Chapter 861: Being on guard against others
"This……"

The sudden change not only shocked Jia Fu and the other three who were caught off guard, but also horrified the four members of the Pan family who were sighing.

It seemed that no one expected that Liu Xunyi, who was so friendly and cheerful just now, would suddenly turn hostile.

"Ugh! Ugh!"

Seeing that Jia Fu was under control, Yu Ge and Miao Zhi suddenly came to their senses and quickly drew their swords. They stood on the left and right, staring at Liu Xunyi, ready to strike.

"What?" Liu Xunyi narrowed his eyes slightly and asked casually, "You want to attack me?"

"you……"

"Wait a moment!"

Feng Tianba knew that Liu Xunyi's martial arts were far superior to Yu Ge and Miao Zhi. In order to avoid unnecessary conflict and casualties, he stepped forward and stood between the two parties to mediate: "Master Liu, is there any misunderstanding?"

"Let the Pan family leave, and there will be no misunderstanding." Liu Xunyi was firm and emphasized again and again, "I'm talking about... now!"

"This..." Feng Tianba was confused and said incomprehensibly, "You and the Prime Minister had an agreement. You did things for him and he rescued people for you. Now, the Prime Minister has rescued the Pan family from prison as agreed. Why did Lord Liu..."

"Liu Xunyi, do you want to retreat in the face of danger?" Jia Fu was pointed at by Liu Xunyi with a sword. Feeling the chill from the tip of the sword, his skinny body couldn't help but tremble slightly, but he was also angry and embarrassed. "The Prime Minister was very polite to you, how can you go back on your word..."

"Don't worry, I won't leave!" Liu Xunyi interrupted, "I will stay here to fulfill my agreement with Lord Jia, but the people of the Pan family... must leave immediately."

"But the Prime Minister's promise to you is to do the job first and then release the person..."

"The promise remains unchanged, I just changed the order." Liu Xunyi said calmly, "I don't trust anyone. To be absolutely sure, I have to 'judge others by my own standards'."

"Since you don't believe in Lord Jia, why should Lord Jia believe in you?" Seeing that Liu Xunyi knew he was in the wrong, Jia Fu gradually plucked up the courage to argue with him.

"I'm not negotiating with you now!" Liu Xunyi's face darkened, and his tone became increasingly hostile. "Except for releasing the person, you have no room for bargaining."

"Impossible!" Yu Ge said angrily, "The Prime Minister has ordered that they can only be released early tomorrow morning. Liu Xunyi, the Prime Minister has given you enough face by risking his life to rescue them. Don't push your luck and be shameless..."

"Cut the fucking nonsense!"

Annoyed, Liu Xunyi's eyes turned fierce, and he thrust his sword forward, with the tip of the sword instantly pressing against Jia Fu's throat, piercing his skin and spilling a trace of bright red blood.

This scene caused everyone present to exclaim in surprise.

"Do you have to force me to make it clear?" Liu Xunyi sneered, "With Lord Jia's scheming and cunning, how could he allow four unknown outsiders to live in the world with his 'secrets'? Regardless of whether it was against the rules for Lord Jia to rescue them from the cell, the fact that Lord Jia secretly protected me was enough to become a mountain of ironclad evidence for the West Mansion to attack and impeach him. The four members of the Pan family witnessed and heard with their own ears, which was tantamount to a huge worry for him. Lord Jia would not be able to sleep well until they were eliminated. I have also worked for the court, and I know the methods and principles for solving this matter. Only the dead can keep secrets forever. This kind of evil trick of killing the dog after the rabbit is dead may work for outsiders who are unaware of the situation, but it is wishful thinking to deceive me."

"You..." After Liu Xunyi revealed the secret, Jia Fu, Yu Ge and Miao Zhi's faces changed color, feeling embarrassed and angry.

Feng Tianba, who was in a dilemma, thought about it for a while and suddenly realized it. He looked at Liu Xunyi with an increasingly conflicted look.

The four members of the Pan family realized what was happening later, and all of them looked panicked, filled with anger yet helpless.

"Liu Xunyi, stop talking nonsense..." Jia Fu argued stubbornly.

"Either let them go now, or... I'll kill you and then let them go!"

"Liu Xunyi, do you know what the consequences of doing this are?" Jia Fu suppressed his inner anxiety and asked intermittently, "Do you know who you are threatening?"

"Do you know who you are threatening?" Liu Xunyi laughed in anger, arrogant and contemptuous, "Didn't your master warn you never to threaten a dying person who has nothing?"

"A dying person?" Pan Yuyin heard something strange in Liu Xunyi's words, and her heart trembled. She asked hurriedly, "Brother Liu, why did you say you were a dying person? In order to save us...what did you agree to do for them?"

However, in the face of Pan Yuyin's aggressive questioning, Liu Xunyi turned a deaf ear and said nothing.

He moved the Wuji Sword to Jia Fu's shoulder and said in a deep voice, "I don't want to hurt anyone, let alone kill anyone, but if you are stubborn, I will kill you. Jia Fu, I will ask you one last time, are you going to let them go or not?"

Feng Tianba was in a state of confusion, and he gritted his teeth and advised: "Master Liu, everything can be discussed, don't act on impulse..."

"Will you let him go or not?" Liu Xunyi suddenly raised his voice and gently pressed the Wuji sword against Jia Fu's shoulder. The tip of the sword pierced through his robe and the cold blade made his hair stand on end.

Looking at Liu Xunyi's indifferent expression, Jia Fu swallowed hard, and at this moment, a trace of fear could not be suppressed in his heart. However, the duties and mission of the housekeeper of the prime minister's mansion, as well as his repeated analysis of the whole matter, made him boldly speculate that Liu Xunyi was just bluffing and would never dare to burn his boats.

