"Shh!" Mu Jingrui made a gesture to keep quiet.
Shangguan Wanning then noticed that her voice had involuntarily risen in her panic, and it sounded particularly loud in the quiet night.
She shrank back subconsciously and looked around vigilantly.
"It's a long story. What about you, why are you here?"
Mu Jingrui had just fled here to avoid being hunted by the men in black, and he was shocked when he saw Shangguan Wanning.
"Of course I came to see you, not to enjoy the scenery?" Shangguan Wanning briefly recounted what happened after returning to the capital. "What happened? Why are you suddenly suspected of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country? Are those who are chasing you Xiao Zhenting's men?"
Mu Jingrui shook his head. "They are the people of Li Dahai, the Minister of War."
"What do you mean? The Minister of War is also Xiao Zhenting's man?" Shangguan Wanning heard from her father that Li Dahai has always maintained a neutral attitude.
Now that Xiao Zhenting no longer has the support of Concubine Liu, he is clearly in a weak position. How could Li Dahai, this old fox, support him?
"Things are not what you think."
Mu Jingrui found a place to sit down and let Shangguan Wanning sit on his lap.
"I was escorting the Crown Prince back to the capital, and we were chased on the way. In order to cover the Crown Prince's escape, I was forced to a slope with no way to retreat, so I had to jump down and take a gamble. But I was lucky, there were lush branches and leaves at the bottom of the slope, and my Qinggong was pretty good, so I was only slightly injured when I got to the bottom of the slope."
"But unfortunately, I lost too much blood when fighting with the killer, and I couldn't go up for a while. I could only stay at the bottom of the slope to recuperate. About two or three days later, a group of people in black suddenly appeared at the bottom of the slope. They were the same group of people just now."
Shangguan Wanning didn't quite understand, and frowned as she asked, "Then how do you know they are Li Dahai's men, and not assassins sent by Xiao Zhenting?"
"The assassins who were hunting down the Crown Prince were obviously an assassin organization in Jianghu, hired by Xiao Zhenting at a huge expense. The good thing is that even if they were caught, they couldn't do anything to him. So, after I fell down the slope, those assassins couldn't come looking for me again. After all, I wasn't their target. And..."
A hint of contempt appeared at the corner of Mu Jingrui's mouth.
"When these men in black were chasing me, they forced me to hand over the things."
"What is it?" Shangguan Wanning asked nervously.
"Evidence of Li Dahai falsely reporting the number of troops at the border, collecting empty salaries, and colluding with the enemy and committing treason."
Shangguan Wanning's face changed slightly. This was a serious crime that would lead to the confiscation of property and extermination of the entire clan.
"Do you still remember that Liao did everything he could to prevent me from sending troops to attack the Goshawk Kingdom, and also insisted on releasing Ji Kuo? They were just afraid that I would discover their secrets."
"No wonder..." Shangguan Wan Ning also felt strange, why Lord Liao was so nervous. "Then where is the evidence now?"
With Mu Jingrui's personality, it is absolutely impossible for him to hand over things easily.
Mu Jingrui smiled slightly and reached out to help Shangguan Wanning tidy up her hair. "It's at your place."
"Me?" Shangguan Wanning looked at Mu Jingrui puzzledly.
"When I was packing my luggage on the way back, I quietly put it under your suitcase. You are an outsider, but also the person I trust the most. It is safest to put it with you. And..."
Mu Jingrui held Shangguan Wanning's hand. "I hope I can use your hand to hand these evidences to your father. Let him hand them over to the emperor."
"Why do you need my father to pass it on? You can also meet the emperor directly."
"Consider it a gift from me to your father."
Shangguan Yue was in charge of the Ministry of War and border defense. As a superior, he was not aware of the huge incident that happened under his control. If the emperor really investigated the matter, and if people with ulterior motives fanned the flames, it would affect Shangguan Yue's position in the court.
However, it would be different if he took the initiative to submit the evidence.
How could Shangguan Wanning not understand Mu Jingrui's painstaking efforts? She lowered her eyelids and smiled shyly.
"As long as you're okay."
Under the moonlight, Mu Jingrui looked at Shangguan Wanning leaning in his arms. His heart was a little agitated and his body temperature began to gradually rise.
He hugged Shangguan Wanning tighter and said softly, "Don't run out alone in the future. What if something happens to a girl in this desolate mountain in the middle of the night?"
“Oh no!”
Shangguan Wan Ning suddenly woke up from her tender feelings. "I didn't come here alone. My cousin came with me. He said he was going to get me some water, but he hasn't come back yet. I don't know if anything happened to him."
Mu Jingrui's expression changed slightly, and he helped Shangguan Wanning stand up. "Go find him."
The two men walked forward hand in hand, and before they had gone far they heard the sound of weapons clashing.
"Humph, I didn't expect you to be so good at martial arts at such a young age. Tell me, who are you? What are you doing here in the middle of the night?"
Zheng Zhixing was arrogant and proud. Looking at the way these people were dressed, he guessed that they were not good people.
"I can go wherever I want. Do I have to report to you guys? If you know better, get out of the way."
Zheng Zhixing's arrogance surprised the men in black. They exchanged glances and attacked him again.
Zheng Zhixing learned martial arts from his father since he was a child. His kung fu was considered good among his peers, but he lacked practical experience. When he was besieged, he gradually felt overwhelmed.
Seeing the steel knife about to chop towards his chest, his panicked mind went blank and he even forgot to resist.
With a "clang" sound, the steel knife broke into two pieces and fell to the ground. The black-clothed man holding the steel knife had his entire arm numb from the shock.
When everyone looked back, they saw Mu Jingrui standing tall not far away, with a long sword in his hand flashing with a cold light.
"Humph, this is really a piece of cake. We have been looking for you for so long, and you showed up on your own initiative."
The men in black immediately lost interest in Zheng Zhixing and formed a formation to attack Mu Jingrui.
Shangguan Wanning was worried about Zheng Zhixing, so she braved the swords and came to his side, helped him up, and asked with concern: "How are you? Are you injured?"
Zheng Zhixing thought that he must have looked very embarrassed just now, so he had to focus all his attention on the fight between Mu Jingrui and the man in black.
He discovered that Mu Jingrui's sword moves were extremely fast, and often his opponents were injured before they could even see clearly.
Mu Jingrui didn't want to waste time, so he took advantage of the moment he jumped up and used a deadly move, slashing the throats of several men in black with one sword.
"Good!" Zheng Zhixing couldn't help but cheer loudly.
Mu Jingrui stood there, maintaining his posture motionless.
Shangguan Wanning had a bad feeling. She hurried forward and found that Mu Jingrui's face was pale.
Blood slowly flowed out from the corner of his mouth.
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