Chapter 685: A Life-or-Death Choice

The Dungeon.

It was dark and damp, with very low visibility.

It took quite a while for Shi Youxuan's eyes to adjust to the environment.

The people imprisoned inside were all those who opposed Zhu Yiwen; these people immediately became agitated upon seeing Shi Youxuan.

"Clan Leader, are you here to save us?"

"Bow to the Clan Leader."

Because the lighting was so poor, they had mistaken Shi Youxuan for the Clan Leader.

Shi Youxuan gave a bitter smile: "Don't bow to me; I am not the Clan Leader. Like you, we are also prisoners of Zhu Yiwen."

"What are you clamoring about? Shut up, all of you. You'll be sent on your way soon; you're all just grasshoppers after the autumn, you won't be jumping around for many more days." Zhu Yiwen's subordinate interrupted them rudely.

Shi Youxuan was locked up with the Elders.

Sheng Hanyu and Jian Yining were locked in a single cell.

Everyone was trying to think of a way to escape.

The idea was wonderful, but escaping from such tight security was simply harder than ascending to heaven.

No matter how difficult, they had to escape; a way could always be found by people.

If there were enough time, a way would certainly be found, but there was not much time left for them.

Everyone was discussing how to escape when they were suddenly interrupted by a burst of arrogant laughter: "Hahahaha... I really don't know whether to call you naive or just plain stupid."

Zhu Yiwen had arrived.

He was full of himself: "You are all my prisoners now, yet you still want to escape? A nice thought, isn't it? Unfortunately, it's impossible. This time next year will be the anniversary of your deaths."

Shi Youxuan and Sheng Hanyu were Zhu Yiwen's nightmares; only by killing them could he have a peaceful life in the future.

He pulled out a gun, aimed it at Shi Youxuan's head, and prepared to execute her first.

"Stop."

Sheng Hanyu had never spoken soft words in his life, but he was swallowing his pride now.

He swallowed his pride for the person he hated most: "Mr. Zhu, I beg you to let Xuanxuan go. As long as you let her go, I will agree to any condition you set."

Jian Yining also said: "Name your price; any amount of money is fine."

Everything Zhu Yiwen had racked his brains to do was for money and power.

As long as there was money, power would also be an easy thing to obtain.

The two of them were asking him to set conditions now; if it were before, he would have hesitated, wondering whether to agree.

But now, he did not.

Zhu Yiwen smiled sinisterly and said to the two of them: "Do you take me for a fool? At a time like this, why would you think I would agree?"

"Why should I cooperate with you? If you die here without anyone knowing, your money and companies will be mine sooner or later. How could anyone outside possibly be my match? Hahahaha..."

The more he thought about it, the happier he became.

Zhu Yiwen raised his gun again to aim at Shi Youxuan and said viciously: "Go to hell."

"Bang!"

The gun went off.

But the bullet did not hit Shi Youxuan; instead, it went straight into the ceiling!

Nianyin appeared and kicked Zhu Yiwen's gun-wielding hand aside just in time.

Feiying was also accompanying her.

Nianyin had run out of the room and soon learned that Shi Youxuan and the others had been thrown into the dungeon.

The dungeon was heavily guarded; without permission, not even a fly could fly in!

Having no other choice, she took the initiative to find Feiying and begged him to release the young lady and the young master-in-law.

Feiying did not agree: "Why should I? You tell me to release them and I just do it? Who do you think you are to me?"

Nianyin knew what he meant.

When one is under the eaves, one has to bow one's head.

In order to save the young lady, Nianyin decided to sacrifice herself.

She said to Feiying: "As long as you agree to release them, I will be your woman."

"Really?" Feiying's eyes lit up.

"Yes, really."

The women of the Ji Family keep their word; they never go back on what they have promised.

Thus, Feiying happily brought Nianyin along, and they arrived at just the right time.

"Mr. Zhu, a word in private."

Feiying took Zhu Yiwen's gun and led him to the side, demanding that he release the prisoners!

"No."

Zhu Yiwen refused flatly: "I would agree to release anyone else you asked for, but not these three. You know what they are capable of; letting a tiger return to the mountains will lead to endless trouble, and you will definitely regret it..."

"Alright, shut up. I don't need you to teach me how to do things." Feiying was very impatient.

This guy was truly ridiculous.

What did he think he was?

To actually be ordering him around?

Feiying reminded Zhu Yiwen that the two of them were partners, not superior and subordinate.

Discussing things with him was giving him face, not a requirement to listen to him.

In other words, whether you agree or not, it's "everyone wins," and if you don't agree, the people must still be released, and things must still be done this way!

"Release them."

Feiying gave the order.

And it wasn't just releasing Sheng Hanyu and the other two; he wanted to release everyone in the Dungeon who opposed Zhu Yiwen.

This was the greatest sincerity Feiying could offer Nianyin.

"You can't, are you crazy?"

Zhu Yiwen roared, attempting to stop him.

But Feiying didn't listen to him at all; the two were partners, and he would only listen to him when he was in a good mood.

Right now, Feiying only wanted to listen to Nianyin.

Putting romance before friendship is a good quality, especially since Feiying and Zhu Yiwen were only in a relationship of mutual exploitation; they didn't even count as friends.

When the two had different opinions and fell out, they immediately became enemies.

Zhu Yiwen insisted on killing Sheng Hanyu, Shi Youxuan, and Jian Yining.

Feiying blocked him and wouldn't allow it.

Zhu Yiwen was furious but could do nothing; he was no match for Feiying.

He hadn't expected that just as he was about to finish the three of them off, they would escape disaster at the critical moment.

It was all that woman Nianyin's fault.

Zhu Yiwen hated her to the bone.

He pulled the Dagger from his boot and stabbed it toward Nianyin... "Nianyin, watch out!" Shi Youxuan shrieked.

Feiying was faster than her voice, blocking in front of Nianyin before she could react—"Pfft!" The Dagger pierced into Feiying's heart.

"Pfft!"

Fresh blood sprayed all over Zhu Yiwen's face.

A calm smile appeared on Feiying's face: "I've thought of a thousand ways to die, but I never thought I'd die at the hands of a piece of trash like you." His iron-pincer-like fingers gripped Zhu Yiwen's neck; he struggled hard, but couldn't break free, and his neck tilted as he collapsed limply.

After Zhu Yiwen fell.

Feiying couldn't hold on either and slumped to the ground.

"Feiying!"

Nianyin held Feiying, two lines of clear tears streaming down her cheeks.

She had thought Feiying only coveted her beauty, but she never expected he would use his body to block a fatal blade for her!

The two had only known each other for a day.

Why would he do this?

Is he stupid?

Her heart hurt so much.

It felt as if this Dagger hadn't just pierced Feiying's heart, but her own as well.

Her heart hurt so much.

It hurt so much she felt like she was dying!

"Feiying, you can't die, you have to live. I promise to be your woman, and I'm not just humoring you; I really want to be your woman. You aren't allowed to die, you aren't allowed to die..."

Nianyin hugged Feiying tightly.

She watched with her own eyes as he spat out mouthful after mouthful of fresh blood, yet she was powerless to help.

She could only use her hands to cover his mouth, trying to use this method to stop him from vomiting blood and to hold on until the doctor arrived.

Someone had already gone to call a doctor.

But it was no use.

Fresh blood continued to flow steadily from between her fingers; no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't stop it.