"How many people are there in Black Wind Stronghold?" Jiang Wanwan asked casually.

The second-in-command glanced around nervously and said evasively, "Not many, hehe, well, just over a hundred. I don't quite remember."

"Hmm? Don't you remember?" Jiang Wanwan narrowed her eyes, looking at the second-in-command dangerously, and tightened the grip on the dagger in her hand.

The second-in-command felt a sharp pain in his neck, followed by a warm liquid flowing down his neck. He lowered his eyes and, upon discovering it was blood, turned pale with fright.

"Ouch! That hurts!"

"Heroine, heroine, spare my life! I'll talk, I'll talk, okay?" The second-in-command let out a scream, then begged for mercy with a mournful face.

"Then hurry up and tell me!" Jiang Wanwan said coldly.

"There are about three hundred and eighty people. However, more than two hundred of them are not in the village at the moment; they have gone out to run errands. My eldest brother also took about twenty people to Anhuai County. Now there are only about a hundred brothers left in the village."

Looking at the cowardly appearance of the second-in-command, Jiang Wanwan figured he was probably telling the truth.

"Where are the young men you captured?"

"It's in that big courtyard on the east side." The second-in-command no longer bothered to hide it; after all, he had already revealed the most important information.

Those young men were merely captured to help Black Wind Stronghold build a palace; there was nothing they couldn't say.

"One last question: tell me about the outposts and layout of the village."

The second-in-command's eyes lit up, and he looked at Jiang Wanwan with surprise. "If I answer this last question, will you release me?"

"It depends on your performance. If you answer well, I might consider letting you go, but if you dare to lie to me, hehe, then don't blame me for my knife being merciless." Jiang Wanwan looked at the second-in-command with a forced smile, and suddenly plunged the dagger in her hand into his left hand.

The second-in-command was intimidated by Jiang Wanwan's icy aura, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He said in a trembling voice, "Speak! I'll definitely speak!"

Therefore, under Jiang Wanwan's threat, the second-in-command revealed the layout of the village and the hidden sentries in detail, fearing that he would become a victim of Jiang Wanwan's knife.

Following the instructions of the second-in-command, Jiang Wanwan drew a layout map of Black Wind Stronghold.

"Heroine, I've told you the layout of the stronghold. Can you release me now?" The second-in-command looked at Jiang Wanwan expectantly and said.

"Let you go? Sure." Jiang Wanwan said with a smile, then took out a black pill from her sleeve, which was actually a storage cabinet, and placed it in front of the second-in-command. "Take this pill, and I'll let you go."

Just as Jiang Wanwan was about to put the medicine into the second-in-command's mouth, a slender hand snatched it away. Jiang Wanwan looked up and saw it was Qi Zhao.

"Why did you take my medicine?" she asked, looking at him in confusion.

“I’ll feed him,” Qi Zhao said calmly.

If she were to feed the medicine to the second-in-command, his foul mouth would likely end up touching her slender fingers.

The thought of this possibility made Qi Zhao feel vaguely uncomfortable.

After taking the pill, Qi Zhao used his left hand to pinch the second-in-command's mouth, forcing him to open it.

"Ugh... I won't eat it." The second-in-command shook his head violently, his eyes filled with rejection and fear.

Can he survive after taking this medicine?

No! Absolutely not!

I would never eat that!