Long Long and others, carrying Qi Qiaofa, dashed along the waterways toward the east, rushing fiercely the entire way.
Qi Yingzhu had only given them a quarter of an hour's time. Once the time expired, she would immediately pursue them, so they naturally had to disregard everything and flee with all their might.
Finally reaching the boundary of Two Rivers Plain, Long Long didn't hesitate to throw Qi Qiaofa onto the shore and then continued sprinting eastward.
"Long Long," Qin Zhou asked anxiously, "just like that, you're letting him go?"
"Killing him is meaningless," Long Long said calmly.
"That's not it." Qin Zhou hesitated, then after a long pause, said, "If we could have taken him with us all along, even if we were pursued later on, couldn't we have ensured our safety?"
"If we choose to break our word and take him hostage, those who were not chasing us would start to do so," Long Long said with a slight smile.
