"Senior Brother Lu, what are you doing?!"
Ye Yuan's voice trembled like a withered leaf in the wind, and her body stiffened as though she had been turned to stone.
"Junior Sister Ye, didn't you just say you were willing to pay any price?
You should know what I want!"
Lu Ding's voice was like a demon's whisper as he continued speaking against her ear, then gave it a gentle bite.
Ye Yuan's body instantly froze, as though an irresistible force had pinned her to the spot. She did not dare move even a fraction.
Lu Ding, however, had no such reservations. His behavior grew increasingly brazen, like a beast that had lost control, wantonly violating Ye Yuan's body like a conqueror trampling a defenseless city.
Fear and despair filled Ye Yuan's heart. Finally unable to endure the humiliation any longer, she summoned her courage and cried out:
"Senior Brother Lu, please conduct yourself with dignity!
I'm already carrying my cousin's child. What you're doing is immoral!
Whatever Spirit Stones, pills, or weapons you need, I can give them to you. All I ask is that you save my Brother Ye!"
Unable to bear the strange sensations in her body any longer, Ye Yuan darted aside like lightning and spoke with terror written all over her face.
"Hmph, what does his life or death have to do with me?!"
Lu Ding felt as though a basin of icy water had been poured over him from head to toe. All his interest vanished. With a cold snort, he turned and headed straight for the door!
"Someone's probably wishing he could live but unable to, wishing he could die but unable to do that either!"
At the study door, Lu Ding delivered that remark in a mocking tone, then pretended he