Volume 1: Zhu Xian Town Crisis Chapter 70: Hostage Crisis

  Zhao Yao's face turned red with shame as he said to Yue Yun, "Young Master Yue, I'm afraid I was a step too late. Before I even reached the assembly hall, I saw Bai Yuan dragging Miss Li down... He kept saying that he would only release Miss Li after releasing the Eldest Young Master."

  Yue Yun saw Li Yu Rong being tied up with a hemp rope, and her mouth was stuffed with a piece of broken hemp cloth. Her pretty face showed an expression of lingering fear, and her black and white eyes also revealed a terrified look. At a glance, he couldn't help but feel a great deal of heartache.

  "Baiyuan! Zhong Ziyi has already lost all momentum, he slaughtered his own brothers and tried to surrender to the Jurchen Tartars. It's a shame for us Han people. I don't know why you want to help him do evil and go against heaven?" Yue Yun's face turned blue with rage, her starry eyes glaring at Baiyuan.

  "Haha! I, Baiyuan, have been a bandit since childhood, doing all sorts of evil deeds. I've rebelled, been a pirate, and now I'm a sea robber. What else can't I do?!" Baiyuan sneered and said: "However, I know that when I was being pursued by the government army, it was Old Master Zhong who saved me! This life of mine is thanks to Old Master Zhong. And before he died, he entrusted me to take care of Big Master. Although I've done all sorts of bad things, I also know how to keep my promises as a human being! As long as you let Big Master go, I will naturally let Miss Li go!"

  Yue Yun couldn't help but feel indignant, never expecting this person to be so foolishly loyal, even going so far as to show loyalty to a traitor like Zhong Ziyi.

  Someone next to him immediately sneered, "You're using the Li family's little girl to coerce us? Has your brain been flooded? The Li family and our Four Seas Gang are sworn enemies. Using the daughter of an enemy to threaten us is quite a thought!"

  Baiyuan remained unmoved and asked in a low voice, "Just one sentence, will you answer or not?"

  Yue Yun's gaze towards Bai Yuan was almost enough to spit out fire, his face iron-blue as he said: "Zhong Ziyi is not currently in my hands, and whether or not I let him go, it's not up to me to say. You should ask Yang Niang about this matter. However, I can promise you one thing: if you let Li Niang go, I'll ensure your safe departure!"

  "Heh heh, kiddo, although I don't know who you are, but I do know that you have a great deal of influence over the Third Young Master. Perhaps she won't listen to others, but it's highly likely that she'll follow your words!" Bai Yuan Qi Qi laughed and said.

  "Brother Zhao, would you please inform Miss Yang that an emergency situation has arisen here and she is urgently needed to handle it?" Yue Yun said to Zhao Yao with a hint of helplessness in her eyes.

  Zhao Yao was very clear about the unclear relationship between Yang Yue and Yue Yun. He nodded immediately and said, "Then I'll go right away!"

  Having said that, he cast a hateful glance at Baiyuan, and then his figure quickly disappeared at the end of the mountain road...

  About half an hour later, a large group of people rushed down from the mountain. The beautiful woman at the front was Yang Yue. Beside her, Zhao Yao was anxiously persuading her about something.

  Yang Yue ran to the side of Yue Yun, panting heavily, her chest heaving constantly. After a brief pause, she finally spoke to Bai Yuan: "Bai Yuan, your condition is that you want to release Zhong Ziyi?"

  Baiyuan heard her tone and seemed to have a play, his face suddenly revealed a joyful expression: "Hmm! Of course, we also need a boat to let us leave!"

  Yang Yue's lovely face flashed a hint of hesitation, she secretly glanced at Yue Yun, but saw his sincere and pleading expression, her heart softened instantly, after hesitating for just a moment, she said: "Okay! I agree to you!"

  "Four masters, no way! This is like releasing a tiger back into the mountains!" Song Zhong heard this and became anxious.

  He was very aware of Zhong Ziyi's great influence in the Four Seas Gang. If Yang Yue killed him, perhaps the people on the island would turn to her. But if she let Zhong Ziyi go, it would be hard to avoid some people having such and such thoughts.

  Moreover, the people of Zhong Ziyi's faction and these people have become sworn enemies. If they are allowed to return, once they develop under the support of the Jin people, they will inevitably become a mortal threat to the Four Seas Gang.

  "Yes! Please think thrice, Fourth Master!" Lü Hao's eye outside the eyepatch also shone with a hint of pleading.

  Yang Yue's heart was surging at this time. She had also struggled for a long time before making the decision.

