Chapter 845: Chapter 845 Hostage!

While Su Pan’er spoke these words, her actions did not relax in the slightest! Instead, she took firm hold of Jun Ruochen’s jaw, pressing against his throat.

With just a bit more force from her fingers, she could snap his throat!

Her own life didn’t matter, but Little Yanyan was her daughter, and she had to rescue her no matter what!

This move instinctively caused the attendants to cry out in alarm!

And they hastily tried to stop her!

"Stop! Miss Cousin, it’s not that we refuse to hand the child over to you, but only our young master knows where the child is. Even if you kill me, I can’t conjure up the child! Please let him go!"

After a moment’s hesitation, Jun Ruochen’s face turned an unnatural shade of purple, struggling to breathe in her grasp.

Su Pan’er, hesitant, slightly loosened her grip and couldn’t help but recall the past interactions she had with Jun Ruochen.

Undeniably, no matter how he treated others, at least to her, Su Pan’er, he had shown her kindness!

"Just now your attendant was right, you do owe me kindness, and I can’t deny that. But you’ve taken my daughter and hidden her away to coerce me. Even if there were a mountain of kindness, it’s all but been eroded by your own actions! After all, we are close blood relations, cousins. As long as you return my daughter to me, we can still be friends as we were in the past!"

"No, impossible! Don’t... don’t even think about it, cough, cough..."

Jun Ruochen coughed incessantly, obviously in great pain!

Far from pushing Su Pan’er away, he leaned in closer to her, whispering in a voice so faint it was almost inaudible: "This worthless life of mine... I’ve long since... had enough. If you want to take it, just take it. All my life, I’ve had everything my way, wishing for the wind and getting wind, wishing for rain and getting rain. All the pain comes from you, the unattainable... unattainable..."

His words gradually faded, his mouth curved with a pale, despairing smile, and he lost consciousness.

Unattainable!

People always chase after what they can never catch, be it the blood of a mosquito or the cinnabar mole. Unable to escape the pit, unable to step outside the circle they’ve drawn for themselves, they’re doomed to sink in hell, forever unable to see the beautiful springtime!

"Young master! Young master! Miss Cousin, you..."

Seeing Jun Ruochen suddenly collapse in Su Pan’er’s arms, several attendants panicked! Their anxious cries, some even attempting to rush forward!

"Get out of the way!"

Su Pan’er flung her Three-legged Crow Whip, and layers of shadow of a whip cascaded down. All the attendants trying to approach were struck by her whip and flung away!

The crowd screamed in pain, yet they continued to surge forward.

"Don’t worry, he’s not dead!"

Su Pan’er then hoisted Jun Ruochen onto her shoulder in one smooth motion!

"I’m taking your master with me! I’ll give you two more days, in two days, I’ll be waiting at Three Mile Hill outside the city to exchange hostages. If you don’t bring my daughter, then there’s no need to keep his little life!"

Having said that, Su Pan’er walked boldly towards the outside.

The soldiers, not giving up, tried to make a comeback, but they were hesitant because Jun Ruochen was in her hands, naturally holding back when they struck.

Seizing a gap, Su Pan’er suddenly leapt out of the group’s encirclement and soared away into the distance!

The soldiers hastily gave chase, but they couldn’t keep up with Su Pan’er, who had already known the terrain around her well. Carrying Jun Ruochen, she purposely took less-traveled paths, and the pursuing soldiers, numerous as they were, only managed to crowd together confusedly and quickly lost her trail, unable to locate her again.

After shaking off the pursuing troops, Su Pan’er directly descended into a dilapidated commoner’s house.

Amidst the chaos of war, this unnamed small city was nearly deserted, with most of the commoners either having fled long ago or having been conscripted into the army, leaving no trace of its former prosperity.

This house was no different!

The interior was in complete disarray, as if it had been ransacked by thieves, with furniture overturned and broken items strewn about. Cobwebs were everywhere, clearly indicating that the owner of the house had long since departed.

As Su Pan’er casually looked around, she walked into the bedroom to see an empty bed frame with nothing but the boards remaining.

She carelessly threw Jun Ruochen onto it and casually checked his pulse before frowning, taking out needles to treat him.

She had not held back when she struck him earlier, and now Jun Ruochen’s internal organs were seriously injured; if she did not treat him, it was likely that he wouldn’t wake up again!

Her hands flew with the silver needles while her mind pondered the situation at the City Lord’s Mansion.

After injuring Jun Ruochen to such an extent without his followers handing over Little Yanyan, could it truly be that only Jun Ruochen knew of Little Yanyan’s whereabouts?

No, that couldn’t be possible!

She knew her own daughter!

Little Yanyan had always been mischievous, but she was ingeniously clever; to say that she would sit quietly without looking for a way out? Su Pan’er was the first to disbelieve that.

However, where exactly was Little Yanyan being hidden?

While Su Pan’er was busy treating Jun Ruochen on one side, on the other, the news that Su Pan’er had taken Jun Ruochen hostage in an attempt to exchange prisoners quickly spread through various channels.

And one person, almost forgotten by everyone else, was quietly leading troops southward, having caught wind of Su Pan’er taking Jun Ruochen hostage through secret channels.

Ye Han had been staring at that secret letter for a long time!

Years had flown by in the blink of an eye. When Qin Yi left with Su Pan’er and others, he had searched vigorously for them. It was only after receiving a covert farewell letter from them that he made a show of searching extensively again before gradually subsiding.

Over these years, he had been stationed at the border, ordered to fend off invasions from Western Xia and the Qidan. Those people from Western Xia and the Qidan lapdogs had taken advantage of the turmoil within the Great Zhou Dynasty, launching attacks numerous times and seizing countless lands at the border.

During these years, he had been run ragged at the border. Although he silently watched Qin Yi’s actions, he did more than just stay silent; he had even secretly sent support his way.

His feelings towards Qin Yi were complicated.

He had heard every word of the former Emperor’s conversation with Qin Yi. Considering Qin Yi’s special status, not only did he approve of Qin Yi’s troop accumulation, but he had also lent a helping hand behind the scenes.

Moreover, he had spent countless days and nights imagining if one day he would take that path, planning to sit in that position, wondering how he should act.

He thought that he would support him with all his might, wouldn’t he?

How could he bear to see that little woman suffer?

That little woman he had placed deep inside his heart!

Once again, he couldn’t help but clutch his chest, beginning to cough violently. The wrenching coughs were so severe that he almost stopped breathing.

Yet this was nowhere near the pain that came from deep within his heart!

There lay his heart.

He had long since lost his heart, for it had been lost to that little woman. That little woman, full of spirit in her every smile and gesture, living so unrestrainedly, joyously, and daringly!

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