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Qiao Qiao was still a few steps away when she arrived at the courtyard she had just left. Without concealing anything, she was discovered by the furious Qing He.

"Boss, it's this woman. Boss, she was the one that tricked me!" As he ran towards Qiao Qiao, Qing He called out to Mei Niang who was in the room.

Qiao still swept a cold gaze, and before Qing He could get close to her, she saw his body fly backwards.

Along with a miserable cry, Mei Niang's footsteps dashed out from within the house.

"You're finally here …" Mei Niang sneered, did not care about the flying Qinghe, and continued walking towards Qiao Qiao.

"Where's Yan Mo Chen?" Qiao was still looking at each other coldly. He looked past Mei Niang and into the room.

"All of you are really alike. One of the first things that comes out is that I want people from the Plum Blossom Stronghold." Mei Niang slightly raised her brows, her steps slowly drawing closer to Qiao Qiao. Her tightly shut red lips were slightly pursed, and her words were filled with endless softness.

"Cut the crap, hurry up and hand him over." Qiao Qiao still frowned, unwilling to waste too much words with Mei Niang.

Yan Mu followed closely behind Qiao once more with his sword in hand. As he watched Mei Niang walk over step by step, he couldn't help but tighten the grip on his sword, ready to lift it at any time and wipe off that restless woman's neck.

"What if I say, I don't?" Mei Niang raised her eyebrows slightly, a provocative smile on her face.

Qiao once again sneered and a dagger slipped out from his sleeve and tightly grasped it in his hand. Taking advantage of the moment of surprise, he quickly walked forward, turned sideways, and grabbed Mei Niang's neck with one hand, causing the dagger in the other to be tightly attached to it.

"Young lady is indeed skilled." Even though it was still in Qiao Qiao's hands, Mei Niang was neither humble nor haughty. Her tone of voice actually carried a bit of playfulness and praise.

"Boss!" Someone had already barged into the courtyard and was looking nervously at Mei Niang, who was still being held hostage by Qiao.

"It's fine." Mei Niang waved her hand, indicating that there was no need to go forward.

Qiao Qiao's eyes were still cold. Seeing that Mei Niang was so indifferent, she lost her confidence. It was unknown if she was really confident that she could escape from her grasp, or if she was pretending to be calm and mysterious in front of her.

"Bring out that man in the house, or I'll kill your boss!" Regardless of whether or not Mei Niang was really trying to make things difficult for him, he could only welcome her and coldly shout at the crowd of people behind him.

The crowd hesitated. Their eyes met, and for a moment, they couldn't make up their minds.

"Mm, go and bring the person out for her." Mei Niang's boneless voice sounded out from in front of Qiao Qiao. She was so relaxed that she did not put the dagger in Qiao's eyes at all.

This woman was meticulous and good at camouflage. For the first time, she felt that there was something passive about the deadlock between the two parties, and the initiative was not in her own hands. She could not guarantee that the final winner of this battle would be her.

"Boss, we've brought him." The two of them carried the unconscious Yan Mo Chen out of the house.

Qiao Qiao's heart still tightened, and he used his eyes to signal for Yan Mu to bring the person back.

Yan Mu kept the longsword by his waist and quickly stepped forward. He held Yan Mo Chen in his arms and retreated, but he still stood shoulder to shoulder with Qiao Qiao.

"Tell them to retreat." The dagger in Qiao Qiao's hand couldn't help but sink a bit deeper into Mei Niang's neck. She had a threatening expression as she spoke coldly.

Even though her neck was cut, Mei Niang still did not reveal any hint of fear. Instead, she spoke faintly with a meaningless expression towards the crowd:

"Didn't you hear what she said?"

Everyone looked at each other with troubled expressions as they looked at Mei Niang and said anxiously, "Boss, this …"

"Are you going to abandon my life?" Mei Niang raised her eyebrows slightly. Although she spoke words that were vital to her life, there was not the slightest hint of fear in her expression and tone.

"Retreat!" "Retreat!" Everyone waved their hands and slowly retreated behind them.

Qiao still had a cold expression on his face. With one hand holding onto Mei Niang, he retreated together with Yan Mu towards the back of the courtyard.

"Follow me." Qiao Qiao still tilted her head as she spoke to Yan Mu with a cold expression. With her half a day of observation in the Plum Blossom Stronghold, she had long since found her way out of the stronghold with ease.

Mei Niang only smiled from the corner of her lips as she followed Qiao Qiao's steps and gradually moved out.

Qiao Qiao was still afraid of an ambush behind him. As he walked a few steps, he looked back and carefully guarded against it.

"Yan Mu, take Yan Mo Chen away first." Qiao Qiao continued to look at the more and more people gathered in front of her. She could not help but speak to Yan Muli with a cold expression.

"Young madam, then you …" Yan Mu's face was filled with worry as he subconsciously exerted a little strength into his grip on Yan Mo Chen's shoulders.

"Don't worry about me, take him and leave first." Qiao Qiao's brows were still locked together, and his tone of voice could not help but become a little higher.

