Soon, Du Biao's next sentence answered Qu Tong's question.

"If you want to save the Crown Princess and this little one, come in yourself."

Du Biao deliberately pointed the camera at Nian Nian, and for the sake of effect, he even used his rough and dirty hands to pinch Nian Nian's face. The Crown Princess tried to protect her, but was pushed to the ground.

Nian Nian, however, remained strong. Even as her face was pinched until it turned red, and tears welled up in her eyes, she didn't utter a sound. She just squatted there, hugging her arms and trembling.

Du Biao seemed to find it boring, and roughly threw Niannian's face aside, turning the camera back to himself.

Although it wasn't visible on camera, a solid thud could be heard as it landed, but there was still no sound of crying.

Outside the commercial building, the Crown Prince watched his wife and daughter suffer, his heart breaking. He clenched and unclenched his fists under his sleeves, his gaze towards Qu Tong hesitant.

I want to ask for something, but I feel like I'm asking too much.

The others, however, did not have as many concerns as the Crown Prince and stepped forward directly to plead, "Miss Junli, please save my son!"

Some people even knelt down and presumptuously tried to take Qu Tong's hand.

Qu Tong instinctively took two steps back, her clear, cold eyes carrying a hint of icy coldness.

Feng Lin immediately stepped forward, shielding Qu Tong behind him, and had the soldiers control the situation, creating a space in front of Qu Tong.

At the Crown Prince's instruction, the royal guards calmed the agitated crowd.

Qu Tong looked up and met a group of eyes with different thoughts. She knew that because of Du Biao's two words, some people had already begun to resent her and felt that they were implicated by her.

However, because of the presence of the Crown Prince and Feng Lin, no one dared to openly show it.

Qu Tong took two steps forward, shifting her gaze to the entrance of the commercial building, her eyes filled with coldness.

She didn't miss the three words that Du Biao silently uttered before turning off the video: "Princess Consort".

What else does he know?

Seeing this, Feng Lin reached out to stop him: "No, it's too dangerous. Du Biao is a man of no integrity. The fact that he specifically asked you to go in is obviously a trap. This matter needs to be considered carefully."

Qu Tong knew this, of course, and stopped in her tracks.

After some discussion, it was decided that Qu Tong would go in.

Under the watchful eyes of many, Qu Tong walked towards the main entrance of the commercial building, and the soldiers guarding the cordon automatically moved aside.

Qu Tong was led into the commercial building by the space pirates guarding the gate.

At the entrance, a shifty-eyed space pirate, seemingly unaware of Qu Tong, looked her up and down with the same frivolous gaze one would give a piece of merchandise. "Tsk tsk, even resorting to the honey trap, boss, you're really lucky with women. I wonder if it'll be my turn next."

The space pirates beside her echoed her sentiments, their sticky, disgusting gazes falling on Qu Tong's exposed fair collarbone and downwards.

Some people may seem to be alive, but they are actually dead; this perfectly describes these two individuals.

With their minds still filled with obscene and pornographic thoughts, two emerald green vines had already wrapped around them and were slamming them against the heavy door.

Before the two space pirates could react, they had already smashed open the door, fallen to the ground, mouthfuls of blood spilling from their mouths. They struggled a couple of times and then lay still.

Whether she fainted or died is unknown.

The commotion at the door alerted the space pirates inside, who immediately attacked Qu Tong.

Vines danced in the air, and spiritual energy surged.

In less than fifteen minutes, the forty or fifty men who had attacked were all crippled, tied up, and thrown together by Qu Tong.

This scene stunned the hostages who were gathered together, but it also ignited hope in their eyes.

Amid the chaos, an innocent voice rang out: "Auntie is so handsome! Auntie is so beautiful! I want to marry a wife like Auntie, just like my uncle."

Qu Tong paused in her waving of vines and looked in the direction of the sound.

Every year, with a red mark on her left cheek and tears still wet in her eyes, she looked at Qu Tong with unusual excitement, her little face sparkling in her hands.

The Crown Princess quickly covered Niannian's mouth, pulled her into her arms, and nervously looked around.

She spoke in a very low voice, trying to keep her voice calm: "Niannian, this is not your aunt, but Miss Junli, your aunt's good friend."

"Also, you can't get married, and you never will."

Every year her mouth was covered, and her big eyes were filled with great confusion, as if asking, why can't she?

No sooner had the Crown Princess finished speaking than Nian Nian was roughly snatched from her arms.

Qu Tong's vines were a step too slow and could only rescue the Crown Princess from the clutches of the Poisonous Tiger.

"If you don't stop, I'll strangle this little thing."

Du Biao grabbed Nian Nian by the neck and lifted her up. Nian Nian's face quickly turned red from lack of oxygen. She twisted her body uncomfortably, her small hands weakly gripping the unshakeable shackles.

"Nian Nian!" The Crown Princess was so frightened that she could hardly stand. Qu Tong's vine loosened, and she fell down.

Qu Tong reacted quickly, reaching out to support her and comforting her, "Princess Consort, don't panic."

The Crown Princess managed to calm herself down, giving Qu Tong a grateful look, though her face still betrayed her worry.

"I've already come in as you wished. Put the person down first." Qu Tong looked at Du Biao. "If the bargaining chip loses its value, believe me, I'll make sure you suffer a net loss."

"What a big mouth! You still dare to be arrogant on my turf." Although Du Biao said this, his actions were quite telling. He switched hands and grabbed Nian Nian by the back of her neck.

Although this position is still uncomfortable, at least there is no danger to life.

Every year, he gets a breathing problem, coughing and greedily inhaling the air.

Her watery eyes looked at Qu Tong, and she was about to speak.

Qu Tong made a gesture, and Niannian immediately shut up, obediently covering her mouth with both hands, but her eyes were even brighter than before.

Du Biao was a big, burly man with a bulging physique. He lifted Niannian as if she were a small toy.

What do you want?

Qu Tong spoke calmly, glancing around the room out of the corner of her eye.

Aside from the forty or fifty people she had just crippled, there were over a hundred space pirates around her, dressed in various styles with no uniformity. The only thing they had in common was that none of them had kind eyes.

Opposite to where the Crown Princess had just been, more than twenty armed space pirates were guarding the hostage.

The Crown Princess and Niannian must have just been brought out from somewhere else, which is why she was able to take advantage of the situation.

Among the wary gazes were a few others, but Qu Tong's gaze swept over them indifferently without lingering.

Du Biao held a dagger to Nian Nian's neck and said to Qu Tong, "Throw the spatial buttons you have over here!"

Du Biao thought Qu Tong hadn't heard him clearly, so he repeated it again, and even brought the knife a little closer, leaving a bloody mark on Nian Nian's fair face.

Qu Tongxin's heart skipped a beat. She looked at Niannian, who was biting her lip and enduring the pain, staring at her steadily without crying or making a fuss.

Qu Tong showed no sign of worry as she took off her bracelet and threw it over.

“And the one on his neck,” a man with a pointed chin next to Du Biao pointed out.

Qu Tong's gaze fell on the space pirate who had spoken.

That sound...

"Hurry up! Stop dawdling, or don't blame me for being impolite," Du Biao urged impatiently. (End of Chapter)