When Mu Jin heard Ling Yu say that Su Yi was looking for her, she had just finished breakfast and was standing on the mountaintop, staring blankly in the direction of Black Bear Mountain.

That night, Su Yuntian held a sharp arrow, the arrowhead pointing straight at her, and said: as long as she stays and becomes his Princess Yun again, he will let the Mu family go!

Those words, like a curse, kept echoing in her ears, lingering there.

Mu Jin's thoughts were disturbed by the footsteps behind her. She turned around and saw Ling Yu walking towards her.

"Miss Mu, the master is looking for you."

Mu Jin asked, "What is it?"

Ling Yu frowned slightly as she thought of Su Yi's earlier statement about setting off immediately, and said to Mu Jin.

“Su Yuntian’s men have been searching for us at the foot of the mountain for the past few days, and they will be searching this way soon.”

“The day before yesterday, we discovered a hidden channel leading to the Huai River behind the mountain. Master’s Moon Shadow Guards have prepared boats and are waiting on the banks of the Huai River.”

"The master said he wanted to leave immediately."

When Mu Jin heard that Su Yi was leaving immediately, she couldn't help but frown when she thought of his injuries.

Su Yi frowned as he lay on the bed waiting for Mu Jin. Just as he was getting impatient and was about to call Ling Feng to go out and check on her,

With a creak, he turned around and saw Mu Jin push the door open and enter.

Seeing Mu Jin approaching him, Su Yi complained in a slightly coquettish tone, "Where have you been? Why did it take you so long to come?"

"You were looking for me?"

Mu Jin did not answer Su Yi's question.

Su Yi laboriously stretched out his hand to Mu Jin, gesturing for her to come closer.

Mu Jin glanced at Su Yi, a slight smile tugging at the corners of her lips, and walked closer to him.

Su Yi grasped Mu Jin's hand and made her sit on the bed next to him.

"We'll leave here soon and head to the Southern Shu Kingdom. I'll take you to see my maternal grandfather, okay?"

Mu Jin paused for a moment, then said, "Your injuries are not suitable for moving right now. It would be best to rest for another two days before you leave."

“Ling Yu said that it will take at least two more days for Su Yuntian’s men to search up the mountain, so you don’t need to rush.”

Su Yi said, "I don't think the injury hurts as badly as it did yesterday. If I cover the wound with oil paper and tie it tightly, the water from the ditch won't get into the wound, and it will be fine."

"Moreover, I can endure this kind of pain."

Mu Jin smiled, pulled her hand out of Su Yi's palm, stood up, walked to the window, and looked out.

"I'm sorry, I cannot go to the Southern Shu Kingdom with you."

Upon hearing Mu Jin's words, Su Yi's heart skipped a beat; he thought he had misheard.

"Ah Jin, what did you just say? I didn't hear you clearly. I was telling you, after you come with me to the Southern Shu Kingdom..."

Mu Jin interrupted, "I said! I will not go to the Southern Shu Kingdom with you. I will go down the mountain later. After I go down the mountain, you will not need to wade through that canal to walk from the back of the mountain."

"Ah Jin, is it because I failed to rescue your father and brothers that you refuse to go to the Southern Shu Kingdom with me? I promise you, even if your father and brothers return to the capital, I will protect them from death."

"No, I know you've done your best for the Mu family."

Su Yi slowly clenched his fist and said, "Then tell me, why won't you come with me to the Southern Shu Kingdom?"

Mu Jin lowered her eyes, her voice dry: "I've thought it over. The fastest way to save my father and brothers, and the Mu family army, is for Su Yuntian and me to leave."

Mu Jin turned around, forcefully pulling at the corners of her mouth, and said with a smile, "Once Su Yuntian and I leave, his troops at the foot of the mountain will withdraw. At that time, you will no longer need to use the irrigation canal and can leave the mountain openly and legitimately."

Su Yi laughed and said, "Ah Jin, don't joke with me like that, it's not funny at all."

Mu Jin looked at Su Yi: "Su Yuntian only wants me. He promised me that as long as I go with him, he will release my father and brothers."

"He also promised me that if I became Princess Yun again, he would never have another woman in his life and would only be devoted to me."

"I don't know when he started to be so obsessed with me, but as long as it can save my father and brothers, it's not a bad thing."

"Besides," Mu Jin slightly raised her chin, "men aren't that important to me. They're just someone I share a bed with. We sleep together, we eat together, so what difference does it make who I marry?"

Su Yi pursed his thin lips, and the faint smile that had been playing on his lips suddenly vanished.

He endured the excruciating pain, braced himself with his arms, and sat up. As soon as his feet touched the ground, the wound on his back was torn open by his movement, and blood flowed down his spine.

Su Yi felt that the pain in his back wound was less than one ten-thousandth of the pain in his heart.

He slowly stood up and laboriously walked step by step toward Mu Jin.

He grabbed Mu Jin's arm, shoved her against the wall, held down her hands, and stared at her coldly.

Mu Jin's arm, gripped tightly by Su Yi, throbbed with pain. The two stared at each other, and finally, Mu Jin's anger flared up. She snapped, "Let go of me!"

Mu Jin was surprised that Su Yi, despite being so badly injured, was still able to hold her down.

She could even smell a faint scent of blood; she knew it was because Su Yi's wound on his back had reopened.

Mu Jin was both angry and anxious, and said, "Are you crazy! I finally managed to stop the bleeding from your wound, and you've reopened it."

Mu Jin knew why Su Yi was angry. She thought about struggling, but seeing Su Yi covered in cold sweat from the pain, she didn't dare to struggle too hard.

The playful smile that Su Yi usually wore when he was with Mu Jin was gone from his eyes; instead, his anger was blazing. He spoke slowly and deliberately.

"Mu Jin, am I crazy, or are you crazy? Do you know what you just said? Is this all you've got?"

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