The blade stopped at Lu Chengwen's throat.
Guan Shunai's eyes were wide with fury, tears glistening within them, her hatred towering to the heavens...
Lu Chengwen slept soundly, his lips moving as he muttered some incoherent dream talk.
He adjusted his position and continued sleeping peacefully.
Everything from last night was etched deeply into her memory—the heart-rending pain, the intoxicating ecstasy tangled with hatred and desire... Lu Chengwen's fierce dominance, his tenderness and care...
All of it left Guan Shunai's emotions in turmoil.
Hatred was certain.
This villain who had repeatedly gravely wounded her disciple, this lecher, this petty scoundrel, this slick-tongued, opportunistic, bully-fearing, cunning... utterly repulsive piece of filth!
She wanted nothing more than to drive the blade through his throat and let his blood spray everywhere!
But...
Guan Shunai felt that killing him just like this would be letting him off too easily.
Guan Shunai slowly sheathed her blade, then extended her delicate hand and pressed two fingers against Lu Chengwen's forehead.
"Lu Chengwen, you ruined me. I'll spare your life today, but I'll erase your memories of last night. The debt between us will be settled slowly."
"I won't let you off that easily! You made me spend the rest of my life living in pain and filth. I'll make sure the rest of your life knows no peace either."
Guan Shunai erased Lu Chengwen's memories of the previous night. Then she looked at the dagger and viciously drove it into the grass beside his head.
Cen Xian'er, who had just arrived, happened to see it. "Second Sister, don't!"
Hearing her younger sister's voice, Guan Shunai immediately wiped away her tears and composed herself.
Cen Xian'er rushed over, glanced at Lu Chengwen, and her first thought was: It's over.
The knife was stuck in the grass, but