Even with a livid face, Su Yi, who was usually carefree and indifferent to everything, was still incredibly handsome.
"Mu Jin! You used to be able to stand up for yourself when you were bargaining with me, or when you were surrounded by thousands of people. You were quite capable! What, is this all you've got now? Hmm?"
Hearing Su Yi say this, Mu Jin's eyes stung with tears. Using her looks to save her father and brothers, not to mention Su Yi, would make her father and brothers feel ashamed and sad for her.
But what could she do? Su Yuntian was a madman. She didn't have the time, nor did she dare to gamble her father and brother's lives on whether Su Yuntian would let them go.
She didn't feel bad about being alone in the real world because she had never experienced the warmth of family.
Fate transported her to this era and gave her family affection she had never experienced before.
The Marquis of Muwei and his son made her experience the true meaning of family love for the first time. It was a deep longing, endless concern, and silent dedication.
Without Mu Weihou and his son, she would become the lonely and helpless Mu Jin she is in the present world.
Thinking of this, Mu Jin's eyes reddened.
Su Yi's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "Don't cry!"
"Don't hit someone in the face, don't insult someone by revealing their shortcomings!" Mu Jin was extremely angry and ashamed after Su Yi said that. Her tears were about to fall, and she felt extremely ashamed.
In a moment of desperation, Mu Jin glared angrily at Su Yi and shouted, "Su Yi, don't go too far!"
Su Yi scoffed and said, "Is this what you call excessive?"
As soon as Su Yi finished speaking, he raised his hand and struck her on the neck, knocking her unconscious.
Mu Jin could hardly believe that Su Yi would treat her like this.
She stared at Su Yi in surprise and anger, her vision blurred for a few moments, and then she collapsed.
Su Yi saw this and reached out to hug her just in time.
Su Yi looked at Mu Jin, whom he had knocked unconscious, lowered his head and gently kissed her slightly furrowed brow before carefully picking her up and carrying her out of the thatched hut.
When Ling Feng and Ling Yu saw Su Yi carrying Mu Jin out of the thatched hut, his face pale and covered in cold sweat, they stepped forward with worry.
"Master, is that your injury?"
Su Yi was drenched in cold sweat from the pain of the wound on his back. Just as he was about to collapse, he handed Mu Jin to Ling Feng and then almost fell to the ground, but fortunately Ling Yu caught him.
"Master!" Ling Feng and Ling Yu called out anxiously to Su Yi in unison.
Su Yi paused for a moment, then gritted his teeth and stood up, saying, "Let's set off immediately."
Ling Feng and Ling Yu knew that once Su Yi made a decision, it would be difficult to change it, so they could only carry Mu Jin in their arms and help Su Yi walk towards the irrigation ditch behind the mountain.
Mu Jin almost immediately lost consciousness as everything went black.
Later, in a daze, I seemed to enter a half-dream, half-awake state. At first, I felt cold and wet all over, as if I were being washed by flowing water.
I vaguely sensed a commotion around me, followed by a bumpy ride before things quieted down.
Later, a warm feeling gradually enveloped her body, making her feel incredibly comfortable.
He was probably exhausted both physically and mentally lately, worrying about how to deal with Su Yuntian and the safety of his father and brothers.
Her mind was constantly on edge. Despite being overwhelmed with many things, she couldn't suppress her exhaustion and fell into a deep sleep.
Mu Jin was awakened by the noise. She could feel herself lying on a soft bed, surrounded by a pleasant fragrance.
Mu Jin opened her eyes and found herself lying in an elegant room. Looking out the window, she was surprised to see an endless sky.
Where is this place? A thought flashed through Mu Jin's mind, and she remembered the last memory before she fainted.
She planned to go to Su Yuntian and agree to exchange herself for her father and brother An Yu, but Su Yi found out and got very angry with her. In the end, he even knocked her unconscious!
Thinking of this, Mu Jin was furious. She threw off the covers and sat up, only to find that her clothes, inside and out, had been changed.
Looking at her changed clothes and thinking of Su Yi, Mu Jin was filled with shame and anger.
When Mu Jin got up, she angrily walked to the door, opened it, and found that she was actually on a large ship.
Only then did she remember that before Su Yi knocked her unconscious, Ling Yu had told her that after crossing the ditch behind the mountain, Su Yi's Moon Shadow Guards would have a boat waiting for them on the Huai River.
So, at this moment, she is on Su Yi's boat, heading to the Southern Shu Kingdom?
She stepped off the deck and found the river shrouded in a thin mist. The river breeze ruffled the hem of her dress and strands of her hair, making her look so gentle and beautiful.
Mu Jin pulled aside a guard and asked him where Su Yi was. The guard said that Su Yi was in the council hall, and then led Mu Jin to find Su Yi.
These past few days, Su Yi has been finding fault with everyone, and all the Moon Shadow Guards on the ship, from top to bottom, have been punished.
Even Ling Feng and Ling Yu were left in the river for a day and a night. When they finally climbed out of the river after their sentence was over, their bodies were wrinkled from being submerged, and they vomited at the sight of water.
Those who weren't punished secretly shed tears of sympathy for the two.
As the Shadow Guard watched Ling Feng and Ling Yu, supporting each other and trembling, walk towards the council hall to report to Su Yi, he quietly nudged the arm next to him and asked.
"What's wrong with Master these past few days? Who offended him?"
The man shushed him, glanced around to make sure no one was nearby, and then whispered.
"I heard that a few days ago, when Master and Miss Mu were trapped on the mountain, both Lord Ling Feng and Lord Ling Yu went down the mountain to inquire about the situation. However, not one of them stayed to take care of Miss Mu, which is why Master got angry."
The Moon Shadow Guard sighed softly, "A crown lost for a beauty's sake—ah."
"Indeed. When we meet Miss Mu, we should be careful. Who knows, she might become our princess in the future."
The man nodded quickly and said, "Hmm, you're right."
Just as the two finished speaking, a guard led Mu Jin past them. Mu Jin glanced at the two men, and this glance made the two Moon Shadow Guards tense up and instinctively react.
"Greetings, Your Highness!"
Then, realizing they had both called each other by the wrong name, they quickly corrected themselves, saying, "Hello, Miss Mu!"
Just as Mu Jin turned the corner, she heard the two Moon Shadow Guards talking about her, so she stood up and listened. Unexpectedly, their conversation became more and more outrageous, and she couldn't help but roll her eyes countless times in her heart.
"As expected, if the master is unreliable, the guards under him will be even more unreliable. Which eye of theirs could see that she could possibly become Su Yi's queen?"
When the guard who was leading the way stopped in front of the door at the other end of the boat, he said to Mu Jin, "Miss Mu, the master is inside. I have other matters to attend to, so I will not accompany you in."
After he finished speaking, the man ran away as if there were a raging flood in the room, without waiting for Mu Jin to respond.
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