With Su An, who was being held hostage, Xue Sha was already slow, and soon he sensed the approaching aura from behind.
The night was as deep as ink.
Fu Zhun pursued relentlessly, his speed was extremely fast, and the distance between him and Xue Sha was gradually decreasing.
Blood Fiend felt the pressure behind him and quickly glanced back, only to be greatly alarmed.
The powerful figure darted swiftly through the mountains and forests, the sound of his robes fluttering in the wind could be heard, and every step he took carried a powerful aura.
It was that cripple!
Not only did he stand up again, but his movements were also frighteningly fast!
"Damn it, what the hell!" Blood Fiend cursed under his breath, knowing he couldn't escape, and immediately stopped in his tracks.
He gripped Su An's neck tightly, threatening her face.
"Don't come any closer, or I'll kill her right now!"
Su An suddenly found it difficult to breathe, and only then did she make out the figure in front of her through her blurred vision.
Fu Zhun stopped a few meters away, his face extremely cold.
Just when Xue Sha thought his threat had succeeded, Fu Zhun silently raised his hand and instantly launched a hidden weapon, which flew towards Xue Sha like a meteor, its speed catching everyone off guard.
"Ah!" Blood Fiend was shocked and hurriedly dodged, but was still slashed on the arm by an arrow, tearing out a strip of flesh.
Fu Zhun seized the opportunity and rushed towards Xue Sha, his sword light pointing straight at his throat.
If he lets go of Su An to dodge, he can avoid this attack.
However, Xue Sha saw through his intentions. He gritted his teeth and smiled fiercely, neither dodging nor avoiding, and even with his bloodied and mangled arm, he still tightly gripped Su An.
As Fu Zhun got closer, he exerted more force, and in an instant, Su An suffocated, his face turning blue and purple, struggling in agony.
He was gambling that Fu Zhun wouldn't dare to actually rush over, otherwise he could have strangled Su An to death before that happened!
Seeing the resolute look on his face, Fu Zhun had no choice but to deflect his sword and stop, his expression grim.
"Release her, and I will spare your life." His voice was as cold as ice, exuding a chilling pressure.
"Impossible!" Blood Fiend broke out in a cold sweat, feeling a mix of fear and relief.
Thankfully, he made the right bet.
He certainly wouldn't just stand by and watch Su An die!
Xue Sha suddenly felt emboldened and tightly gripped Su An in front of him, saying, "Let me go, I won't hurt her."
"But if you keep pushing me, don't blame me for taking her with me to death!"
Fu Zhun frowned, looking at Su An's face as he gasped for breath in pain, and his breathing paused almost imperceptibly.
He tried to appear indifferent, but a dull ache in his chest made him clench his fists, the veins on the back of his hands bulging.
"Remember your words. If she loses even a single hair, I will slaughter an entire member of your Blood Lotus Sect."
Blood Fiend's hand trembled involuntarily, and he cursed the madman in his heart.
But he dared not be defiant at this moment, and with Su An in one arm, he cautiously retreated step by step.
Only after confirming that Fu Zhun was no longer chasing them did he drag Su An along and continue running.
"Cough cough! Slow down!" Su An's voice was hoarse and painful. He staggered along and almost fell several times.
I felt like crying but couldn't.
What business is it of these two to fight? It has nothing to do with a weak, helpless, pitiful person like me.
Living a life of suffering!
After wandering around for an unknown amount of time, Su An was finally brought to an old wooden house deep in the mountains.
Xue Sha pushed open the door and dragged Su An into the wooden house.
The room was filled with an old and decaying smell. Xue Sha, covered in sweat, pressed a mechanism somewhere and led Su An into the secret passage.
Su An was choked by the smell and it took her a while to look up and assess her surroundings.
The secret passage was dimly lit, with only a few faint oil lamps flickering on the walls, casting dappled shadows.
The narrow passageways meandered and extended in all directions, making it difficult to discern directions; they were like a maze, leading in all directions.
Blood Fiend ignored her reaction, dragged her around several turns, and finally saw a room that looked like a secret chamber in front of them.
Inside the room sat a group of people dressed as commoners, all covered in dust and dirt, their eyes filled with exhaustion and fear.
The leader was a middle-aged woman. She was dressed in simple clothes, her hair was a little messy, and her face was full of the marks of time, but her eyes inexplicably revealed a kind of ruthless vicissitude.
"Master!" Xue Sha strode over and pushed Su An forward.
"The person has been brought in, and the prince reacted strongly; she must be an important hostage."
"You're injured, go get it bandaged quickly," Feng Chunlian said with a frown, then looked at Su An with a scrutinizing gaze.
At the same time, Su An looked at her in surprise.
Unexpectedly, the leader of the Blood Lotus Cult who caused this riot was actually an ordinary woman.
"What exactly do you want to do?" After thinking it over, Su An couldn't help but stare at her and ask.
At least for now, the other party has no intention of harming me, so there might still be room for maneuver.
Upon hearing the question, Feng Chunlian's face was filled with bitterness, and her eyes revealed an uncontrollable sense of helplessness and indignation.
Taking a deep breath, she seemed to resign herself to her fate, and slowly explained in a hoarse voice:
“My lady, you may not know this, but my husband was the village chief of this village. A few days ago, the village suffered a severe drought, and the harvest failed. Every household was starving and almost everyone was starving. Later, when we learned that the government was distributing grain, my husband led the villagers to collect the grain with great joy.”
"But who would have thought that the government would demand that we raise a hundred taels of silver before they would release the grain? We are all poor people, where would we get so much silver!"
"In order to survive, everyone sold their pots and pans and borrowed money from all over the place. They finally managed to scrape together one hundred taels of silver. But when we went back, the government changed its mind and asked for five hundred taels and then one thousand taels. It was like a bottomless pit that kept sucking the blood out of us ordinary people!"
After a pause, Feng Chunlian clenched her fist tightly. "We were forced into a corner and had no choice but to organize refugees, create the Blood Lotus Sect, and lead everyone to plunder the granaries!"
“My husband was unfortunately killed by soldiers during the looting of grain, and I became their new leader.”
As she finished speaking, Feng Chunlian's voice trembled, and tears welled up in her bloodshot eyes.
"But from beginning to end, we were just ordinary people. We were forced to rob the granary because we just wanted to survive. We were not traitors at all!"
"We were just trying to fill our stomachs; we never took the lives of innocent people!"
Seeing Feng Chunlian's somewhat agitated expression, Su An pursed her lips, her heart filled with complex emotions.
"I see……"
Leading unarmed villagers step by step to the Blood Lotus Cult as it is today is quite admirable.
But Su An wasn't blinded by her soft heart. He stared at her and asked, "So, what is your purpose in kidnapping me? To negotiate with the government?"
“We previously planned to kidnap the prince to coerce the government, but now there is a better way…” Feng Chunlian wiped away her tears and stared intently at Su An.
"I hope you can introduce me to the prince so that I can discuss this with him."
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