Chapter 28: Mandarin Duck Goes Alone, Attacked from Both Sides
The sword whistled as it came down. The advantage of the long sword made it difficult for Qiqi to get close to Mu Nian and stab him, but Mu Nian was defeated by Qiqi's agility and rogue reaction. Liang Sheng took Yanyan to the side and pulled the longbow. When Qiqi and Mu Nian confronted each other, Liang Sheng took the opportunity to knock out the remaining two guards and took away the bow and arrow.
Mu Nian stood up straight, holding his sword upright, and said arrogantly, "A lowly bastard is a lowly bastard. The martial arts he learned are just cheap and dirty tricks, just like your slutty mother."
Qiqi had no impression of the Mu Yan tribe since he lost his memory, not to mention the hatred he harbored towards Mu Nian and Mu Sen. He just felt more regretful when he thought of her mother because he had wrongly exposed them. But Mu Nian shouldn't have said that his martial arts were also despicable. If he said it, he would be insulting his master and Uncle Liang.
He originally wanted to end the battle quickly and leave early, but Mu Nian's words angered him. Qi Qi raised the sword, her body was like a dragon, with both hands holding the sword in front of her. In a trance, Qi Qi's sword pierced Mu Nian straight. Mu Nian could not dodge in time, and was deeply stabbed in the shoulder blade. He jumped back several meters to avoid Qi Qi's fierce attack.
Qiqi's current martial arts skills are slightly inferior to Mu Nian's, but his practice of the Traceless Sword Manual can make up for some of Qiqi's shortcomings when he was on par with Mu Nian. His current ability has reached the fourth level of the sword manual, rising water without falling, and the next level is stepping on the waves.
Compared to Mu Nian who expended a lot of strength and internal energy to use the long sword, he had the advantage of being slightly more energy-saving and agile.
Mu Nian felt pain and paused his attack when he saw Liang Sheng drawing his bow. Qi Qi was persuaded by Liang Sheng to flee as soon as possible. Mu Nian pulled out a flare from his waist and threw it into the sky. A sky rocket went off. He looked at Mu Nian viciously, wishing he could tear him apart right now.
Liang Sheng said, "Hurry up and run to the back. Once we get into the forest, we'll go and rescue Miss Wan'er."
Qiqi retreated and said, "Okay, let's go."
Liang Sheng fired a cold arrow, and Mu Nian dodged it by swerving sideways, but he couldn't lift his sword. The blood from his shoulder blade stained his clothes red. The landlord, realizing that things were far more complicated than he'd imagined, jumped on his horse and was about to leave. Before he'd gone a few meters, Mu Nian hurled a sword from behind, piercing his heart. He fell to the road, his horse running back. In the distance, billowing white smoke rose. The landlord had no idea that his wife, children, and family had already been reduced to charcoal.
Wan'er walked beside Mu Senma, being pushed and shouted to lead the way. They were about to reach the small hill in the back mountain where Qiqi often went. She could see the rising sun every day. The hill was not high but the surroundings were quiet and secluded. Standing in the open space, she could see the short flowers and grass at the bottom of the hill. It was deep spring now, and the ground was full of mountain flowers. The strong smell of green grass hit her face.
As soon as Mu Nian's signal flare went off, Mu Sen knew the situation had changed. He had also been suspicious since he approached the low slope, as he didn't sense any movement around him. But looking at the delicate and beautiful Wan'er, he felt that a weak woman would never deceive him and be willing to risk her life. In his eyes, women were always delicate and easy to control.
But his arrogance also brought him the retribution he deserved.
When Wan'er heard the signal flare, she knew that something was wrong. She sprinkled the thick itching powder hidden in the small bag in her sleeve on Mu Sen's face and fled into the woods. She might be able to escape the horse but she could not escape the bow and arrow in Mu Sen's hand. Mu Sen squinted his eyes, sat on the horse and endured the itch to shoot an arrow. Wan'er fell to the ground and the arrow pierced her thigh.
