In the general's mansion dungeon, Dongfang Wei and Yu Qianmo were separated by a wall.
Dongfang Wei leaned against the wall, eyes closed as if asleep. Hearing footsteps, he opened his handsome eyes, warily glancing towards the entrance. He saw Xiao Man's figure appear at the doorway, walking in with cheerful steps.
Xiao Man paused briefly at Dongfang Wei's cell door, glanced at him, and then walked towards Yu Qianmo's cell.
Yu Qianmo flinched back into the corner of his cell upon seeing Xiao Man enter. Then he realized there was no need to be afraid, as Xiao Man wasn't injured. He immediately stood up, sticking out his neck, and said, "When will you let me out?" Sudan Novel Network.
Xiao Man, with a smile, snapped her fingers. Dugu Luo, who was following behind her, shot towards Yu Qianmo like an arrow.
Before Yu Qianmo could even defend himself, Dugu Luo, who had charged forward, punched him, sending him crashing into the wall. The wall cracked like a spiderweb, forming a dent. Yu Qianmo fell to the ground in a sorry state, spitting out the water he had just drunk.
But it wasn't over. A foot quickly stomped down. Yu Qianmo thought, "This is bad," and quickly covered his head, curling into a ball. "Stop, stop, don't hit me anymore, I was wrong, please, don't hit me anymore..."
Dongfang Wei had initially thought Xiao Man was here to release Yu Qianmo. However, moments later, he heard Yu Qianmo's screams and pleas for mercy, making him wonder if the two really didn't know each other.
After the screams from the neighboring cell finally stopped, Xiao Man leisurely walked towards Dongfang Wei. Dongfang Wei instinctively took a step back. "What do you want?"
"I want to make a deal with young hero Dongfang," Xiao Man said, standing face-to-face with Dongfang Wei. "As long as you agree to my request, you can leave immediately. Moreover, I'll let you deal with the person next door."
Yu Qianmo stretched a hand out from his cell. "The most poisonous... are women's hearts..."
"I stabbed Prince Qin."
"Leave this to me. I guarantee that His Highness Prince Qin will not pursue the matter of you stabbing him, nor will he take his anger out on the Dongfang family of Jiangnan."
"What deal?" Dongfang Wei pondered carefully. It didn't seem like a loss, but he needed to know what the other party wanted him to do.
Xiao Man's lips curved slightly upwards. She whispered a few words to Dongfang Wei, whose expression became quite dramatic. However, after a moment of thought, he agreed. "Fine, I promise you."
"Young hero Dongfang is indeed straightforward," Xiao Man said, pulling out a contract. "Words are not enough; let's make it in writing. Young hero, please sign and seal it."
Dongfang Wei stared at Xiao Man for a long time before taking the contract and signing his name. He handed it to Xiao Man. "Can I leave now?"
"You can." Xiao Man stepped aside and tossed Dongfang Wei's sword back to him.
"Can I kill him now?" Dongfang Wei caught his sword. He had suffered too much because of Yu Qianmo on this journey, and now he had offended Prince Qin's manor and the Protector General's manor. If he didn't kill Yu Qianmo, he wouldn't be able to swallow his anger!
"Why would you want to kill him?" Xiao Man asked curiously.
"The leader of the demonic sect, everyone should slay him!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Man's smile deepened. She whispered something in Dongfang Wei's ear. Dongfang Wei stared at Xiao Man with disbelief. "Impossible!"
"You can go and verify it," Xiao Man said, then turned to leave. Her objective had been achieved, and Yu Qianmo wouldn't die, just suffer a bit. She figured he wouldn't blame her.
"Don't go, Xiao Man, come back quickly! I was wrong, I'll never frame you again, Xiao Man... Help!" Yu Qianmo, seeing Dongfang Wei approaching with a murderous intent, sword in hand, screamed for help. However, Dongfang Wei simply knocked him unconscious, picked him up, and leaped away.
Xiao Man turned around with a triumphant smile, only to see Prince Qin standing behind her. Startled, she took a step back, tripped, and fell backward. Nangong Yu reached out and caught Xiao Man by the waist.
"Prince... Prince Qin."
Nangong Yu's arm tightened slightly, steadying Xiao Man. Xiao Man felt a bit guilty, as she had secretly let people go.
"Why did you let these two go?"
"Dongfang Wei is the young master of the Dongfang family. The Dongfang family head dotes on this son. If anything were to happen to him, even Your Highness would find the Dongfang family head unafraid. This humble woman made him compensate, and from now on, the Dongfang family will not interfere in any matters involving Your Highness."
"And the leader of the demonic sect?"
"This... was given to Dongfang Wei as a gift of friendship..."
Nangong Yu's lips curved slightly at these words, then he suppressed them and turned to walk back. "Aren't you afraid Dongfang Wei will kill the leader of the demonic sect?"
"He won't," Xiao Man said with certainty.
"Why are you so sure? Dongfang Wei pursued the leader of the demonic sect for a thousand miles, indicating deep animosity between them. How can you be sure Dongfang Wei won't kill him? Moreover, one is from the righteous path, the other from a demonic cult. It would be strange if Dongfang Wei didn't kill him."
Xiao Man gave an awkward laugh. "Because the leader of the demonic sect isn't the leader of the demonic sect."
Nangong Yu paused, looking at Xiao Man, waiting for an explanation.
"This person likes to challenge those who are skilled in martial arts, so he provokes others everywhere. However, most established martial artists wouldn't bother with a mere youngster. And since he particularly wanted to spar, someone gave him an idea: whenever he met someone, he should announce his name and say he was the leader of the demonic sect, and then he would get his wish to spar."
Nangong Yu's expression froze. No wonder this person wandered the martial world, constantly getting into trouble. Claiming to be the leader of the demonic sect was truly a way to court death. It was a miracle he was still alive. The person who gave him this idea must have had a deep grudge against him.
"You know his true identity?"
"I just found out," Xiao Man said with a smile.
Nangong Yu was not surprised at all. Xiao Man had many means, and he had only seen a fraction of them. "What identity?"
"Wu Nantian, the leader of the martial arts alliance's beloved son, Yu Qianmo."
Nangong Yu was utterly speechless. If Alliance Leader Wu knew his beloved son was gallivanting around the martial world under the guise of the demonic sect leader, causing trouble, he would probably die of anger on the spot.
"So, you told Dongfang Wei Yu Qianmo's identity?"
"Yes. They both belong to the four great families of the martial arts world. Although the four families rarely interact, they are united. Moreover, the patriarchs of the two families once joked that whoever had a son first would have their daughter marry into the other family as a wife."
"So the young master of the martial arts alliance was born first?"
"No, their sons happened to be born on the same month and the same day. The two patriarchs even had a big fight over whose daughter would marry over, ending in displeasure."
Nangong Yu chuckled and shook his head. "Eccentric. Born on the same month and day, could it be the same hour? There must be a difference. Even if not, why not just not have a daughter?"