Chapter 91 Returning the favor

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Chen Jiaxin was not just talking. She smiled and shook her wrist. In an instant, the dagger was pressed closer to Zhong Min's neck, and a faint trace of blood immediately appeared.

"Don't do anything rash. You just want to leave here. There's no need to make things difficult for Miss Min'er." Ning Zhiyuan saw that Chen Jiaxin actually took action. The blood oozing from Zhong Min's neck made him feel very uncomfortable for a moment, and his hands behind his back couldn't help but clench.

Unexpectedly, Chen Jiaxin smiled even more proudly and said to Ning Zhiyuan, "Your Majesty is right. However, I have to leave, but I still need to hear the answer to the question from Your Majesty himself. If Your Majesty is also concerned about the life and death of this girl, why not urge Your Majesty on my behalf?"

Zhong Min immediately felt a stinging pain in his neck and thought to himself, this woman is really cruel. She cuts without any reason. Does she really think she is so easy to bully?

"Chen Jiaxin, are you here to kill the prince, or are you here to chase after men?" Zhong Min taunted. "It's really ridiculous that a killer like you can ask such a cheesy question!"

As she spoke, she quietly moved her hand towards her waist while Chen Jiaxin wasn't paying attention.

"Shut up! Do you really think I don't dare to do anything?" Chen Jiaxin cursed Zhong Min in disgust, and then increased the strength in her hands. Soon, the originally light bloodstains on Zhong Min's neck naturally increased a lot.

Chen Jiaxin didn't notice Zhong Min's subtle movements, but Xiao Mingzheng, who was facing her, did notice them. He had no idea what Zhong Min was up to, but he noticed her wink, and a plan immediately came to mind. He didn't rush to speak, but continued to watch, pretending he hadn't seen anything, using his calm demeanor to control the situation.

"At least you won't kill me until you're safely away. At most, you'll just make me bleed a little more, just to scare me." Zhong Min said nonchalantly, looking fearless. "If I were you, I wouldn't have the time to think about anything else. It's already a matter of whether I can leave safely, so how could I have time to care about Fengyue?"

"You don't have to worry about that. With you in my hands, what else do I have to worry about?" Chen Jiaxin pressed harder and said sarcastically, "You're really quite courageous. You still have the mind to meddle in other people's business at this time."

This forced Zhong Min to temporarily stop reaching towards her waist and instead distract Chen Jiaxin's attention.

She smiled and said, "You really think highly of me. Do you really think you can threaten the prince by just grabbing a servant like me? You are from Yumen Tower, but are you more childish than a six-year-old?"

"You'll know if it works after you try. There's no need to be so self-deprecating. Didn't you see that Your Highness hasn't dared to issue even a single order?" Chen Jiaxin said to Xiao Mingzheng, who had been silent and watching coldly. "Your Highness, I'll count to three. If you don't answer, I'll have to make your servant bleed more first."

“One, two…”

Before he could count to three, Xiao Mingzheng finally spoke. He seemed to have seen Zhong Min take something out from her waist, and he thought that if he bought her a little more time, there would definitely be an unexpected surprise.

"No need to count. If you absolutely must know, I'll tell you." Xiao Mingzheng said calmly, "I will treat those who are loyal to me with allegiance, regardless of appearance. As for those who plot to murder me, even if they are as beautiful as a fairy, I won't even glance at them. Although you've carefully disguised yourself, I've seen your ill intentions from the moment you appeared. If it weren't for the Right Minister's sympathy and intercession, I would never have allowed you to stay."

Hearing Xiao Mingzheng's words, Ning Zhiyuan also took over with a look of regret: "It was all my negligence that allowed you, a wicked woman, to take advantage of me. I advise you to quickly release Miss Min'er. If you dare to hurt her in the slightest, I will never let you go!"

Unexpectedly, Zheng Jiaxin paid no attention to Ning Zhiyuan's threat. She sneered and ignored him, continuing to ask Xiao Mingzheng as if no one else was around, "How did Your Highness see through my ill intentions at first glance? Could it be that my acting skills are really that bad?"

"Sometimes, many judgments do not require any direct evidence. In such matters, intuition is often more accurate." Xiao Mingzheng said as he glanced at Zhong Min inadvertently. In fact, the so-called intuition was just borrowed from her.

"Intuition? That's an interesting answer. It seems that the prince is just like this girl. He disliked me from the beginning. Originally, I really admired the prince. Well, since that's the case, there is no need for me to stay here and be neglected. Please ask your subordinates to make way. When I get to a safe place, I will naturally let this girl go." Chen Jiaxin said with a smile, but there was a trace of inexplicable loss in her heart.

