As the night fell, the old house of the Mu family was silent.
Mu Jingrui walked slowly towards the room, stepping on the half-man-high weeds in the yard.
This house was bought by Mu's father when the family was at its peak, but he had hardly ever lived in it. Therefore, he was not implicated when the family was ransacked.
The moonlight lengthened his figure, and he gently pushed open the door to the main hall.
“Squeak!”
The dust fell down and almost blinded my eyes.
Mu Jingrui raised his hand and waved in front of him.
The bright moonlight shone into the hall. He slowly walked to the table, his fingers lightly brushing across the surface.
The thick dust made him sigh deeply.
Suddenly, Mu Jingrui's body stiffened.
He leaped up onto the beam.
He heard light footsteps and looked down to see a woman holding a long sword slowly walking in.
Mu Jingrui breathed a sigh of relief.
"who?"
Before Mu Jingyan finished speaking, he drew his sword and stabbed it in the direction of the sigh.
Mu Jingrui dodged by flipping in the air, and took advantage of the situation to grab Mu Jingyan's pulse point and snatched the sword from her hand.
"Xiaoyan, it's me."
"elder brother?"
Mu Jingyan saw his brother's appearance clearly in the cold moonlight, and immediately threw himself into his arms, unable to help but burst into tears.
"Brother, where have you been... I was so worried, I thought I would never see you again in this life."
"Silly girl, how could that be?" Mu Jingrui felt sorry for his sister. She must have suffered a lot of grievances during this period.
However, he didn't have much time to ask questions or comfort her now.
He patted Mu Jingyan's back, pulled her out of his arms, wiped her tears and said softly: "Xiaoyan, you can't stay here for long, leave quickly, find a place to stay, leave a secret code, and I will come to find you in a few days."
"Brother, if you feel it's unsafe here, then why do you want to stay? Let's go together."
"No, I want to prove something."
"What is it?"
Mu Jingrui felt helpless. He knew that if he didn't make his words clear, Mu Jingyan would definitely not leave obediently.
"This time, both my brother and I were framed. The ultimate target of the mastermind is most likely the emperor."
Mu Jingrui explained: "I have to find out the real culprit behind the scenes, otherwise, this matter cannot be resolved. The other party tried every means to kill me and arranged so many people around me. Now that I am alone, they will definitely not let go of this opportunity."
"And the fact that I'm hiding here... is only known to her... If I'm being hunted down even here, then..."
Mu Jingyan didn't understand it completely, but he could get the general idea.
"Brother, what you mean is that if she betrays you, someone will come to kill you tonight." Mu Jingyan asked anxiously, "Is she Shangguan Wanning you are talking about?"
"Yes, but..."
Mu Jingrui had just said half of his words when he heard messy and noisy footsteps coming from the yard, and torches were lit instantly.
“It came so quickly.”
Mu Jingrui's face changed suddenly, and now Mu Jingyan couldn't leave even if he wanted to.
"Mu Jingrui, do you want to come out and die on your own, or do you want us to shoot you like a hedgehog?"
The brother and sister looked at each other and strode out.
I saw a group of men in black, holding steel knives and torches, surrounding the entire yard.
"Oh, Queen... Oh, no, it's Consort Mu. So you're here too. That's perfect. I can send you and your sister off together. You won't be too lonely on the road to the underworld."
"Hmph, you dare! If you dare to touch a hair on my head, the emperor will never let you go." After reflection, Mu Jingyan felt that his behavior was a bit reckless.
However, she always felt that even if Xiao Yujue deposed her from the position of queen, he still had feelings for her and would not kill her.
"Hahaha."
The leading black-clad man laughed loudly. "Your Highness, you are so smart, but your sister is as stupid as a pig. Even now, you are still fantasizing that the emperor will show leniency to you?"
Mu Jingrui said nothing.
His appearance was calm, but his heart was in turmoil.
Although he was mentally prepared, he still found it hard to accept the facts when they were laid before him.
"Your master... is really unexpected." Mu Jingrui's voice trembled when he spoke.
"My Lord, you are so smart, it seems that you can't stay here."
Mu Jingrui didn't say anything. He slowly drew out his sword and scanned the area with his sharp eyes.
The big man in black who was in the lead clapped his hands, and the archers who were ambushing on the roof were ready to go. Countless sharp arrows shot towards Mu Jingrui and Mu Jingyan like raindrops.
Mu Jingrui brandished his sword, responding to the situation while protecting his sister.
"I'll cover you, and you can leave first when you find the opportunity."
Mu Jingrui whispered instructions, and with a single strike of his palm, he killed four archers, creating a gap for Mu Jingyan.
Under such circumstances, Mu Jingyan could only obey his brother's arrangements.
She jumped onto the roof, and Mu Jingrui followed her.
The men in black refused to give up and chased after them.
Mu Jingrui had already confirmed what he wanted to know, so he didn't want to fight any longer.
If he was alone, it would not be impossible for him to evacuate quickly under the siege of so many people, but now there was inexplicably one more person, Mu Jingyan.
He couldn't just abandon her.
"ah!"
Mu Jingyan was hit by the man in black and was sent flying.
Mu Jingrui turned around and forced back the pursuers with his sword energy, then caught Mu Jingyan in mid-air.
He felt the palm wind coming, and in order to protect Mu Jingyan in his arms, he took the palm strike from the man in black.
"elder brother……"
Mu Jingrui forced himself to swallow the blood and still protected Mu Jingyan behind him.
He used his body to shield his sister amidst the chaos of swords and arrows.
There were already twelve wounds on his body, and blood was dripping.
"Walk!"
Mu Jingrui used the last of his inner strength to send Mu Jingyan to the roof and shouted, "Go, don't look back."
Mu Jingyan was at a loss. Under such circumstances, she had to listen to her brother and leave with great pain.
Mu Jingrui was completely exhausted and lay on the ground gasping for breath.
A sharp sword was pressed against his throat.
"I've heard that the Prince of Zhennan killed people without mercy and had a heart of stone, but today... I was really moved. You are so sincere to your sister."
Mu Jingrui had nothing to say.
Of course he knew that life was precious, but how could he bear to watch his own sister get hurt under his nose.
"My Lord, do you have anything else to say?"
"Humph." Mu Jingrui snorted coldly. "Go back and tell your master that he can't even think of ascending the throne."
The man in black's face darkened.
"You are really smart and you have guessed a lot. It's a pity that you have no chance to turn the tide. This day next year will be the anniversary of your death."
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