"I cherish my life. There's no way I'd exchange myself for others," Feng Yuqin said.
"Really?" Dongfang Zhi still sounded a bit skeptical. "How about we wait outside to back you up? If you don't come out for a long time, we'll go in and rescue you."
"Are you sure you won't just hold me back if you go in?" Feng Yuqin asked playfully.
Dongfang Zhi: "..." It's not nice to be so discouraging.
Previously, his strength had been higher than Feng Yuqin's.
But this time, Feng Yuqin had directly surpassed him.
So it was very possible that, as she said, they would only be a burden in case of danger.
"I know you're worried about me, but I don't do things without a certain degree of confidence," Feng Yuqin said, looking at them. "Since I'm going to rescue someone, I'll surely get that person out. And you guys also have something to do."
"What can we do?" Meng Xingyu asked curiously.
After all, Feng Yuqin was handling the rescue all by herself. They wanted to help but couldn't.
"What about Feng Yao? Have you forgotten about her?" Feng Yuqin asked.
"How could I forget?" Meng Xingyu said through gritted teeth. "That woman colluded with the Qi family to frame us. I'll never let her go."
"Aqin, do you mean for us to deal with Feng Yao?" Ye Ying asked.
"She should be hiding in the Qi family now. So you'll have to wait for your chance. As soon as you see her leave the Qi family, find a way to capture her," Feng Yuqin said with a slightly cold look in her eyes.
Feng Yao had dared to hurt the people she cared about. This was already the second or third time she had challenged Feng Yuqin's bottom line.
When they were in the Western Song Kingdom before, if Feng Yao hadn't run away so fast, Feng Yuqin would have already taken care of her.
"Then let Xingyu and Ye Ying go after Feng Yao. I'll go with you to rescue Yan Geng," Dongfang Zhi said. He was still a bit worried about Feng Yuqin going alone.
"No," Feng Yuqin said. "Their strength is quite good in the Western Song Kingdom, but it's still not enough here in the Central Region. If there are people from the Qi family around Feng Yao, they might both get into trouble."
Meng Xingyu: "..."
Ye Ying: "..."
It seemed they had to train harder in the future.
Seeing that Feng Yuqin was so insistent, Dongfang Zhi had no choice.
Moreover, he knew what Feng Yuqin said was the truth.
In the end, Dongfang Zhi took Meng Xingyu and Ye Ying to keep an eye on Feng Yao, while Feng Yuqin went alone to rescue Yan Geng.
...
Meanwhile, Qi Ruyi had found Elders Lin and the others and told them that she had captured Yan Geng.
"Are you sure the person you captured is Feng Yuqin's cousin?" Elder Lin asked.
"Sure. He admitted it himself," Qi Ruyi said proudly. "As far as I know, Feng Yuqin values her cousin very much. So this time, Feng Yuqin is doomed."
Elder Lin pondered for a moment and then asked, "What do you plan to do?"
"Of course, kill Feng Yuqin," Qi Ruyi said.
"But she has a spiritual pet," Elder Zhao said. "Last time, we lost so many people. We can't be sure we can kill her this time."
"This time is different," Qi Ruyi looked at Elder Zhao and said. "We have a hostage now. Won't Feng Yuqin just submit obediently?"
"Great. We can finally get rid of that woman Feng Yuqin," Elder Chen said. He was so eager that he wished he could go and kill Feng Yuqin right away.
"I'm afraid that won't work," Elder Lin frowned and said. "The headquarters has given me a task."
"What task?" Elder Chen and the other two looked at Elder Lin in unison.
"You should all know about the pills being sold in the inn outside by now, right?" Elder Lin looked at them and asked.
Previously, they had been busy with the guild affairs and didn't know much about what was going on outside.
This pill incident had lasted for so long, and they had all learned that the pills were actually from Feng Yuqin.
"Of course, we know," Qi Ruyi said. "Our Qi family also bought a small number of those pills. I've seen them. They're of such high quality that I've never seen before. But Elder Lin, you don't really think those pills were refined by Feng Yuqin, do you?"
"All the pills are of over 80% quality. I think at least Feng Yuqin can refine pills of 80% quality," Elder Lin frowned and said.
"Impossible," Qi Ruyi refused to believe it. "How old is Feng Yuqin? She can't be that capable. Maybe those pills belong to someone else, and she's just using them to boost her own reputation."
"I have the same thought as Elder Qi. I also don't think Feng Yuqin can refine pills of such high quality," Elder Chen also didn't want to believe that Feng Yuqin, the person he regarded as an enemy, was that capable.
Elder Lin glanced at them and said, "Whether she can refine such powerful pills or not, the headquarters has already set its eyes on her."
"Elder Lin, what do you mean by that?" Elder Qi said angrily. "I finally caught Feng Yuqin's weakness and could finally get rid of her. Are you telling me to give up now?"
How could Qi Ruyi be willing to let the duck that was already in her mouth fly away?
Elder Lin's face darkened. "Do you think I want to give up? Or do you want to go and explain to the headquarters? Anyway, every time there are any benefits from there, I don't take them all for myself. We all share them equally. If you can take the responsibility for this matter, I'll report it to the headquarters."
Qi Ruyi was left speechless by Elder Lin's retort. The unwillingness in her eyes became even more intense.
Seeing that the situation was getting out of hand, Elder Zhao stepped in as a peacemaker and said, "There's no need for the two of you to quarrel over this. Actually, I think it's not a good thing for Feng Yuqin to be targeted by the headquarters."
Elder Lin's expression softened a bit. Then he said to Qi Ruyi, "Elder Qi, you don't have to think you've been wasting your time this time. Even if Feng Yuqin goes to the headquarters, she won't have a good time."
"What do you mean?" Qi Ruyi asked in confusion.
"As far as I know, the people from the headquarters want Feng Yuqin to be their free laborer," a hint of cruelty flashed in Elder Lin's eyes.
"But it's the headquarters that will benefit from this. We won't get anything," Qi Ruyi still felt unwilling.
Elder Lin looked at Qi Ruyi speechlessly and asked, "When did you become so stupid?"
Qi Ruyi's face changed. Just as she was about to retort, she heard Elder Lin continue, "Since you've already captured Yan Geng, do you think we'll just let him go like this?"
"Didn't you say you want Feng Yuqin to go to the headquarters? If we don't release the hostage, will she go?" Qi Ruyi asked in a bad mood.
"She'll go. But before she goes, we can use Yan Geng to get some treasures from Feng Yuqin," a hint of cruelty appeared on Elder Lin's face. "Besides making her return the treasures she took from us before, she must also hand over all the pills she's sold in the inn during this period."
Qi Ruyi's eyes lit up. "Elder Lin, that's a great idea."
Elder Zhao frowned and asked, "Can Feng Yuqin really come from a small place like the Western Song Kingdom if she can produce so many powerful pills?"