Chapter 69: He doesn’t recognize Lady White at all…

Wen Yu and Song Linsheng's voices rang out at the same time, overlapping with each other, both expressing their concern for Xi Yan's safety.

She had only known Xi Yan for a short time, and she couldn't bear to see Xi Yan being held hostage by this evil man of unknown origin.

Although he was sometimes naughty and nagging, he carelessly asked her and Song Linsheng to freeze in the Yuan River all night.

But he is a very good person after all.

Wen Yu glanced sideways. If she was like this, how much more so was Song Linsheng? He and Xi Yan grew up together, and walked together all the way to Jiangyang to take up their post. What a friendship that was.

Earlier in Houchun Mountain, Xiyan took such good care of Song Linsheng, changing the dressings and bandaging his wounds.

Now that Xiyan's life is hanging by a thread, Song Linsheng must be a hundred times more worried than her.

Otherwise, it’s right now!

Wen Yu moved his fingertips lightly, gathering the spiritual power together. At such a critical moment, it didn't matter even if he showed his magic in front of others. Nothing was more important than human life.

Even if her master wanted to punish her when she returned to the East Heaven Palace in the future, she would accept it.

"It's okay if you don't want to tell me!"

The scarred man, speaking in a savage voice, smiled instead. He signaled to his left and right, and his men understood, all raising their knives and slashing at the throats of Ah Zhu and the other children.

"If this person is not worthy of your honesty, I have others—"

Scarface dragged out the last word, "He has plenty of hostages."

Seeing that the situation was not good, Wen Yu's fingertips flew behind him, and he wanted to release the spiritual power in his fingertips.

But she frowned and realized that there had been no movement on the other side for a long time. The expected scenes of people freezing and weapons breaking did not happen.

She can no longer use her spiritual power?

Wen Yu's heart raced. Could it be that she had just overexerted herself? Why did her spiritual energy not feel as abundant as before, and even less able to respond to her command?

She couldn't help but clench her hands and was about to pull her hands away from Song Linsheng in a hurry.

Song Linsheng noticed something was wrong, and his eyes swept over Wen Yu's face calmly. He held Wen Yu again and patted the back of her hand lightly.

He didn't know what had happened. He just thought that Wen Yu asked the bandit leader to expose her. He was frightened and held Wen Yu's hand, trying to comfort her for a moment.

"Don't mess around—" Song Linsheng said in a deep voice, "No matter what the reason is, or what your request is, just tell me directly."

If it were ordinary bandits who kidnapped Xiyan and Azhu, they would probably just use it as a threat to get some money, and would never cause any deaths.

I'm afraid he's not here to wash the inkstone, but has other intentions. I'd better find out the truth first, stabilize him, and then make plans.

"Gold and silver? Wealth? If I can do that, I will naturally satisfy you with all of them."

The man seemed to have heard a huge joke and sneered at Song Linsheng's ignorance.

If he wanted money, he could just grab a few wealthy businessmen or passenger ships passing by and kill them with a knife. Wouldn't all the money go into his pocket, no matter how much it was?

Why is it necessary to go through the trouble of tying up so many people here?

He avoided Song Linsheng's question and only asked:

"There's a clerk named Chen Mian in the Jiangyang government office. Do you recognize him?"

Song Linsheng's heart trembled, and he looked at Wen Yu.

It turns out that this person was doing this for Chen Mian?

His kidnapping of Xiyan, Ah Zhu and the others was just a cover.

However, this person asking about Chen Mian for no reason was probably not a good thing. He was currently imprisoned and couldn't take care of himself. Seeing how ferocious this person looked, it was impossible that he was here to rescue Chen Mian or break out of prison, right?

"I don't recognize him." Song Linsheng spoke crisply and denied it without hesitation. "Besides, I've never heard of him."

Regardless of his intentions, being involved with him is definitely not a good thing. It would be better to deny it first and ask him to release Xiyan's group. It would be best if they return empty-handed.

Wen Yu understood what Song Linsheng was thinking without him having to explain it.

I just don't know how Chen Mian is involved in everything. If this continues, it will be like the tip of an iceberg above the water. Who knows how many troubles are lurking under the invisible water.

It seems that Chen Mian’s problem needs to be resolved as soon as possible.

"Yes, we don't recognize the Chen Mian you are talking about."

Originally, he had come up empty-handed, so he naturally went to look elsewhere. However, he did not expect that Wen Yu and Song Linsheng's negative answers seemed to be exactly what Scarface wanted.

He laughed out loud, his face showing an extremely wild and arrogant expression, the flesh on his cheeks trembling, and even the handle of the knife in his hand seemed to be too arrogant to hold.

The tip of the knife trembled up and down with the movements of his hand, sweeping back and forth across Xiyan's throat, which was terrifying to watch.

"Don't recognize him?" His smile widened.

Wen Yu turned her head and looked at Song Linsheng, not knowing what he meant.

"Wouldn't it be better if you didn't recognize me?"

Scarface stopped smiling, his face looked cold, as if it had been stained by frost. He spoke the next words word by word.

"I'm not unreasonable."

"Since you don't recognize Chen Mian, then hand over his wife to save your lives!"

"Maybe I'll let you go."

Chen Mian’s wife?

Is he talking about Chen Mian’s wife Zhibai?

Wen Yu thought that Zhi Bai was still in the yard behind her, and her body involuntarily moved a little closer to Song Linsheng, trying to use her and Song Linsheng's figures to block the sight of the villains opposite, so that they would not look past her and Song Linsheng into the yard.

"What Chen Mian's wife? I don't know what you are talking about."

