Chapter Fifty-Five: Being Held Hostage

  Ying Zheng easily took care of these hidden soldiers, but the commotion was a bit big. I stood aside with my hands clasped together, guessing at Ying Zheng's intentions.

  This is openly and uprightly telling Crow Yang, I'm coming to kick your hall!

  I shrugged my shoulders, and apart from giving a thumbs up to Qin Zheng's approach, I couldn't think of any other way. Qin Zheng glanced at Chen Xin, who was casually placed on the ground by me, waved his hand and said: Follow me.

  Ying Zheng finished speaking and turned around to walk forward. I followed him, and after a few steps, Ying Zheng added another sentence: She is also bringing it along.

  I looked at Chenxin who was unconscious and asked Ying Zheng seriously: How did you bring him?

  Qin Zheng looked at me with a strange gaze and replied seriously: You are carrying it on your back.

  Why me!

  "I can be emperor, the supreme emperor." Ying Zheng looked at me and said this sentence again seriously.

  I raised my hand to interrupt Ying Zheng's words, and I smiled at him, saying: Lead the way for me.

  Ying Zheng imitated me shrugging his shoulders, and then walked to the front with both hands relaxed. As for me, I resignedly carried Chen Xin on my back and followed behind Ying Zheng.

  When the five of us gathered, Old Man Guo's focus was almost entirely on Chen Xin. The five of us had all already unsealed our Yin-Yang Symbols, and that appearance was absolutely here to challenge the sect!

  "Ying Zheng must have known we're back. Find him."

  Those three heard that and were about to leave, I just managed to call them back. Everyone looked at me with a puzzled face, not understanding why I called them away.

  "Old man Guo... no... Uncle Guo, do you still remember who gave the Phoenix Amulet to whom back then?" I asked directly.

  Mr. Guo furrowed his brow and looked at me, saying slowly: "It was Chenxin who protected Yin Zhongyang... Eh, now that you mention it, I feel like it's not quite right..."

  Old Guo hadn't finished speaking when he was interrupted by Ying Zheng's sentence: What's the point of entangling in this? Hurry up and find someone for me, who told you that I'm anxious about Feng Huang Chui?

  I gave Qin Zheng a white eye, is this person daring to be even more unreasonable? Zhao Feiyu and Kong Yat left happily, while Old Man Guo seemed to have thought of something, thinking as he followed Zhao Feiyu and Kong Yat away.

  After they left, Ying Zheng casually put his arm around my shoulder and smiled, asking: How much do you know?

  I also smiled and replied: All of them. I didn't expect that the real leader of the nine officials, Feng Chang, would be this woman on my back. Indeed, witchcraft is the most mysterious technique under heaven.

  Qin Zheng didn't seem to mind my words and continued to speak on his own: You knowing this much is enough, I don't want others to know. After all, at that time, I had to use a lot of effort to control their thoughts. However, I'd like to ask, what are the true intentions of Feng Chang?

  "Ah, yes. She's ready to use the tenth tail of disdain. Now it seems that the one who betrayed you is not Yin Zhou Yang, but this woman on my back. So if you want to kill someone, hurry up, I'm also tired of carrying something that isn't worth it?" I hinted with my eyes at Chen Xin on my back.

  Ying Zheng looked at Chen Xin, then looked at me and said seriously: However, I don't want innocent people to die. My disciple is still loyal to me, but has been controlled by this woman. If she dies, my disciple will also die with her. Although I have seen a lot of death, I don't like it when innocent people die.

  Qin Shi Huang's words surprised me, is this still the same Qin Shi Huang who burned books and buried scholars? I nodded in agreement with Qin Shi Huang. Then, smiling at Qin Shi Huang, I said: Lead the way for me.

  Ying Zheng walked ahead, seemingly nonchalant, and asked casually: She must have asked you to cooperate with her. I know what kind of person you are. Regardless of right or wrong, as long as it's beneficial, you'll do it. I wonder what conditions she offered you. Is it wealth and glory, or power?

  I chuckled and knew that Ying Zheng was trying to get me to talk. These things, even if I told Ying Zheng, wouldn't have much of an impact on me. So I answered honestly: She said she could return my Seven Apertures Linglong Heart to me. But that thing has already been dug out, and it's probably impossible to put back in.

  Qin Zheng stopped in his tracks as soon as he heard my words. He turned around and looked at me, saying in a serious tone: You have no idea how great your heart's purpose is, but you will find out soon enough.

  "I just want to ask, what method did you use to preserve it? It hasn't rotted yet?" I looked at Ying Zheng and asked seriously. "Which brand of preservative was used, introduce me."

  Qin Zheng looked at me with an unbelievable gaze and slowly said: Are you really Mu Lin?

  I understand what Ying Zheng means, the old Mu Lin and the current Mu Lin are indeed very different. I smiled awkwardly, thinking that Ying Zheng must not think of other places.

  For example, Mu Zhongyan.

  Previously, Mu Rong said that Ying Zheng wanted to get rid of Yin Zhou Yang. But in today's words, it means Ying Zheng wanted to get rid of Chen Xin. Having this idea is also very normal, as this woman would be a disaster no matter whose side she was on. Maybe one day she'll have already gotten you killed and you still won't know why.

