"Ning'er, how are you?"
Mu Jingrui's heart was also pounding, and it was not until he hugged Shangguan Wanning in his arms that he finally let go of his worry.
"Why did you come just now..." Shangguan Wanning leaned against Mu Jingrui's chest, tightly grasping his arm, feeling the warmth coming from him. "If you had come a step later, you would have been the one collecting your body."
Mu Jingrui patted Shangguan Wanning's back gently, still feeling frightened.
"It was my fault that I failed to protect you. I will never let something like this happen again."
Shangguan Wanning calmed down and came out of Mu Jingrui's arms. Looking back, she saw that all the soldiers who followed them were staring at them in a daze.
Her face immediately turned red with shame and she wished she could find a hole to crawl into.
Mu Jingrui remained calm, walked straight up to the captured man and looked down at him.
"Jing Rui, he..."
"He is the Saint Son of the Barbarians." Mu Jingrui was also a little surprised and sneered, "I thought the most honorable Saint Son of the Barbarians had some ability. It turns out he can only escape from the battlefield. You abandoned 80,000 elite soldiers and fled alone. Don't you feel ashamed?"
After Mu Jingrui arrived here, he gained a deep understanding of the culture of the barbarians.
Since ancient times, the Barbarians have believed in witchcraft. The Holy Son is a holy child selected from the tribe and nurtured from childhood. His status is even higher than that of the tribe leader.
The Holy Son can accept offerings from the entire clan, and he has the first right to choose anything.
Mu Jingrui's words made the Holy Son raise his head slightly. His eyes remained calm, fixed on Shangguan Wanning.
Shangguan Wanning subconsciously hid behind Mu Jingrui.
"Take it back."
Mu Jingrui also didn't like the look in the Son of God's eyes when he looked at Shangguan Wanning. After he finished speaking, he took Shangguan Wanning onto the horse's back and galloped away.
After returning to the city, Shangguan Wanning found out that Sun Jinyao had been poisoned.
She didn't take time to rest and came to visit Sun Jinyao. Just as she saw two military doctors discussing Sun Jinyao's physical condition, she could do nothing but shake her head and sigh.
Shangguan Wanning was a little annoyed. She went forward to feel Sun Jinyao's pulse and found that the poison had already penetrated into his internal organs.
She had only just started studying medicine, and faced with such a powerful poison, she was completely helpless.
"It would be great if Master was here." Shangguan Wanning looked at Sun Jinyao lying unconscious on the bed, her eyes red with anxiety. "You must not be in any danger. Otherwise, I don't know how to explain to Master."
Shangguan Wanning always felt that there must be some kind of relationship between Lu Xiangzi and Sun Jinyao that no one else knew about.
She returned to her room and carefully read the ten medical books Lu Xiangzi had given her, one of which was dedicated to detoxification. She hoped to find a way to cure Sun Jinyao.
Shangguan Wanning vaguely felt that her body seemed to be suspended in mid-air.
She opened her eyes and found herself in Mu Jingrui's arms.
"I...how did I fall asleep?" Shangguan Wanning blamed herself, "Put me down quickly."
"You've been up all night, it would be strange if you didn't fall asleep. Sleep for a while first." Mu Jingrui looked at the woman in his arms with heartache.
Shangguan Wanning shook her head and resolutely jumped down from Mu Jingrui's arms. "I'm afraid Brother Yao's condition will get worse."
Mu Jingrui frowned and said, "You care so much about Sun Jinyao, aren't you afraid that I will be jealous?"
Shangguan Wanning paused after picking up the medical book and sighed helplessly.
"General Mu, you can't be so stingy, right? Brother Yao was poisoned because of me. Besides..."
"I told you to change your address." Mu Jingrui gritted his teeth in anger.
"General Mu, the barbarians have sent envoys to request an audience."
Zheng Zhixing stood outside the door to report. Mu Jingrui motioned him to come in and said, "I'm going to meet the Barbarians' envoy now. You stay here and look after Ning'er. Make sure she goes to bed and sleeps for four hours before getting up."
After saying that, he turned away.
When Zheng Zhixing saw Mu Jingrui walking away, he let out a long sigh, relaxed completely, and immediately lay down on the chaise longue.
"It's too hard and too depressing to follow this cold-faced evil spirit. Cousin, you have to think carefully. If you marry him in the future, hmph... it will be too uncomfortable. He won't even smile."
Shangguan Wanning disagreed.
Mu Jingrui just didn't smile at outsiders, but he was very gentle to her.
"Hey, do you know what the envoys from the barbarians are here for?" Shangguan Wanning sat down at the desk, picked up the book and continued studying.
"Do I need to ask? They must be here to seek peace. Otherwise, with their current strength, how can they rescue the Holy Son?"
"Ask for peace?" Shangguan Wanning seemed to be thinking about something.
"But don't worry, cousin. I think, given General Mu's personality, he will definitely not agree to it."
Shangguan Wanning's heart skipped a beat.
Mu Jingrui's style is to be uncompromising and to kill without mercy.
She was a little worried that if things continued like this, Mu Jingrui would return to the path she remembered from her previous life.
and……
Shangguan Wanning thought of the poisoned Sun Jinyao and the people who were left homeless because of the war.
She hesitated for a moment, then ran over and pulled Zheng Zhixing up. "Let's go and listen to what they are saying."
"No, eavesdropping will result in death..."
Zheng Zhixing was ultimately unable to persuade Shangguan Wanning, so he took her to hide behind the screen in the back hall and eavesdropped on the conversation between Mu Jingrui and the barbarian envoy.
"...As long as General Mu is willing to release our Holy Son, we are willing to withdraw all our troops." The messenger said and waved his hand. Several soldiers carried two large boxes forward. After the messenger opened them, a dazzling golden light came out.
"These little things are our tribute to General Mu. Please accept them."
Zheng Zhixing opened his eyes wide and lowered his voice and said, "Wow, I didn't expect that a small barbarian tribe would have so many gold, silver and jewelry?"
"Shh!" Shangguan Wanning covered Zheng Zhixing's mouth.
Mu Jingrui has strong internal strength, and she doesn't want to be discovered.
"What if I don't let it go?" Mu Jingrui just glanced at it indifferently and was not interested in those properties at all.
"You barbarians were the first to start the war, and you hurt so many innocent people in my Celestial Empire. Now, you want to withdraw your troops when you see you can't win, and you want to take your Holy Son with you? What? Do you think we in the Central Plains are easy to bully?"
"General Mu misunderstood, we just..."
"Alright, stop talking." Mu Jingrui interrupted the Barbarians' envoy, his voice cold, "Take your things back and tell your clan leader. I will not let go of your Holy Son. I don't care whether you withdraw your troops or not. I will definitely attack your capital until I exterminate your clan."
The messenger's face suddenly changed.
They wanted to say something else, but Mu Jingrui put the cup in his hand back on the table neither lightly nor heavily.
"see a visitor out."
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