Xiao Ying nodded. "That's right. But I fed them the antidote when I went to bring them out, so they'll be fine."
Hearing Xiao Ying's words, everyone looked rather grim.
They never expected that Feng Yuqin had poisoned these people.
Xiao Ying glanced at them and said, "Don't get any wrong ideas. My mistress is highly skilled in alchemy. The poisons she makes are impossible for you to neutralize."
These words made it clear to everyone that if they wanted to save the people, they had to pay the ransom.
But Feng Yuqin's ransom demand was too high, and they were extremely reluctant to part with so much money.
So, not willing to pay the ransom themselves, they all set their sights on Mu Weizhu.
Seeing their looks, Mu Weizhu got angry. "What do you mean? They're your own clansmen, and you expect me to pay the ransom? Do you know how much that is?
Even if the White Flame Sect has a deep coffer, I can't pay the ransom for you."
"But you only need to pay half the ransom," a man said.
"Miss Mu, please have mercy on our clansmen. If we don't save them soon, we're afraid they'll die from the poison."
"Miss Mu, you just stood up for us. You must understand the value of life. So why not help us one more time?"
"Miss Mu, you were willing to help us just now, which shows your kindness. Why not see it through to the end?"
Mu Weizhu was so angry that she was shaking all over. Hong Xiaoxiao also didn't expect things to turn out this way.
"You're being too much. Weizhu just spoke up for you, but now you're relying on her," Hong Xiaoxiao knew that Weizhu simply couldn't afford such a large ransom.
After all, there were more than a dozen people. Even if the White Flame Sect had many treasures, it wouldn't waste them on unnecessary things.
"So Miss Mu was just saying those words casually," Feng Yuqin sighed. "I thought you stood up to right the wrong because you felt sorry for these people. It turns out you just wanted to boost your own reputation."
"Feng Yuqin, you're talking nonsense," Mu Weizhu roared.
Feng Yuqin gave her a disdainful look. "If you want to prove I'm wrong, just pay the ransom."
"Why don't you just waive the ransom?" Mu Weizhu circled the topic back.
"These people tried to kill me. I was so scared. I need some compensation for the shock," Feng Yuqin said. "Otherwise, more people will try to assassinate me in the future."
"Miss Mu, if you want my mistress to release the people, it's simple. Just pay the ransom," Xiao Ying said.
Mu Weizhu was so angry that her lips were trembling. She would never pay the ransom.
A glint of cunning flashed in Xiao Ying's eyes. She said to the others, "Look, this Mu Weizhu just wants to step on you and my mistress to gain fame.
So don't count on such a hypocritical person. If you want to save your people, pay the ransom quickly. If it gets any later, although these people won't die immediately from the poison, their fate will be very miserable."
Because Mu Weizhu was unwilling to pay the ransom, the others looked at her with hostility.
Mu Weizhu was so angry that she felt like spitting blood under their looks.
If she had known it would turn out like this, she would never have stood up.
Since Mu Weizhu refused to pay the ransom, these people had to redeem their own people one by one.
Previously, when these people saw Young Master Cheng die, one of them had already redeemed a clansman. If Mu Weizhu hadn't suddenly appeared, they might have already taken their clansmen back.
Now they had wasted so much time. And when paying the ransom, they thought that if Mu Weizhu paid, it would only cost half. So their dissatisfaction with Mu Weizhu was almost at its peak.
Some people even started to openly discuss. "It's all Mu Weizhu's fault. We could have paid only half the ransom. Now we've not only wasted time but also have to pay so much."
"They say Mu Weizhu is from a hidden family. She's so stingy. She doesn't seem like someone from a hidden family at all."
"Maybe she's an unpopular young lady who comes out to elevate herself."
"You're right. Otherwise, why does she keep trying to get attention? She must be unpopular in her own faction, so she comes out to seek attention."
"Such a woman is so disgusting. We should stay away from her in the future."
Although Mu Weizhu had left, she didn't go far.
So she heard all their words. She was so angry that her eyes were bloodshot, and she wanted to kill someone.
"Weizhu, Feng Yuqin is so terrifying," Hong Xiaoxiao thought that they had lost in their first direct confrontation with Feng Yuqin. She was so good at stirring up emotions.
In this situation, ordinary people probably wouldn't dare to do what she did. But Feng Yuqin openly incited the crowd, making those people who should have hated her instead turn their hatred towards Mu Weizhu.
No wonder such a woman could catch Mo Xuanye's eye.
As Hong Xiaoxiao thought this, Mo Xuanye's extremely handsome face popped into her mind.
She was very curious about how much Mo Xuanye cared about Feng Yuqin.
"I must kill her," Mu Weizhu said angrily.
"You only brought four secret guards this time, and I have four too," Hong Xiaoxiao glanced at her and said. "So many people failed to kill her last night. It won't be easy for just us."
Mu Weizhu's eyes were scarlet, and her voice was venomous. "Who said I'm going to use these people?"
Hong Xiaoxiao looked at her curiously. "Weizhu, do you have another way?"
"You'll know soon," Mu Weizhu said and strode forward.
Fuming, Mu Weizhu returned to her residence and said to the secret guard, "Send a signal immediately and summon half of the Twelve Fiends."
The secret guard was stunned, with shock in his eyes. "Miss, are you going to use the Twelve Fiends against Feng Yuqin?"
"That's right. I want her to die in the secret realm," Mu Weizhu said with a twisted expression and a crazy tone.
"Miss, they're your trump card. The sect master surely doesn't want you to use the Twelve Fiends against an insignificant person," the secret guard tried to persuade her.
The Twelve Fiends were twelve extremely powerful people trained by the sect master of the White Flame Sect for Mu Weizhu.
Although Mu Weizhu was the eldest young lady of the White Flame Sect, her cultivation talent was not very good. The White Flame Sect was worried that she might encounter danger, so they trained the powerful Twelve Fiends to protect her.
But usually, the few secret guards around her were enough, and she rarely faced life - threatening situations. So the Twelve Fiends had never been activated.
Most importantly, the sect master of the White Flame Sect had told Mu Weizhu that she should avoid using the Twelve Fiends unless it was absolutely necessary. So the secret guard thought it was unnecessary to use them against Feng Yuqin.