"We need to move fast. Weāve been away from Yueluo Kingdom for quite a while; Iām afraid that nosy old maid has already noticed something," the Right Guardian went on.
"Yes, Iāll see to it right away."
Qi Yunqiaoās hands and feet were all tied. She tilted her head, listening, but there was no sound outside, so she shouted again, "Hey! Where is everyone? All dead or what? Which sneaky bastard with his tail between his legs dared kidnap your auntie here? Just you wait. Once your auntie gets free, if I donāt strip you naked and throw you off the city wall, Iām not a woman!"
She thought to herself, she was still just a girl right now, of course not yet a woman.
"Somebody come! Your auntieās hungry! If you donāt bring me food, and I starve to death, you wonāt get what you want."
The Right Guardian came in with a dark face when she heard this. "Sounds to me like youāre tired of living."
"Oh, finally a living person?" Qi Yunqiaoās body was bent at the moment; with her eyes slanted she caught sight of someone in white and immediately knew who had taken her. She chuckled, "You really are blind. If youāre going to grab someone, grab a Mu Family person. That Mu Niancheng or whatever would be perfect. What did you catch me for? Got something wrong with your head, or is it stuffed full of shit?"
"You damn girl!" The Right Guardian lashed a whip down. "You know who I am? You know why we grabbed you?"
"Of course I know." Qi Yunqiao nodded. "That Mu Yubing already told me. How could I not know?"
Hearing that it was Mu Yubing who had sold them out, the Right Guardian grew even angrier. She shouldnāt have brought her back all those years ago; a fake would never do.
"Catching me is useless. Iām not from the Mu Family," Qi Yunqiao tried to persuade. "If I were you, Iād go catch Mu Niancheng. Heās the legitimate heir of the Mu Family. Once youāve got him, what canāt you get? Catch Mu Niancheng, you must catch Mu Niancheng!"
Hearing her urge over and over to catch Mu Niancheng, the Right Guardian gave her a few more measuring looks.
"Sit tight. Make one more sound and Iāll cut out your tongue."
"At least bring me something to eat!" Qi Yunqiao shouted at her retreating back.
The letter from Fairy Moon Pavilion was delivered to Prince Anās Mansion in the middle of the night. By the time Ye Haoyang got up to take it, the messenger was already gone, but he had already sent people to give chase.
By early morning, everyone in Prince Anās Mansion knew what was written in the letter.
The people from the Mu Residence also got the news and hurried over.
The letter was very clear: they wanted the Mu Familyās Silver Flower. If they didnāt hand it over, theyād chop off Qi Yunqiaoās ten fingers first.
"Hmph! If my girl so much as loses a single hair, Iāll skin that woman alive." Baili Han crumpled the letter into a ball. When he saw Mu Shaoling and Dongyang coming over, he roared, "Whereās your stuff? Hand it over right now. Iām going to save my daughter."
"Itās not with us." Mu Shaoling spread his hands.
Hearing that, Baili Han roared again, "How can it not be with you? You old thing, donāt tell me you canāt bear to part with it? Iām warning you, if you donāt bring it out to save my girl, if my girl suffers even the slightest harm, Iāll wipe out your Marquis Changāan Mansion."
Mu Shaoling glared right back at his shouting, completely refusing to back down. "I said itās not with me, so itās not with me. Want to wipe out the Mu Family? Depends whether youāve got the ability."
"Uncle, donāt be angry. I have it," Ye Haoyang said, trying to calm him. "Donāt worry, Iāll definitely bring Cousin back. Iāve already prepared the men, and Iāll personally lead the team."
"Iām going with you." Baili Han waved his hand. He had to save his own daughter.
Yang Chuxia said, "If we can all go, then weāll all go. But the letter doesnāt even say where weāre supposed to make the exchange."