"Looks like there are some smart ones here after all." Cheng Zongyang scanned them, then said, "Don't be nervous. This is my territory. I'm sure you all understand your current situation, as well as the condition of your bodies."
"So, Li Lu only pretended to defect to us. His real goal was to harm us. Which family are you from?"
"What do you want?"
"What will it take for you to let us go?"
He listened to them ask one question after another, noting they had stopped with the empty threats. He gave a slight nod. They were all sensible enough.
"You don't need to worry about which family I'm from. The only reason you're not dead is because you're still useful.
If you still hope to leave this place, you'll answer my questions. Otherwise, I have no problem leaving you here and taking the food and water with me."
When he finished, they fell silent, no longer causing a commotion. He knew his words had sunk in.