Yan Mu furrowed his brows. He hesitated as a look of hesitation appeared on his face.

"Don't think about it anymore. No one can leave later!" Qiao once again swept a cold glance over it and shouted coldly at Yan Mu.

Yan Mu was extremely conflicted. In the end, he raised his arm and pulled Yan Mo Chen's unconscious body tightly. He promised Qiao Qiao with a serious expression on his face, "This subordinate will definitely come back to save you!" With that, he protected Yan Mo Chen as he walked out of the Plum Red Stronghold.

Just as everyone in the courtyard was about to give chase after Yan Mu's leaving figure, they saw Mei Niang's complacent expression, and she resentfully said:

"There's no need to chase them!"

Everyone stopped in their tracks and looked towards Mei Niang in confusion.

"As long as this woman is here, those two men will come back sooner or later." Mei Niang slowly smiled as if she had understood something. Her lips curled up as she watched Yan Mu and Yan Mo Chen's figures gradually disappear. Her slightly proud face was raised as she spoke to Qiao Qiao who was behind her.

"Looks like you already know that I poisoned you …"

Qiao Qiao's eyes were still blurry, and she could not help but stagger backwards for a while. The dagger in her hand powerlessly slipped from her palm.

After all, it was easy for Yan Mu to bring Yan Mo Chen out. If he brought a poisoned her with him, the three of them probably wouldn't be able to escape.

Mei Niang smiled contemptuously. There was a cut on her neck already, so she didn't mind. She just turned around slowly and grabbed Qiao Qiao's chin. She raised both of her hands and lifted her entire body up.

"Cough, cough..." Qiao Qiao's eyes were still blurry. She could only feel a pair of strong hands tightly attached to her neck. It was so tight that she was unable to breathe.

"That man is really infatuated with you …" Mei Niang's eyes were bloodshot as she pinched Qiao Qiao's neck like a madman. She couldn't help but sneer, "But so what? Very quickly … Soon you'll be a corpse... "It's even a ruined corpse …"

Mei Niang laughed, her face full of disgust as she flung Qiao Qiao ruthlessly onto the ground.

Although her hands were weak, she was still conscious. Given the current situation, she might not be able to escape the mountain stronghold, but no matter what, she had to ensure her consciousness was awake.

With this thought in mind, she relied on her blurry vision to pick up the dagger from the ground and tightly grasped it in her hand.

Mei Niang's expression turned cold. She never thought that Qiao was still poisoned by her and still had the strength to pick up the dagger.

Qiao Qiao was still surrounded by the crowd. Dozens of swords and sabers were pointed at her. They were afraid that she would crazily wield that dagger and stab someone.

However, they didn't expect that the dagger in Qiao Qiao's hand was still fiercely thrusting towards their own arms.

Ah!" Qiao Qiao continued to shout into the sky, the dagger in his hand was covered in blood, and with a clang, it fell to the ground.

Mei Niang's face was filled with shock. She originally thought that Qiao was picking up the dagger to protect herself, but she did not expect her to actually choose to stab herself and use pain to keep her mind clear. She couldn't help but squint her eyes as she looked at Joe's eyes, which had a different charm to them.

Qiao Qiao shook her head. As expected, after this cut, her vision became much clearer.

She ignored her bleeding arm and staggered to her feet. A pair of sinister five-fingered handprints filled the snow-white skin of her neck.

"She really is a female hero!" Mei Niang sneered and clapped to Qiao Qiao with a face full of praise.

Qiao Qiao continued to smile coldly and spoke nonchalantly to Mei Niang, "Since I've fallen into your hands, cut the crap. If you want to kill me, you have to listen to me."

"He knew he had fallen into my hands, but he still dared to boast so shamelessly!" Mei Niang smiled coquettishly, her face still full of mockery.

"Hmph." Qiao once again snorted coldly and turned his head away, not saying a word.

"Do you know what poison it is?" Mei Niang raised her brows and curled her lips, as if she wanted to see the word 'compromise' on Qiao's still expression.

"Aren't your poisons all tripe poison?" Joe asked, still frowning.

"Haha ~" Hearing Qiao Qiao's words of ridicule, Mei Niang did not feel the slightest bit angry. Instead, she laughed out loud. After laughing, she couldn't help but hold back the smile on her face and speak with a serious expression.

"You are right, I will naturally use a despicable poison when dealing with a despicable person. The effect of the poison is indeed a bit despicable, but it can only make you willingly and happily submit to us brothers. The brothers who can serve me can be considered to be the fortune of your life."

As Mei Niang's voice fell, the crowd in the courtyard burst into laughter once again. From time to time, there would be a few obscene gazes constantly observing Qiao Qiao's body.

Qiao Qiao still bit his lips. Even if she risked her life today, she would not let Mei Niang's scheme succeed!

Her eyes were cold and her face was pale. Her arm dripped with the fresh blood of a Devil's Snare flower. She stood proudly in the middle of the crowd, as if she was unafraid of death.