The canine teeth biting into the neck did not actually break the skin, but carried a strong, almost warning sense of oppression.
"Lu Xiao……"
Shen Huai'an's breathing was completely disordered. The icy obsidian wall behind him contrasted sharply with the furnace-like heat of the man's chest in front, trapping him in the gap between ice and fire.
"President Shen, the Cold Marrow Toxin in your body has subsided by thirty percent compared to last month." Lu Xiao's voice carried a low, hoarse tremor, pressing directly against Shen Huai'an's sensitive carotid artery along his throat. His tongue lightly brushed over the skin marked red by his own bite, feeling the rapid pulse beneath.
"……The Gu family has tampered with the array mechanisms," Shen Huai'an forced down the soft gasps rolling in his throat, his hands gripping Lu Xiao's firm back muscles tightly, his knuckles slightly pale from excessive force.
"This is no ordinary Yin Sha……"
"I know."