His words were harsh, but the hand gripping Shen Qiyin's shoulder trembled uncontrollably.
Madam Shen and her female relatives were terrified by the scene and were screaming and shouting in chaos.
Worrying about Shen Xiyin's safety was secondary; the main concern was that Jingming might go mad and take them all down with him.
Therefore, Madam Shen hurriedly said, "Don't worry, I'll have someone prepare a horse for you."
"Now that I've given you the horse, you'd better actually go."
But at that moment, Aunt Zhou suddenly spoke up to stop her, saying, "The old lady must not agree!"
Why?
"If we let him go, how will we explain ourselves when the authorities investigate?"
"this……"
Madam Shen was in a dilemma.
Shen Mengyin, who had been timidly hiding behind Aunt Zheng, now disregarded the latter's obstruction and stepped forward, trembling, saying to Jingming, "Please, please let go of my second sister."
"You just want some security so you can escape smoothly, I..." Her hands, hanging by her sides, clenched into fists, as if it took a great deal of courage to say what she was about to say.
"I can be your hostage!"
"Let go of my second sister right now!"
Aunt Zheng was extremely anxious: "Fourth Miss! Come back quickly, this is not the time for you to act out of a moment of chivalry!"
Shen Mengyin, however, turned a deaf ear.
She stared at Jingming and Shen Qiyin with red eyes, looking terrified but unwilling to back down.
If it weren't for the death knives hanging over her neck, Shen Qiyin would really like to see her act a little longer.
With a sigh of regret, she suddenly said to Jingming behind her, "Is this the first time you've taken someone hostage, Daoist Master?"
Jingming was taken aback: "You... what do you mean by that?"
"Oh, it's nothing. You don't seem to have much experience."
"……"ha? !
“You’re holding the knife in your right hand, so you shouldn’t have pressed the blade against the right side of my neck. That position makes it difficult for you to exert force and gives me a chance to break free.”
"The correct way is for you to wrap your arm around your neck and place the knife against the left side of my neck. That way, you'll be absolutely safe."
Her analysis was so logical and persuasive that it left Master Jingming completely bewildered.
She actually taught him how to properly kidnap her.
Which of them is insane?!
Just as he was wondering, Jingming suddenly felt dizzy and saw double images of everything in sight.
He blinked hard, trying to see clearly, but things never went as planned.
What horrified him even more was that his hands and feet seemed to have lost their strength.
The hands that were originally tightly gripping Shen Qiyin's shoulders were trembling and could not be closed together, and the other hand could not even hold the knife tightly.
Shen Qiyin extended only one finger and placed it on the hilt of the knife, gently pushing the dagger away from her neck. Immediately afterward, Daoist Jingming collapsed limply to the ground.
Those present were stunned!
Master Jingming himself was even more incredulous: "What...what happened to me..."
Shen Qiyin stood in front of him, looking down at him, and calmly said, "Oh, you've been drugged with 'a little bit' of a sleeping potion."
She was deliberately trying to provoke him, so she was naturally prepared.
She reached up and took a plain silver hairpin from her hair, twirling it between her fingers, and asked, "Didn't the mastermind behind sending you tell you that I know a little about traditional Chinese medicine?"
Master Jingming looked terrified.
He wanted to shake his head, but he couldn't even muster that much strength.
He was so scared and helpless.
Just then, Honeysuckle clenched her fists so tightly they cracked, and walked towards him with a fierce yet adorable expression.
Jingming desperately wanted to escape, but he couldn't. Then, with two sharp cracking sounds, Ren Dong had dislocated both of his arms.
"ah!"
The pig-like screams sent chills down one's spine.
The cat, which was lazily dozing in the corner, was startled and jumped up high with a "whoosh," its fur standing on end, looking around warily.
Little did it know that the sound was coming from a person.
The reason why Master Jingming was howling like this was not only because Ren Dong had dislocated his arm, but also because Shen Qiyin had stuck a hairpin in his thigh!
He didn't know if she deliberately chose acupoints or what, but there wasn't much bleeding, but the pain was so bad that he almost passed out.
Shen Qiyin gripped the hairpin tightly, expressionless, and slowly, bit by bit, pulled the hairpin out, turning it in circles.
"Ah—" Jingming's cry this time was continuous.
The silver hairpin pierced through the flesh, and fresh blood dripped down its sharp tip. It was such a faint sound, yet everyone in the room could hear it clearly.
Shen Qiyin slowly stood up, not forgetting to instruct Ren Dong, saying, "Ren Dong, you must remember, in the future, if you encounter a similar situation, no matter what advantage you have, you must never forget to finish them off."
"You must make sure he has absolutely no chance of resisting, understand?"
Ren Dong nodded vigorously: "This servant has remembered!"
Lying on the ground, nearly passing out from the pain, Jingming couldn't help but exclaim, "Was this really necessary?! Was this really necessary? Was it?!"
“Of course.” Miss Shen had her own set of theories to support this. She looked at the servants at the door and said, “Take a rope and tie him up.”
Jingming: "..."
She's right, he shouldn't have come!
After instructing the steward to report to the authorities, Shen Qiyin turned around to look at the others and saw that Old Madam Shen and the others were all keeping their distance from her, and their gazes toward her were quite complicated.
A hint of fear was also evident in their defensiveness.
They were afraid that if she got carried away with her killing spree, she would grab a hairpin and stab them a few times.
Especially Aunt Zhou!
She deliberately stopped Old Madam Shen from letting Jingming go, hoping to create pressure so that Jingming would kill Shen Qiyin without thinking!
Unfortunately, it failed.
Therefore, she didn't even dare to look Shen Qiyin in the eye, for fear that the master and servant hadn't had their fill of tormenting her and would turn their attention to her.
Surprisingly, she ignored Aunt Zhou and walked step by step toward Shen Mengyin with a cold expression.
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