Bang! A feather pierced straight into my leg. I watched in agony as blood gushed out, then gave a tragic laugh. "Hahaha... Come on! Come, keep torturing me! Every last one of you is a beast, an animal! If I agree to this, I might as well die. Even if I got out, people would point at my spine and curse me! I'd be worse off than dead!"
Old Madam Chi's face was ashen. She clamped another feather between two fingers. After being tempered in refining fire, the feather was scorching hot. When it pierced my body, a cloud of charred smoke even rose from the wound. The pain nearly made me pass out at once, and I smelled my own flesh burning. I also sensed the fear of approaching death.
But when I looked toward Xijun, I immediately clenched my teeth and smiled again. "Xijun, even if your brother dies, he still won't agree to this!"
Xijun shook her head. Looking at me, she wore a sorrowful expression. "No... Brother... I don't want you to suffer anymore. You came from countless miles away to save me... That's enough. I can't let you suffer anymore... Much less let you die... If I can save you... I can marry anyone. Anyone will do, Brother... I'll marry Fu Boyu. I'll marry..."
"Don't... If you're unwilling, then don't... Don't worry about me! If you go against your heart, I'd rather die!" I gritted my teeth and tried to send a secret voice transmission to Xijun, telling her to escape, but I found that I still couldn't gather any magic power.
"You want to die? What a pity. You don't even have the right to die!" Fu Boyu immediately released a red silk ribbon, binding me tightly and even sealing my mouth.
"Very good.