The frail counselor you said, you fight against three heroes alone?

Cai Wenshuang hurriedly advised: "Dad, please don't be like this. A forced melon is not sweet. Don't make it difficult for him. Let him go."

Old Cai glared at Cai Wenshuang fiercely and snorted, "Don't interrupt me. No one can leave today without an explanation!"

Having said that, he took another step forward, blocking Xi Yu's way, with an attitude that showed he would not give in at all.

Seeing that Lao Cai was so stubborn, Xi Yu felt helpless and had to reach into his bosom and slowly took out a token. The patterns carved on the token were intricate and exquisite, and it flashed a cold light in the dim light. The big word "Xiang" in the middle was particularly eye-catching.

"I am the prime minister of this dynasty. I did not want to reveal my identity when I traveled incognito this time, but I had no choice but to do so today." Xi Yu looked serious, his voice low but with unquestionable majesty.

When Cai Wenshuang and Lao Cai heard this, they couldn't help but widen their eyes, their faces filled with shock.

Old Cai was the first to come back to his senses. He frowned and stared at the token in Xi Yu's hand. He snorted coldly, "Humph, do you think you can pretend to be the prime minister just by taking out a token? How could I be fooled by you so easily! Could it be that you think my father and I are easy to bully, so you made a fake thing to scare us!"

Cai Wenshuang tugged at Old Cai's sleeve and whispered, "Dad, if this is true..."

Old Cai suddenly shook off Cai Wenshuang's hand, his eyes revealing a hint of stubbornness and unwillingness.

"Bah! How could it be such a coincidence that the Prime Minister would appear in our courtyard for no reason? I think he is just a pervert who wants to get away with a fake identity!"

Xi Yu looked at Lao Cai's reaction, shook his head and smiled bitterly.

He knew that it would not be easy to get away today. Xi Yu's face darkened and his voice became colder.

"In that case, if you don't believe it, forget it. You will only bear the consequences at your own risk."

After saying this, he stood with his hands behind his back, looking as if he was not going to leave today.

After saying that, Xiyu turned around and was about to go back to the room, but at this moment, Lao Cai flashed and approached like a ghost, and his skinny hands instantly grabbed Xiyu's collar.

Old Cai's eyes flashed, his internal energy circulated, and he suddenly used a fierce martial arts move.

Xi Yu was restrained before he could even resist.

Old Cai acted without mercy. He grabbed Xi Yu and moved quickly towards another room in the cave.

Xi Yu was thrown into a pitch-black room by Lao Cai. It was pitch dark around him and the air was filled with a pungent and damp smell. There seemed to be water droplets on the walls, dripping down continuously, making the room look particularly eerie in this silent environment.

Old Cai stood at the door and said coldly.

"Dare to escape privately, this is the end!"

After saying that, he slammed the door shut without mercy.

The sound of the door closing echoed in this small space, as if trying to isolate the only trace of life.

But Xi Yu was not panicked at all. He groped in the darkness for a while and found a relatively dry place by feeling. He sat down slowly with a calm expression on his face, as if being locked up here was not a big deal.

I was secretly thinking about how to get out of this predicament and how to deal with the various troubles that might arise in the future.

After a while, Old Cai came out with a sullen face, frowned, looked at Cai Wenshuang, and said in an angry tone: "Wenshuang, the conversation between father and daughter must have been overheard by that guy. He knows that you admire the prime minister in your heart, and he actually tried to pretend to be the prime minister to fool us. This behavior is really despicable and shameless!"

After hearing this, Cai Wenshuang bit his lip, nodded gently, and responded, "Yes, Daddy, maybe it's really as you said. Now that I think about it, there is indeed such a possibility. Your analysis is very reasonable."

When Old Cai heard this, he was immediately furious. He glared at Cai Wenshuang fiercely and raised his voice to scold him, "Hmph, remember this, don't stand up to outsiders in the future. If this happens again, don't blame me for being rude to you. We can't let outsiders control us, father and daughter!"

