Listening to his half-threatening words, Feng Jiu laughed. She shot a playful glance at Cheng Wanli, whose face had gone deathly pale, and asked, "And who is that woman in the room?"
"She's my wife..." He was cut off before he could finish.
"You'd better tell me the truth. Try to pull the wool over my eyes, and you know the consequences." She toyed with the dagger in her hand, speaking slowly and deliberately.
His face twitched as he looked at the dagger. His lips quivered slightly before he finally said, "She's a woman I abducted. I intended to take her home as a concubine."