Thinking of this, Jia Fu steeled his mind and said firmly: "I don't believe you dare to attack me..."

"puff!"

"what……"

Before he finished speaking, Liu Xunyi thrust his wrist forward suddenly, and the extremely sharp sword blade immediately penetrated into Jia Fu's shoulder, piercing his shoulder blade, and then came out from behind.

The excruciating pain caused Jia Fu's facial features to twist, his body to curl up, and he let out a scream like a pig being slaughtered. For a moment, blood flowed out along the sword blade, condensing into round blood beads at the tip of the sword, like a string of beads that had broken off the string, "dripping" and falling to the ground.

Seeing this, everyone present gasped. It seemed that they had the same idea as Jia Fu at the beginning, and no one expected Liu Xunyi to be so ruthless.

Yu Ge and Miao Zhi wanted to save him, but they were powerless. At this moment, Jia Fu's life was in Liu Xunyi's hands, so how could they dare to act rashly? They could only stand aside anxiously, fuming and glaring, but they could do nothing.

"This sword is just a small punishment, the next sword will take your life!"

"You bastard... How dare you attack me..."

Seeing Jia Fu's rude remarks, Liu Xunyi snorted angrily, and slowly twisted the hand holding the sword, causing the Wuji sword inserted into Jia Fu's shoulder to cruelly twitch, and the bones and flesh were crushed and cut, making a series of "crunching" sounds, which frightened the four people from the Pan family next to them so much that they turned pale and trembled all over.

In a moment, the Wuji Sword forcibly drilled a bloody hole nearly three fingers wide in the bloody mess, and the blade gently pressed downward, directly approaching Jia Fu's heart.

At this moment, Jia Fu, unable to bear the severe pain, had gradually fallen into a dazed state of half-awake and half-conscious. Sweat was pouring down his pale face and he uttered weak moans.

"This……"

Feng Tianba stared at Liu Xunyi blankly. He didn't know why. He felt that Liu Xunyi today was different from the Liu Xunyi in his memory.

At least, facing Jia Fu, a stranger with whom he had no grudges, Liu Xunyi would not torture him in such a cruel way even if he was extremely angry and wanted to hurt him.

"Let go!"

“Release…release them…”

Perhaps it was Liu Xunyi's ruthless means that completely shattered the last line of defense in his heart, or perhaps it was the unforgettable pain and the imminent death that triggered the fear deep in his soul, but Jia Fu, who was on his last breath, finally gave up resistance under the intimidation of Liu Xunyi's fierce roar, and gave orders to Yu Ge and Miao Zhi reluctantly.

"But the Prime Minister ordered..."

"Are you Liu Xunyi's opponent?" Jia Fu wailed in agony, "Or... do you want to follow in my footsteps?"

"This……"

"Let them go..." Jia Fu urged Yu Ge and Miao Zhi tremblingly, driven by his instinct for survival, "I will explain to the Prime Minister..."

Hearing this, Yu Ge and Miao Zhi looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, and then took two steps back indignantly.

"Brother Liu..."

"No need to say more, just go quickly." After saying that, Liu Xunyi cast a sinister look at the trembling driver and said in a deep voice, "Where is the Prime Minister's token?"

"Here...here..."

The driver was already frightened by the bloody scene. Hearing Liu Xunyi's question, he hurriedly took out the token and carefully handed it to Pan Wen.

"Don't delay, don't go home, and don't be attached to any property! You should take the carriage and leave the city quickly. If you encounter any obstacles along the way, show them this token, and you will be able to pass smoothly." Liu Xunyi quickly calculated in his mind and repeatedly reminded, "If anyone asks, just say 'I am out of town on business for the Prime Minister. Anyone who dares to delay the East Palace will be punished.' Be arrogant, speak in a strong tone, and be confident. There are so many people coming and going in the city gate. The guards only recognize the tokens and not the people, let alone the four of you, so don't worry about being recognized. As long as you don't get too nervous, you will be able to rest assured with this token protecting you."

"What about you?" Pan Yuyin asked with concern, "What will you do after we leave?"

"Don't worry, I know how to get out of this situation."

"But……"

"Little sister, we are powerless and staying here will only get in the way." Pan Yun grabbed the worried Pan Yuyin and advised earnestly, "Listen to Brother Liu, let's go first!"

Hearing this, Pan Yuyin hesitated and hesitated to speak again and again. Finally, she reluctantly compromised: "Brother Liu, after we leave Lin'an..."

"Don't tell!" Liu Xunyi's face changed, and he hurriedly stopped her, "It doesn't matter where you go. What's important is not to tell anyone about your whereabouts, including me."

"Can……"

"There's no time to lose, let's go!"

Under Liu Xunyi's impatient urging, the four survivors of the Pan family got into the carriage one after another with completely different feelings and slowly left the house.

"Liu Xunyi, you are dead!" Looking at the carriage going further and further away, Miao Zhi was beating his chest and gritting his teeth.

"I know." Liu Xunyi smiled indifferently, then pulled the Wuji Sword out from Jia Fu's shoulder, and with lightning speed, sealed the acupuncture points around his wound to prevent him from losing too much blood. He added, "Jia Fu won't die for a while. Before dark today, none of us can step out of the courtyard. When Lord Jia sends me a message, I will fulfill my promise. By the way! I hope you can tell him for me not to send anyone to hunt down the Pan family. Although they are timid and afraid of things, don't forget that 'even rabbits will bite when they are anxious'. If you don't want to end up in a fight to the death and perish together, you and the Pan family had better not interfere with each other and leave each other... a way out."

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(End of this chapter)