Seeing Yu Qingwu and Xie Jin Yan, the two reacted in completely different ways.

Qu Shanshan almost wanted to pounce on Yu Qingwu and kill her, while Yan Qingqing was like she had grabbed a life-saving straw.

At this moment, her feet were bound by chains, and she stumbled towards Yu Qingwu. Before Yu Qingwu could say anything, she grabbed her hand and pleaded tearfully, "Second Senior Sister, please save me, please save me. I never said that you and Senior Brother Xie instructed me to slander Qu Shanshan. It was Xiao Yucheng who fabricated it, Qu Shanshan who talked nonsense."

"I didn't say anything!"

Yan Qingqing's eyes were swollen and red, her delicate voice trembled, and her eyes were filled with grievance and fear.

That naive yet exquisite face was filled with sorrow and despair, and by the end of her words, she was sobbing uncontrollably.

Seeing her like this, Yu Qingwu felt a pang of pain in her heart.

She had already become her master's pawn, and she didn't want Qingqing to suffer the same fate.

Moreover, Qingqing might not be as lucky as she was, to meet a husband like Xie Jin Yan.

Most women in the world who become concubines don't have an easy life. If they encounter a vicious primary wife, they might even die without a complete corpse.

Especially a simple and lovely girl like Qingqing.

Thinking of this, Yu Qingwu couldn't help but reach out and gently stroke Yan Qingqing's cheek, and said softly, "Don't worry, Qingqing, Senior Sister and Senior Brother will definitely take you away. Everything will be alright."

"Really?" Yan Qingqing's eyes were filled with tears. While feeling slightly relieved, she was also somewhat uncertain. As she spoke, she looked up slightly at Xie Jin Yan.

In her opinion, Senior Sister was now also living under someone else's roof.

Without Senior Brother's consent, I'm afraid…

And she had always been afraid of this Senior Brother…

Seeing Yan Qingqing's expression, Xie Jin Yan naturally guessed what she was thinking.

He smiled and, without waiting for Yu Qingwu to speak, replied for her, saying softly to Yan Qingqing, "Junior Sister Yan, please rest assured. Since A'wu has agreed, I will naturally agree."

"I may not have other skills, but I still have the ability to ask Master for a favor and pull you out of this swamp."

"However…" He paused slightly and then said, "However, A'wu and I still need to stay in Shu for a while. If you want to leave with us, I'm afraid you will have to stay here with us for a while, and you will also have to travel around with us. Are you willing?"

Travel around?

What was traveling around?

As long as she could leave this place, leave this nightmarish place, she would go anywhere.

Thinking of the bullying she had suffered here over the years, the words she had overheard her master say, and the madwoman she had seen in the back mountain, Yan Qingqing nodded almost without thinking and cried, "I'm willing, I'm willing. Not to mention traveling around, I would be happy to be a servant for Senior Brother and Senior Sister."

This Yan Qingqing, how come he never noticed that she was quite good at flattering?

Xie Jin Yan couldn't help but laugh and said softly, "Junior Sister Yan, we are all fellow disciples, there's no need to be a servant. Just don't cause trouble for your Senior Sister and me."

"Yes, I will definitely not cause trouble for Senior Sister and Senior Brother."

"When we get to Jingdu, I will definitely do my best to serve Senior Sister." Yan Qingqing nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, repeatedly expressing her loyalty.

Such an eager reaction made Yu Qingwu and Xie Jin Yan's mood become complicated.

In the past, they only thought that Yan Qingqing was a little simple and weak, so she was always bullied by people like Qu Shanshan. But compared to being in her elder brother and sister-in-law's home, they thought that Yan Qingqing still preferred the sect.

But at this moment, they realized that, for Xiao Gate, this weak Junior Sister of theirs seemed eager to escape, even willing to be a slave.

So, what exactly did Qingqing know, or what had she suffered during this time, that made her more timid than before, eager to leave this place that raised her, as if escaping from hell?

Yu Qingwu didn't have the energy to think too much. She bent down, gently patted Yan Qingqing's shoulder, and comforted her gently, "Qingqing, Senior Sister has hands and feet, I don't need you to serve me. You just need to remember, don't be so timid and let others bully you in the future."

"Alright, your Senior Brother and I knocked out the people at the door to get in, so we can't stay for long. You just stay here, and your Senior Brother and I will find a way to save you."

Yu Qingwu originally wanted to take Yan Qingqing away directly, but after taking a look at the iron chains tied to the stone pillar, which were made of millennia-old cold iron, even the sharpest blade might not be able to cut through them, so she had to give up.

Looking at it now, Master probably expected that they would come to see Qingqing, so he used specially made chains of cold iron to restrain her. On the other hand, Qu Shanshan was only restrained by the most common iron chains.

In this way, Yu Qingwu felt relieved. This meant that Master didn't intend to send Qingqing away, nor did he intend to take Qingqing's life. He just needed her and Xie Jin Yan to show sincerity in exchange.

In this instant, Yu Qingwu felt both relieved and mocking.

The master she once regarded as a father, that kind and gentle master who saved them from suffering, turned out to be so hypocritical.

Looking down at Yan Qingqing, Yu Qingwu patted her head again and comforted her with emphasis, "Qingqing, Senior Sister keeps her word, if she says she will take you away, she will definitely take you away…"

"Yes, at most before tonight." Yu Qingwu was wondering what else she could say to make Yan Qingqing feel more at ease when she heard the man's gentle voice in her ear.

She turned her head and saw that Xie Jin Yan had also squatted down at some point, looking at Yan Qingqing with a smile and said, "Junior Sister Yan, don't worry, your Senior Brother is still a crown prince after all, he can't be so useless that he can't even save his junior sister."

"Moreover, if I don't save you, your Senior Sister will definitely kill me. Maybe I'll even have to kneel on a washboard…"

"Pfft…" Yan Qingqing burst into laughter through her tears.

"Your Highness, don't talk nonsense." Yu Qingwu was a little speechless and elbowed Xie Jin Yan hard. Then she stood up and looked coldly at Qu Shanshan, who was huddled in the corner with scars all over her neck. Her face, which had been gentle the previous moment, suddenly became sharp, and she called out to Qu Shanshan in a cold voice, warning, "Qu Shanshan, I'm warning you, don't take the opportunity to bully Qingqing."

"Otherwise, I dare not say anything else, but I can still make your life worse than death."

Hearing this, Qu Shanshan suddenly sat up, her eyes filled with resentment and anger. She immediately retorted Yu Qingwu in a hoarse voice, sarcastically, "Yu Qingwu, stop threatening people! Do you think I'm really afraid of you? So what if you became the Crown Princess? If you kill a fellow disciple for no reason, do you think you can still be the Crown Princess?"

Qu Shanshan's face was fierce, and she kept looking at Xie Jin Yan as she spoke, seemingly also threatening Xie Jin Yan.

Seeing her ignorant appearance, Xie Jin Yan couldn't help but laugh, looking at Qu Shanshan as if she were a clown, and sneered, "Qu Shanshan, based on what you just said to A'wu, you have already committed insubordination. So what if she killed you right now? What can others say?"

"What? Just because my wife doesn't usually act like a Crown Princess, you really think the power of the royal family can't be used here, is that it?"