Volume Four: Buddha Saves No One; Only I, the Demon, Save Them - Shrieks and Laughter (Part Two)

Luo Qian could accept that Feier and Strathas had grown close. But as Li Feier chatted, she got an idea: she rolled earth into incense and swore sisterhood with her!

The ancient ritual piqued Strathas's interest.

"Little sister, what is this?" "It's incense."

"But it's plainly dirt."

"It's dirt."

"It's dirt."

"It's dirt!" "It's incense!"

After countless rounds of this, Strathas conceded defeat. "It's incense..."

Watching Strathas lose an argument despite having nine heads to Li Feier's one, Luo Qian could only shake his head inwardly. As for looks, she was above average, with the makings of a queen. When they first met, she had been mysterious, and afterward she had avoided talking to him whenever she could.

Luo Qian had his doubts about the whole affair. Li Boda, though, looked like a middle-aged man whose ambitions still burned bright, all heat and hot blood. If Luo Qian had been set up, Li Boda would surely be buried along with him. Li Feier ranked lower still: a child sacrificed as bait to catch a wolf.

If someone was pulling the strings, Luo Qian thought Li Tang the likeliest culprit.

Recalling Li Tang's pale, pretty face, Luo Qian glanced at Strathas's muscles. An evil thought took shape. "Your mighty Highness Strathas, may I ask you something?" At the flattering address, Strathas immediately drew herself up and puffed out her chest. "Ask."

"Well, when you put whips and candles together, what comes to mind?" Luo Qian's eyes darted about. The young girl beside him proved to have remarkable potential. "I know! An interrogation room!" Luo Qian nearly fell over.

That would not do. Strathas had no experience. If he brought Li Tang to her, that brat might secretly enjoy himself instead. Luo Qian felt the burden on his shoulders grow heavier. Had