Le Xia's face was deathly pale, and she rambled incoherently, "N-no... It wasn't me... Your Majesty, believe me, I'm completely loyal to you... How could I possibly harm you!"
"I don't know what this thing is! Someone secretly used it on me! Yes! It was those people trying to get me killed! They wanted to use me to harm Your Majesty!"
She was still making excuses.
Fei Yuan had lost his patience. "I will ask one last time. Who gave you this pair of Enchantment Gu?"
"I... I bought it from the black market!"
"Which black market?"
"It's been so many years, I can't remember... Your Majesty, I really don't know!"
"Le Xia, you've been with me for many years. You should know there's nothing I despise more than a chronic liar. You should also know how I deal with them." Fei Yuan's hand shot out, clamping around her slender, fragile neck. His eyes were ice-cold, a bloodthirsty crimson light flashing within them.
The brutal aura erupting from him was terrifying.
