The fourth in command immediately winked at one of his brothers, who understood and quickly summoned the first in command, Sai Yuhuan, and the second in command, Zhang Zhongjian. Seeing her son being held hostage, Sai Yuhuan flew into a rage and drew the fourth in command's weapon, intending to kill Hua Fushu and the other two.
Hua Fushu was not afraid of the jade ring because he had a hostage in his hand. Ye Zelin pointed the gun at Yue Zheng's neck, and changed his usual gentle attitude. He threatened in a cold voice: "Believe it or not, I will kill him."
Zhang Zhongjian hurriedly stopped Sai Yuhuan. It was then that he saw clearly that the person who had kidnapped his son was the little girl he had met by the stream today.
He suddenly felt confused. How did this little girl get to the mountain village? Could she be the woman Zhu Fa captured?
How did she hold his son hostage? He understood that the little girl didn't seem to notice that it was him.
At this time, Hua Fushu was only thinking about how to leave the mountain village, and he had no idea that he had met the bearded guest, a stranger whom he had only met once.
"Let my son go, or I will kill you!" Sai Yuhuan raised a big knife. If Hua Fushu dared to touch her son, she would kill her with one blow.
"Girls, don't touch Yue Zheng. I will satisfy you with whatever you want, as long as you don't hurt the child." Zhang Zhongjian persuaded and coaxed her with kind words.
Hua Fushu looked around and said, "All of you step back. Don't come forward. If anyone dares to come forward, I can't guarantee that the child will still be alive."
Ye Zelin added: "Everyone step back, no one is allowed to come forward."
Zhang Zhongjian was extremely afraid that Hua Fushu and the other man would hurt Yue Zheng, so he quickly ordered his men to retreat. The brothers were also worried about Yue Zheng's safety and took several steps back.
Sai Yuhuan's eyes were always on Hua Fushu and Yue Zheng. For her son's safety, she calmed down and took two or three steps back.
Zhang Zhongjian asked, "What do you want? Tell me."
Ye Zelin stated his purpose, saying, "Find Miss Yu Chisu here, and then let the three of us go. I will return your son to you later."
Sai Yuhuan rejected it outright: "No, you release Yue Zheng first, and I will let you go."
Hua Fushu disagreed: "No, we have to leave with Sister Yu first. We will return them to a safe place."
Sai Yuhuan sneered: "Why should I trust you? Do you think you can leave Qingyun Mountain?"
Ye Zelin said, "In my humble opinion, it would be best if the two masters let us go."
"Even if we can't leave Qingyun Mountain, someone will be buried with us." Hua Fushu lifted Yue Zheng and pretended to throw him.
Everyone was shocked. Hua Fushu had already lifted the unconscious Yue Zheng high up in the air. If they didn't agree to let them go, she would really throw Yue Zheng to the ground. Including Zhang Zhongjian, he had never expected Hua Fushu to do this. She really wanted to throw his son to death.
Zhang Zhongjian took two steps forward, raised his hands and pleaded, "Little girl, put Yue Zheng down first, and we'll let you go. We'll let you go right away."
Hua Fushu slowly lowered her hand that was holding Yue Zheng, and Zhang Zhongjian's anxious heart gradually relaxed as her hand gradually lowered. He took a deep breath and his expression returned to normal.
Hua Fushu didn't really want to throw the child away; she was just pretending to scare Sai Yuhuan and the others. After Zhang Zhongjian agreed, she said, "Go find Sister Yu first. Once the three of us get down the mountain, we'll return the child to you."
Sai Yuhuan also took a step back, "I can return the girl to you, but when I hand her over, you have to return my son to me."
Hua Fushu was afraid that Sai Yuhuan would go back on her word, so she was about to reject her proposal, but Ye Zelin said before her, "Okay, we agree."
Hua Fushu looked at Ye Zelin and felt that he agreed too quickly and the terms had not yet been negotiated.
