a new love and bullies her?

Now that she has taken over, who dares to act so presumptuously around her? With needles in hand, the world is for her to own! Wherever she goes, miracles follow! However, she saved a pest. What was she thinking when she saved that man. His stunning demeanor and impeccable face is a huge contrast to his cruel actions. He tries all ways to win her over.

This is an interesting cross over story with some magic, romance and a black bellied miss as the main character.

Dongcheng, Hongjing Bay Villa District.

　　Yang Fan stood in front of the gate of Villa No. 1 and gently rang the visual doorbell hanging in the upper right corner of the gate.

　　"Hey! Who are you? Why are you standing in front of my house?"

　　A crisp and sweet voice came from the doorbell, the voice sounded young about 10 year's of age and seemed to belong to a little girl, but the tone of the speech was a bit arrogant, as if someone owed her hundreds of dollars.

　　Yang Fan mouth twitched, who's family child is so rude?

　　"Hello Good Miss, I..."

　　"How do you know if I am good or not, have you not seen me? Hey, hypocrite, what my mother said is really right men are not a good thing!"

　　Yang Fan: "…"

　　This …. did I bother her some how or is she messing with me, did this child eat gunpowder for breakfast? Why are you so rude, didn't your mother teach about being polite?

　　"I..."

　　"What I.. I.. ?, looking at your oily face with a glace I can tell that you are not a good person. You stay far away from my house door, or I will call security guards on you!"

　　Yang Fan's heart almost lost all his patience, the swearing words that had just arrived at his mouth he swallowed back.

　　No way, since because I can't prove that I know the owner inside, the security of the community will not let me in. I have no choice but to sneak in by jumping the wall. If the security guard saw me jumping the wall, it will be another drama.

　　The gang of police officers who suspected me for string of pet murders and rushed me to the police station for interrogation early in the morning, not even letting me to bring my mobile phone leave no way to contact Zhu Caiwei.

　　I thought that as long as I went to the agreed place at the agreed time, then I could easily see Zhu Caiwei, start my career as a bodyguard for 12000 yuan a month, and then embark to the peak of life, no longer have to worry about livelihood.

　　I didn't expect that things would be so unfavorable today, stepping on the door steps I encountered such a strange thing.

　　What to do? should I just break in?

　　Yesterday, Zhu Caiwei set the appointment time with him at 8:30 in the morning today. The time on the luxurious doorbell shown was already 8:29:13. There was only forty-seven seconds left. I have to go in to sign the contract.

　　"First day on the work, I must not leave a bad impression on my new boss!"

　　Regardless of whether this strange encounter at the door-step is a special test before he gets the job. with that thought in mind Yang Fan decided to go all out.

　　He need this job desperately, all the assets on his body now add up to less than one hundred. The previous deposits have all been turned into food and gas into his belly, and then if he doesn't get this job. Today's lunch he is afraid will be Fasting.

　　After all, Killing all those monster pet has increased his strength to a greater height. even then he has to face the daily survival problems such as eating and drinking.

　　Poor and rich, now let's not talk about it.

　　After Yang Fan's strength improved by leaps and bounds, his food intake has exceeded the norms of ordinary people. an a ordinary vegetarian food is difficult to meet his gastrointestinal needs, only those high-nutritious and high-energy meat can truly Keep up with the consumption of his blood and qi.

　　To put it simply, he can eat a lot now, and he needs to eat at least 20 pounds to 30 pounds of cooked meat for a meal, and this also only temporary. As he improves, this value will keep increasing. his huge strength comes with huge hunger.

　　When he breaks through to the level of the martial Artist to Martial arts Master, he might not be able to satisfy his hunger even with ordinary meat. He could only go around to find spiritual medicine or hunt low-level monsters and eat their flesh and blood to keep up with his body Daily consumption, otherwise the psionic energy in his body will be forced to wear out, making the repair stagnant.

　　"This is the trouble of repairing too fast."

　　Yang Fan sighed in his heart. He can now improve his blood intensity by just running and kicking his legs few time, he just flipped over a wall and his cultivation broke through into the third level of Martial Artist. He did not even get time to make a psychological preparation, you say if this not annoying? he really wants to stop this but can't he only keeps improving his blood intensity.

　　"Hey! you,Why are you still not leaving? I warn you, if you don't leave now, I will really call the security guard! "

　　The voice of the little girl came from the doorbell again, and was filled with threats.

　　Yang Fan screamed in his heart, He was too lazy to talk nonsense with a little girl, you say your temper is not good, I had moderate depression, lets see who is afraid who?

　　Yang Fan turned around and avoided the monitoring equipment in front of the Villa door, Yang Fan used the moon-shadow method that he had just learned last night his body shape gradually hide in the shadow of the wall.

　　"You have used the Moon-Shadow method, and your understanding of the Moon-Shadow method has increased, Your skill proficiency has improved, body Constitution +1, agility +1."

　　The fence outside the villa were not high, only about two meters. Yang Fan jumped to other side of the wall. Because of the sneak effect of the Moon Shadow, the surveillance monitors in the villa and the workers who were taking care of the lawn did not find his trace.

　　In just three seconds, Yang Fan passed through the courtyard corridor of more than 30 meters, and unconsciously walked into the hall room in the center of the villa.

　　Zhu Caiwei's appointment with him yesterday was here. He looked up and saw the ancient pendulum like clock hanging on the wall of the main hall it showed 8:29:35, he was not late.

　　No one was in the living room, Yang Fan did not see the eccentric little girl who was so temperamental earlier. He stoped using moon shadow and his body was reviled in the hall. He sat down on the west side of the living room. There was hot tea pot on the table, and the mouth of the pot was still had steam come of it, tea should be hot.

　　Yang Fan was not polite he pour himself a cup of tea, while drinking the tea, he looked around the hall and at the decoration in the hall.

　　One word, luxurious.

　　Two words, Imposing Style.

　　Three words, Extremely distinguished Wealth!

　　This is life!

　　Yang Fan sighs in his heart, but he is not very envious, because he is very clear, it will not be long before, all of this will become a passing sight.

　　These luxurious villas, and then the exquisite decoration, in the end all are just decoration, They can neither save ones lives nor satisfy hunger or quench thirst. there safety performance is not even as good when compared to a ordinary cave.

　　After all, during the end of the world, Ones own strength is fundamental, everything else is useless and insignificant.

　　With such a thought, the sense of superiority in Yang Fan's heart rose, and his eyes that had just been dim once again brightened.

　　Being poor has its own advantages, at least during the Apocalypse, he will have no villas to lose, no luxury cars to be destroyed, and will not have hundreds of billions of properties which are too late to spent, his losses will be smaller than these rich people.

　　If you can't eat the grapes and say that the grapes are sour[1]. Yang Fan is very skilled in this. After all, he has been playing this game for more than 20 years, and he has a lot of experience.

　　After drinking a cup of tea, he did not see any trace of Zhu Caiwei, Yang Fan is not impatient, people are his new boss, even if she is late, she should have her reasons.

　　He picked up the teapot and pour yourself a cup tea again and slowly took a sip as if enjoying the tea.

　　In fact, he does not know how to appreciate a quality tea. After all, he tea he drank iced black tea most of his life. Even if you give him the legendary Dahongpao[2], he will feel that it is not better than iced black tea.

　　he thought of impressing the new boss by show off his elegance while drinking tea.

