After Black and White Impermanence escorted Master Zeng's ghost away, only Zhong Nianyao, Lu Yichen, and Meng Rou, who still lay limp on the ground unable to stand, remained in the room.
Now, without Master Zeng, Meng Rou faced Nianyao directly, her heart nearly reaching the peak of terror.
"Afraid?"
Nianyao looked at the cowering Meng Rou, a malicious smile curling at the corner of her mouth, "Why be afraid? Weren't you the one who found me and brought me here?"
"Zhong Nianyao—" Meng Rou's voice trembled, "You can't kill me; there's a child of Lu Yilei's in my belly, and I am also the woman he loves most. If anything happens to me and the child, she won't let you off."
"Oh, indeed!"
As if reminded, Nianyao feigned a sudden realization, "If you hadn't brought it up, I might have almost forgotten, you do have someone powerful to rely on!"
