Shangguan Wanning's heart felt like it was hit hard by something, and it hurt so much that she felt like she was suffocating.
"My Lord, how are you?"
Blood oozed from the corner of Wang Xiaoyao's mouth. He looked down at the arrow in his heart and actually smiled faintly.
"Actually... from the day I became a bandit, I had no way out. I also did some things that went against my conscience, so... I deserve this. It's just..."
Wang Xiaoyao looked at Shangguan Wanning and said with difficulty: "Princess, please help me...deliver the letter about my father's grievances to the emperor. Our Wang family...has not done anything to let down the court..."
Shangguan Wanning was at a loss. She looked at Wang Xiaoyao's expectant eyes and nodded solemnly.
"Then... I feel relieved..." Wang Xiaoyao smiled and closed his eyes.
He no longer has any concerns or attachments to this world.
He originally just wanted to hold the Turkic princess hostage to negotiate with the court and ask the emperor to release his family; but fate played tricks on him and his plan was ruined by Shangguan Wanning by accident.
When he learned of Shangguan Wanning's identity, he wanted to use Shangguan Wanning to make Mu Jingrui break the law and release his father, but he didn't expect that this action would push his father into hell faster.
Now, the only thing he could do was to hope that Shangguan Wanning would convey his request to the emperor.
“Ning’er…”
The familiar voice brought Shangguan Wanning back to her senses, and she raised her head to meet Mu Jingrui's deep eyes.
In an instant, the longing came flooding in like an overwhelming tidal wave.
Pain, grief, longing...
All kinds of emotions intertwined together, making her heart feel like it was being tortured, so painful that she could hardly breathe.
"Ning'er, how are you?"
Mu Jingrui squatted down and looked at Shangguan Wanning carefully, trying his best to suppress the urge to hold her in his arms.
"Don't be afraid, it's okay, I'm here." Mu Jingrui's voice trembled slightly, and he carefully held Shangguan Wanning's hand. "I'm sorry..."
These three words made Shangguan Wan burst into tears.
"Ning'er... Ning'er..."
Sun Jinyao called Shangguan Wanning in a daze, which brought her back to her senses immediately.
She quickly pulled back her hand and covered Sun Jinyao's face with her palm. "Brother Yao... I'm here, we're fine..."
Mu Jingrui looked at Shangguan Wanning's gentleness towards Sun Jinyao, and jealousy burned in his heart, but the current situation prevented him from taking any action.
He didn't want to see Shangguan Wan Ning sad, so he took the initiative to use his internal energy to heal Sun Jinyao.
When Mu Jingrui slowly injected his internal energy into Sun Jinyao's body, a warm current gradually spread in his dantian.
Shangguan Wanning saw that beads of sweat were oozing from the foreheads of Mu Jingrui and Sun Jinyao. She wiped the sweat off Sun Jinyao with her sleeve, but hesitated for a long time and was unable to make a move on Mu Jingrui.
She always reminded herself that Mu Jingrui was already someone else's husband and she should not have any improper thoughts about him.
However, her behavior made Mu Jingrui feel heartbroken.
After a long time, Sun Jinyao's complexion began to improve, and Mu Jingrui then withdrew his internal energy.
"Come here," Mu Jingrui stood up and said to his men waiting behind him, "prepare the carriage."
Shangguan Wanning kept her head down the whole time, staying by Sun Jinyao's side, without even looking at Mu Jingrui.
Her sad profile made Mu Jingrui feel distressed.
"Ning'er..." Sun Jinyao opened his eyes with difficulty. He looked at Shangguan Wanning with red eyes and forced a smile, "Silly girl, don't cry..."
"Brother Yao..."
"Am I going to die?"
"No, Brother Yao, I will send you back to Medicine King Valley right away, and Master will cure you. I'm sorry... I got you into trouble..."
Shangguan Wanning hugged Sun Jinyao and burst into tears.
Sun Jinyao shook his head slightly.
"Ning'er..." Sun Jinyao held Shangguan Wanning's hand tightly, his eyes went dark and he fainted.
The carriage arrived and Mu Jingrui's men carried Sun Jinyao up.
"Can you... send us directly back to Medicine King Valley?"
Shangguan Wanning's request was difficult for Mu Jingrui to accept.
The purpose of his trip, in addition to saving his brother Shuyan, was also to find Shangguan Wanning and explain the misunderstanding.
But what about now?
We met, but she left without even saying a word?
"I can send someone to find Senior Lu..."
"It takes too much time to go back and forth."
"Ning'er, you..." Mu Jingrui suppressed his jealousy and anger, but still couldn't bear to say anything harsh to Shangguan Wanning. "Okay, I'll take you there."
"No, there are a lot of aftermath waiting for you here..."
"Shangguan Wan Ning."
Mu Jingrui interrupted her with a growl.
He took a few steps forward and came in front of her, lowered his voice, and asked hoarsely: "Do you really hate me that much?"
"Master Mu, you..."
Shangguan Wanning mustered up the courage to look up and met Mu Jingrui's gaze, but the words she wanted to say were stuck in her throat.
Mu Jingrui's eyes were red, as if... there were tears in them.
"Miss...Miss..."
Lu Tong ran over breathlessly and hugged Shangguan Wan Ning tightly.
"Woo woo... I finally found you. That's great. I hope you're okay..."
Shangguan Wan Ning came back to her senses. She didn't have time to comfort Lu Tong and asked nervously, "Are you alone? Where's Master?"
"Here it is."
Lu Xiangzi walked over slowly, glanced at the unconscious Sun Jinyao, walked over and patted his face.
"Hey, half dead?"
"Master, please take a look at Brother Yao, please save him."
Lu Xiangzi said calmly, "Let's find a place to settle down first."
"Return to the city."
Mu Jingrui did not give Shangguan Wanning a chance to leave, and ordered his men to drive the carriage into the city and settle them in the wing of the county government office.
Shangguan Wanning had no time to rest and stayed by Sun Jinyao's bed, watching Lu Xiangzi treat Sun Jinyao.
Until noon, Sun Jinyao did not wake up, and his complexion became worse and worse.
"Ning'er, go and have a rest first." Lu Xiangzi looked at the haggard Shangguan Wanning and persuaded her, "I'm here, don't worry."
If someone else said this, Shangguan Wanning would definitely not listen, but when Lu Xiangzi said this, she felt relieved.
Accompanied by Lutong, she came to the room that Mu Jingrui had arranged for her.
She had been very nervous these past few days and had not had a good night's sleep. As soon as she lay down, she fell into a deep sleep. When she woke up again, it was already dusk.
Shangguan Wanning hurriedly got out of bed, washed up quickly, and went to see Sun Jinyao.
As soon as she opened the room, she saw Mu Jingrui leaning alone on the pillar in front of the door.
He clasped his hands across his chest, looking down at the ground with a dazed look in his eyes. His handsome profile was filled with helplessness and sadness.
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