　　After a while, the minutes hand on the pendulum clock was already pointing at 8:50, Zhu Caiwei still had not arrived, the living room is still empty, Yang started to think that nobody new that he was here. Yang Fan was too lazy to pretend to be a model and drink tea with elegance. He simply sat on the sofa with his legs crossed and practiced the "Basic Breathing" method.

　　slowly the clock showed the time as 9 o'clock the but suddenly from the upper part of the living room to be exact from the second floor bedroom a suddenly Scream was heard.

　　"Ah~!!"

　　The screams are loud and sharp, and it seem as if not penetrating, but real.

　　There is a smell of monsters! i the air.

　　Yang Fan was awakened for the practice at the first scream. then he smelled the smell of the monster coming from the second floor. he reacted as quickly as possible and he flew directly to the second floor and kicked the door of the room filled with a the monsters atmosphere.

　　A little girl in a white pajamas shrinking into the corner with her hands clasped over her head and her head buried between her knees, and trembling with terror could be seen. The scream from her mouth just stopped but as soon as she heard someone Come in, the screams suddenly stopped.

　　The little girl's back is facing Yang Fan, and a pink bear embroidered on the back twists with the little girl's trembling body, as if the bear was making a face at Yang Fan.

　　When Yang Fan saw that the she was not injured, she ignored it and glanced at the room in a vigilant manner. he quickly focused on the bathroom inside the bed room and the smell of the monster came from in there.

　　Yang Fan carefully walked over and slowly pushed the bathroom door open, it was struck and then a thick, pungent bloody smell came out from the inside. Yang Fan's heart was tight, was someone had been killed?

　　He no longer hesitated, his body's blood and qi burst and Yang Fan forcibly broke into the door.

　　In the bathroom, unlike his previous assumption nobody was kill there was only a corpse of a fat cat with a length of one meter lying in the back of the toilet.

　　The corpse is very fresh, its limbs are flat and stiff, and there was even a slight twitching action, its neck was torn by something, with that huge wound the blood rushed out in a strong way and has already spread all over floor, Yang Fan feels That the smell of the beast is emitted from the fat cat.

　　This cat turned out to be a real monster that has completely awakened the blood!

　　Who, or what, killed it?

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[1]sour grapes :- The story concerns a fox that tries to eat grapes from a vine but cannot reach them. Rather than admit defeat, he states they are undesirable. The expression "sour grapes" originated from this fable.

[2] Dahongpao :- an expensive type of oolong tea.

You boiled two eggs, Culinary skills +1. 
You chewed a mouthful of cereal, your jaw is strengthened. 
You are riding a bicycle, driving ability +1 
you gazed at the beauty, your mood is very pleasant, your kidney function has been strengthened, Appraisal ability +1. 
You see elderly women dancing in the public square, you can’t help but want to swing with their rhythm, dance skills +1. 
You glanced at the newspaper, your reading ability is strengthened, knowledge experience +1. 
You sneezed, your disease resistance has improved. 
You took cold medicine, toxin resistance is improved, medicine proficiency +1. 
You observe nurse use injection, your basic medical skills are strengthened, medical skills +1. 
…… I don’t know what’s going on, my strength is improving even if I’m drinking cold water. I don’t want to stop, but I’m so worried…

FYI : I am translating this novel from Raw, this is not a original novel.

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"What materials do you all have?" Zhang Han casually asked.
Back then, he had also known about the decorations. Although he didn't know much, he wouldn't be fooled like a person who couldn't see through anything.

"Our company has stores in the Xilong Decoration Market and also has a cooperative relationship with many international brand stores, so we have the decorative materials for whatever price you want, Mr. Zhang. The price will also be more affordable than what you can buy yourself." Zhao Kai answered truthfully.
Generally, this kind of situation was mutually beneficial. Their company would take out the materials at wholesale prices and sell them to the buyers, saving them a bit of money.


Of course, this was also related to the company's quality. If he took out some fake material, he wouldn't even be able to cry.

"Then I'll take it all." Zhang Han said as he nodded his head.
Zhao Kai's smile became even more enthusiastic when he heard this, he took the iPad from the young man beside him and opened the photo album, saying: "I wonder what type of decorations Mr. Zhang would like, there's an example of our company's decorations here, you can take a look, today when we go back, we will map according to your wish for you to choose."

Zhang Han started to look at the pictures on the board, while Manager Ma took a call and left.

After looking at it for a while, Zhang Han also had his own thoughts. He was prepared to renovate the first floor into a family-style, warm, rather than a business-type store.

The layout of the first floor was very simple, with only the stairs from the left to the second floor and the bathroom on the right. The first floor had a very simple structure, with only the stairs from the left to the second floor and the bathroom on the right.
Zhang Han muttered his thoughts out loud.
Slightly in the middle, on the east side of the wall to make a TV wall, in front of the sofa and coffee table.
This allowed Mengmeng to use the kitchen to watch TV while waiting for his father to cook. The kitchen was right in the middle of the wall to the west, so he had to open up the kitchen to the side so that he could cook and watch Mengmeng.

Zhang Han prepared to place a piano on a small stage outside the TV. If there was nothing else, he could teach Mengmeng how to play the piano and it would be good as well. A small table was placed on the side of the piano near the door and a laptop was placed on it.


A small round table and four spherical chairs were placed on one side of the sofa near the window. They were for drinking and eating, while a table was prepared on the other side.
"Mr. Zhang, you said that the amount of work is not big and that the renovation is not that troublesome."

Zhao Kai called out his cell phone's calculator, and said while calculating:
I will talk about the specific project, the floor tiles, the wall tiles in the kitchen, a small integrated ceiling on one side of the kitchen, the other ceiling design, one TV wall design, other wall design, one small stage, plus other decorations and cabinets, the cost of removing the original decorations and the cost of renovating the second floor, not counting the cost of materials, it will cost a hundred and fifty thousand yuan.
"How long will it take to finish the renovation?" Zhang Han asked.

"Twenty days or so." Zhao Kai muttered to himself for a moment before replying.
"One week!" Zhang Han raised one of his fingers, and said indifferently: "I will pay you three hundred thousand for your work after finishing the first week!"

"Huh?"


Zhao Kai thought that he did not hear it clearly. She was startled for a moment, and then, overjoyed, she nodded her head and said: "Alright, alright, it will be completed in a week, then Mister, please pay the deposit. It's already 3 o'clock, I will have someone come over to remove the decorations.
"Yes."

Zhang Han signed a contract with him, and transferred 300,000 gold directly to him.
Zhao Kai called his contact person. In less than half an hour, five workers and two small trucks arrived at the entrance.
"Teacher Zhang, I wonder what these tables and chairs are …" Zhao Kai hesitated.

"Deal with it as you wish." Zhang Han waved his hand.

Zhao Kai smiled, these tables and chairs, and other miscellaneous items could all be sold for about two to three thousand, which could be considered as a bit of money.
"Mr. Zhang, I'll have someone to draw the blueprint right now. You can choose a 3D blueprint tonight, we can start working tomorrow." Zhao Kai said with a smile.
"I'll give you a simple drawing first. You guys follow my instructions."

Receiving the pen and paper from Zhao Kai, Zhang Han started to draw according to the pattern in his heart. Although it was ordinary, he could still make out the details of the drawing.

After looking at Zhang Han's drawing, the corner of Zhao Kai's mouth twitched slightly.

It seemed that the carpenter was going to have to suffer. It was unknown how he came up with these exquisite diagrams. They were extremely harmonious and beautiful, especially the roof and the small three-dimensional wall surrounding the dining table. It was a bit too complicated.

