Chapter 90

Looking at Xiao Hong's angry expression, Bu Ye thought to himself that if he were the villain, then this Xiao Hong would be a super big villain. So, he had nothing to be ashamed of...

Bu Ye grabbed Zhuo Mansha's left arm with his left hand and, with a slight force, Zhuo Mansha had no choice but to turn to the left and take a step forward.

"Get out of the way!" Bu Ye coldly shouted at the people blocking the front.

The three guards standing there were dressed better than the outer guards, and without a doubt, they were stronger. However, with Zhuo Mansha in his hands, Bu Ye naturally feared no one.

The three guards were about to step aside, but Xiao Hong suddenly spoke up: "No one move! Surround him!"

The three guards immediately stopped and blocked Bu Ye and Zhuo Mansha's path again.

Bu Ye frowned and looked at Xiao Hong, who was still holding his throat, and asked, "Are you sure you don't want to let us go?"

"Compared to letting you take her away, I would rather you kill her right now, and then I will kill you." Xiao Hong said almost without any emotion.

This stunned not only Bu Ye but also everyone else in the Wang's residence and the Western Port envoy.

The Eastern Peace King actually said such a thing!

Zhuo Mansha's right shoulder had been pierced by the Western Port envoy's hidden weapon and was bleeding. It was obviously very painful. She had been frowning from the beginning, pressing her left hand on the wound to stop the bleeding. Now, hearing Xiao Hong say such a thing...

Regardless of what Zhuo Mansha thought, at this moment, all the men who had secretly placed Zhuo Mansha on the same level as the Star God felt the same pain, suffering both physically and mentally.

Bu Ye was stunned for a moment, then he looked into Xiao Hong's eyes. Was this tyrannical Eastern Peace King really serious?

In less than a second, Bu Ye got his answer: completely serious!

If there was any change in Xiao Hong's eyes, which were like those of a wild beast, it was only the added anger towards Bu Ye, not any sympathy or pity for Zhuo Mansha.

"If you release her now, I can spare your life." Xiao Hong said with absolute certainty.

At this point, Bu Ye was completely sure that Xiao Hong, this super big villain, wouldn't be swayed by the threat of a hostage. It seemed that even if he held Zhuo Mansha, he still couldn't escape.

Is there such a person in this world?

But then, Bu Ye also said with absolute certainty, "If you don't move now, I won't hesitate to hurt her."

Everyone understood Bu Ye's meaning: if they didn't move, he would hurt Zhuo Mansha!

Xiao Hong was as stubborn as Bu Ye!

What beasts! Did they even consider the feelings of our goddess? At this moment, countless men cursed in their hearts.

Meanwhile, more and more guards and attendants from the Wang's residence rushed over. The faster ones were already nearby, while the slower ones were still a hundred meters away, surging like a tide. In a moment, they would surround the area, making it even harder for Bu Ye to escape.

Throughout this process, Xiao Hong kept staring into Bu Ye's eyes, locking gazes with him.

But he saw no panic in Bu Ye's eyes. This assassin's courage was almost unparalleled among all assassins.

After a while, Bu Ye finally grew impatient. He smiled at Xiao Hong and then lowered his voice to Zhuo Mansha, "I'm sorry."

Then, Bu Ye slightly increased the force on his right hand! With his strength, even a slight increase was too much for Zhuo Mansha's fragile neck to bear.

At that moment, everyone nearby heard a crisp sound from Zhuo Mansha's neck. Her face turned pale, and she looked like she was about to faint.

In front, Xiao Hong's eyes widened, and he almost rushed over, roaring at Bu Ye, "Do you want to die!!!"

Bu Ye sneered, "It's not that I want to die, but that you want her to die. Now, move immediately!"

Bu Ye had already felt Zhuo Mansha's neck bones. The previous move looked and sounded heavy, but it wasn't that heavy. Moreover, he immediately released the pressure.

His goal was to make Xiao Hong afraid so he could leave. In this situation, with several Abdominal Cloud experts around, even if he summoned the Red Cloud, he couldn't break through.

"Have the courage to kill her." Xiao Hong was so angry that his whole body was trembling. He whispered to Bu Ye, his tone and expression more like a wild beast's growl.

"Do you think I won't? Now, I'll count to three..." Bu Ye paused, then his right hand reached behind Zhuo Mansha's head and took out a golden hairpin, "I won't kill her immediately, but..."

Bu Ye didn't need to say more. He had already lightly pressed the sharp end of the hairpin against Zhuo Mansha's veil, right in front of her right cheek, a face that could make anyone's heart ache just by its outline.

"Three!"

"Do you know, I have ten thousand ways to make you regret being born!" Xiao Hong whispered.

"Two!" Bu Ye was unmoved and continued counting.

