Chapter 133 A Gamble
The crying outside was getting farther and farther away, and the fire in the room was getting more and more intense. Shen Ning leaned against the corner of the wall, took a deep breath, and then struggled to speak: "Help..."
However, the sound of her trying her best was barely audible, as she simply couldn't muster any strength.
Shen Ning closed her eyes and didn't move, as if she had finally given up.
At this moment, the door that had been on fire was suddenly pushed open, and Mu Yao, dressed in red, walked through the flames, walked in front of Shen Ning, bent down and looked at her with a smile.
"Ningning, look, in this world... I'm the only one who can protect you."
Mu Yao lowered his eyes with a smile on his face, picked up Shen Ning and carried her sideways as they walked out. With every step she took, a terrible crackling sound came from her body, as if... bones were breaking or reorganizing.
"Your mother loves you, but she already has children, and it seems that your brothers and sisters don't welcome you..."
"Xu Zhiyi is your uncle now. Even if he has feelings for you, the Xu family is a powerful family, and there is also Lord Xu. If Lord Xu knew that Third Master Xu had any feelings for you, Ningning, you can't escape."
"As for the one in your family... although I don't know his exact identity yet, it's clear that he has many other things to do."
Mu Yao walked forward while speaking, and his appearance slowly changed under Shen Ning's astonished gaze.
She originally had a slender figure, but although she was slightly taller, she was exceptionally thin and soft, and Shen Ning had never thought of looking elsewhere.
But at this moment, she witnessed with her own eyes a thin, soft and charming woman, who, little by little, turned into a man in front of her.
"This is the art of bone shrinking. Only those with broken bones can learn it. I just happened to have mastered it... Isn't it amazing?"
But before he could finish his words, Mu Yao's body suddenly froze, and he looked down at the dagger that was stuck in his chest and abdomen.
Almost at the same time, May, who was supposed to be led away by Chen Nian, appeared like a ghost and slapped Mu Yao with a palm.
Mu Yao dodged and retreated, but because of his injury and the attack from behind, Shen Ning was snatched away from his arms.
After landing, Shen Ning took a few steps back and stood behind Wu Yue, looking at Mu Yao calmly: "It is indeed amazing, but I don't know if your bone shrinking technique can make you as invulnerable as my silver silk armor."
Mu Yao lowered his head and laughed and shook his head. The next moment, he actually pulled out a dagger.
Blood gushed out, but he ignored it and just looked up at Shen Ning: "Ning Ning, you were able to set a trap for me in such a short time... It really surprised me."
He was a little curious: "Aren't you worried? What if your sister doesn't attack you? How are you going to trick me?"
Chen Ning said impatiently: "It's just a risky attempt. If it doesn't work, we can think of other ways."
Mu Yao laughed and asked her, "What if I didn't come?"
Shen Ning looked at him coldly: "You have tried your best to hide by my side for so long. Although I still don't know what your intention is, I don't think you will let me escape easily... I made the right bet, didn't I?"
Mu Yao chuckled and shook his head: "Ningning, I have no other intentions towards you... I just want you."
When Shen Ning saw him, she remembered how he had acted like a little woman, pretending to be pitiful and weak beside her a few days ago. She felt a chill in her heart: "I'm not in the mood to listen to your nonsense. Hand over the antidote for Yuanyue and the others!"
Several secret guards blocked Mu Yao's retreat, while May stood in front with a sword, not giving him any chance to escape.
"Ningning is so kind to them. She's willing to risk herself to save them... You used to be very kind to me too."
Mu Yao looked at Chen Ning with a smile: "If possible, I would like to stay by your side forever and be your good friend."
Shen Ning was a little anxious when she thought of Yuan Yue and the others who were poisoned: "Bring out the antidote."
Mu Yao slowly raised his hand, holding a porcelain bottle in his hand: "The antidote is here, Ningning, I'm in pain too, can you save me too?"
He actually changed his previous evil look and revealed a very pitiful expression.
Shen Ning didn't want to argue with the lunatic, so she half coaxed and half seriously said: "Give me the antidote, don't act rashly, and I will stop the bleeding and bandage you."
Mu Yao nodded: "Okay."
He said, "Now that I'm in Ningning's hands, I'll naturally obey you in everything."
