Lin Heng had temporarily saved Little Xiao Heng. Yet as he left the Harsh Punishment Office, his legs still felt weak.
Murong Ziyan was quite displeased at the sight, but she did not say anything more.
Lin Heng only got away with it because he had a good mom and a formidable Lineage. Otherwise, the Supreme would never have merely frightened him.
"Ziyan, I see you're rather unconvinced!" Jiang Jingyi stared thoughtfully at the scissors in the furnace, feeling that it was time to give Murong Ziyan a proper warning.
Having the Murong Family enter the fray and go to Heavenly Action Continent had also been part of her calculations.
If Murong Ziyan did not know her place, or still intended to target Lin Heng, then she was simply foolish.
Moreover, ever since Jiang Jingyi had concealed her identity along the way, Murong Ziyan had grown increasingly rebellious. Sometimes, she even dared defy her orders and question why!
She was the Female Emperor!
Did she need to explain why to her?
"I wouldn't dare!"
"Hmph! Ziyan, know your own identity. Know what should be done and what should not. When looking at a matter, think thrice instead of letting your emotions rush to your head and doing whatever comes to mind."
"Can't you tell that I was deliberately scaring that show-off Lin Heng?"
"Or did you see through it, yet secretly wish to make the act real?"
"(ò?ó||) Supreme, I..." Murong Ziyan sensed something wrong in her tone. Her expression shifted slightly, and just as she was about to explain, Jiang Jingyi turned around and said, "I don't care whether you did it intentionally or not. The consequences are there for all to see. If you truly dared act recklessly and privately punish him, I would not be able to