"That's right. I want to make an emerald lotus ornament for the TV's background wall. The petals will intersect in pink and white." Zhang Han added.
"Emerald …" Lotus … "The TV's background wall?" Zhao Kai's eyes were wide open as he spat out these words with great difficulty.

Initially, he had thought that the amount of work required was small, but now it seemed that it was not what he wanted, following Zhang Han's plan, the amount of work required had gone up rapidly, and it was truly not a small amount!

Just this background wall was enough to give him a headache. Moreover, this background wall would cost at least a million dollars!
"This... "Mr. Zhang." Zhao Kai laughed bitterly: "According to your plan, I estimate that seven days should not be enough!"
"Oh?" Zhang Han's expression did not change as he said indifferently: "Then I'll give you five hundred thousand cultivation fees."

Not enough? Then add money.
After Zhao Kai heard what she said, his expression froze. He was pleasantly surprised, but at the same time, somewhat emotional. This was the first time he had seen something like this … Other customers.
There were some customers who gave them rewards, but not by much. A few words like Zhang Han, who could double the cost of work, was actually the first time a girl got on a palanquin!


"Alright, I'll guarantee it will be completed within seven days." Zhao Kai took a deep breath and gave his guarantee. He already planned to double the manpower and repair the shop for this outspoken boss 24 hours a day.

"Mr. Zhang, time is of the essence. Do you have any other options?" Mr. Zhang, time is of the essence. Zhao Kai instructed the young man beside him. After quickly drawing the map, he turned and spoke to Zhang Han.

Zhang Han nodded and followed him to the Xilong Decoration Market. The first time they arrived at the tile store of the international high-end brand Dela Kang, Zhang Han was quite satisfied with what they saw as well.

The floor tiles were made from the ancient imitating bricks of the Moka Palace, with a price of 2500 yuan per square metre. Adding the wall tiles, footwork, and so on, he spent a total of more than 490,000 yuan. The roof's modeling materials, as well as the cement sand and all the other supplementary materials were all spent close to 300,000 yuan, and the price was expensive because the raw materials Zhang Han had chosen were all high-grade, non-formaldehyde, environmentally friendly materials.
After using less than an hour to buy all of these, Zhao Kai saw that he still had some time, and asked:
"Mr. Zhang, how about we go to the furniture market and check out the oil hood, sofa and other furniture? When the time comes, we can directly help with the installation. "

"Sure." Zhang Han nodded.

The two went straight to the nearby furniture market to start a new round of consumption.

The sofa in front of the TV was a white high-end leather sofa with a crescent-shaped shape. It was four meters long and it wasn't expensive. It was only forty thousand yuan, not expensive!
TV, coffee table and chairs were much easier to choose from. The total cost for the upstairs and downstairs was 500,000 yuan, including the bathtub, the smart toilet, the fully intelligent washing machine, as well as the four doors of the refrigerator, as well as air conditioning and air purifiers.

Just as he was about to leave, Zhao Kai suddenly remembered something, and asked with an astonished expression:

"Mr. Zhang, isn't this the dining hall? There seems to be no place for guests. "
"Guest?"

Zhang Han was startled, he had also forgotten about this matter.
"There should be a small space on the right side of the window. Three small tables should be enough."

After Zhao Kai heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched, he felt that this was not opening a restaurant, but a joke!
Therefore, Zhang Han bought three more small tables and six chairs, spending them all. A thousand dollars.

It was for outsiders anyway, so it looked a bit cleaner.
All these things that he had bought were all's phone numbers. Zhao Kai very seriously took photos of every piece of furniture in all directions, in order to go back in the evening and draw up plans. At the same time, he had guaranteed to give Zhang Han a brand-new restaurant within a week.
After walking downstairs, Zhao Kai told Zhang Han everything in the car.

Suddenly, he remembered that he had not bought the piano yet, so Zhao Kai asked:
"Mr. Zhang, what kind of piano do you want? I have a friend who works at a piano seller's.

"Piano …"
Zhang Han muttered to himself, he had some understanding of the pianos. Zhang Han had learned to play from a young age, and because he was bored, he made a piano after cultivating for five hundred years. With such a long time, he had a deep understanding of the pianos, no, it should be referring to his understanding of the pianos.
When it came to the piano brand, Zhang Han did not plan to buy anything cheap. Some people said that whether the piano was good or bad, it depended on the quality, but in Zhang Han's opinion, that was nonsense, not to mention the fact that every penny was worth more, the expensive piano was much better in terms of quality.
For example, the Rainbow Dark Zither that Zhang Han used to cultivate with, was made from a top material in the cultivation world. He still remembered that Zhang Han had played the Karnong Transformers on a planet, and the sound had captivated the entire planet. If Zhang Han wanted to, the sound of the zither could even turn into a sound of death, instantly killing off the life on this planet.
... He went too far.

Zhang Han muttered to himself for a while, and then said straightforwardly: (TL: UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU)

"Buy a Steinway O model grand piano."

"Alright." Zhao Kai did not understand much about pianos, he nodded and called his friends. A minute later.

"Pfft …" "How much?" Zhao Kai's tone of voice was raised, after that he looked at Zhang Han in a daze, his lips moved, and said one sentence:

"Mr. Zhang, you said that the piano should be one million and one hundred thousand yuan. I guarantee that it's a product imported from the original."
"Alright." Zhang Han nodded.
A price of 1.1 million was also the market price, so Zhang Han set the price down and handed the keys to the restaurant over to Zhao Kai, and Zhang Han found a hotel to stay in.

Zhang Han returned back to earth from the cultivation world and became a stay-home dad. Rebuild mountain, open restaurant, write some songs, flirt with his own child’s mom……Stay tuned and watch how cultivator stay-home dad Zhang Han plays the city around in his palm.

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The worker, who was wearing a T-shirt and a red helmet, changed his face. He was about to run when two policemen firmly held him down. He turned to the foreman in panic, but the foreman kept his head down and said nothing at the moment.

Helen opened the white cloth, finding that the bodies were charred and distorted.

Ansel stood aside, not daring to look at them.

Helen's good manners were displayed at the moment. She stretched out her hand and squeezed the victim's jaw. The victim's mouth naturally opened. There was not much black smoke in the victim's mouth, which meant that the deceased did not die in the fire!

Before the fire started, they were already dead! That was why they did not inhale much poisonous smoke. Otherwise, their mouth would be filled with black toxic substance!

The man's confession regarding hearing the cry for help from the deceased was a lie!

At this moment, Helen knew how to solve this case! 

"Officer, as promised, I'll go first." Henry smiled and waved at Helen. This time, without waiting for Helen to speak, he ran away. Helen wanted to say something but had no chance.

Looking at Henry's back, Helen's gaze stayed for a few seconds, and then she gave an order loudly, "Bring everyone back and interrogate them carefully!"

Henry came out of the construction site and found that it was 12 o'clock at noon.

He remembered that it was in the afternoon that the Green Leaf Society would hold a banquet in the Roman Holiday Inn. After having a casual lunch, Henry went there.

The signboard of the Roman Holiday Inn was as old as the movie of Young and Dangerous in the 90s. The decoration inside the building had been renovated many times. Although the signboard appeared to be old-fashioned, there was a different world inside.

In the hall, there was a real size statue of the Marquis Guan. In front of the statue was a bronze stove covered with a thick layer of incense ash. Dozens of incense sticks were inserted into the center, emitting cyan smoke.

