Heavenly Net Prince shook his head. "Miss Water Spider, thank you very much for your kindness, but we don't need it!"
Ye Kong cut in with a cold laugh. "That's right. You only want Qingping to lose her chance to return with one person. Helping us escape? What a joke. Do you take us for three-year-olds? We won't leave. Qingping, take Fatty Hai with you. At least that way, two people can get to safety!"
Water Spider was taken aback.
Vortex threw back her head and laughed arrogantly. "So you guessed my intentions. So what? Your limbs are weak now, like soft-legged crabs. You don't have the strength to resist at all. We can drag every last one of you out and toss you into the lifeboat. Who needs your cooperation? Can't I simply force it? Besides, even if I planned this escape, could you really bear to give it up? Once you leave the cells and board the lifeboat, the Marshal will decide that Duckweed has turned her back for good. Whether or not you escape safely, the outcome will be the same. On the other hand, if you seize this chance, you might have a one-percent chance of escaping alive!"
Seeing Ye Kong about to argue, Qingping hurriedly raised a hand to stop him. "She's right. Even though this isn't what we wanted, it is indeed an opportunity. No matter the outcome, we have to gamble on it! Water Spider is doing this because she wants to completely cut off my chance of returning to White River City. To make me break with them completely, she'll definitely get us a lifeboat."
Water Spider burst into laughter. "Clever! As expected of Duckweed, hailed as the wisest of the younger generation! That's right, the Marshal can't bear to kill you.