"I'm not afraid," Huang Donglai replied calmly, "Once the poisonous insect poison is administered, it will deactivate on its own within seven days if not triggered. Even if some villagers or woodcutters accidentally consume it, as long as they are not here at this moment, it won't matter."
"As for the hostages you mentioned..." Sun Yixie added, "We knew when we came here during the day today that there were no living hostages left in your stockade."
"How so? Do you have insiders here?" Xiao Wuji asked.
"Heh... Don't you think you're quite clever? Think again," Sun Yixie said with a laugh.
Xiao Wuji did think, and he quickly came up with something: "Did you capture our spies and scouts?"
