Having made up her mind, Miss Nie bit her lip and was about to slip into the carriage when Xiao Juzi suddenly said tremblingly, "Miss, you mustn't believe them! These people have always broken their word. What if you hand over the item and they go back on their promise?"
Miss Nie gave a bitter smile. "Xiao Juzi, do you think I don't know that? But look—even if we don't hand it over, if they kill us, won't they still be able to find it? If we know what's good for us, perhaps they'll spare our lives for being so straightforward."
With that, regardless of whatever else Xiao Juzi said, she lowered her head and entered the carriage canopy. After a while, one hand tucked within her sleeve and the other holding a tiny Brocade Box, she stood on the carriage and called out, "Hero, I'll give you the item now. Please show mercy and spare us two unarmed young women."
As she spoke, she raised her hand and tossed the Brocade Box toward the brute.
The brute was overjoyed. He carefully caught it, cautiously opened it for a look, and only after finding nothing unusual did he tuck it into his chest. He had not expected to succeed so easily, and for a moment, he seemed not to know what to do next.
After thinking it over, he waved a hand, turned his horse around, and prepared to head back. At that moment, a scar-faced man beside him said, "Deputy Hall Master, are we... are we heading back already?"
"Nonsense. The job's done. What else would we stay for?"
"But what should we do with these two little chicks?"
"Hm? What should we do? Didn't I just say? Let them live. Since they were so straightforward, we can't let