That night, Jing Ye was ambushed on his way home after attending a friend's wedding banquet. He was kidnapped after a fierce and bloody fight in the alley.

Because it happened in Jincheng, the old city lord received the news quickly.

Bai Yu also left a tail for his men to catch up.

In the woods, Jing Ye and Jing Yu were tied to a tree. The others were dressed in black, holding swords, looking like bandits.

Jing Ye woke up quickly, "What force dared to touch me in Jincheng?"

Bai Yu whipped him unceremoniously, "Recently, the brothers are short of money, so we came to borrow some from the Jing family."

Jing Ye gasped when he was hit, and when he saw Jing Yu who was also tied up nearby, he felt a little better, knowing that he was not the only one in trouble.

It was not until dawn that the old city lord arrived with his men, accompanied by a still charming woman.

When the woman saw the situation in the forest, she immediately said with tears in her eyes, "Ye'er, are you okay? Mom and Dad are here to save you."

The old city lord supported her and said calmly, "May I ask who this hero is?"

Bai Yu played with the whip in his hand and said coldly, "We are paid to do this. As for who you offended, you can figure it out yourself."

The old city lord's face darkened. Many people have coveted Jincheng over the years, so of course he has enemies.

"If you have anything to say, come at me, let my son go."

Bai Yu rolled his eyes, pondered for a moment and said, "Your life is indeed more valuable. Are you willing to exchange your life for the lives of the two gentlemen?"

The woman next to him said loudly and excitedly, "I will exchange my life for Ye'er's."

"Tsk tsk, that's a nice thought, but unfortunately your life is worthless, madam!"

The old city lord naturally brought a lot of people with him, and the confrontation between the two sides was tense.

Bai Yu gave a look and naturally someone came forward and pointed the tip of the knife at the necks of the two men.

"Don't mess around, or I guarantee that the two gentlemen will lose their heads immediately."

The old city lord's eyes flickered as he looked at Jing Yu, "Yu'er, you should be in Xiangchu, why were you also arrested?"

Jing Yu smiled bitterly, "The courtyard where I lived in Xiangchu was set on fire, and I was also assassinated. I barely managed to survive. I finally came back, but was arrested again as soon as I entered the city gate."

The old city lord was silent for a moment, then he said with determination, "Let them go, and I'll exchange myself for them."

Bai Yuliu said in a frivolous tone, "You can only exchange one life for another. You can only save one of your two sons."

He frowned and looked between the two of them, obviously in a dilemma.

Neither of them spoke, wisely remaining silent.

Time passed little by little, Bai Yu urged impatiently, "If you can't choose, then don't save either of them. The two brothers should die together hand in hand, so that they won't be lonely on the Naihe Bridge."

He raised his hand with great difficulty and pointed at Jing Yu, "I choose him..."

"Dad..." Jing Ye said in disbelief.

Jiang Xue Ning, who was standing aside with her mask on, looked at Jing Yu's eyes which brightened up instantly, and decided to play the villain and let him see the truth.

She drew her sword and walked towards Jingye. The people around Jingye stepped aside to make way for her.

After all, Bai Yu had been with her for a long time, so he instantly understood what she meant. "Since you have already made your choice, I will send you off first."

Jiang Xue Ning raised her sword and stabbed Jing Ye without hesitation. Of course, it only looked scary, but it did not kill him.

"Yer..."

The woman cried heartbreakingly, beating him like crazy and saying, "You can't be so cruel, you can't do this to Ye'er."

The old city lord gritted his teeth and said nothing, as if he really wanted to save Jing Yu.

This time Jiang Xue Ning pointed the sword in her hand at Jing Ye's neck. Bai Yu said loudly, "Every wrong has its perpetrator. Rest in peace, young master. If the wronged soul wants to seek revenge, don't go to the wrong person."

She swung her sword towards Jingye without hesitation, and the woman let out a sharp scream.

"That's enough!" The old city lord closed his eyes and looked at Jing Yu, "How long are you going to make trouble?"

Jiang Xue Ning's sword stopped an inch away from Jing Ye's neck. She knew that the old city lord had noticed something was wrong. Because the plan was rushed, there were still many loopholes.

"Haha, so you guessed it." Jing Yu's eyes turned red with laughter, "That's why you pretended to be hypocritical in front of me, but even if it was an act, you couldn't bear to see your precious son get hurt."

He felt extremely disgusted. As expected, he knew everything from the beginning to the end, but pretended not to know and pretended to love him.

Since he was already exposed, Bai Yu simply walked over and untied the rope for him.

The old city lord said helplessly, "Stop making trouble, your brother is already injured, you should calm down if you are angry."

Jing Yu smiled, touched his still painful shoulder and asked, "In fact, you have always known that they have tried to kill me time and time again. But you pretended that nothing happened, or you have acquiesced?"

The woman immediately retorted, "I know you have always looked down on us, mother and son, but you can't slander us like this."

Over the years, Jing Yu had already seen how good she was at acting, and he simply ignored her words.

"If you love her so much, why did you marry my mother? And why didn't you cherish her after you married her?" He tore through the false family affection word by word, "You coveted my mother's beauty and family support, but you didn't cherish her after you got her."

Her mother came from the largest family in Jincheng back then, but of course, she has been suppressed over the years.

The old city lord couldn't hold back his face and warned him coldly, "Yu'er, stop it!"

Jing Yu continued to speak to himself, "My mother told me to endure it before she died, so I became a playboy as you wished, and acquiesced to being sidelined by him."

"Human greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant. I keep retreating, but you seem to think this is natural. Am I a cheap person who is easy to bully?"

Jing Yu has been such a good playboy in these years that the old city lord was a little dazed when he saw him like this.

The old city owner tried to explain, "There is a misunderstanding. It's not what you think..."

Jing Yu didn't buy it, "He has tried to kill me time and again, don't tell me you don't know!"

The old city lord sighed and said sadly, "I was most afraid that you brothers would turn against each other, and it has finally come to this."

"Oh, what you said is funny. When you tolerated him trying to kill me again and again, did you ever think about what would happen if I was really killed?"

The old city lord avoided his burning gaze and was unable to answer.

Jing Yu felt more numb than heartache, "It doesn't matter to you, it's fine if he dies. You three can live happily together."

"You have failed my mother and have never favored me once." Jing Yu sneered, "You have lived happily on my mother's corpse for so many years, and it's time to pay the price."

In the end, he lost miserably.

The knife in his hand was cold in the morning light, and his smile made people feel cold, "Aunt Qiu, the stolen things must be returned after all..."

"Do not…"


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