From a long time ago, the Roman Holiday Inn had become the place where the association negotiated. In Yinzhou, all big events would be held here. There was an unwritten rule in the underground society of Yinzhou that no one was allowed to fight in this place.

Otherwise, you would feel the anger of all people in the underworld.

Personal loyalty was very important for the clubs. None of the members had ever broken this rule.

Thanks to the existence of the Roman Holiday Inn, a lot of large-scale fights had been avoided.

Henry's intelligence team had also provided all the above information to him.

When Henry arrived at the Roman Holiday Inn, there were almost no guests here. Only six women in cheongsams stood at the door.
The decoration style of this place was full of an antique atmosphere. The tables in the hall were old-fashioned square tables for eight people. On the vermilion wall opposite thenhall was a couplet.

"The ancient loyal heart can be authenticated by the sun and the moon. The long-lasting loyal spirit can undergo the testing of time."

In the middle of the couplet was engraved with a Five- clawed Golden Dragon of a murderous look.

As soon as Henry entered the door, the women bowed to him in unison. Their cheongsams were slit to the thigh, which was particularly attractive.

"Hello, sir, what can I do for you?"

Henry's eyes did not stay on the six beautiful women for more than a second. He went straight and sat down at a single table. After ordering a pot of tea and some cakes, he began to look around the environment in the restaurant.

The Roman Holiday Inn had two floors, with a total area of 42 square meters, which couldn't compare with those grand hotels.

Henry looked at the ground carefully. Through the wear of the ground, he could distinguish where the members of the clubs would usually sit when they came.

Today he had only one purpose that was to solve the Green Leaf Society thoroughly. And he also wanted to know who hired someone to kill him. In his mind, there were several speculations.

Because of the fight at the Rosy Night Club last time, the police had been strictly monitoring Green Leaf's key members recently. Henry could only choose to secretly attack in such a place.

After a brief observation, Henry had a plan in his mind and then quickly swallowed the cakes he just ordered.

"Waiter, check out please. By the way, where is the bathroom?"

"Sir, it's on the second floor." The waiter pointed out the direction for Henry.

"Thanks." Henry paid the bill and went to the second floor.

The decoration on the second floor was not as magnificent as that on the first floor. There were all small private rooms in which there were teapots. They should be used for playing cards and drinking tea.

Looking around, Henry only took three seconds to find a suitable place.

What he had to do was to wait here! Waiting for Green Leaf's men to come over!

Henry's intelligence team told him that every time the association negotiated in the Roman Holiday Inn, the restaurant would suspend business temporarily. At that time, it was impossible to enter and quietly kill the target.

Therefore, hiding inside ahead of time was the simplest way.

For Henry, hiding for a whole afternoon was nothing at all. In order to kill a giant from the financial group, he once hid in the thick snow for thirty- three hours. Finally, he killed his target, which was shocking. Henry accomplished it at the age of twenty.

Time passed quietly. 

It was at the entrance of the first floor of the Roman Holiday Inn.

A beautiful woman asked in doubt, "Hey, where's the gentleman who came in before Did you see him go out?"

"I didn't notice," another woman shook his head.

"All right, don't think about this. The people of the Green Leaf Society are coming soon. Be careful!" A beauty who seemed to be a leader scolded.

It was on the second floor.

Henry had already turned his phone into a silent mode. He looked at the time and found that it was 5:30 p.m.

"Almost here." Henry put away his phone. He was calm and his heart was beating evenly, without any anxiety and tension.

Suddenly, a crisp female voice sounded in the corridor. Hearing the voice, he realized that something was wrong. He walked out of the room where he had been hiding in the whole afternoon, glanced at the changing room, and ran into it.

"Hello? As I said, I have something to do tonight! Yes! That case has been solved!

Make sure that everyone is ready and listen to my command at any time!" Helen dressed in police uniform hurriedly hung up the phone, glanced at the second floor, and walked toward a room. Then she closed the door and hid secretly.

Henry stood in the changing room. Through the gap in the door, he saw Helen walking int the opposite room. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Why was this woman everywhere?

Henry stood awkwardly in the changing room, not knowing what to do, to leave or to stay.

He was sure that as long as he went out, he would be found by this lady. By then, she would not have simply asked him to send his location every day.

A month ago, Henry Zhang, who is honored with the title of "Satan" in the underworld, came back from abroad, and married into Lin Family, has become the husband of Sylvia Lin. Sylvia dismissed all her servants and left the whole housework to Henry, aiming to force him to divorce in this way. However, Henry didn't think so. Every time when Sylvia met troubles, it was Henry who helped her out, making Sylvia change her thoughts of him gradually...

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
I am NOT the Author of this novel. I am only a part-time translator and proofreader of the novel itself.

