And yet, her eyes were like polished jet—dark, brilliant, and fixed on Lou Yuan with a chilling coldness that completely betrayed her smile.
Lou Yuan met her gaze. Far from relaxing just because his captor was a woman, his heart sank even further.
'This broad is definitely trouble.'
Lou Yuan wanted to protest, but as he tried to speak, he found his lips and tongue had been sealed. He couldn't make a single sound.
It was then that Lou Yuan's heart truly began to plummet. Fortunately, the mysterious Master of Ten Thousand Spiders, that old monster, had yet to be discovered. That was the only thing keeping him from utter despair.
In the Barbaric Wilderness, demon beasts weren't the most terrifying things. Compared to the malice of humans, a beast just wanted to eat you. They weren't capable of torture for sport.
The woman in the palace gown simply grabbed Lou Yuan and tossed him aside. She then stood quietly on the River Heart Island, seemingly waiting for someone.
