"Are you speaking for him?"
Yu Che said with cold anger, "Feng Yinwan, don't forget how he treated you back then!"
He hadn't laid a hand on her. Instead, he, along with Feng Wuxi, had helped her escape and given her the shapeshifting蛊. This was because he knew she hated Ye Tinglan and didn't want to drag her into their feuds. He never expected her to change her mind now.
Feng Yinwan felt a sharp pain from his grip, but her eyes were remarkably calm. "I'm not speaking for him; I'm speaking the truth. Besides, I was mistaken about him earlier."
Ye Tinglan might be overbearing and autocratic, lacking respect, but he would never be ungrateful, nor would he trample on someone's life for his own greed.
Hearing this, Yu Che was enraged. He yanked her forearm forcefully and said sarcastically, "It seems you've been charmed by him again! Since you trust him so much, let's see this time if he is truly willing to give up his life for you!"
A cold blade sliced across her skin, and warmth immediately bloomed on her wrist. Feng Yinwan could feel him pushing something into her body.
Seeing her intent to struggle, Ling Xiang coldly stated, "If you don't want this thing to appear on your son, then cooperate obediently."
The action on her wrist continued for another quarter of an hour before stopping. The restraint was removed, and Feng Yinwan's hand fell powerlessly. She saw a pool of blood had already gathered on the ground.
Ling Xiang immediately asked, "Is it done properly?"
Yu Che nodded, cast another cold glance at Feng Yinwan, and walked out of the prison.
As the firelight receded, the prison fell silent again. Feng Yinwan broke free from the chains and saw that the blood on her wrist had begun to coagulate.
A scorching pain kept coming, but after carefully sensing for a moment, she felt nothing unusual within her. Her beautiful eyes pondered slightly, and she tore off a strip of cloth to wrap her wound.
The next morning, before dawn, Luo Qingyi sent another message.
Feng Yinwan unrolled it and looked for a few moments, her eyes shifting.
As the guards were changing shifts, a chaotic commotion was heard outside the prison. Her lips were pale as she leaned against the wall, her breathing gradually calming, and she regained some strength.
Qi Xuan appeared outside the prison cell at this moment.
Feng Yinwan's heart tensed, and she instinctively looked at the commotion outside. She saw him nod, his expression quite solemn. "Your subordinate has searched everywhere they could reach and has not found the young master."
After searching all night, he had been cautious, not daring to make the slightest mistake.
Whether his search was not thorough enough or the Emperor of Yue's methods were too brilliant, he had indeed not found Feng Jin Chen in the palace.
Feng Yinwan's eyes darkened upon hearing this. She then asked, "Did you see Xi Wen and Jian Ye?"
Qi Xuan had recognized them at Prince Mo's manor. Hearing the question, he thought for a moment and replied, "I only saw Jian Ye."
He was certain that Xi Wen was not among the Xuanmen disciples imprisoned in the dungeon.
This statement seemed to seal the deal, and a heavy stone in Feng Yinwan's heart was lifted.
"Could it be as I guessed..."
During yesterday's negotiations, the Emperor of Yue had clearly been swayed. But when she asked to see Feng Jin Chen, he had directly interrupted her.
Even the prerequisite for the exchange was the method to break the穿越禁咒, yet allowing her to meet Feng Jin Chen would have been a choice with far more benefits than drawbacks.
Her insistence on not letting her meet Chen Chen must be because... Feng Jin Chen was not in her hands at all!
Feng Yinwan's eyes flickered, and she looked up at Qi Xuan, saying firmly, "Chen Chen shouldn't be here."
After a slight pause, she gathered some strength and walked to the prison door, handing an item to Qi Xuan and speaking solemnly.
"There is something I should not have hidden. Ye Tinglan is Chen Chen's father. Please find him and bring him back to Jingguo."