Eden was able to find some relief inside the church for a few days. For the first time in years she was able to sleep without having nightmares. When she first arrived she was amazed at how beautiful the church was inside. It didn't seem like much on the outside; just an old stone building with a few stained glass windows and a large cross on the steeple. Once inside the church she noticed several colorful paintings and wall hangings depicting several different scenes; all surrounded by angelic figures. The walls were lined with candles and statues that were carved with great detail and care. The floor leading to the altar was covered in a deep red carpet. 
She had been greeted by Father Gabriel who, upon finding out that she had been directed to the church by Abe, offered to set up a place for her to stay in one of the small outer-buildings on the church property. It was a small room containing a cot with a metal frame and hard mattress. There was a small writing desk and wooden chair in one corner and an old beat up dresser in another. It had one window that faced the large wall around the back of the property. The bathroom had no mirror and it seemed like it took ages for the water to heat up. 
Meager as it seemed, she found it quite pleasant. For all the things it may have lacked there was so much more that she appreciated, like the wood burning stove that kept the tiny room very warm and comfortable. The view out the window may not have been pleasant, but when she walked outside she was pleased to see that she was standing in a beautiful garden full of flowers and a few tall trees with long branches, and a large fountain in the center of it all. She couldn't believe that there could ever be such a place hidden in the middle of such a vile city full of crime and violence. The best part of all was the sleep. The few days she had been there she had awoken each morning feeling refreshed and at ease. 
Eden spent most of her time in the garden playing with the stray cats that would wander onto the church property. Sometimes she would sit at the writing desk and read some of the materials that Father Gabriel had given her about different prayers that could be recited for protection and comfort in times of hardship and distress. Each night before going to bed she prayed to St. Michael for protection, not just for herself, but for Abe as well.  Though she finally felt safe, she couldn't stop thinking about what Abe had said before he left. She felt a sense of regret that she had not run after him and demanded that he explain to her what he was talking about and how he seemed to know so much. She figured she must have been so overwhelmed with all that she had learned in that short time period and the things that had happened that day that she wasn't sure if she could handle anymore at the time. She just wanted to forget all that had happened and pretend everything was Ok again.  It seemed that she had been granted that luxury since entering the church. That was, until the fourth night when the nightmares started again. 
It was early the next morning when she woke to the sound of screams. At first she thought the screams had been in her nightmare and had just echoed through her mind as she woke up. Then she heard it again. She quickly got dressed and proceeded out to the garden to find out where the screams had come from. She was worried that the person may be in trouble and need some help. She walked across the garden toward the screams; she was greatly troubled when it seemed that they were coming from inside the church. The screams got louder as she walked over to the door that led inside the church and tried to pull it open. It was locked. 
She stood there for a moment trying to think of another way in when suddenly the door creaked open. She felt the fear creeping up her spine again, but she heard another scream, it sounded like a young girl. She took a deep breath and stepped inside. She looked around to see who had opened the door, but saw no one. She searched the inside of the church trying to figure out where to go next and felt drawn to the door behind the altar. As she approached the door she noticed a flickering light shining underneath. Her hand was shaky as she reached for the doorknob. She opened the door slowly and discovered stairs that appeared to lead to a basement. Candles had been lit all along the wall. Taking another deep breath she began to walk down the stairs. There was another scream. She knew she was headed in the right direction because the screams were even louder, but there was something she hadn't noticed before. The screams had become strange and deep. They sounded almost animal. 
Once she reached the bottom of the stairs she found herself in a large candlelit room with two hallways off to the sides. She stood in the center of the room among old furniture that had been covered with sheets and several wooden crates, and looked down both hallways. One was dark and she couldn't see very far down, but the other was lit by more candles and appeared to have about 3 doors on each side that were closed, and one open door at the end of the hall. That was the room that the screams were coming from. 
She was now able to make out other sounds coming from the room; low growls and angry words being spoken in a strange language. She then heard voices and noticed shadows moving in the room. There were two male voices, one she made out to be Father Gabriel and the other was unfamiliar. She also heard a woman sobbing. She walked cautiously towards the door and peeked in. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. There was a young girl bound at her wrists and ankles to a large wooden chair that had been bolted to the ground. The girl appeared to be squirming and trying to break free. Father Gabriel and what appeared to be another priest were standing in front of the girl asking her questions about who she was…what her name was…and the woman was kneeling off to the side of the room holding a rosary and praying in between sobs. 
Eden was enraged by what she was seeing. She stepped into the room and shouted, "What is going on?! What are you doing to this girl?!" Everyone stopped and turned to face her. It was then that Eden realized the mistake she had just made. She hadn't seen it before; the girl's eyes appeared black and devoid of any human qualities. Her veins were dark and visible around her forehead and eyes. Her fingernails were yellow and sharp. She hissed as she looked at Eden. 
Father Gabriel told the other priest to get her out of there and he quickly ran to Eden and led her out of the room. He told her to wait outside and went back into the room and slammed the door shut. Eden heard the sound of wood cracking and the two men began yelling. There were sounds of a struggle that quickly subsided. Eden heard strange laughter from within the room. Then she heard a familiar voice speak her name, "Eden, why do you hide from us. He doesn't like it when you hide. You're being very bad Eden! Very bad indeed!" with that the laughter started back up and Eden heard the voice of Father Gabriel yell at the demon in Latin. 
Again feeling terror rise inside her she reached in her pocket and squeezed the rosary that Abe had given her. Then she was filled with a different emotion entirely. She was angry; angry that she had been tormented for so long; angry that this girl was now being tormented; and angry that this demon had found her here, where she finally felt safe for the first time in her life. She reached out and pulled the door open and walked towards the girl with a strange glow in her eyes. As the priest was about to remove her from the room again she told him to stop, "I know who this is. He seems to get a kick out of pestering people," she said looking at the girl. As she was walking she began to pull the old rosary out of her pocket. "Nybbas isn't it?" she said. "I remember you. You came to visit me." 
The demon's laughter stopped and its wicked smile slowly turned to a frown, its eyes followed Eden as she paced back and forth in front of it. The two priests stood staring with great confusion in their eyes and the woman stopped praying. The demon looked at the rosary in Eden's hand, "you think your little toy necklace is going to help you?" 
Eden looked down and inspecting the rosary she was holding, "you mean this necklace? I thought I might share it with you. Maybe we could play a little game. It's called you go back to Hell and leave me and this girl alone!" She lunged at the demon and pressed the crucifix that hung from the string of beads against its head. It began to scream as steam rose from its skin and the smell of burning flesh and sulfur filled the room. Father Gabriel and the other priest began to address the demon by name casting it out of the girl's body. The woman began to rock back and forth as she began to pray again, even faster this time while tears rolled down her face. Father Gabriel began sprinkling the demon with holy water as it screamed in agony. The demon appeared to be weakening and just as it seemed it was about to leave Eden leaned in to whisper in its ear, "You tell whoever sent you that I'll be coming after him soon and I won't be playing games." At that the body of the girl went limp and there was no more reaction to the crucifix. 
Eden stepped back and the girl lifted her head. She was tired, but there was no longer any sign of possession. The woman who had been praying leaped up and ran over to the girl in tears hugging her and kissing the top of her head. The two priests looked at each other, then at Eden who was watching the woman untie the girl. She was relieved that the girl was back to normal and could go home with her mother. At the same time, she felt a sense of dread about things yet to come. She felt as though she was losing all control. She had never done anything like this before. She had never confronted anyone, let alone a demon! She wasn't quite sure what to think. Although it was invigorating to finally stand up against one of the monsters that haunted her dreams, she didn't understand exactly how she did it. Where did this boldness come from? She began to feel light-headed and weak. Her vision began to blur and the voices in the room became muffled. Finally her knees buckled beneath her and just before she hit the floor everything went black.    

At first glance Eden seems like every other girl working hard and trying to make it on her own. She lives a simple quiet life. It's not the best, and she's not exactly where she thought she'd be by now, but it's good enough. She is kind and thoughtful, and a very private person. It's not out of any misplaced fear of being hurt, or hatred for the human race that she keeps to herself. It's because she has a secret. A secret that most people wouldn't believe, hell she's not even sure if she believes it herself. In fact, they may even say she's crazy and slap some label on her condition while shoveling pills down her throat. No, Eden learned a long time ago that it is best to keep such things to yourself, but that's all about to change. Eden is about to discover the truth behind the things she sees when she closes her eyes. She is about to become part of something bigger than she had ever imagined and she will question everything she has ever known. 

