Shen Lian withdrew his gaze and let it fall on Yu Tianheng. His smile grew increasingly cruel as he said to Yu Tianheng:
"As for freeing Dugu Yan from the poison... it's actually very simple."
Shen Lian swept his gaze around, as though savoring their despair, before saying to them both:
"I'll send both of you to see Dugu Bo. Once you're there, she naturally won't have to suffer from the poison anymore, right?"
"You!"
Yu Tianheng trembled with rage, blood gushing from the corner of his mouth as he shouted at Shen Lian:
"You liar!"
Dugu Yan's pupils suddenly contracted, and the last trace of light in her green eyes went completely out.
Her lips parted as though she wanted to say something, but she could only make ragged, gasping sounds. Tears mixed with cold sweat and rolled down her face, spreading into a small wet patch on the ground.
At first, their faces went blank from the news that Dugu Bo had died by Shen Lian's hand. Then they were filled with utter hatred.
Their gazes were like poisoned blades, as though they wanted nothing more than to carve this oath-breaking man before them into a thousand pieces.
But Shen Lian could not be bothered to look at their expressions any longer.
With a slight twitch of his finger, the Storage Soul Tool at Shen Lian's waist suddenly released a transparent energy barrier, sealing the two of them tightly inside and cutting off all airflow from the outside—he did not want Dugu Yan's poisonous blood to contaminate the soil of Shen Mansion after she died.
"Go in peace."
Shen Lian rose to his feet and looked down at the struggling pair within the energy barrier, his eyes utterly calm.
Then Shen Lian's Soul Power and spiritual power became