Cai Wenshuang lowered her head quickly and replied softly, "My daughter has remembered this. Daddy, please calm down."

But I had a vague feeling in my heart that things might not be as simple as my father thought.

After staying in this dim and damp room for a while, Xi Yu gradually felt sleepy, but when he looked around, there was no bed. Helplessly, he had to find a relatively flat corner and slowly lay down.

He knew in his heart that if he stayed here for a long time without leaving, the secret guards who were protecting him might notice something was wrong and might come to rescue him.

But on second thought, he couldn't help but worry. Old Cai was very skilled in martial arts. Even if he knew that he was the prime minister, in order to keep some secrets, he would probably want to kill and silence him.

After all, this place is remote and there is no one else around to see it. If something really happens, it will be done without anyone knowing.

When he thought of this, Xi Yu's originally calm heart began to panic, and cold sweat broke out on his back. He couldn't help but clench his fists, secretly praying that the secret guards would notice the abnormality earlier and come to resolve the crisis.

At the top of Kunlun Mountain, the morning sun shines, and the soft light covers the mountains with a layer of golden gauze.

Taoist Qingfeng looked solemn. He called Guanglingzi into the house, with a hint of reproach in his eyes.

"Guanglingzi, let me ask you, have you ever been rude to Luo Xiaoyu? During the time when Master Mingyue and I were in seclusion, you asked Luo Xiaoyu and Xiaohong to take on too many chores. Is that true?"

Guanglingzi's heart tightened, but a trace of indignation flashed across his face.

"Master, I didn't do anything wrong. Luo Xiaoyu must have complained to you and deliberately framed us. I am truly wronged!"

He lowered his head slightly, his hands clenched unconsciously, and there was a hint of panic in his eyes.

Taoist Qingfeng stared at Guanglingzi with a sharp gaze.

"If he hadn't been wronged, he would never have mentioned it to me. But you, normally, are a bit impetuous. Now, don't try to quibble about this matter. Tell the truth!"

Guanglingzi curled his lips. Although he was dissatisfied in his heart, he did not dare to be too presumptuous under the authority of his master.

"Master, I only asked them to do things within my ability and never made things difficult for them. I think they were lazy and afraid of being punished, so they complained first!" There was a hint of anger in his words.

Taoist Qingfeng shook his head slightly and sighed.

"Guanglingzi, you have been my disciple for many years, but you still haven't fully understood what the right path is. Treating others with kindness is the foundation of cultivation. Luo Xiaoyu and Xiaohong were brought here by the Prime Minister himself. Although we are practitioners, we should be detached from the secular world and not cling to the powerful, but we can't completely ignore the Prime Minister's face. This time you need to reflect on your mistakes."

He added: "Besides, they didn't file a complaint. We guessed it. They came to file a complaint because you wronged them."

Guanglingzi heard it clearly in the house and his face turned pale and red.

After the master finished speaking, he lowered his head and walked out of the room slowly with heavy steps. His usual air of dignity had long disappeared, and he looked dusty and listless.

He was secretly annoyed and regretful of his previous behavior. At the same time, he also felt more resentment towards Luo Xiaoyu and Xiaohong, but he was helpless. He knew that he had run into the "gun" of his master this time, and could only endure it all silently.

Guanglingzi took heavy steps and quickly returned to his fellow disciples.

Before he could stand still, several Taoists came up to him and asked curiously, "Brother, why did the master ask you to go just now?"

Guanglingzi sighed helplessly, his face full of regret, and he slowly said: "Alas, I misunderstood Luo Xiaoyu. He did not tell the master, but the two masters are very smart and must have guessed the general situation of the matter. I was always sure that he was the one who told the secret, which was really wrong."

As he spoke, he shook his head, with a hint of self-blame and frustration in his eyes.

When the Taoists heard this, they looked at each other in bewilderment. Someone whispered, "What should we do? The way we treated them before, are we going to offend the Prime Minister?" For a moment, everyone had a worried look on their faces, secretly worrying about the consequences this incident would bring to them.

