Chapter 217 - Any Last Words?

The voice stilled Shi Yan's movement as he raised his head. Seeing the unfamiliar clothing, realization dawned to him. They were not Han Shi Kingdom's citizen. 

"Your Highness!"

The men were carrying the tokens as they greeted the large man before them. Thinking that they had almost let Shi Yan go because they were too busy with the tokens, they were feeling extremely ashamed.

The one called Your Highness raised his head for a moment then looked back at Shi Yan once more. He crouched down, bringing his eyes to the same level as Shi Yan. "Where's the real token?"

"Hadn't I given you all of the tokens?" Shi Yan asked with arched eyebrows.

The man called Your Highness sneered. He stretched his hand and grabbed Shi Yan's robe before standing up. The difference in height made it so that Shi Yan's legs couldn't touch the ground.

"Do you think I'm stupid, Shi Yan?"

"Yes."

Bang!

Before Shi Yan knew it, the world before him turned into a circle. He was slammed terribly back to the ground with his back at the bottom. Pain spread to his entire body, preventing him from moving around anymore.

The sky was very bright, but Shi Yan couldn't bring himself to enjoy the scenery at all. His life was already at the line.

Tep.

A sword was rested at his neck once more. Shi Yan didn't dare to move his head at all in fear that he might wound himself accidentally. 

"Where's the real token, Shi Yan?"

They were really persistent, but Shi Yan didn't want to hand over the real token to them. He knew that things would turn to the worst if they had the token. How many soldiers would be sneaked into Han Shi Kingdom's territory once they got the token?

He couldn't imagine it nor he wanted to.

Sssh!

The sword cut a bit into his flesh, sending tearing pain to his body. However, Shi Yan was still staring at the sky with no intention to reply. He was currently thinking for the best method to deal with this situation.

But his little brain couldn't think of anything.

"Your Highness, he didn't turn silly, did he?"

The man called Your Highness was looking at Shi Yan with a cold glare. He didn't move his gaze away as he gave an order, "Burn all the buildings."

"But…"

"Burn!"

The cold order sent chills to those who heard it. Shi Yan was not an exception as he shuddered a bit. The small reaction he had was captured by the man called Your Highness, who smirked evilly.

"I know you can hear me, Merchant Shi Yan."

Shi Yan nearly cursed out loudly. He really needed to learn how to act better, but in times like this, he truly had no power to deal with the situation by himself. How he wished he had martial arts comparable to Prince Ji Sheng.

The man called Your Highness was still as calm as ever. He watched as his men started fire and began to burn the buildings. "Why don't watch this beautiful show with us, Merchant Shi Yan? If you don't give me the token soon, everyone here will die."

Kyaa!

The sudden scream shattered all lines of defense that Shi Yan had placed upon himself. He shifted his eyes to look at the man called Your Highness. Even though he was very unwilling, he knew that he had to give in.

"Will you let them go if I give you the token?"

"It'll depend on whether I can trust you or not."

Shi Yan gritted his teeth. As the sound of screaming grew even more intense, he knew that he couldn't delay any longer. "Move your sword."

"So that you can run away again?"

"I can't take out the token like this."

The man called Your Highness scoffed, but he withdrew his sword nonetheless. Besides, he knew that Shi Yan's martial arts couldn't possibly help the latter in the slightest bit if he wished to run away.

Shi Yan sat down and moved his hand to his robe and took out a beautifully carved token. It was the token that Yang Xian had given to him not long ago so that he would be able to go across the border easily.

"Here's the token you want so badly!"

Throwing the token into the burning building, Shi Yan jumped up and rushed over in the direction of another burning building. He could see that the men there were blocking the front door.

"This…"

The man called Your Highness raised his hand and gave an order, "Take the token."

"Yes!."

While the men were rushing in another direction, Shi Yan could no longer think about anything.

"MOVE!"

Kicking forward, Shi Yan pushed the man away from the door. He swiftly moved his hands and pulled the door open, hoping that those inside were still alive.

In the meantime, another man was picking the token that Shi Yan had thrown. As it was made of metal, it wouldn't be destroyed so easily just because Shi Yan threw it into the fire just now.

"Your Highness."

The man called Your Highness lowered his gaze and picked the token that his men presented to him. It was the real token just like what that person had told him. At this moment, a smile formed on his lips.

Finally, he got the token. With this token, it wouldn't be a dream to invade Han Shi Kingdom and ended the long lasting war that had occurred for years. Their people were already tired from living in that harsh place.

To be able to breach into Han Shi Kingdom's territory would be very nice. 

"Shoot him."

"Yes!"

Shi Yan had just managed to open the door when he saw the men were aiming their bow and arrow in his direction. The people inside were rushing to get out as Shi Yan also moved away. However, the arrow followed his movement.

Thud!

Tripping on something, Shi Yan fell to the ground. At this moment, his face paled considerably. He closed his eyes as he knew that it would be too late to escape.

Dzing!