Although Chen Lan was shocked, she maintained her composure on the surface. She narrowed her eyes slightly and asked in a tone that was both curious and wary, "Secret passage? What secret passage? I have never heard of such a passage in the Chief's mansion."

Upon seeing this, Chen Yu's lips curled into a playful smile, as if he had already anticipated Chen Lan's response.

He slowly approached Chen Lan, his gaze piercing, as if he could see right through her: "Don't rush to deny it. Li Yi is already at his wit's end; his fate is sealed. And you, as his wife, heh heh~"

Before Chen Yu finished speaking, he deliberately dragged out the last syllable, his eyes revealing a hint of amusement and threat, which made Chen Lan's heart skip a beat.

"I can tell you about the secret passage, but you must agree to one condition!" Chen Lan said in a deep voice.

She already had the idea of ​​using intelligence to save her life. The reason she pretended to be stupid just now was to see if she could get more information from Chen Yu, or even gain some benefits.

But since the other party had already said so much, she had no choice but to lay her cards on the table.

"You actually dare to negotiate with me?" Chen Yu sneered. "What right do you have to negotiate with me?"

Chen Lan's expression changed slightly, but she quickly regained her composure.

She knew all too well that at this critical juncture, any panic could put her in an even more dangerous situation.

“Sir,” she tried to make her voice sound calm yet firm, “I’m not trying to bargain with you. I just hope to get some basic assurances before providing this crucial information. After all, as Li Yi’s wife, the consequences of betraying him would be unimaginable, I…”

Chen Yu interrupted her directly: "I told you, Li Yi is already at his wit's end. I have wiped out his Fire Seed Battle Group. Now he is nothing but a stray dog. What you should be more worried about is your future situation."

Hearing Chen Yu's words, Chen Lan was also shocked. She did not expect that Li Yi's current situation would be so bad. You must know that the "Fire Seed Battle Group" was an armed force of more than 5,000 people. How long has it been? It has been wiped out by this group of people.

A hint of undisguised shock flashed in Chen Lan's eyes, but she quickly regained her composure and began to consider how to deal with the situation.

She understood that regardless of whether Li Yi's Fireseed Squad had been completely annihilated, her current situation was extremely dangerous. She had to make a decision quickly to save her life.

"Sister Lan, just tell them! Our lives are the most important thing right now!" A woman behind Chen Lan grabbed Chen Lan's sleeve tightly and suddenly spoke, her voice trembling with tears and urgency.

Her eyes were filled with fear; she was clearly terrified by the sudden turn of events and completely at a loss.

The other women did the same; they hid behind Chen Lan, and some began to sob quietly, making the scene increasingly chaotic.

Seeing this, Chen Lan gritted his teeth and said, "I can tell you about the secret passage, but you must promise to save our lives!"

"You guys?" Chen Yu raised an eyebrow.

Chen Yu was somewhat surprised that Chen Lan was willing to use information to save the lives of these women who had once competed with her for men.

"Hehe, interesting." Chen Yu chuckled lightly. "Alright, I agree to your terms!"

These women, who were forcibly taken by Li Yiqiang, were already pitiful people.

In the previous life, after Li Yi's mansion was occupied by Jin Beilin, these women also became Jin Beilin's spoils of war.

Later, Li Yi regained power and executed Jin Beilin.

These women were also executed by him, for no other reason than that he disliked secondhand goods.

Moreover, in his previous life, he had never heard of these people doing anything evil during the three years he had lived there. They had always been confined to the chief's mansion and could not do anything evil.

Although everything he enjoys comes from Li Yi's oppression of the lower-class people, he himself is not at fault.

Therefore, Chen Yu never intended to make things too difficult for them from the beginning.

Of course, Chen Lan is not included.

After all, as Li Yi's wife, it's hard to say that she wasn't involved in Li Yi's messy affairs at all.