"Since they have taken such good care of you, I can spare them from killing them or torturing them, but I cannot let them go."

The situation is more serious than expected... Ling Yun's expression remained unchanged and he asked, "Why?"

Xiahou Qing said sternly: "This matter concerns the future of the entire Qianshan Island, and it cannot be compensated by a little personal relationship."

Ling Yun looked at him with sharp eyes: "Is it the future of Qianshan Island, or your personal ambition and selfish desire?"

Xiahou Qing's face darkened.

Su Xiaoxiao tugged at Ling Yun's sleeve imperceptibly.

Ling Yun knew Xiahou Qing too well. It was useless to call him father today. Even if he knelt down and begged him, he would not show mercy.

"You keep saying you want to make it up to me, but it turns out you're not even letting my two friends go."

Xiahou Qing frowned and said patiently, "I can give you anything else you want, but this matter is no joke. Don't be ignorant. Everything I have in the future will be yours. I am doing this for your own good."

Ling Yun said sarcastically: "For my own good? You made it up to me not because you loved me, but to make yourself feel better. After all, the only person you really care about is yourself. My mother really misjudged you. If she had known earlier, she shouldn't have met you, let alone risked her life to give birth to me!"

Xiahou Qing slapped the table: "How dare you!"

Su Xiaoxiao immediately stepped forward, glared at Ling Yun and said, "You are really going too far. How can you say such angry words? You were worried to death about the city lord these days, and now you are upset again when we meet!"

As she spoke, she winked at Ling Yun.

Ling Yun clenched his fingers and didn't continue.

Su Xiaoxiao immediately turned around and looked at Xia Houqing: "City Lord, his bad temper should have been changed long ago. Mother has been mad at him many times, but he is not in good health, so we can't beat him."

Thinking of his frail body, Xiahou Qing's anger subsided a little.

Su Xiaoxiao said to Ling Yun again: "You are such a fool. Didn't they both save your life? She gave you her son's life-extending medicine willingly. You didn't force her to do so."

Ling Yun seamlessly connected the story: "If it weren't for her, I would have died in the Western Jin Dynasty! Someone also has no son!"

Xiahou Qing was furious: "You——"

Su Xiaoxiao said seriously, "Okay, okay, I know she's very kind to you, but the city lord has his own difficulties. There's no such thing as an overnight grudge between father and son. Don't always deliberately anger your father."

Ling Yun turned his face away.

Su Xiaoxiao continued to act as a peacemaker: "City Lord, I don't understand the affairs of your Xiahou family, and Ling Yun doesn't understand either. You've never let him participate in anything, and you didn't even tell him. How can he understand your ambitions?"

Xiahou Qing also fell silent after hearing this.

Su Xiaoxiao said to Ling Yun: "Brother, please have a good talk with the city lord. I will wait for you outside."

Soon, Xiahou Qing and Ling Yun were the only ones left in the room.

Xiahou Qing looked at Ling Yun's thin figure, thought of Yun Xi, and sighed: "Come here, I will tell you the origin of the Xiahou family."

…

Half an hour later, Ling Yun came out.

Su Xiaoxiao looked around, and walked out with Ling Yun, while asking in a low voice: "How is it?"

Ling Yun sighed: "He still doesn't agree to release him, but I know the function of dragon crystal."

Su Xiaoxiao raised her eyebrows: "Oh?"

Ling Yun said: "It is used to open the tomb of Emperor Wu. There are four pieces in total. He is looking for the one in our hands. He suspects that the dragon crystal is in the hands of another descendant of Emperor Wu."

Su Xiaoxiao asked, "Does he know that the other lineage of Emperor Wu's descendants is from the Wei family?"

Ling Yun nodded: "Yes, he knew it six years ago, but the Wei family has declined in recent years, so he did not regard the Wei family as a threat. It was not long ago that he got a treasure map, which recorded that four pieces of dragon crystals were the key to open the tomb of Emperor Wu. He learned that there were more than three pieces of dragon crystals, and suspected that the last piece was in the hands of the Wei family."

Su Xiaoxiao suddenly realized: "I see, that's what I was thinking. The martial arts competition is held every three years, why did it only change to going to Dragon Mountain to get the Dragon Crystal this time?"

