Mu Jingrui discovered that the person following him was actually a woman.
There was a layer of frost in his eyes, and he asked in a low voice: "Tell me, what do you want to do?"
The woman struggled desperately and beat Mu Jingrui's arm.
Seeing that she couldn't break free, she used her remaining consciousness and strength to stab Mu Jingrui with the silver needle between her fingers.
Mu Jingrui just dodged lightly, grabbed her pulse, snatched the silver needle and pushed her heavily to the ground.
The woman breathed heavily, looked up and glared at Mu Jingrui fiercely, full of malice and resentment.
"Mu Jingrui, you are ungrateful and you will not die well."
Mu Jingrui frowned slightly.
He never claims to be a gentleman, but he is not a villain who is ungrateful.
“I never owe anyone anything.”
After saying that, Mu Jingrui turned and left.
"You never owe anyone anything, so...what about the hall master?"
A woman's voice came from behind, no longer as sharp and strong as before, but with a hint of sob and sadness.
"Mu Jingrui, you said you never owed anyone anything, but do you still remember Chu Xiaolian, the head of the Soul Capture Hall who sacrificed her life to save you?"
Some bad memories came to his mind, and Mu Jingrui frowned even deeper.
"You thought... that you were able to escape from the Soul-Catching Hall because those useless subordinates of yours saved you? Not at all. If the hall master hadn't rescued you from the water dungeon, you would have died in Jiang Yi's hands. It's a pity that the hall master was abused by that bastard Jiang Yi in order to save you..."
An inexplicable sadness surged in Mu Jingrui's heart, and he turned to look at the woman.
"After the hall master... was captured, she would rather die than tell us your whereabouts. Jiang Yi tried every possible way to torture her. She... is about to die..."
The woman struggled to get up and knelt in front of Mu Jingrui.
"Master Mu, please, go and save the hall master. In this world, no one can save her except you. Please..."
As the woman spoke, she kowtowed to Mu Jingrui and burst into tears.
Mu Jingrui couldn't help but think of the night when Chu Xiaolian brought him out of the water dungeon and the two of them were alone together.
When he woke up, he saw Chu Xiaolian seemed to want to kiss him...
In an instant, Mu Jingrui was in a state of confusion.
"Master Mu, if you don't go and save the hall master, she won't be able to hold on any longer. She will really die."
"Why should I trust you?"
Mu Jingrui's attitude was icy cold, revealing a biting chill everywhere.
The woman opened her mouth as if she wanted to explain, but in the end, she said nothing and sat down on the ground dejectedly.
The Soul Stealing Hall is a killer organization that has attacked him more than once.
He had to be on guard.
Mu Jingrui turned around again and prepared to leave when he suddenly heard a strange noise behind him.
He looked back and saw that the woman had stabbed a dagger into her lower abdomen.
"you……"
"Master Mu, I have no way to convince you to trust me... I will use my life... I beg you to save the hall master... She really wants to... see you again..."
After the woman finished speaking, she fell into a pool of blood.
Mu Jingrui's heart was touched.
He immediately called his men to take the woman away and cleaned up the scene before Shangguan Wanning found out.
Mu Jingrui immediately sent his trusted men to investigate the Soul-Capture Hall. Within two or three days, news came back one after another.
According to rumors, the head of the Soul Capture Hall has been replaced. As for where the original head went and why he was needed, there is no way to find out.
"Have you found out where the Soul-Catching Hall's headquarters is?"
"I found it."
The subordinate spread out a map in front of Mu Jingrui, pointed at a spot on the ground and said, "This is it."
This is an inconspicuous small town, but it is also a prosperous place with merchants coming from all over the country.
Mu Jingrui thought it over again and again and decided to go and take a look.
He owes nothing to anyone, especially never to a woman.
"Is there any official business that requires you to go in person?" Shangguan Wanning felt vaguely uneasy when she learned that Mu Jingrui was going on a long journey.
"It's not my choice. Don't worry, I'll be back as soon as possible."
Mu Jingrui gently stroked Shangguan Wanning's face. He was beginning to be reluctant to let her go. "I promise that I will not delay our wedding."
"Then... you won't be able to make it back for the opening of Deshantang?"
Shangguan Wanning changed the name of Jiyuan Hall to Deshan Hall and it would reopen in three days.
"Yeah, sorry."
"It doesn't matter. The most important thing is that you come back safely."
Mu Jingrui pinched Shangguan Wanning's nose lovingly and held her in his arms.
The next day, Mu Jingrui asked for leave from the court and rushed to the headquarters of the Soul-Capture Hall with a few trusted subordinates.
He pretended to be an employer and asked the killers from the Soul Stealer Hall to carry out the task.
Since his bid was very high, he specifically asked to meet the new leader of the Soul Capture Hall.
The night was slightly cool, with a bright moon in the sky. Mu Jingrui and his men arrived at the woods outside the town as promised.
They waited for about an incense stick of time, and their men began to get impatient.
"Sir, could it be that the people from the Soul-Snatching Hall suddenly changed their minds and decided not to come?"
Just as he finished speaking, a group of unknown birds jumped out from the bushes ahead, and as if frightened by something, they flapped their wings and fled in panic.
A sharp light flashed across Mu Jingrui's eyes, and he leaped up and rushed towards the bushes. A black shadow was about to escape, but he grabbed the neck and pulled it out, throwing it heavily to the ground.
The man was wearing the mask of the Soul-Catching Hall. The moment he was thrown to the ground, he felt severe pain all over his body, and his internal organs seemed to be mixed together.
"Say, is this your hall master?"
Mu Jingrui's men drew their swords and pressed them against the killer's neck.
The killer was never afraid of death. Without saying a word, he leaned forward and the sword pierced his throat.
At this time, Mu Jingrui heard the sound of light footsteps approaching from all directions.
He drew out his sword and swung it lightly, and several sword flowers flew towards the darkness.
Screams were heard one after another, and the two sides soon engaged in a fight.
Mu Jingrui looked around vigilantly. Suddenly, a huge black shadow came towards them, like a giant bat.
"Hahaha! Mu Jingrui, I let you run away last time, but this time you actually came to me on your own initiative."
Jiang Yi landed steadily in front of Mu Jingrui and looked at him with contempt.
"I should settle accounts with you."
Mu Jingrui's voice was very light, but it was filled with murderous majesty. "Who hired you to kill me?"
"You're asking me now? Humph, as long as you can break this Tiangang Yuanqi Formation, I'll tell you."
Jiang Yi waved his arm lightly, and the killers who followed him quickly formed a formation.
Waves of strong sword energy came towards me, like a bone-cutting steel knife cutting through my skin.
The four men who came with Mu Jingrui soon died in the sword formation.
Mu Jingrui fought fiercely with them. The layers of sword energy made him breathless and he was unable to win for a while.
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