"Jing Rui?"
Shangguan Wanning felt like she had grabbed a life-saving straw while drifting in the vast ocean, and subconsciously hid in Mu Jingrui's arms.
Mu Jingrui lowered his head and glanced at Shangguan Wanning who was wearing men's clothes.
This was not the first time she had disguised herself as a man and came to the place of fireworks. He was furious when he thought about the possible changes and dangers that might arise.
"Shangguan Wanning, what are you doing?"
"I……"
Before Shangguan Wanning could come back, she heard noisy shouting behind her.
Mu Jingrui turned sideways to look, and saw Ling Ruiying with his bare chest and two followers, chasing towards them aggressively.
He didn't have time to think, he grabbed Shangguan Wanning and slipped into the next room, closing the door.
"Take off your clothes and let your hair down."
"ah?"
Shangguan Wan Ning was stunned for a moment, but she hugged herself tightly with her hands and looked at Mu Jingrui warily. "What...what are you going to do?"
"Clean up your mess for you."
Mu Jingrui had heard the footsteps stop outside the door. He didn't care about anything else. He pulled Shangguan Wanning over, took off her outer men's clothes, ruffled her hair, and whispered, "Hide under the quilt. No matter what happens, don't make a sound."
Shangguan Wanning had no choice but to do as she was told.
Mu Jingrui stuffed the men's clothes into the quilt and then began to take off his own clothes.
Shangguan Wanning secretly lifted a corner of the quilt, revealing a pair of eyes looking over.
Mu Jingrui's strong and tall figure was clearly visible before her eyes, and her face suddenly turned red.
There was a knock on the door. Mu Jingrui threw his clothes on the ground and got into bed.
"You...what are you doing coming in?" Shangguan Wanning felt Mu Jingrui's breath and her heart beat faster.
Mu Jingrui did not answer. He held Shangguan Wanning with one hand and listened attentively to the movement outside.
The doors of the rooms next to and opposite them were knocked open. Ling Ruiying obviously did not achieve his goal, so he knocked on their door again.
"Jingrui, will they... break down the door and come in?" Shangguan Wanning asked in a low voice.
"meeting."
At this time, Shangguan Wanning's face was pressed against Mu Jingrui's chest. With every breath she took, hot air came out, making Mu Jingrui distracted.
Damn it!
Mu Jingrui couldn't help but curse inwardly. With a powerful enemy at the doorstep, he actually still had the mind to think about these things.
“Bang!”
As expected, the door was pushed open, and two followers rushed in, escorting Ling Ruiying.
"This is outrageous! I asked you to open the door and you dared not to?" Ling Ruiying cursed angrily.
Mu Jingrui secretly patted Shangguan Wanning's back gently, covered her with the quilt, then got out of the quilt and sat up, looking into Ling Ruiying's eyes.
Ling Ruiying was stunned.
"Oh, it's Master Mu. No wonder... you have such courage."
Mu Jingrui just smiled faintly, stood up and bowed to Ling Ruiying as a greeting.
"Master Ling barged into my room angrily. I wonder... what's the matter?"
Ling Ruiying looked at Mu Jingrui's calm appearance, glanced at the bed behind him, and asked, "Why don't you open the door?"
"Lord Ling, we came to Yihonglou to have fun. You and I are both men, and there are some things that we cannot stop halfway through. Tell me... why didn't I open the door?"
Mu Jingrui's words did not seem to be completely unreasonable, but Ling Ruiying had a special resistance and vigilance towards Mu Jingrui.
He took a few steps forward and smiled coldly. "Really? I'm afraid it's not that simple."
As he spoke, Ling Ruiying moved and tried to lift the quilt.
Mu Jingrui was prepared and with quick eyes and hands, he quickly grabbed Ling Ruiying's pulse.
"What does Lord Ling want to do?"
"I want to see if your daughter is really so charming and beautiful that she can attract Lord Mu, who has never been interested in women, to linger on."
Mu Jingrui couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on his back.
If Ling Ruiying saw Shangguan Wanning's appearance, Shangguan Wanning's innocence would be completely ruined.
"What? Is it not possible?" Ling Ruiying looked at Mu Jingrui with burning eyes.
"Of course not." Mu Jingrui used his inner strength to repel Ling Ruiying, "She is mine tonight. If Lord Ling wants her too, we can order her another day."
"Humph, Mu Jingrui, I think there is something else going on. Today I must see what this woman looks like."
"Master Ling, you are humiliating me. If you insist on forcing me to do this, I will have no choice but to..."
Before Mu Jingrui could finish his words, Ling Ruiying slapped him.
Mu Jingrui was not willing to be outdone. The last time they fought, there was no winner. This time, in order to protect Shangguan Wanning, he could not lose.
Shangguan Wanning secretly watched the fight between the two and felt extremely regretful.
If Mu Jingrui lost, not only would he be hurt, but she herself would also be in an irretrievable situation.
What should I do?
Shangguan Wanning's palms were full of sweat.
Seeing the fight getting more intense, Yihonglou's mother was also alarmed and ran over. She looked at everything in the house that was smashed to pieces, and she was so distressed that she didn't know what to do.
After all, she couldn't afford to offend either of these two people.
Mu Jingrui and Ling Ruiying exchanged palm strikes, and each of them retreated three steps.
This... is actually a draw?
Ling Ruiying's heart was already filled with a trace of panic.
"My Lord, this is bad..."
Another follower came running over and whispered something in Ling Ruiying's ear.
Ling Ruiying's expression suddenly changed, and he pointed at Mu Jingrui and said, "You are lucky today."
After saying this, he turned around and left with his entourage.
Mu Jingrui stood there blankly for a long while.
What did the follower say to Ling Ruiying that could make him give up?
"Master Mu... Master Mu..." The old mother came over tremblingly and asked tremblingly, "Are you... okay?"
Mu Jingrui came back to his senses and said, "All of you get out. Don't worry, I will compensate you for the losses here."
The old mother felt relieved when she heard this. She took everyone away and closed the door.
The room suddenly became quiet.
Shangguan Wanning lifted the quilt and sat up. Just as she was about to speak, Mu Jingrui quickly stepped forward and covered her mouth.
"Hush." Mu Jingrui made a gesture to keep quiet. "Be careful, there are ears on the other side of the wall. Beware of Ling Ruiying and others who may be monitoring you."
Shangguan Wanning nodded slightly and asked in a low voice, "How are you? Are you injured?"
"I'm fine, don't worry."
"real?"
"Um."
Mu Jingrui just felt that his arm was a little numb from the shock.
"Well...can I ask you a question?"
Mu Jingrui stared at Shangguan Wanning. The two of them being alone together at close range at this moment made his heart begin to ripple again.
With an indulgent smile, he stretched out his hand and held her in his arms. "Ask."
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