142. Hostage Exchange

When Nan Hou got the news about his son, he almost immediately ignored his serious illness and ran to see Ye Li. After understanding the whole process, Nan Hou pushed away the people who supported him, knelt on both knees and bowed to Ye Li respectfully, saying: "Princess, your great kindness will never be forgotten by Nan Hou Mansion. Please accept my greetings." Ye Li was stunned.

, and hurriedly left the desk and walked down the hall to personally help Nan Hou up, "Your Majesty, you must not do this. I am unworthy of this. Not to mention Nan Hou's son's status, I have to save him for the sake of my eldest sister." Nan Hou had already burst into tears. Although Nan Hou's son was not the only heir of this generation of Nan Hou Mansion, he was Nan Hou's only son and the only one of this generation of Nan Hou Mansion.

One by one, heirs who can support the whole family. If he has any accident, he can only be succeeded by someone from the side branch, but there are no outstanding candidates in the fat side branch, so the Nanhou Mansion may only last until the generation of the Marquis.

"My son is incompetent. He was defeated and captured, causing trouble to the princess." Being defeated and captured is not a good reputation. Nan Hou no longer asks his son to have outstanding achievements and great power. He only hopes that he can come back alive and leave a legacy for Nan Hou's Mansion.

Ye Li comforted him softly, "Victory and defeat are common in the military. The King of Xiling Zhennan has always been known as the God of War of Xiling. It is not a shame for the son of the Marquis of Nan to be defeated by him. As long as one is alive, there will always be a day when one can win."

Nan Hou thanked solemnly, "Thank you, Princess."

The King of Zhennan was detained by Jiangxia City in exchange for the son of the Marquis of Nan. This deal was obviously very advantageous to Xiling, so after receiving the letter, the Xiling camp agreed immediately without hesitation. After all, the King of Zhennan was the commander-in-chief of the Xiling army. If something unexpected happened, not only would the Xiling army be leaderless, but the whole country of Xiling would also be in chaos.

Chaos. The Prince of Nanhou was just a prince of a marquisate. Even though Nanhou had great prestige in Chujing, for the Chu army, the influence of the Prince of Nanhou, who had just entered the battlefield, on the Mohist army was probably not as great as that of a lieutenant. Such a deal was so easy that it was unbelievable.

The two sides quickly prepared for the exchange of hostages, and the location of the exchange was set at a small mountain valley five miles outside Jiangxia City three days later. Ye Li only brought Qin Feng and Zhuo Jing, as well as a few soldiers specially trained by Qin Feng and a dozen secret guards. Although he became a prisoner, the King of Zhennan was still as elegant as ever, and he did not have the wolfish attitude of a hostage. Seeing Ye Li was very

He smiled at her in a good mood. Ye Li ignored him and waved her hand to let him go.

Compared with the King of Zhennan, the situation of the Prince of Nanhou was obviously much worse. The Prince of Nanhou, who was dragged out from behind by the Xiling people, was covered with wounds and looked exhausted. The leader of the Xiling party was actually the Prince of Zhennan, Lei Tengfeng, who had met him several times in Xiling. It was obvious that he had rushed over from Xinyang overnight after receiving the news.

Ye Li, who was sitting on the horse, was startled and said with a smile: "Princess, how are you these days since we last met?" Ye Li raised her eyebrows and said calmly: "Not bad, it could have been very good, it's a pity that the prince and the noble country are unwilling to give me this opportunity." Lei Tengfeng smiled and said: "Fighting on the battlefield is a man's job. As a princess, you should have lived a life of luxury. Why bother with this?"

"How can I escape from the mundane world?" Ye Li sighed, "I am a mortal, how can I transcend the mundane world? Prince Lei, let's stop here for now. May I ask what is the current situation of the Prince of Nanhou of our country?"

Lei Tengfeng turned around to look at the Prince of Nanhou who was being held behind him, and smiled apologetically at Ye Li, saying, "Swords have no eyes on the battlefield, and it is inevitable that the Prince of Nanhou has some injuries. I hope the princess will not blame you."

Ye Li smiled faintly and said, "No, I understand. Prince Lei is reminding me that I am too lenient to the captives. Zhuo Jing." She raised her slender hands slightly and made a simple gesture. Zhuo Jing responded and moved his hands as fast as the wind. There were only two clicks and a scream from behind. Mo Fei, who was standing next to King Zhennan, had his left arm strangely bent and hanging down.

Lei Tengfeng's face changed slightly, and he stared at Ye Li opposite him with lightning-like eyes. Ye Li's face remained normal. She looked sideways at the slightly surprised King Zhennan on his horse and smiled at Lei Tengfeng, "My lord, I don't like to mistreat prisoners. But... I always believe in an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. This time, Mr. Mo will do it for me. If there is another opportunity in the future, I will

I don't mind returning it directly to the King of Zhennan. Or... has the injury on the prince healed?"

Lei Tengfeng was silent for a moment, then ordered the people around him, "Send the Prince of Nanhou over."

Two soldiers supported the son of Nanhou and walked towards Ye Li. Ye Li waved his hand and said, "For the sake of fairness, send the King of Zhennan over." Qin Feng nodded, and the two men behind him led the King of Zhennan to the opposite side. When they walked to the middle of the exchange, just when the two hostages had just returned to their own people, Lei Tengfeng suddenly came from the opposite side and said in a deep voice, "

"Attack!" Before he finished speaking, the King of Zhennan quickly retreated, while two soldiers rushed forward like arrows, one towards the Prince of Nanhou, and the other towards Ye Li. At the same time, more than a dozen figures beside Lei Tengfeng also rushed out quickly, accompanied by a rain of arrows. All this happened in an instant.

