"No, I didn't..." Shao Mengying shook her head in a daze, tears streaming down her face.
"You don't?" Li Zhanfeng smiled knowingly, a smile that held a hint of devilish wickedness.
"Back then, you used Wanrou's background and the lives of her family as blackmail. If I didn't break up with Wanrou as you wanted, you would kill Wanrou and her family."
Looking into Li Zhanfeng's sickly eyes, Shao Mengying felt a fear that ran deep in her soul.
No, the Li Zhanfeng in front of me is already a demon!
"It was all done by the leader of the Emperor-Slaying Alliance. He wanted to make your Li family wish they were dead! Blame him. I'm a victim too, you see? I've been betrayed by him now. I was forced into this by him..."
Her aggrieved and tearful appearance made Li Zhanfeng feel nauseous.
She wasn't crying because she regretted it, but because she regretted being retaliated against for her ruthlessness, and she hated being abandoned by the leader of the Emperor-Killing Alliance.
How could someone with blood on their hands and who has committed countless evil deeds ever regret what they've done?
Li Zhanfeng's smile grew even more sinister, and he gripped Shao Mengying's collar even tighter:
"If I'm not mistaken, it was you who disguised yourself as me and then hunted down Wanrou back then, wasn't it?"
"Do you know that because of your interference back then, Wanrou resented me for five whole years? During those five years, she hated me to the bone every day and suffered all kinds of pain and bitterness for me. And you, on the other hand, played this game like victors. In your eyes, playing with the feelings between Wanrou and me and watching us hate and kill each other is your game and fun."
"What a pity, I'll make you pay the ultimate price for the cruel game you played five years ago!"
The cruel voice, like a death knell, fell into Shao Mengying's ears, and the memories in her mind were suddenly pulled back.
That's right, it was on that night five years ago that she personally pushed the heartbroken Gu Wanrou back into the abyss of despair!
She will never forget that night, the torrential rain that raged and raged, the thunder and lightning, as the downpour was deafening.
With tears streaming down her face, the frail Gu Wanrou crawled up from the cold, damp ground, staring incredulously at the towering Li Zhanfeng. Her icy, hateful gaze seemed to wish she could tear him to pieces.
"Li Zhanfeng, why...why did you do this to me!"
After receiving Li Zhanfeng's breakup letter, she pleaded bitterly outside the gates of Mu Rou Manor for so long.
When she finally decided to let go of her obsession and leave alone, she was unexpectedly pursued and killed by Li Zhanfeng!
Even if Li Zhanfeng hated her, he didn't need to use such a cruel method to drive her to her death!
Little did Gu Wanrou know that the cold and ruthless man in front of her was not the real Li Zhanfeng at all, but Shao Mengying in disguise, and even his subordinates were all imposters from the Emperor Killing Alliance.
At that time, Shao Mengying was like a high and mighty monarch, looking down on the ants at her feet, her eyes smiling and her smile radiant.
But in Li Zhanfeng's gentle voice, he spoke the cruelest words in the world: "Why am I doing this to you? Does this even need a reason? Gu Wanrou, you don't think that I've kept you by my side all this time just because of some so-called liking for you, do you?"
"You're nothing but a lowly dog by my side. I can play with you when I want, and throw you away when I'm bored. Do I need a reason to deal with a lowly plaything like you? Like tonight, I have a million ways to make you suffer a miserable death, but I choose not to kill you."
"I'm the kind of person who likes to play exciting games that no one else has played before. So now, I'm the master of this game, and you'll be my prey. Let's play a hunting game between master and prey, shall we? You'd better run for your life. I'll count to ten, and my subordinates will be chasing you."
As she spoke, the smile in her eyes became even more cruel: "Let me tell you upfront, if the prey gets caught, it will die a horrible death."
Her twisted and cruel smile pierced Gu Wanrou's nerves. Deep hatred, disgust, and aversion flashed in Gu Wanrou's eyes, as if she wanted to imprint Li Zhanfeng into her mind for the rest of her life.
The next moment, as if she had made up her mind, she resolutely dragged her weary body into the thicket of thorny bushes...
Watching her fleeing figure, and recalling the intense hatred and despair in her eyes just now, Shao Mengying felt a sense of pleasure. The thrill of manipulating people's emotions was irresistible, and she couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Hahaha..." The pleasure in her eyes suddenly turned ruthless. "The prey has escaped, you'd better catch up with it."
"Remember, this game isn't about capturing people. Leave her alive. You can torture her however you like during the game, but don't kill your prey. If you kill your prey, the game won't be fun!"
"yes!"
The members of the Emperor-Slaying Alliance pursued them in a grand procession, and even after more than five years, Shao Mengying still vividly remembered the scene from that night.
At that moment, she was playing a cat-and-mouse game with Gu Wanrou as the victor, fully enjoying the look of collapse on Gu Wanrou's face and her desperate screams.
At that time, it was the most beautiful sound in the world to her.
What could be more pleasurable than toying with someone else's feelings?
Enjoying the suffering of others is her greatest source of happiness.
But when she shed the identity and status she was so proud of, everything she had done seemed so dirty and despicable!
As her memory returned, Shao Mengying looked at Li Zhanfeng, who resembled a judge, with despair, her eyes filled with tears:
"No, please don't do this. We can talk things over. I can even do you a favor..."
But in Li Zhanfeng's bloodshot eyes, a sickly yet tender look appeared: "Don't worry, how could I let you die so easily? How about we play a game of cat and mouse now? Hmm?"
Those eyes, so full of doting affection and tenderness, revealed a bloodthirsty cruelty that terrified Shao Mengying like a nightmare.
But then Li Zhanfeng chuckled softly and said, "Let's start from here. You are the prey now, and I am the hunter. You can run towards the capital as you please. We've even prepared a boat for you at the edge of the island."
"But you absolutely mustn't stop or get caught by me, because, you know, being caught by me isn't a pleasant experience~"
The moment he finished speaking, the tenderness in his eyes suddenly turned into a sharp ruthlessness, which frightened Shao Mengying so much that she fell to the ground.
She was like she had seen a demon; ignoring the pain all over her body, she fled frantically like a madwoman!
She knew very well that her only option now was to escape, otherwise she would be tortured to the point of unbearable agony by Li Zhanfeng sooner or later!
But she had only run a few steps when Li Zhanfeng's gun landed precisely on her ankle: "Ah—"
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