Liang Sheng, Qi Qi and Yan Yan heard Wan Er's voice and came chasing after them, with Mu Nian chasing them. Mu Sen ordered someone to pull the arrow out of Wan Er's leg, skin and flesh intact, but Mu Sen looked like he was enjoying Wan Er's hoarse screams.
He is the most tolerant and approachable among the patriarchs, but he is also the one who is most willing to disguise himself.
Yanyan didn't dare to look anymore. Qiqi was held back by Liangsheng and wanted to rush out. With tears in his eyes, he said, "She sacrificed herself for us. We can't let her sacrifice be in vain."
Qiqi's veins bulged, his eyes glared with anger. He tried his best to suppress his pain and anger, saying, "I killed her. It was me. I owe her a life. I owe her..."
Mu Nian covered his shoulder and came to Mu Sen. Mu Sen didn't care about his injury and asked coldly, "Where is he? Where is he?"
Mu Nian lowered his head helplessly. Seeing Wan'er injured not far away, he raised his eyes and looked Mu Sen in the eye and said, "Father, please don't rush to kill her. I think it would be better if we keep this woman. As long as she is here, we can use her to play the long game and catch a bigger fish. Mu Qi will definitely come to save her. What do you think, father?"
Mu Sen whispered in Mu Nian's ear in a sinister tone, "You like her, right? Your taste hasn't changed. Come on, the two of you, drag this woman up the slope and do whatever you want to her. Remember to kill her with a knife when you're done. The others, go chase them first. As long as they don't run away to other areas, execute them on the spot."
"Yes, Patriarch!"
"Nian'er, since you like her, let's see how beautiful she is. Listen carefully!!"
Mu Nian was forced to stay with Mu Sen, and heard Wan'er being insulted constantly. Waves of wild laughter and painful cries intertwined on this originally beautiful low slope. The humiliation in Mu Nian's heart was deeply sunk into his tightly clenched, unwilling hands.
Mu Sen said, "Okay, she's just a woman. Father will find you one you like more in the future." Mu Nian followed Mu Sen and set off with the two guards who had returned from a great time to catch up with his brother's team.
After the people walked away, Qiqi ran frantically to the low slope, put clothes on Wan'er, took off her coat and carefully wrapped her broken body.
Yanyan cried heartbrokenly, Liangsheng also shed tears, Qiqi choked with sobs and couldn't say anything, he just hugged the dying Wan'er with pity.
Wan'er held on for a breath. She wanted Qiqi to convey a message. She said, "Qiqi, although I'm not much older than you, you're like my younger brother. Meeting you is the luckiest and happiest thing that has ever happened to me. A'ran and A'yue both like you so much, and I like you too. Don't be too sad. Even without you, I would have been killed somewhere at some unknown time."
Qiqi stroked Wan'er's pale face, tears streaming down her face.
Wan'er said, "Please help me cut some hair and give it to Yue Chi. Let him live well. He will always be the only one in Wan'er's heart that she loves and wants to grow old with. Qiqi, tell him that Wan'er misses him very much. She really... misses... him..."
"Sister Wan'er!" Yanyan lay on Wan'er and cried. This might be the most heartbreaking thing she had ever experienced. She couldn't imagine how many such painful things she would face in the future.
From then on, a simple new grave appeared on the low slope. It could see the rising sun every day and the wild flowers all over the mountains in spring.
Qiqi tucked Wan'er's hair into her tucked away, and the three of them continued on their way because they had to.
Yue Huainan, prompted by Wanming, agreed to stop interfering in Wen Shi and Qiqi's affairs. He imprisoned Yue Chi to prevent her from threatening him with death. Wanming led his men to search the borders of the Yurou tribe, heading south, crossing the public land and heading towards the Huoyan tribe.
At the same time, Wen Ranqi felt that he had lost the meaning of continuing to live in this world. He didn't want to live in fear every day with Wen Shi, so he staged a drama of seeking death again and again all day long.