This was fine. Since the Goddess had the will and the King had no dreams, she naturally didn't need to hesitate any longer. Before long, everyone here would be gone, and she naturally wouldn't stay here and wait for death with them. If she successfully completed this mission and returned to Yumen Tower, the owner would surely reward her handsomely.

There were plenty of men like him, so there was no need to go to great lengths for someone who didn't like him. Chen Jiaxin wasn't someone who couldn't see through things, so the little bit of love that had arisen from her competitive nature was naturally gone.

Seeing this, Xiao Mingzheng did not hesitate and waved to the guards beside him, signaling them to make way for Chen Jiaxin to leave. Ning Zhiyuan was shocked when he saw this. He did not expect that King Mu, who was always ruthless and decisive in his actions, would be threatened so easily because of a woman.

Although he had noticed the difference in Prince Mu's attitude towards Zhong Min these days, he did not expect that he would care so much about it. He suddenly came up with an idea, hoping to use this to see how much weight Zhong Min had in Prince Mu's heart.

"Wait! Your Highness must not be fooled by this evil woman. If she doesn't release Min'er now, she will definitely not release her once she is out of the encirclement." Ning Zhiyuan hurriedly stopped her, saying, "People like this have no credibility. Your Highness cannot trust her. She must release Min'er now, or she must not be allowed to leave."

Upon hearing Ning Zhiyuan's words, the guards, who had been about to disperse, froze in their tracks, unsure whether to continue following the prince's orders. They were genuinely puzzled. Given the prince's character, he wouldn't be so easily threatened by a woman and simply obey. Could it be that this time, Zhong Min had truly made the prince make an exception?

"Do as she says, disperse and let her leave safely!" Xiao Mingzheng did not hesitate at all, frowning slightly with an unhappy look on his face. He was obviously quite dissatisfied with Ning Zhiyuan's interruption and his guards' indecision about his orders.

When everyone heard the master's tone, they dared not disobey anymore and immediately stepped back a few steps to make way.

Seeing this, Chen Jiaxin's mood brightened up and she couldn't help but smile triumphantly: "It seems that I really bet on the right horse this time. The prince cares so much about this girl, how could I go back on my word? Don't worry, when I'm safe, I will naturally release this..."

Before he could finish his words, Chen Jiaxin suddenly screamed and froze in place, the dagger in her hand dropping to the ground with a clang. Meanwhile, Zhong Min quickly dodged and left, moving five or six steps away from Chen Jiaxin and reaching a safer place.

Everyone was surprised to see this accident. However, except for Xiao Mingzheng and Ning Zhiyuan, no one noticed what Zhong Min had done. They were just curious to see Chen Jiaxin become like this.

"You damn girl! What kind of conspiracy did you come up with?" Chen Jiaxin's face turned blue, but gritting her teeth was useless. For some reason, her body suddenly became paralyzed and was completely out of her control.

After a few breaths, she was able to move again, but as soon as she raised her foot, the guards beside her had already reacted and put several sharp swords on her neck to control her.

"Sister, are you okay?" Xie Feng saw this and hurried forward to check the wound on Zhong Min's neck: "Let me see if it's serious."

"Don't worry, big brother. I'm fine." Zhong Min touched her neck nonchalantly. The slight sting was still there, but it was nothing serious. She turned to Xiao Mingzheng and Xie Feng and said, "The most important thing right now is to find what Chen Jiaxin left behind secretly. Otherwise, we're all doomed."

"You little bitch, stop dreaming! Do you think you can get the answers you want by catching me?" Although Chen Jiaxin was imprisoned and unable to move, her temper was still very fierce: "Don't say that you can't possibly know. Even if you knew, it would be impossible to change anything!"

"Why are you so mad? I didn't say I had to ask you. Just wait and see. I'll make you lose all your temper!" Zhong Min spread his hands towards the bad-tempered Chen Jiaxin and said sympathetically, "Even if you really can't change, it doesn't matter. You can't run away anyway. It's fun to wait for death together."

After that, she ignored Chen Jiaxin's livid face and went straight up to whisper a few words in Xiao Mingzheng's ear. Xiao Mingzheng listened without asking any further questions, but nodded. Seeing this, Zhong Min whispered a few more instructions to Xie Feng. Xie Feng immediately led seven or eight guards and rushed upstairs, downstairs, inside and outside the building.

Ning Zhiyuan, who was standing by, was naturally confused, and Chen Jiaxin had no idea what Zhong Min was up to. At the same time, Xiao Mingzheng calmly sat down and said to Ning Zhiyuan, "Prime Minister Ning, please sit down with me and have a cup of hot water to rest for a while. You must be frightened by all the swords and knives."