Wuyin Chuanjie was very short, probably under five foot three, around five feet tall.
He wore a mask over his face.
I couldn't help thinking of the classic film Invincible East. There was also a fellow named Wuyin in it, a little dwarf. Was shortness hereditary in the Wuyin family? It seemed films really did come from life.
A mocking smile appeared on my face.
"What are you laughing at?" He was a little angry.
I shook my head. "Nothing."
"You're mocking me? You're laughing at how short I am, aren't you?" He slammed the table and stood up. He was clearly trying to make himself look taller, but his foundation was what it was. No matter how much he puffed out his chest, he was still the same.
"Don't you know that your life is now in my hands?" Wuyin Chuanjie spoke with a hint of smugness.
I said blandly, "Is that so?"
He snorted coldly.
I said, "I know what you want. Isn't it this?"
I held the jade pendant in my hand.
Though I couldn't see his face, I could sense the greed in his eyes at that moment.
"Where is Abe Ichinan? I want to see her," I said.
He laughed. "Heh heh, you think you're qualified to bargain with me?"
I shot him a sidelong glance. "You can kill me, but I guarantee I can destroy it before you kill me." I didn't even furrow my brow. The thing was in my hand. All I had to do was smash it on the floor, and everything would be ruined.
Just like how Lin Xiangru had pretended he was going to smash He's Jade back then.
I had the means to threaten him.
Sure enough, my words stunned him. "Don't do anything rash."
I toyed with