On the corridor outside the side courtyard, Su Jingming walked forward with stiff steps.
The light stretched his shadow out, casting it lonely on the floor of the corridor, like a trapped beast with nowhere to go.
He was a little afraid to face his sister, but he was really worried about her in his heart.
The figure wandered in the corridor several times, but never dared to enter the courtyard.
Lin Qi suddenly trotted out from the side yard and asked hurriedly, "Young Master?"
Su Jingming paused and asked with an unclear expression: "How is Mu Yan?"
"The doctor came to see her. The young lady took medicine and went to bed. But..." Lin Qi hesitated to speak.
"explain!"
"The doctor said that the young lady seems to have been poisoned, and there is no antidote..."
Su Jingming was not surprised to hear Lin Qi's words. After all, the forbidden drugs of the previous dynasty could not be easily cured.
No one in this world can solve the problem of competing with gods.
Su Jinming closed his eyes. The thing he was most worried about finally happened.
Turning around and leaving, Su Jingming walked quickly towards the guest room.
Arriving at the guest room of the Su Mansion, Su Jingming pushed the door open and walked in.
The room was filled with a strong smell of medicine. Zhao Ju was lying on the bed, his face bruised and swollen where he had been beaten.
Su Jingming slowly approached the bed.
When he thought about the man in front of him who not only defiled his sister's innocence, but also forced her to take the drug Saishen for which there was no antidote.
The overwhelming anger that surged in his chest made him want to kill the beast with his own hands right now!
Suddenly, Zhao Ju, who was lying unconscious on the bed, seemed to sense danger and suddenly opened his eyes.
After seeing who it was, he said in a flattering tone, "Cousin."
Su Jingming stood beside the bed, looking down at him condescendingly, with murderous intent still lingering in his eyes.
His tone was cold and angry: "Zhao Ju, you beast, for your own selfish reasons, you have brought Mu Yan to this state! You really deserve to die!"
Zhao Ju coughed lightly a few times, then struggled to stand up. He said in an apologetic and flattering tone, "Cousin, I lost my mind for a moment. I know I was wrong. But I am sincere to Mu Yan."
Su Jingming's face remained cold and he angrily said, "Using banned drugs to ruin her life is your true intention?"
Zhao Ju hurriedly defended himself: "Although this medicine is addictive, as long as it is taken for a long time, it will not cause any harm to the body. It can even make people feel as happy as if they were in heaven..."
"Shut up!" Before he could finish, Su Jingming interrupted him harshly, his eyes getting even colder: "If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll let you taste the feeling of being worse than death!"
Zhao Ju shuddered and stopped talking.
Su Jingming stared at him coldly, and said word by word: "Zhao Ju, listen to me carefully. After Mu Yan marries you, if she suffers any injustice, I will never forgive you!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ju's face lit up with joy.
Did his cousin agree to his marriage with Mu Yan?
He knew in his heart that Su Jingming's position in Mu Yan's heart was unmatched.
Rather than saying they are brother and sister, they look more like father and daughter.
Mu Yan has been following Su Jingming since she was very young and was raised by him.
He truly loves Mu Yan, so naturally he hopes to get the approval of the person she cares about most.
Zhao Ju was in a very good mood and didn't even care at all that he was beaten into such a state by Su Jingming.
With a gentle smile, he said, "Don't worry, cousin. I, Zhao Ju, only love Yan in this life. If I can marry her, I will never let her down!"
Su Jingming looked at him coldly, his expression did not soften because of his promise.
"You'd better do what you say." After saying that, he turned and left.
Night gradually fell, and the cold white light cast by the waning moon fell on the ground, cold and desolate.
Su Muyan sat by the window with her knees hugged. The moonlight shone on her expressionless face, making her already miserable expression even paler and weaker.
The red eyes were now filled with death.
She looked up at the moon in the night sky and the stars twinkling against the backdrop of the bright moon.
I remember the night sky I saw when I was in northern Jiangsu with my brother. It was not much different from today.
But she and her brother can never go back to the past.
Her dead eyes were filled with tears, each one falling like beads, but her face remained expressionless.
"Brother, what should I do..."
The low murmur was so broken that it was almost inaudible.
Suddenly, there was a sharp sound of breaking through the air "whoosh!"
“Ding!”
A dart hit the window frame beside her with extremely fast and accurate speed, and the lingering sound was trembling.
Su Muyan's pupils shrank, and she turned her head suddenly, and saw that the pitch-black dart was tied with pure white paper.
A neatly folded piece of paper!
Su Muyan looked around in horror but didn't see any figure.
This person's darts were used very accurately and powerfully. If he wanted to harm her, she would have been killed long ago!
She took off the dart with trembling hands and unfolded the note. There was only a line of small words on it.
"Three quarters past midnight, through the small door in the backyard. —Brother"
Su Muyan's hand holding the note trembled slightly with excitement, and her heart was beating wildly.
It was her brother! He still loved her! He hadn’t given up on her!
The dead eyes lit up with hope, like bright stars in the dark night.
She quickly closed the window, packed two sets of clothes, and took all her valuable jewelry and silver.
Taking advantage of the night, he tiptoed out of the side yard.
There was no one in sight along the way.
It was even surprisingly smooth.
Maybe my brother arranged it in advance.
I walked all the way to the small door in the backyard, but the bolt was hanging loosely and was not even locked.
Obviously, this was also arranged in advance.
Su Muyan slowly opened the door and saw a strange man waiting outside.
Seeing her leave, he looked her up and down and asked in a low voice, "Miss Su?"
Su Muyan nodded, but she felt a little wary because the other person was a stranger.
He whispered, "Who are you? Who asked you to come?"
The man replied simply and concisely: "The eldest son of the Su family, Su Jingming."
It’s my brother indeed!
Su Muyan felt relieved and asked doubtfully, "Where is my brother?"
The strange man in front of him looked around vigilantly and whispered, "Miss Su, you'd better leave with me first. I'll talk to you on the way. It will be troublesome if we get caught."
Su Muyan nodded: "Okay."
It was already late at night, the streets were dark and quiet, and even the hurried footsteps of the two people could be heard clearly.
On the way, Su Muyan couldn't help but ask again: "Where's my brother? Didn't he come?"
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