After watching Lu Xuan walk out on his own, Chen Luomeng gritted her teeth, her delicate brows tightly furrowed. The anger in her heart nearly took tangible form.
That bastard—could it be that, in his eyes, her beauty was not even as pleasing as that staff?
"This guy... sigh, forget it!"
"Now that things have come to this, I can only go seek refuge with my dear little sister."
In the end, Chen Luomeng had no choice. Her fists clenched involuntarily, and she could only let out a low sigh.
It seemed she no longer had any room to choose!
Either she stubbornly refused to reveal the location of Prince An's treasure vault and was slain on the spot by that heartless little man.
Or she recognized that a wise man submitted to circumstances, betrayed Prince An without hesitation, and revealed every secret concerning him.
Then she would be hunted across the land by Prince An until she died and her dao dispersed.
Either she died now, or she would be hunted down by Prince An later.
Chen Luomeng did not even need to think before making her choice between the two.
At least if she faced Prince An's pursuit, there was still a sliver of hope.
But if she faced Lu Xuan... Chen Luomeng looked at the two mangled corpses ahead, her beautiful eyes filled with terror and unease.
Without a doubt, the fate of those two old men was the horrifying consequence of resisting Lu Xuan.
After seeing this, Chen Luomeng took a deep breath, hurriedly jogged out, and caught up with Lu Xuan.
Chen Luomeng did her best to calm the fear in her heart. She gave Lu Xuan a slight bow, completely stripped of her former arrogance.
"Lord Lu, this way, please."
"I do indeed know