The sudden severe pain made Mu Jingrui push Shangguan Wanning away.
But even so, he didn't want to use too much force.
Shangguan Wanning simply took a few steps back and then stood firm.
Mu Jingrui used his internal force to shake the dagger out, and it stuck into the ground when it fell.
He looked at Shangguan Wanning in disbelief, and asked while enduring the pain, "Why?"
Shangguan Wanning's eyes were glistening with tears, and she said with a choked voice, "No reason. Mu Jingrui, you said that you are willing to repay me in any way you owe me. I am giving you the opportunity to repay your debt now."
Mu Jingrui’s face was pale. He staggered a few steps and fell onto the stool.
"If I die, will you stop blaming me?"
Shangguan Wanning's body trembled slightly and she couldn't utter a word.
Mu Jingrui's blood dyed his entire back red. He stared at Shangguan Wanning for a long time, and gradually became exhausted and fell to the ground.
Shangguan Wanning took a few steps forward and looked down at him.
She took a deep breath, walked over and opened the door.
Wang Bang walked in leisurely and saw Mu Jingrui lying on the ground dying. His sharp eyes swept across Shangguan Wanning's face.
"Why not kill him?"
"He's as good as dead now." Shangguan Wanning's voice was cold, without even glancing at Mu Jingrui lying on the ground. "To make you feel more at ease, wouldn't it be better if you did it yourself?"
Wang Bang looked down at Mu Jingrui, whose eyes were beginning to blur, and his guard was lowered. He said with a half-smile, "Women really are the most vicious. She was being affectionate with him just now, but when she turned against him, she stabbed him with a knife."
"Stop talking nonsense and let my father go immediately."
"Don't worry, I will definitely let the old guy go. I don't want to waste food by keeping him." Wang Bang said, and was about to squat down to check on Mu Jingrui's condition.
Shangguan Wanning walked forward a few steps calmly and stood in front of Wang Bang.
"I'm really curious, who are you working for?"
Wang Bang smiled coldly, his mouth corners raised, and a murderous look flashed across his face. "You'd better not know. Otherwise, you will die ugly."
After saying that, he pushed Shangguan Wanning away, condensed his true energy in his palm, and struck Mu Jingrui on the chest.
Mu Jingrui spat out a large mouthful of blood, his head tilted, and he was completely dead.
Wang Bang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Take me to find my father." Shangguan Wanning urged.
"I dare not trouble Princess An Ning to go in person. I will send someone to send the Prime Minister back. However, this is the Shenji Camp after all, so it may not be convenient to move here. You can wait at the fork in the road five miles away."
Shangguan Wanning looked at Wang Bang suspiciously. "How do I know if you will lie to me?"
"Does the princess have any other choice?"
Shangguan Wanning's eyes moved slightly and she smiled softly. "Okay, I'll trust you this time. But you'd better not play any tricks. I've checked your background and you have a family. If anything happens to my father, your whole family will be buried with him."
After saying this, Shangguan Wan Ning turned away.
Wang Bang looked at Shangguan Wanning's disappearing back and his expression became solemn.
He carried Mu Jingrui's body and quietly left the Shenji Camp.
Shangguan Wanning rode her horse to the fork in the road and waited anxiously, her heart in turmoil.
About half an incense stick of time later, the sound of horse hooves was heard. She looked and saw two strong men galloping towards her. When they passed by her, they dropped a sack.
The sack rolled a few times and two legs were exposed.
Shangguan Wanning hurried over to check.
"Dad... Dad, how are you? Wake up..." She looked at her father's pale face and was extremely anxious.
Shangguan Yue just opened his eyes slightly and opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a word.
Shangguan Wanning hurried to her horse, untied her bag, took out some clean water and carefully fed it to her father, then took out a pill.
After Shangguan Yue swallowed the pill, Shangguan Wanning used silver needles to prick the acupuncture points to accelerate the effect of the medicine.
Half an hour later, Shangguan Yue's complexion gradually improved.
"Dad, how are you?" Shangguan Wanning asked nervously.
Shangguan Yue calmed down and gently patted the back of his daughter's hand. "Don't worry, Dad is much better..."
Shangguan Wanning felt relieved and couldn't help crying while hugging her father.
"Alright, alright, Ning'er, don't cry. Don't worry, Daddy is really fine."
Shangguan Wanning wiped her tears and helped her father up. "Dad, let's go home. Since you disappeared, mom has been losing her appetite and she is very worried about you."
Shangguan Yue sighed deeply.
"I'm so sorry for you two. By the way, Ning'er, why did they suddenly let me go?"
"Because..." Shangguan Wan Ning showed a conflicted expression.
"What did they ask you to do?"
"They want me to kill Jing Rui."
"What?" Shangguan Yue was shocked. "So you...really killed him?"
"Dad," Shangguan Wan Ning looked around and after making sure that no one was around, she lowered her voice and explained, "No, Jing Rui just faked his death."
"They want me to kill Jing Rui before they let you go. Last night I sent a secret guard to contact Jing Rui, and we just acted out a scene together. Although I stabbed him, the wound was not deep, and I also secretly used a silver needle to protect his heart meridian."
"Wang Bang took another look himself, so he won't have any doubts anymore. Jing Rui took the elixir made by his master in advance, so he can heal his internal injuries by himself. So, he will be fine."
Shangguan Yue's expression suddenly changed.
"Are you doing this to find out who kidnapped me and why?"
"Yes. Dad, don't you think it's too strange? Now, Xiao Zhenting has returned to the court. I always feel that in addition to Xiao Zhenting, there seems to be... a third party force."
"Hey, you two kids...what can I say? It's too risky to do this. Aren't you afraid that Jing Rui might get into trouble?"
"We have no other options. Right now, the prince's situation is very unfavorable, so..."
Shangguan Wanning is more worried about Mu Jingrui's safety than anyone else.
However, this was Mu Jingrui's own choice, so she could only support him silently.
She believed that with Mu Jingrui's martial arts and adaptability, coupled with the secret deployment that had already been made, he would be able to overcome the danger.
"Forget it. It's too late for me to object now. Let's go back quickly. Everything will be easier once we get back to the capital. Even if Jing Rui is in danger, I can send someone to help him in time."
"Um."
With her father by her side, Shangguan Wanning felt as if she had taken a reassurance pill.
The father and daughter rode back to the capital, only to hear a piece of news that was like a bolt from the blue.
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