On the day Su Yuntian's entourage returned to the capital, they set up camp to rest as they passed the south side of Black Bear Mountain at dusk. Less than ten miles ahead lay Wulan Town.
At this moment, two soldiers, one tall and one short, went to urinate in the grove. Unexpectedly, Mu Jin shot two silver needles from behind them. The two soldiers instantly seemed to lose all their strength and collapsed to the ground, limp and powerless.
Just as they realized something was wrong and tried to shout, they found that their voices were blocked and they couldn't make a sound.
Su Yi and Mu Jin approached the two soldiers, looked down at the two lying on the ground, and then squatted down to ask.
"Was General Mu escorted back to the capital with you?"
Upon seeing the two unfamiliar men, the two soldiers knew they were up to no good and, fearing they would be killed if they were slow to respond, quickly nodded in response.
"Where is General Mu being held captive at this moment?" Su Yi asked.
The two soldiers exchanged a glance. As soldiers, they greatly admired and respected Marquis Mu. Knowing that the two men before them might have come to rescue Marquis Mu, they replied in hoarse voices.
"Please spare our lives, esteemed heroes! We also admire General Mu. Please help us detoxify, and we will explain everything to you in detail."
Mu Jin said, "I advise you not to try any tricks, otherwise the poison in your bodies will cause you to rot and die instantly."
Upon hearing this, the two soldiers turned pale with fright and quickly shook their heads, saying they dared not.
Mu Jin was very satisfied with the reaction of the two soldiers in front of her. Then she took a small bottle and smelled it at their noses.
After smelling a faint medicinal fragrance, the two soldiers felt as if their throats had been released from a chokehold, and their throats instantly became clear.
However, their bodies still felt sore and weak, and they were unable to move.
The tall soldier said, "Two heroes, General Mu and the generals of the Mu family army are currently being held in prison carts in the camp, with soldiers guarding the front."
"If you two wish to offer your assistance, please reconsider. After all, the entire returning army consists of several thousand people, and it is unlikely that the two of you alone can rescue General Mu."
"Where is Su Yuntian's camp?" Mu Jin asked.
The short man, as if afraid that Mu Jin and the other woman would kill him because he hadn't spoken, seized the opportunity to stammer out:
"It's in the largest tent, to the east of the camp."
Having received the news from the two men, Mu Jin and Su Yi exchanged a glance, and Su Yi began to remove the uniforms of the two soldiers lying on the ground.
Seeing Su Yi haphazardly undressing them, the two soldiers lying on the ground were instantly terrified, their faces turning from white to red, and then back to white.
They secretly cursed, thinking they had encountered two lecherous men who were not only trying to break them out of prison but also intended to humiliate them.
Thinking that compared to life, what did this body matter? So she bit her lip, closed her eyes tightly, and looked like she was waiting to be humiliated.
Mu Jin stood there, looking at the scene between the three people in front of her, and couldn't help but want to laugh. Su Yi's brows twitched involuntarily, and he cursed under his breath at the two people in front of him.
"What are you thinking? Am I blind or are you all blind? Looking like that, what do you expect me to do to you! Dream on."
Hearing Su Yi say this, the two soldiers secretly breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Su Yi probably wanted to change out of their uniforms and sneak into the camp, and kindly tried to dissuade him.
Seeing that Su Yi and Mu Jin had changed their clothes cleanly and efficiently, and that they did not intend to kill them, they lay there like corpses, silently watching them leave.
Mu Jin and Su Yi lowered their heads and blended into Su Yuntian's camp.
The group set up camp in a circle. Mu Jin was tall and stood out among the women, but she was not so conspicuous when she stood in front of Su Yi. So when Mu Jin entered the camp, no one paid attention to the two of them.
The two men, one tall and one short, walked into the camp in search of the location of Marquis Mu Wei. According to the two soldiers, Marquis Mu Wei and his army were imprisoned in the center of the camp.
So they looked toward a wide open space in the center, and several prison carts came into view. In one of the carts, Mu Weihou and Mu Yan were being held.
Seeing this, Mu Jin's eyes instantly reddened. Su Yi, who was standing nearby, reached out and gently squeezed her hand. Mu Jin knew that Su Yi was reminding her to control her emotions.
Mu Jin calmed herself down a bit and walked towards the prison cart with Su Yi, pretending nothing was wrong.
There were few guards in front of the prison van, only two soldiers, as it was surrounded by a ring of soldiers. If anyone tried to break in, it would be tantamount to suicide.
The two men walked up to the two soldiers guarding the Mu family army and said, "The food has been cooked up ahead. You two go and eat first. We'll stay here and keep watch. You can come back and relieve us later."
The two guards looked at Su Yi and Mu Jin as unfamiliar faces, but they figured that in such a large camp, it was normal for them not to recognize newcomers.
Besides, the prisoners were in the center of the camp, so there was no chance of them causing any trouble. Moreover, they were already extremely wicked. After thanking Su Yi and Mu Jin, they ran to the front to have their meal.
Su Yi glanced at Mu Jin and gestured for her to walk towards the prison cart.
Mu Jin lowered her head and looked at the camp on both sides. The soldiers were having dinner and did not look in her direction. She immediately pretended to be nonchalant and walked around the prison cart, finally stopping in front of Mu Weihou's prison cart.
At this moment, Marquis Mu Wei and Mu Yan were resting with their eyes closed and did not see Mu Jin.
Mu Jin immediately took out a thin wire from her sleeve and began to unlock the lock.
Upon hearing the sound of the lock being opened, the Mu father and son, who had been keeping their eyes closed, suddenly opened them and found a thin soldier in front of them with his head down, fiddling with a wire in the keyhole. With a very slight click, the lock opened.
Just as the man was about to reach out and pull the chains binding the prison cart door, the Mu father and son realized what was happening.
The man didn't use a key to open the prison cart, but rather a wire. He must not be a soldier from the camp, but someone who wanted to rescue them. So he grabbed Mu Jin's hand.
After all, even the slightest movement of the chains would make a sound, and might alert the soldiers who were having their meal nearby.
Mu Yan said in a low voice, "Brother, whatever you want to do, we appreciate your kindness, but we won't go with you. You should leave as soon as possible before they find out."
Upon hearing that long-lost yet familiar voice, Mu Jin's tears, which she had just held back, instantly burst forth like a flood.
She looked up at Mu Weihou and Mu Yan, and said softly, her voice choked with sobs, "Father! Eldest brother! It's me, Ajin. I've come to save you."
Upon hearing Mu Jin's voice, Mu Weihou and Mu Yan were astonished. When they saw clearly that the person in front of them, whose face was deliberately darkened and whose eyebrows were drawn as rugged as a man's, was actually Mu Jin, whom they had been thinking about day and night and cherished in their hearts.
The Mu family father and son were about to excitedly step forward, but suddenly seemed to realize something and quickly suppressed their excitement.
Marquis Mu Wei said in a deep voice, "Ah Jin, listen to your father and leave here quickly."
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