After receiving news earlier that Situ Xie had captured Su Liang, Duanmu Yi ordered that Situ Jing be secretly transferred to the capital.

Xing Ji summoned the generals of Xuanbei City to explain who would be in charge of the overall situation if something happened to him.

Although this kind of thing was not expected, Xing Ji had already been mentally prepared. He was in a very risky position, so it was strange that the enemy did not want to get rid of him.

If you don't go, you will be poisoned to death. If you go, there may be a chance of improvement. Situ Jing is not in Xuanbei City, so he can delay the negotiation of terms.

Qi Jiang wanted to go with him, but Xing Ji asked him to stay. Xing Ji wrote a letter to his family, a "suicide note" to be precise, just in case.

Near midnight, Xing Ji led a team of people and appeared at the agreed place.

There were three people coming, and the woman headed by them was Yuan Ying, who was arranged by Situ Xie to rescue Situ Jing.

"Where is Mr. Jing?" Yuan Ying asked coldly.

Xing Ji looked calm, "He is ill, very ill. He was sent back to the capital for treatment earlier and is not in Xuanbei City."

A man behind Yuan Ying said, "Don't play tricks! If you don't hand over Mr. Jing, you will die!"

Xing Ji sighed, "I'm not playing tricks. Your people should have searched Xuanbei City long ago. He really isn't here."

The two men looked at each other, and the other one said, "Then please ask General Xing to come with us!"

Yuan Ying narrowed her eyes slightly and lowered her voice, "What are you going to do?"

"Miss Yuan, this is what the prince wants." The man said in a strong tone.

Yuan Ying was silent after hearing this, and placed her hand on the long sword at her waist.

Xing Ji was not surprised, but he had no intention of letting himself fall into the hands of the Liang people.

"Why don't you give me the antidote first and set a time. If Situ Jing is not sent here, you can poison me again. I believe you can do it." Xing Ji discussed with them, "I won't follow

You go. If I am poisoned to death, your Master Jing will only die a worse death."

"Master Jing is not in the hands of General Xing. If General Xing dies, I believe Emperor Qian will not do anything to Master Jing. After all, he still wants to give our prince face!" The man sneered.

Xing Ji's heart sank slightly. The visitor reacted quickly and was so tough. He must not be an ordinary subordinate.

Xing Ji knew that he would be worthless if he died. Duanmu Yi might use Situ Jing to exchange other interests with Situ Xie, but he might not kill Situ Jing to avenge him.

"Hand over the antidote, or you three will stay." Xing Ji gave the order, and the soldiers he brought surrounded Yuan Ying and the three of them.

"I kindly remind General Xing that the poison you have been poisoned will only make you die faster if you use force! I haven't seen Mr. Jing, so the antidote will naturally be delivered by sending a message. How could it be brought to us?" The man didn't care at all.

He was afraid and said with a sneer, "I advise General Xing to follow us if he wants to survive! Otherwise, you will definitely regret it!"

In fact, the antidote lies with Yuan Ying. If she was really from Situ Xie's side, she would think that the two people following her have very good brains.

But, she is not.

And she knew that Xing Ji could not be captured without hesitation. He was the commander-in-chief of the Qian Kingdom, and the consequences of his capture would be serious.

The atmosphere became tense, and Xing Ji suddenly spoke and ordered the soldiers to withdraw.

"I can go with you. But my friend has also been poisoned. I need an antidote to save him." Xing Ji said.

The man said, "It's easy! As long as General Xing follows us, someone will send the antidote to the General's Mansion in Xuanbei City for your friend! It's impossible for us to come up with the antidote now, so there's no need to talk nonsense!"

"General, you must not do this!" Someone behind him stopped him.

Xing Ji did not look back and walked towards Yuan Ying and the others.

The two men looked at each other and walked sideways together, preparing to "receive" Xing Ji.

At this moment, Xing Ji saw Yuan Ying suddenly turn around, pull out two swords from his sleeves, and stab the two people in the back!

Everything happened very quickly, and Xing Ji had no idea that the three people would actually kill each other. He was ready to go and kill, but he didn't have the chance to take action yet.

The two men fell forward, quickly stood up, and drew their swords to kill Yuan Ying, but in an instant they were bleeding from their orifices and died suddenly.

Yuan Ying plays with poison and wants to kill people, so of course the sword is smeared with poison. As for the long sword hanging on her body, most of the time it is used as a decoration to confuse the enemy.

