To harbor ill intentions or ulterior motives; to mean no good.
他看我的眼神很奇怪，我觉得他可能不怀好意。
His gaze at me was strange; I felt he might be harboring ill intentions.
Era:
Ancient
Frequency:
Story:
After Wu Song killed the adulterous couple Pan Jinlian and Ximen Qing, he was sentenced to exile by the authorities. Shackled and escorted by two constables, he passed by the Shizipo Inn where he met Sun Erniang, known as the 'Night Yaksha.'
Sun Erniang harbored ill intentions, attempting to subdue Wu Song with a potent sleeping potion. Wu Song, however, feigned succumbing to the drug.
As Sun Erniang prepared to skin him, Wu Song seized her, terrifying her into immediately begging for mercy.
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