Wanyan Chongjie froze, then instinctively asked, "What do you mean, worse than a beast?"
Song Qingshu had originally wanted to say he would make her beg for life but be unable to die, yet that other phrase had slipped out instead. Hearing Chong Jie's question, he deliberately put on a stern face. "Wanyan Liang is beastly enough in your eyes, isn't he? When the time comes, I'll be even more beastly than him."
Puchai Alihu gave a light cough beside them, her cheeks flushing slightly. Wanyan Chongjie finally understood and snapped, "Shameless!"
Song Qingshu replied, "As long as you protect Ge Bi, nothing shameless will happen."
"Hmph!" Chong Jie stamped her foot and turned her back on him, leaving him with only her retreating figure. At the same time, she cursed inwardly, That bastard is utterly shameless, to actually harbor such thoughts! I really want to bite him to death...
"I need to return to the Heavenly Prison. Farewell, then." Song Qingshu felt somewhat awkward as well. He hastily tossed out those words and hurried away.
Once he had left, Chong Jie could not help running over and clutching her mother's arm. "Mother, that bastard is no good man. We need to be more careful around him in the future."
Puchai Alihu smiled and shook her head. "He was only teasing you. With his martial arts and the methods he displayed in the Heavenly Prison, if he truly wanted to... wanted us that way, it would be as easy as turning his hand over. Why would he need to threaten us with empty words? What I am sighing over is why Ge Bi was so fortunate, to encounter him at her most helpless moment..."
Hearing the wistfulness in her mother's tone, Wanyan Chongjie fell silent as well. Only after a