The hummingbird beat its wings and flew away, quickly disappearing from sight.
Gu Mingxi stared blankly at the retreating hummingbird. The resentment in her eyes gradually turned numb.
She knew she could no longer leave.
Jiang You had kept them alive because she wanted the White Dragon Base to bring crystal cores to ransom them.
But judging from what had happened this time, her elder brother clearly had no intention of ransoming them.
Even so, she still felt unwilling to accept it.
After releasing the hummingbird, Jiang You's gaze fell on the remaining prisoners.
"Clearly, your White Dragon Base has no habit of redeeming prisoners, so there's actually no use keeping you around." Jiang You crossed her arms and lazily leaned against the wall.
Zhang Shuhui lowered her eyes and immediately considerately carried a rattan chair out of the room, placing it behind her.
She also draped a robe over Jiang You and stuffed a hot-water bottle into her hands.
The entire series of movements was extremely practiced.
In less than a minute, Jiang You was already lounging in the rattan chair, cradling the warm hot-water bottle in her hands.
She formed a stark contrast with the people in the cage, each of them frozen until their faces had turned bluish-black.
Most of the people killed earlier had been ordinary warriors.
The few still alive were all elite members of the Gu family.
Their expressions changed when they heard this. What did she mean, there was no use keeping them?
Did she want to kill them?
But if she wanted to kill them, she would have done so just now.
Why say this extra sentence?
Clearly, she wanted something from them.
They all waited for her next demand.
Jiang You changed the subject and suddenly asked, "Gu Ling—the white-haired child.