As Gu Dahe spoke, growing increasingly frantic, the force he applied to the dagger intensified, and blood began to seep from Ms. Wu's abdomen.
Ms. Wu could only weep silently. Seeing her husband's heartbroken expression made her own suffering even more unbearable.
But she couldn't move at all.
Xiao Yunjing, realizing a life would be lost if this continued, stepped forward. "You want our lives, don't you? I'll trade my life for my mother's!"
"You?" Gu Dahe, having just vented his rage and successfully intimidated everyone, felt a grim satisfaction. Seeing Xiao Yunjing step forward, he instantly grew wary, tightening his grip on Ms. Wu, causing her further distress.
The hearts of the onlookers were in their throats.
Someone, unable to bear the sight, pleaded, "Third Brother Gu, let Ms. Wu go! If this continues, she'll die!"
"Shut up!" Gu Dahe roared. "I'm here for their lives today! If anyone else dares to meddle, I'll slaughter your entire family!"
