Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

"Zhao, Zhao Ping Hou, save... our lives, save... our lives, Zhao Ping Hou, save us, we don't... want to die..."

The people who were held hostage were terrified, their teeth chattered as they spoke, and they squeezed out words for help from between their teeth, trembling.

Shan Qing knelt on one knee on the ground. Cheng Wan held the knife tightly against his neck, his face looking uglier than ever before: "Don't move!"

Cheng Wan's voice sounded very oppressive, but only Jin Jin knew how panicked Cheng Wan was inside.

Cheng Wan was really afraid that the enemy would not be threatened by her and would directly attack the civilians.

After all, there were more than one or two civilians being held hostage.

If you kill one civilian, there are still other civilians you can hold hostage.

"Let our boss go! Otherwise I will kill him immediately!"

As he spoke, the masked man exerted force with his hands, and a bloody mark immediately appeared on the neck of the civilian in front of him.

"what!"

The man felt pain in his neck and was so scared that he burst into tears.

He looked at Cheng Wan with a pleading look, his eyes filled with tears of fear: "Marquis Zhaoping, Marquis Zhaoping, save...save me! I don't want to die, I don't want to die..."

Cheng Wan's eyes were red, and the hand gripping the knife handle creaked under the extreme force.

Shan Qing is the only card Cheng Wan can play, and Cheng Wan cannot let Shan Qing go.

Obviously, Shan Qing also understood this very well.

He chuckled lightly, his laughter filled with ease and composure: "Don't worry about me. As long as I can complete the task assigned by the master, I will die with honor."

Having said that, Shan Qing's subordinates did not want to give up Shan Qing easily.

They shouted again for Cheng Wan to let Shan Qing go. At the same time, another citizen had a bloody mark on his neck.

Cheng Wan looked at the people being held hostage, his eyes full of struggle.

At this moment, Thirteen walked up to Cheng Wan and said in a serious and solemn voice: "Marquis Zhaoping, we are fully capable of killing them all."

Cheng Wan certainly knew that they had the ability to kill all the other parties, but Cheng Wan also understood that the price of killing all the other parties would be that the civilians who were being held hostage would also be killed.

"Marquis Zhaoping, you are a marquis, and you have a bright future ahead of you!"

Thirteen's heart was lifted. He was really worried that Cheng Wan would give up on him because of these lowly common people.

"Marquis Zhaoping, if you commit suicide here, we promise to let them go and will not make things difficult for them."

The other party put forward the final condition, and the person who held the civilians hostage had given up on asking Cheng Wan to release Shan Qing after exchanging glances with him.

In fact, they are also gambling.

The bet was whether the notorious Marquis Zhaoping would sacrifice his life for a few civilians.

As for the final outcome, they are not sure.

To be honest, if they were Cheng Wan, they would definitely not agree to such outrageous conditions.

However, if they were Cheng Wan, no one would threaten them with the common people.

Useless.

A marquis would exchange his life for theirs?

How is this possible?

The people who were held hostage cried in despair.

Will Cheng Wan agree to the other party’s conditions?

Thirteen stared at Cheng Wan. He had made up his mind that if Cheng Wan showed any tendency to hurt him, he would stop Cheng Wan at any cost.

Their mission was to keep Cheng Wan safe, as for those civilians.

It has nothing to do with them.

Everyone's attention was focused on Cheng Wan.

Cheng Wan closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then the moment he opened his eyes again, he said something that no one expected: "I know who your master is?"

Cheng Wan leaned close to Shan Qing's ear and whispered two words.

As expected, Shan Qing's pupils suddenly shrank, and he instinctively wanted to turn around and look at Cheng Wan.

As a result, when he moved his body, his neck came into close contact with the blade that Cheng Wan was holding on his neck.

The blood from the neck was flowing more.

"How about we move a little and talk?"

Shan Qing glanced at Cheng Wan's expression out of the corner of his eye, and after a little thought, he agreed to Cheng Wan's proposal.

So, under the gaze of others, Cheng Wan took Shan Qing hostage and walked a few steps in a deserted direction.

"I have no grudge against your master, yet he wants to kill me. I guess he just wants to make him unhappy.

If I die, perhaps your master can temporarily achieve his wish, but if I live and I am controlled by your master, your master will gain greater benefits."

Cheng Wan's lowered voice was filled with extreme calmness, and Shan Qing's eyes widened uncontrollably in shock.

Shan Qing didn't expect that Cheng Wanhui would guess Prince Jing's purpose so accurately.

“You should know that General Gu Yan and I are in love with each other, and General Gu has an unusual relationship with that person.

If your master has me in his hands, he can threaten Gu Yan with my safety, and thus sow discord between Gu Yan and that person. Wouldn't this be a better way to achieve the goal of making that person unhappy, and maybe even get some unexpected gains.

I promise, if you release these people, I will throw away my weapons, break my wrists, and follow you obediently."

As a secret guard, especially the leader of the secret guards, Shan Qing should have focused on completing the mission and not have too many ideas of his own.

But what Cheng Wan said really made sense.

As one of Prince Jing's confidants, Shan Qing understood Prince Jing's concerns very well, and Shan Qing had to admit that what Cheng Wan said was right.

A living Cheng Wan is far more valuable than a dead Cheng Wan.

Of course, the prerequisite is that they must be able to control Cheng Wan.

Otherwise, you will end up losing more than you gain, and your cleverness will backfire.

"Does Marquis Zhaoping keep his word?"

Cheng Wan's eyes lit up: "It counts!"

Shan Qing frowned, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Alright! As long as Marquis Zhaoping keeps his word, I will let them release these people!"

"My words are trustworthy, but what if you turn your back on me?

"I want you to swear on your master's behalf that if you do not release the people as promised after I surrender, your master will be dethroned forever."

Cheng Wan and Shan Qing are back.

The others couldn't hear what Cheng Wan and Shan Qing were talking about, but they could see that the atmosphere between the two was surprisingly... harmonious.

Then, to the astonishment of others, Cheng Wan released Shan Qing.

"Please pass it to Gu Yan for me."

Cheng Wan handed the long knife in his hand to Shisan, then took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and broke his right wrist.

It hurts, it really hurts, so much so that cold sweat breaks out on Cheng Wan’s forehead.

"Marquis Zhaoping!"

Cheng Wan's movements were too fast, and Thirteen tried to stop him but failed.

"Marquis Zhaoping, what's wrong with you?"

Cheng Wan's actions really confused the thirteen or so people, and also confused the enemies other than Shan Qing.

"Go ahead. Report truthfully when you return. You did your best. Everything was my own choice."

After saying that, Cheng Wan didn't look at the reactions of the thirteen or so people. He endured the pain and turned to look at Shan Qing: "Do you need to find a rope to tie me up?"

Shan Qing looked at Cheng Wan deeply, then took out a pill from somewhere and handed it to Cheng Wan: "Marquis Zhaoping is very skilled. To be on the safe side, please take this sleeping pill."

Cheng Wan followed Shan Qing's arrangements without any hesitation.

After making sure Cheng Wan had swallowed the sleeping pill, Shan Qing personally tied up the obediently standing Cheng Wan, then waved to his men, "Let them go."