Chapter Seven Hundred and Twenty-Three: Taking Li Qingshan as a Hostage

How could Li Qingshan possibly punish such loyal subordinates?```
Li Qingshan said.
“Please remain calm; I will rescue you as soon as possible.”
Since Li Qingshan has confirmed that the Qinglong Sect indeed has someone from his side as a hostage.
Li Qingshan has to take other methods, after all, he cannot just abandon them, whether for his own reputation or not.
Li Qingshan is this kind of person; he will never easily give up on his subordinates.
这四个捕快听到李青山的话，那感动的是稀里哗啦的。
“是，我们给李大人您添麻烦了。”
“大人，不用顾忌我们，直接进攻就好了，我们为李大人而战死，虽死犹荣啊。”
The words of the constables scared the vice leader of the Qinglong Sect behind them quite a bit.
The vice leader of the Qinglong Sect whispered.
“Gentlemen, please calm down. Let's proceed according to our plan.”
```htmlIf Li Qingshan sees the hostages held by his men and, in a fit of excitement, directly charges in with his soldiers, then they are done for.
Other disciples beside the vice leader of the Qinglong Sect also felt quite guilty.```
They stepped back one by one.
At this moment, a constable said.
“Don't worry, there won't be any mistakes. It's your turn to take the stage now.”
The vice leader of the Qinglong Sect now felt reassured, as the success of the plan depended on his speech.
They needed to provoke Li Qingshan just enough without completely angering him, while also getting him to agree to their demands.
This was somewhat challenging.
Li Qingshan took a deep breath.
He spoke to the disciples of the Qinglong Sect in front of him.
```html“Alright, I have confirmed that the person is one of us. What do you want to discuss? How should we discuss it?”
“We need to clarify things today.”
At this moment, the deputy leader of the Qinglong Sect stood up and said.```
“Li Daren, please hold on. I know that many of you must have drawn your bows and aimed at my head. I also firmly believe that with the strength of your subordinates, you can definitely kill me.”
“But Lord Li, please listen to me. Let's discuss any matters calmly.”
The disciples of the Qinglong Sect held their long knives against the necks of the four constables.
They looked somewhat tense, as they were surrounded by numerous members of Li Qingshan's group.
At this moment, Zhang Long and Captain Wang indeed did just that.
They hid among the crowd, aiming their bows and arrows at the foreheads of the four Qinglong Sect disciples threatening the lives of the four constables.
With the cover of General Sun Can and his soldiers, only a tiny gap was left.
With their strength, they could easily outpace the longswords of those Qinglong Sect disciples.
As long as we can eliminate these threatening Qinglong Sect disciples, then along with the first wave of strong assault by Li Qingshan and the others, this distance of several dozen meters is more than enough to rescue all the hostages.
Li Qingshan saw what the other party said and replied.
“Alright, we won't resort to violence. Let's have a good talk.”
At this point, the vice leader of the Qinglong Sect finally felt relieved.
“I have met Li Daren, I am Du Yang, the vice leader of the Qinglong Sect. Let's have a good discussion.”
“Lord Li wouldn't want these loyal constables to get hurt, so we dare to put forward some conditions to Lord Li.”
“We know that we are definitely not a match for you, Lord Li, and the previous events were not as we anticipated. The Azure Dragon Sect indeed acted impulsively and attacked your subordinates without fully understanding the situation.”
“This is indeed our fault. We only wanted to discuss peace with you, Lord Li, to avoid a clash of swords. Right now, we know we are no match for you, and we have not harmed your subordinates.”
“Please, Lord Li, give us a chance.”
The Eighth Prince said.
“In that case, you might as well surrender directly; why say so much unnecessary talk? If you hand over the hostages and surrender, I can guarantee your safety.”
The Eighth Prince's words are naturally aimed at deceiving the Green Dragon Sect's disciples into surrendering first.
Since the Green Dragon Sect's disciples have no intention of fighting, then it's simple—they can just surrender directly.
The vice-master of the Azure Dragon Sect said.
“Although that's true, we are still a bit afraid, after all, we know we've offended Lord Li this time.”
Li Qingshan said.
“So what do you want to do? Since you want to negotiate, we can negotiate. You release them, and I can guarantee your safety.”
For Li Qingshan's promises, the disciples of the Qinglong Sect are naturally not so easily convinced.
The vice-master of the Azure Dragon Sect said.
“It's not that I don't trust you, sir, but your power truly frightens us. Right now, these hostages are our only protection, and we can't guarantee that after we release them, the people under you won't turn against us, Sir Li.”
Li Qingshan said.
“So what do you really want? Just give me a straightforward answer.”
The vice-master of the Azure Dragon Sect said.
“We would like to invite you, Lord Li, to our Qinglong Sect’s conference hall for a detailed discussion. If you agree to withdraw your troops, we will naturally release the four constables immediately.”
As soon as the vice leader of the Qinglong Sect spoke, the surrounding crowd was instantly shocked.
“What? You actually want to have Lord Li exchanged for four hostages?”
"No, absolutely not."
Yun Yan and the Eighth Prince, upon hearing the vice leader's demand, immediately rejected it.
Sun Can's gaze contained a killing intent as he fixedly stared at the disciples of the Qinglong Sect.
“You are truly too audacious, simply overstepping your bounds. It is precisely because of those four hostages that we have not yet flattened the Qinglong Sect; your heads are still on your shoulders.”
“You actually let Lord Li be your hostage now? Aren’t you just doing whatever you want? It's impossible. Even if you have ten thousand hostages in your hands, we absolutely will not agree to this matter.”
“You should give up on that thought.”
Yun Yan said.
“My lord, you absolutely cannot go, this is definitely a trap set by the Qinglong Sect.”
“Yes, my lord, you really must not go.”
The other constables began to advise Li Qingshan.
The Eighth Prince said.
"If someone must go, it should be me, and not Brother Qingshan."
As soon as the Eighth Prince said this, both Wen Zhou and Sun Canjiang nearby were shocked.
Wenzhou hurriedly advised.
“Eighth Master, you absolutely cannot go!”
Sun Can said.
“Yes, Eighth Master, you must think twice. The current situation is already quite tricky; you really can't go!”
Goodness, a sixth-rank judge can't go, but the eighth prince of the Da Feng dynasty can?
Swapping a sixth-rank judge for the eighth prince, if it were Wang Yuan and the second prince, they would probably laugh until their mouths split open.