Chapter 162: How Preposterous, Silencing by Murder

Wa Chengnan could not recall just how many forms of torture he had been subjected to, only knowing that the harrowing screams kept erupting from his throat until he could no longer shriek.

The wounds on his body had been crudely treated and were no longer bleeding.

But he knew clearly that this was only to ensure he could stay alive to answer the Emperor's questions, lest he die prematurely and provoke the Emperor's anger.

But it might have been better to have died outright.

Wa Chengnan thought such.

Suddenly, he heard a voice, gentle yet chilly and distant. Instinctively, he looked up and saw Yan Wanqing looking down at him.

Princess Anping...

Wa Chengnan recognized her.

Seeing that Wa Chengnan remained silent, Yan Wanqing patiently asked again, "Are you thirsty, would you like some tea?"

Wa Chengnan nodded, his cracked lips indicating his desperate need for the moisture of the tea.