No sooner had Ning Hongchen finished speaking than a whooshing sound came straight at them.
Mu Zian frowned, then bent down and pulled Ning Hongchen into his arms.
With a loud bang, a gleaming dagger plunged into the spot where Ning Hongchen had just been standing.
Before Mu Zian could understand what had happened,
The sound of a window breaking came from inside.
The next moment, a sword light shot directly towards Mu Zian.
With no way to avoid the sword light, Mu Zian turned around and shielded Ning Hongye in his arms.
With a clang, the sword light struck Mu Zian's back, bursting into a dazzling burst of fire.
The robe was torn, revealing the golden silk armor that Mu Zian was wearing underneath.
The person who made the move changed his expression, his cold voice carrying a hint of surprise!
"Inner armor!"
Having missed his target, the assassin immediately turned to disappear into the darkness.
However, Mu Zian was not about to give him that chance. He clenched his fist and then took a step forward to unleash a powerful punch.
Upon seeing this, the assassin immediately held his sword in front of him.
But the next moment! A loud boom came.
The assassin was sent flying by Mu Zian's punch, and the wall made of bluestone was shattered instantly.
As the smoke and dust cleared, the candlelight flickered.
The assassin's chest was caved in by a punch, and he lay lifeless among the rocks.
Mu Zian brushed the dust off his clothes and turned to look behind him.
However, Ning Hongchen had already fainted due to excessive blood loss.
Looking at Ning Hongchen lying on the ground, Mu Zian ultimately did not make a move.
The noise coming from the study immediately woke everyone up.
Before long, Zhao Yun, Jia Xu, Liu Rushi and others had gathered in the study.
Looking at the disheveled surroundings, Jia Xu asked with some concern.
"Is the young master injured?"
Mu Zian shook his head and pointed at Ning Hongchen beside him.
"Saving lives is the priority."
Liu Rushi's eyes darted back and forth between Mu Zian and Ning Hongchen.
The person you entrust your life to on your deathbed must have a very special relationship with you.
However, Liu Rushi did not ask any further questions and immediately sent her servants to find a doctor to treat Ning Hongchen.
A moment later, Ning Hongchen, her face pale, slowly opened her eyes.
After looking around and finding herself in an unfamiliar environment, Ning Hongchen immediately tried to get up, but her body simply wouldn't give her the strength to do so.
"Stop struggling, or the wound will reopen."
Ning Hongchen looked in the direction of the sound and saw Mu Zian writing by candlelight at a desk not far away.
Ning Hongchen gave a bitter smile.
"I never expected that you would be the one to save me in the end."
The candlelight flickered on Mu Zi'an's face.
“You’re awake. Let’s go. I’m an official and you’re a bandit. I’ll spare your life today as compensation for that night.”
Upon hearing this, Ning Hongchen immediately feigned a weak appearance.
"If I leave this Zhenguo Duke's mansion, I'm doomed. Please have mercy and take me in. Even being a maid would be fine."
Mu Zian snorted coldly.
"I have no shortage of maids, but I do need a bed warmer."
Upon hearing this, Ning Hongchen let out a soft snort to express her dissatisfaction with Mu Zi'an. Her long, slender legs were casually crossed, and every smile and gesture exuded allure.
"I've given you my virginity, are you really that cold-hearted?"
"I'm not leaving unless you kill me tonight."
Mu Zian put down the book in his hand and slowly walked towards Ning Hongchen.
Perhaps sensing the killing intent in Mu Zian's eyes, Ning Hongchen immediately cowered and hurriedly said...
"Don't you want to know who killed your father?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Zian was taken aback.
Ning Hongchen seemed to have grasped at a straw.
"If you promise to protect me, I can tell you everything I know."
Why should I trust a notorious assassin?
Mu Zian's voice carried a hint of coldness.
Ning Hongchen sighed deeply upon hearing this.
"Isn't the fact that the Six Burial Hall has issued a kill order against me enough?"
The Jianghu Kill Order is the highest-level kill order issued by the Six Burial Hall. Anyone who receives this order will be hunted down by the entire Six Burial Hall.
The last person to receive this order was Mu Zi'an's father, Mu Zhanying.
What did you do?
Mu Zian couldn't help but feel curious, after all, Ning Hongchen was the number one assassin of the Earth Burial Hall and an absolute core figure of the Six Burial Hall.
Ning Hongchen replied rather nonchalantly upon hearing this.
"I crippled their young master, and then they chased after me like mad dogs."
"The person you just killed was from the Enforcement Hall, who specializes in dealing with rogue assassins like me."
"However, this is probably the last assassin from the Enforcement Hall. The Enforcement Hall probably won't be able to send anyone else in the short term."
Not long ago, Ning Hongchen returned to the main hall to receive punishment for his failed assassination attempt on Mu Zian.
At this moment, the young master of the Six Burial Hall wanted to take this opportunity to force Ning Hongchen to become his woman.
Under the instruction of the head of the Six Burial Hall, Ning Hongchen was forcibly married to the young master.
However, on their wedding night, Ning Hongchen took the opportunity to break free of her restraints and, in the process, crippled the young master who was drunk and trying to assault her.
Taking advantage of the chaos at the Six Burial Hall, Ning Hongchen barely managed to escape, and was then subjected to a relentless pursuit by the Six Burial Hall.
It wasn't until Ning Hongchen arrived at the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion and met Mu Zi'an that things changed.
The whole story is both melodramatic and cliché.
Mu Zian had no interest in why Ning Hongchen was being hunted down.
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