Meng Ruliu was extremely strong; even a man would find it difficult to resist her strength. Chu Yi's neck was tightly gripped by her, and he was dragged backward toward the carriage. The scabbard of his curved sword hung empty at his waist, making him look quite disheveled.
Su Wan did not expect that Meng Ruliu was pretending to call out to lure them over. Taking advantage of Chu Yi's unpreparedness, she grabbed his throat and pulled out his curved knife at the same time.
She stomped her foot angrily: "Sister-in-law, what are you doing? Brother Chu has already promised to let us go!"
"Sister, don't be silly!" Meng Ruliu tightly locked her arms around Chu Yi's neck and said quickly, "He is the commander of the Southern Chu army. As long as we capture him, we can force the Southern Chu army to withdraw. You're not taking advantage of such a good opportunity!"
Su Wan was at a loss for words.
Meng Ruliu is right. Chu Yi is the prince of Southern Chu, the next emperor, and the commander-in-chief of this Southern Chu army attack. Capturing him could indeed be used to threaten the Southern Chu army into withdrawing. It's similar to Bai Zhiyi having Chu Yi kidnap Su Yuze; both involve using important figures of the opposing side.
She hadn't considered this possibility. Perhaps it was because of her feelings for Chu Yi that she couldn't think of these things.
In the blink of an eye, soldiers from Southern Chu swarmed in, surrounding the carriage in layers, with spears, lances, swords, and other weapons raised, all aimed at them.
No one dared to attack rashly, fearing they might hurt Chu Yi. Captain Ning said to Meng Ruliu, "Release His Highness immediately! If you dare to harm a single hair on His Highness's head, we will tear you to pieces."
Meng Ruliu laughed and said, "Don't try to scare me. When I, Meng Ruliu, am on the battlefield, who have I ever been afraid of?"
Chu Yi hadn't spoken since being kidnapped by Meng Ruliu. When Meng Ruliu introduced herself, she said, "So you're Miss Meng. No wonder you're so strong. Your father must be General Meng Kuan."
Meng Ruliu said, "Stop talking nonsense and get your people out of the way, or I'll stab a hole in your neck, the kind that even my sworn sister can't save."
Su Wan was caught between a rock and a hard place, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
If Meng Ruliu were to release Chu Yi, the Southern Chu army would surely swarm and kill them. But if Meng Ruliu were to kidnap Chu Yi, who had just agreed to release them, and then attempt a kidnapping…
I wonder if Chu Yi will think that she and Meng Ruliu conspired to deceive him, which would be such a misunderstanding.
Chu Yi seemed to see her struggle. Although his face was red from Meng Ruliu's grip, he turned to her and smiled, "Madam Su, I know it wasn't you. You wouldn't do this to me."
Su Wan had never encountered such a tricky situation before, and she was truly at a loss.
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