Ye Zelin said, "Let's cut the Gordian knot quickly. If we delay any longer, something bad might happen. We'd better leave as soon as possible."
Hua Fushu had no choice but to agree.
Zhang Zhongjian ordered someone to bring Yu Chisu over, and soon she was brought over. She was pushed over here, and Yin Jiujiu pushed her on the shoulder, and she almost fell down. Seeing that it was Ye Zelin and Hua Fushu, he snatched the big knife from Yin Jiujiu's hand and ran over quickly, chirping like a sparrow: "Second Brother Ye, Young Madam, it's really you, I thought I was tricked, it's so good to see you! Second Brother Ye, I'm glad you're all right. I'm fine too, I'm not missing any limbs, I'm in one piece!"
Hua Fushu looked at Yu Chisu. She didn't seem to be frightened by being in a bandit's den. Instead, she looked very energetic. Even her attire was different from what she wore during the day. Her long blue skirt made her look like a beautiful girl from the countryside. She didn't look like the heroic, cheerful and open-minded Yu Chisu at all. Hua Fushu couldn't help but tease her, "Sister Yu, we're like rats crossing the street, everyone is shouting and killing us. We're so miserable, and you've even changed your clothes. I'm afraid if you had come a little later, you wouldn't have seen us."
Yu Chi Su actually didn't like the clothes she was wearing. It was Yin Jiujiu who forced her to change. She was covered in blood and felt very uncomfortable, so she changed into the clothes reluctantly. "Uh, that... I don't want to wear it either. The smell of blood is really terrible." She glanced at Yin Jiujiu out of the corner of her eye.
Yin Jiujiu noticed Yu Chi Su's gaze. He just saw that she was covered in blood and remembered his elder sister's instructions, so he lent her some clothes. The clothes he borrowed were the old clothes that Zhu Fa's wife didn't wear anymore.
Zhu Fa raised his hands and two swords came towards Ye Zelin. Ye Zelin caught his sword. Yu Chi Su reached out to catch the other sword. Only then did she realize that it was the sword of her uncle Yu Xuanji.
Yu Chisu looked towards Hua Fushu. Hua Fushu knew what she wanted to ask, so he said, "Your uncle should be fine. Maybe he's with Mu Qing."
Upon hearing this, Yu Chi Su felt relieved. What she was most worried about when she was captured and taken to the mountain was her uncle and the others.
Sai Yuhuan said: "I have returned the person to you, now it's time to return my son to you."
Hua Fushu looked at the bandits and said, "All of you step aside. Once we reach the stronghold gate, we will return the child to you."
Sai Yuhuan did as she was told and ordered the bandits to move aside. The bandits all obeyed and retreated to the side.
Hua Fushu and the others headed towards the stronghold's main gate. When they passed the Dayi Hall, they stopped. She looked at Zhang Zhongjian and said, "I'll return the child to you. Come and hold the child."
Zhang Zhongjian walked over and took the child from Hua Fushu's arms. Looking into Hua Fushu's clear and round eyes, he felt more and more familiar. They were exactly the same as his little niece's eyes, both clear and bright with a hint of cunning. Their facial features were not much alike, but they both had fair and delicate skin.
Is this girl really his niece? Do they just have the same name?
In fact, he is not Zhang Zhongjian, he is Hua Mingqiao.
Just as Zhang Zhongjian was about to take a step forward, Hua Fushu suddenly said, "Big Beard, so you are the second in command of Qingyun Mountain. I never thought of that."
There was a hint of sarcasm in Hua Fushu's tone. She had not remembered it at first, but just now she remembered that this second-in-command was the bearded man who gave her the fish by the stream.
Zhang Zhongjian was slightly surprised. It turned out that she still remembered him.
"Let's go."
Ye Zelin looked at Hua Fushu, who turned around and extended his hand to him: "Okay."
Ye Zelin smiled slightly, reached out and held her hand, they smiled at each other, and took a step together almost at the same time.
"You want to leave? No way!"
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