Su Jinyue smiled, "If you let us go, we will naturally not leak this matter, and we will not bring the government to trouble you. We just want to leave here."

The man in black was silent for a while, as if weighing the pros and cons.

"I can promise you, but you have to take out the antidote first." The man in black finally said.

Su Jinyue smiled slightly, "I can give you the antidote, but I need you to untie my ropes first."

This time the man did not hesitate. He walked behind Su Jinyue and untied her ropes.

Su Jinyue moved her wrist, then took out a small bottle from her arms and handed it to the man in black.

"This is the antidote, just let them take it." Su Jinyue said.

The man in black took the bottle, looked at it carefully for a moment, and then nodded.

Su Jinyue said: "Can you let us go now?"

The man's cold gaze fell on Su Jinyue, "Do you think I'm a good person? The antidote has been obtained, and I'm not a person who keeps my word."

"OK."

Su Jinyue did not get angry at all because of being deceived. Instead, she smiled and said, "You can feed this antidote to them and see if they die faster!"

The man held the medicine bottle tightly in his hand, "How dare you lie to me?!"

"Same here." Su Jinyue said coldly, "I'm not someone who will hand over the antidote just because you say so."

A sneer appeared on Su Jinyue's lips, and there was no trace of panic in her eyes.

She was calm and composed, not like a woman who was tied up, but rather like someone who had the upper hand over the opponent and was sure of victory.

The man didn't expect that this seemingly weak woman could be so calm.

"Okay, I know you're not afraid of death."

The black-clad man's gaze lingered on Su Jinyue's face for a moment, then slowly moved away.

He stood up, walked to the window, and looked out at the night. The moonlight shone through the gaps in the leaves, casting patches of light and shadow on his face.

"You are very smart and courageous."

The man in clothes suddenly spoke, with a hint of admiration in his voice, "But you should know that these are of no use under absolute pressure."

Su Jinyue did not answer. She just sat there quietly, waiting for the next words from the man in black.

"If it had been anyone else today, you and your friends would have died."

"But I can let you go, but you have to agree to one condition."

The man in black turned around and stared at Su Jinyue with sharp eyes.

Su Jinyue's eyes flashed with surprise, but she quickly concealed it. "What conditions?"

"Do me a favor." The man in black walked up to Su Jinyue and looked down at her.

"After this is done, I will ensure your safety."

Su Jinyue frowned slightly. She knew that this condition would not be so simple. "What is it?"

"The capital is hunting down assassins from all over the country, and I'm the one being hunted."

The man in black took out a portrait, which was the wanted portrait posted in the capital.

Unexpectedly, he was also involved in the assassination during the Lantern Festival. Su Jinyue suppressed her surprise for the time being.

Su Jinyue saw the portrait and her eyes fell on the face of the man in black. "So your name is Qin Qiong. The painting looks very much like you."

Qin Qiong glared at Su Jinyue coldly, "I think you look like a lady from a noble family. If you have the ability to lift the imperial court's arrest warrant against me, I will release all of you."

"I don't have the ability to lift your wanted warrant."

Su Jinyue looked at him and said, "You assassinated the emperor during the Lantern Festival. Even if I am a lady from an aristocratic family, I cannot save you from this crime."

"I was affected!" Qin Qiong said with a hint of anger: "Although we assassins are paid for our work, we know that there are some people we cannot touch."

"But people like us don't have the protection of the hall. The court will hunt down the killer and catch us all in one fell swoop, so I am also on the wanted list."

Su Jinyue nodded, "No wonder you are different from the bandits here, it turns out you can't stay in the capital, so you hid in the mountains."

Qin Qiong said: "As long as you agree to my condition, I can guarantee that you can leave the village safely."

"I just said that I don't have this ability."

"Miss Su, if you keep pretending, it will do no good to you or me."

Qin Qiong said, "I know that you are the legitimate daughter of the Ningyuan Marquisate, and the emperor has granted you marriage to Xiao Duo, the Duke of Zhenguo."

"The one who is investigating this case is Xiao Duo." Qin Qiong's eyes were fixed on Su Jinyue.

Su Jinyue's eyes were cold, "It seems that you have planned to capture us here?"

Qin Qiong shook his head. "It was an accident. I thought I would have to hide my identity and stay in this mountain village for the rest of my life."

"Who would have thought that I would recognize the daughter of the Marquis's mansion? This is an opportunity for me."

Su Jinyue said: "How do I know if what you said is true? You said that you didn't assassinate the emperor that night. Can you provide evidence?"

"I also had a mission that day."

Qin Qiong took out the letter from his arms and handed it to Su Jinyue, "This is the task I received."

The time and place of the action were marked on the letter paper, and it turned out to be to steal the relics from Zhenguo Temple.

It happened to be the Lantern Festival that day, and the emperor went on a secret tour because of the relics in Zhenguo Temple.

Su Jinyue's eyes were a little complicated. It seemed that he was really unlucky. How could he encounter such a thing?

"You are a killer, and you accept this kind of mission?"

Qin Qiong said: "For money, the killer doesn't care about so many things."

"Okay, I agree to your terms."

Su Jinyue looked at Qin Qiong and said, "You also have to agree to one request of mine. All those people you captured on the mountain yesterday must be released!"

Qin Qiong frowned, "You are making things difficult for me."

Su Jinyue tilted her head and raised an eyebrow at him, "Do you think it's easy to delete you from the wanted list?"

Qin Qiong's eyes flickered, as if he was touched by Su Jinyue's words. After a while, he sighed softly, "Okay, I will find a way to get those people down the mountain."

"Also," Su Jinyue added, "I want to see them get down the mountain safely."

Qin Qiong hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded in agreement: "Deal."

Just as the two of them reached an agreement, hurried footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door, followed by a bandit rushing in with a panicked look on his face, "Oh no, Second Boss, someone is attacking from down the mountain!"