923 A Million Times for You 285 (2/2)

He walked toward her and began strangling her slender neck. Her breath began to quicken and she felt asphyxiated by the time he gradually let go.

She gathered some energy and gave him a push with her handcuffed hands. Tuoba Gucheng felt as if he was struck by a strong wave and was flung one meter away onto the ground pathetically.

Bewilderment and shock were written all over his face, and he could not understand where that power had come from.

An Xiaoning got out of bed slowly, feeling a dull ache in her muscles every time she tried to lift her ankles, which were weighed down by the chains.

She walked toward him and questioned. ”Are you thinking of getting rid of me in the dungeon?”

Getting back up on his feet, Tuoba Gucheng said, ”You… how did you…”

The quick-witted Tuoba Gucheng immediately thought of the incident about the book of witchcraft and said, ”Turns out that book does exist, after all!”

”What are you talking about, Your Majesty? I don't understand you at all. What book?”

”An Xiaoning, quit feigning ignorance!”

”I'm not feigning ignorance. There isn't a single pocket on me at all, how am I supposed to feign ignorance? Your Majesty, stop abusing your authority and driving me into a corner! Otherwise, I'll definitely kill you. I hope you'll understand that.”

Although he knew that An Xiaoning was different from other women, it had never crossed his mind that she would be this invincible.

Tuoba Gucheng felt a cold shiver down his spine. He had belittled her.

He initially thought that she would compromise and concede now that things had come to this.

However, she did not.

No wonder the poison did not take its toll on her. No wonder she never conceded again.

He was now certain that he would never be able to subdue An Xiaoning again if she were to make it out alive this time.

”I take back my words about sparing your life. How dare you hide the truth about the book from me!?! Are you trying to stir a rebellion by mastering those techniques of witchcraft!?! What awaits you is a harsh and severe punishment.”

”When I was abducted by Pei Yi, you gave up the chance to save me for the sake of the nation's interests. You then fed me with the lethal poison but I didn't end up dying. Later on, you even sent me to find the treasure map. Despite knowing clearly that none of your 3000 elite soldiers or top spies managed to survive, you still sent me into the lion's den. Worst of all, you still allowed Lin Shishi and her family to try and poison me and my family. Tuoba Gucheng, you caused me to end up in a divorce and tried to take my life on several occasions. Just what feud do I have with you? Why do you have to do this to me time and time again!?!”

She scoffed and continued, ”You tried to harm me again and again in the name of love. Do you really think I won't retaliate? Don't forget, we're all the same. You're Tuoba Rui's child and so am I.”

”Don't you know why I treated you that way? Regardless of whether or not you admit to killing the Lin family and practising witchcraft, there's no way you can deny the fact that you tried to harm Shishi. Things have already come to this and yet you're still so unrepentant. I wish you a smooth journey to hell.”