Wen Yu refused to admit it, let alone hand over Zhibai. She moved her fingertips hidden in her sleeves slightly, trying to gather her spiritual power again. Now there was no other way but to try her best.

"Girl, I advise you not to beat around the bush with me." The man saw that Wen Yu was young and looked very young, so he didn't take her seriously at all. "The woman in the yard you are protecting behind you is Chen Mian's wife."

"Hand it over, and I'll let your brothers and sisters go!"

He seemed to be talking about a very good deal, treating human life as worthless and as something that could be traded.

Wen Yu always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't put her finger on it until he repeated "Chen Mian's wife" over and over again. Then Wen Yu suddenly had an idea.

He couldn't recognize Zhi Bai Niangzi at all!

At least he didn't know Zhibai's real name, and always referred to her as Chen Mian's wife. This only showed one thing: he came for Chen Mian.

What he wanted was Chen Mian's wife, and it had nothing to do with Zhibai himself.

But how could a weak clerk like Chen Mian, who, according to Lady Zhi Bai, was kind and easy to get along with, get involved with the scarred man in front of him?

"How is it?" Scarface asked without giving Wen Yu much time to think.

Before he finished speaking, he moved the scimitar in his hand half an inch closer to Xiyan's neck. Suddenly, a hot stream began to flow from the blood line that had just dried up.

“Stop it!”

Following Wen Yu's cry of surprise, she raised her wrist to cast a spell again, but just like before, all the spiritual power in her body was out of control and she couldn't use it at all.

Wen Yu hesitated and squeezed his palms, unable to believe that his magic power was now out of control and he was no different from an ordinary mortal.

Since there was no magic to suppress him, although she didn't want to keep getting entangled in useless verbal arguments, she could only try her best to delay him and see if she could find some other loopholes.

However, although her action could not be seen by others, or noticed by Song Linsheng beside her, it was difficult to hide it from Zhi Bai Niangzi behind her.

All of Wen Yu's actions fell into Zhibai's eyes.

"Stop talking nonsense to me and hand that bitch over to me right now!"

The tip of the knife was getting closer and closer, almost penetrating Xiyan's flesh. Beads of sweat as big as beans covered his forehead, but he suppressed his panic and fear and did not utter a word to beg for mercy.

"Sir... don't... bother with me..."

This man's origins are unknown. He kidnapped him and his brothers and sisters for no apparent reason. His purpose might not be as simple as just marrying Lady Bai.

Zhi Bai Niangzi is Chen Mian's wife and an important witness in the Yuanshui flood prevention case. She must not be handed over to this person easily.

Xiyan struggled and even tried to hit the blade with his neck. At the moment, he would only hinder the young master's decision. Rather than being hindered by others, it would be better to die.

A gentleman is loyal to death, and he cannot hold the young master back.

"Wash the inkstone--" Song Linsheng felt a pain in his heart when he saw the action of washing the inkstone.

Fortunately, the scarred man was quick-witted and swift-handed. He quickly swung the scimitar forward and put it at his side, only holding the inkstone in front of his chest with his arms.

"Your brother would rather die than protect you, but are you sure you want him to die for a woman you don't know?"

"Think carefully whether you want to hand it over or not!"

Seeing that the inkstone was washed without any problems, Wen Yu and Song Linsheng both breathed a sigh of relief. But their hearts were still hanging high, unable to calm down.

Xiyan must be saved, and the children cannot be abandoned, but Zhi Bai Niangzi must not be handed over to these people.

Wen Yu repeatedly practiced the incantation technique, trying to mobilize her spiritual energy, but she felt powerless. It was as if her spiritual energy was being held captive by something, or perhaps sensing her current weakness, it was forcibly concentrating to protect her.

She was overcome by waves of dizziness, which felt like the waves at night, rolling onto the riverbank one after another, each wave higher than the last.

Wen Yu held on, still denying it flatly. At this moment, she had no other choice.

"There's nothing here—"

"I'm here!"

However, Wen Yu's words were interrupted by a soft but persistent female voice, which could be heard clearly in front of and behind the gate of Hou Tu Temple, inside and outside the courtyard.

Wen Yu turned around suddenly following the sound, only to see that the half-open door was completely opened, and Zhi Bai Niangzi was standing inside the door with her hands on her abdomen, looking so elegant and calm.

There was no panic on her fair and delicate face, but a look of determination.

She was so gentle that the bloodstains on her white dress did not seem scary. Instead, they looked like extremely beautiful and gorgeous flowers blooming from the snow.

Compared to her original form, Gardenia, Wen Yu felt that Zhibai at this moment was more like a blooming weeping crabapple.

It is so gorgeous and eye-catching, hanging high on the branches, difficult to touch.

"Chen Mian's wife is right here. I am the person you are looking for."

Zhibai's voice was so clear and gentle that it startled Wenyu's chaotic mind. She quickly turned around to stop Zhibai and called out in a low voice:

"Branch White Lady!"

What is she doing out here?

"Go back quickly, I'll handle this."

Zhibai was unmoved. She faced Wenyu and smiled softly, but the smile was quite difficult and a bit forced.

Just as Wen Yu's body blocked the gap where Song Linsheng was looking back at her, her lips moved slightly.

"Wenyu, I saw everything."

She said no more, but Wen Yu quickly understood what she meant.

She was referring to the fact that Wen Yu was currently unable to mobilize her spiritual power.

Wen Yu choked, but still wanted to say something, to persuade Zhi Bai Niangzi to go back.

But before she could finish her words, Zhibai raised his hand and patted Wenyu's shoulder, then walked past her.

"Branch White Lady!"