"J-Jian Ran?!" By the faint light, Qin Hong made out Jian Ran's face and was utterly stunned. "Y-you actually found this place?!"
Jian Ran sneered. "What else did you expect?! Did you think you were that clever?!"
"T-the Master said..." With his hand clamped around her throat, Qin Hong could barely breathe.
Jian Ran's expression grew colder. "The Master said, the Master said-did the Master tell you tonight would be the night you died?!"
His fingers tightened further, and the sound of bones shifting out of place rang out.
Qin Hong could no longer make a sound. Her eyes rolled back as though she was about to die.
Just as Jian Ran was about to deliver a killing blow in his fury, a weak voice came from the corner. "Ran, don't-"
"Mom?" He looked over in confusion. "If I don't kill someone like her, what am I keeping her around for? New Year's?!"
"Murder is against the law! She's not worth going to prison for!" Tears filled his mother's eyes. "What goes around comes around. It never fails. She'll get what she deserves sooner or later!"
Jian Ran fell silent.
Of course he knew murder was against the law, so he had already worked out how to get away with it. But after his mother's persuasion, he still loosened his grip.
That was right.
Tainting his own cultivation over someone this despicable really wasn't worth it.
Qin Hong fell to the floor, coughing violently. Uniformed police officers quickly surrounded her, pinned her down, and handcuffed her.
"Cough, cough, cough! What are you arresting me for?!" Qin Hong pointed at Jian Ran and roared, "Didn't you see him trying to kill me?!"
"No," one of the female officers said. "We only saw that you're suspected of kidnapping!"
Hearing her, Jian Ran