She held her breath as she waited for his response.
After a while, the man raised his hand and pinched her chin. "As Mrs. Ji, you have to be single-minded. I'm the only one in your heart. Even if you're faking it, you have to fake it! "
She was wearing his wide white shirt, which was just long enough to cover her legs, revealing a pair of fair, slender legs. It was warm when pressed against his well-ironed black suit pants.
Under the Yellow Light, the hardness of a man and the softness of a woman brought a strong visual impact.
She smiled and nodded obediently. "Okay! "
His Adam's apple moved up and down, and his big hand patted her waist. "Go and sleep for a while more. We're going to the civil affairs bureau in the morning. "
Qiao man was obviously stunned for a moment. She thought that it would take a long time to get to this point.
She pursed her lips and could not help but remind him, "today is Saturday, and the civil affairs bureau doesn't seem to be open for business... "
"I've already informed them that all the civil affairs bureaus in the city will be working as usual today. "
At this moment, Qiao man felt that it was great to be rich!
She lay back on the bed, but she was no longer sleepy. She listened to the sound of water coming from the bathroom behind her and looked at the corner in a daze.
It was not until the ringtone of the phone on the bedside table rang that her daze was interrupted.
Qiao man looked over and saw the name "Han" flashing on the lit up phone screen.
She ignored it, but the phone rang again and again, making her head hurt from the noise. She could only get out of bed, pick up the phone, and knock on the bathroom door.
"Ji Yunshen, Ji Han's on the phone. "
There was no response from inside, as if she did not hear it. She patted it again. "Ji Yunshen, Ji Han's on the phone. "
This time, the sound of water in the bathroom stopped, and the man's deep voice came through the door. "Can you help me answer it? "
She did not think too much about it, and swiped the answer button. "Ji Yunshen is in the shower, it's not convenient for him to answer the phone right now... "
Ji Han's voice was very light, very soft. "Then can you help me tell him? I'm discharged today, and I want him to come to the hospital to pick me up. "
"ALRIGHT! "
Ji Han smiled. "thank you. "
"You're welcome. "
Walking back to the bedside, Qiao man placed his thin phone on the bedside table and took a deep breath.
After picking up the call, a lot of awkwardness suddenly welled up in her heart, but she did not know why she had such an awkward feeling.
She was clearly the one who forcefully inserted herself into this relationship!
At this moment, the bathroom door was pushed open with a click. The man walked out wrapped in a towel. There were still sparkling water droplets hanging on his body, flowing down along his well-defined wheat-colored chest.
He used a towel to wipe his wet hair. A suffocating sexiness appeared on his deep facial features.
"What's wrong with her? "
Qiao man averted her gaze and pretended to be calm. "She said that she's going to be discharged from the hospital today. She wants you to pick her up. "
"Send her a message and tell her that I won't go. "
Qiao man felt that this was a matter between the two of them. Once she got involved, it would definitely complicate things.
"It's better for you to send it to her personally. I don't want to get involved in your relationship problems. "
There was a hint of displeasure in his straight eyebrows and deep eyes. "I'm about to get married, how can I have any relationship problems? "
Qiao man had yet to react to the meaning of his words when she saw Ji Yunshen's handsome face right in front of her
It magnified in front of her eyes and blew on her cheek. "Or do you think that I will continue to be with her after I get married to you? "
"Isn't that the case? " She asked almost instinctively.
The man seemed to have heard a funny joke and snorted coldly. "Do you think that Han 'er is suitable to be a mistress, or will I just stand by and watch her become my mistress? Of course, it's also possible that my life isn't too good and I won't be able to enjoy the blessings of the Qi people. "
Qiao Man,"..."
"In the future, I will only treat her as my younger sister and won't have any other feelings. "
He looked up and glanced at the clock on the wall. "It's already past six o'clock, aren't you going to freshen up? We still have to take our ID photos later. "
He turned around and threw the towel onto the SOFA. He took the cigarette box on the bedside table and lit a cigarette before starting to smoke.
The air conditioner was turned on a little too high, causing her to shiver.
Qiao man took a long time to digest what he had just said. "Ji Yunshen, aren't you marrying a woman you don't love and keeping her at home as a decoration? "
"No! "
Ji Yunshen walked over and rubbed her hair. His movements were intimate and natural. "I chose Mrs. Ji. She will accompany me to death. "
"But you clearly have someone you love! "
She avoided his hand, and the color drained from her face. "Qiao man is Qiao Man. She will not be anyone's substitute. "
"No one will be anyone's substitute. My marriage is not a child's play, Mrs. Ji. "
Qiao man felt as if there was a bomb in her mind. It exploded with a bang, shaking her so much that she could not stand properly.
After a long while, she finally regained her senses. She tidied up the photos that had fallen on his bed and prepared to return to the room next door.
"Qiao Man, have we met before? "
Qiao Man, who had just walked to the door, froze on the spot when she heard Ji Yunshen's words.
However, Qiao man calmed down in just an instant. "I've never met you before. "
"Okay! "
She walked out. The man's eyes narrowed slightly. Just as he was about to take a deep breath of the cigarette in his hand, his phone vibrated.
He swiped the answer button and secretary Yang's steady voice was heard "President Ji, the person who was hit by Gu Dongfeng was Zhang Yue's youngest son, Zhang Hao. I heard that he was arrested for rape. Gu Dongfeng only got into a fight with him because he insulted Miss Qiao like calling her a whore on a bus! "
"Zhang Hao is still not awake? " He took a puff of smoke, and the green mist blurred the outline of his face, making it hard to discern his emotions.
"He's still not awake. I heard that the situation is not too optimistic. It's very likely that he will become a vegetable. "
Ji Yunshen frowned and looked at the grass outside the window. "Okay, when you get back, help me ask Zhang Yue out. Tell him that I have a good project. Let him help me take a look. "
"I got it, President Ji. "
After hanging up the phone, he put out the half cigarette butt in his hand. His eyes were filled with complicated emotions. It was so deep that it made people feel scared just by looking at it.

[ signed and published ] , published under the title "Long Yunshen. "
Getting close to him was the beginning of the end of the road, the end of one's infatuation.
...
At the beginning of the story, Qiao man was the daughter of an aristocratic family that was worshipped by the stars. Ji Yunshen was known to be a top-tier wealthy man.
In the destined entanglement, Mr. Ji Smiled elegantly. "Miss Qiao, I owe you a favor. What do you want? "
She revealed a bright and charming smile and said directly, "I want... the identity of Mrs. Ji. "
The smoke curled up, making Ji Yunshen's face look even more blurry. He said, "Qiao Man, you're greedy enough. "
Some people said that the upper-class socialite, Qiao man, was like a plague in forest city, and everyone avoided her.
But... ... She just had to squeeze out the sweetheart of Ji Yunshen, the outstanding businessman, and become the envied Mrs. Ji ...
On the day of the wedding, the city's fireworks lit up the entire night sky, so bright that people could not open their eyes.

Exodus 38
 
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1 And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.
 
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2 And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass.
 
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3 And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, and the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass.
 
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4 And he made for the altar a brasen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath unto the midst of it.
 
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5 And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, to be places for the staves.
 
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6 And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.
 
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7 And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.
 
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8 And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
 
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9 And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:
 
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10 Their pillars were twenty, and their brasen sockets twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.
 
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11 And for the north side the hangings were an hundred cubits, their pillars were twenty, and their sockets of brass twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.
 
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12 And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.
 
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13 And for the east side eastward fifty cubits.
 
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14 The hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.
 
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15 And for the other side of the court gate, on this hand and that hand, were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.
 
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16 All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen.
 
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17 And the sockets for the pillars were of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver; and the overlaying of their chapiters of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver.
 
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18 And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court.
 
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19 And their pillars were four, and their sockets of brass four; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their chapiters and their fillets of silver.
 
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20 And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, were of brass.
 
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21 This is the sum of the tabernacle, even of the tabernacle of testimony, as it was counted, according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest.
 
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22 And Bezaleel the son Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the LORD commanded Moses.
 
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23 And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.
 
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24 All the gold that was occupied for the work in all the work of the holy place, even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.
 
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25 And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:
 
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26 A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.
 
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27 And of the hundred talents of silver were cast the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the vail; an hundred sockets of the hundred talents, a talent for a socket.
 
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28 And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their chapiters, and filleted them.
 
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29 And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels.
 
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30 And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the brasen altar, and the brasen grate for it, and all the vessels of the altar,
 
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31 And the sockets of the court round about, and the sockets of the court gate, and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins of the court round about.

Old Testament
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Galestorm and Liote stared at Pretize in bewilderment. A powerful, wealthy and huge clan like the Turquoise Sea Lord Clan, where even the servants have more than seven robes, there the main daughter having just five was not only shameful, it was unbelievable. Galestorm looked at Liote with questions written big on his face while Liote exclaimed,

"Five robes!!  Why didn't you get more robes for yourself?" 

