The masked man was attacked by someone, but he was able to protect himself by simply relying on the sound to identify the location. However, the person who had just attacked him used even more despicable means.
He picked up stones on the ground and threw them everywhere, and others followed suit, making it impossible for the masked man to truly identify the danger.
The group exchanged glances, and the four of them attacked again.
This time, the masked person was no longer able to cope with the situation. A hidden weapon hit her chest and she fell to the ground, spitting out blood.
Seeing that a steel knife was about to pierce the masked man's chest, Mu Jingrui threw the branch out, turned over to the masked man and picked her up.
Seeing this, those martial artists rushed over and surrounded him.
"Kid, what sect are you from? I advise you not to meddle in other people's business, otherwise... you will only get into trouble."
Mu Jingrui ignored him completely, looked down at the masked man leaning on his arms, and asked in a low voice: "Can we go?"
The masked man tried to use his internal energy, but finally shook his head.
"The darts... are poisonous..."
Mu Jingrui couldn't help but frown. He twisted his arm and carried the masked man on his back. He held the sword tightly in his other hand, his eyes sharp.
"Whoever stands in my way will die."
"Humph, you are so arrogant. There are so many of us, are you still afraid...ah!"
Mu Jingrui didn't wait for the other party to finish speaking, a flash of sword light flashed across, and the other party was stabbed in the throat with the sword.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then rushed forward immediately.
Mu Jingrui was already on guard, so their plot failed. In a short while, all of them were killed by the sword.
At this time, the masked man leaned on his shoulder and fainted.
He walked over to the person who had placed the hidden weapon, searched for the antidote, and then used his lightness skills to quickly leave.
Chu Xiaolian opened her eyes again and found herself lying in a cave with a burning bonfire beside her.
There is a shadow on the stone wall of the cave.
She turned her head and saw a handsome profile.
"Um……"
Chu Xiaolian struggled to get up, and suddenly found that her clothes on her chest were loose.
She couldn't help but shudder all over and hurriedly tried to tidy it up. The excessive movement caused the wound to tear slightly, causing severe pain.
"What did you... do to me?"
Mu Jingrui held the hidden weapon in his hand, flicked his wrist and threw it out, and it penetrated deeply into the stone wall.
Without turning back, he said calmly: "You have been poisoned, and the wound needs medicine and bandage. Don't worry, I have no interest in you."
"you……"
Chu Xiaolian felt embarrassed and angry.
He clearly took advantage of her, but he said he had no interest in her.
"If you think my behavior is wrong, feel free to come find me after you recover. As long as your martial arts skills are strong enough, you can kill me."
Mu Jingrui stood up and walked to the cave entrance, looking at the lonely night sky.
The evening breeze gently brushed his cheeks, and he sighed silently in his heart.
If he had a choice, he didn't want to tear Chu Xiaolian's clothes.
However, the situation was urgent, and he always felt that the rules between men and women were not as important as life.
"I have something important to do, and I will leave after daybreak. You should find a way to contact your men to come and protect you."
Chu Xiaolian didn't say anything. She raised her head and stared at Mu Jingrui's back, feeling a wave of sadness in her heart.
No words were spoken that night.
When it was getting light, Mu Jingrui turned around and went back to the cave to get his sword.
The bonfire had gone out, and he saw Chu Xiaolian lying on the haystack, her cheeks flushed and her forehead covered with beads of sweat.
He was startled and hurried forward to check. He touched her forehead and found it was burning hot.
Now Mu Jingrui was also in trouble.
In the current situation, Chu Xiaolian obviously has no ability to protect herself. Not to mention being hunted again, she can't even solve the problem of food and clothing.
If he left like this, it would be like abandoning her to fend for herself.
But if I take her with me...
Mu Jingrui was anxious, as he had an important responsibility and could not afford to delay.
If it were someone else, he would deliberately turn a blind eye, but Chu Xiaolian happened to be the one who saved his life.
After a brief hesitation, Mu Jingrui carried Chu Xiaolian on his back again. After some consideration, he walked to the official road, found an inn in a nearby town to stay in, and asked the innkeeper to invite a doctor to treat Chu Xiaolian.
"How is she, Doc?"
"She is in good physical condition, but... she was just poisoned and needs some time to recover. It is normal for her to have a fever again and again. However, we must pay attention to her and take good care of her. Otherwise, it is easy to burn her brain."
The doctor prescribed some medicine for Chu Xiaolian and left.
Mu Jingrui felt helpless and asked the waiter to boil the medicine. He stayed in the room thinking about what to do next.
The waiter brought the boiled medicine. Mu Jingrui hesitated slightly, but still carefully fed the medicine to the unconscious Chu Xiaolian.
In the evening, Chu Xiaolian woke up again and saw Mu Jingrui leaning against the door in a daze. Her thoughts were in a trance for a moment.
"You...are still here?"
"Eat something."
Mu Jingrui glanced at the food on the table and motioned Chu Xiaolian to get out of bed.
Chu Xiaolian calmed herself down, forced herself to walk to the table with her weak body, and asked in a low voice: "What about you?"
“Not hungry.”
Chu Xiaolian ate her meal in silence, her mind full of thoughts.
"If... you really have something to do, just go first. I can take care of myself..."
"I will definitely go, but..."
Mu Jingrui lowered his eyelids, and he did not continue to discuss this issue with Chu Xiaolian. "I'm going to go out for a while, you can go back to sleep after you finish eating."
After saying that, he left without looking back.
The room suddenly became quiet. Chu Xiaolian looked at the food on the table, then at the set of bowls and chopsticks opposite.
How nice it would be if I could sit down and have a quiet meal with him.
"He is not as powerful as the legend says."
A cold voice sounded behind her. Chu Xiaolian was startled and her face immediately darkened. Even her eyes were a little colder.
"I didn't summon you, what are you doing here?" Chu Xiaolian asked coldly.
"Do you think I want to come?"
The man sat down opposite Chu Xiaolian and snorted. "Master is worried that you might fail because of your lack of courage, so he specially asked me to supervise you."
Chu Xiaolian clenched the chopsticks, then put them down.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, how pitiful." The man stretched out his hand and hooked Chu Xiaolian's chin, "This self-torture trick... really almost cost her her life."
"Get lost." Chu Xiaolian shook off the man's hand and scolded, "Jiang Yi, don't think I dare not kill you."
"You are the head of the Soul-Catching Hall. You can kill me if you want. But now... can you kill me?"
Jiang Yi stood up and pulled Chu Xiaolian up with him.
Chu Xiaolian condensed her true energy in her palm and struck out at Jiang Yi.
However, due to his severe injuries and illness, this palm strike did not have the same power as before. Not only was Jiang Yi able to dodge it easily, but he also grabbed his pulse point with his backhand and pushed him to the ground.
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