Xie Wanqing suddenly understood.

Jin Wuji was captured.

Indeed, in the brightly lit courtyard, Jin Wuji, who had disappeared for several days, had his hands bound behind his back.

He knelt on the ground, surrounded by Ming Feng and several Deputy Generals, his hairpiece askew, his long hair in disarray, his previously smooth face was bruised, looking extremely miserable.

Perhaps the days of hiding had been too difficult, causing this Da Jin Crown Prince to lose his former stature. Seeing them arrive, he stiffly raised his head, his face devoid of expression.

Lu Ziyuan released Xie Wanqing’s hand, strolling over to him, pressing a foot onto the back of his hand, said indifferently, "Did you ever consider you’d meet such an end when you came to the Great Khan to abduct people?"

The sound of bones breaking echoed in the night air, cold sweat broke out on Jin Wuji’s forehead, yet he was tenacious, not uttering a single cry of pain.

"Winner takes all, there’s nothing much to say," he gritted his teeth and said, "But you can’t kill me."

"Oh?" Lu Ziyuan seemed puzzled, he moved his foot, eyes lowered as he stared at the hand with its shattered fingers, a satisfied smile curved at his lips, then he stepped on the other intact hand, laughingly said, "You still don’t understand me well enough, there’s nothing in this world I can’t do."

For instance, these hands that once rested upon her waist, he decided then and there that even if it meant traversing heaven and earth, he would destroy them.

Ten fingers connected to the heart, with bones crushed like this, not even a divine physician could save them.

This time, Jin Wuji could no longer endure the pain of the thoroughly smashed joints, he cried out loud, "Stop! Let me go. With my status as Da Jin Crown Prince, you can propose any conditions."

Lu Ziyuan turned a deaf ear and applied more pressure with his foot until the kneeling man was drenched in cold sweat and fainted away.

A basin of cold water was poured over him, Jin Wuji woke up, upon seeing Lu Ziyuan’s face like the arrival of a God of Killing, he hurriedly said, "How about we make a deal? Killing me would only relieve your anger temporarily, letting me return could gain you greater benefits."

Lu Ziyuan crouched down and said, "Afraid of death, are you?"

Who’s not afraid of death!

The higher the rank, the more one cherishes life.

Just as Jin Wuji was about to speak, Lu Ziyuan continued, "Afraid of death but still dared to touch my woman?"

"It’s not my fault."

Jin Wuji shuddered all over, quickly said, "When you led the army to our borders, Da Jin was retreating step by step, helpless, then I received a secret letter detailing your past relationship with Miss Xie, stating that she was the key to breaking the impasse, promising to help me abduct her. To gain my trust, the letter bore the personal seals of two Princes from your Great Khan, you’d as a commander, would you not seize such an opportunity to turn the tide?"

Initially, he didn’t trust so easily, but after sending people to verify the truth of the letter and learning that Lu Ziyuan was actually the Emperor’s son, while the Princes of Great Khan were fighting over the Crown Prince position, he believed it seventy percent.

He tried sending a return letter and quickly received a response, and this time the sender was the Second Prince’s brother-in-law.

Seventy percent trust turned to full belief, the infighting within the Great Khan Imperial Family, vying for the Crown Prince position, colluding with the enemy at such an opportune moment, how could Jin Wuji pass this up. To ensure success, he even personally went to the Capital City to abduct her.

Everything was executed perfectly, only Lu Ziyuan’s response caught Jin Wuji off guard.

He had considered he abducted someone important to Lu Ziyuan, but hadn’t expected Lu Ziyuan to receive the news so quickly and abandon the war, rushing tirelessly a thousand miles to rescue her.

One step wrong, every step wrong, ending up in such a plight, he miscalculated.

Who would have thought such a cold-hearted killer was a passionate lover?

Jin Wuji said, "If you let me go, I can give up those two letters bearing the personal seals of your Great Khan two Princes. If this bargaining chip is insufficient, you can set other conditions."

Those two letters were ironclad evidence of colluding with the enemy and treason, removing two strong contenders vying for the Crown Prince position alongside him, he was certain Lu Ziyuan would be tempted.

But he guessed wrong again, Lu Ziyuan’s expression did not change, he spoke to himself, "Remember what I told you that day?"

Dare to harm her a bit, and I’ll slaughter the last person in the Jin Dynasty.

"You’re mad!" Jin Wuji’s eyes widened, as if seeing a monster.