All the blood on the Imperial Tutor dripped onto Li Tianming.
Looking down, he saw her smiling, her eyes fixed on Empress Xi with longing. But the breath of life had left her forever.
The hostage had become a corpse.
Which meant Empress Xi had no weakness left.
In truth, Li Tianming was stunned. He could not understand it.
Judging by their behavior, the bond between them ran incredibly deep.
Wasn't the Imperial Tutor as important to her as Jiang Feiling was to Li Tianming?
If she mattered that much, how could Empress Xi kill the Imperial Tutor with her own hands the moment Li Tianming named his terms?
Wouldn't that be like Li Tianming killing Jiang Feiling first if someone took her hostage?
How could he possibly do that?
They both had loved ones, but at heart, he and Empress Xi were different people.
He simply could not understand how anyone could go that far!
What imperial way?
She just loved herself more.
"The grief you're showing now, and your hatred for me—aren't they just ways to comfort yourself?"
"The Imperial Tutor can't see you. You don't have to put on an act."
Li Tianming shook his head.
Empress Xi had shown him the cruelty of someone who would stop at nothing to get what she wanted, even sacrifice the person she loved.
Even though Empress Xi had turned the tables and shattered his position in an instant, he had no wish to become like her.
Wouldn't that be like killing Yinghuo and Miaomiao just to escape this deadlock?
"You dress up your cruelty as love and even fool yourself. You're ridiculous."
"You should look in a mirror and see yourself clearly. You're nothing but a venomous snake, so why keep pretending?"
Li Tianming despised the way she wept