"Yeah."
Gong Yishuiqing's face showed a trace of——
A terrifying smile.
He is as clear as water as his name, but every time there is a chill in his eyes, something terrible happens.
He hadn't shown such an expression for many years, and Lian Qianying couldn't help but shudder.
When Vivina saw it for the first time, she opened and closed her mouth like a fish.
"Don't look so scared."
Gong Yi Shuiqing's voice was very low and trembling, and the smile on his face did not disappear at all, but became even more weird.
He winked at Lian Shuiyin, and Lian Shuiyin reached out to Vivina on the ground.
"Raise your head." Gong Yishui said softly, "I am a human being. I won't eat you. Those scrolls are just dead objects. Burning them is no big deal. But you are a living being—"
Vivina raised her eyelids timidly and glanced at her hand placed flat in front of her eyes.
After a long silence, he swallowed his saliva and gently placed his hand on Gong Yi Shuiqing's hand.
"Thanks--"
Before he could utter the word after "thank you", he heard a miserable scream and a "crunch".
Vivina's left hand was twisted and separated from her arm.
"Living things are always short-lived. Only those preserved in books are eternal. You, bastard, do you know how precious things you have destroyed with your dirty hands?"
“…”
Vivina fell backwards due to the pain. Ouyang Huanshi hesitated for a moment but finally did not try to hold her back.
Liz Cheska hurriedly supported her, staring at her wrist in horror.
"Sister Vivina, she's bleeding so much—" Liz bit her lip and said, "Master Gongyi, Sister Vivina was wrong this time. I understand your anger—but, no matter what, you shouldn't have hurt Sister Vivina to this extent. She doesn't deserve to die—"
"Is that so? I remember that according to the Imperial Code, exceeding 30 million Imperial Coins is enough for the death penalty. While the death penalty is not permitted in most cases, the Gongyi family is an exception."
Gongyi Shuiqing's eyes flickered slightly. "The Gongyi family is a very ancient family. The original 'Imperial Alliance Agreement' clearly stated that within the Gongyi family's territory, the Gongyi family can still follow the old rules and have the power of life and death. I didn't kill the daughter of the Kantel family, which was already a great mercy—"
“…”
As a member of the royal secretary family, Kantor certainly knew about this special agreement, so she gritted her teeth and signaled Liz not to continue.
However, Liz had a very hot temper and could not tolerate any sand in her eyes. She snorted coldly, "As men, you bully young girls like this. Don't you feel guilty?"
"As a young girl, you made such a huge mistake and yet you expect to be forgiven like a kindergarten kid. Aren't you ashamed?" Lian Shuiyin snorted. "Didn't the eldest lady of the Ouyang family just say that the value of this library couldn't be repaid even if we sold Luo Dongxia? The daughter of the Kantel family is indeed valuable, but we in the Gongyi family don't engage in human trafficking. So, you can decide for yourself what to do."
"What else do you expect us to do? It's just two broken-"
"Liz!" Ouyang Huanshi stopped her, "It's really Viviana who's wrong this time. Stop protecting her."
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