Mu Jin, the legitimate daughter of a military family, is a woman who is disdained by her husband and driven out of the house. When she returns, she learns that her husband has taken a new lover. On...
Upon hearing Su Yi mention Nangong Ce, Mu Jin suddenly realized what had happened. She recalled that when she accompanied Nangong Min back to the Nangong Divine Sect, Nangong Ce fled upon hearing the news, and since then, the Nangong Divine Sect had issued a kill order against him.
Later, Nangong Min was taken in by Su Yuntian during his escape and was assigned to serve as the imperial physician to Su Mu.
Unexpectedly, after gaining Su Mu's trust, Nangong Ce poisoned Su Mu, causing him to be manipulated at will in the court, until he died shortly after Su Yuntian was announced as the successor.
“However, the Nangong Divine Sect has always taken saving lives and healing the wounded as its mission.” Mu Jin analyzed, “Could it be that besides the divine pills that can cure all diseases in the world, the Nangong Divine Sect also has poisons that can kill people invisibly?”
“It’s not impossible,” Su Yi said. “Whether it’s a divine pill or a poison, the key lies in who controls it. If it were controlled by the successive sect leaders of the Nangong Divine Sect who have taken saving the common people as their mission, it would be a blessing for the common people; but now that it has fallen into the hands of Nangong Ce, it would undoubtedly be a disaster for the common people.”
"So this matter requires the intervention of the Nangong Divine Sect?" Mu Yan said. "However, he thought that the people of the Nangong Divine Sect do not easily come out of seclusion. Unless they are willing, no matter how much money is spent or how many people are sent to threaten them, it will be of no use."
Mu Yan was analyzing the situation with some distress when he suddenly thought of something and looked at Mu Jin with a bright light: "No! Others can't, but you can, A Jin."
Seeing Mu Jin looking at him speechlessly, Mu Yan excitedly said loudly, "Ah Jin, wasn't the sect leader of the Nangong Divine Sect saved by us before, and later became your bodyguard? If Ah Jin writes a letter to him and asks him to help us through this crisis, I believe he won't refuse."
Everyone present, except for Su Yi and Mu Jin, breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Mu Yan's words, and a happy smile appeared on their faces. They all said, "Then we will trouble Vice General Mu and Sect Master Nangong to send a letter to resolve the current predicament of Southern Shu."
Mu Jin raised her eyebrows slightly. Although she and Nangong Min had a brief relationship, they parted amicably and cleanly, without ever becoming estranged.
She believed that if she wrote a letter to Emperor Shenzong of Nangong, given Nangong Min's character, he would certainly not refuse her. Just as she was about to agree to the matter, Su Yi spoke first.
Su Yi said to Mu Yan, “General Mu, I still remember you. It was you who saved Nangong Min back then. In my opinion, you are the most suitable person to write this letter.”
"No, no, no... Your Majesty, there is nothing between me and Nangong Min..." Mu Yan hurriedly tried to explain, but before he could finish speaking, Su Yi waved his hand to interrupt him.
"Nothing? Could it be that the general is unwilling to do so?" Although Su Yi had a smile on his face, his deep eyes revealed an undeniable authority, as if warning Mu Yan: If you dare to refuse, you will bear the consequences!
Mu Yan couldn't help but swallow hard. When he met Su Yi's seemingly gentle but actually unyielding gaze, he felt a chill run down his spine. He thought to himself that being the supreme ruler was indeed different from being the纨绔王爷 (spoiled prince) of Dongyue back then. So he quickly lowered his head and replied, "This subordinate obeys the order."
"Hmm!" Su Yi nodded in satisfaction upon hearing Mu Yan's reply, a gentle smile returning to his face. He said, "Then I'll have to trouble General Mu."
"How dare I! This is my duty, and I cannot shirk it!" Mu Yan quickly bowed. He glanced at Mu Jin, who looked at him with a gloating expression.
Just as everyone in the council tent relaxed and looked relieved after finding a solution to the virus, the curtain of the council tent was lifted.
The soldier who entered looked terrified and reported to Su Yi: "Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! The wounded soldiers in the wounded soldiers' camp have escaped and are biting anyone they encounter. Anyone bitten immediately faints on the spot. Moreover, these wounded soldiers seem to be unaware of pain and continue to attack people no matter how they are beaten or killed."
Upon hearing this, everyone present immediately stood up.
Mu Jin shouted, "Didn't I tell you to seal off the wounded soldiers' camp? How did they escape?"
The soldier who reported replied nervously, "Reporting to the general, according to the original plan, we intended to seal off the wounded soldiers' camp with wood."
"However, just as we were carrying out the closed-off mission, an astonishing scene occurred—the wounded soldiers in the wounded soldiers' camp miraculously stood up! Witnessing this, the soldiers present mistakenly thought that these wounded soldiers had recovered, so they all stopped what they were doing."
"Unexpectedly, these wounded soldiers who came out of the tents went berserk, tearing at anyone they saw. Only then did everyone realize that something was wrong. Not only did these wounded soldiers reek of stench and have ashen faces, but they also possessed extraordinary strength. Now, the camp has fallen into chaos."
Mu Jin's heart tightened, and he knew something was wrong. He hurriedly mounted his horse with the other generals and galloped toward the wounded soldiers' camp.
Upon arriving at the scene, the sight before them was horrifying. Wounded soldiers were covered in countless arrows, and although their movements were somewhat slow, it did not hinder them from launching a fierce attack on the surrounding soldiers.
The scene was exactly like the zombies depicted in movies! Mu Jin frowned and shouted angrily, "Everyone else, get out of the way immediately! Soak the arrowheads in kerosene and use fire!"
Upon hearing this, the soldiers immediately retreated, and the archers dipped their arrows in oil and shot them at the wounded soldiers who were already like living dead.
The wounded soldiers immediately burst into flames, and as they collided with each other, the flames ignited one after another. Although fire could temporarily slow their advance, it could not completely stop them.
Just then, a chilling scene unfolded—the soldiers who had been bitten and collapsed to the ground had also turned into lifeless, expressionless zombies, just like the wounded soldiers, and walked forward alongside the burning wounded soldiers.
Faced with this bizarre situation, Mu Yan ran to Mu Jin in a panic and asked, "Jin, what should we do now?"
It's important to understand that if a normal human body were to fight these walking corpses, there would be virtually no chance of victory. Moreover, after witnessing this horrific scene, the soldiers' morale plummeted.
Su Yi calmly and collectedly issued the order: "Bring up the roadblocks and surround them together. Following the method described by Deputy General Mu, further intensify the fire attack!"
Upon receiving the order, the soldiers quickly sprang into action, lifting up roadblocks and forming a circle around the group of wounded soldiers who were like walking corpses.
Immediately afterwards, rockets rained down on the circle, and the walking corpses engulfed in flames instantly burst into flames. But they still did not stop advancing, and even tried to climb out along the roadblocks. Some tried to push the roadblocks aside, wanting to attack the soldiers outside.
Seeing this, Mu Jin picked up a spear from a soldier next to him and shoved the wounded soldier, who was trying to climb out of the roadblock, back into the roadblock. When the others saw Mu Jin do this, they all joined in.