Song Qinghui asked,
"Should I release everyone's pressure points?"
Song Yaoyao looked at the people before her and said,
"Release everyone except these Shadow Guards."
"All right."
Once their pressure points had been released, Guo Nanfeng stretched his body and ventured,
"My lord, could you write us that guarantee now?
That would put all our minds more at ease."
Writing it sooner or later made no difference. Since they felt having it now would ease their minds, Song Yaoyao had no objection. "All right."
Hearing Song Yaoyao agree, Guo Nanfeng immediately sent someone to fetch brushes and ink.
Before long, the writing supplies arrived.
There was a table beside the training grounds, so Song Yaoyao leaned over it and began writing.
After finishing, she checked that everything was in order, stamped it with her personal seal, and handed the document to Guo Nanfeng.
"General Guo, take a look."
"All right."
Guo Nanfeng took it, checked that there were no problems, and put it away.
Song Yaoyao took several bottles of antidote from inside her robes and handed them to Guo Nanfeng.
"This is the antidote. Give it to the men inside.
We drugged you earlier because we didn't want anyone acting rashly. We feared someone might behave like Lin Xuyi, and a clash between our sides would cause needless casualties.
We only chose to drug you to prevent that from happening. We had little choice, so I hope you can understand."
Guo Nanfeng accepted the antidote and nodded.
"We understand, we understand.
We know your intentions, my lord. If you truly wanted us dead, you could simply have poisoned us. Why bother using a drug that only left us unable to move?"
"I'm glad you understand.
Pass down the order: everyone is to get a good night's rest tonight. Tomorrow