Chapter 173 Blissful Powder
Mu Xi got up from the floor and tried to comfort Mu Xun: "Don't be afraid, I'm here to save you. This ship is already under our control."
Mu Xun spat out each word through gritted teeth, and with all his might pushed Mu Xi away: "Get out, it's not safe here. I have my own way..."
Mu Xi collapsed to the ground, her mind reeling.
Outside, the sounds of "Kill, kill, kill..." could be heard incessantly.
Before long, Bai Su returned from the previous trip, his footsteps suddenly stopping next door with a "thump thump thump".
Then came a loud bang.
"Your Highness, there's a hidden door over here," Bai Su's voice came from the next cabin.
Immediately following was the sound of a sword hilt striking the cabin wall, then Bai Su burst into laughter: "Your Highness, we found them! I didn't expect these two to be hiding here, hahaha..."
As he spoke, Bai Su ordered his men to drag Zhu Mingjun and Guan Lan out from a hidden compartment in the cabin.
Zhu Mingjun and Mu Cong slumped to the ground, their clothes disheveled, their faces pale and trembling.
Meanwhile, Su Lan, the eerily beautiful "Fourteenth Young Master," still wore a wicked smile on her face.
Mu Xi barely managed to stand up: "Where's the key?"
"Young Master Jin Fang arrived really quickly; you actually managed to catch up with him." Guan Lan's voice was sweet and cloying. She didn't answer, and even knelt on the narrow passageway outside the cabin door, still glancing at Mu Xun.
Mu Xi didn't waste any more words and gestured to Bai Su.
Bai Su held a knife to Guan Lan's neck, and with a look of disgust, ordered the elite guards around him: "Search him to see if he has any keys."
The elite team went up and rummaged around, and sure enough, they found the key.
Not to be outdone, Su Lan continued with a crude remark: "Tsk tsk, the young master's brother is truly a rare gem, especially his unyielding demeanor, it's enough to make one's heart itch..."
Mu Xi ignored Su Lan's trash talk and focused on watching her elite subordinates try out the keys one by one.
Finally, with a "click," the chains on Mu Xun's feet were unlocked.
As Mu Xi went to help the person up, Bai Su raised his knife and was about to finish off Guan Lan.
"Wait..." Mu Xi hurriedly stopped him, and seeing Mu Xun's distress, she had to ask Guan Lan, "What medicine did you give him? Is there an antidote?"
Unfazed by Bai Su's steel blade, Su Lan giggled, "Hehehe, what antidote does 'Paradise Powder' need? Just a taste of ecstasy will solve it. If it weren't for waiting for him to be able to completely relax and enjoy ecstasy... sigh... what a pity, we could have all had fun together."
Mu Xi was so focused on saving people that she didn't realize what kind of drug Mu Xun had been given.
Now that Guan Lan had said it, it was all too clear. She rushed forward and snatched Bai Su's steel knife: "You gave him an aphrodisiac? I'm going to kill you..."
"To die beneath the peony blossoms is to be a romantic ghost, what a pity... what a pity... If I weren't afraid of hurting him, I should have succeeded long ago." Su Lan seemed oblivious, her eyes even fixed on Mu Xun, shaking her head regretfully and giggling, "It's fine if the young master wants to kill me, but don't forget, Zhu Mingjun was involved in this too. Isn't he your uncle? Hahaha..."
"You..." Zhu Mingjun slumped to the side, furious. "At a time like this, instead of begging for mercy, you're courting death."
Mu Xi had never used a steel knife to directly cut anyone before, and now he felt it would dirty his hands, so he returned the steel knife to Bai Su: "General Bai, if you want to kill them as soon as possible, just do it. There is no need to keep either of them alive."
"Wait...wait..." Mu Xun, who was already delirious, suddenly spoke, his hands gripping his thighs tightly, trying to maintain his last shred of consciousness with the excruciating pain, "Jian...Jian Zhi is still on the ship...I saw it with my own eyes...search quickly..."
Mu Xun's reminder was like a bucket of ice water poured over her head, bringing a sliver of clarity back to Mu Xi's furious mind: "Ah...that's right...General Bai, quickly search for Kanjiro..."
"Understood." Bai Su gestured to his elite subordinates.
The group of people shot out in a whirlwind.
Bai Su then asked, "Your Highness, it's not appropriate for you to stay here any longer. Why don't you deal with these two..."
“These two can’t be kept either… They’re still useful, we can’t just leave them like this…” Mu Xun managed to speak first, then fainted again.
"Mu Xun, Mu Xun..." Mu Xi was startled and quickly went up to check his breathing.
He then turned his attention back to killing Suga.
Even if Mu Xun is magnanimous, the fact that he was drugged with aphrodisiacs...
Mu Xi just couldn't let it go.
She originally wanted to save Zhu Mingjun to weigh the pros and cons.
There's no need to weigh the pros and cons now.
Mu Xi still wanted to kill the two of them.
Just then, Shi Meng rushed in, covered in blood, his voice filled with anxiety: "Your Highness... General Bai... hurry... our ships are surrounded. That bastard Guan Xiong's ships are closing in, we can't linger, we can't linger..."
No wonder Suga Arashi can act with such impunity.
It turns out they didn't even consider Zhennan's naval forces.
Having his murderous intent interrupted twice, Mu Xi had to prioritize the overall situation and ordered again: "Take the Second Young Master away from here first. As for these two, take them away for now and we'll decide what to do with them later."
So Mu Xi followed Shi Meng back to the cabin, Mu Xun followed behind with the help of the two men, and Bai Su brought up the rear last.
The group quickly returned to the deck.
Once on deck, Mu Xi approached Mu Xun: "How are you? Can you still hold on?"
Mu Xun fell into a coma again, his body burning hot; the intense heat could be felt even through his clothes. He was unable to speak.
Despite her burning anxiety, Mu Xi still couldn't help but ask, "Where's Kan Nao? Have you found that old man?"
Bai Su's subordinates reported: "We searched all the cabins, but still couldn't find Kan Nao."
"That old fox must have escaped in the chaos." Shi Meng was also disappointed, but urged even more, "Your Highness, we can't stay here any longer, let's return immediately."
Mu Xi glanced again at Guan Lan, who was bound like a dumpling on the ground with a face full of resentment, and Zhu Mingjun, who was terrified. She knew that she could not delay any longer.
"Withdraw..." Mu Xi gritted her teeth, glanced at Mu Xun who was unconscious against the guard, and then looked at the deck covered with red lanterns. "Since we can't find him, let's burn this place down and see if we can burn that old fox to death."
"Yes," Shi Meng immediately gave the order.
With Mu Xi and Mu Xun on their backs, under the cover of Bai Su and his guards, Mu Xi struggled through the chaotic deck, dodging arrows flying everywhere and burning flames, and boarded the already battered "Wrathful Dragon" again.
Zhu Mingjun and Guan Lan were also dragged up.
Finally, the ship quickly detached from the boarding block and, under the desperate cover of Shi Meng and others, retreated in a sorry state towards Jiping Prefecture.
Only the firelight from Sanssouci Palace illuminated half the sky.
Suga's ships, like ghostly apparitions in the firelight, initially gave chase for a while, but eventually abandoned the pursuit due to a change in the sea winds.
The sea breeze howls, carrying the smoke and blood of battle, and never stops.
Mu Xi watched as Guan Xiong's figure disappeared into the distance amidst his roar.
The night is finally over, and victory has been achieved.
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