"I am Su Liang's friend." Yuan Ying did not look back at Xing Ji, but lowered her voice and said, "Take me back."

Xing Ji looked shocked, stepped forward, and started fighting Yuan Ying.

Not long after, Yuan Ying fell into the hands of Xing Ji.

In the eyes of those soldiers, the three enemies suddenly started fighting among themselves for some unknown reason, and Xing Ji took the opportunity to capture the only survivor.

Xing Ji ordered people to tie Yuan Ying up. He searched the two corpses and found nothing, so he ordered them all to be taken back.

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Qi Jiang waited impatiently, and was greatly relieved when he saw that Xing Ji had arrested someone and came back.

Xing Jiping retired the others, leaving only Qi Jiang. He untied Yuan Ying.

"Young lady is Xiaoliang's friend? I don't know how to call her?" Xing Ji was very polite.

Yuan Ying's expression was not good-looking, "My surname is Yuan. I gave you the poison, but it's not fatal. No antidote is needed. You'll be fine in two days. I was controlled by Situ Xie and had no choice but to do it. Please forgive me. I I planned to take Situ Jing back for business, but I didn’t expect that he wasn’t here.”

Yuan Ying's younger brother Yuanye was controlled by their grandmother, Mrs. Yue, so Yuan Ying had to listen to Mrs. Yue. Knowing that Su Liang was fine, letting Situ Jing go would have little impact on Su Liang and Xing Ji. She had planned to Without hurting anyone, rescue Situ Jing and go on a mission to avoid angering Mrs. Yue.

But the plan could not keep up with the changes. Situ Jing was not here. Situ Xie's two subordinates were determined to take Xing Ji back, forcing Yuan Ying to kill them to protect Su Liang's adoptive father.

She asked to be captured just to confuse Mrs. Yue and Situ Xie. Failure in the mission is better than betrayal.

"Thank you Miss Yuan for your help."

"If you want to report it, just say that I confessed that I killed those two people because they insulted me." Yuan Ying frowned and said, "Don't let people know that I am Su Liang's friend. This will not be good for her."

According to the original plan, they should have arrived long ago, but something else happened on the way. One of them insisted on turning back to report to Situ Xie, which was delayed again.

Xing Ji understood what Yuan Ying meant. Letting Duanmu Yi know that Su Liang had a friend who knew poison magic and was from Situ Xie's side would only make the situation more complicated.

"Then Miss Yuan, please leave tonight. I'll tell you that you have to take out the antidote in exchange for freedom." Xing Ji said.

"Okay." Yuan Ying had this intention. She planned to use Mrs. Yue's opportunity in Liang Kingdom to find her brother.

"Su Liang is not in Situ Xie's hands." Yuan Ying said to Xing Ji.

Xing Ji already knew about this, he was told by Qi Jun when he passed by here on his way to Liang Kingdom.

Qi Jiang couldn't help but ask about his son. He was very worried about Qi Jun's safety.

When Yuan Ying heard Qi Jiang say that her son went to Liang Kingdom to report to Su Liang's master, she knew that it was the young man who shouted in the birch forest outside Yaocheng that night.

"He's fine. Situ Xie didn't catch any of your men." Yuan Ying briefly stated what she knew about the situation.

Qi Jiang's heart dropped and he thanked Yuan Ying again.

Yuan Ying gave the antidote she carried to Xing Ji, and asked him to tell Su Liang that her master, Mrs. Yue, was a crazy poisonous woman who was now working for Situ Xie, so be careful if you encounter her.

"If Xiao Liang wants to find Miss Yuan, where should he go?" Xing Ji asked.

Yuan Ying frowned. She was going to break into Mrs. Yue's lair. It was very dangerous there and she didn't want to involve Su Liang.

But thinking that it would be difficult for Su Liang to avoid fighting with Madam Yue in the future, if anything happened, it might be helpful to know where Madam Yue's lair is.

Thinking of this, Yuan Ying mentioned a place for Xing Ji to tell Su Liang after seeing her.

"If the original girl is of any use to Xing in the future, just ask." Xing Ji solemnly thanked him again.

Yuan Ying smiled and waved her hands, "I want to blame Su Liang and let her and Gu Ling's doll recognize me as their godmother! Farewell!"

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Chapter completed!