What kind of Hell was it that ceaselessly beat and wove its torment?
Nonstop curses, nonstop interrogation.
She kept saying, over and over,
"I don't know, I don't know anything about the Jade Pendant."
"I don't know."
Dad, can you save me, please?
Dad, let me go.
In the end, her eyes were void of everything.
No more pleas, no more hope.
Nothing at all.
There was no light in her eyes. Everything returned to tranquility, a thorough calm.
Even later, when she was released, it was just a switch from one place of confinement to another.
At that moment, her mind was flooded with those memories.
Why did she keep seeing a dark room? Why did the face of Bai Da keep appearing before her?
Because this place was where the original owner had been detained.
For a moment, she was elated, thinking her dad had come to save her.
Thinking she could escape.
But, unexpectedly, it was her dear dad who personally had her caught, all to protect Nan Xi.
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