"You are dead, and you will die in a way you can't imagine!" Xiao Hong's eyes seemed to want to eat Bu Ye.

"One."

Bu Ye's last word was said calmly, but as soon as he finished, his hand stabbed down decisively!

His action spoke louder than words! At that moment, everyone's hearts were in their throats!

However, only Bu Ye knew that although his hand moved, it wouldn't actually hurt Zhuo Mansha because he wasn't gripping the hairpin tightly. The only possible outcome was that his hand would touch Zhuo Mansha's veil, and the hairpin would come out from the other side of his hand.

"Wait!" Xiao Hong suddenly shouted.

Bu Ye's heart finally relaxed, and his hand, which had just moved, stopped in time, or it would have been exposed.

Du Sanhui was right; Bu Ye's bottom line was low, but he still had a bottom line...

While Bu Ye was trying to maintain his composure, Xiao Hong was still staring at him.

Honestly, from the beginning, he had never taken Bu Ye seriously, even when Zhuo Mansha said she wanted to hire Bu Ye as a guard, even when Bu Ye almost killed him with a hand strike, and even when Bu Ye held Zhuo Mansha hostage...

With his experience and dominance, he could easily create a situation where he wasn't afraid of Bu Ye killing anyone. Bu Ye would either release the hostage and be caught, or kill the hostage and be caught. Either way, he would end up being caught. After being caught, the question was how he would die, which was enough to make anyone shudder. This situation would crush an assassin's confidence and lead to mistakes, even surrender!

But...

In reality, this was the second time in his life that he felt someone and something were out of his control, the first being when his fellow senior from the Upper Country Tai Ge severed several key meridians in his body.

He could accept Zhuo Mansha's death, but he couldn't accept her being tortured in front of him.

In the entire Eastern Peace City, he was the only man who had seen Zhuo Mansha's complete face. He couldn't accept the bloody scene on her face.

So, he had to shout "Wait!"

In this situation, whoever spoke first lost, so he lost.

He felt a bit dejected and strongly unwilling.

An unknown assassin, even stronger than his fellow seniors from the Upper Country Tai Ge?! Even though this assassin had learned the Third Constellation from somewhere, he still wasn't worthy to tie their shoes! Not even worthy to tie his shoes!

Driven by this unwillingness, even though he shouted "Wait," he still didn't want to let Zhuo Mansha go.

If this assassin really took Zhuo Mansha away, any man would know what would happen next, and it would be better for Zhuo Mansha to die now.

After shouting "Wait," Xiao Hong didn't know what to say and just stood there, stunned.

But Bu Ye didn't wait. He pushed Zhuo Mansha forward and walked to the nearest guard, whispering, "Move!"

The guards looked at Xiao Hong, but he didn't react. At this moment, Xiao Hong was still hesitating, unable to make a decision.

The guards thought Xiao Hong was giving his tacit approval, so they moved aside.

"Move further back!" Bu Ye frowned and shouted.

Everyone had seen Bu Ye's ruthless actions, and once he started, the guards moved even further back.

Soon, Bu Ye left the bridge and walked about fifty to sixty meters east in the crowd.

Xiao Hong stood in place, and the experts and guards from the residence, without orders, naturally followed Bu Ye east.

At this point, a problem arose. Bu Ye was surrounded by people, including several Abdominal Cloud experts. Even if he summoned the Red Cloud, he still couldn't escape. Although he could still use Zhuo Mansha as a threat, without Xiao Hong's orders, no one would dare let them go. They would keep following, and Xiao Hong wasn't coming...

Bu Ye noticed the problem, and Xiao Hong's reaction wasn't slow. He hadn't made up his mind, but as Bu Ye and Zhuo Mansha moved further away, he thought of a not-so-good solution. He knew he was the weak point here...

"Bai Xu!" Xiao Hong suddenly said.

"Your subordinate is here!" A middle-aged man in armor immediately stepped forward, clearly of high status.

"I'm entrusting this matter to you."

Bai Xu was stunned but quickly responded, "Yes!"

Then, Xiao Hong didn't even look at Bu Ye and Zhuo Mansha again and walked away, ignoring even the Western Port envoy...

What happened next was both strange and eerie. Bu Ye kept holding Zhuo Mansha hostage and moving east. When he told people to move, they would, but not too far. When he threatened further, Bai Xu refused to listen.

The reason wasn't hard to guess. Bai Xu couldn't let Bu Ye and Zhuo Mansha go, or he would lose his head. But he also couldn't ignore Bu Ye's demands because Zhuo Mansha was still in Bu Ye's hands. Whether Zhuo Mansha was disfigured or killed, it would greatly affect his fate.

Thus, Bu Ye slowly walked to the eastern gate of the Wang's residence, surrounded by a large number of experts and guards.

