Feng Fan felt wronged. He had just saved the emperor's daughter from certain death, even at the cost of his own innocence, yet the Qian Emperor's reward for his actions was death?
'Is this how they repay good with evil? Forgetting favors and violating justice?' Feng Fan thought bitterly. 'What a black belly father-in-law!'
But before Qian Niu could attack him, Qian Xiaoli left Feng Fan's lap and jumped straight between them, protecting him from harm.
"If you want to kill him, you'll have to kill me first!" she declared, her face set with unwavering determination.
Qian Niu hesitated. He would never kill his daughter; after all, she was too valuable to him. Killing her would bring nothing but loss; he had nothing to gain from such an action.
His brief moment of indecision gave Elder Duan and Su Liqiu the opportunity to act. Both of them quickly positioned themselves in front of Qian Niu.