The two Chu soldiers standing in the middle quickly stood in front of the Nanhou Prince. The Xiling soldier who rushed towards the Nanhou Prince felt a chill in his chest before he even got close to him, and fell to the ground with an expression of disbelief on his face. The other soldier did not try to stop the man running towards Ye Li, but rushed towards the retreating Zhennan King, who was then dealing with a Xiling soldier.

The soldier ignored the Prince of Nanhou and rushed towards the King of Zhennan together with his companions not far away.

After this sudden change, the Prince of Nanhou also reacted. He chased after them despite the numerous wounds on his body. The King of Zhennan obviously did not expect that the two seemingly ordinary Dongchu soldiers beside him would have such strong skills and cooperated almost perfectly. However, the King of Zhennan himself was one of the top masters in the world, and he could still fight even if he lost an arm.

As a top master, he would not be afraid of these soldiers. However, these soldiers were obviously completely different from the Dongchu soldiers that King Zhennan knew. They were obviously very good at dealing with such top masters. Before they had fought for a few moves, several more people came up and surrounded him. However, they were not confused at all by the large number of people and continued to cooperate tacitly.

It seemed as if the contract had been rehearsed a thousand times.

Ye Li's guards also quickly fought with the Xiling people. After just a few glances, Ye Li could tell that although these people were wearing Xiling soldiers' uniforms, they were not real soldiers, but more like martial arts masters. Ye Li looked up at Lei Tengfeng who was also looking at him, and smiled coldly, "Kill!"

"Yes, sir!"

The secret guards and the soldiers who followed them immediately became excited, sharpening their knives and rushing towards these Xiling people, and the two sides quickly engaged in a fierce battle.

Two fists cannot defeat four hands. This truth was once again confirmed by the specially trained warriors under Qin Feng. When the fighting around them was almost over, King Zhennan once again became a captive of Da Chu. Looking at King Zhennan who was brought back, Ye Li raised his eyebrows in a good mood. King Zhennan's smile was rarely bitter. "The Mohist Army is well-trained.

, I admire you. "Ye Li smiled and said, "Your Majesty is too polite. You are one of the best masters in the world. It is their blessing to receive your guidance." Pointing to the soldiers who had just successfully defeated another master, Ye Li's eyes were filled with satisfaction. Although everyone was injured, the soldiers were obviously in high spirits. After hearing Ye Li's words,

He raised his head and chest, clasped his fists towards the King of Zhennan and said, "Thank you for your guidance, King of Zhennan." To be honest, even though the King of Zhennan only had one arm, he was still more difficult to deal with than Mu Qingcang, who was known as the best master in Da Chu. Just looking at the wounds on all of them, it was obvious that if they hadn't already had the experience of working together to defeat Mu Qingcang, it would have been very difficult to defeat Zhennan.

The Southern King would probably have a more difficult time. This was because the Southern King respected his status and would not fight them to the death. Otherwise, they would probably suffer casualties.

The face of the Prince of Zhennan twitched slightly, and he looked at Ye Li and asked, "What are Princess Ding's plans now?"

Ye Li smiled and said, "My Lord, you are making things difficult for me. Originally, we could have exchanged the hostages amicably and went home. But now, what should I do?"

On the other side, Lei Tengfeng smiled bitterly and said, "Princess, I am wrong in this matter. Please forgive me and let my father go." Ye Li said calmly, "Your Highness is talking lightly. If it was Prince Nanhou or me who was injured, I wonder what your attitude would be now?" Lei Tengfeng knew that he was in the wrong, and said, "As long as I can do it, Princess will do her best.

"I'll take care of it." He was indeed too reckless today, thinking that Ye Li would not have any preparations, but he didn't expect that Ye Li's arrangements were just waiting for him to take action. Ye Li pondered for a moment and asked, "How about asking the prince to lead the army to withdraw from Da Chu?"

Lei Tengfeng's face darkened slightly, and he said, "Princess, I am sorry for making things difficult for you."

Ye Li raised her eyebrows and looked at the King of Zhennan helplessly, saying, "My Lord, it turns out that your mere Xinyang City is not worth anything. Is the King of Zhennan in Xiling so cheap?" The King of Zhennan smiled faintly and said, "Countless soldiers of Xiling also sacrificed to conquer Xinyang. This matter is indeed not something my son can decide. Princess, please make it difficult for him." Ye Li narrowed her eyes slightly and said quickly, "Okay, I won't make it difficult. 50,000 dan of grain and grass, 5 million taels of silver."

"Princess, you are talking too much!" Lei Tengfeng frowned. Ye Li snorted coldly and said sharply: "Cut off the other hand of the King of Zhennan!" Zhuo Jing nodded and said: "Yes, sir."

Seeing that Zhuo Jing had indeed pulled out the sword from the soldier behind him and was about to swing it at King Zhennan, Lei Tengfeng hurriedly stopped him, "Princess, wait a minute!"

Ye Li raised her eyebrows and looked at him calmly. After a long while, Lei Tengfeng finally nodded and said, "Okay, it's a deal. But I need time. Also, the princess must guarantee that my father will not be harmed, otherwise I will definitely massacre all the Dongchu people wherever the army goes!" Ye Li's smile became colder, "Five days later, it will still be here. Also, what Prince Lei just said had better be just talk. Otherwise, I don't mind killing all the generals in Xiling. For example, the one in Zheng Bian. Of course, I don't mind massacring the entire Xiling!"

Lei Tengfeng was shocked, looked at Ye Li deeply, nodded and said: "It's a deal."