The pain, sharp and piercing, felt like a searing brand on my neck as the person in front of me gripped it with cruel intensity. It was a feeling of impending explosion, a throbbing sensation that threatened to overwhelm me.,Lady Linglong had been watching, her heart filled with anxiety. If Xia Zi'an refused her proposal, her daughter Wan'er would have to marry King Liang, that evil ghost! Today, the Crown Prince came to intervene, and she thought Xia Zi'an would agree. However, despite repeated tortures, he remained unyielding.,Eight years as an agent honed a will of steel, gritted teeth, shouldered the shame and pain that wasn't theirs, beat by beat, fresh blood spilling from within. The back was scarred, nearly broken, with every blow.。