Chapter 258

Chapter 258

Qin Nan was still reeling in shock, while the Prince’s eyes had already gone red with rage as he watched the two of them talk.

“Very good. Very good,” the Prince said through gritted teeth.

As NPCs, they couldn’t see the torn page Jian Fan had obtained.

A cruel smile spread across the Prince’s face. “You want to die together? Let me tell you something. Even in death, the only person you’ll share a coffin with is me. As for him, I’ll grind his bones to dust and scatter his ashes until nothing remains of him.”

Qin Nan: “???”

Wasn’t that a little extreme?

The Prince had clearly been driven out of his mind with rage.

“Seize them both!” he ordered again.

At that, the bodyguards stopped worrying about hurting Qin Nan and immediately moved in to apprehend them.

Naturally, Qin Nan tried to protect Jian Fan.

But he was just an ordinary man. How could he possibly stand against trained professionals? It didn’t take long before the two of them were forcibly torn apart.

Jian Fan didn’t put up much of a struggle, so he was unharmed. Qin Nan, on the other hand, kept trying to stop them from taking Jian Fan. Left with no choice, the bodyguards used more force and grabbed him hard several times.

His arms were aching now. They would probably be covered in bruises soon.

Once the two had been separated and restrained, the Prince walked over to Snow White–Jian Fan.

He reached out and lifted Jian Fan’s chin with one finger, his voice icy. “You think you can steal him from me?”

The Prince’s fingertip slid across Jian Fan’s cheek as he continued with chilling cruelty, “Isn’t this face the only reason he finds you attractive? The most beautiful woman in the world? Hah. I’ll turn you into the ugliest woman in the world. Once you’re hideous, we’ll see whether the two of you can still love each other and whether you can still win his affection.”

Qin Nan: “…”

This Prince’s way of thinking was seriously dangerous.

Jian Fan frowned as well.

It wasn’t because of what the Prince had said.

Even if he was disfigured in this world, he would recover once he returned to the Realm of Death. And even if he didn’t, it wouldn’t affect his body in the real world.

The truth was simply that…

He couldn’t stand the Prince’s hand on his face.

Filthy.

Disgusting.

Unfortunately, Jian Fan was in no position to resist right now.

The Prince was already preparing his torture.

He held out a hand toward one of the bodyguards, who immediately understood and handed him a dagger.

The Prince didn’t waste time with empty threats. He drew the dagger and slashed it toward Jian Fan’s face.

“Come at me instead if you’ve got the guts!” Qin Nan shouted in agitation.

His shout actually made the Prince pause. The Prince turned to look at Qin Nan, his smile terrifying. “The more you try to protect him, the more I want to torture him.”

With that, the Prince raised the dagger. His eyes remained fixed on Qin Nan, but his hand brought the blade straight down across Jian Fan’s face.

Although this wasn’t Jian Fan’s real body, he could still feel pain.

As the blade split open his cheek, Jian Fan couldn’t help frowning.

Qin Nan’s entire face twisted in distress.

Blood was already seeping from the wound left by the dagger.

Fear began to take hold of Qin Nan.

The Prince was a madman. He would truly do everything he had threatened. This slash was only the beginning. If this continued, Jian Fan wouldn’t just lose his face. His very life would be in danger.

But there was nothing Qin Nan could do.

He could barely protect himself.
Just then, Jian Fan suddenly let out a scornful laugh.

The sound immediately drew the Prince’s attention. He turned to Jian Fan. “You can still laugh?”

“Why shouldn’t I?” Jian Fan shot back.

Blood was already running from the cut on his face, but aside from the brief furrow of his brow earlier, his expression had returned to its usual blank calm.

He looked at the Prince and slowly parted his lips. “I think you’re truly pathetic.”

“What did you say?” The Prince’s gaze grew even more vicious.

“You ruin my face and kill me. Then what? There will always be beautiful people in this world, and there will always be someone who catches his eye. Once I’m gone, he’ll meet someone else. Are you going to kill everyone he ever falls for?”

When Jian Fan saw the dismissive smile on the Prince’s face, he immediately continued, “Of course you can. You can kill them all. But he’ll only despise you even more. He’ll never love you. Tell me, doesn’t that make you pathetic?”

“Do you have a death wish?” The words seemed to strike a nerve. The Prince reached out and seized Jian Fan by the throat.

But Jian Fan’s expression remained utterly impassive.

“You’re truly pathetic.” He continued to push the Prince to his limit.

Watching this, Qin Nan felt cold sweat bead across his forehead.

Jian Fan… was he really this reckless?

But then again…

Jian Fan was deliberately provoking the Prince, and the Prince was furious, but all this verbal sparring had at least put the torture on hold for the moment, hadn’t it?

“If you kill him, I’ll only hate you even more,” Qin Nan immediately added, following Jian Fan’s lead.

Without looking back, the Prince glared viciously at Jian Fan. “Do you think that scares me?”

“You can test it,” Jian Fan said.

Jian Fan’s complete disregard for his own life gave the Prince pause.

“What does life or death matter? If I die, he’ll follow me. And you? All you’ll ever have is his hatred. No matter how you look at it, I win.” Jian Fan smiled at the Prince.

The Prince laughed in fury. Yet he released Jian Fan’s throat and stepped back, nodding to himself. “Very well. You actually dare threaten me. Do you honestly think your threats will work?”

With that, the Prince pulled a pistol from his waist.

He raised it and aimed at Jian Fan.

Qin Nan froze.

Why wasn’t this Prince following the script they’d imagined?

“There’s nothing I hate more than being threatened. So he doesn’t love me? Fine. I never expected him to love me in the first place. What does it matter? In the end, he can only remain by my side. What use is his heart? Having his body is enough. You’re the one who’s lost completely. In the end, all you can do is die by my gun.” As he spoke, the Prince began to squeeze the trigger.

Jian Fan remained perfectly calm.

The corners of his lips lifted. “Is that so?”

Qin Nan was about to lose his mind.

Even now, Jian Fan was still provoking the Prince.

The Prince was obviously insane. If this continued, he might actually pull the trigger!

“Jian Fan!” Qin Nan shouted, his voice thick with worry.

Jian Fan, however, continued to stare calmly at the Prince.

The fury on the Prince’s face gradually faded into composure. Then–

Bang.

A gunshot echoed throughout the ballroom.