Guanglingzi fell into deep remorse and didn't know how to make up for the mistake he had made.

Guanglingzi lowered his head, his face full of shame, and slowly said: "No matter what, this incident should make us reflect carefully. Looking back on that period of time, what we did was indeed bullying the two guests Luo Xiaoyu and Xiaohong."

His voice was low and tinged with regret, echoing in the quiet air.

After hearing his words, the Taoist priests around him looked at each other in confusion, all with a thoughtful expression.

Some frowned slightly, as if recalling their past actions; some shook their heads gently, as if denying their past behavior.

For a moment, everyone fell silent. Only the mountain breeze gently brushed their clothes, making a rustling sound, as if it was also sighing silently at their behavior.

After a long time, an older Taoist priest said softly, "That's right. We cultivators have made mistakes due to our anger and ignorance. We shouldn't do that. We should be kind-hearted in the future and not act like this again."

The night was as dark as ink, heavily covering the land of extreme cold, and another night had quietly arrived.

Xi Yu curled up in this dark and damp room. His stomach was already empty. The feeling of hunger came over him like a tide, and his stomach rumbled.

For the entire day, Mr. Cai was so cruel that he didn't even bring him a single bite of food.

Thinking of this, Xi Yu couldn't help but get furious and couldn't help cursing under his breath.

As he was cursing, the door slowly opened a crack, and a faint light came in.

Xi Yu looked up and saw Cai Wenshuang carefully walking in with a tray in her hand and a fire fold in her other hand. As she entered, the tiny firelight slightly illuminated the dim room.

Xi Yu's eyes were blazing with fire, and he glared at Cai Wenshuang and shouted angrily, "Are you planning to starve me to death here?"

Cai Wenshuang pursed his lips, lowered his head and said nothing. He just silently put the tray on the ground and turned to leave.

But at this moment, Xi Yu flashed and moved quickly like a ghost, grabbing Cai Wenshuang's neck tightly with such force that Cai Wenshuang's face turned red instantly, and his eyes were full of fear and surprise.

Xi Yu's face was stern, and he lowered his voice and said, "Humph, in order to get your father to let me go today, I was forced to take you as a hostage. You'd better cooperate obediently and don't force me to do anything more extreme."

Cai Wenshuang was shocked and frightened. She subconsciously tried to pry Xiyu's hands apart, trying to break free, but his hands were as still as iron clamps. Her eyes gradually filled with tears, and she cried, "You...you can't do this..."

But Xiyu was only thinking about getting away at the moment and didn't care about her pleading.

Cai Wenshuang's face flushed, his eyes full of anger and grievance, he said with difficulty: "You...what you are doing now, how is it different from that robber?"

A trace of embarrassment and helplessness flashed across Xi Yu's face. He gritted his teeth and responded, "I don't want to be like this. I know in my heart that this is indeed a loss of status and a loss of dignity, but I really have no other choice right now."

After saying this, although he loosened the strength in his hands a little, he still held Cai Wenshuang's neck tightly, and half-forced her to walk out the door.

Cai Wenshuang struggled and cried, "Let me go, my father won't let you go. You'll only make things worse!"

But Xiyu was only thinking about getting out of the predicament at the moment and had no time to think about the consequences. He just gritted his teeth and held Cai Wenshuang hostage and moved forward step by step.

Mr. Cai was in a bad mood today, so he drank a little wine. He was feeling drowsy and sleepy. Not long after he lay down, he suddenly heard his daughter's anxious shouting from outside.

He suddenly shuddered, and the drunkenness was scared away a little. He quickly got up from the bed, without even bothering to put on his shoes, and ran towards the direction where the sound came from.

As soon as he went out, he saw the scene that made him furious - Xi Yu was strangling his daughter Cai Wenshuang's neck.

Old Cai's face instantly turned red, his eyes widened like bells, and he shouted, "You bastard, let my daughter go!"

