The maid added, “The Second Miss said she felt cold, so she wanted to scoop the sun out of the water and take it home.”
“Then why would I suddenly feel cold?” A trace of hostility surfaced in Leng Qingjue’s eyes as she exuded the aura of a queen among spies. “You all thought I was a fool—weak and easy to bully—but you never expected the day I’d return to normal. Everything you owe me, I’ll take back with my own hands!”
“Are you freaking insane!?” Fengguang finally snapped, cursing outright. “You felt cold because you weren’t wearing enough clothes! What, are you going to say someone told you to dress like that too? Who do you think you are—your blood grants immortality or your face is so stunning that everyone wants to kill you or something!?”
Leng Qingjue said coldly, “Your excuses are useless. No need to say more.”
“You—!” Fengguang fumed.
“Don’t get angry.” Liu Nianfeng gently stroked her chest to calm her breathing. “Your health isn’t good—you shouldn’t get worked up. How about I sew her mouth shut and cut off her legs, and then you can come curse at her every day to vent your anger? Sound good?”
Though he spoke in a lowered voice, everyone present was skilled in martial arts and could hear him clearly.
Fengguang slapped away the hand taking advantage of her and twitched at the corner of her eye, unable to comprehend how he could say something so bloody without the slightest concern in front of everyone.
Xuan Yuanfei finally found his moment to step in. He moved to shield Leng Qingjue behind him, his face cold as frost, his sharp, hawk-like eyes fixed on Liu Nianfeng. “Such arrogance. With me here, no one in this world can lay a hand on her.”
A silver needle, condensed from the moisture in the air, slipped past Xuan Yuanfei and precisely pierced one of Leng Qingjue’s pressure points. It quickly sank into her body and vanished without a trace.
Leng Qingjue clenched her teeth for barely a second before losing composure, gripping the chair beside her as pain overtook her, leaving her unable to speak.
Liu Nianfeng raised the corner of his eye and smiled faintly, the curve of his lips carrying a hint of wickedness. “With you here, no one can touch her?”
He hadn’t even lifted a finger, and no one saw how he made his move.
Xuan Yuanfei hadn’t expected to be proven wrong so quickly. For a moment, he was stunned and at a loss.
Held in Liu Nianfeng’s arms, Fengguang cupped her face with both hands and looked up at him in admiration. “Amo, how can you be this handsome?”
His voice softened. “If you like it, I’ll show you more.”
And so, several more silver needles entered Leng Qingjue’s body.
No matter how intense the pain, she couldn’t even pass out.
Watching the entire scene, Xia Chao and Wang Ci tacitly pretended they saw nothing, calmly sipping their tea.
Only then did Xuan Yuanfei snap out of it and check on Leng Qingjue. Yet there were no visible wounds on her body, not even a tear in her clothes. Unable to find anything wrong, he turned back and glared at Liu Nianfeng. “What did you do to her?”
Ever since he went to war at twelve and became undefeated at thirteen, Xuan Yuanfei had not felt this kind of helplessness in a long time.
Liu Nianfeng smiled elegantly. “I merely let her experience the pain Fengguang once suffered. To be precise… I multiplied it several times.”
“I command you—give me the antidote right now!”
“Look at that.” Liu Nianfeng lowered his gaze to Fengguang, his eyes full of tenderness. He lifted her chin with one hand and said softly, “Men are not all the same. Some, when the woman they love suffers, can only rage helplessly and do nothing. Others can keep the woman they love safe and unharmed. So when choosing a man, choose the latter. Fengguang, do you understand?”
She shuddered and quickly swore, “Don’t worry—I never once thought about marrying him just because of the engagement!”