Huo Gang really couldn't fight anymore, and couldn't even clench his fists, but facing life and death, he was unwilling to give up easily.
"I'm sorry, I have implicated you..." Ge Shuyan whispered, holding Huo Gang's hand even tighter.
A sharp arrow shot over, and with a scream, several figures came rushing over, with swords flashing and sabers flying, and all the bandits were killed in just a few strokes.
Huo Gang looked around and saw a familiar person walking towards him.
"Master Mu?"
Mu Jingrui didn't expect to see Huo Gang here, and frowned slightly. He turned his head and looked at Ge Shuyan on the other side.
"Princess, I have been ordered to come and escort you to the capital."
"You came just in time. We couldn't get out of this forest..."
The appearance of Mu Jingrui was like a life-saving straw for Ge Shuyan.
"This forest is designed with traps and ambushes based on the Five Elements and Eight Diagrams and the art of Qimen Dunjia. If someone doesn't understand, they will just go around in circles and won't be able to get out."
Mu Jingrui looked at the wounded appearance of Huo Gang and Ge Shuyan, and winked at his men.
His men immediately stepped forward and carried Huo Gang on their backs.
"Now that we have rescued the princess, let's set off back to the capital immediately."
"Master Mu..." Huo Gang grabbed Mu Jingrui's arm and said weakly, "The young lady may still be trapped on the mountain. You have to...save her..."
Mu Jingrui's face changed suddenly.
"What did you say? Why is Ning'er on the mountain?"
"She..." Huo Gang fainted before he could finish his sentence.
"Wake up..."
Seeing that Mu Jingrui wanted to wake Huo Gang up by force, Ge Shuyan stepped forward to push him away and accused him, "Are you going to give him a ride?"
She recounted in detail everything from the time she was kidnapped and taken to the mountain to the time Shangguan Wanning and Huo Gang appeared and rescued her.
"She may not have fallen into their hands. Maybe she escaped with Sun Jinyao, but is just wandering around here like us and can't get out. You can send someone to look for her nearby first."
Mu Jingrui took a deep breath and soon calmed down. He ordered some of his men to escort Ge Shuyan and Huo Gang down the mountain, while he continued searching nearby.
Then a whole day passed, and there was no trace of Shangguan Wanning.
The ominous feeling in his heart became stronger and stronger, and he had to face reality.
Shangguan Wanning must be trapped on the mountain.
"My Lord, what should we do now?"
Mu Jingrui looked up at the vast Cangshan Mountains, his eyes showing a hint of sharpness.
The purpose of his trip was to rescue Ge Shuyan, and logically he had accomplished it, but he never expected that Shangguan Wanning would be in danger.
Even if it costs my life, I must rescue Shangguan Wanning.
The sky gradually darkened. Mu Jingrui was not afraid that the people in the mountain village would discover him, so he ordered his men to light a bonfire.
Late at night, Mu Jingrui heard a slight sound. He opened his eyes and saw a figure flash by, and then he stood up immediately.
A branch flew towards him, and he dodged to the side and caught it in his hand.
"I'll go chase him..." Chu Xiaolian was about to rush out but was stopped by Mu Jingrui.
"This person...seems to have something to tell me."
Mu Jingrui hesitated for a moment and said, "You wait here, I'll be back soon."
“Eh…”
Chu Xiaolian was worried that Mu Jingrui was in danger, but before she could say anything, Mu Jingrui leaped and disappeared into the dark night.
Mu Jingrui hadn't walked far when he saw a man in white standing in front of him.
The two looked at each other, and the man in white raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a faint smile.
"Master Mu is a young hero, and his reputation is well-deserved."
Mu Jingrui's heart skipped a beat.
He didn't expect that the other party actually recognized him.
"Your Excellency did not bring me here just to praise me, did you?"
The man in white smiled and took something out of his sleeve and threw it over.
Mu Jingrui stretched out his hand and took it. It was a handkerchief embroidered with the word "Ning".
"Does Master Mu recognize this thing?"
Mu Jingrui's heart was in a knot, but he remained calm and composed.
"So what if you recognize him? So what if you don't recognize him?"
"I know that Miss Shangguan was once your fiancée, but you two were not destined to be together. If you still have a little affection for her, then let's continue our conversation; if not... then I'll take my leave."
This person actually knew about his relationship with Shangguan Wanning?
Mu Jingrui carefully looked at the man in white, smiled coldly, and said, "That depends on what conditions you want to negotiate with me. You also said that Shangguan Wanning and I are just a past."
The eyes of the man in white dimmed in an instant, but this disappointment was fleeting.
"I originally wanted to use the life of the Turkic princess to ask the emperor to grant amnesty to the whole country, but I didn't expect it to be ruined by Miss Shangguan. In this case..."
The man in white held a folding fan in one hand and his expression became solemn.
"I want Lord Mu to rescue someone from the Ministry of Justice prison."
"Who?"
"The former Inspector of Eight Prefectures, Wang Dan."
Mu Jingrui's face changed slightly and his heart skipped a beat.
The former inspector of eight prefectures was reported for corruption and abuse of power, and the evidence was irrefutable. Half a year ago, the emperor personally ordered an investigation, confiscated his entire house, put him on death row, and took him to his hometown to await execution in the autumn.
Counting the days, it's almost time for the execution.
"Who are you to the Wang family?"
"Don't worry about it. I believe that with Lord Yi Mu's current influence in the court, he will definitely be able to find a way to rescue Wang Dan. I'll give you three days."
The man in white looked at Mu Jingrui seriously and said, "In these three days, I will treat Miss Shangguan well. If I can't see Wang Dan after three days, then Miss Shangguan..."
"You'd better burn incense and pray to Buddha to keep Ning'er safe and sound. Otherwise, I will flatten all the mountains."
Mu Jingrui's tone was not harsh, but it revealed a biting chill and majesty, and he walked away in a huff.
He took his men down the mountain overnight and sent someone to see Wang Dan who had just been released from prison.
The place where Wang Dan was imprisoned was not far from here, and it only took a day and a half to travel back and forth.
"Master Mu, an urgent document has been sent from the capital city, traveling eight hundred miles."
Mu Jingrui took the letter from the soldier. There was Shangguan Yue's official seal on the envelope. He hurriedly opened it to check.
"Wang Xiaoyao?"
Shangguan Yue and his men checked the backgrounds of all the death row prisoners who were about to be executed, and found that there seemed to be another hidden story in Wang Dan's case, but Wang Dan still had a son who was wandering around and had not been caught yet.
The person who provoked the incident and caused the emperor to grant amnesty to the entire country was most likely Wang Dan’s son Wang Xiaoyao.
Considering that the man in white asked him to release Wang Dan, Mu Jingrui must be Wang Xiaoyao without a doubt.
"Sir Mu, what happens now..." The magistrate carefully observed Mu Jingrui's expression. He didn't know what had happened.
Mu Jingrui ignored it and wrote a letter himself and sent his trusted subordinate to deliver it to Wang Xiaoyao overnight.
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