Xi Yu remained calm and responded coldly: "Humph, if you don't let me go, then don't even think about seeing your daughter again. I mean what I say, so don't force me to do anything more cruel!"

Old Cai was so angry that he was shaking all over and his fists were clattering. But seeing his daughter in Xi Yu's hands, he did not dare to act rashly for a moment. He was angry and anxious in his heart, secretly thinking about how to resolve this difficult situation.

Old Cai suppressed his anger and said with gritted teeth: "If you dare to touch a hair of my daughter, I will make sure you are killed without a complete corpse!" But his eyes involuntarily glanced at Xi Yu's hand that was pinching his daughter's neck, full of worry.

Xi Yu sneered and said, "I didn't want to do this, but you forced me to do it. As long as you let me leave safely, I will let your daughter go. Otherwise..."

As he spoke, he exerted a little force on his hands, and Cai Wenshuang let out a low groan of pain.

Seeing this, Old Cai was extremely anxious, with beads of sweat rolling down his forehead. He knew that the man in front of him was of unknown identity, but he could hold hostages so calmly, which might be a bit tricky. But how could he risk his daughter's life?
"Okay, I'll let you go, but you must promise not to hurt my daughter at all!" Old Cai said gritting his teeth.

Xiyu nodded.

"As long as you don't play tricks, I will keep my promise."

Old Cai slowly moved aside to make way, but his eyes were always fixed on Xi Yu vigilantly.

Xi Yu held Cai Wenshuang hostage and moved cautiously towards the exit, step by step. The atmosphere was as tense as a fully drawn bowstring, ready to explode at any moment.

Xi Yu held Cai Wenshuang hostage and hurried out of the cave.

As soon as I came out, the thick darkness outside hit me in the face. It was pitch black all around, with only a few sparse stars twinkling faintly in the distant sky.

After all, I have been in the cave for so long that I have really lost the concept of time.

Xi Yu was vigilantly observing the movements around him, while lowering his voice and saying to Cai Wenshuang: "Don't blame me, the situation forced me to do this. I have to take you a long distance away, and only when I am sure it is safe can I let you go back. In short, you'd better cooperate obediently and don't think about making any noise."

As he said that, he pulled Cai Wenshuang and quickened his pace, heading towards the depths of darkness. As the two hurried along in the dark, Cai Wenshuang bit his lip, his eyes full of hesitation and curiosity, and couldn't help asking, "You...are you really the prime minister?"

Xi Yu did not stop walking, and glanced at her sideways, with a look of helplessness and ridicule, and snorted coldly: "Humph, you two were so determined not to believe it before, and you also made things difficult for me. Now you ask me this question again, what is your intention? What's the point?"

Cai Wenshuang blushed and whispered in defense: "We were reckless before, but now that you are acting like this, I really want to confirm it again. What if... what if you are really the prime minister, then we have made a big mistake."

Xi Yu shook his head slightly, but did not respond to her. He just pulled her forward, secretly thinking about how to get rid of this troublesome situation and how to get back to where he should go.

The wind was whistling in his ears. Xi Yu held Cai Wenshuang's arm tightly and walked her a long way away in a hurry.

Cai Wenshuang's steps were staggering, her hair was disheveled, and her eyes were full of fatigue and helplessness. She looked up at Xi Yu, her voice trembling with a hint of hope.

"Can you finally let me go now?"

Xi Yu's face was stern, and his eyes showed unquestionable determination.

"No, we must find medicine." After saying that, he continued to pull Cai Wenshuang forward, looking around vigilantly.

Cai Wenshuang followed with slow steps, and when Xi Yu wasn't paying attention, he secretly looked into the distance, only to see that there was no figure of his father chasing him on that familiar land.

Her heart sank suddenly, as if she had fallen into an endless dark abyss. Did her father give up on her? Or was he secretly planning a rescue plan?
Various thoughts came to her mind, making her feel dazed for a moment. (End of this chapter)