Chapter 284: I Don't Want to Dirty My Mouth

The dungeon.

"Junior Sister Kong, wake up, please..."

Gan Hua and Ruan Tao called out with trembling voices, but no matter how they shouted, Kong Nian showed no reaction at all.

Kong Yueqing sat to the side with a face full of schadenfreude, wishing with all her heart that Kong Nian would truly die here.

"Junior Sister Kong, can you hear us speaking?"

Gan Hua's cell was directly opposite Kong Nian's.

They had noticed something was wrong with Kong Nian early on, but it wasn't until someone came to deliver food at noon that they were finally able to speak to her.

Kong Nian wasn't actually completely unresponsive; she was simply too weak to make a sound.

More importantly than their shouting, she had discovered something even more terrifying.

It was as if the energy and spiritual power within her body were on the verge of non-existence, especially the energy within her eyes, which was nearing total depletion.

This was something she could not accept, even in death.

It was precisely because of this massive amount of energy that she was able to become the youngest successor of the Kong family. If she lost it, she would become worthless, and might even be blamed and abandoned by the family elders.

She absolutely could not allow such a situation to happen. She exerted every ounce of strength to mobilize her remaining energy.

But all she received in return was repeated disappointment.

She felt her limbs turning ice-cold, and her mind went completely blank.

Liu Yiyi walked in again, sending a shiver of fear through everyone.

This time, however, her target was the ignored Su Yan. With a high and mighty, smug smile on her face, she walked straight into Su Yan's cell.

Su Yan had seen her long ago.

"It's been seven days. Don't you think it's actually not so bad here?" Liu Yiyi provoked her intentionally.

Su Yan chose silence.

Liu Yiyi crouched down, staring at Su Yan's face from a close distance.

Strangely enough, after seven days in prison without even proper food, Su Yan's complexion, aside from being slightly pale, showed no signs of emaciation or haggardness.

This was definitely not normal.

"I came to ask you—do you think Editor-in-Chief Gu will obediently listen to me for your sake?"

Su Yan's heart sank.

Liu Yiyi enjoyed watching her expression change; it was truly a rare treat.

"I've already made an appointment with him. Tonight will be our big day."

In truth, she didn't even need to come here to show off to Su Yan, but for some unknown reason, she simply wanted to trample this ordinary little girl under her feet.

Perhaps it was because Su Yan had given her an air of excessive indifference from beginning to end—a coldness that suggested she didn't care about anyone, anything, or any event.

When she looked at them, it was as if she belonged to a completely different world.

While they were like mere sludge.

But on what basis?

Thus, Liu Yiyi wanted to see Su Yan panic, see Su Yan cry, and violently tear apart Su Yan's composure until she lost everything most precious to her.

"Can I ask you a question?" Su Yan finally spoke, her voice very slow and heavy.

Liu Yiyi laughed wantonly. "Of course, but whether I answer depends on Sister's mood."

"Why must you choose him?"

The "him" Su Yan referred to was, naturally, Gu Yang.

Liu Yiyi did not lack men, but from the first time she arrived in the capital and met this woman, she could sense that this woman was painstakingly trying to get close to Gu Yang.

Originally, she might have thought that perhaps Liu Yiyi had some feelings for Gu Yang, but now she was absolutely certain that was impossible.

People like Liu Yiyi and Feng Zong were incapable of having feelings for anyone.

Liu Yiyi did not respond immediately; her eyes merely flickered incessantly.

"Because he..."

Su Yan held her breath, waiting for her to give the reason.

Liu Yiyi suddenly laughed again, then said in a very ridiculous tone, "Is a treasure."

A shadow crossed the depths of Su Yan's eyes. The answer sounded utterly vulgar, yet she felt that Liu Yiyi was not lying.

Gu Yang was a treasure?

What kind of "treasure" could make Liu Yiyi go to such great lengths, even to the point of using her to force Gu Yang into submission?

"Can't you be a bit clearer? I don't see what's so extraordinary about him—if being handsome counts." Su Yan countered intentionally, hoping to extract more information from Liu Yiyi.

"Even if I told you, a mere mortal like you wouldn't understand." Liu Yiyi was determined to have Gu Yang.

Su Yan thought of the scene where Liu Yiyi absorbed Gan Hua's blood. Was Gu Yang's blood different from ordinary people?

If that were the case, Liu Yiyi could treat him exactly like Gan Hua; if Gu Yang were just an ordinary person, he would have absolutely no room to resist.

"What, are you feeling regretful? Why don't you kneel down and beg me right now?"

Liu Yiyi mistook Su Yan's silence for heartache and jealousy.

"If I beg you, will you let him go?" Su Yan gathered her thoughts and looked "at" her with an expressionless face.

"I can't, but I'll consider letting you watch from the side. Hahaha!!"

Liu Yiyi felt incredibly excited just thinking about such a scene.

Su Yan didn't want to curse her; it would only dirty her mouth.

In a good mood, Liu Yiyi actually didn't make things difficult for her and turned to leave.

However, she didn't leave immediately; instead, she went to Kong Nian's cell.

"The Lord is very satisfied with your energy. He has decided to give you an end tonight."

Kong Nian was conscious, and she naturally knew what "an end" meant in Liu Yiyi's words.

It was impossible to say she was completely unafraid, but she was currently like meat on a chopping block, at the mercy of others.

Kong Yueqing, who had previously been clamoring that she would confront Liu Yiyi, now seemed to have turned into thin air, not even daring to breathe loudly.

However, she heard Liu Yiyi's words loud and clear.

Tonight was Kong Nian's death day!

She struggled hard to keep her expression under control.

Soon, the cell fell silent once again.

Su Yan's face was as dark as water.

There was not a trace of eerie energy here to help her suppress the energy in her eyes, but she didn't have much time left.

As she glanced back, she realized Gan Hua was staring intently in her direction.

But this man couldn't actually see her.

Her gaze flickered for a moment; she could only take a risk and try now.

Gan Hua was indeed confirming things. Because his cell was very close to Su Yan's, he had heard the conversation between Su Yan and Liu Yiyi just now.

The moment Su Yan spoke, he felt that the voice was extremely familiar.

Furthermore, he seemed to have heard Liu Yiyi say "Editor-in-Chief Gu," which made him even more certain of his suspicion.

So, besides them, the other person imprisoned here who had remained quiet all along was actually that Su Yan?!

His impression of Su Yan was very deep. Beyond the shock, he felt mostly helplessness; he hadn't expected that even this girl had failed to escape Liu Yiyi's clutches.

She was a member of the Ma family, but she was merely Ma Chulan's little girl, or perhaps she couldn't even use ordinary spells. If they all died here, she would surely struggle to survive as well.

(End of Chapter)