"Fu Yao, calm down. It wasn't your fault!" Jiang Qing tightly gripped Fu Yao's arm.
"Chief, but I..."
Slap!
Jiang Qing swung a palm across Fu Yao's fair face, leaving a bright red handprint.
Fu Yao froze. "Chief..."
Slap!
Jiang Qing did it again, giving her another slap.
Fu Yao's gaze finally cleared. Seeing that the other woman was about to slap her again, she hurriedly dodged. "I'm fine now!"
Only then did Jiang Qing withdraw her hand in satisfaction. She explained to Bai Ye, who was wearing a strange expression, "Sorry you had to see that, Mr. Bai. My grandfather taught me that sometimes physical pain can temporarily make people forget the pain in their hearts, so this is usually how I help my team members.
Fu Yao has a strong will, so two slaps were enough. Unlike Old Zhang... Oh, I mean that guy who's always wrapped in bandages. I had to slap his face raw before he came to."
The corner of Bai Ye's mouth twitched slightly. He finally understood why that man was always covered in bandages. So he truly had no face left to show.
Just then, the scene abruptly changed!
A black Abyssal light dripped down like ink, sending layer upon layer of ripples through the basement.
The formerly gentle ghost Yiyi instantly seemed like a different person. Her gentleness vanished, leaving behind a blank expression.
She stared coldly at Qin Chuan. "Xiao Chuan, why did you hurt me?"
The happy expression on Qin Chuan's face instantly froze.
"I..."
"If you hadn't killed the Vase Person, how would Mountain-Ripping Wolf have noticed me?
If you hadn't failed to warn us in time, how would my parents have died?
You could clearly have saved me. Why didn't you save my parents!?
Why did you save