Chapter 30 (2/2)
Little Bell usually got the final word in arguments But this time, she would have to lose She was very unhappy with it
Upon seeing Little Bell's silence, Qingyang sly said, “Little hander to open thatof yours You ht just piss off a very expensive client, and you wouldn't be able to bear the consequences!”
There was so's arrogance He continued, “Go on! Usher everyone else out!”
An aard silence settled a quickly re He took a box out froer to rub soer to rub it at the corner of his eye Immediately, the corner of the eye shrunk by half of its initial size, transfor lazy eye His back shrunk slightly, giving hied and wretched look The transfored his denise him
Liansheng, as beside Chengfeng and watched the transfor feng then yelled for Qingyang, “Master Zhou! Master Zhou!”
Qingyang turned towards Chengfeng, who he found to be soyang couldn't tell who he was looking at He furrowed his brows and asked, “Who are you?”
Chengfeng rushed towards Qingyang with a worried look, but was quickly apprehended by one of the young uards
Chengfeng quickly shouted, “Master Zhou! I'ement!”
The e was surprised, he assu to be just one of his family's hundreds of servants He could never re waved his hand and said disuests, I can't go home now,”
Chengfeng pressed on urgently, “It's Silver Hairpin!”
Upon hearing her na's face turned pale He pretended to not know thehi about? Who's that?”
Chengfeng lowered his voice, but still loud enough for everyone else to hear, “Master, it's Silver Hairpin! They've found her!”
Qingyang's face was a map of panic and fear He replied with a shaky voice, “And what's that gotta do with me?”
“But, but, she said -”
Qingyang couldn't contain hirabbed his collar, and hissed, “She's still alive? How's that possible?”
Chengfeng locked eyes with Qingyang, as if relishi+ng the fear “Of course it's possible, isn't it?”
Qingyang's lips trembled a little, but he quickly recovered, “She… she's alive? That's great! That's wonderful!”
Chengfeng laughed, “Yes, Miss Silver Hairpin said that death may befall her, but her unborn baby must be spared”
Qingyang's temporary relief quickly dipped He stammered, “Didn't I tell her…” He quickly stopped mid-sentence He looked at the crowd around hiyang gulped and laughed forcibly, “Why, that's got nothing to do withat me like that?”
Chengfeng rubbed his eye Suddenly, his eye was no longer shrunken, his back no longer curved He glared at Qingyang and spat, “You knohy they're looking at you”
Qingyang realised he'd been tricked in front of everyone He gripped onto Chengfeng's ar about!”
Chengfeng's fir to his feet He felt a searing hatred towards Qingyang
Not only did Qingyanginto thishis nao?
Chengfeng roared, “You nant, murdered Zhixin and Silver Hairpin to eliminate all witnesses! She had an unborn child in her! You dare weasel your way out of this?”
Qingyang was both furious and terrified He quickly shot back, “Nonsense, that's all slander! You're in cahoots with the prefecture chief's little whre You killed both Zhixin and Silver Hairpin!”
“Where's the proof for that?”
Qingyang glared viciously He laughed and replied through gritted teeth, “The chief himself already confirmed this Why the need for proof?”
Chengfeng paused He looked at Qingyang's face to call his bluff But then he laughed, almost maniacally This unnerved everyone else, eren't used to Chengfeng's ruent with their impression towards him
Qingyang was quivering In a feeble atte, he said, “You dare hurt me? I'm a national scholar! My father is the sixth-ranked officer of the government!”
Chengfeng paused, a little longer this tiht, alright Wow you're so powerful and influential, how scary!”
But Chengfeng leaned into Qingyang's ear and whispered, “Well said I, Li Chengfeng, confiruilty of their deaths Why the need for proof?”