Chapter 21 Hostage
Chen Hui suddenly sobbed and said tremblingly, “Hero, spare me! I, I’m just the lowest-ranked cheap maid. It, it is useless for you to grab me…Woowoowoo, master is so vicious. I often washed clothes for him until my hands have been damaged. Yet, he didn’t even let me eat a full meal. Hero, even if you catch me to threaten master, he won’t care at all! Take advantage of this moment and quickly escape!”
“Shut up! If I could escape, I would’ve long escaped. Would I still have the need for you?” That person was a bit impatient. He dragged her towards the direction of the kitchen and asked, “Where is the back door?”
“I…I don’t know…,” Chen Hui’s voice trembled more severely. “Hero! I haven’t been out ever since I came to Li residence. I really don’t know where the back door is. There is really no use of grabbing me! I’m just the lowest ranked cheap maid! If you want to grab someone, then, then grab Lady Jiang! She is the most beloved woman of master. If you grab her, master will definitely listen to you!”
His eyebrows moved a bit. After hesitating for a moment, he finally asked, “Where is Lady Jiang?”
Chen Hui was overjoyed. Just as she was about to give him some pointers, she saw several people surround him. Chen Hui had met the person in front. It was Gu Tianhe, who she had the fate to meet two times.
The man immediately grasped his last life-saving straw and looked at Gu Tianhe. Although, he didn’t speak, his actions said everything.
Chen Hui immediately shouted, “Soldier Gu, save me! I beg you. Please let him go, I don’t want to die yet!”
Perhaps, Chen Hui’s words was to help him gain more bargaining chips. The man didn’t stop Chen Hui. Chen Hui decisively continued, “Soldier Gu, please beg master for me. In any case, I have washed clothes for master for so long. Even if there was no credit, it was hard work. Beg master to consider my heartfelt sake and spare my life! I know that I am just a little maid, but keeping me alive, I can still be a bit useful. Beg master to show mercy!”
Chen Hui had spoke so much. Gu Tianhe had long recognized her. At first, he might’ve been a bit confused, but after a while, he understood her intention. Saying that she was just an insignificant maid, this perpetrator may underestimate her and could let her escape.
Gu Tianhe wasn’t a stupid person. After thinking about it, he said to that person, “I advise you to drop your dagger and surrender immediately. It is useless for you to take a maid as hostage. Since you sneaked in, presumably you also know Lord Li’s character. He would never let you leave for this little maid. If you surrender yourself and make clear who sent you here, Lord Li may be lenient.”
Chen Hui quickly said, “Right, right! Lord Li wouldn’t care about my life. Hero, how about you let me go and confess to Lord Li? Confessing to spare you from being punished severely! Look, if you let me go and explain well to Lord Li, I can live and you also can live. However, if you refuse to let me go, we will both die! Today, they will definitely not let you go. You should think about it!”
No one wanted to die. A slight hesitation was in the man’s eyes.
A man in uniform next to Gu Tianhe said, “Soldier Gu, why do you care about the life or death of this maid? We don’t know what this person had stolen from Lord Li. As long as we can catch him, Lord Li will not blame us for killing one or two maids of his residence!” Chen Hui was kept in Plum Yard most of the time. This person naturally hasn’t seen her before.
Chen Hui glared at that person. What maid? Do you know how to be polite? At least the word “beautiful” should be added to the front!”
Gu Tianhe whispered, “Lord Li is temperamental. If the sword can not be stained with blood, why cause more trouble?”
That person thought about it and felt that it was reasonable. He sternly shouted at the man who held Chen Hui hostage and shouted, “Did you hear? Just surrender or else, your road will only be the dead!”
The captor wavered a bit again. It hadn’t been easy for him to get in and he finally sneaked into the study. He almost found the important thing, but who would know that he still failed through lack of final effort. He naturally had heard about Li Youde’s wicked fame before. He also didn’t want to die. He was only afraid that it wouldn’t be much different from death!
While the captor was still hesitating, Chen Hui continued to persuade, “Hero, I know that you also have a family. I also have! I’m only sixteen this year and have not yet married. I don’t want to die…If my family knew that I have died, they would die from sorrow. I believe that if your family got to know that something happened to you, they will also be inconsolable! See, soldier Gu also said, as long as you consent to being captured and tell who the mastermind is, Lord Li will certainly let you get away with it. Perhaps, he will even take you in as one of his subordinates. The good days will never end! If you don’t believe me, I will tell you a little story and you will know then. Just two months ago, there was also someone who didn’t know what dead…I mean a good guy like you, he didn’t know what to do when he came to the residence. He was also arrested on spot. Because he took the initiative to tell the who the mastermind was, Lord Li let him make up for the earlier mistake and accepted him as one of his own. His name now is Panpan. You might be able to see him in a while!”
