Chapter 300 Hostages

Despite the excruciating pain, Su Qingyan glared at Lin Changning with hatred, her handsome and noble face contorted with rage: "You!"

Lin Changning didn't care what Su Qingyan thought of her. After snorting, she grabbed Su Qingyan by the collar, dragged her towards the horse, put her on the horse, and rode back to where the carriage was parked.

After untying the reins of the dead horse and harnessing a new one, he threw Su Qingyan into the carriage.

After throwing it in, Lin Changning glanced at Wang He, who had already sat up: "Don't just stand there, tie it up with a rope."

Wang He nodded blankly: "Sigh, I'll tie it up now."

Li Mingshu, holding Yue'er, was sitting in a corner when she happened to come face to face with Su Qingyan. Su Qingyan's expression suddenly changed: "Princess? You're not dead? You were also kidnapped?"

Lin Changning scoffed and looked at Su Qingyan with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot.

Su Qingyan instantly realized her foolish words, and then turned sharply to look at Lin Changning: "You were the one who shot and injured Yan'er that day!!!"

After watching Wang He tie up the person, Lin Changning sat cross-legged on the carriage and raised an eyebrow at Su Qingyan: "Yan'er? When did Lin Chang'an change her name? Or rather, when did Fu Bao start calling herself Yan'er?"

Su Qingyan quickly realized that Lin Changning and Yan'er knew each other. After hearing this, she began to carefully examine Lin Changning and noticed that Lin Changning's eyebrows and eyebrows were somewhat similar to Yan'er's.

Lin Changning said that Yan'er's name is Lin Chang'an. They both have the surname Lin and look somewhat alike, so they might be related. He remembered that when he first met Yan'er, she seemed to have mistaken him for her older brother.

Su Qingyan suddenly laughed as she pondered, "Brother Changping, you and my Yan'er are family, aren't you?"

Lin Changning raised an eyebrow: "Your Yan'er?"

Hearing Su Qingyan call Fu Bao by his name in such an intimate way, Lin Changning couldn't help but ponder. It seemed that the male protagonist in the original novel also had the surname Su. It had been too long, and he couldn't remember the male protagonist's name at all. He only vaguely remembered that he was a marquis from a noble family.

Thinking of this, Lin Changning became wary and carefully looked Su Qingyan up and down. Could this guy be the male protagonist of the original story?

Thinking of this, Lin Changning narrowed his eyes. Now his family and Fu Bao's family were in a situation of irreconcilable enmity, and this male lead was naturally on the same side as the female lead.

Let's just kill it.

Thinking this, Lin Changning suddenly felt a surge of killing intent, and his slender hand slowly touched the hilt of his sword.

Wang He, sitting in the carriage, swallowed hard, already sensing Lin Changning's murderous intent towards this young master who was still oblivious to his own mortality and was smiling at Lin Changning.

Su Qingyan suddenly felt a chill run down her spine. When she saw Lin Changning's eyes, which clearly contained murderous intent, she shuddered and said, "I saved Yan'er. For your sake, you two are family. It's not right for you to kill me."

Lin Changning was amused by Su Qingyan's words and directly drew his sword to lift Su Qingyan's chin: "Think before you speak. Who told you that we are relatives? We are more like enemies! You probably don't know, do you? His father was sent to the government office and beaten to death by me, his eldest brother had no way to pass the imperial examination, his second brother had a leg broken by me, and as for her, didn't that arrow take her life a few days ago?"

Su Qingyan's pupils dilated slightly, and her heart sank to the bottom. Just now she thought there might be room for negotiation, but now not only was there no room for negotiation, but she was even about to be tricked.

Seeing the murderous intent in Lin Changning's eyes growing stronger.

Su Qingyan suddenly turned to look at Li Mingshu: "Princess, I am the heir of the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion. The will has been delivered to you. Now we need a witness. I am willing to come forward as a witness when the Marquis's mansion participated in the palace coup. Please spare my life, Princess."

Li Mingshu, holding Yue'er, glanced at Lin Changning. Changning had been protecting them all along the way. As for their father's affairs, it was none of their business. Their father was a man of great ambition and strategy, an outstanding military strategist, and loved his people like his own children. Why would he need a witness to prove the legitimacy of the throne?

Even if they are not the legitimate rulers, so what? Their Chu royal family has soldiers and mines, and future history will be written by the victors.

Li Mingshu glanced at Lin Changning with clear eyes and said firmly, "Sixth Prince, you don't need to worry about your father and me. My father doesn't need any witnesses to prove the legitimacy of the throne. If you want to kill, then kill."

Lin Changning hesitated when he saw Li Mingshu's resolute face. The King of Chu had treated her well, giving her a house and a generous salary, as well as numerous daily rewards.

Although Li Mingshu told her to make her own decision and kill him if she wanted, it wouldn't be good if she really killed him and caused trouble for the prince in the future.

After hesitating for a moment, Lin Changning sheathed his sword: "Let's take the men back to Taiyuan. As for killing or dismembering them, we'll listen to the prince then."

Li Mingshu frowned slightly: "Xiao Liu, you don't..."

Lin Changning smiled and said, "Keep it. It might be useful as a hostage if necessary."

We don't know how many pursuers are behind us yet, but Su Qingyan certainly didn't come alone. If she really killed someone, the pursuers would catch up and see the prince dead.

They will definitely pursue them relentlessly. He still needs to take the princess and the young lady back to Taiyuan first. If he really kills them, it will cause some complications. Who knows what kind of counterattack the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion will launch after the death of his heir?

Moreover, when we were at the restaurant, the manager said that there should be two groups of people now, and it was unclear what the purpose of the other group was. Keeping them around might still be useful.

Li Mingshu glanced at Su Qingyan and then stopped talking after hearing Lin Changning's words. She sat in the carriage with Yue'er in her arms and watched Wang He lean against the back of the carriage somewhat awkwardly.

The carriage was already small, and now with the addition of a hostage, it felt even more crowded.

Lin Changning glanced at Wang He: "Keep an eye on him, don't let him escape."

Wang He nodded with a pale face. Li Mingshu glanced at Wang He and suddenly said, "Did the wound reopen? Let me bandage it for you."

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Wang He's face. His wounds had indeed reopened after being hit by the princess and the others, and he could clearly feel the blood slowly seeping out of the wounds.

Waves of damp heat were already seeping through the bandages and spreading onto the clothes.

Lin Changning sniffed and indeed found a strong smell of blood in the carriage. She frowned. It was her oversight. She had killed quite a few people in the fight just now and hadn't noticed Wang He's abnormality for a moment.

Upon hearing Li Mingshu's words, he immediately lifted the curtain and threw Su Qingyan out of the carriage. Then, looking at Li Mingshu, he said, "There is a difference between men and women. Princess, please take Yue'er and get out of the carriage to avoid them. I will bandage Wang He."

Li Mingshu glanced at Lin Changning, pursed her lips, and suddenly smiled: "Okay."

After saying that, he took Yue'er and got off the carriage.

Wang He was somewhat flattered as he watched Lin Changning take out medicine and bandages from his bundle to prepare to bandage him. He suddenly widened his eyes and declined, "No, no, there's no need to trouble you, Commander. I, I can do it myself..."

"Don't move. If you don't want to get knocked out by my chop to the neck again, you'd better behave yourself..."

Wang He, who had been meek and even somewhat stiff, sat up straight and said, "Yes, Commander..."