Chapter 455: Could It Be That Yu Luo Won’t Kill Him?
A startled exclamation rang out, sending a chill down the spines of the brothers on the city wall. They instinctively turned around, weapons at the ready, their faces tense with caution—everyone except Yu Luo.
Even Yu Haojie couldn’t avoid the shock. After all, they had just witnessed Jin Yaowei’s formidable martial prowess, yet—
“Miss! When did you capture Jin Yaowei?!”
Zhang Hu, usually composed, was completely thrown off balance when he saw Jin Yaowei bound tightly, his mouth gagged, and being dragged along by Yu Luo like a captured animal. Even Zhang Hu himself couldn’t stay calm at the sight!
As soon as Zhang Hu spoke, Chen Yu and the others snapped back to their senses. They hurriedly took Jin Yaowei from Yu Luo’s hands, immediately placing a sword against his neck to prevent any unexpected moves.
Their swift actions took only a moment, but their shock upon looking at Yu Luo did not fade in the slightest.
“Relax. I’ve already made him ingest a poison that suppresses his inner strength. No matter how skilled he is as the leader of the martial alliance, he can’t escape now,” Yu Luo reassured them, dusting off her hands in an almost nonchalant manner.
“But Miss, when exactly did you capture Jin Yaowei?”
Chen Yu, despite holding the captive in his hands, still couldn’t believe what was happening. His mind was occupied with just one thought—he needed to understand how this happened.
“Did none of you see? I clearly saw our little Luo bringing Jin Yaowei up through the side tower,” Yu Haojie explained, snapping out of his daze. He figured that Yu Luo must have used some special means provided by the system. Realizing this, he quickly helped her clear things up.
Yu Luo glanced at their skeptical faces and regretted not bringing Jin Yaowei up in front of everyone. But after a moment of thought, seeing their stunned reactions, she no longer regretted her choice.
“Enough. You were all too distracted. Forget about Jin Yaowei for now—stay alert! If the enemy takes this opportunity to climb the walls, I’ll personally hold you accountable!”
Yu Luo’s tone turned cold, snapping the warriors back to reality. They immediately dropped their expressions of curiosity and refocused on guarding the city walls.
Yet, as soon as they turned back, they noticed something alarming—the number of enemies below had dwindled significantly.
Yu Luo had already slain many earlier, and now, with a thousand remaining soldiers being surrounded by wild beasts, their chances of escape were slim.
“Wait! The leader is missing! Jin Yaowei and his men are gone!”
One of the remaining enemies shouted in panic. While fighting off the beasts, they had been trying to find an opening to escape. But now, as they looked around, they realized that none of Jin Yaowei’s subordinates were among them.
Naturally, they assumed that Jin Yaowei had abandoned them and fled with his men. After all, many of his subordinates had already died in battle. Given the chaos, none of them had time to check the corpses.
As soon as someone voiced this thought, panic spread like wildfire.
“Jin Yaowei must have retreated with his people! We need to get out of here too—retreat, now!”
With every passing moment, their battle against the beasts grew more desperate. Escape was far easier said than done.
One by one, more soldiers fell, torn apart by the beasts. In the end, only a few lucky ones managed to escape.
“City Lord, Miss, are we just going to let them go?”
Watching the survivors flee, Wang Xiao asked begrudgingly.
Yu Luo smirked, her eyes filled with disdain.
“This works in our favor. If they escape, they’ll spread word throughout the martial world that Jin Yaowei betrayed them—he fled and left them to die. With that kind of reputation, how will he ever stand his ground again?”
Everyone burst into laughter, even Yu Haojie couldn’t help but give her a thumbs-up.
But amidst the laughter, Bao Feng suddenly grew serious. He turned to Yu Luo, his face tense.
“Miss, don’t tell me… you actually plan to let Jin Yaowei go?”
At his question, Yu Luo’s gaze shifted toward Jin Yaowei, her delicate face curling into a mocking smile.
“Master Jin, tell me, should I let you go?”
Bound tightly and still gagged, Jin Yaowei was perhaps the most shocked person of all.
He had long wanted to speak, but who would give him the chance?
He desperately wanted to ask—how had he been captured? How did he end up in this state?
Yet no one was even looking at him! They were all too busy watching the spectacle below.
Now, hearing Yu Luo’s words, Jin Yaowei panicked!
He had been convinced that being captured by Yu Luo meant certain death. But from what she just said—was she actually considering releasing him?
A sliver of hope sparked within him, rekindling his will to live.
But how was he supposed to answer her? His mouth was still gagged!
“Mmm! Mmmph!”
Jin Yaowei struggled, shaking his head furiously. His muffled protests were all he could manage.
Seeing the once-mighty leader of the martial alliance reduced to such a pathetic state, Chen Yu burst into raucous laughter.
“Hahaha! You want to speak? Now’s not the time! Don’t worry, Master Jin, once everyone down there is dead, we’ll take you to the City Lord’s manor. You can kneel before them and talk all you want!”
“Exactly! No rush—there will be plenty of time for you to talk later,” Wang Xiao added, patting Jin Yaowei’s face mockingly.
Jin Yaowei had never suffered such humiliation in his life.
Meanwhile, the remaining enemies had reached their breaking point. Exhausted, surrounded, and unable to escape, they collapsed one by one, torn apart by the beasts.
The battlefield became a sea of blood. Some corpses had already been stripped down to bones, gnawed clean by the beasts.
The gruesome sight reminded Yu Luo of the time she had eaten wild beast meat before. Her stomach churned in revulsion.
“From now on, no wild beast meat in the City Lord’s manor!” she ordered, her face pale with disgust.
(End of Chapter 455)