Pretize actually just wanted some clothes from which she can make some comfortable, easy-to-move dress for herself. Five or ten robes doesn't matter to her. She answered in an emotionless voice, "I would have liked to buy but with a weekly allowance of 2 silver and 4 bronze coins, I was not able to afford it"

The more Liote and Galestorm were hearing the more shocked they were getting. Galestorm spoke in his coldest of voice, 

"Two silver coins? Liote, is this how much our family's main daughter should be receiving? Even our servants get one gold coin (which was roughly $9.6) per week. Just how have have you been looking after Pretize?" 

Liote was speechless. True, he had deprived Pretize from luxury and had not paid much attention to her but he had never been negligent about her allowance or her basic necessities. Getting to know that she had been living in a more miserbale condition than their family servants was nothing short of embarassment to him. This was a question to his capabilities as a head of the family as well as a parent. All this time, he had never bothered listening to Pretize, now that he think about it, maybe her bad behaviour culminated from her miserable state. 

It was only now that he was getting to know that his wives and his other children had been mistreating her. It never came to his notice before. He felt ashamed to have never noticed how Pretize had suffered esp since she lost her mother at a young age. To have entrusted her completely to her stepmothers, and hoped for them to care for her like their own daughter, how foolish could he have been. 

As the main daughter of the Sea Lord Clan, the weekly allowance of Pretize was 12 gold coins (which was equivalent to $115) that is 48 gold coins in a month which should be enough for her to pay her servants as well as get robes for herself.  

Liote realized that he had to stop Pretize from speaking further. Since, he had been so sorely unaware of her life, he decided instead of asking for more details, he would rather provide her with everything that was suppose to be owned by the Main daughter. 

"It must have been the servants who are appointed to deliver the allowances to you. It had been a mistake on my part to entrust so much amount to this new servants. From now on you will be staying in the Ocean wave courtyard in the east of the mansion. It is a courtyard suitable for the main daughter. I am removing all your old, lazy and untrustworthy servants and appointing two personal maid and three servants on-call. There will be three guards guarding your courtyard. Your allowance will be sent by my personal account keeper. And about the robes, for the time being you can go to the tailor department and collect whatever you require. Is there anything else?" 

Actually, Elena would have preferred having no servants. She was used to doing her work on her own. And she trusted no one. So, having servants was a burden but if she refuses it will raise suspicion. Therefore, she, instead of refusing, decided to deal with them later. She knew that Liote was trying to cover up his negligence towards her by providing her everything as suited to the Main daughter's honour. She just had one other problem. She spoke acting very grateful,

"I thank father for providing me so much just I was wondering if I was allowed to leave the mansion if I needed to get something?" 

Liote blinked in surprise. He disallowed her leaving the mansion after all the rumours. Now, that the matter was cleared, there was no reason to restrain her. But before he could say anything, Galestorm spoke,

"After the family meeting on this full moon, you are free to come and go to the mansion. I will have to ask you to restrain yourself till then" 

Elena understood Galestorm's intention. She knew he was just trying to avoid more gossips about her. But Elena also knew that she can't sneak out unless she was familiar with her surroundings. She needed to first get acquainted with this new place as well all this magic thingy. She hated being uninformed about anything. She felt like something was missing without having full information of it. Since, she can't leave, she decided to take this opportunity to learn more about this place, the magic stuff and all. As per her memory, there was a huge library in the mansion having all sorts of books. That would be the best starting point. She smiled at Galestorm and acted earnest as she spoke,

"Granddaughter would listen to grandfather" 

It was the first time that Pretize referred to him as grandfather since they met today. His cold expression got mild. Elena continued to act earnest as she spoke,

"Grandfather, am I allowed to the access of the family library? I love to read books"

Galestorm smiled at her affectionately for the first time, "You don't have to ask. As long as you have the family crest, you can access any part of the mansion"

"Thank you!" Elena said bowing her head

"Now, you rest till your courtyard is prepared" Liote said in a polite tone but his expression was still sombre, before both of them left.  

Next day, Pretize was shifted to the Ocean wave courtyard even though her body was yet to recover completely. She was escorted by two servants who introduced themselves as, Lupe Lina and Kezen Udre, in the afternoon, who barely looked sixteen. Lina was short with frail build and short brown hair while Udre was same height as her with long black hair tied neatly in a braid and big black eyes. Her shoulders were broad and looked like she knew fighting. They had packed her things from her previous courtyard which had hardly filled half of one trunk and were there to guide her to her courtyard as instructed by Liote.

When she reached the courtyard, she saw that it was huge and had enough empty space in the front of the chamber to practice martial arts. She would need that space to train this week undernourished body of hers. She saw a girl who was around the same age as her standing in front of the chamber door with a slight bow. She greeted her formally and opened the door to her chamber and escorted her in. The room was, since there was no other word to describe it, 'Luxurious'. It had a huge parlor with fully wooden table, comfortable armchair, bookshelves, torch gaps on wall where candlebra with candles were placed, even though there was a huge chandelier on the ceiling, wall hangings, a separate space for practicing magic. It led to a large bed room with a typical princess bed with bed hangings, a huge window overlooking the bed covered with velvety curtains, full size mirror with large number of cosmetics and several jewellery boxes, big wooden wardrobe with a very decorated door, large portraits adorning the walls, a beautiful eye striking chandelier and just like the parlor, there were torch gaps on the wall where candlebra was placed. 

Besides this two rooms there was a servant's quarter which was akin to a hall with four single beds in each corner, all looking very comfortable, with each corner having wardrobe, book shelf, full size mirror and small table and chair. It looked like the dormitories on Earth except it was much too comfortable. The servant's quarter was separate from Pretize's room by small corridor, not so far that they cannot hear Pretize's call but far enough to not disturb her rest with their talk. 

The room was enviably beautiful. Elena, though not fond of excessive luxury, found herself admiring it. Lina and Udre started arranging her things in the room while the other maid came and bowed to her and spoke like the chiming of the wind, 

"Third young miss, may I dress your wounds first or would you like to bath first?"

Elena cut her gaze off from the room which she was still praising and said in a deadpan voice, 

"I'll take my bath first"

The servant bowed and said again politely, "Then, let me prepare your bath" 

Elena nodded non chalantly. As, she trotted away, Elena ambled towards the window, slightly pulled the curtain apart and peeked outside. She saw there were three guards patrolling in three direction of the house. She checked the wall fencing around the courtyard which was as tall as two men. The top of the wall, however, had nothing that could stop someone from jumping in or out. She wondered if there was any magical barrier but how to check that? 

She left the curtain and walked to the mirror, rubbing her chin thoughtfully. She checked the cosmetics on the dressing table. She found quite a number of useful material. Perfect! This will be very helpful with her disguise. Now, she needs to get clothes, information and money! Living like a fugitive and running from Adrian for years, she had learn't to believe only on herself. Hence, she doesn't want to depend on this Clan for anything. She had to train her body, mind, and soul and learn about this magic and know if she can utilize it for combat! Plus, she had to know more about this world and her enemies. In this life, there was no Adrian chasing her so, she has one less headache. And dealing with those bunch of scheming family members was no big deal for her. 

She knew that she could only relax for few days as after today's incident Liote must be feeling guilt ridden and will be focussing on her for a while to ease his conscience. This will keep those pesky evil  heartless stepmothers, half siblings and cousins of hers in check for the time being but she could swear they were not going to sleep well till they avenge for today's incident. 

"Third young miss, your water is ready. I will help you with your clothes" the little maid came back and spoke formally.

Elena was wondering why Liote appointed this little girl as her personal maid. She was very thin with honey tan complexion, curly brown hair, thin small face, and almond eyes. She looked like she would be flattened in one slap. But she understood now, she was quick, efficient, not talkative, polite and very well trained. Elena instinctively also felt she had some magical power too, though, she looked very delicate. Elena strolled towards her till she came face to face with her,

"What's your name?"

