In the room, the clash of night and light illuminated Huangfu Huazhang's face in flickers.
He reached out and pinched Lu Zhao's neck, his chilling smile mirrored by the crystalline skull on his cane.
"How could I do this to you? Don't you know she's someone you are forbidden to touch? Since you dared to treat her this way, there's no need for you to live on."
Huangfu Huazhang applied pressure with his fingers, not even very forcefully, yet Lu Zhao could still hear the cracking sound from his cervical vertebrae.
Rosa, holding Shi Nian, watched the scene in terror.
Shi Nian struggled to breathe, softly instructing Rosa, "Call Xiao Mai, quickly..."
At the critical moment, the sound of hasty footsteps echoed in the corridor. It was Ye He and Xiao Mai who rushed to the door. Xiao Mai, taking the lead, dashed in, and Shi Nian mustered the strength to shout, "Xiao Mai, don't let Lu Zhao die!"
