“And here I am, with my dagger already at this woman’s neck. With just a little force, I’ll sever her artery.” A playful glint flashed across Li Rui’s dark face as he smirked and said, “Come to the middle. I’ll count to three and see which one you want to save first. This game is quite fun, isn’t it?”
Xiang Zhilan looked at Su Yan, then at Shen Muzhi, her face pale and tense.
Shen Muzhi supported himself on the ground and stood up, slowly walking towards the center, leaving a long trail of blood on the ground.
His forehead was covered in sweat, and the pain in his body had made him pale. He glanced at Su Yan, then looked at Xiang Zhilan.
"Wood, save me..." Su Yan called out the nickname Su Yan had given Shen Muzhi.
Shen Muzhi was momentarily dazed, then turned to look at Su Yan, only to hear her cry out again, "Wood, save me!"
Su Yan not only called Su Yan by that nickname, but also imitated Su Yan's voice.
Because of blood loss, sweat dripped from Shen Muzhi's forehead and onto his eyelashes, causing him to vaguely overlap Su Yan and Su Yan.
"Wood, save me!" Su Yan continued to shout. The reason she agreed to act in this play with Li Rui was to see how similar she and Su Yan could be, and whether they could bewitch Shen Muzhi. This was also an important indicator of whether she could bewitch Xu Tingchuan in the future, so she acted very hard.
Shen Muzhi stared blankly, then took half a step toward that direction.
Xiang Zhilan watched him move, closed her eyes, tears streaming down her face, resignedly preparing herself to fall.
Li Rui's lips curled slightly as he slowly counted, "One, two..."
Shen Muzhi dragged his leg and took another step in that direction. Li Rui gripped the dagger tightly and shouted, "Three!"
The man standing by the stone pillar who was holding the rope let go, and Li Rui was about to stab Shen Muzhi in the chest with his dagger!
Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, Shen Muzhi suddenly changed direction and lunged at Xiang Zhilan, who was falling rapidly!
Xiang Zhilan had prepared herself for a heavy fall and the pain of losing her child, but just as she was about to hit the ground, someone caught her. She opened her eyes and saw that Shen Muzhi's knees had buckled and he was kneeling on the ground due to the weight and his injuries, but he was still holding her tightly and preventing her from falling.
Li Rui pushed Su Yan away, drew his gun from his waist, and fired two shots at Shen Muzhi's back!
Xiang Zhilan's pupils constricted, and her heart felt like it was about to stop.
Shen Muzhi groaned and buried his head in Xiang Zhilan's shoulder, protecting her tightly.
Xiang Zhilan was beyond shocked or moved. Her eyes were brimming with tears, her lips trembling, as she cradled Shen Muzhi's face in her hands, which were covered in blood. The recurring nightmare had become a reality...
"Shen Muzhi, why were you so foolish? Why did you come? You knew he wanted to kill you..." Xiang Zhilan sobbed uncontrollably. He actually went to such lengths for her, even turning his back on Li Rui. Anyone who practices martial arts knows that you should never turn your back to the enemy. If he had saved Su Yan, he wouldn't have done this.
"Don't cry, I don't like you crying." Shen Muzhi put her down on the ground, raised his hand to wipe away her tears, his breathing erratic, a joyful smile curving his lips: "This time, I protected you..."
Before he could finish speaking, Shen Muzhi collapsed and pinned Xiang Zhilan down.
Xiang Zhilan's heart stopped. She hugged Shen Muzhi's head and cried out, "Shen Muzhi, don't die! Don't die! Wake up! I forgive you! Wake up!"
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