When Mu Yan returned to Liangmen Pass to muster his troops and headed to the valley, he saw the seriously injured and unconscious Ling Feng and knew that something must have happened to Su Yi and Mu Jin.
The complete annihilation of the Southern Shu army led by Mu Jin and Su Yi in this place was something no one had expected.
The scene in the valley was incredibly tragic, but when Mu Yan hugged Mu Jin, he was also extremely grateful that Mu Jin was still alive.
Mu Yan took off his large felt blanket and wrapped it tightly around Mu Jin's body. "Ah Jin, it's my fault, I'm late."
Mu Jin watched as the soldiers carried Su Yi forward, and only then did she feel relieved before fainting.
Mu Jin had a very cold dream. In the dream, Su Yi was blinking his peach blossom eyes, which were as sweet as a spring breeze, and calling her A Jin. The next moment, he was covered in blood and swallowed by rolling rocks.
Mu Jin woke up with a start, drenched in sweat from fright. Her chest heaved violently, and she felt as if a piece of her heart had been ripped out.
She opened her eyes while lying in bed and realized that she was lying in a tent. It must have been dark outside the tent, otherwise there would have been an oil lamp lit inside.
Mu Jin, supporting her aching body, sat up in bed. She tapped her dizzy head and realized that her hands had been treated with medicine and bandaged with gauze.
Besides the knife wounds from killing the Dongyue soldiers, the most serious wound on her hands was the one she sustained that night when she was digging around in the dirt searching for Su Yi.
Mu Jin shifted her gaze from her bandaged hand to her surroundings.
Where is Su Yi? Thinking of Su Yi, Mu Jin hurriedly put on her shoes and stood up. She was eager to go out and find Su Yi, and even more worried about the extent of Su Yi's injuries. However, just as she stood up, she saw Mu Yan carrying a bowl of medicine into her tent.
Seeing that Mu Jin had woken up, Mu Yan instinctively smiled and said to her, "Awake?"
But when he noticed she wanted to go out, his brows furrowed involuntarily. "Your body hasn't fully recovered yet, where are you going?"
"Brother, he—" Mu Jin asked Mu Yan in a trembling voice, "Is he still alive?"
Mu Jin remembered that Su Yi seemed to have also fainted before she lost consciousness. Recalling Su Yi's miserable appearance in her dream, she asked the questions with great caution.
Mu Yan casually placed the medicine on the table, blocking Mu Jin's path.
"His Majesty is alright. He was just injured by falling rocks and hasn't woken up yet. However, the military doctor has prepared some medicine for him, and he should wake up by tomorrow morning if all goes well."
Upon hearing this, Mu Jin became even more anxious. "If he's alright, why did he only wake up tomorrow? Brother, please take me to see him quickly."
Mu Yan still didn't let go. He felt sorry for Mu Jin, but he also knew that he couldn't stop her. In the end, he said helplessly, "Drink your medicine first, and then I'll take you there."
Upon hearing this, Mu Jin picked up the medicine bowl from the table and drank it all in one gulp. Afterward, her eyes were filled with eagerness to see Su Yi.
Mu Yan shook his head helplessly, picked up a cloak from the bed, draped it over Mu Jin's shoulders, and put the hood on her. He said in a deep voice, "Wear something warm, it's raining outside again."
As soon as the two stepped out of the tent, Mu Jin was shivered by the cold wind mixed with rain.
Mu Yan pulled her into his arms and wrapped her in his cloak, saying, "It's colder at night than during the day. I told you not to come out. You've caught a cold and need to rest."
"I understand." Mu Jin's nose was running from the cold. She sniffed and said, "I'll go check on him. I won't feel at ease until I know he's alright."
Mu Yan sighed, "Ah~ daughters really are hard to keep at home once they grow up. I hope you haven't misjudged me this time."
"No!" Mu Jin said, "Su Yi is not Su Yuntian, and I am not the Mu Jin I used to be."
Although Mu Yan kept saying that Su Yi was fine, his eyes seemed to dodge hers as he spoke to her. Mu Jin knew that Mu Yan was hiding something from her, which made her even more eager to see Su Yi.
Su Yi valued her more than his own life. No matter what happens in the future, at least for now, she was absolutely certain that her heart belonged to Su Yi, and Su Yi was also someone more important to her than her own life.
Su Yi's tent was not far from Mu Jin's tent, and the two soon arrived at Su Yi's tent.
The two lifted the tent flap, and a strong medicinal smell wafted out. A charcoal fire burned inside, making the tent feel warm and cozy.
In one corner of the tent, steam was rising from two stoves, and herbs were being simmered inside, while the military doctors busily tended to the heat.
Kneeling before the bed was a figure—Ling Feng, Su Yi's personal guard.
Seeing someone enter the tent, Ling Feng looked up and saw that it was Mu Jin and Mu Yan, a brother and sister. He quickly bowed his head and apologized, saying, "Your subordinate failed to protect His Majesty. Please punish me, General Mu."
Before Mu Jin could respond to Ling Feng, she broke free from Mu Yan's embrace and ran towards Su Yi's bed.
At this moment, Su Yi lay silently on the couch, his face pale. He looked as if he would shatter at the slightest breeze. She quickly took Su Yi's pulse, which was faint and weak. If this continued, it was uncertain whether he would wake up tomorrow or even survive the night.
Mu Jin looked at Mu Yan with red eyes: "Brother, you're lying to me, he's not good at all." Mu Yan turned away and sighed.
The military doctor stepped forward, saluted Mu Jin, and said, "Vice General Mu, we have heard that you once cured the plague in Dongyue, so you must have superb medical skills."
The military doctor continued, choking back tears, "His Majesty was injured by falling rocks that broke his ribs and punctured his internal organs. We are powerless to help him, and we hope that Vice General Mu can lend a hand."
The military doctor who can serve Su Yi must be one of the best in Southern Shu. If even they can't do it, how could she possibly have a solution?
After hearing the army doctor's words, Mu Jin sat there in a daze, as if she had lost her hearing. With her internal organs pierced, even in today's world with its advanced medicine, there would likely be no hope of recovery.
"It's my fault for not protecting my master properly." Ling Feng kept kowtowing to Su Yi and Mu Jin, then crawled to the army doctor and kowtowed again, saying, "Is there any way to save the Emperor? If there is, I will risk my life to bring him back to my master, even if it means going through fire and water."
The military doctors shook their heads and sighed, "I'm afraid only the people of the Nangong Shenzong sect can save His Majesty. But the journey to the Nangong Shenzong sect is long and arduous. Even if the people of the Nangong Shenzong sect administer the medicine, His Majesty may not be able to hold on until then."
Upon hearing the name Nangong Shenzong, Mu Jin's previously despondent expression suddenly changed. Her eyes lit up, and she abruptly stood up, about to rush out of the tent, but was stopped by Mu Yan.
"Ah Jin, where are you going?"
Mu Jin's eyes were red, and her voice was trembling with tears: "Brother, where are the clothes I wore when I came back?"
Mu Yan frowned: "Those clothes were so tattered, I had them thrown away."
Upon hearing this, Mu Jin seemed to lose her mind instantly. She grabbed Mu Yan's arms tightly and shouted, "Where did you throw it?"
Mu Yan seemed startled by Mu Jin's appearance. He stammered, "Perhaps... it's still in the mountains behind the camp, but it might have been burned by the soldiers."
Upon hearing this, Mu Jin turned around, lifted the tent flap, and ran wildly towards the back of the camp.
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