Twenty years ago, during that era of widespread suffering, it wouldn't have been strange.
Lord Blade had intended to use this as a pretext to curry favor with the Red King, but he ended up sucking up the wrong way.
In short, his flattery went sideways. It was like he missed the ass and kicked him in the balls, which just pissed the Red King off.
Qing Shisan said with a frown, "This really is a tough situation."
Zheng Xiu understood him. If it were anyone else, they could just take care of it and be done. But since the couple were Zheng Erniang's parents by blood, it wasn't so simple.
"It certainly is a tough situation." Zheng Xiu patted the dust from his clothes, placed the lid back on his teacup, then stood and walked out of the house.
Qing Shisan paused, stunned, then followed him out. "Are you thinking of...?"
He made a throat-slitting motion, his hand trembling slightly.
Qing Shisan was instantly fired up.
