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Chapter 427 Leaving no Means Untried, and Who Will Give An Account to Whom?
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2024-10-29 19:42:56“You are talking nonsense!” Ling Huanian’s body trembled when he heard about the Intoxicating Peach Blossom Wine. He hurriedly cried out in a stern voice.
Ning Zu'an, standing on one side, looked at Ling Huanian's face suspiciously, and his eyes were filled with coldness and anger.
"You will know whether it is nonsense or not. God is watching your every move. Do you think you and Madam Ling can get away from the retribution?" Ning Xueyan said coldly and lightly. She took two steps inside and looked at Madam Ling, who was lying on the bed with a pale face. There was a sneer at the corner of her mouth.
Ling Huanian did not want to talk about the past, so he changed the topic and said angrily, while pointing to Madam Ling, who was lying on the bed, "Well, let's not talk about anything else. It is about the fact that you pushed your mother today."
"Who saw that?" Ning Xueyan asked lightly.
"I... there is no need to say any
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