"Not very good." Mu Jingrui questioned, "If there really is such a way, why didn't you tell me before?"
"Because it will be difficult to operate." The Son of God paused here and stretched out a hand to grab the railing.
Mu Jingrui observed his expression, his breathing became rapid, his fingers were bent, and his joints turned white, as if he was enduring severe pain.
"What's the difficulty?"
"I must let this girl follow me back to the Barbarian Altar and use the water from the Holy Pond as an aid. In this way, I only need a bowl of the girl's blood."
The Son of God's voice became increasingly strange, and he even let out a suppressed growl at the end. Even Shangguan Wan Ning noticed that something was wrong.
"You're dreaming."
Mu Jingrui refused directly and took Shangguan Wanning away.
The two had not walked far when they heard heart-wrenching screams behind them, which made their scalps numb.
"So being backlashed... is so painful?" Shangguan Wanning got goosebumps all over her body.
Mu Jingrui quickened his pace with Shangguan Wanning.
"Being a Holy Son is also risky, which is one of the reasons why he is respected and worshipped by the tribe."
"Jingrui, I think..."
"You'd better not think about anything." Mu Jingrui walked out holding Shangguan Wanning's hand. The sun was shining brightly outside, shining warmly on the two of them.
He always felt that someone as pure and unworldly as Shangguan Wanning should be protected and not be harmed by the wind and rain throughout her life.
And he was the one who protected her.
"I won't allow you to go to the Barbarian Tribe's altar. It's too dangerous. If anything goes wrong, the consequences will be disastrous."
"Jing Rui..."
"Stop talking and go back to rest. I'll find a way to cure Sun Jinyao's poison."
Shangguan Wanning believed that Mu Jingrui would do his best to find famous doctors for Sun Jinyao, and if time permitted, she could even ask Lu Xiangzi to come over.
But what they lack most is time.
The backlash of the Son of God is getting worse, and Sun Jinyao's poison is also getting deeper.
Looking at Sun Jinyao lying on the sickbed and already dying, Shangguan Wanning remembered what the Son of God said.
She is indeed too selfish.
During this period, the envoys of the barbarian tribe came to ask for a meeting twice, hoping that Mu Jingrui could release the Holy Son. The conditions they proposed were more favorable each time, but Mu Jingrui remained unmoved.
He has already prepared his troops and is ready to go out and annihilate the barbarians at any time.
Shangguan Wanning walked towards Sun Jinyao's room with the medicine in her hand, feeling dizzy and unsteady on her feet. She felt dizzy and almost fainted, and bumped into the arms of Mu Jingrui who was walking towards her.
Mu Jingrui held Shangguan Wanning with one hand and took the medicine bowl with the other.
"You look very bad." Mu Jingrui felt distressed when he saw Shangguan Wanning's expression. "It's a small matter like decocting medicine. You don't need to do it yourself, right?"
"I'm fine, thank you." Shangguan Wanning took the medicine from Mu Jingrui's hand, her expression still a little dazed.
Mu Jingrui sighed deeply and asked, "Is Sun Jinyao really that important?"
"Don't be so jealous. He was poisoned to save me. If anything happens to him, I will never be at peace for the rest of my life."
Shangguan Wanning's words touched Mu Jingrui's heart.
He is so persistent in attacking the barbarians now, will she blame him in the future?
"I'm going to lead my troops out to conquer the barbarians this afternoon, so it might... take a while before I come back. Take care of yourself, okay?"
Mu Jingrui reached out and gently stroked Shangguan Wanning's face, feeling reluctant to let go. "I will let Zhixing stay to protect you and keep you company."
Shangguan Wanning kept her head down the whole time. After a long while, she said softly, "You must be careful. Send someone to bring back a message."
"Okay." Mu Jingrui looked at Shangguan Wanning, kissed her lightly on the forehead, and turned and left.
After the last battle, the morale of the barbarians was low and their strength was greatly reduced. In addition, with the Holy Son in the hands of the enemy, they had no intention of fighting. Therefore, the situation was much smoother than Mu Jingrui had imagined.
It took him only a few days to reach the capital of the barbarians. With just a single order to attack the city, he could wipe out the entire tribe.
However, Mu Jingrui hesitated.
"General Mu, the leader of the Barbarian tribe, Mi Si, wants to see you."
Mu Jingrui's thoughts were pulled back, and he hesitated for a moment. "Let him in."
Soon, the soldiers came in with an old man over fifty years old with gray hair and his four followers.
Mu Jingrui looked at Mi Si seriously.
"I didn't expect General Mu to be so young."
Mu Jingrui was surprised that Mi Si could speak fluent Chinese.
"Chief, you came to my territory at this time. Aren't you afraid of being killed by me?"
"The general's troops are already at the gate of the city. Once the capital is breached, I will die sooner or later." Mi Si was very calm.
"So you want to die soon?"
Mi Si was stunned. Facing Mu Jingrui's arrogance at this moment, he could only swallow his anger.
"General Mu, I can give you my life at any time. I came out of the city to surrender. My only request is that General Mu treat the people of my clan well and give them a chance to live, instead of killing them all."
Mu Jingrui lowered his head and remained silent for a long time. The atmosphere seemed to freeze at this moment.
Suddenly, he asked, "Chief, is there an altar in your tribe?"
Mi Si was stunned and didn't understand why Mu Jingrui asked this question.
"That's right. However, that's a place that only the Son of God can enter."
"What if I want to go in and take a look?"
Mi Si was a little confused, not understanding why Mu Jingrui would make such a request. When he came to his senses, he looked embarrassed.
"General Mu, it's not that I don't agree, but...if outsiders enter without the permission of the Holy Son, they will be punished by the gods."
"Really?" Mu Jingrui didn't want to discuss any religious issues with Mi Si. "I'll ask him to take me in personally."
Mi Si knew that he could not refuse any request made by Mu Jingrui. The only thing he could do now was to protect his people as much as possible.
Early the next morning, Mu Jingrui had the Holy Son brought out.
Mi Si opened the city gate, and Mu Jingrui still gave him a little face and only brought three thousand elite soldiers into Cheng.
"You are very courageous." The Holy Son glanced at Mu Jingrui, "Aren't you afraid that there is a trap in the city and you will never come back?"
"You've already fallen to this point, why are you still pretending in front of me? Since I dared to bring three thousand people in, I am sure I can get out."
Mu Jingrui was very disgusted with the Son of God's words and deeds, and said coldly: "I warn you, if I notice any tricks, I will immediately break your neck."
The Son of God was so angry that he was shaking all over, but he could do nothing.
He brought Mu Jingrui to the altar. The moment he pushed open the door, Mu Jingrui was shocked by the scene before him.
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