Exchange of hostages

  Exchange hostages

  Nan Hou received the news of his son and almost immediately, despite still being bedridden with a serious illness, rushed to see Ye Li. After understanding the situation clearly, Nan Hou pushed away those supporting him, knelt down on both knees, and bowed respectfully to Ye Li, saying: "The great kindness and virtue of the Princess, my humble household will never forget. Please, Princess, accept an old man's bow." Ye Li was taken aback

  She hastily left the book case and walked down to personally help Nan Hou up, "Lord Hou must not be like this, I am ashamed and dare not accept it. Not to mention that Nan Hou's son is looking at his sister's face, even if he didn't save him." Nan Hou had already been crying, although Nan Hou's son was not the only child of this generation of the Nan Hou Mansion, but he was Nan Hou's only son, and also the only child of this generation of the Nan Hou Mansion.

  A sole heir who can support the entire family. If something unexpected happens to him, they can only adopt someone from a side branch, but there is no outstanding candidate in the side branches, and the Southern Marquis Manor may end with the current marquis.

  "The young master is incompetent, defeated and captured, causing trouble for the princess." Being defeated and captured was not a good reputation, and now the Southern Marquis did not expect his son to achieve great merit or power, but only hoped that he could return alive and leave behind a descendant for the Southern Marquis's estate.

  Ye Li softly comforted: "Victory and defeat are common in the military, Nan Wang of Xiling Town has long been known as the War God of Xiling. It's not shameful for the young master of Nan Hou to be defeated by him, as long as he is still alive, there will always be a day when he can win."

  The old Duke Zheng solemnly thanked: "I thank you very much, Princess."

  The King of Zhen Nan was detained in Jiang Xia City to exchange the son of the Marquis of South, such a transaction is obviously very beneficial for Xi Ling, so after receiving the letter, the Xi Ling camp almost did not hesitate and immediately agreed. After all, the King of Zhen Nan is the commander-in-chief of the Xi Ling army, once something unexpected happens, it will not only be the Xi Ling army that loses its leader, but also the country of Xi Ling may fall into chaos.

  Chaos. The young master of the Southern Marquis, after all, was just a young master of a marquis's manor, and even if the Southern Marquis had some prestige in Chu's capital, for the great army of Chu, the influence of the young master on the Mo family's army was probably not even comparable to that of a company commander. Such a transaction is simply unbelievable.

  Both sides quickly made preparations for the exchange of hostages, and the location was set at a small mountain pass five miles outside Jiangxia City three days later. Ye Li only brought Qin Feng and Zhuo Jing, as well as several soldiers trained by Qin Feng and more than a dozen dark guards. Although he had become a prisoner, King Zhen Nan still had his usual demeanor, without the slightest hint of embarrassment at being a hostage. When he saw Ye Li,

  He smiled at her with a good mood. Ye Li didn't pay attention to him and waved her hand, letting people take him away directly.

  Compared to the King of Zhen Nan, the situation of the Southern Marquis's son is obviously much worse. The Southern Marquis's son, who was dragged out from behind by the people of Xi Ling, was covered in wounds and looked exhausted and dispirited. The leader of the group from Xi Ling was surprisingly Lei Tengfeng, the son of the King of Zhen Nan, with whom he had a few encounters in Xi Ling in the past. Apparently, he had received news and rushed over from Xinyang overnight. Seeing that

  Yelü sat on the horseback, slightly stunned, and smiled: "Princess, it's been a year since we last met, how have you been lately?" Yelü raised an eyebrow and replied calmly: "It's fine, originally it could be very good, but unfortunately, the prince and your country didn't give me this opportunity." Leitengfeng laughed and said: "War is men's business, as a princess, you should originally be enjoying luxury and comfort, why bother with this?"

  "What's the point of being ordinary in this mundane world?" Ye Li sighed, "I'm just an ordinary person, how can I transcend the worldly dust? Lei Shizhi, let's stop here for now. Tell me, what's going on with our country's Southern Marquis' son?"