Ling Yun said: "I will think of another way to rescue the princess and the eldest prince of the Western Jin Dynasty." -Dungeon .

Xiahou Zheng was in Yuwen Xi's cell, forcing her to write a letter to the Western Jin Dynasty.

Xie Jinnian stood in the corridor outside the cell.

Xiahou Zheng said condescendingly: "Your Highness, I advise you to cooperate obediently and suffer less."

Yu Wenxi said coldly: "I'll give you my head or my life. You want me to be your Xiahou family's running dog? Dream on!"

Xiahou Zheng said, "Your Highness, you don't think I really don't dare to torture you, do you?"

Yuwen Xi said sarcastically: "If I, Yuwen Xi, make a sound, I will take your last name!"

Xiahou Zheng raised his hand.

A guard came in carrying an iron bucket with burning charcoal and took out a red-hot iron from the bucket.

She didn't intend to struggle.

The guards tore open her clothes, revealing her bruised shoulders.

Yuwen Huai from the next cell rushed over, grabbed the wooden board of the cell door and shouted angrily: "Xiahou Zheng, come at me if you dare! We are all men! What's the point of bullying a woman!"

Xiahou Zheng said: "Second brother, go and teach him a lesson."

Xie Jinnian sighed, "Brother, I don't know martial arts, aren't you making things difficult for me?"

Xiahou Zheng smiled coldly, took the branding iron from the guard, and pressed it on Yuwen Huai's chest.

Yuwen Huai did not dodge and took it head on.

Xiahou Zheng said to Yuwen Xi: "If you don't write to me, I will continue to torture your brother."

Yu Wenxi said nonchalantly: "He and I are sworn enemies. You tortured him to death, and I have to thank you."

Xiahou Zheng curled the corners of his lips, put the branding iron back, took a new one, and walked towards Yuwen Xi.

Yuwen Huai shouted, "Xiahou Zheng!"

Just as he was about to take action, the guards beside the city lord came over and said, "The city lord has ordered that they must not be tortured."

Xiahou Zheng frowned: "Why?"

The guard said, "That's what the city lord ordered."

Xiahou Zheng: "Who came to see my foster father today?"

Guard: "Young Palace Master Yun."

Xiahou Zheng's eyes turned cold: "It's him again." -It was late at night and everyone was asleep.

Yuwen Xi was drowsy.

Suddenly, she heard the sound of the cell door opening.

She woke up suddenly.

A sneaky figure rushed in. She was about to strangle him with the chain when she heard him whisper, "Hush, Your Highness, it's me."

In the dim moonlight, Yuwen Xi recognized him as one of the dungeon guards.

"Young Palace Master Yun asked me to rescue you. Take this medicine first. It's the antidote to the cartilage powder."

The jailer said as he handed Yu Wenxi a pill.

Yu Wenxi looked at him doubtfully and took the medicine.

After resting for a while, she really felt that her body was gradually recovering its strength.

The jailer took out the key from his waist, unlocked her shackles, opened the door of the next room, and woke up Yuwen Huai.

But Yuwen Huai took a lot of torture for Yuwen Xi, and the situation was a bit bad.

The jailer was anxious: "I can't wake up His Highness."

Yuwen Xi glanced at the unconscious Yuwen Huai and carried him on her back.

The jailer led the two out of the dungeon and said, "Your Highness, this is an emergency. The young palace master cannot use so many connections. I can only trouble you to crawl through the dog hole."

Yuwen Xi nodded.

The three of them crawled out through a dog hole in a secluded courtyard.

The carriage had been waiting for a long time.

The jailer said to Yuwen Xi, "The carriage will take you two to Baihua Palace. Your Highness, please knock me out now."

Yu Wenxi frowned and knocked him unconscious with a knife.

Then she and the coachman helped Yuwen Huai into the carriage.

The driver said, "Your Highness, please sit tight. If anyone comes after us, I will try my best to stop them. You and the eldest prince can abandon the carriage and walk eastwards, and you will reach the Hundred Flowers Palace."

Yu Wenxi asked in confusion: "Who is your Young Palace Master Yun? Why is he helping us?"

The driver said, "Young Palace Master was also entrusted by someone. You will know when the princess goes to Baihua Palace."

(End of this chapter)