Cao Li was immediately reminded of the scene that had happened at the banquet earlier.
At that time, after witnessing the intimate act between Wei Ru and Yi Chen, just like the majority of the guests, her suspicion towards Yi Chen had also long dissipated.
Therefore, to see him standing right next to her with a haughty grin on his face, she couldn't help but feel both surprised and infuriated.
"You bastard-UCK!"
Gritting her teeth in anger, she circulated her Qi only to end up convulsing in pain the very next second.
"Oh, I wouldn't do that if I were you…" Yi Chen feigned a concerned appearance while pointing towards her lower abdomen.
"…My blade has clearly impaled your spirit root. Don't worry, though, I had made sure to keep that blade thinner than the rest, so your spirit root should still be intact.
