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Chapter 299 You released the others, I stayed.
Lin Xiao slowly raised her head, her gaze towards the man opposite her almost completely calm.

"I can go with you, but I have one condition: you must let him leave!"

Gu Ming had completely collapsed to the ground due to the effects of the drugs.

He tried his best to turn his head to look at Lin Xiao's position, but his eyelids felt as if they were weighed down by a thousand pounds, making it so difficult to even open them.

"No, you can't..."

The extremely faint sound was easily masked by the rustling of the leaves, without disturbing the two people facing off.

The other person crossed his arms over his chest, his bulging arm muscles completely stretching the sleeves of his shirt open, showing that he didn't take Lin Xiao seriously at all.

Upon hearing Lin Xiao's conditions, the other party chuckled without any politeness.

"Miss Lin, don't you think you're being a bit presumptuous?"

He raised his hand and gestured back and forth between the two of them, staring at Lin Xiao's delicate face, and squeezed out a mocking chuckle from his throat.

"Given our current situation, do you think... you have the right to negotiate with me?"

Now, the woman standing in front of him was someone he could easily defeat with a little effort; he didn't take her seriously at all.

Lin Xiao didn't care what the other person was thinking. She turned around and glanced at where she was standing.

The dagger that the man had thrown was still stuck straight in the ground.

Lin Xiao turned around, bent down, and pulled the dagger off the ground with a little force.

Seeing Lin Xiao's actions, the boss's smile became even more mocking.

"What? You think you can fight me with that kind of attitude?"

Lin Xiao glanced at the dagger in her hand, then expressionlessly held it to her neck.

The boss, who had been all smiles, suddenly changed his expression.

"What are you doing?"

His hands, hanging at his sides, clenched into fists involuntarily.

Before coming here, the boss repeatedly told him to do everything he could to bring Lin Xiao back to him alive.

But now...

Seeing the gleaming silver dagger tied around Lin Xiao's neck, a cold glint flashed in the boss's eyes.

Looking at the man's reaction, Lin Xiao finally gave a meaningful smile.

From their words, Lin Xiao could only vaguely discern that their purpose was towards her from the very beginning.

However, they didn't feel confident about their boss's demands.

Even when she held a dagger and tried to threaten the other party with her own life, it was just an attempt when she had no other choice.

I never expected that such a simple test would change the man's expression.

Lin Xiao's lips curled up slightly, a faint smile flashing across her face.

She never imagined that her life would be so valuable.

Lin Xiao looked at the man opposite her with a cold face, her voice still completely calm.

"It seems you really value my life... In that case, I'm in a position to negotiate with you now."

Seeing the smile on the woman's face, the boss could only glare at her fiercely.

Finally, he closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart before looking up at the person opposite him again.

"What do you want to do?"

The man looked angry and casually strolled forward as he spoke, trying to close the distance between the two of them.

He twirled the small transparent spray bottle that had previously drugged Gu Ming in his hand, revealing his inner anxiety.

However, he had only taken one step forward when Lin Xiao immediately stopped him.

"Don't go any further!" Lin Xiao looked at the transparent white bottle in his hand with great vigilance, her steps trembling slightly.

But she still forced herself to look up and meet the man's gaze. "Throw the stuff over here, and you stand there and don't move!" These mercenaries were used to fighting and killing wherever they went, and they would directly take action whenever something happened.

I never imagined I would be threatened by a woman in this forest.

But remembering his boss's instructions, he could only swallow his frustration and throw the bottle in his hand.

"I've given you the things, is it okay now?"

Lin Xiao stared warily at the man in front of her, and carefully bent down to pick up the bottle from the ground.

She glanced at what she was holding and then put it directly into her pocket.

On the other side, Gu Ming, who was lying on the ground, was completely still, as if he had really fallen asleep.

Lin Xiao took a deep breath, just as she was thinking about how to get Gu Ming out, when suddenly a noisy sound of footsteps came.

Everyone looked up at the sound and saw Zheng Guangsheng standing not far away, staring at them with a solemn expression.

"Sister Xiao, you..."

Lin Xiao's eyes lit up when she saw them.

Then, gripping the dagger in her hand, she moved slowly and cautiously to Gu Ming's side.

As luck would have it, this location was not far from Zheng Guangsheng.

She turned back and called Zheng Guangsheng's name once, then calmly gave him her instructions.

"Take Gu Ming out! These people sprayed something into the air, and Gu Ming was caught off guard and got hit."

Zheng Guangsheng was in a daze, only subconsciously obeying Lin Xiao's orders.

It wasn't until he lifted Gu Ming up and carried him on his back, and walked a distance away, that he noticed Lin Xiao, who was standing still, hadn't come over at all.

Zheng Guangsheng stopped in his tracks, vaguely sensing that something was amiss.

He turned around and looked at Lin Xiao's back, calling out, "Sister Xiao, why aren't you leaving?"

Lin Xiao glanced at him, then turned her gaze back to the man in front of her. After a long silence, she tentatively took a step back.

Almost the instant the woman stepped back, something seemed to fly out from the side with a whoosh.

Zheng Guangsheng saw something flash past his ear.

Looking down again, he saw a short arrow pierce the ground, almost grazing his toes.

Zheng Guangsheng gasped and instinctively jumped back a step.

This this……

The man raised an eyebrow and let out a low chuckle.

He stood there, casually fiddling with the crossbow bolt in his hand, and spoke again.

"Miss Lin, it's fine if you let your people leave, but don't go too far."

"Don't forget the conditions you promised me."

"Otherwise... whether you can survive is really uncertain."

He spoke casually, but his words were full of threats.

The two remained silent for a while. Finally, Lin Xiao silently turned her head and gently shook her head at Zheng Guangsheng.

Zheng Guangsheng frowned deeply as he looked at them.

But their strongest fighter has been taken down, so what can they do?
Despite his anxiety, Zheng Guangsheng could only nod sullenly.

Nothing more...

Fortunately, Lu Bu and his group weren't far from here.

After making arrangements for the people, he quickly went to inform Lu Bu and Wei Ming.

Hopefully, it's not too late.

(End of this chapter)