At this moment,

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Everything is understood without words.

However, the area outside was as noisy as a vegetable market.

Are you going to let us in or not?

"You keep saying you're doing this for His Majesty's sake, but isn't it for His Majesty's sake that we go in to check on his injuries?"

"If you're worried that we'll disturb His Majesty's rest, then we'll simply keep quiet!"

The imperial physicians rubbed their sore backsides, still unwilling to give up, and kept pestering the assassins.

The assassins are still unaware of Gu Mu's true intentions?

Even if all the imperial physicians in front of him were dead, Gu Mu would still be alive and kicking.

Why should these imperial physicians worry?

"His Majesty has given the order that no one is allowed to enter without his command. If you insist on going in, you are disobeying the imperial decree."

Just as the assassin finished speaking, a deep voice rang out from outside the door.

"This is my Imperial Hospital. As the head of the Imperial Hospital, I have a duty to be responsible for the wounded inside."

“Even if he is His Majesty, at this moment he is wounded. If His Majesty refuses to seek medical treatment, I will do my best to persuade him!”

The voice wasn't loud, but it sounded calm and powerful, instantly drowning out the voices of the other imperial physicians.

Gu Mu recognized the voice; it was Su Linle, the head of the Imperial Medical Academy.

Back when Gu Mu was dealing with the young emperor, Su Linle was the first to stand up and point out the irrationality of the blood-drop kinship test.

Last night, he was the one who persuaded Shen Ling to go back to her own room.

Now that he had finally reconciled with Shen Ling, and with his bodyguards standing guard at the door, making it impregnable, Su Linle had come to ruin his good fortune.

"His Majesty has ordered that no one is allowed to enter," the assassin repeated.

Unexpectedly, Su Linle was not a person who was afraid of trouble at all.

A calm voice came from outside the door: "Excuse me."

Then the sound of weapons clashing rang out.

The assassins and Su Linle started fighting.

"Academician Su, this is defying the imperial decree!" the assassin shouted as he tried to stop Su Linle.

Su Linle's tone remained calm: "I am uneasy without seeing His Majesty. Although you are His Majesty's confidant, people's hearts are unpredictable. Your obstruction of our meeting with His Majesty inevitably arouses my suspicion. Therefore, even if it means disobeying orders, I must ensure His Majesty's safety!"

Gu Mu knew,

The assassins are not best at fighting.

Moreover, if he gets caught in a fight, he won't get hurt, which is also a problem.

"Academician Su, does my word no longer carry any weight?" Gu Mu's cold voice came from the room.

At this moment, Shen Ling quietly nestled in Gu Mu's arms.

She seemed to have made a very big decision...

What does it matter if I get hurt again...

Life is so short, why not follow your feelings?

Be brave for once.

She knew that she was not alone in facing a world full of malice.

Although it was dark and gloomy at the moment, someone took her hand and said they would walk with her and head towards a bright future together.

She believed it.

I'm willing to take this gamble with my whole life.

His Majesty's words immediately brought silence to the outside.

Because they knew that His Majesty was well and did not wish to see them.

So they all shrank back and stopped making a sound.

Shen Ling raised her head, looked at Gu Mu's chin, and asked softly, "Your Majesty, do you know who assassinated you?"

Gu Mu had prepared his story in advance: "That person was very mysterious. He approached my study without my knowledge, but luckily I reacted quickly and was not killed by his sneak attack."

Shen Ling recalled the experiences she had had every time she tried to rummage through the roof tiles of His Majesty's room or sneak into it, only to be discovered.

She blushed and whispered, "Your Majesty, my martial arts skills are already quite good, but Your Majesty can always easily detect my presence. Someone who can sneak into Your Majesty's study without being noticed by the guards must be no ordinary person."

"Yes, very mysterious. I've encountered and fought with top martial arts masters before, and they couldn't even gain the upper hand against me... But this person is even more troublesome than that top martial arts master I've dealt with before..."

This is because Gu Mu has already begun to deliberately guide him.

"In fact, I suspect that his skills are beyond what ordinary humans can achieve."

"The palace is heavily guarded. My martial arts skills are not bad, yet he almost assassinated me. It's truly terrifying."

Gu Mu sighed.

His gaze gradually turned sorrowful.

Of course, he gave his assassins a lot of leeway during the fight.

This staged self-inflicted injury was only performed to create a realistic scene.

Sure enough, after Gu Mu finished speaking, he saw Shen Ling frowning.

Since she had decided to trust His Majesty, she had no doubt about his words.

She pondered Gu Mu's words step by step, and then said, "Your Majesty... the person who assassinated him, could it be... the Lord of Hidden City?"

The Lord of Hidden City once boasted that he would kill Gu Mu with his own hands.

That person's skills were so unpredictable, which was consistent with the mysterious identity of the Hidden City Lord.

“Very likely!” Gu Mu was very satisfied with Shen Ling’s reaction and nodded in approval.

He saw that Shen Ling's eyes gradually deepened.

With his eyes half-closed, a hint of murderous intent flickered where the other could not see.

At the same time, Shen Ling's arms, which were wrapped around Gu Mu's waist, were now tucked into her sleeves, and she clenched her fist tightly.

The fingernail is embedded in the flesh.

"Whether the Lord of Hidden City is a god or a ghost, anyone who tries to harm His Majesty must be executed."

Shen Ling silently thought to herself.

Then she raised her head, smiled radiantly, and spoke in a gentle, warm tone: "Your Majesty, when I left home to learn my craft, I resented my parents for abandoning me at such a young age..."

"Back then, I studied very hard. I had to learn everything. I was also playful, but I could only watch other children play with envy."

“I have to work hard because I’m different from them.”

"But now, I don't resent it anymore; I'm even somewhat relieved."

"Because my past experiences have made me stronger, I am not so helpless when His Majesty is in danger that I can only cower in my room, worrying and crying silently, unable to do anything."

"I can also do something for Your Majesty."

Shen Ling spoke very sincerely.

Some people are like that; they seem to have thick walls around their hearts, keeping everyone at arm's length, as if the whole world doesn't matter to them.

But if she is willing to trust this person, she can give far more than the average person is willing to give.

Because that person is the only person in her whole world, she is willing to give him her all, regardless of personal gain or loss.

And Gu Mu is the one who was Shen Ling.

"I don't need you to do anything for me..." Gu Mu said this with a mixture of sincerity and hypocrisy.

He didn't need Shen Ling to do anything for him, but if Shen Ling was going to cause trouble, then he should do something...

Shen Ling opened her beautiful eyes wide: "Although Your Majesty does not need it, I am doing this willingly..."