Chapter 37: Held Hostage

"Well done, Feng Yi. Well done," I clapped.

"You didn't disappoint me." My voice echoed in the silent hall and there was no one to reply to me; no one to call me as 'nephew Fang' or 'brave Fang' anymore.

Dead bodies still warm, dressed up for tonight's occasion; lay all around me as if they were sleeping. Gang Lequa's son had a spoon on his mouth, Gang Xi's daughter had her head against the table, Gang Shan's eyes were still open...

Dying with minimal pains, time had stopped for them. Just as I finished eating, Feng Yi ran towards me. I raised my eyebrows, I thought she had already escaped by now. I grabbed my swords and stood up.

She put the two heavy luggages down and huffed, "I saw Gang Wei, he's coming." She was short of breath, indicating that she'd ran up to here.

"Hmm, he will be slightly troublesome but I'd already noticed him missing. First, give me the poison and leave from the backdoor. There is only so much time before the guards outside notice this silence."

I knew nothing would go perfectly, so I had made plan B or C for several eventualities. Gang Wei remaining alive was unexpected but he could still be handled.

After Feng Yi gave me the bamboo container, I looked at how much powder she'd used. Only one third was remaining. Killing so many people required that much at least. I closed it with the cork and put the container in my left pocket.

Picking up the luggages, Feng Yi nodded to me and ran towards the back door. As I unsheathed my both swords, I heard footsteps approaching.

My gaze went towards Gang Bing's lifeless body, lying beside her dead father. Her long hair was spread out on the floor and the white foam had stopped leaking from her mouth. She looked peaceful even at death, contrary to the family members surrounding her.

I didn't like disrespecting the dead, but tonight it was necessary. I picked up Gang Bing from the floor. Her body was still warm. Placing her over my shoulders, I hopped towards the hall doors quietly.

As I reached the doors, I peeked outside. Both of the guards were down. To my favour, they'd eaten the food right from the kitchen. Heh, it served them right. I glanced ahead and found a silhouette approaching from the darkness.

'This is no time to be virtuous. Come little Wei, let this father knock you down,' I went on stand-by mode, carefully listening to the footsteps of the man outside.

Gang Wei stopped just outside the door and kicked the guards. "Get up, you lazy fools! Don't you have any shame sleeping this early?"

His question raised no response. Dead men didn't talk. Gang Wei muttered a few curses under his breath and pushed the doors open.

Shiiing!

The light of the lamps was reflected on a sharp and ruthless edge. Gang Wei promptly bent backwards, evading the slash that nearly chopped his head. The cold sword passed over his long nose, it's edges just millimetres away from touching his skin.

He rapidly stepped back and shouted a famous line that was quite annoying at the moment. "There's an enemy among us! Guards! Guards!!"

"Don't cry like a distressed princess, Gang Wei. It's just me." Smiling, I came out and felt the cold winds outside. The compound was mostly empty except for a few men who were approaching us.

The shadows of those trees loomed over both of us. The hall was brightly lit but everyone was silent. Gang Wei found this suspicious.

"Benfang? Why did you attack me!?" He asked, shocked. Then he saw me holding someone. That was... the young miss!

"Answer me!" Gang Wei's eyes narrowed and he pulled out his own sword.

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"U-uh, you don't want to do that Gang Wei. I'll kill this sleeping maiden if you come any closer." That was my threat. Simple but effective immediately.

Gang Wei sheathed his sword back but his gaze didn't leave me. He appeared enraged and confused. How did this happen?

"Clan Leader! Elders!" he shouted. I aimed my sword at Gang Bing's waist while he kept calling for other family members.

When no one replied, his expression took a wild change. Gang Wei had his hands on his sword's hilt. Tense, he could only ask me, "Benfang, I'm warning you... tell me what just happened."

"It's no use, Gang Wei. I'm not afraid of you, I never was," I yawned. Even if he decided to fight me regardless of what I did, it was only a small problem. However, Gang Wei didn't do that. He was loyal to the family and that was his biggest weakness.

"You put a sleeping drug in the food," hearing this, I couldn't deny that he was a smart fellow. In such a small time, he had deduced a valid reason for this circumstance and even though he was slightly off the mark, it was still impressive.

I didn't agree or deny his claim. With my spirit sense, I noticed that the guards had arrived.

"What happened?"

"Brother Gang, tell us who the enemy is!"

They came shouting and gathered behind Gang Wei. Seeing me carrying their young miss and threatening to 'kill' her, their eyes widened. Still, I didn't see any sudden heroism build up after those expressions.

Indeed, they didn't really care about her. If she was beautiful like Gang Ju, they'd have rushed to save her without heeding Gang Wei's advice. But, Gang Bing was no beauty, so they didn't get the 'manly' incentive to become a saviour hero. Such was this 'family.' How sexist, how discriminate!

"Lead me to Gang Shan's coffers, little Wei."

This was such a provocative sentence that I saw him shuddering after hearing it. Rage boiled within him, yet his loyalty didn't let him attack me. What if I killed Gang Bing, elder Zheng's only daughter? He would be held accountable for her death even if he killed me.

How wishful was that thinking, I could practically read them on his forehead. There would be no punishment for him because they were already dead. Hah, he was underestimating me too much.

"Control, little Wei... Control. Do you want this young lady dead?"

"You won't get away with this!" Oh, such a cliche line but still perfectly fitting as his next reply. When people said this, it meant they were complying.

Gang Wei started walking and I followed him from a distance. I could just leave, but the reason I'd annihilated (not just killed) the whole family was because I wanted to loot them.

They were too powerful for me, they had to die. I wanted to commit arson eventually but heaven sent me this Lia posion. How could I not use it for my immoral and greedy needs?

"Walk faster, little Wei. I have no lesiure to remain here for long," commanded I from behind. The most satisfying thing today for me was holding a dead person hostage.

At this dark night, how could he differentiate between a dead and a sleeping body? Rather than killing, I loved tricking people more.

"Do try anything funny, you five. I can sense you behind me." I hissed at the guards.. One of them was getting too close.

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