Wen Shi was really at his wit's end after being tortured by Wen Ranqi, and he couldn't bring himself to do anything about it, so he ended up tying up Wen Ranqi's limbs with thin iron chains and ordered people to take good care of him every day.
Wen Ranqi once considered biting his tongue to commit suicide, but the pain was too much for him halfway through, and he gave up. His determination to leave was no less than the pain of having his tongue severed, but he wasn't afraid of being poisoned or killed by a sword or two. He just didn't want to try cutting his tongue again.
The injured part is still there. Wen Ranqi can only drink porridge and eat light meals during this period. He is listless every day, with a dark yellow complexion, a messy hair, and a room that is smashed to pieces. He looks like a person who has just escaped from a mental hospital.
Wen Ranqi took a deep breath and stood at the door. Just like Wei Xiaobao, a string of words came out of his mouth, but they were not good words. He would curse Wen Shi the more unpleasantly he said. He wanted Wen Shi to be angry, so he would make him suffer in a rage. So he started cursing with the most unpleasant and unpleasant words. When he was tired, he would take a break, drink some water and start again. He even used the experience of eating to curse people.
Everyone in the village heard it, but they didn't know who it was, so they pretended nothing happened. Fortunately, the noise didn't spread outside as they were far away.
Wen Shi put down his pen in anger, and the character "人" (person) was stretched out by his hand. Wen Ranqi was still cursing, "Wen Shi, you bastard whose father doesn't love you, who killed your brother and your father and son, you are a coward, a wimp, a wimp..."
"Grand Patriarch!" Everyone knelt, but Wen Ranqi stood righteously and confronted Wen Shi.
"Kill me! You've killed so many people, are you afraid of killing me? Wen Shi, you're a fucking coward."
Wen Shi remained calm as he walked up to Wen Ranqi, looked at him angrily, and said, "Then why do you insist on me killing you? If you want to meet your lover so much, why don't you just die yourself?"
"You, have you ever given me a chance? Ah! Look around me, whenever I make a move, someone stops me. If you have the guts, leave them alone. Just wait and see if I'll die for you!"
Wen Shi snorted and turned to leave. Wen Ranqi started scolding again. Wen Shi called two people to carry Wen Ranqi into the house, tied her up and threw her on the bed, and stuffed cotton cloth in her mouth.
Wen Shi said, "Don't let him speak except for eating, drinking, defecating and urinating. Let him speak after a few days."
The study is a quiet place. Wen Shi likes it very much and knows exactly where everything is placed in the study. When he left, the marble on the shelf must not have been placed on top of the character "人" he wrote.
Beneath the marble was a piece of paper with the words, "Wrap this stone in your arms, and when you fall asleep at night, you will know all your doubts and their solutions."
Wen Shi held the marble in his hand. In his eyes, it was just a piece of jade with rare color and fine texture. He had no idea what the purpose of this jade was.
At night, he took off the marble, wrapped it in his arms, and fell into a deep sleep, half believing and half doubting.
The restraints that trapped Yue Chi were released by a person wearing a black robe with only eyes visible. Yue Huainan seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep and did not react at all.
Yue Chi said, "It's you again. I have done what I should do according to your instructions. Why did you save me instead of killing me?"
The mysterious man said, "I'm only saving myself. Wan'er is dead, but she loves you very much. Qiqi needs your help. I saved you, so you have to give it back to him."
Yue Chi said, "A life for a life? I'll die in your hands too. Okay, I'll go help him. Before I die, can I know who you are?"
The mysterious man stood in the moonlight. He was a little taller than Qiqi and his voice was a little deeper than Qiqi's, but he had an inexplicable similarity to Qiqi.
The mysterious person said, "We can't escape our fate, but we all want to try our best to change it once. Yue Chi, thank you, thank you for this time."
Yue Chi put on his clothes, took poison and close-range self-defense weapons, and rode towards the Fire Clan. Qi Qi took Liang Sheng and Yan Yan and took a detour south, also preparing to cross the public land.
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