Wu Yue glanced at Chen Ning, then stepped forward. As expected, Mu Yao did not resist. He allowed Wu Yue to quickly seal his acupoints and then take the antidote from his hand.
Shen Ning reminded: "Feed him first."
Wu Yue stuffed a pill into Mu Yao's mouth. Mu Yao swallowed it obediently, revealing a lost and pitiful expression: "Ning Ning, aren't you afraid of poisoning me to death? Can you bear it?"
"You took it out yourself, so you deserve to be poisoned to death."
Shen Ning turned around and walked out quickly. Beside her, Wu Yue dragged Mu Yao and followed closely beside her: "Mrs. Shen and Shen Nian were arrested by the mob..."
Shen Ning frowned.
May asked, "Do you want to chase after her?"
Shen Ning pursed her lips, turned around and grabbed Mu Yao's collar: "Have your people send Xie Yunqing here, I will treat your injuries and bandage them immediately."
Mu Yao's face was full of resentment: "Ningning, you just said that you would heal my injuries if I handed over the antidote."
Shen Ning shook him: "Don't talk nonsense."
Mu Yao hissed and said quickly, "Don't shake me, it hurts... Ningning, Madam Shen and the others have been taken to the city gate. We are going to use them to threaten Xu Zhiyi, so they will be fine for the time being. Ningning, please help me, it hurts."
Xu Zhiyi went to mobilize troops. Mu Yao's words did make sense. Shen Ning put her hand on his wrist and said to Wu Yue after a moment: "The antidote should be real, at least it's not poisonous. Send it to Yuan Yue and the others first."
Wu Yue hesitated: "Brother Yuan Yue just issued a death order. No matter what happens, I must protect the young lady."
"Let him go."
Shen Ning casually pointed at a secret guard left behind by Xiao Nanchen. The secret guard clasped his fists, took the antidote and flew away without saying a word.
Chen Ning asked Wu Yue to drag Mu Yao onto the carriage. The secret guards drove the carriage outside. They went to the city gate to meet Yuan Yue and others.
But Chen Ning knew in her heart that the Tianxin Sect had suddenly launched an attack and the city gate might have been lost, but that was the only chance.
If the entire Pingning falls, they will have nowhere to hide and will only fall into the hands of the mob.
The carriage drove towards the city gate. Inside the carriage, Shen Ning temporarily stopped Mu Yao's bleeding and bandaged him.
He can't die now.
Mu Yao leaned against the carriage, lowered his eyes and watched Shen Ning bandage his wound, then suddenly chuckled and asked: "Ning Ning, do you regret saving me and helping me?"
Chen Ning didn't look up: "There's nothing to regret. I just did what I wanted to do. I didn't know anything else at the time. Why should I blame myself instead of those who did it?"
She exerted force on her hands to tie the gauze tightly, and then said lightly amidst Mu Yao's hissing sound: "It's okay for others to bully and deceive you, but you can't bully yourself."
Mu Yao was a little stunned, looking at Chen Ning quietly, with something flickering in his eyes, which seemed to be a little red... He suddenly looked away.
Turning his head to listen to the chaos and cries coming from outside the speeding carriage, Mu Yao spoke slowly: "Actually, I didn't lie to you, Ningning, I was originally a slave..."
Not caring that Shen Ning ignored him, Mu Yao slowly recounted his past in the smell of blood outside.
"In fact, it's not just me, my mother is also a slave... I was born in a stable, and my mother didn't know who my father was, because she was a slave in the master's house, a slave who was barely good-looking. When those beautiful female slaves were not enough, she was often pulled out to accompany the master's guests.
My sister was also born in a stable. She was not as lucky as me. She was a girl and was asked to accompany guests for the first time when she was eight years old.
I remember that time, when she was sent back, she was bleeding profusely and her face was as pale as gold paper...
She was only eight years old and didn't even know what those things meant. She just cried and told my mother that she was in pain.
Later, my mother slept with the groom for three days, and the groom bought medicine for my sister, and my sister was able to survive... She later said many times that it would have been better if she had died at that time.
Shen Ning frowned.
Mu Yao smiled: "But she did die later... because she was dragged out to entertain guests while pregnant. When she came back, she was bleeding profusely and the baby couldn't be born. My mother pressed her down with a stick and called in a midwife who had delivered horses, but she couldn't save her either. One body, two lives... She was smiling when she died...
She said, 'That's great.'"
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