Chapter 350 Hearing her pitiful pleas for mercy

"Good, really very good." Although Yan Wenhong thought to himself...

They didn't want to believe it, but they didn't dare to gamble with their lives.

The sword hanging over Shen Ci'an's head just wouldn't pierce through.

He had barely escaped from the imperial prison, and he was waiting for the Prince of Xiang to successfully seize the throne so that he could lead the Earl of Zhongqin to regain its former glory.

He cannot die silently at the hands of Shen Ci'an.

Finally, he sheathed his sword and walked towards Jiang Zhi.

“I can leave Shen Ci’an alone, since he’s half-dead and won’t live much longer anyway, but you—I will absolutely not let you go easily.”

He pointed his sword directly at Jiang Zhi, bent down, grabbed Jiang Zhi's wrist, removed the silver bracelet from it, and casually tossed it aside.

"I'd like to see what other tricks you have up your sleeve?"

When Jiang Zhi heard Yan Wenhong say that he would let Shen Ci'an go, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She didn't actually know whether the Master had drugged Yan Wenhong or not.

This was merely an excuse he used in a moment of desperation to intimidate Yan Wenhong.

"Take Princess Xiang and Lord Shen out of here. I need to have a good talk with Madam Shen."

Yan Wenhong gave instructions to the two imperial guards who had followed him in.

Princess Xiang glanced at Jiang Zhi with concern, but ultimately said nothing. Supported by the Imperial Guards, she and Shen Ci'an were carried away together.

The fire outside is getting bigger and bigger.

If we don't leave now, we'll really be trapped and die inside the fire.

Yan Wenhong seemed unconcerned, simply bending down and pressing the blade against Jiang Zhi's face. "Tell me, should I slash your face first, or cut off your arms and legs first?"

Jiang Zhi flinched for a moment from the coldness of the sword.

Yan Wenhong thought Jiang Zhi was scared and couldn't help but laugh, "Don't worry, I won't let you die so easily. The Zhongqin Earl's Mansion, and the suffering I endured in the Imperial Prison, I will make you taste every bit of it."

However, no sooner had he finished speaking than another commotion broke out outside.

"Anyone who dares to stop us will be killed without mercy! We must break through at all costs!"

Jiang Zhi's spirits lifted.

It was Xie Qi's voice.

"What, you think you're saved?" Yan Wenhong sneered, took a rope and tied Jiang Zhi up tightly, then struck her on the back of the neck, knocking her unconscious.

"It's not that easy. I'm going to keep you alive and torture you slowly."

After saying that, he hoisted Jiang Zhi onto his shoulder as if she were a tattered sack and headed towards the back of the main house.

At this moment, the entire house was engulfed in flames, and thick, choking smoke billowed into the sky, making it impossible to see what was happening inside from the outside.

Xie Qi was extremely anxious. He swung his sword to repel the three people who surrounded him, grabbed some clothes, soaked them, and put them on. He then leaped into the fire. His personal guards, Wei Yu and Wei Shu, worried about his safety, immediately followed.

With his view inside the room obstructed, Xie Qi called out several times without receiving a response, when suddenly he kicked a soft body at his feet.

Looking down in surprise, she discovered that it was Qingxing, Jiang Zhi's personal maid, who had been choked unconscious by the thick smoke.

He then discovered Shadow and Dark Moon.

But Jiang Zhi was still nowhere to be seen.

He could only have Wei Yu and Wei Shu rescue the three of them first.

Just as he was about to continue searching inside, he was stopped by Ru Ying's hoarse voice, "Thank you, General Xie, Madam was taken away by Yan Wenhong through the back door... We were drugged with sleeping powder and can't do anything..."

Yan Wenhong.

Xie Qi's worries deepened.

The Zhongqin Earl's Mansion was destroyed, and Yan Wenhong hated Jiang Zhi to the bone.

If she falls into his hands, Zhizhi will not only be in grave danger, but she will also suffer a great deal of humiliation at his hands.

