Yang Chen's gaze turned cold as he said in a deep voice, "What do I mean? Hmph. This matter originally had nothing to do with me, yet you two insisted on dragging me into the water. When you forcibly diverted that magma toward me, why didn't you ask yourselves what you meant by it? Did you think I didn't know what the two of you were plotting? For that alone, it wouldn't be excessive even if I killed you both!"
Upon hearing Yang Chen's words, both Luo Yingying and Murong Liefeng grew nervous. Murong Liefeng in particular broke out in a cold sweat.
Luo Yingying was slightly better off, but she still flirted coquettishly with Yang Chen, casting secret glances at him in hopes that he would show her leniency.
"Brother Yang Yi, we truly didn't do it intentionally. Please, don't lower yourself to our level. We didn't think much at the time; we were so panicked that we chose the wrong path and brought trouble to you instead. We hope you can be magnanimous." Murong Liefeng immediately began begging for mercy.
Seeing Murong Liefeng so frightened, Yang Chen gave a scornful laugh.
He had merely been frightening the two of them just now.
He was not so cruel as to execute them over what had happened earlier.
However, if he did not kill them and word of his affairs leaked out, it would do him no good.
With a flick of his sleeve, Yang Chen tossed out two pills, which landed in their palms.
Holding the pills Yang Chen had given them, Murong Liefeng and Luo Yingying both hesitated. They did not need to think hard to know that these were definitely not good pills.
"Eat them," Yang Chen said.
The two hesitated for a moment. "Brother Yang Yi,