Country Maiden: Fields and Fortune

416, Capture Him Alive (Part 4)

Li Hengyi sneered coldly, “So you think you can escape?”

“Not escaping-just as long as this prince doesn’t return, he will immediately be indecently played by countless courtesans, and then they will become pregnant with his children. The children will be born one after another, and then sent to Dazhou. This prince is very curious, would you raise them, or would you abandon them!”

The children born of the dirtiest and lowest courtesans would be an insult to Dazhou.

“Release this prince, and he will be returned to you!”

Li Hengyi remained silent.

Yet Yuanbao spoke out, “Don’t even think about it!”

My elder brother will not suffer such humiliation; he would surely bite his own tongue and commit suicide.

A person wanting to die has many ways to do so.

Li Hengyi, however, spoke indifferently, “Use him to exchange for your departure!”

“My lord…” Yuanbao exclaimed in shock.

Fubino laughed.

He knew that the guard meant something special to Li Hengyi.

This was his way out.

On New Year’s Eve, Fubino led his men into the Dazhou army camp, almost captured, but he was fearless because he had Duobao in hand.

Send the message back, on the first day of the new year, exchange hostages in Ice Valley.

Indeed, he became a hostage.

Although Li Hengyi agreed to the exchange, he did not agree not to harm him.

Li Hengyi, fighting with a tiger, watched as Yuanbao captured Fubino personally and gave him a brutal beating, leaving his face swollen and covered in bruises.

The tiger never expected Li Hengyi to be so ruthless.

After all the negotiations, violence was still used, and he too was struck by Li Hengyi, injured and captured.

Li Hengyi sat in a high seat, watching the two confined in cages. Li Hengyi chuckled softly, “There’s a saying, ‘inflict on them what they have inflicted on others.’ If you dare to do inconceivable things to Duobao, does Dazhou not have courtesans? I’m rather curious to see-regarding the progeny of Prince Rong, whether Emperor Rong would choose to kill them or to keep them?”

Fubino was seething with anger.

But he was shackled all over his body.

The tiger was in an even more pathetic state.

When Li Hengyi made his move, he truly showed no mercy. Wounds from a sword covered his body, even his face was slashed countless times, deep enough to expose bone, and the blood was unceasing.@@novelbin@@

“Li Hengyi…” Fubino bellowed.

“Now, the hostage exchange is the tiger for Duobao. As for you, it will depend on Emperor Rong’s sincerity!”

Having said that, Li Hengyi slowly rose to his feet.

With a wave of his hand, he declared, “Ten thousand studs in exchange for Fubino.”

The Rong army is brave because their warhorses are fierce. If Dazhou acquires studs and breeds good horses, Rong means nothing.

Emperor Rong almost spat out blood when he received the message.

To exchange or not to exchange?

He had many sons, but the only one truly capable of standing out was Fubino, not to mention that he was the sole son of the Great Empress Dowager, whose family was not to be trifed with.

Ten thousand stallions is a lot, but it was not that much for Rong.

“Exchange!”

On the first day of the new year, Ice Valley would see the exchange of the tiger for Fubino.

“Your Highness!”

The Great General called out softly.

“Hmm?” Li Hengyi responded indifferently.

He thought about the water on the wall, which had just a bit of medicine powder mixed in, and after soaking, it was applied there.

Fubino’s nose was indeed sensitive.

He just didn’t anticipate that the person who snatched Duobao’s medicine pill and swallowed it would be the tiger.

“Your Highness, exchanging hostages and letting Fubino go would undoubtedly be releasing a tiger back into the mountain. Please reconsider!”

Several generals were pleading with Li Hengyi to think again.

Even Yuanbao knelt down and implored Li Hengyi to consider carefully.

Li Hengyi, however, simply shook his head lightly, “In my eyes, one of our own is always one of our own. Releasing Fubino is indeed like releasing a tiger back into the mountain, but ten thousand studs are far too important for us!”

The Great General remained silent.

Vice General Zhao, as well as the other generals, also remained silent.

Yes, even without Fubino, facing off against Rong is still no simple matter, especially since in terms of warhorses, Dazhou is at a disadvantage.

Chapter 418