Chapter 268 Double Kill Achieved
The inner room was dimly lit, and Mu Chong was so drunk that he couldn't see clearly at all. Before he could react, Cao Pan'er used the wine pot in her hand to pour a large mouthful of poisoned wine down his throat.
He was about to bring the wine in his mouth to Cao Pan'er's lips as well.
"Oh, Tao'er is awake?" Cao Pan'er quickly covered Mu Chong's lips with one hand and glanced into the bed curtains behind Mu Chong.
"Hmm?" Mu Chong also turned his head to look, unconsciously swallowing half of the wine in his mouth.
But when he looked down at Tao'er's face, Tao'er's eyes were tightly closed and she was motionless, showing no signs of waking up at all.
When he turned back, Cao Pan'er took the opportunity to put the spout of the wine pot into his mouth again and poured a mouthful: "Third Young Master, that sip of wine you just drank was too strong. I'm afraid Sister Tao'er will find it unpalatable. Have another sip, and I'll feed it to her again to show my sincerity."
"Cough cough..." Mu Chong was forced to drink the wine, so he naturally had to swallow the remaining half mouthful first. As soon as he swallowed it, another big mouthful came in, and he inevitably choked on it and coughed violently.
Cao Pan'er was afraid it wasn't enough and wanted to give her more.
Mu Chong's expression suddenly changed, and she clutched her stomach.
A very subtle tingling sensation, like a cold, venomous snake, suddenly surged from his abdomen without warning, instantly spreading to his limbs and bones.
“Uh…” Mu Chong’s throat bobbed, and he let out a short, strange inhale.
Cao Pan'er didn't reveal her true feelings yet: "What's wrong, Third Young Master? Are you feeling unwell?"
"You...you..." Mu Chong felt something was wrong and suddenly looked up, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Cao Pan'er's already cold face.
Mu Xi hadn't left but had been listening to the commotion outside. When she heard that the commotion was almost over, she rushed in and used another cloth that she had prepared beforehand to tightly cover Mu Chong's head.
As Mu Xi rushed in, Cao Pan'er got up, threw the wine pot on the bed, and together with Mu Xi, they silenced Mu Chong, who was about to cry for help.
Mu Chong was, after all, an adult male, and struggled violently, but the two women did their best to suppress him.
Fortunately, Mu Xi had given three times more poison than Tao'er, and Mu Chong had also drunk more than three times more than Tao'er.
Before long, under the cloth, Mu Chong vomited blood violently, then his body convulsed a few times before he stopped moving.
Mu Xi and Cao Pan'er were equally worried. They exchanged a glance, then silently pressed down on Mu Chong's body for a good quarter of an hour before slowly leaving.
As soon as the two left, Mu Chong's body rolled heavily to the ground with a thud.
Cao Pan'er went up and pulled off the cloth that was still covering her head and was soaked in blood.
Mu Chong's face, covered in blood, was suddenly revealed.
Mu Xi didn't need to check Mu Chong's breath to know that Mu Chong was definitely dead.
A double kill was achieved in one day.
In the private room, the two remained silent.
Amidst the crackling of candlelight outside and the commotion downstairs, Mu Xi and Cao Pan'er stared silently at the two corpses on and under the bed for a long time.
Until the sound of the night watchman's drum came from outside the back window of the private room.
"It's almost the fourth watch of the night, time is almost here." The two of them snapped back to reality almost simultaneously.
Afterwards, Cao Pan'er and Mu Xi quickly changed into clean clothes. They had no personal belongings and didn't need to clean up the scene. They opened the back window and listened carefully to the sounds around them.
Gradually, the sounds of men and women laughing and joking in the building subsided, and one by one, they began to return to their rooms to rest.
Just as everyone was drifting in and out of sleep, a loud cry suddenly came from outside: "It's terrible! There's a fire... there's a fire..."
As the shouts rang out, flames began to appear in many places in front of and behind the building, and soon flames soared into the sky.
“Let’s go…” Mu Xi listened carefully to the sounds outside while estimating the time.
Hearing the screams and chaos from the men and women upstairs, who were rushing downstairs, he and Cao Pan'er opened the back window and lowered themselves down using a long rope they had made from a bed sheet.
The two climbed down the rope one after the other.
As soon as Mu Xi landed, thick smoke billowed into the backyard.
Everywhere was a scene of panic, with screams, running, and the sound of things being toppled all mixed together. The two walked quickly against the flow of people fighting the fire towards the west side gate.
Just as they reached the side gate, a maidservant appeared out of nowhere and immediately recognized Mu Xi: "You...you're not that person's servant..."
Mu Xi was startled and was about to ignore it when suddenly there was a "whoosh" sound beside her ear. She didn't know what hit her, but the maid fell to the ground with a thud.
Before the two could react, a middle-aged man dressed as a servant, but with unusually sharp eyes, quietly jumped down from the wall: "Your Highness, this way..."
As they were talking, the man took the lead and pushed open the side gate. Mu Xi no longer doubted anything and quickly escaped with Cao Pan'er.
Outside the door was the back alley of Fangfei Tower, where Pei Dong was still waiting with two black-clad guards, seemingly worried.
This was not the place to talk, so the six people—four men and two women—moved forward quietly and quickly.
Although Pei Dong was limping and using crutches, he was quite fast, even a couple of steps faster than Mu Xi.
As soon as they stepped out of the alley, their view opened up, and two figures, one old and one young, came to greet them. It was Doctor Luo and Bao Fan.
Doctor Luo didn't answer immediately, but quickly scanned the two of them, and nodded in relief after confirming that there were no obvious external injuries.
Then they realized someone was missing and asked, "Where's Tao'er?"
Mu Xi was unwilling to elaborate, only saying calmly, "Tao'er betrayed us and has already been dealt with by me in Fangfei Tower."
Doctor Luo looked surprised, but ultimately refrained from asking any further questions; this was not the place to talk.
On the other side, Pei Dong summoned two carriages. He had Mu Xi and the others get into one carriage, while he and his men got into the other and led the way.
Two sets of men's clothes were prepared in advance in the carriage, and Mu Xi and Cao Pan'er hurriedly changed into them and changed their hairstyles.
Just as the two finished changing, the two carriages turned into a back alley and stopped.
Afterwards, Mu Xi and the others followed Pei Dong into a secluded back alley, then through a back door, and into a quiet courtyard.
Pei Dong arranged for guards to stand watch outside, and then personally led Mu Xi and the others into the room. He lit the oil lamp and seemed to breathe a sigh of relief: "This place is not far from Fangfei Tower. The main reason is that there is a curfew in Moyang City at night, and there are soldiers patrolling the streets. If the carriage travels on the road for a long time, it will inevitably attract attention. We can't leave the city at night. We can only leave the city at dawn. Your Highness, please rest here for the time being."
Mu Xi looked at Pei Dong, so many words of gratitude stuck in her throat, unable to be uttered. All the way here, she had secretly peeked through the gap in the carriage curtain, feeling as if she had seen the light of day again: "Uncle Pei... tonight you saved me and Pan'er, I have no way to thank you... how can I possibly express my gratitude..."
Mu Xi really wanted to open her heart, but she was in no position to make any promises right now.
Pei Dong waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "Your Highness, what are you saying? This is what this old servant should do."
Mu Xigang didn't have time to catch up with Doctor Luo and Bao Fan in the carriage, but he was already thinking about the aftermath: "Mu Chong and Tao'er died at Fangfei Tower tonight. Uncle Pei should also make preparations as soon as possible and leave early, otherwise sooner or later the investigation will probably come back to Uncle Pei."
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