The woman inside the shed took about two minutes to realize she'd been rescued.
A shadow had joined the others in her view, its silhouette barely discernible against the firelight from outside, making it impossible to tell whether it was a man or a woman.
A dagger was tossed over to her.
"Kill him, and I'll take you out of this bandits' den," Qin Yao said in a low voice.
It wasn't a tone of negotiation; it was purely a command, leaving no room for a second option.
Only if this woman killed the bandit leader under her blade would she be on the same side as Qin Yao, minimizing the chance of the woman turning against her.
She turned out to be a woman too!
Lying on the ground, the woman was filled with astonishment. She wanted to ask who the other person was, but upon hearing a "shh," she felt the cold killing intent and fell silent.
