The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

The person who delivered the food today has already left, so why is someone still here?

Could it be that Dad has arrived?

An Xinlian was overjoyed and quickly got up from the ground. She rushed to the door and heard a voice outside, "Quickly drag her out. The boss ordered that we see her as soon as possible."

"Yes," someone replied. Soon the door was opened, and several people came in and roughly dragged An Xinlian out of the room.

Inside the hall, An Yuefeng was being scrutinized by a room full of bandits, and he felt somewhat apprehensive.

"Where is my daughter?" An Yuefeng took a deep breath and looked at the woman in red sitting at the head of the table. He hadn't expected that the bandit leader of Lingfeng Pass would be such a young woman.

Yan Bing gave a cold laugh, "Daughter? Mr. An, which daughter of yours are you referring to?"

An Yuefeng paused, recalling what An Xinlian had written in her letter, "An Mi, where is she now?"

Yan Bing frowned, a strange glint in her eyes, but she did not answer him. An Yuefeng, however, became anxious and stepped forward, gritting his teeth, "I have brought the 600,000 taels of gold you wanted. Now, it is your turn to keep your promise and kill her!"

"Hehe!" Yan Bing chuckled, her eyes filled with disdain as she looked at An Yuefeng. She glanced at An Xinlian, who was being escorted in through the gate, and deliberately said loudly, "What a vicious father you are! You brought this 600,000 taels of gold not to save your eldest daughter, but to kill your second daughter. Hmph, the world is truly full of wonders. You are quite the perfect father."

Upon hearing her words, An Yuefeng was so ashamed that his face turned pale and then red. However, he quickly regained his composure and snorted coldly, "This is my business, and you have no right to comment. Let's get down to business. I have already brought the 600,000 taels of gold you requested."

Yan Bing's eyes narrowed, and a dangerous glint appeared in her smile. "You don't get to call the shots here!"

An Yuefeng froze, his face stiffening. Yan Bing saw this and burst into laughter. "An Xinlian, your father is here. Why don't you come in and catch up with him?"

An Yuefeng turned around and saw An Xinlian, who was pale and disheveled. He frowned and his gaze fell on the bright red on the cloth wrapped around her hand. His mind went blank for a moment, and he remembered the finger in the letter when he received it.

So it really was cut off from An Xinlian's hands?

At this moment, An Yuefeng's heart trembled, not because he felt sorry for An Xinlian's pain, but because he was worried about his own situation. These bandits were capable of anything.

"An Xinlian, you heard it too. Your father wasn't trying to save you. Heh, I think you probably already knew that. He wouldn't offer money to ransom you just for your safety. You're quite a clever woman, deceiving your own father for your own sake." Yan Bing looked at the father and daughter, chuckled, and deliberately stirred up trouble between them.

Sure enough, as soon as Yan Bing finished speaking, An Yuefeng's expression changed, and his brows furrowed. "Liar me? Xinlian, what did you lie to me about?"

An Xinlian felt a sense of foreboding and her expression turned panicked. "Father, why would your daughter lie to you? Eldest sister was just joking with you!"

"A joke? I'm not joking, An Xinlian. You didn't lie to him, did you? What did you write in your letter? An Mi isn't dead yet. I clearly killed her according to our agreement. Look, I even kept her head. One is An Mi, and the other is some King of Bohai. Haha, you still say you didn't lie to your father. You two, father and daughter, are truly disgusting." Yan Bing narrowed her eyes and spoke calmly.

Upon hearing this, An Yuefeng glared fiercely at An Xinlian, "You bitch, how dare you actually lie to me?"

Thinking of the contents of the letter, An Yuefeng was furious. He suddenly strode forward, and even Yan Bing did not expect that he would slap An Xinlian hard across the face. Just by listening to the sound, one could guess that the slap had been delivered with all his might.

Didn't I use all my strength?

A trickle of blood escaped from the corner of An Xinlian's mouth, revealing the hatred in her heart. "Don't forget, it was your wish to kill An Mi. Do you expect me to pay with my own life?"

"What if I lose my life?" An Yuefeng said ruthlessly, making no attempt to conceal his cold-heartedness.

"Haha, why are you two arguing? You're father and daughter, you should stand together and fight me! This infighting won't do!" Yan Bing held her wine glass, taking a small sip, her eyes filled with increasing malice.

Upon hearing this, both An Yuefeng and An Xinlian frowned, looking at the woman dressed in fiery red with a strange feeling. What did she mean?

Yan Bing noticed their confusion, and with a smirk, she said loudly, "It's like this, perfect timing, I'm in a great mood today, so I won't make things difficult for you. I'll take the 600,000 taels of gold, but I also want one person's life!"

An Xinlian and An Yuefeng were taken aback, and exchanged a glance at each other simultaneously. To take someone's life?

She wants to...

"Hehe, don't be afraid. I don't want either of you dead." Yan Bing's eyes flashed with malice. Suddenly, she frowned and asked loudly, "Where's the other person? Second Brother should have invited her too!"

"Get in, get in!" Upon hearing Yan Bing's order, the second-in-command didn't hesitate. He shoved a figure hard to the ground, while he himself fawned over Yan Bing, "Boss, look, I brought her here as you instructed."

An Yuefeng and An Xinlian glanced at the person on the ground. Who else could it be but Yu Fangfei?

“Mother…” An Xinlian immediately stepped forward and helped Yu Fangfei up from the ground.

"Fangfei? How come you're here too..." An Yuefeng seemed to realize that something was amiss, and his unease grew. He ignored Yu Fangfei and instead looked warily at the person who was currently in control of everything. His eyes narrowed. "What exactly do you want?"

"What do you want? I already said, I'm in a great mood and I want a life!" Yan Bing raised an eyebrow and spoke slowly and calmly, her tone as relaxed as if she were talking about the weather. However, as soon as she finished speaking, her eyes suddenly narrowed and she chuckled.

The eerie laughter echoed through the hall, sending chills down everyone's spines. Even An Yuefeng broke out in a cold sweat before she continued, "I want the life of one of you three!"

Yu Fangfei, An Yuefeng, and An Xinlian all stared at Yan Bing with pale faces. How was this any different from before?

The only difference is that Yu Fangfei's life was also involved!