Fu Yanzhi nodded, "Not bad, quite satisfactory. As expected of Huo Jincheng! Even in this situation, his demeanor doesn’t change."

"Heh..." Huo Jincheng let out a cold laugh and said, "So now, can I stand up?"

"You may. Stand up!" Fu Yanzhi said in a condescending tone.

Huo Jincheng was indeed very proud, but whether it was pride or dignity, nothing could compare to Lu Xingzhi.

To exchange those two things for Lu Xingzhi, it was worth it no matter what.

"Uncle... husband..." Lu Xingzhi didn’t shout or scream; she just shed tears of heartache.

How could he?

He was such a proud person.

Such an outstanding man.

Yet for her, he knelt down.

"Don’t be afraid." Huo Jincheng looked at Lu Xingzhi with a doting smile, "It doesn’t hurt. It’s okay."

But as he said this, the right pant leg of Huo Jincheng was stained red with blood.

"Give me the dagger. Didn’t you want to scar my face?" Lu Xingzhi asked coldly, looking at Fu Yanzhi, puzzled by this undeserved disaster.

It was her misfortune, and she implicated Huo Jincheng.

"Give it to her." Fu Yanzhi was evidently in a good mood.

What would come next was seeing this flawless woman he had always been thinking of, like a crystal, develop a blemish.

As for the darkness, it wasn’t needed for now.

Everything that happened today would be enough to make them suffer for a long time.

If Huo Jincheng and Lu Xingzhi loved each other deeply, they would both blame themselves for a lifetime.

This was a knot in their hearts they could never untie.

And so many people witnessed it.

"Mr. Fu, you can make one request, anything I can do. As long as it doesn’t hurt her." Huo Jincheng was already very humble; he couldn’t bear to see Lu Xingzhi hurt.

Yet they truly weren’t confident in getting Lu Xingzhi out safely.

After all, Fu Yanzhi indeed had many people here.

Moreover, when Fu Yanzhi mentioned people on the mountain earlier, he sensed it simultaneously.

Fu Yanzhi was indeed a maniac.

To make himself feel better, he could harm innocent people like this. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"This... won’t do..." Just as Fu Yanzhi was saying this, Lu Xingzhi quickly picked up the dagger and cut her own face.

Without even blinking, without frowning at all.

In an instant, fresh red blood flowed down her right cheek.

Cascading down to her shoulder, staining a patch of clothing red.

Huo Jincheng felt as if his heart had stopped beating, in that moment, he had no words to say.

All he could do was watch helplessly as she carved a line into her own face.

Ah Si and Lu Yuheng had been left outside, only Huo Jincheng had come in.

They were unaware of what was happening inside.

"Mr. Fu, is this enough?" Lu Xingzhi smiled faintly. She was truly beautiful, even with one cheek stained with blood, possessing a kind of enchanting beauty.

Like the blooming Manjushaka, displaying the most beautiful pose.

Fu Yanzhi thought he would be happy to see such a beautiful thing shattered.

Yet, he suddenly felt a pang in his heart.

He naturally didn’t understand this feeling.

But truly, he wasn’t happy.

Just looking at Lu Xingzhi, after several seconds, he managed a smile, "Yes. I’m very satisfied. Actually, you should thank me."