I Will Make You Suffer More Than Death

With her current cultivation level, killing Samuel Sun would be a piece of cake.

But she didn't kill him.

She sealed Samuel Sun's acupoints, tossed him into her space, and then swam toward Serena Liu.

Maybe it was because she hadn't seen Samuel Sun for a while, but Serena Liu looked anxious, her eyes scanning the surface of the water nonstop.

Suddenly, a whirlpool formed at her feet, and Samuel Sun's upper body broke through the water's surface.

"Cousin, you finally came up! I was so scared when you didn't show up for so long." Serena Liu reached out to pull him. "You must be freezing! It's been ages—she must be dead by now! Why bother finishing her off? Just get out already!"

As she reached out, a hand suddenly grabbed her and yanked her down into the lake...

Azure Phoenix didn't kill Serena Liu either.

The lake's water flowed straight out of the estate, forming a canal beyond the gates.

Today, the guests' carriages were parked right by the canal.

Normally, there'd be attendants waiting by the carriages.

But it's winter now, and it's freezing outside. The attendants have all been invited by the Shane House people to a designated spot for drinks.

So, right now, there wasn't a single person by the carriages.

Azure Phoenix dragged the half-drowned Serena Liu ashore and stuffed her into her own carriage.

Then she started interrogating Serena Liu: Who was the mastermind behind today's scheme?

Serena Liu was a total lightweight when it came to scares.

Azure Phoenix only threatened to ruin her face, and she spilled everything.

She said, while the adults weren't looking, she carried the little girl out, gave her the antidote ahead of time, then put a colorless, odorless drug on her clothes.

All Azure Phoenix had to do was hug her, and she'd inhale the drug and pass out.

That drug wouldn't wear off for at least fifteen minutes. Even if Azure Phoenix woke up, she wouldn't be able to swim.

So, everyone thought she was doomed this time!

"Who carried Emily Shane out?"

"It was... my maid, Willow Yang."

"Where is she now?"

"...In the lake. Dead."

Azure Phoenix took a deep breath. "So, a dead witness?"

Serena Liu bit her lip and stayed silent.

"Did you do it yourself?" Azure Phoenix asked.

Serena Liu's eyes flickered. "Yes."

Azure Phoenix nodded, placing the knife by her ear. "You know, no one ever gets to see their own ear in full. How about I cut it off and let you admire it for a while?"

Right now, Azure Phoenix's aura was completely different—she was like a demon from hell.

"No! Please, no!" Serena Liu screamed, her face drained of color. "I'll tell you everything! It was my cousin Sophie Sun's idea. She gave me the drug! She also told me you couldn't swim, so we came up with this plan."

"Sophie Sun?" Azure Phoenix raised an eyebrow. "Was this planned in advance, or was it a spur-of-the-moment thing?"

"It was all planned ahead of time... She knew the Shane family would invite you, so she came up with everything in advance."

"Then how did she know I couldn't swim?"

"That, I have no idea."

Azure Phoenix nodded and flashed Serena Liu a smile.

Maybe her smile was just too creepy, because Serena Liu looked terrified. "You... you promised not to kill me!"

"I'm not killing you!" Azure Phoenix chopped the back of her neck, knocking her out. "But I'll make you wish you were dead..."

She stripped Serena Liu's clothes off and left her sprawled out.

Then she went into her space, gave Samuel Sun some medicine, and made it look like he died of heart failure. She took out his body, planning to strip him too.

But before her hand could reach Samuel Sun's clothes, the Antler Serpent suddenly jumped out.