Mu Jingrui held Mu Jingyan with one hand and grabbed Shangguan Wanning with the other hand and dodged.
The long and quiet alley was blocked at both ends by masked men holding steel knives.
The dim moonlight lengthened everyone's figures, and the breeze blew gently, lifting hair and brushing across faces.
There are eight people in total.
Mu Jingrui judged from their breathing that they were all first-class masters.
He was a little worried that he might scare Shangguan Wanning, but out of the corner of his eye he saw that she was very calm.
Mu Jingrui put Mu Jingyan down and handed him over to Shangguan Wanning for care. His sharp eyes swept over the men in black.
"Be careful." Shangguan Wanning warned in a low voice, then she helped Mu Jingyan walk to a corner.
Weapons clashed and swords flashed and shone.
Shangguan Wanning watched Mu Jingrui kill decisively with his sword, and she seemed to see again the god of war who was invincible on the battlefield and made the enemy tremble in fear.
but……
Shangguan Wanning didn't feel good.
She could sense that the trajectory of her life had changed after her rebirth. Although it was still within her control now, she was not sure what would happen in the future.
What if she still couldn't control or melt Mu Jingrui? She absolutely couldn't accept watching her people die again.
"Walk."
Mu Jingrui killed eight men in black and walked up to Shangguan Wanning holding a bloody sword.
Only then did she come to her senses.
His robe was stained with blood, his hair was slightly disheveled, and the murderous intent in his eyes was still there.
She was too familiar with him like this.
"Are you okay?"
"It's okay. Someone else's blood."
Shangguan Wanning couldn't help but look over there.
Mu Jingrui's figure flashed and blocked her view.
"Stop looking, and go."
Shangguan Wanning felt that Mu Jingrui probably wanted to protect the purity of her inner world and didn't want her to see too bloody scenes.
"Jing Yan was injured and needs to be treated by a doctor as soon as possible. How do you plan to take care of her?"
Mu Jingrui paused, and his eyes gradually dimmed.
He had already been demoted to a pariah, and even if he followed the prince now, it would not change. How could he protect his sister when he could not protect himself?
"The Shangguan family has a house on the outskirts of the city. Not many people go there on weekdays. There are only a few servants and maids guarding and cleaning. Send Jingyan there first, and then make plans for the rest."
Shangguan Wanning pushed Mu Jingyan back without waiting for Mu Jingrui to raise any more objections.
Mu Jingrui hesitated slightly, then followed Shangguan Wanning to the house on the outskirts of the city.
They arrived in the middle of the night, catching the servants here off guard.
Shangguan Wanning ordered the servants to prepare hot water and clean clothes, asked the maid to help Mu Jingyan wash and comb his hair, and found a doctor for treatment.
"Her injuries aren't too serious, but she's just too weak. Fortunately, she has a good foundation in martial arts. If it were an ordinary person, she would have collapsed long ago."
The doctor was also surprised that a seemingly weak little girl had such a strong will to survive.
"It's just that the red spots on her face... I can't figure out the reason for it for now."
"It doesn't matter. We'll find another way. Thank you for your help." Shangguan Wanning asked the servants to send the doctor out and gave him some silver to keep him quiet.
Mu Jingrui walked to the window, looked at his unconscious sister, and sighed deeply.
"It seems... I have to find another doctor..."
"No need. She's just allergic and will be fine in a few days." Shangguan Wan Ning smiled brightly and teased Mu Jingrui, "You are the eldest brother who grew up with her. Don't you know that Jing Yan will have an allergic reaction after eating peaches?"
"She ate the peach? How do you know?"
"Places like Yingchunlou are a place of debauchery and extravagance, and everyone is greedy." I was also afraid that the madam would not let me go, so I bribed the girl there in advance to take precautions. But I didn't expect that she was so strong-willed that she would..."
Mu Jingrui suddenly realized that he actually didn't understand Shangguan Wanning.
Looking back now, she made such a big fuss in Yingchun Tower not only to teach Zhao Xu a lesson, but also to attract other people's attention.
Just like the day she asked Lu Tong to deliver a letter to him, but encountered Xiao Yujue being assassinated. It seemed that she calculated every step accurately.
Even men may not be able to match such scheming.
"You've been tired all night. I asked the servants to prepare some clean clothes for you. Why don't you go first..."
"Why help me?"
Mu Jingrui turned his gaze from his sister to Shangguan Wanning, with suspicion and inquiry, as deep as a pool of stagnant water, so cold that it made people shiver.
"Shouldn't I help you?"
Shangguan Wanning thought about the scene in her previous life when she was bewitched by ghosts and fell into trouble in the Mu family. When Mu Jingrui came to propose marriage, she cried and made a fuss and refused to marry. It was no wonder that Mu Jingrui would be suspicious of her.
"There is no should or shouldn't... You didn't want to marry me in the first place, let alone now..."
"But the engagement between you and me has not been officially cancelled. I still have the hairpin your mother gave me. It is our token of love."
Shangguan Wanning's attitude before and after was so different that Mu Jingrui could never let it go.
He was a suspicious person to begin with, and in order to dispel his doubts, Shangguan Wanning took a few steps forward and tugged at his sleeve.
"Do you remember the night I was kidnapped by the kidnappers?"
Mu Jingrui couldn't help but think of some scenes that made him blush.
At that time, she hugged him, called his name, and...
Thinking about it now, he still feels hot all over.
"When I was in danger, you protected me and saved me. You saved my life, so I want to repay you. As for our engagement..."
Shangguan Wanning didn't know whether she had ever loved Mu Jingrui. After all, her past life experience made her feel uncomfortable.
"No matter what, you saved Jing Yan, and our Mu family owes you a favor. I will repay you when I have the chance in the future."
Shangguan Wanning secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
With this friendship, if something happens in the future that she cannot control, at least Mu Jingrui will have something to think about.
"I have to go back before dawn, otherwise I will give people a chance to talk about me." Shangguan Wanning looked at the night outside the window, seeming to be thinking about something.
Before leaving, she instructed her servants to take good care of Mu Jingyan.
Mu Jingrui escorted Shangguan Wanning back to the city. When they arrived at the back door of the prime minister's residence, Shangguan Wanning pushed the door, but it didn't move at all.
"What's wrong?" Mu Jingrui noticed that Shangguan Wanning's expression changed slightly.
"Maybe something went wrong. Midori didn't leave the door open for me."
Mu Jingrui stared at the door for a while and said softly, "There is someone behind the door."
Shangguan Wanning frowned instantly.
"It seems... I was discovered when I sneaked out." Shangguan Wanning's eyes flashed with a cold light. She grabbed Mu Jingrui's wrist and said, "Can you help me?"
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