Huyan Xun was annoyed, but then calmed down.

He finally found Qiu Yan's weakness.

He summoned his attendants.

"Put this brat back in the cage and don't give him any food!"

In his disheveled state, Nineteen was once again thrown onto the prison cart.

Qiu Yan, on the other hand, was forcibly dragged into the military tent by Hu Yanxun.

"Qiu Yan, tonight I'll show you just how powerful I am!"

Qiu Yan waved her hand dismissively: "What are you going to do tonight?"

Suddenly, she noticed that the bed board was moving slightly.

Upon closer inspection, there was another person under the bed.

Then she stood in front of the bed.

"What to do? Of course, it's to destroy the Central Plains!" Huyan Xun said confidently.

Qiu Yan: "You promised me..."

"I've never been a gentleman!" Huyan Xun must be out of his mind to give up such a golden opportunity for a woman.

"Going back on your word! What a despicable person." Qiu Yan had known this all along, so she wasn't shocked at all.

If Huyan Xun could be trusted, pigs could fly.

"I've gone back on my word, what are you going to do about it!" Huyan Xun suddenly moved closer to Qiu Yan, just about to pick her up and do something indecent to her...

Suddenly, he heard a dense commotion outside the tent; his men were beginning to organize their troops, preparing for the fierce battle that was about to begin.

Huyan Xun knew that the matter was urgent and he no longer wanted to delay.

Therefore, before taking action, he wanted Qiu Yan to truly and completely submit to him.

He made up his mind; right now, he would force himself on her.

However, a chill ran down his neck. He… “How dare you!”

As Qiu Yan leaned back, the hidden arrow in her sleeve was aimed at Huyan Xun's neck.

His eyes held a resolute determination to never submit.

Only a fool would hold it to their own neck.

Qiu Yan didn't believe she had enough charm to threaten Hu Yanxun on her own.

Moreover, if we don't act soon, this man might resort to force.

Qiu Yan wanted to buy time, but only if she could ensure her own safety.

Hu Yanxun only knew that Qiu Yan was skilled in medicine, but he did not know that she was also a fighter.

"Qiu Yan, don't test my limits! Don't forget how you lied to me back then, saying you were celibate! You lied to me then, and now you're paying for it with your body!"

"No, it's not a lie!" Qiu Yan glanced sideways, her words carrying a deeper meaning. "Do you dare say that my prescription didn't help you at all?"

"You!" Hu Yanxun's face showed an unusual embarrassment.

He was so focused on taking the medicine that he had no recollection of the prescription whatsoever.

Those varied and numerous prescriptions would likely be forgotten by ordinary people who do not understand medical principles.

However, Huyan Xun still knew what was important.

He watched Qiu Yan's sharp arrow with growing chill.

"Do you think you can kill me with that hidden blade in your sleeve?"

Qiu Yan was still waiting for He Lin to come to her rescue with gunpowder.

But at this moment, she felt a chill in her heart, truly afraid that this man would unleash his beastly nature.

Consequently, it led to a lose-lose situation.

"Don't you dare try anything with me again, or you'll only get a corpse!"

Huyan Xun naturally refused to agree.

"If I don't have designs on you, what use are you?! I'd even accept your corpse if it were you!"

For a large part, he felt that the fierce woman in front of him was like playing house.

He simply didn't believe Qiu Yan could be that capable.

Would she try to kill herself? She'd never want to die.

After all, she was pregnant.

Qiu Yan stopped speaking, and with a whoosh, a hidden arrow suddenly shot out, piercing through the poplar leaves a hundred paces away.

Her movements, her speed, her accuracy—all of these sent chills down Hu Yanxun's spine.

He finally understood why Qiu Yan had the courage to deliberately allow herself to be coerced by him.

He turned back and glanced once more at the short arrow in the distance, abandoning his idea of ​​taking it on the spot.

Since Qiu Yan said there's plenty of time and she doesn't like to force things,

Let's go along with her for now.

He was truly afraid that all he would get from such a fiery woman was a cold corpse.

"Come in, all of you!"

He shouted sharply, and three or five men suddenly closed in.

Huyan Xun was afraid that he couldn't deal with Qiu Yan alone.

Then, they called for help.

...

Qiu Yan was bound by Hu Yanxun and his men and thrown onto the bed.

"Hmph, I'll show you when I get back!" Huyan Xun said angrily as he left.

Qiu Yan watched Hu Yanxun and his men leave, until he was far away from the camp and gradually disappeared from sight.

I wondered, where was he going?

Suddenly, the sensation at her ankle startled her.

There was no time to think.

Then, a person crawled out from under the bed.

Who else could it be but He Jinran?

At this moment, he was wearing an ordinary gray outfit, and his face was dirty and covered in dust.

Anyone who saw him would think he had just come down from the ground and was passing by.

To put it simply, if you threw him out among the plainclothes barbarians, they wouldn't notice a thing.

Qiu Yan quickly glanced out the window.

At the entrance, two plainclothes guards stood ramrod straight, their watch on Qiu Yan showing no sign of slackening.

Strange, how did Xiao Ran sneak in?

She carefully examined the tent.

Noticed the cut at the back corner of the tent, Xiao Ran was quite clever; she knew it was safer to enter from below.

She wasn't surprised at all.

Nothing the child does now surprises her.

Enraged, He Jinran stood up and began to untie the ropes binding Qiu Yan's limbs.

He wanted to ask,

Mother, why didn't you kill him just now?

But fearing discovery, he stubbornly refrained from making a sound.

That disgusting man deserves to be torn to pieces...

Qiu Yan relaxed and pressed the menacing He Jinran back under the bed.

She thought to herself that if she could pierce Huyan Xun's chest with an arrow, she would probably really become a corpse.

If it were a forced assassination, success would be fine, but if it failed, Qiu Yan dared not imagine what would happen.

Moreover, outside his tent were tens of thousands of barbarian soldiers.

The troops they left behind in Tianjin numbered only about five thousand.

After thinking it over, she slowly closed her eyes.

What should I do? He Jinran gripped his hands tightly and then loosened them, his body swaying back and forth under the bed.

He knew he could no longer make decisions on his own.

Just now, all nineteen of them were almost killed by him.

He knew he couldn't stay here any longer; he would find the right opportunity and slip away with his mother.

Was he supposed to just stand by and watch his mother be bullied? He couldn't do that!

He Jinran's breathing was a little unsteady.

Firstly, there was anger; secondly, there was tension; and thirdly, there was resentment towards He Lin.

He knew that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, his father would be arriving soon.

Enough of that, why bring him up? He has no sense of responsibility at all, and he even made his mother step in to take the blame for him.

Even if he came, could he defeat Huyan Xun?

Something's not right... Qiu Yan pondered, then suddenly realized that something was amiss.

He Jinran was feeling really stifled and wanted to go out.

But Qiu Yan pushed it back with her foot.

Mom, are you trying to suffocate me?