"What? What did you say? Say that again!"
Murong Yun thought he had misheard and excitedly asked Gu Qianying to repeat herself.
Gu Qianying's expression was cool and calm as she spoke, "I said, release her, and I'll agree to your terms. You can do whatever you want!"
As she spoke, Gu Qianying glanced again at Su Yuxi, who was held by Murong Yun.
At this moment, Su Yuxi's cheeks were even more swollen than before.
And Su Yuxi kept telling Gu Qianying not to agree to Murong Yun's demands.
Gu Qianying gave Su Yuxi a faint smile.
In her heart, she had already considered Su Yuxi a good friend, and also Meng Qinghua's future wife.
She was also her sworn sister-in-law.
"Good, very good, this is excellent."
Murong Yun was overjoyed.
"Come here, Gu Qianying, my little beauty, hurry over. I'll release this woman Su Yuxi right away."
Murong Yun did not release Su Yuxi. He was afraid Gu Qianying would explode at him, so he wanted Gu Qianying to come over first.
"Alright, don't hurt her, I'm coming over."
Gu Qianying agreed.
However, as she lifted her leg, a hand suddenly grabbed the hem of her skirt.
Her steps stopped abruptly, and she turned to look.
"Qianying, don't go."
Meng Qinghua had woken up at some point. He stood up, clutching his slightly aching chest.
Gu Qianying was very happy that Meng Qinghua had woken up.
"It's great that you're alright, Qinghua."
Seeing that Meng Qinghua's complexion had also recovered somewhat, Gu Qianying was even happier.
But she did not give up on rescuing Su Yuxi with the idea of exchanging one for one.
"Qianying, don't go."
Meng Qinghua did not want Gu Qianying to take risks. He picked up a sword from the ground.
Even if he had to perish with Murong Yun, he could not let Gu Qianying take risks, nor could he abandon Su Yuxi.
Looking at Su Yuxi, who was held by Murong Yun, crying and laughing intermittently, Meng Qinghua's heart ached.
Although he had been injured and fainted earlier, he had been watching Su Yuxi constantly before he lost consciousness.
He wanted to save her; she was the love of his life.
But... if it was a matter of exchanging one for one, he absolutely could not agree.
"It's fine, just follow my plan. We'll all be alright."
Gu Qianying patted Meng Qinghua's arm. Meng Qinghua was startled. He looked at Gu Qianying, seeming to sense a deeper meaning in her words.
Following that, Meng Qinghua released Gu Qianying, "Alright, I understand. Be careful."
He and Gu Qianying had been close friends for many years, and he understood Gu Qianying's character. It was precisely because of this that he also knew he couldn't stop Gu Qianying.
"Mm."
Gu Qianying and Meng Qinghua exchanged a look, then she turned and walked towards Murong Yun.
At this moment, Murong Yun watched Gu Qianying, who was getting closer and closer, and became even more excited.
"Hurry up, little beauty."
As Gu Qianying approached Murong Yun, he was eager to embrace her. As he reached out his hand, he simultaneously released Su Yuxi.
Su Yuxi did not leave. She tugged at Gu Qianying's sleeve and cried to her, "Qianying, my face hurts so much. You can't be taken away by the bad guy, boohoo, the bad guy is very bad."
Su Yuxi spoke incoherently.
"Get lost, you're so annoying."
Murong Yun found her noisy and kicked her away, then placed his hand on Gu Qianying's waist...
However... just then, Meng Qinghua quickly rushed over. He grabbed Su Yuxi and pulled her into his arms, simultaneously carrying her flying backward.
And at this moment, before Murong Yun's hand could even touch Gu Qianying, Gu Qianying revealed a cold smile at him, "Go to hell!"
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