  After hearing Zhao Yao's report, her first reaction was also that she could not agree to Baiyuan's request. The harm of releasing a tiger back into the mountains was a huge risk for her. However, she knew that if she didn't agree to Baiyuan's request, with this person's stubborn personality, he would definitely drag Li Yurou down with him as an accompaniment in death.

  At that time, if the Li family knew that Li Yu Rong's death was caused by their own unwillingness to give in, it would inevitably bring extremely bad consequences to the cooperation between the two parties, and may even make it impossible for them to cooperate at all. Moreover, more importantly, they would also inevitably leave a bad impression on Yue Yun's mind, that they are greedy for power and regard human life as worthless.

  Moreover, she was very clear in her heart that Yue Yun and Li Yu Rong knew each other before herself, and Yue Yun seemed to be closer to her than to herself. Although refusing Bai Yuan's request could eliminate the great hidden danger and get rid of this potential love rival, it would also mean thoroughly losing Yue Yun. After weighing it repeatedly in her heart, Yang Yue still decided to agree to Bai Yuan's request.

  Alas, let's take things one step at a time from now on! Yang Yue thought to herself.

  Thinking of this, she took a step forward and said with hatred: "Baiyuan! I can let you go! And also let Zhong Ziyi go, but I can only give you a small boat, the big ship is not something I can give!"

  Shirahara also guessed that Yang Yue would never agree to give himself a large warship. He nodded and said, "We just want to leave, the size of the ship doesn't matter!"

  Yang Yue gave Zhao Yao a signal and said: "Go bring down Zhong Ziyi!"

  Zhong Ziyu was nervous all the way, thinking he had barely escaped disaster. Now seeing Yang Yue agreeing to Baiyuan's exchange terms, he couldn't help but feel overjoyed: "Baiyuan, I knew you were the most loyal! As long as Zhong can make a name for himself in the Jin State, he will never treat you unfairly!"

  Baiyuan saw that Zhong Ziyi had been released, so he also let go of Li Yurou. At this moment, almost all the pirates on the island were gathered at the dock. In front of everyone's eyes, he wasn't afraid that Yang Yue would go back on her word. If she didn't keep her promise in front of so many people, then as the new leader, she probably wouldn't be able to hold onto her position either.

  Li Yurou was released and immediately buried her face in Yue Yun's chest, sobbing quietly.

  Yue Yun hastily stroked her hair, comforting her: "Yu Rou, you're safe now! Don't worry, as long as I'm still alive, no one will ever harm you!"

  "Let's go!" Zhong Ziyi threw down a sentence and walked towards a small boat with Baiyuan!

  "Wait!" Yang Yue called out to them at this time.

  Zhong Ziyi's heart tightened and he said sternly: "Yang Yue! Are you thinking of backing out?"

  "Hmph! I wouldn't do such a thing anyway!" Yang Yue coldly snorted: "Take all your shrimp soldiers and crab generals away! I can give you a medium-sized warship."

  She then turned to the pirates on the dock and shouted, "Those who still want to follow Zhong Ziyi, those who want to go to Jin Guo, just follow him! I hope that those who stay are my true brothers, not people with ulterior motives!"

  The pirates were all shocked at once, and many of them whispered to each other.

  Yue Yun's eyes flashed with insight, and he saw the great significance of Yang Yue's move. Firstly, it made him appear magnanimous and generous, since he had already let off Zhong Zi Yi, so why not be even more gracious and let go of those who were loyal to him as well?

  Secondly, it eliminated the potential hidden dangers within itself. Those who still wanted to follow Zhong Ziyi and those who wanted to defect to the Jin State were forced to stay on the island, which would only become a hidden danger within themselves. Who knows, they might even secretly collude with the enemy and reveal internal intelligence to Zhong Ziyi. In such an unexpected situation, announcing that they could leave safely would make those with ulterior motives choose to leave.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, dozens of Qiong Zi Yi's former attendants and guards immediately walked out of the crowd and stood beside Qiong Zi Yi.

  "Is there anyone else!" Yang Yue shouted again, "If I find out that you are in the Cao camp but your heart is with Han in the future, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

  Yang Yue shouted again, and more than a hundred people stood up and followed Zhong Ziyi onto the designated medium-sized warship.

  Zhong Ziyi stood at the bow of the ship, gazing at Yang Yue with a venomous glare. In his heart, he secretly thought: "Yang Yue, let this little wretch be arrogant for today, but when I return to Qingzhou and establish a powerful fleet, I will definitely come back to sweep across the Four Seas Island, making it impossible for you to live or die!"

  When all the people waiting for Zhong Ziyi had boarded the ship and were about to set sail, Wu Lin's servant, Dalie, cried out with a sad face to Zhong Ziyi: "Master Zhong, what am I going to do? Don't leave me behind!"