This altar was built against the mountain. When you push open the door, you will see the majestic atmosphere inside, as if it was hollowed out of the mountain.
Looking up, one can see strange rocks standing upside down and lifelike statues of strange animals. All the steps leading to the seat symbolizing power are hand-carved.
In the middle of the altar is a huge pool, surrounded by smoke, making it impossible to see what is under the water.
Various strange-shaped magical instruments were placed beside the holy pool, some of which were flashing cold light.
Given the national strength of the barbarian tribe, building such an altar would surely have consumed the efforts of several generations.
No wonder the Holy Son has such a high status among the barbarians.
"As long as that girl comes here and I ask her to perform a ritual, I only need a bowl of her blood to heal my wounds. I will also keep my promise and help her friend detoxify."
Mu Jingrui glanced at the Son of God and still said nothing.
This guy is very good at guessing people's minds and saw through that he was paving the way for Shangguan Wanning.
"Don't you want to plead for your people and ask me not to kill them?" Mu Jingrui said coldly.
The Son of God did not care.
"General Mu is a man who has fought in battles before. He knows how to weigh the pros and cons. War is so cruel, how can it be changed by pleading for mercy?"
Mu Jingrui was completely disgusted with this Holy Son.
He had seen many selfish people, but this was the first time he had seen someone so selfish.
Mu Jingrui signaled his men to imprison the Son of God again. After returning to the military tent outside, he sent someone to notify Mi Si to come and meet him.
"Our dynasty is a country of etiquette and we do not want to start a war, but we never show weakness and allow ourselves to be bullied. Now, our troops have already arrived here and we can wipe out your clan at any time. However, our king is grateful to God for his kindness and does not want to commit more sins of killing."
Mu Jingrui's words brought a happy smile to Mi Si's face.
"I can withdraw my troops and stop the war, but I have a condition."
"General Mu, please speak."
Under such circumstances, even if Mu Jingrui asked him to die, Mi Si would do it.
"I want you to sign a treaty, submit to the Central Plains court, and never invade again."
Mi Si stood up excitedly and bowed deeply to Mu Jingrui.
Such conditions were expected.
"On behalf of my people, I thank General Mu."
Mu Jingrui sighed silently in his heart. In fact, with his character, he would rather kill all the barbarians than submit to them.
However, thinking that Shangguan Wanning might have a lifelong regret because of this, he couldn't bear it.
not to mention……
It would also be good if we could kill fewer people, including fewer innocent civilians.
Mu Jingrui quickly compiled the situation here into a memorial, and sent it to the capital at the speed of 800 miles.
He led his troops back to the city and told Shangguan Wanning his decision.
"Jingrui, thank you." Shangguan Wanning held Mu Jingrui's hand tightly, and a bright smile bloomed on her haggard face.
Mu Jingrui frowned slightly and looked unhappy.
"You're thanking me for another man?"
"Stingy guy." Shangguan Wan Ning muttered softly.
Mu Jingrui wanted to return to the court as soon as possible to marry Shangguan Wanning, so he quickly arranged for the Son of God to return to the barbarians, and personally escorted Shangguan Wanning to the altar.
Shangguan Wanning was also amazed by the spectacular sight before her.
"Girl, let's get started."
The Holy Son came forward with four young girls and performed a respectful salute.
Shangguan Wan Ning hesitated for a moment and said, "Since I promised to use my blood to save you, I will definitely not regret it. But... you have to tell me how to detoxify my friend first."
The Holy Son smiled. "Girl, you don't trust me?"
"Of course I don't trust you. You can abandon your loyal subordinates to escape for your own life, and you can also ignore the people for your own safety. How can I trust you with such a character?"
Shangguan Wanning's merciless sarcasm froze the smile on the Son of God's face.
He wanted to explode, but when he saw Mu Jingrui standing beside him with his arms folded over his chest out of the corner of his eye, he had to suppress his anger.
The Holy Son walked aside, picked up a pen, wrote down a prescription and handed it to Shangguan Wanning.
Shangguan Wanning took a closer look and found that it indeed matched Sun Jinyao's symptoms.
"If there is anything wrong with the prescription, I will kill you." Mu Jingrui warned coldly.
"Don't worry, I'm trustworthy."
The Son of God felt aggrieved, but he could do nothing about it.
Shangguan Wanning handed the prescription to Mu Jingrui for safekeeping and followed the four girls to the pool.
The four girls began to take off their clothes without saying a word.
Mu Jingrui was startled and turned around quickly. "What are you going to do?"
"The girls need to enter the sacred pool spotlessly..."
"impossible."
Mu Jingrui immediately interrupted the Son of God's words.
He had already decided that Shangguan Wanning was his woman. How could he tolerate his woman undressing in front of other men?
He pulled Shangguan Wanning up and was about to leave.
The Son of God suddenly appeared in front of them.
"General Mu, are you going to regret this?"
"If you had told me this was the way it would be, I would never have agreed to it."
"That's why I didn't say anything." The Holy Son stared into Mu Jingrui's eyes, "Now that you're in, it won't be that easy to get out."
There was a threat in the Son of God's words, which made Mu Jingrui even more angry.
There was a sharp light in his eyes. "Do you think I'm afraid of you?"
As he spoke, Mu Jingrui moved his wrist, and the soft sword wrapped around his waist was already in his hand.
The Son of God smiled faintly and whistled. Countless bats flew out from the darkness and circled around Shangguan Wanning and Mu Jingrui.
Shangguan Wanning was so frightened that her face turned pale and she subconsciously hid in Mu Jingrui's arms.
"If I die, the entire barbarian tribe will die." Mu Jingrui shouted angrily.
"I only care about my own life and death. Only when I am alive can I benefit the people."
Mu Jingrui was angry and annoyed, but more than that, he felt regretful.
"Ning'er, don't be afraid, I will definitely protect you."
Shangguan Wanning took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down. She looked up at the bats. They did not attack them for the time being because they were still under the control of the Son of God.
"I am willing to undress and enter the sacred pond, but... please stop playing tricks."
"Ning'er!" Mu Jingrui's face turned pale, "No."
"General Mu, I don't want to die with you either. I will turn my back on you like you did and cover my eyes with a black scarf. What do you think?"
"good."
Shangguan Wanning agreed without waiting for Mu Jingrui to speak. She turned to look at Mu Jingrui and said soothingly, "I don't want Brother Yao to die, nor do I want you to die. I don't want our deaths to lead to a war between the two countries. By then, there will be corpses everywhere, and only the people will suffer."
Mu Jingrui felt disheartened, he knew he could not change Shangguan Wanning's decision.
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