  "What do you mean?" I asked Ying Zheng with a half-smile, pretending to be clueless.

  "It seems like someone has helped you untie your knot." Qin Zheng said straightforwardly.

  "Haha. Shi Huang, you're hilarious! I've lost all sense of shame, where's the knot in my heart?" I laughed loudly, not caring about my image at all.

  Ying Zheng was taken aback by my words at first, then smiled faintly and glossed over it.

  When I walked to an intersection, I saw Kong Yiji from afar. Seeing me and Ying Zheng strolling over leisurely, he hurriedly waved at us.

  "How did you end up here?" I asked with great surprise when I saw Kong Yat.

  Kong Yiji pointed to a well nearby and said to me and Ying Zheng: We've found the place where Zhaizi is. Ya Yang and Yin Zhouyang are both there, but Guo Shu and Zhao Feiyu have already taken care of them. Let's go down.

  I nodded and said okay, Ying Zheng also nodded in agreement. I took a look at the well, although the mouth of the well was very large, but I only wanted to ask one sentence, why do these ghosts all like to drill into these holes?

  When I went down, it was another gloomy dungeon. I continued to carry on my back, looking at the stairs in front of me, and reluctantly walked down with a sullen face. However, when I arrived in front of the cell, I didn't have the courage to walk down anymore.

  If I'm not mistaken, Kong Yat Hung told me that Guo Lao Tou and Zhao Fei Yu have already taken care of Ya Yang and Yin Zhou Yang. But what I saw seems to be the opposite?

  Guo Lao and Zhao Feiyu were taken hostage? Are you kidding me?

  Ying Zheng and Kong Yi arrived at the same time, and they were also frightened by what was in front of them. I looked at Ying Zheng, who glanced at Kong Yi, and it turned out that Kong Yi also had such an unreliable side to him.

  "No way! Just now when I was walking... it was clearly still..." Kong Yi wanted to explain something, but Ying Zheng waved his hand and stopped him.

  "Kobayashi..." Zhao Feiyu had just opened his mouth to speak, when Hei Yan's dagger pierced through Zhao Feiyu's neck.

  "I told you, don't move." Crow said proudly.

  The dagger in Ya's hand was born of dark energy, and the dark energy entering his body would definitely leave an impression on Zhao Feiyu. Ying Zheng took a step forward, asking expressionlessly: What do you want to do?

  As soon as Ying Zheng finished speaking, I felt a chill on the back of my neck. I lowered my head to take a look and found an icy dagger pressed against my throat. Okay, I had forgotten that there was still someone behind me.

  "Let me go." Chen Xin's voice became incredibly old, I looked down at her hand and it was already full of wrinkles. When she walked slowly in front of me, the originally beautiful woman had become an old lady with a face full of wrinkles.

  Ying Zheng looked at Chen Xin and shook his head, saying: It seems that you have an obsession with the tenth tail of the arrogant one.

  Chen Xin sneered and didn't say much, but instead motioned for me to head towards Zhao Feiyu and Old Man Guo. I walked halfway before saying with a displeased expression: What's the point of you threatening us? Our lives are in the hands of Ying Zheng anyway? You might as well threaten Yunzhou Yang.

  Zhao Feiyu and Kong Yī were completely baffled by the current situation, but when I saw the puzzled look in Old Man Guo's eyes gradually disappear, I knew that Old Man Guo had probably remembered something.

  "Chen Xin..." Old Guo muttered to himself.

  "Are you using your original power just to threaten me? Is it worth it? Besides, what Mulin said earlier was right, what does their life and death have to do with me?" Ying Zheng smiled at Chen Xing, as if he didn't care about the lives of the three of us.

  Ying Zheng seemed to have known the reason why he was here, so he pointed to the door of the dungeon behind him and asked: What about the things in here? Are you listening? Your good master has come to see you!

  The dungeon suddenly emitted a cry similar to that of a fox. In this already cramped dungeon, the sound seemed particularly strange.

  After hearing that cry, Ying Zheng frowned and said in a low voice: Is the tenth tail coming out?

  "I want the tenth tail, and I'll give you these three lives. How about that?" Chen Xin started haggling with Ying Zheng. "You want Mu Lin's fetus, so you can live forever, right? I'll give you hope for continued life, and you give me your majestic tenth tail. Besides, I overheard your conversation halfway through. Ying Zheng, don't you understand? The reason Mu Lin changed so much is that his heart knot has been untied. Who else could have untied his heart knot?"

  Ying Zheng furrowed his brow, as if deep in thought. At this moment, I saw Kong Yiji start clapping. The speed and rhythm of the applause were all different.

  I suddenly remembered that when we were kids, the three of us once came up with a way to clap hands in case one of us was being held hostage.

  There are two kinds of applause, the first kind means that you want to make a deal with the person holding it. The second kind is now empty one clap.

  It's simple, let's have a fight!

  I glanced at Zhao Feiyu, and he was also staring at me. I almost without hesitation drew out the meteorite iron from my waist and pushed away the dagger that Chen Xin had placed on my neck!

  "Didn't your master teach you that when taking a hostage, you should disarm the other person?! And another thing! I'm a married man! What's the point of threatening me?!"