Amur narrowed his eyes, his hawk-like pupils were exceptionally sharp.
"Are you negotiating terms with me?"
"It's not a negotiation," Chu Qingluan said, "it's a deal. You help me get out of this situation, and I'll tell you the secret of this situation."
"Ha!" Amur sneered, bringing the breath of the grassland to his face, "Why should I believe you?"
Chu Qingluan did not dodge or evade, but met his gaze: "Because I recognize this 'Cang Wolf's Oath', and because I know who this pattern is related to."
"I know better where that person is now and whether he is doing well."
When Amur heard this, his pupils suddenly tightened and his knuckles turned white.
At this moment, footsteps were suddenly heard on the stairs.
Chu Qingluan leaned back against the bedpost and urged, "There is no time. You either cooperate with me now, or -"
She sat calmly on the bed, "When I am taken away, these secrets will be buried underground forever."
Amur stared at her intently, and suddenly laughed, a very dangerous laugh.
Although the woman in front of me has an ordinary appearance, her overall temperament and calmness when facing difficulties make her look nothing like a weak and ordinary woman.
Recalling the scene he had seen in the lobby of the inn before, Amur quickly filled in his mind a story about a rich girl being abducted by a man.
I think this woman must have been deceived by the man from the Central Plains and came to this remote place.
The next second, he suddenly took out a dagger from his body. With a flash of cold light, the silver chain broke.
Then he pulled Chu Qingluan up and looked at her dangerously.
"Cunning Central Plains woman, you better not lie to me. Otherwise -
I will let you know that the wolves in the Western Regions are much scarier than the lunatics in the Central Plains!"
…
After Qi Che led out the horse and properly settled it, he did not dare to delay and immediately went back upstairs.
However, the moment he pushed open the door, the blood in his body suddenly froze.
I saw Chu Qingluan being held hostage by a tall man, with one hand on Chu Qingluan's shoulder and the other hand holding a dagger against Chu Qingluan's neck.
Qi Che's eyes were bared.
"Let her go!" His voice was horribly hoarse. "Do you know who she is? If you dare to hurt her in the slightest——"
Amur sneered and pressed the blade down slightly, leaving a red mark on Chu Qingluan's snow-white skin.
"Oh? I want to hear who this lady is."
Qi Che naturally couldn't reveal Chu Qingluan's true identity, so he gritted his teeth and said, "If you dare to hurt her hair, I will kill all your clans!"
"Oh?" Amur laughed, his laugh was extremely ironic.
"But when I came in just now, this lady was clearly locked in here. If that's the case, shouldn't you be the first one to be executed?"
"you--"
Qi Che suppressed his surging anger, lowered his hands slightly, and made a gesture for peace.
"I'm afraid you have misunderstood."
"This is my wife. She ran away from home because of some misunderstandings with me."
"I locked her up here because I was afraid she might get into trouble if she went out alone late at night."
As he spoke, he took out a purse from his bosom and said, "If you want money, you can take all this, but if you insist on robbing people——"
Qi Che's eyes gradually turned cold, and his voice was threatening.
"Judging from your appearance and accent, you don't seem to be from the Great Chu. This is the territory of the Great Chu, and there are soldiers stationed within a hundred miles. I am not talented, but I have some connections with the governor of Youzhou. If you release him now, I can pretend that this incident never happened."
Amur raised the corners of his eyes, his gaze moving back and forth between Qi Che and Chu Qingluan, smiling playfully.
To be honest, he had no intention of getting involved in this matter, but Chu Qingluan had the information he wanted, so he had to cooperate with Chu Qingluan.
But if what the man said was true and he had connections with the government, then Amur would have to reconsider whether he should try a different approach.
Seeing that he was hesitating, Chu Qingluan whispered something in his ear.
"He has been wanted by the imperial court for a long time. How can he have connections with the government? Let's go!"
Qi Che also heard this and was deeply hurt.
"Qing Niang! You are confused! Do you know who he is? Why are you willing to join forces with him just to leave me?"
His voice was filled with unprecedented pain, as if he was the one who was let down.
"You would rather trust an unknown outsider than me?"
Amur felt Chu Qingluan's tense body and looked down at her with interest: "It seems that the 'deep love between husband and wife' that you people in the Central Plains talk about is just like this."
Chu Qingluan sneered and looked at Qi Che with eyes like icy blades.
"Qi Che, if you still have a shred of rationality, you should know that turning yourself in is your only way out."
Qi Che's face suddenly turned pale and he was deeply shocked.
"So, you really want to join forces with this outsider and escape from me? But how do you know? Will he do anything to hurt you..."
"You don't need to worry about this, Qi Che. You should worry more about yourself now. I would rather take this chance than be imprisoned by you."
Amur relaxed his arm around her shoulders just in time, and the blade of the dagger gleamed coldly in the moonlight.
"Did you hear that? Your 'wife' seems to trust an outsider like me more."
He deliberately emphasized the word "Madam" with great emphasis, his eyes full of sneer.
At this time, Batu also came up from downstairs and reported to Amur: "Master, everything has been arranged. We can set off at any time."
Amur nodded, then pulled Chu Qingluan and was about to leave Qi Che.
At this moment, Qi Che suddenly turned sideways and stood in front of the door, with madness and unwillingness in his eyes.
"Qing Niang, don't forget that you still have the Meridian Sealing Powder in your body. If you don't have the antidote, your meridians will be reversed and you will die within three days!"
He held onto the door frame tightly with his arms, "Come back with me... I promise to give you the antidote!"
Chu Qingluan paused slightly and frowned.
This is indeed a trouble.
But now that I finally have the chance to escape, should I give up?
"Poisoned?" Amur keenly noticed the stiffness of her body and asked in a low voice.
"It doesn't matter." Chu Qingluan said resolutely, "I would rather die than be controlled by him."
There are still three days left, there must be a way, right?
Amur's eyes darkened, and then he took out a bottle from his arms, "The blood toad from the Western Region can cure all kinds of poisons."
Qi Che's face suddenly changed when he saw this: "Impossible! This Fengmai Powder is the secret medicine of the Great Chu, how could it be..."
"A frog in the well." Amur interrupted with a smile and pushed Qi Che away.
"There are tens of thousands of strange poisons in the Western Regions. How dare you use such a trick like yours to embarrass yourself?"
Chu Qingluan sneered, stepped out of the door without hesitation, and went down the stairs first.
The moment the carriage started, Qi Che rushed forward madly, but was kicked away by Batu.
He fell into the dust, watching the carriage disappear into the night. His teeth were almost broken and the veins on the back of his hands were almost popping out.
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