Without turning his head, Tong Yan said, "For anyone, wanting to kill their own master is difficult. He'll feel awkward and uneasy, and those feelings are particularly useful. They'll make it easy for Jian Xilai to believe he's a pitiful man who has suffered too many hardships in the world, finally abandoned his pointless fantasies, and returned to his master's fold. Like Liu S sui, he's sincere by nature and can't hide his feelings, which actually makes him the most suitable choice for an inside agent. Otherwise, your aunt wouldn't have sent him to us."
He Zhan said, "What if... Tonglu goes back on his word?"
Tong Yan set down the game piece in his hand. After a moment's silence, he said, "People like us generally only regret things after we've done them."
Going back on one's word and regretting something were two different things.
"Exactly. Just like Luo Huainan."
Su Ziye had barely finished this faintly mocking remark when his face suddenly turned pale.
He hurriedly took something from the box and held it in his hand. His body began to tremble, shaking harder and harder, and his face began to twist as though he were enduring tremendous pain. Yet his eyes were filled with pleasure, while in their deepest depths there was an extreme indifference.
That box was what Guo Dong had left for Su Ziye back then. He Zhan had thought it contained an antidote, and having seen this happen several times, he had paid it no mind. Only today did he suddenly feel something was wrong. He walked over curiously, wanting to see just what was inside the box.
"Don't touch it."
Tong Yan warned him, "There's pill poison in there."
He Zhan's expression changed dramatically, and he hastily withdrew his hand.
A kind of demonic