Yang Cui felt she was doomed, but she didn't know how she would die.
Just as he was pondering how to resolve his current predicament, Xia Yunfeng's voice rang out again: "So, what was your answer?"
He was asking Jia Lin.
Jia Lin respectfully replied, "I am the Crown Prince's man and would never betray him! Otherwise, I would not have told the Crown Prince about this matter."
"You are all my people. When I rise again, I will definitely reward you all!" Xia Yunfeng stood up and passionately promised everyone a bright future.
The key is that these people all believe it.
"We swear to serve the Crown Prince to the death!" The guards knelt on one knee, clasped their hands in front of them, and shouted in unison, their voices deafening and echoing through the mountains and forests.
After the chicken blood injection was finished, Xia Yunfeng turned to look at Yang Cui.
Yang Cuixin's heart was in her throat, and she instinctively shrank back.
"Slap!" Xia Yunfeng slapped her hard across the face, leaving a finger mark on her face.
Xia Yunfeng grabbed her by the neck and pressed her to the ground. For the first time, Yang Cui felt how close death could be to her.
"You're really not afraid of death! You don't believe I'd kill you and throw you into the valley to feed the wolves? Hmm?"
Yang Cui scratched desperately, and just when she thought she was about to die, Xia Yunfeng let go and said fiercely, "If you try anything again, I'll let you taste what bone-scraping torture is like! Don't give her anything to eat!"
"Young Master, we still need to travel with her. If we don't feed her, we'll only be a burden," the short guard beside Xia Yunfeng said in a low voice.
Xia Yunfeng glared at Yang Cui resentfully, then gave a cold snort, which was taken as tacit agreement with the short man's meaning.
The short man threw half a chicken to Yang Cui.
Now is not the time to be pretentious or save face. Only by eating can she have the strength to find a way to get out of this situation, so Yang Cui picked it up, patted it, and ate it.
After finishing their meal, they continued on their journey. Because Yang Cui had tried to bribe the guards, Xia Yunfeng had been keeping a closer eye on her. It would probably be difficult for her to negotiate with anyone else in the future.
Xia Yunfeng would not give her the opportunity to contact anyone alone.
Yang Cui hated Jia Lin to the core.
Xia Yunfeng seemed to have planned to camp in the wilderness from the beginning. At dusk, they were very close to a village, but he did not go there to find a place to stay. Instead, he continued on his way.
Xia Yunfeng doesn't really want to walk abroad, does he?
Wan'an is not near the border and is far from Dongjuli. How long would it take to get there?
Yang Cui had her doubts, but given that her attempt to bribe Jia Lin had been exposed, she dared not take any action in the short term.
That night, a group of people slept against the big banyan tree. Yang Cui dared not close her eyes, not because she was afraid of being killed if she fell asleep, but mainly because she had not washed her hair or taken a bath and felt uncomfortable all over. Moreover, she was afraid that snakes, insects, and rodents would crawl on her in the desolate wilderness.
Seeing that everyone had closed their eyes, she quietly got up.
"Where are you going?" Xia Yunfeng suddenly opened his eyes.
"I need to use the restroom. Don't worry, I won't run away. With so many of you, how could I possibly escape?"
Xia Yunfeng paused for a moment, then said, "Jia Lin, you go with him."
"yes."
After they had walked a distance, Yang Cui said to Jia Lin again, "Do you really think you can make a comeback?"
“Lord De’an, don’t waste your efforts. I advise you to behave yourself; at least you can save your life.”
"I really admire the young master. It's amazing that he can make you so loyal. I must learn from him. Maybe I can use his skills in my next life," Yang Cui said with a smile. "Turn around, I need to use the restroom. Don't worry, I won't run away."
Although Yang Cui was a hostage, fortunately Jia Lin was a gentleman, and Xia Yunfeng did not do anything beastly to her.
Back under the big tree, the short man seemed to have just said something to Xia Yunfeng, but they fell silent as soon as they saw Yang Cui.
Jia Lin couldn't be bribed, and Xia Yunfeng was also on high alert because of the people he had tried to bribe. What should he do?
In the desolate wilderness, she left no trace, and no one knows if her people can find her.
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