No one expected that the old lady's arrival in Yunqi would give Zhao Tingyi a chance to wake up.
After Yun Shao found out, she secretly found someone to impersonate the old lady and locked up the real old lady. This was partly to prevent the old lady from actually reviving Zhao Tingyi, and partly to keep the old lady as a backup blood bank.
Having someone imitate the old lady's handwriting to write a letter back to the Great Chu to report that everything was alright was simply to avoid any unnecessary complications.
After all, Zhao Tingyi and Zhao Guangtao were both in poor health at that time. If one of them were to die, and all five of them were gone, the treasure vault would be impossible to open. Having Old Madam Zhao as an additional person would be more reassuring.
Now that Zhao Tingyi has woken up and the old lady is also here, there is indeed no need for Zhao Jingyi; five people can still open the treasure vault.
Yun Shao laughed loudly, "Su Ruojin, do you think Zhao Tingsong will be on your side? Tingsong, come here."
Zhao Tingsong dared not go over; his legs were trembling. He hadn't expected Yun Shao to take his sister hostage. If he went over, would Yun Shao also take him hostage?
"Your Highness, I, I'm here." Zhao Tingsong looked at Yun Shao with fear in his eyes.
"Zhao Tingsong, if you don't come here, I'll kill your sister right now!" Yun Shao shouted angrily when he saw that Zhao Tingsong didn't dare to listen to him.
Zhao Tingsong looked at his younger sister, whose face was streaked with tears and filled with terror, then looked at Yun Shao and forced a fawning smile, "Third Prince, I, I'll just stand here."
It's better for my sister to die than for him to die.
Zhao Tingsong was already on Yun Shao's side. At Yun Shao's signal, the two guards who had been protecting Yun Shao grabbed him and brought him over, placing their swords against Zhao Tingsong's neck.
“Zhao Guangtao, I now have your grandchildren in my hands. If you want them to live, hand over the real jade pendant and open the treasure vault.”
"Grandfather, save me! I'm your grandson, Grandfather!" Zhao Tingsong cried out anxiously.
"Third Prince, what makes you think we'll listen to you? There are only three of you now. Do you think you can escape after killing the other two?" Su Ruojin asked calmly.
Yun Shao's smile vanished, replaced by a sinister tone. "Su Ruojin, I am the Third Prince. If you kill me, do you think you can ever return to the Great Chu? The entire Zhao family will be buried with me!"
"Heh, Third Prince, if you said this elsewhere, I might indeed be a little wary for the sake of the Zhao family. But unfortunately, you've come to the Zhao family's forbidden area. If you die here, who will know?"
At this point, Su Ruojin took out a small bottle from her bosom, the very bottle that had just contained the potion that dissolved the Heavenly Scale Scorpion.
"Third Prince, you saw how those Heavenly Scale Scorpions transformed, didn't you? If I sprinkled this on you, and you turned into a puddle of water, who would recognize you as the Third Prince of Yunqi?"
"You dare!" A hint of fear appeared in Yun Shao's eyes. He had indeed witnessed those Heavenly Scale Scorpions turn into blood in an instant.
Su Ruojin's lips curled slightly, "Third Prince, try it and you'll see if I dare."
Su Ruojin had already seen An Yi and the other two getting close to Yun Shao out of the corner of her eye. She took a few steps forward with the bottle in her hand, and Yun Shao was so frightened that she retreated repeatedly, saying, "Don't come any closer."
Without saying a word, Su Ruojin raised her hand and threw the bottle at Yun Shao.
"Ah!" Yun Shao was so frightened that she quickly dodged away.
Little did he know that Su Ruojin had only thrown away an empty bottle.
Right now!
An Yi and his two companions seized the opportunity and immediately made their move. Two of them confronted Yun Shao's personal guards, while An Yi stabbed at Yun Shao. Yun Shao instinctively swung his sword to block, and Zhao Jingyi took advantage of this moment to break free from Yun Shao's grasp and run away.
"Trying to run away?" Yun Shao was already furious. Seeing Zhao Jingyi run away, he instantly felt betrayed. His anger surged, and without caring about the fight between Zheng and An Yi, he threw the sword in his hand at Zhao Jingyi.
"Yi'er!" Zhao Guangtao called out anxiously.
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