He dared not hesitate and followed the instructions of Ruying and Anyue to chase after them through the back door.

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When Jiang Zhi woke up, she found herself still bound hand and foot, in a thatched hut.

The thatched hut was simple and dilapidated, emitting a faint musty smell.

When Yan Wenhong saw her open her eyes, he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"Awake?" He held a dagger in his hand and made a light, fleeting cut across her face.

"Originally, I wanted to chop off your hands and feet and slash your face, but now I've changed my mind."

The dagger in his hand moved downwards suggestively, lightly prying open her clothes.

"I'm really curious. How could so many high-ranking and powerful people like Shen Ci'an, Lu Yuan, Xie Qi, and even Xiao Xuanyou be so infatuated with you? There are too many to count on one hand."

Jiang Zhi looked down at the two fingers holding the dagger and couldn't help but sneer, "You really can't count them with your hands."

Yan Wenhong was stunned for a moment, then flew into a rage and slapped her hard across the face.

This is what bothers him the most. She is now in his hands, yet she still dares to mock him!

Jiang Zhi was knocked to the side, and her mouth immediately filled with a metallic taste.

But she said nothing, only looked at him calmly with her clear, cold eyes.

Yan Wenhong saw through her intentions and sneered, "Trying to provoke me so I'll kill you? Dream on."

As soon as she finished speaking, the dagger in her hand was already at her belt.

With a gentle hook, the belt snapped, and her clothes immediately became loose, revealing her fair collarbone.

“I regretted not taking the chance to taste you long ago, but it’s not too late now,” his smile was full of dark malice. “I wonder what those guys will think when they find out I’ve played with you? Just thinking about it makes me excited.”

He reached out and ripped open Jiang Zhi's clothes with a "rip".

The red bellyband against her fair skin was so dazzling that it was impossible to look away.

Jiang Zhi merely frowned and coldly asked, "Yan Wenhong, don't you want to save your mother and wife anymore?"

Yan Wenhong paused in his action of pulling down her underwear.

"They are suffering in the inner palace now, while you hide here indulging in debauchery, thinking only of doing such filthy things. It is truly despicable."

"Shut up!" Yan Wenhong's expression hardened, and he roared fiercely, "As long as the matter of the Prince of Xiang succeeds, my mother and the others will naturally be released from the inner palace."

"Is that so?" Jiang Zhi smiled, "If the matter of the Prince of Xiang's heir were to succeed, how could Xie Qi still have the spare energy to rush to the Shen residence to rescue people?"

"The fact that Xie Qi was able to appear at the Shen residence proves that the Prince of Xiang's plot has failed and the situation has been brought under control by the Crown Prince."

Jiang Zhi was also uneasy about the outcome.

But it wasn't until they heard Xie Qi's voice that they were finally certain that everything was alright in the palace.

Now that she's in Yan Wenhong's hands, all she can do is stall for time and wait for Xie Qi and the others to come and rescue her.

Yan Wenhong couldn't sit still after hearing her words. "Impossible. The Prince of Xiang has been planning and arranging for a long time. How could he fail so easily? Don't try to fool me."

"Yan Wenhong, what you should do now is ensure my safety and send me back unharmed. Otherwise, your family will definitely be implicated and may even lose their lives. His Highness the Crown Prince will not let them off the hook," Jiang Zhi threatened.

Yan Wenhong was torn between his conscience and his inner turmoil.

Although I didn't want to believe what Jiang Zhi said, Xie Qi's appearance was indeed an extremely unsettling sign.

He gritted his teeth, his heart filled with surging hatred.

Jiang Zhi finally fell into his hands today, how could he be willing to let her go so easily?

"Jiang Zhi, do you know what I hate most is your aloof and arrogant attitude, as if you can see through people's hearts?"

He wanted to tear off her mask, to see her trembling with fear, and to hear her pleading for mercy.