Chapter 198: Redeeming Faults with Merit

As Zhou Shihao strangled her neck, the sensation of suffocation came instantly, causing Shen Qingzhi's face to show a pained expression, and her fair cheeks gradually grew flushed.

However, she didn't struggle; instead, she managed a difficult smile and said, "Killing me will ... set me free!"

"Want to die? I won't grant you your wish! I will make you unable to live or to die!" Zhou Shihao snorted coldly; he actually released Shen Qingzhi.

Shen Qingzhi clutched her neck, coughing repeatedly and gasping for air; it took several seconds before her breathing smoothed out.

"Su Luo, whether I can live or not now depends on you!" The reason Shen Qingzhi had said those words just now was to deliberately provoke Zhou Shihao; otherwise, in his rage, she might very well have met her demise.

But she couldn't help worrying.