[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as":3,"chapter-after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-chapter-969":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1458692,1906,"Chapter 969 - 963: Captives","after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-chapter-969",969,"\u003Cp>Su Jin never expected that before reaching the border, she would first become a hostage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sun was shining brightly that day, with little wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting inside the carriage, Su Jin lifted the curtain to look outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were just a day away from the border, and she felt exceptionally cheerful at the thought of finally arriving after a long journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon departure from Linzhou, a message was sent to the border to inform the Li Family about the delivery of horses and grain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The message was delivered, and soldiers were sent to relay information, saying that although this area was within the Daqi territory, there was still a risk of encountering Nanliang people, so they should be cautious, with a plan to send reinforcements ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they were so close to the border now, why hadn’t the reinforcements shown up?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing was puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin said, \"Perhaps the situation at the border is urgent, and they can’t spare the manpower, or maybe this area is truly safe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing looked at the surrounding cliffs, a bit worried, and said, \"The Marquis has mentioned that such terrain is easy to defend and hard to attack, which is very suitable for an ambush.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin looked at her with fresh eyes, \"You know this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This place is a lot like our Qingyun Mountain,\" Xingxing grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just after she spoke, an arrow pierced through the carriage, embedding into the wooden body, the shaft quivering loudly, akin to the tense release of a tightened string.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Xingxing’s face turned pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was just a hair away from losing her life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Su Jin’s face was obscured by a mask, making her expression unreadable, she too was frightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the carriage, the sound of screams was unending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin lifted the curtain to see a servant, who had been guarding the carriage, fall to an arrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steward Zhou, holding a sword, deflected incoming arrows and urgently said, \"We’ve fallen into an ambush!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need for Steward Zhou’s words; Su Jin already knew they had fallen into an ambush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why hadn’t her father sent people to meet them, and instead, the enemy had come?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The journey had been smooth, and she thought they could safely reach the border; unexpected as it was, they still couldn’t escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t take long for Su Jin to figure out what was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been careless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people sent by the Li Family were likely intercepted midway and never reached the military camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who said the journey was safe were the enemy, not her father!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arrows rained down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The carriage was peppered with countless arrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several arrows came flying; Steward Zhou blocked two, but another struck him in the shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He fell from his horse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Steward Zhou!\" Xingxing cried out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the shadows, the enemy hid on both sides, drawing bows and shooting arrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A general drew his bow, aiming at Su Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man stood by his side, with eyes so deep they seemed bottomless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Xingxing’s shout, his brows knitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The general released his arrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a second thought, the man shot his arrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With no place to hide, Su Jin looked up to see an arrow shooting toward her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, just as she thought death was certain, another arrow flew over, knocking it aside and into a rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The general’s face darkened, and he sharply turned to the man, \"How dare you shoot my arrow aside?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man, holding his bow, looked at the general and said, \"Capturing him alive is better than killing him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is still Daqi’s territory; there’s no guarantee we won’t run into an ambush on the way back. Having the Li Family’s eldest as a hostage gives us extra security.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The general said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man leapt down and said, \"I advise you to surrender, or you’ll die in vain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he jumped down, the arrows stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surviving servants of the Zhou Family and Li Family dropped their knives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin gritted her teeth in anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man looked at Su Jin and Xingxing, \"Get off the carriage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having been captured, disobedience would only lead to more suffering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Xingxing jumped down, she helped Su Jin down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man took a rope and tied Su Jin’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After tying her up, he searched her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin was livid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But slowly, her eyebrows knitted together again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man searched thoroughly, but found nothing, and went into the carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the general who nearly killed Su Jin walked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind lifted the curtain, and the man glanced at the general, grabbing a handful of silver notes from a bundle, casually shaking them before pocketing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fluid movements made it impossible to see what he took, and he came out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin became a hostage, tied hand and foot, tossed onto the grain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind was still the same, but her mindset was vastly different from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The general walked at the forefront, while the man rode beside him. After a ride for an hour, taking a breather, the man pulled the silver notes from his pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thick stack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The general took it casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While opening it, a small bamboo tube fell out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What fell out?\" the general asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man ordered the soldier behind, \"Pick it up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The general counted roughly, grinning widely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A full eighty thousand taels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder the Young Master of Daqi’s top horse-breeding family carried so much money while traveling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stuffed the silver notes into his pocket while the soldier handed him the bamboo tube.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The general gave it a cursory inspection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bamboo tube seemed unremarkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But such an ordinary object, paired with something as valuable as eighty thousand taels, must be extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could there be a secret message inside?\" the man asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Open it and see for yourself,\" the general said casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The general pulled the stopper off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a whoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A signal flare shot into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though still some distance from the military camp, the nearby town was closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Flying Tiger Army, handling affairs in town, saw the signal and their faces instantly changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a distress signal from the lady!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Flying Tiger Army immediately rushed to the camp, with Marquis Dongxiang ordering Su Chong and Prince NanAn to lead soldiers to rescue Su Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The general remained unaware that the signal flare was meant for Marquis Dongxiang, but its release was doubtless a bad omen, and to avoid unforeseen complications, they needed to leave quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Su Jin’s hands tied and the carriage barreling along, she was nearly thrown off several times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As dizziness from the jostling set in, the carriage finally halted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then came the second wave of arrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, it was the Flying Tiger Army shooting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a gag in her mouth, Xingxing was muffling screams of—I hope they’re aiming true, please don’t hit us by mistake!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elite archers of the Flying Tiger Army had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arrows without fail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chong aimed to kill that general.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man knocked the arrow down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shielded the general, pressing him against the carriage, placing a blade to Su Jin’s neck, \"Let us go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a blade to her neck, the arrows came to a halt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chong’s face was cold as frost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The audacity, using his sister as leverage against them?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prince NanAn, stroking his horse’s mane, laughed, \"Such nerve, sneaking into Daqi’s territory wanting to take these horses and grain back to Nanliang?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Shun and the Heir of Marquis Beining were already mourning for the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of all the people to hold hostage, they chose his sister-in-law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could poison them so badly they’d be near death, likely the poison was kicking in soon?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nanliang men’s path was blocked, surrounded by the Flying Tiger Army’s archers, escape was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only shred of survival lay in their hostage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chong coldly said, \"I’ll let you go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing attempted to make muffled cries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let her speak,\" Su Chong commanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man removed the gag, and Xingxing shouted, \"He took our money!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Make him leave the money before letting them go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"... .\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prince NanAn and his companions were dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does this maid value money more than life?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chong added a condition to their release.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leave the money too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current situation was unfavorable for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Flying Tiger Army was honorable, they would hold true to their word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The general tossed the silver notes onto Su Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re leaving!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1423,"2026-06-06T02:20:15.217Z",1,"novelbin.me","67a4b59af5cf5c7abbfd5007a90a887b59537a64b520168b0aeca3a233a628e0","after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-chapter-970","after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-chapter-968",1103,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-cover.jpg"]