Mu Jin and Su Yi slowly walked down the mountain path. The two walked side by side along the path, their feet crunching on the fallen leaves, the sound particularly clear in the quiet mountain forest.
Along the way, Mu Jin's state of mind was completely different from that day when she went up the mountain with Nangong Min.
At that time, Nangong Min was by her side, chatting and enjoying the scenery with her. Both of them were very happy, but at this moment, she felt a mix of emotions.
As a member of the Nangong clan, Nangong Min has responsibilities that he must bear!
He was no longer Mu Jin's little bodyguard, Eleven, nor was he the Nangong Min who said he would stay with her for life, protect her, and whose heart belonged only to her.
Thinking of this, Mu Jin felt somewhat lost. From the moment she descended the mountain, she might never see Nangong Min again in her life. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel sad, and even the way down the mountain seemed incredibly difficult.
Seeing Mu Jin's sullen expression, Su Yi smiled teasingly: "Still thinking about Nangong Min?"
Upon hearing Su Yi's words, Mu Jin remained silent, somewhat stunned.
Su Yi moved closer to Mu Jin and gently nudged her with his shoulder.
"Stop putting on that long face. He's just a man, isn't he? Look at me, am I a thousand times better than that Nangong Min? How about this? I'll reluctantly be with you, how about that?"
Mu Jin didn't want to pay attention to Su Yi, but after hearing his shameless words, she couldn't help but snort and roll her eyes at him.
Seeing that Mu Jin finally reacted, Su Yi grinned and said, "Hey, even if you really don't want to consider me, the most important thing in life is to be happy. How about I take you on a trip to the Southern Shu Kingdom?"
"Thank you, but I'm not interested," Mu Jin said.
"Is there anywhere you'd like to go? I'll accompany you anywhere." Su Yi asked.
Mu Jin glanced at Su Yi and said, "Of course there are, but I have no intention of going with you."
Su Yi didn't take it seriously: "But I have plans to go with you. You know that I'm a carefree prince. I don't have much of anything, but I have the most in the world."
Mu Jin sneered, "You're a grown man, don't you have anything to do? What kind of business is it to follow a woman around?"
Su Yi rolled his eyes and said shamelessly, "Is something the matter? My biggest concern right now is to stay with A Jin. Don't even think about leaving me behind."
Mu Jin rolled her eyes at Su Yi again and quickened her pace. She felt that Su Yi was like a leech, impossible to shake off, which made her feel somewhat powerless.
Soon, Mu Jin and Su Yi descended to the foot of Shennong Mountain.
Mu Jin stopped and turned her head slightly to look at the residence of the Nangong Shenzong on the mountain.
She silently said to herself, "Min, goodbye. Take good care of yourself from now on." Then, she turned around resolutely and walked towards the stable at the foot of the mountain without hesitation.
Two people stood beside the stable; they were Su Yi's personal guards, Ling Feng and Ling Yu.
Before Su Yi went up the mountain, he told them that he and Mu Jin would come down the mountain in three days at the latest, so the two of them had been waiting for Su Yi at the foot of Shennong Mountain for the past two days.
From afar, Ling Feng and Ling Yu could see Su Yi following closely behind Mu Jin like a shadow, acting like a docile lamb coaxing Mu Jin, completely ignoring the two of them.
When Su Yi and Mu Jin approached them, and the two reported to Su Yi that they had a secret letter, Su Yi seemed not to hear them at all. His eyes were always on Mu Jin, and he kept muttering to himself.
Ling Yu was a little anxious and caught up with him, saying, "Master, there is an urgent secret letter concerning Yanmen Pass."
Upon hearing this, not only Su Yi stopped in his tracks, but Mu Jin also halted, turning to look at Ling Yu.
"But is it related to my father and brothers?"
Ling Yu looked at Su Yi with some difficulty, and Su Yi gestured for Ling Yu to hand the secret letter to Mu Jin.
Mu Jin took the secret letter, opened it and saw that it read, "On February 11, Mu Yan discovered the enemy soldiers, fought with them, fell into a trap, was captured, and his fate is unknown. In addition, there was unusual activity in Beiqi. The palace sent Prince Yun as a peace envoy and Supervisor Huang Xin to Yanmen Pass."
Upon seeing Mu Yan captured, Mu Jin was initially taken aback. Thinking she was seeing things, she looked at it again.
In an instant, Mu Jin felt as if she had been struck by lightning. Her mind went completely blank; she could neither see nor hear anything. The only thing she could feel was a buzzing sound in her head, and then a complete blank.
Mu Jin shook her head blankly and said only, "Impossible. Big Brother is so powerful, and Father is there too. He wouldn't let anything happen to Big Brother. I don't believe it."
Seeing that Mu Jin's face was deathly pale, and hearing Mu Jin mention Mu Yan, Su Yi knew that something must have happened to Mu Yan. He quickly stepped forward, took the secret letter from Mu Jin's hand, and frowned upon reading it.
At this moment, Mu Jin was somewhat disoriented and staggered towards the stable. Her first thought was to go to Yanmen Pass to find her father and brothers. She almost tripped and fell because of her uneven steps.
Her face was deathly pale, her eyelids trembled, and as she thought of her elder brother, the first person to give her warmth when she first arrived in Dongyue Kingdom, tears streamed down her face.
As she walked, she murmured, "Brother, wait for me. I'm going to Yanmen Pass right now to kill Beiqi Dog and save you..."
Su Yi panicked when he saw Mu Jin like this. Mu Jin's tears were like sharp thorns piercing his heart.
He stepped forward and hugged Mu Jin tightly: "A Jin, calm down first. It's not too late to go after I send someone to find out the truth."
But Mu Jin was far from calm enough to listen to Su Yi's words. She struggled and said, "Let me go. By the time you figure things out, my brother might be gone."
Mu Jin tried to push Su Yi away, but Su Yi held her tightly and wouldn't let go. Her bloodshot eyes glared angrily at Su Yi.
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