Lu Qing paused. He stared at the silent and unmoving boy for a while before adding, “You must be looking forward to gurgling your own blood, huh?”

“Go on then!” Lu Mingtaunted, surprising everyone in the room.

His eyes were filled with hatred as he glared at Lu Qing. “Go ahead and do it if you dare!”

It was an obvious provocation, one that Lu Qingwas happy to oblige. “All right, then. Since you don’t seem to fear death, I’ll give you a few thrills before I send you off to the afterlife!”

He straightened and motioned at his men. “You there! Hold his legs down and make sure he doesn’t budge. If he moves even an inch, you’ll be the next ones to taste my pliers!”

A collective fear went around those present, and his henchmen diligently pinned Lu Mingin place and held his head still.

Lu Qing grinned and inserted his pliers into the boy’s mouth a second time. He clamped on a molar and braced himself, intending to break it in one go.

The door suddenly burst open, slamming against the wall with a deafening bang.

Lu Qing whirled around, displeasure written all over his face.

“Who dares to disturb the Young Master Lu?” he roared. “Do you want to get fired from your piss-poor job?”

But his fury immediately evaporated when he caught sight of the intruder. His jaw fell, and his pupils dilated. He could feel his mouth watering as his desires came to life.

Yao Tang stood before him, undaunted by the obvious lust burning in his eyes.

Lu Qing discarded his pliers and cleared his throat. “Don’t be afraid, Little Sister,” he crooned. “I was just playing a little game with this dog. You came here looking for me, right? Come, my beauty. You came at a very opportune moment. You must have known that I was in a bad mood and wanted to comfort me.”

He licked his lips and grinned. This girl was really gorgeous, with smooth, alabaster skin and delicate features. He would take great pleasure in having his way with her.

“Not bad, not bad. I never thought there would be such a pretty little thing in City A. It wasn’t a waste coming here, after all. I will grant you the chance to spend the night with me. Consider it an honor.”

Lu Qing reached out a hand towardYao Tangand beckoned her over. “Come, now. Come to this Second Young Master. Let me see what you’re hiding under those clothes, eh? Let me dote on you all night long!”

His cronies winced and shuffled uncomfortably at his blatant invitation, but Lu Qin only had eyes for Yao Tang.

“Are you the one who did this to him?” she suddenly asked.

Lu Qing smiled slowly. He presumed that the pretty miss was afraid, and for some reason, this excited him even more.

“Don’t be scared, Little Sister. I only did it because he was such a disobedient fool. But you… this Big Brother has taken a liking to you. Just do as I say, and you won’t get hurt.”

With that, he made to kick Lu Ming aside, as if the latter was nothing more than a sack of potatoes that blocked his way.

The next few seconds flashed in a blur, then all of a sudden, he was screaming.

“Ah! Stop! It hurts!”

Just before his toes touched looming, something smashed into his foot. A searing pain shot up his leg.

It was almost like he had been stabbed by a steel pipe.

When he looked down, however, he only saw a small, smooth pebble barely the size of a finger rolling away from his foot.

How could have that puny, damn thing caused him so much pain?

“Who the hell is trying to ambush me, huh? Come out and show yourself! How dare you attack me from the shadows!”

A vein bulged at Lu Qing’s throat as he turned this way and that, hollering for his enemy.

He couldn’t believe that a single pebble had made him lose face in front of his beautiful prey. It was unforgivable! He made up his mind to find the culprit and punish him to hell and back.

Lu Qing looked around wildly and continued to yell, but he never saw anyone.

All the windows were closed, and the door had also shut behind the girl after she entered. No one could have managed to sneak inside without his people noticing, and besides, there was nowhere to hide inside this massive room.

Just before he could put the pieces together, a voice rang out from the other side of the room, rendering him speechless in shock.

“It was me!”