  Lei Teng turned his head to glance at the Southern Marquis's son being escorted behind him, and smiled apologetically at Ye Li: "On the battlefield, swords and knives have no eyes, the Southern Marquis's son can't avoid some injuries, I hope Your Highness won't blame me?"

  Ye Li smiled faintly: "No wonder, I understand now. Lei Shizi is reminding me that I'm being too lenient with the prisoners. Zhuo Jing." Her slender white hand slightly raised, making a simple gesture. Zhuo Jing responded with a sound, his hands moving like the wind. Only two cracking sounds were heard, followed by a pained cry from behind. Mo Fei's left arm was twisted at an odd angle, hanging limply beside the King of Zhen Nan.

  Lei Tengfeng's expression changed slightly, his eyes fixed intently on Ye Lian opposite him. Ye Lian's face remained calm, and she glanced sideways at Zhen Nanwang, who looked slightly surprised under the horse, before smiling at Lei Tengfeng: "Prince, I don't like to mistreat prisoners. However... what I've always adhered to is an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. This time, Mr. Mo will take care of it. If there's another chance in the future,

  "Doesn't mind directly... is the wound on Zhen Nan Wang's body healed? Or... has the injury on the Crown Prince's body recovered?"

  Lei Tengfeng fell silent for a moment, then instructed the people beside him: "Send the son of Duke Nan over."

  Two soldiers supported the young master of Nan Hou and walked towards Ye Li. Ye Li waved his hand and said, "For fairness, send the King of Zhen Nan over." Qin Feng nodded, and two people behind him led the King of Zhen Nan to the other side. As they reached the middle and exchanged hostages, just as the two hostages had barely returned to their own sides, a sudden loud voice came from the opposite side, "

  "Take action!" The words had barely fallen when the King of Town South quickly retreated backwards, while the two soldiers shot forward like arrows released from a bowstring. One pounced on the Marquis of Southern Hou's son, and the other pounced on Ye Li. At the same time, more than a dozen figures burst out from beside Lei Tengfeng, accompanied by a flurry of arrow fire. All this happened in just an instant.

  The two strong Chu soldiers standing in the middle suddenly appeared and blocked the way of the Southern Hou's son. The Xiling soldier who was rushing towards the Southern Hou's son had not yet reached him when he felt a chill in his heart, and with an expression of disbelief on his face, he fell to the ground. Another person did not go to block the person rushing towards Ye Li, but instead rushed towards the retreating King Zhen Nan, and solved another Xiling person by the side.

  The soldiers did not heed Nan Hou's words but instead rushed towards King of Southern Pacification along with their companions nearby.

  After this sudden change, the young master of Nan Hou also reflected and chased after him, disregarding the numerous wounds on his body. The King of Zhen Nan obviously did not expect that these two seemingly ordinary Eastern Chu soldiers would have such agile movements, and their coordination was almost seamless. However, the King of Zhen Nan himself was one of the top masters in the world, and even with a broken arm, he still...

  However, these soldiers were apparently quite different from the Eastern Chu soldiers that Zhen Nan Wang knew. They seemed to be very skilled at dealing with top-notch experts like him. In just a few exchanges, several more people came up and surrounded him, yet they didn't become disorganized despite their numbers, still coordinating silently

  The contract seemed to have been rehearsed thousands of times.

  Ye Li's personal bodyguard also quickly engaged in combat with the Xiling people. After just a few glances, Ye Li had figured it out - although these people were dressed as Xiling soldiers, they weren't actually soldiers, but rather seemed to be high-ranking martial artists from the jianghu. Ye Li looked up and met the gaze of Lei Tengfeng, who was also staring at him, and coldly smiled, "Kill!"

  "Roger!"

  The dark guards and the soldiers who followed immediately became excited, sharpening their knives and rushing towards these Western Ridge people, and both sides quickly clashed.

