Chapter 726, one for one, very fair (2)

Overwhelming hatred came crashing down like a torrential downpour, Mo Chen took a step back, his gaze towards her filled with both helplessness and estrangement.

She had done so many wrongs, and if he had helped her, wouldn’t that be abetting tyranny? If she held even a shred of goodwill, she would not have fallen to this sorry state.

"Mo Chen, are you here to plead on Ye Jiuliang’s behalf?" Mo Su suddenly spoke after a long silence.

After resting for a night, the effect of the medicine gradually wore off, and her strength returned.

Mo Su stood up, her wavering steps becoming firm.

"I just don’t want you to keep making mistakes." Glancing at her, Mo Chen spoke with an indifferent tone.

"Keep making mistakes?"

Upon finishing her words, she stopped walking, about a meter away from him.

Mo Su looked at him with a cold, aggressive gaze, "It’s the Mo Family who brought you up, you’re the one biting the hand that feeds you, who exactly is in the wrong here?"

In the warehouse, she had harbored the intent to kill him; Mo Chen had long since grown cold towards her.

Time was limited, and he had no wish to argue with her any longer, "I don’t want to argue, and if you continue to be blinded by your delusions, there’s nothing I can do."

A sinister ruthlessness flashed in Mo Su’s eyes as she spoke unpleasantly, "The one who is delusional is you."

Before the echo of her voice had faded, she struck unexpectedly.

Mo Chen couldn’t dodge in time, and she seized his throat.

"You..."

His face was a mixture of disbelief, disappointment, and a hint of coldness.

Regardless, they were half-siblings from the same mother; even when she had taken him hostage in the warehouse, he hadn’t wanted to hold it against her, yet he was met with her taking him hostage once again.

Mo Su tightened her grip around his neck, leaned close to his ear, her voice cold and laced with malice, "Mo Chen, I’ve told you, in the Mo Family, kindness is the last thing one should have."

"Mo Su, what are you doing, he’s your brother, let him go," Mo Yu exclaimed in alarm as she came to her senses.

Aqiao, who was standing by, was also shocked by Mo Su’s action.

For an instant, she seemed to see the shadow of Old Master Mo in Mo Su, just as cold-blooded and unfeeling.

"I treat him as a brother, but he has never regarded me as his sister. In his heart, only Sister Ajiu is his true sister," Mo Su said with a sneer of disdain.

With a slight tightening of her wrist, Mo Chen’s face reddened, struggling to breathe.

"Mom, don’t you want to leave this hellhole?"

Mo Yu, seeing Mo Chen struggling to breathe, grew anxious, "What do you mean?"

"Mo Chen, if you cooperate with us and help us leave this place, I naturally won’t hurt you." Without answering her, Mo Su’s eyes lowered, a scornful smile on her lips.

Mo Chen snorted lightly, "Don’t even think about it."

Tired of the pointless talk, Mo Su raised her eyes to Mo Yu, saying coldly, "Mom, this is our only chance. If you’re willing to be imprisoned here by Ye Jiuliang forever, I will let him go. It’s your choice."

"I..." Mo Yu fell silent.

She looked at Mo Chen, then at the wounds on her own body, feeling a growing sense of injustice.

When she looked up again, a flicker of resolve passed through her eyes, her voice softening, "Mo Chen, just think of it as helping mom one last time."

Mo Su was right, this was their only chance to escape, and she couldn’t be forever controlled by Ye Jiuliang. She had to escape to have any chance at revenge.

Mo Chen’s heart turned to ashes, any last shred of compassion for her completely extinguished.

Mo Su smiled with satisfaction and turned to Aqiao, commanding, "Aqiao, go knock on the door."

"Yes," she replied.

Ignoring her own injuries, Aqiao trotted to the door and began pounding forcefully.

"Bang bang—"

After repeated knocking for quite a while, there was no movement outside.

Mo Su furrowed her brow and pressed Mo Chen, "Is Ye Jiuliang outside?"

Mo Chen hung his head and refused to utter a word.

"I’m speaking to you, answer me." Mo Su’s face grew cold as her hand around his neck suddenly tightened.

Mo Chen paled, his lips sealed shut and not speaking.

"Mo Su, don’t hurt him." Mo Yu, paying attention to the noises at the door, turned her head and saw Mo Chen about to suffocate, hastily speaking out to stop her.

Mo Su, as if hearing nothing, continued to increase the force in her wrist, "Speak or don’t speak, but if you don’t, I won’t be polite."

Mo Chen cast a cold, derisive glance at her, with a scornful sound emanating from his throat, "Hmph."

"This is you forcing me." Mo Su clenched her fist, ready to smash it into Mo Chen’s abdomen.

Mo Yu exclaimed in horror, "Mo Su, don’t!"

Just at that critical moment, the door opened.

A thin crack of the door let in a flood of bright light.

Mo Su halted her fist, her gaze cautiously shifting towards the door.

Against the light, the figures of Ye Jiuliang and his companions came into view.

Ignoring the others, Mo Yu’s gaze locked on Ye Jiuliang, filled with icy hatred, "Ye Jiuliang, you’ve finally decided to show yourself."

Ye Jiuliang glanced at her, his eyes cold, "Mo Yu, to escape this place, would you even disregard Mo Chen’s life?"

"It’s all because you forced me." Mo Yu’s face darkened, her words delivered through gritted teeth.

Mo Chen wore a look of dejection, his tone filled with despair, "Sister Ajiu, you don’t need to worry about me. Whatever you want to do, just do it."

It was his own naivety to think he could persuade them to repent; in reality, it was all wishful thinking on his part.

"Shut your mouth." Mo Su glared at him with a warning and turned back to Ye Jiuliang, "Ye Jiuliang, I know you’re full of tricks, but his life is in my hands now. Just let us go, and naturally, I won’t harm him."

Gu Xinuo felt disgusted listening to this.

Apart from Mo Chen, the character of the Mo Family members was truly worse than a sewage ditch.

Mo Su was even more disgusting than Mo Yu.

"Want to leave?" Ye Jiuliang raised his eyebrows, his crimson lips curved in a rogue smile, "Fine, one for one. Among the three of you, only one can leave."

Only one person can leave?

Mo Su’s pupils dilated, already forming an idea in her mind.

"Ye Jiuliang, don’t try to sow discord among us." Mo Yu wasn’t stupid, naturally guessing what Ye Jiuliang was up to, and she bellowed angrily.

"One for one, quite fair." Ye Jiuliang pulled out a delicately crafted dagger from his pocket, unsheathed it, and casually tossed it in front of them.

"Decide amongst yourselves who stays and who leaves."

The dagger, sharp enough to cut through iron like mud, gleamed with a cold light that made one’s heart shiver in fear.

Mo Yu looked at Mo Su, their eyes meeting across the distance.

The chilly atmosphere was laced with the tension of drawn swords and crossbows ready to fire.

Suddenly, Mo Su made her move.

With one hand gripping Mo Chen and the other scooping up the dagger from the ground, the effects of the drug had worn off, and she regained her former agility.

Mo Yu stared at her, dumbstruck, "Mo Su, you... "

"Mom, I’m sorry, but I have to get out." Mo Su held the dagger, its sharp blade pressed against Mo Chen’s neck.

"If you had been willing to listen to me, we would have never ended up in this situation. In the Mo Family, the last thing one should act upon is emotions. Ye Yuan had no intentions for you; it was your wishful thinking that dragged us down. I’m making this choice, so you have no one to blame but yourself."