"Answering to the third miss, I am known as Fren" the girl answered without raising her head 

"Fren, call Udre and Lina here" Elena instructed. 

She quickly bowed with a soft 'Yes' disappeared in a whoosh! She returned in about two minutes with Lina and Udre on her toes. They all bowed to her and said in unison, 

"Reporting to the third miss" 

Elena looked at them with her dead eyes which inadvertently made the maids shiver. She always carried an aura which made people uncomfortable but she never gave much mind to it. Afterall, she only bothered about her mission, all this trivial issues were not worth wasting efforts on.

She decided to put out some rules for these servants, otherwise, it would be nothing short of headache if they keep tailing her everywhere she goes. 

"Now that you all are serving me, there are some rules you need to follow. First, when am in my bed room, I want none of you loitering outside unless I call you. Second, whether you are bringing food or message or anything, you will first knock on the door. If I call you in THEN only you were to enter otherwise not. Third, if someone requires my audience when I am not free or have told you I am not free, you are to turn them down. No matter who it is. Clear?" 

The three servants looked at each other in surprise before Udre spoke formally, 

"Third miss, what if it is Clan Head?"

"Didn't you hear what I said? When I said No one meaning  NO ONE! Did I exclude anyone?"

"Bu-" Lina started looking anxious

"You have only one master right now and thats me. No one else. You are serving me and you will follow whatever I say! If you have issue with that you can leave right now. I don't want disobedient or rebellious servants. If you follow what I say, then you will be receiving bonus of one gold coin each at the end of the month, if not, your salary would be halved or you will be dismissed immediately depending on the degree of your mistake! Am I clear?"

In 21st century

Arch enemies Adrian, a genius criminal psychologist corners Elena, a human experimented on and turned into a human weapon, after obsessing and chasing her for seven years. But Elena was not about to give in and Adrian was not ready to let her get away again....

So Elena jumped off and Adrian caught on to her only to fall together...

Elena thought this was the end...

Little did she know that she would awaken to find herself in a brand new world and in a brand new body! 

If that's not shocking enough, she finds that the body she is in had been conspired to murder...

Elena reluctantly takes this second chance at life, and starts her new quest by removing and avenging all the conspirators along the way...

But who is this mysterious dude who had been keeping an eye on her? If him stalking her was not creepy enough, he had to go all cliché and wear a mask to hide his face! And what's with this magic and combat stuff? And is the reason for her body's previous owner's murder all that meets the eye? Or is there a bigger plot that she overlooked?

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 Initial chapter contains the names of places which truly exist but is used in fictional context.

There are flashback sequences, so, the reader shouldn't be confused if the chapter had portions of the character's previous life. 

All the place, clan, people, medicine, magic stuff mentioned has no relation to the real world whatsoever!

My stories are a slow starter so please be patient!

Finally, the picture is not mine. I have just used this picture as the cover. 

Thank you❤️
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2 hours of hiking later, Both Jack and Mei Ling were tired. 

 

As soon as they reached the top, they could see magnificent bright little lanterns, they were everywhere, under the stars in the night with those little lanterns. Mei Ling felt warm in her heart even though she was tired she felt that the view was simply breathtaking.  

 

They quickly entered the temple like hotel, Mei Ling directly rushed in her own room and entered to take a bath, there was even a beautiful hot spring with view on both the mountain and the stars in the sky. She quickly washed her body and quickly wore the floral dress that she wore this morning. Ah yes, Her Boss bought a bag and brought them over, he told her that it would a waste to not wear it at the top so. She directly dressed up once again in the bathroom.   

 

As Mei Ling entered the bathroom, she didn't notice anything weird, it was a simple room with light decoration, even though again it was a kind of low-key luxurious. She didn't notice a big thing, the huge bed, the bed simply too big, it was a bed big enough the fit four people side by side.  

 

Jack entered another room, he felt a bit nervous, but he quickly composed himself, Jack had a nice-looking suit inside his luggage, he quickly summoned the hotel manager and workers, who were all are agents. Yes, they were his agent, before going on this trip Jack decided that since it would be difficult to do what he wants if there was troublesome owner trying to change what he wanted to do so he directly bought the whole hotel.  

 

He prepared the actors, they were all present and ready to begin the session, Jack quickly arranged a room for himself and he quickly took a short bath and dolled himself up, a stylish and a bunch of people were at his side and prepared him thoroughly, he didn't want one hair displaced.  

 

"Is everything ready?" the coldness in his voice that was ever-present was simply powered up by one million. The voice brought a chill to every single person in the room. Jack wasn't in bad mood, even though he was disappointed himself multiples time today he was even more fired up by what's coming but Jack was extremely calm, his heartbeats were simply too high but in his exterior, it only made him colder.  

 

The actors who prepared themselves were sweating but the manager quickly waved his hand indicating that they should position themselves. 

  

"Sir, everything is ready, madam should leave the room within the next five minutes, the actors are ready and the pianist who would do the song is also ready, the dinner is already served for the actor so they can begin eating and decorating the room, every single place in this hotel is already ready and already started the operation" the manager had determined face as he announced. Jack couldn't see but under his stare, the manager's palm was sweating.  

 

"Good, no mistake is allowed"  

 

"Yes, Sir" as soon as these words left the manager's mouth he left the room.  

 

In the dining hall, a soft sound of piano could be heard, the sound was simply perfected and every single thing in the room was one the theme classy Romantique.  

 

Waiters were quickly serving dinner for the people in the room and every one of them had a concentrated look on their face, even though it didn't show very much nearly all of them were looking at the stairs that lead to the rooms of the hotel.  

 

The dining hall was filled with soft chatting sound and a nice atmosphere.  

 

Jack appeared by the stairs that led to the rooms above, he had a cold look on his face, his face was expressionless but just him being here radiated an aura of piercing coldness, no one dared to look anymore.  

 

They all returned to their chatting, no one could tell that in reality all of this was scripted, even the dialogue that was ongoing on each table was scripted. 

 

Above each table was a light lantern, and the lantern was tied to a golden string that was bound on the glass ceiling, yes, the ceiling in glass, originally this ceiling wasn't made in glass but in a slightly original styled temple ceiling with carved pattern but Jack found It too stifling so he broke them down and changed them to a ceiling and a wall filled with glass, there was light snow so it added to the atmosphere of the room.  

 

The room was originally giving a strong feeling, and it gave an ancient feel but after the changes were made, it was simply filled with a lot of warmth and it added a certain romantic aspect in the room.  

 

Even though the room was far too expensive and Jack made an extremely bad deal for having it build within four days, you have to admit that for a billionaire like Jack it was entirely worth it, Jack had a few simple thoughts when he was doing all of this. Was it worth it? Was Mei Ling worth so much? In his mind, Jack found that no matter how much money it takes, no matter how much it was worth, it was worth it as long as it's for Mei Ling.  

 

Yes, no matter what it is, as long as it is for Mei Ling it's worth it. He didn't know why but he felt that as long as he could have Mei Ling he was ready to lose everything, and these feelings slowly brewed inside Jack's mind for five years and it finally solidified itself when he asked himself if it was worth it to spend so much on the complete change of this hotel.  

 

If it's for Mei Ling, no matter how much it cost, no matter how must is it, It's worth it.  

 

A simple thought, but it changed Jack so much.

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