The prefect's wife happened to be standing not far away. When she saw the cold blade directly on her daughter's neck, she was so frightened that she almost fainted.
She had only this one daughter in her life, so she had naturally doted on her since childhood. Now that her daughter's life was in someone else's hands, how could she not be anxious?
She stumbled towards the prefect and cried, "My lord, Shan'er! My Shan'er! Quickly order your men to stop!"
The prefect was stunned for a moment. Before he could react, he saw his wife running towards him crying. He quickly ordered the guards to stop, "Stop! All of you, stop!"
Hearing the prefect's order, the guards slowly retreated to the prefect's side to protect him.
Li Jiuge and the others walked towards Ji Yunxi's direction until they blocked her and Yue Hongshan behind them.
The prefect's heart sank. The men he had sent couldn't defeat Ji Yunxi and her group at all. They had only relied on their large number to bully the fewer ones and exhaust their strength. Now, his precious daughter had fallen into their hands. It was hard to tell whether she was alive or dead.
"Everyone, let's talk this over. Let's talk it over..."
Ji Yunxi steadily held the sword on Yue Hongshan's neck and smiled at the prefect, "Prefect, we have nothing to talk about. Now we can only borrow Miss Yue. We will naturally release her when we are safe."
Saying that, she moved the sword closer to Yue Hongshan's neck, as if a stream of red blood would flow the next second, "If we can't leave, she won't survive either."
The prefect had no ability to resist. He quickly agreed, afraid that Ji Yunxi would accidentally kill his daughter with a tremble of her hand.
"Miss Yue, let's go."
Qing Xuan pushed Yue Hongshan forward while Ji Yunxi and Feng Xingzhi stayed at the back.
The prefect wanted to follow, but was stopped by Ji Yunxi, "If I see any of your men, I will surely kill her and return her head to you!"
The guards stopped in their tracks and didn't dare to move forward. Only the prefect's wife was left crying on one side.
Yue Hongshan started whining after walking a few steps. She was a delicate young lady who rarely went out. The places they walked were difficult to set foot on, which really gave her a hard time.
"I'm not going anymore! Even if you kill me, I won't go! I want my father! Wuwuwu..." She kept crying and making a fuss, which made everyone's heads buzz.
Qing Xuan tied her up and looked at her fiercely, scaring her into shouting, "Don't kill me... Don't kill me!"
Li Jiuge was annoyed by the noise. She covered Yue Hongshan's mouth fiercely and said, "If you don't shut up, I'll kill you right away!"
Yue Hongshan didn't expect that this kind - looking girl would be so fierce. She immediately closed her mouth and sobbed.
While avoiding the prefect's men, they were also looking for the whereabouts of Dongwei. Before long, it was getting dark.
Ji Yunxi thought that they definitely couldn't get Dongwei tonight. They had to find a place to rest first. The battle during the day had made them extremely exhausted.
Coincidentally, there was a cave not far away. She proposed that they go in and rest for a while.
When Yue Hongshan saw the dilapidated inside of the cave, she stubbornly stood outside and refused to go in no matter what.
"What? Planning to feed the jackals here?" Qing Xuan threatened her, "There have been a lot of wild animal footprints along the way. If you want to stand outside, we don't care. If you get bitten to death, we'll be happy to be free of trouble."
Yue Hongshan whispered, "No, you can't kill me. Otherwise, my father won't let you go!"
"You're really interesting. Are your eyes just for show? Can't you see that your father can't defeat us?" Li Jiuge mocked, "If she doesn't want to go in, forget it. Let's go."
Saying that, they walked inside. The outside suddenly became empty, as if Yue Hongshan was the only one left in the whole mountain. She immediately shivered, gritted her teeth and stepped in.
However, as soon as she went in, she saw the man she admired wiping Ji Yunxi's cheek. His expression was full of deep affection that couldn't be hidden.
Yue Hongshan was extremely jealous. But now she was the fish on the chopping block and they were the butcher's knife. What could she do? She could only keep this scene in her eyes.
Seeing her come in, Li Jiuge sneered. She thought Yue Hongshan was quite stubborn.
Feng Xingzhi and Qing Xuan went to gather firewood while Li Jiuge and Ji Yunxi stayed to watch Yue Hongshan.
Yue Hongshan carefully asked, "Who on earth are you and what are you doing here?"
Li Jiuge glanced at her, "It's none of your business. As for why we're here, isn't it because of your father? It was your father who tricked us here."
Yue Hongshan was stunned. In fact, she didn't quite understand why her father had brought them here.
Ji Yunxi thought of Yue Hongshan's feelings for Feng Xingzhi and said to Li Jiuge, "Jiuge, you were tired just now. You rest. I'll watch."
They all tacitly didn't mention Dongwei in front of Yue Hongshan. And she was so dull - witted that after following them for so long, she still didn't figure out what their purpose was for coming to Guangwu Mountain.
Before long, Feng Xingzhi and Qing Xuan came back with firewood and a thin wild rabbit in their hands.
"This Guangwu Mountain is really barren. The rabbit is so small," Qing Xuan lifted the rabbit for everyone to see, with a look of disgust in his eyes.
Feng Xingzhi stepped forward to take the rabbit, "Just make do with it."
Yue Hongshan thought the little rabbit was extremely cute. Then she saw that elegant man step forward to skin and clean the rabbit.
Her little bit of pity disappeared instantly.
The rabbit was put on the fire to roast. The sizzling smell of meat filled the small cave.
Seeing that the rabbit was roasted, Feng Xingzhi directly tore a rabbit leg for Ji Yunxi and handed the other one to Li Jiuge.
Since Qing Xuan wasn't a real entity and didn't need to eat, he sat at the entrance of the cave to guard for everyone.
Yue Hongshan had been on the run with them all the way and hadn't eaten a single bite. Now she was so hungry that the smell of the rabbit was extremely alluring.
Qing Xuan saw her silently swallowing her saliva. He thought that if the hostage didn't eat or drink and couldn't walk, what should they do? So he tentatively asked Ji Yunxi, "My lady, should we give Yue Hongshan something to eat?"
Ji Yunxi glanced at her. Thinking of the poor refugees outside the city, she coldly said, "A hostage doesn't need to eat."
Li Jiuge chimed in, "That's right. Her father even wanted to kill us. Do you think I'll give her something to eat? Dream on."
Yue Hongshan looked wronged and wanted to refute, but the fact that the prefect had sent people to surround and attack them was undeniable, so she had nothing to defend herself with.
She could only pin her hopes on Feng Xingzhi. Maybe such a handsome man must be kind - hearted and wouldn't let her starve?
Who would have thought that the next second, Feng Xingzhi said, "She has been living a life of luxury and pleasure, feasting on big fish and meat. Her fine clothes and delicious food are all exploited from the common people. Skipping a meal won't kill her."
Feng Xingzhi glanced at her, his eyes full of disgust.