  Two fists are hard to contend with four hands, and this principle was once again verified by these specially trained warriors under Qin Feng. When the killing around him was nearing its end, Zhen Nan Wang became a prisoner of Da Chu once again. Looking at Zhen Nan Wang who was brought back, Ye Li raised an eyebrow with a good mood, Zhen Nan Wang's smile was rarely bitter, "The Mo family army is well-trained

  The king smiled and said, "You're too kind." Ye Li smiled back, "Your Majesty is being modest. You are one of the top masters in the world, and it's their good fortune to receive your guidance." He nodded towards the soldiers who had just successfully defeated another strong opponent, and his eyes shone with even more satisfaction. Although each person had suffered some injuries, the warriors were clearly in high spirits, and upon hearing Ye Li's words, they all looked at him with admiration and gratitude.

  Everyone lifted their heads and chests, and bowed to Zhen Nan Wang with a fist: "Thank you for pointing out, King of Zhen Nan." To be honest, even if Zhen Nan Wang only had one arm, he was still more difficult to deal with than Mu Rong Cang, who was known as the number one master in Da Chu. Just by looking at everyone's injuries, it could be seen that if they hadn't already had experience and lessons learned from defeating Mu Rong Cang together before, it would be even harder to defeat Zhen Nan Wang.

  The King of Southern only fears that it will be even more difficult. This is because the King of Southern Town values his identity and will not fight to the death with them, otherwise, they may also suffer casualties.

  The King of Zhen Nan's face twitched slightly as he looked at Ye Li and asked, "What plans does the Queen of Ding have now?"

  Ye Li smiled and said: "Your Majesty is making it difficult for me, originally everyone had a harmonious exchange of hostages and returned home peacefully, isn't that good? But now, how can I be blamed?"

  Across from him, Lei Tengfeng bitterly smiled and said: "Princess, this matter is not right, please forgive me and return to the Emperor." Ye Lian calmly replied: "The Crown Prince's words are easy to say, but if it were the Southern Marquis' son or the Princess who was injured instead of the Crown Prince being hurt, I wonder what attitude the Crown Prince would have now?" Lei Tengfeng knew he was in the wrong and looked down, saying: "As long as I can do it, Princess, please..."

  "It's just a pipe dream." Today, he was indeed too rash, thinking that Ye Li wouldn't have any preparations, but didn't expect that Ye Li's arrangements were precisely waiting for him to make his move. Ye Li pondered for a moment and asked: "Please ask the prince to withdraw his troops from Da Chu, how is it?"

  Lei Teng's face slightly sank, and he said, "The princess is making things difficult for the young king."

  Ye Li raised an eyebrow, looking at the King of Zhen Nan with a hint of helplessness: "Your Majesty, so you think that even Xinyang City is not worth it? The King of West Hill is really that cheap?" The King of Zhen Nan smiled faintly: "Conquering Xinyang has cost us countless soldiers and generals. This matter is indeed not something my son can handle on his own. It's hard for the Queen to deal with him." Ye Li narrowed her eyes slightly, speaking quickly: "Alright, I won't make it difficult. 50,000 dan of grain, 5 million taels of silver."

  "The princess is being too garrulous!" Lei Tengfeng frowned. Ye Li coldly snorted and sternly ordered: "Cut off the other hand of the King of Zhen'nan!" Zhuo Jing nodded and said: "Yes, sir."

  Just as Zhuo Jing was about to pull out the dagger from the soldier's body behind him and stab Zhen Nan Wang, Lei Tengfeng hastily stopped him, "Your Highness, wait!"

  Ye Li raised an eyebrow and gazed at him calmly. After a while, Lei Tengfeng finally nodded and said: "Alright, it's settled. But Xiao Wang needs time. Also, the princess must guarantee that her father will not be harmed in any way, otherwise, Xiao Wang will definitely slaughter all the people of Dong Chu wherever the army goes!" Ye Li's smile grew colder, "Five days later, still here. And, what Lei Shizi just said is best left unsaid. Otherwise, this princess doesn't mind killing off all the generals of Xiling either. Like Zheng Bian, for instance. Of course, this princess wouldn't mind slaughtering the entire Xiling!"

  Lei Teng's heart skipped a beat, he looked deeply at Ye Li and nodded: "It's settled then."