Li Binhao gathered his team and went back.
This time, Western Xia won a great victory, causing constant headaches for the Central Plains court and even intimidating the small border countries.
Mu Jingrui's army all died in Tiangou Gorge. When the news came, Shangguan Wanning's face turned pale and her chest was so stuffy that she could hardly breathe.
"How could this happen?" Shangguan Wanning rushed out of the military tent and bumped into Zheng Bingrong's arms.
“Ning’er, where are you going in such a hurry?”
"I want to go to Tiangoujian, I want to find Jingrui..."
Zheng Bingrong grabbed Shangguan Wanning's wrist and said with a frown, "We don't even know whether the Xixia troops have withdrawn yet. It's too dangerous."
"I don't care. I want to find Jingrui." Shangguan Wanning struggled, trying to break free from Zheng Bingrong's grip.
"You can't find him now. The battle is over, and the 100,000-man army has been wiped out. Don't you understand?"
Zheng Bingrong increased the force on Shangguan Wanning's wrist, and she felt as if the bones in her wrist were about to be broken.
"Even if...even if he is dead, I will go find him..."
"How do you find them? With an army of 100,000, are you going to search through the bodies one by one?"
Zheng Bingrong's words made Shangguan Wanning's heart fall to the bottom.
"Ning'er, don't be silly. Even if you find him, he'll just be a corpse. You should be thankful that you haven't married him yet. Let's go, leave here with Third Uncle first."
"No, I won't leave... I can't leave... Maybe he will come back? I said I would wait for him here..."
Shangguan Wanning was heartbroken, but she was unwilling to admit that Mu Jingrui was dead.
He would not die like this. He had not yet become famous, he had not yet assisted Xiao Yujue in succeeding to the throne, and he had not yet become the King of Zhennan.
Suddenly, a burst of rapid war drums sounded. Shangguan Wanning and Zheng Bingrong turned around and saw a cloud of dust flying ahead.
Zheng Bingrong's face changed. "Oh no, the enemy is coming. Ning'er, hurry up..."
This camp is the last logistical support for the army. If it is destroyed, then even if Mu Jingrui and his men come back, they will have no place to stay.
Shangguan Wanning was just trying to persuade Zheng Bingrong to stay and fight the enemy together when she felt a pain in her neck and fainted.
When she woke up again, she found herself lying in a strange and simple room.
"Why am I here?"
Shangguan Wanning tried hard to recall the memory before it froze, and she was startled. She hurriedly got out of bed, opened the door and ran out.
This seemed to be an inn. She saw a waiter-like man walking over with a basin of water. She immediately went up to him and asked, "Waiter, where is this?"
"A border town."
"Little Second Brother, do you know...how far is this place from Tiangou Gorge?"
"Tiangoujian? Girl, are you going to Tiangoujian? You can't go." The waiter couldn't help but feel pity for the girl in front of him when he saw her beautiful face and pale complexion.
"Girl, Tiangoujian is now a forbidden area. The 100,000-strong army led by Marshal Mu was completely wiped out, and the troops of Western Xia have already crossed the border. Now, there is chaos everywhere."
Shangguan Wanning's heart twitched violently. She tried her best to suppress her sadness and asked with a choked voice, "Then...do you know...Marshal Mu is coming?"
"Marshal Mu has died in the battle. I heard that at the last moment, Marshal Mu led more than a thousand soldiers to fight their way out of the encirclement, but they were still chased by Li Binhao himself. He and the thousand soldiers died of exhaustion. They were not far from Tiangou Gorge... Oh, how miserable..."
Shangguan Wanning's steps staggered and her brain exploded with a bang.
It turned out that she lived her life again, changed her own destiny, but rewrote the destiny of others.
She never thought that Mu Jingrui would die young.
"Miss, are you... okay?" The waiter asked cautiously when he saw that Shangguan Wanning looked unwell.
Shangguan Wanning's heart was as calm as still water, and she asked softly, "Who sent me to the inn?"
"Two men, an old man and a middle-aged man."
"Where do they live?"
"It's right there, just turn the corner."
Shangguan Wan Ning followed the waiter's instructions and walked towards her grandfather and third uncle's room. No matter what, she had to convince them to let her go find Mu Jingrui.
Even if it was just a corpse, she couldn't let Mu Jingrui rest in peace after death.
"Congratulations, old man. You have finally got your revenge."
"Then I have to thank Master Yu for his help."
Zheng Guoxun made a gesture, and Zheng Bingrong handed over several silver bills.
"Master Yu, please count. We originally agreed on a thank you of three thousand taels. The total here is three thousand five hundred taels. The extra five hundred taels is for my father to treat you to tea. Thank you for taking care of Ning'er a few days ago."
"I'm ashamed. In that environment, in order to prevent Miss Shangguan from getting suspicious, my care for her was limited. But fortunately, I was able to successfully send her to Marshal Mu."
"My father and I are both satisfied with your ability to do things."
"Then I would like to thank you very much, old man." Shen Ziyu took the banknote and put it into his sleeve, smiling, "If you still need me in the future, please let me know."
"must."
"Then I'll take my leave first. If you have the opportunity to come to Jiangnan in the future, please say hello, so that I can..."
"What are you doing?"
There was a shout from outside the door. Before the three of them could open the door to check, a man broke the door open and fell in.
"Ning'er?" Zheng Bingrong looked down and saw that it was Shangguan Wanning.
"Young Master...ah!"
Before Qin Yuting could finish her sentence, Shen Ziyu stepped forward and slapped her hard on the face, angrily asking, "Who told you to do that to her?"
Qin Yuting felt quite aggrieved. She covered the burning half of her face and whispered, "I saw her eavesdropping outside, so... so..."
"Ning'er, how are you? Are you injured?"
Zheng Bingrong stepped forward to help, but Shangguan Wanning pushed him away.
She only understood half of what she heard outside the door just now, until they mentioned Mu Jingrui, her confused thoughts became exceptionally clear.
Especially the appearance of this girl.
When she was caught by human traffickers and was about to escape, it was this person called "Miss Ting" who was mixed in with them who caused her plan to fail.
Obviously, they... are in the same group.
They are actually in the same group!
"Grandpa, Third Uncle, can you tell me... who they are?" Shangguan Wanning was still unwilling to believe it. She looked at her respected grandfather with tears in her eyes and asked with a sob.
"Since the old man has family matters to take care of, I will take my leave."
"Don't leave!"
Shangguan Wanning opened her arms and stood in front of Shen Ziyu. "Speak clearly."
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