- 叛 (pan) means betrayal.
The captor was surprised, “There was really such a thing?”
“Of course, my life is in your hands. I will not dare to lie do you!” Chen Hui said with the sincerest expression in her life and ignored her conscience. “Hero, make your decision quickly, lest Lord Li become impatient from waiting. Both of us will be finished! Ay, hero, I see that you are attractive, intelligent and more courageous. You can’t snap because of this matter. Don’t you think?”
When Chen Hui tried to persuade the captor to surrender, the man next to Gu Tianhe asked him in a low voice, “Soldier Gu, do you know this maid? Aiyo, so eloquent! When was there such a capable person in Lord Li’s residence? With her here, we don’t even have to use energy. Just hand the matter of persuading him to surrender over to her! Hey, soldier Gu, have you heard about that Panpan? Is Lord Li truly so magnanimous?”
Gu Tianhe ignored him. He just glared and motioned him to shut up. How would he know from where a Panpan came from? Probably, it was made up by this Lady Chen! Wasn’t he also fooled by her when they met the first time? After that, he had vaguely heard of this lady’s ‘magnificent feat’ several times. However, since he knows now who she is, he naturally wouldn’t get involved in any way with her.
Just when the captor was ready to open his mouth, Li Youde who had rushed over because of being uneasy, saw that Chen Hui was being held hostage. He couldn’t help but shout, “Lady Chen, why are you here?”
Really made him furious. Why does every matter involve her? Did she really love to seek death so much? He was magnanimous and didn’t haggle with her, but she, she run to the sword of others!
This angry shout of Li Youde frightened the captor. His dagger which had loosened slightly, tightened again. He looked with some horror at Li Youde, whose face was full of anger just now.
Chen Hui had originally noticed that the coldness on her throat receded a bit. She knew that she would be saved immediately. Who would know that this exasperating eunuch didn’t come sooner or later and had to come at this time?
She was very afraid that her lie would be unconsciously exposed by that exasperating eunuch and was also afraid that he would be unwilling to cooperate with her even if she gave him hints. However, at such times, she had no choice.
“Lord! It is my fault, I shouldn’t have caused trouble for you…Considering that I have washed you clothes for so long, please spare my life! This hero also planned to renounce the dark and seek the light, as long as you promise him to not pursue the matter. He will immediately surrender!
- To renounce the dark and seek the light: give up on one’s wrong way of life and turn for the better.
Li Youde frowned. He had just arrived and didn’t understand what nonsense Chen Hui was talking about. He swept over the captor’s dagger. The gleaming blade was standing on her delicate neck. Just lightly exerting force would make her bleed. This kind of imagination made him a bit uncomfortable. If it was in the past, someone threatened him with any maid, he wouldn’t care, but…
He chuckled. His eyes narrowed into a thin slit and said with sarcasm, “Surrender? Then, throw away the dagger. Are you waiting for me to invite you?”
The captor hesitated. Li Youde’s attitude made him fell very insecure. He was afraid that the moment he let the person go, he would be caught and questioned via torture. Even if he didn’t let go, the other party would truly kill him and her like how this maid who had been captured by him had said.
His body shook slightly. When he sneaked in today, he planned out to figure out the terrain first and then act. Who would’ve known that he was almost recognized and he had to act immediately? He sneaked into the study and wanted to some find vital letters and things, but before he could find anything useful, he was discovered. He had to flee without knowing where he was fleeing. The hostage that he had caught casually was really useless. It seemed that he really was going to die here today.
At this time, he finally remembered a series of rumors about this Lord Li and remembered his elder brother who was still being held in his master’s hands…Although, he was not close with his elder brother, at least, he is his sibling. A moment ago, he actually almost wavered and didn’t bother with the life or death of his elder brother…
The captor’s eyes gradually became firm and he suddenly shouted, “Li Youde, you, this wicked person. Sooner or later, you will die by a thousand cuts!”
Cries of alarm sounded everywhere. Gu Tianhe immediately threw out the dagger that he had long prepared but didn’t have the chance to shoot. The blade brushed past Chen Hui’s cheek and shot into the captor’s neck. Two sounds of something entering the flesh sounded. Chen Hui fell forward with a dagger stuck in her chest while the captor was pushed backwards by the force of the dagger that Gu Tianhe had thrown.
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