To be honest, Shen Yangge had no real answer to Chu Xuanzhen's increasingly seductive ways, but his defiant streak was deeply ingrained. If he ever truly submitted to Chu Xuanzhen's tyranny, he probably wouldn't be himself anymore. Certain things were exceptions, of course.
The blame that had landed on him out of nowhere today clearly wasn't his to bear. Why should he take the fall? Why couldn't that bastard think it through instead of insisting on singling him out for punishment?
When Chu Xuanzhen tried to coax Shen Yangge out again, Shen Yangge submerged even the pair of eyes he had left above the surface. In the end, the mermaid vanished entirely.
It was a bright, sunny day, yet Xia Zao inexplicably felt cold all over. He shook his wet clothes, thinking, I've never felt this cold when going into the sea before.
He was so lost in thought that he failed to notice the man sitting in the distance stand up. Only when a pair of black boots appeared beneath his eyes did he look up blankly and meet the gaze of the man before him. His eyes suddenly went wide.
He swiftly lowered his head.
Who had given him the nerve to look his master straight in the eye? He would probably lose his eyes for that. No, not just his eyes-even his life was in danger!
Xia Zao huddled up like a little quail, staying firmly on his knees with his forehead pressed to the stone paving.
"Raise your head."
A cold voice sounded beside his ears. Slowly, ever so slowly, Xia Zao raised his head.
A flash of white passed before his eyes. Once he realized what that white gleam came from, he could no longer keep his composure. He squeezed his eyes shut, thinking that