They abruptly rose from their seat because of shock. "'forced'?!" they exclaimed.
Cheng Sheng opened his arms as he shrugged. "Who would appreciate something that will harm them?" he asked before he paused. "Ah. Unless it's a beauty – " he said before he looked at Fei Yin. Then, he meaningfully smiled. That cold expression… it made his hands itch to pinch Fei Yin's face again. "Anyway – " he said as he removed his gaze from Fei Yin. " – there are two things we can infer." He said.
"…" there it is. 'Cheng Sheng's Two Things'! They thought.
"One – " Cheng Sheng said as he raised a finger. " – Qie Shi knows it's a demonic poison yet he was forced to ingest it. Two – " he said and raised another finger. " – he didn't know it but he took it." He said before he paused. "It is likely to be the second one. Qie Shi is, after all, just a normal person aside from being a thief." He said.
