"but……"
Mu Jingrui made a gesture to stop his men from speaking any further and handed over several envelopes on the table.
"If something unexpected happens to me... I'm afraid you all won't be able to escape. Send the letter before you die, and someone will naturally avenge us."
After Mu Jingrui finished speaking, he immediately stood up, took the eagle's blood, and mixed it with clean water to clean the wound.
Almost everyone held their breath, waiting for Mu Jingrui's wound to react. Time passed little by little, becoming extremely unbearable.
However, the pain that used to occur every hour did not recur.
Four hours later, the purple-black color of Mu Jingrui's wound had faded and returned to normal.
Only then did Mu Jingrui feel completely relieved and asked his subordinates to detoxify him.
Two days later, all the poisoned people had recovered, and the wounds on Zheng Zhixing's body caused by the bats had also healed, but he was still unconscious.
Mu Jingrui felt that it was related to the scratch he was given by the Son of God.
He led his troops back to the city, intending to have the military doctor diagnose the condition again.
“Ning’er…”
Shangguan Wanning was sitting listlessly in the garden, and was startled when she heard the familiar voice.
She turned around and saw Mu Jingrui looking at her with tender eyes, and her heart was filled with ripples of both sadness and excitement.
Mu Jingrui stepped forward, stretched out his hands and embraced Shangguan Wanning in his arms.
He rubbed her face gently with his fingers and whispered, "I'm back."
Shangguan Wanning's face was pressed against Mu Jingrui's chest, listening to his steady heartbeat, her body trembling slightly.
"You're finally back..."
"I'm sorry for making you worry," Mu Jingrui pulled Shangguan Wanning out of his arms and chuckled, "I won't do that again."
Shangguan Wanning sighed secretly, wondering how many more battles Mu Jingrui would have to fight in the future before he could become the King of Zhennan. How could she not be worried?
"By the way, where's Zhixing?"
"He..." Mu Jingrui's expression changed slightly, and he decided to tell the truth. "His situation is a little special..."
"Take me to see him."
Mu Jingrui nodded, took Shangguan Wanning's hand and came to Zheng Zhixing's room.
At this time, the two military doctors and Sun Jinyao were all there, and the three seemed to be discussing something.
Shangguan Wanning walked to Zheng Zhixing's bedside, took a closer look, and felt his pulse, and found that everything was normal.
"He seems...asleep." Sun Jinyao walked to Shangguan Wanning's side and said, "The military doctor and I have examined him just now and found nothing hidden. The wound on his chest is also slowly healing."
"Then why can't he wake up?" Shangguan Wanning was very anxious and uneasy.
Sun Jinyao paused and shook his head. "The best way right now is to return to Beijing as soon as possible. Maybe the old monster can find a way to save him."
"I've already sent the order and we'll leave tomorrow." Mu Jingrui gently pressed Shangguan Wanning's shoulder to comfort her. "Don't worry too much, at least he's in good health."
Mu Jingrui felt very uncomfortable. If Zheng Zhixing hadn't blocked it for him, he would have been the one lying on the bed.
A group of people stayed by Zheng Zhixing's bed until evening.
"Ning'er, go back and have some rest." Mu Jingrui advised with concern.
"You go back first. You will leave for Beijing tomorrow. You must have a lot of things to do. I will stay and accompany Zhixing."
Mu Jingrui knew that he could not persuade Shangguan Wanning, so he could only agree. After giving her a few instructions, he took Sun Jinyao and the two military doctors out.
It was late at night and Shangguan Wanning leaned against Zheng Zhixing's bed, feeling a little drowsy without realizing it.
Faintly, she felt something moving around her. She immediately opened her eyes and met Zheng Zhixing's dark eyes.
"Zhixing? You're awake?" Shangguan Wanning was surprised and happy, "Do you know that you scared me to death?"
Zheng Zhixing had already sat up. He looked around with a confused look in his eyes, and finally his gaze fixed on Shangguan Wanning.
"Zhixing, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?" Shangguan Wanning saw that Zheng Zhixing looked unwell, so she grabbed his wrist and took his pulse.
The pulse is calm and strong, just like that of a normal person.
She let out a long sigh.
"You've been in a coma for several days, don't you know? I was so worried that something had happened to you. I didn't know how to explain it to my second uncle and grandma when I got home."
Seeing that Zheng Zhixing still didn't speak, Shangguan Wanning asked, "Are you hungry? I was afraid that you would wake up in the middle of the night, so I asked the maid to prepare bird's nest porridge. I'll go to the kitchen to get it for you now. Wait for me for a while."
Shangguan Wanning felt full of energy now. Now that Zheng Zhixing had woken up, she was completely relieved.
She returned to the room with the bird's nest porridge. As soon as she stepped into the room, a figure flashed by and grabbed her neck tightly.
The sudden attack and pain made Shangguan Wanning drop the bowl on the ground. She struggled subconsciously and unexpectedly found that the person who was choking her was Zheng Zhixing.
"Knowledge and Action... Let go..."
Shangguan Wanning was strangled to the point of being unable to breathe, and her consciousness and vision gradually became blurred.
"Let her go."
With a shout, Zheng Zhixing was blown back by a strong palm wind and had no choice but to let Shangguan Wanning go.
Shangguan Wanning coughed violently and breathed in big gulps of fresh air.
She was held in Mu Jingrui's arms and raised her head with difficulty to look at Zheng Zhixing.
"Zhixing...are you crazy? I'm your cousin..."
However, Zheng Zhixing seemed to not understand what she said at all and slapped Mu Jingrui with his palm.
Mu Jingrui was surprised to find that Zheng Zhixing's internal strength had improved so rapidly.
Although he successfully avoided the palm, it still made his scalp tingle.
He protected Shangguan Wanning with one hand and fought with Zheng Zhixing with the other. The sound of the fight alarmed the patrolling guards in the government office.
Zheng Zhixing took a look and jumped over the wall.
"Knowledge and action..."
Shangguan Wanning chased for a few steps and watched Zheng Zhixing's figure disappear into the darkness.
She was anxious and angry. She turned around and grabbed Mu Jingrui's arm and was about to cry.
"How could Zhixing be like this? Go and help me get him back."
"Don't worry, I'll go right away." Mu Jingrui signaled the guards to take care of Shangguan Wanning, and immediately used his lightness skills to chase after her.
But throughout the entire night, there was no news from Zheng Zhixing.
Until noon of the next day, people began to come to the government office to file complaints.
Zheng Zhixing raped and abused three girls in one night, and killed 72 people from three families.
This news was like a bolt from the blue, making Shangguan Wanning dizzy.
"No, Zhixing is kind-hearted by nature. He would not do such a heartless thing." Shangguan Wanning couldn't accept it.
Mu Jingrui was also unwilling to believe it.
He went to the crime scene in person and found that the murderer's method of committing the crime was extremely cruel.
These three families were all wealthy, and the local gentry jointly went to the government to file a complaint, demanding that the murderer be arrested as soon as possible and severely punished.
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