The eastern gate was closed, but there was a small door that wasn't locked. The guard at the door couldn't lock it in time, and Bu Ye directly took Zhuo Mansha out through the small door.

With so many people coming out, the news spread like wildfire throughout the city.

The princess was kidnapped!!!

For the people of Eastern Peace City, this was probably the biggest event of their lives. Even if Xiao Hong were kidnapped, it wouldn't compare to the princess being kidnapped!

Thus, even though it was already night and dinner time, the whole city mobilized!

At this moment, Bu Ye was in a very awkward situation. He couldn't run, and not running was even worse. He couldn't even find Xiao Hong to negotiate...

When he saw that the windows of nearby and distant buildings were all open, with heads poking out, and even more people with lanterns on trees and rooftops, his mind was filled with one thought: This is too much!

Since staying in place wasn't an option, Bu Ye could only push Zhuo Mansha and continue east.

But, how long would this go on?

Finally, after a while, Bu Ye reached into his pocket, took out a bottle of ointment, and handed it to Zhuo Mansha in front of him, "This is a healing ointment. Apply it yourself."

If Xiao Hong were here, Bu Ye wouldn't do this because it would expose his true feelings. But now, with only a Wang's general and not Xiao Hong himself, it didn't matter.

Zhuo Mansha didn't respond but took the bottle and silently applied the ointment to her wound.

During this process, Bu Ye was secretly amazed. Zhuo Mansha's right shoulder was injured, and opening the bottle and applying the ointment would naturally pull at the wound, but she didn't even whimper. In Bu Ye's memory, she only groaned when she was first hit by the hidden weapon, and even when he choked her, she didn't make a sound.

Moreover, so far, Zhuo Mansha hadn't shown any signs of panic or fear, as if everything happening was unrelated to her.

In the darkness, the emotions of the people of Eastern Peace City grew stronger. Kidnapping the princess was unforgivable! If it weren't for the many guards surrounding Bu Ye and Zhuo Mansha being right next to him, Bu Ye would have been pelted with rotten eggs and vegetables long ago...

Bu Ye was seen as the villain by everyone, but why did he feel a sense of satisfaction?

At this moment, Bu Ye actually felt a bit relieved.

...

Continuing east, after more than an hour, they reached the eastern city gate.

At the city gate, Bu Ye and Bai Xu had a standoff. In the end, standing on the high city wall, Bu Ye, who was about to force Zhuo Mansha to jump down with him, won...

The eastern city gate opened wide, and Bu Ye took Zhuo Mansha out of the city.

Looking ahead, in the distance, under the night sky, there was only one building, the seventeen-story Tide Watching Pavilion. Each eave of the pavilion was hung with red lanterns, which from a distance looked like stars hanging on the horizon.

Further east, the blood-red moon had just risen, not yet as high as the Tide Watching Pavilion. This scene made Bu Ye feel a brief sense of unreality, as if everything was so unreal.

Now, he had no way out. If he were any normal person, he wouldn't put himself in such a situation.

So, he was no longer a normal person.

But normal people can only live normal lives, always confined by invisible rules, safe but dull, even bullied.

And him? Did he want to live such a life?

The true answer was that he no longer cared about how he lived.

Having died once, with a heart full of darkness, he only wanted to do things his way. If the thing was dull, he would be dull; if it was exciting, he would be exciting.

Taking a deep breath, Bu Ye pushed Zhuo Mansha and quickened his pace.

Soon, the air became more humid, and he could hear the distant sound of water.

Ahead was the Luotong River, with a large dock along the river. However, because the people in front of him blocked his view, he couldn't see if there were any boats at the dock.

Seeing that they were only a hundred meters from the riverbank, Bu Ye's spirits lifted. The experts and guards from the Wang's residence couldn't walk on water!

Finally, he had a chance to escape!

But what to do with Zhuo Mansha?

Bu Ye was thinking when another complication arose.

Bai Xu still didn't understand what the Eastern Peace King wanted him to do. Letting Bu Ye out of the Wang's residence and the city was one thing, but should he let Bu Ye cross the Luotong River? The river was half a mile wide, and crossing it wasn't easy, especially with so many people. Once on the river, everyone would be on boats, and controlling Bu Ye would be much harder.

For his future and his head, Bai Xu finally made a decision: he couldn't let Bu Ye cross the river!

"Stop!!" Bai Xu suddenly shouted, both at Bu Ye and his subordinates.

Bu Ye wanted to continue, but Bai Xu's subordinates stopped, and he had no choice but to stop as well.

Bu Ye frowned and looked at Bai Xu, who was standing in the torchlight with a grim expression.

"We can't go any further!" Bai Xu said coldly.

"I need to cross the river."

"Leave the princess behind."

"Let's talk after I cross the river."

"The king has entrusted me with full authority. Bringing you here is my limit. Now, either you trust me, release the princess,