"Now you know to beg for mercy? Too late!" Rulan glared at the other party fiercely and said, "When you were trying to kill our master and mocking him, why didn't you beg for mercy?"
"Grandma, I was wrong! I was wrong! I was blind to your greatness. Please, Grandma, spare my life for the sake of my elderly parents and young children. I will be eternally grateful and will do my utmost to help you in the future, even unto death."
Men will do anything to survive.
Yunzhi sized him up, as if assessing whether his words were credible.
The man seemed to sense Yunzhi's wavering and pressed on, saying, "I swear to God, if I fail to keep what I said today, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death."
Yunzhi looked at the man and finally relented, saying, "I can spare your life, but you will not escape punishment."
After saying that, Yunzhi glanced at Rulan. Rulan immediately understood and took out a small bottle of poison from her person.
Seeing Rulan's actions, the man's expression changed. He knew that what was inside was definitely not good. But in order to save his life, he dared not refuse again.
Seeing that he had stopped shouting, Rulan nodded in satisfaction and said, "This is poison, and it takes effect once a month. If you behave and listen to us, I will give you an antidote every month to prevent the poison from taking effect. But if you disobey, you will die from the poison."
"Don't worry, I'll definitely listen to you." The man nodded earnestly. He wasn't exactly a man of principle, nor was he someone Shi Qingyun had groomed from childhood. These kinds of thugs were masters of opportunism.
Rulan nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this, and then gave the medicine to the other person.
Yunzhi watched as the man took the poison, then ignored him and turned her attention to another person. Clearly, this was the tough one.
Therefore, Yunzhi didn't ask him directly, but instead took out the poison, intending to give it to him first.
Unexpectedly, just as she was about to administer the poison, a sudden change occurred. A gust of wind, carrying a sharp killing intent, rushed straight towards her.
Yunzhi looked up and saw a sharp arrow, gleaming with a cold light, shooting towards her.
It turned out that there were archers hiding in the nearby woods. Yunzhi's face darkened as she dodged the arrows while shoving Rulan and Rumei beside her.
An Er also noticed that there were other people in the shadows. While blocking Yun Zhi's way, he shouted, "Your Highness, be careful!"
However, just as Yunzhi dodged, several more arrows shot out from the forest, all aimed at her.
Yunzhi's face darkened. She casually drew a soft arrow from her waist, parrying the incoming arrows while instructing Rulan and Rumei, "Send the signal."
"Yes!" Ru Mei responded, quickly pulled out a signal from her body, and threw it into the air. The signal exploded in the sky.
Those secretly protecting Yunzhi saw the signal and rushed towards this direction.
Lu Cang of Dongli, who was rushing over here, also saw the signal and his expression changed. He thought to himself that something was wrong.
Therefore, he immediately cracked his whip, urging the horse to run faster and faster.
Mingyi also saw the signal and couldn't help but worry. Logically speaking, with An'er's group of men there, the princess should be safe.
But it did send a signal, so something must have happened.
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