The silvery moonlight shone through the lush treetops and into the cave. The cave was quiet, with only the occasional crackling of the burning firewood.
Mu Jin closed her eyes, her brows furrowed, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, as if she were experiencing something that made her anxious and terrified.
Mu Jin found herself in a vast sea of sand, surrounded by swirling sand and shouts of battle. The stench of blood was pungent and unbearable, and she instinctively covered her mouth and nose.
Through the thick fog, she could vaguely see a group of soldiers from the Eastern Yue Kingdom falling into a trap set by the Northern Qi people and being lured into an endless sea of sand.
The enemy general shouted loudly, taunting the soldiers of Dongyue. However, the general standing in front of the Dongyue soldiers gripped his broadsword tightly, his face calm, his eyes resolute, and he charged towards the Beiqi people without fear.
Before the Dongyue general could even run, a crossbow bolt from the Beiqi people pierced his shoulder, causing him to instantly kneel on the sand. The Beiqi people rushed forward and subdued the Dongyue soldiers.
At this moment, a Beiqi general walked toward the wounded Dongyue general with a sinister grin. He held a sharp spear in his hand, the tip of which was pointed at the Dongyue general, as if it would fall at any moment.
Suddenly, the fog in her vision was blown away by the wind, and she was horrified to discover that the general who had been lured and wounded by Bei Qi and was kneeling on the sand was actually her brother, Mu Yan.
"Brother~" Mu Jin shouted hoarsely at Mu Yan, but Mu Yan did not look at Mu Jin.
Mu Jin called out anxiously again, "Mu Yan~"
Seemingly hearing her cries, Mu Yan finally turned around and saw her.
Mu Yan shouted at her with eyes full of terror, "Ah Jin, run! Run!"
When Mu Yan saw Mu Jin, there was no surprise or joy in his eyes, only despair and helplessness.
Mu Jin called out Mu Yan's name, trying to rush over to save him, but her feet seemed to be stuck on something, and no matter how she ran, she couldn't reach Mu Yan.
As Mu Jin ran, she watched Mu Yan look at her with eyes full of despair, but no matter how hard she chased, she couldn't catch up with Mu Yan, who had been captured by the Beiqi people. In the end, she could only kneel in the yellow sand and cry bitterly.
"Ah Jin~ wake up! Ah Jin, wake up~"
Mu Jin suddenly woke up from her dream. She opened her eyes and found herself still lying in the cave, her clothes soaked with sweat.
Beside her was Nangong Min looking at her with concern. Only then did Mu Jin realize that she had just been dreaming.
Mu Jin smiled at Nangong Min and said, "It's nothing, I just had a nightmare."
After Mu Jin finished speaking, she raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead. She appeared calm on the surface, but her heart was still pounding rapidly. The dream she had just had was just too real.
Mu Jin propped herself up and sat up. She looked around and realized that it was already dawn.
She took a deep breath, trying to calm her unease.
Although she knew it was just a dream, the desperate and helpless look in Mu Yan's eyes in the dream, and the scene in the dream was too real, made it difficult for her to calm down.
Nangong Min asked, "What nightmare did you have that scared you like this?"
Mu Jin shook her head: "I just dreamt that my brother was kidnapped by the Kitazaki people, and I watched him being taken away helplessly."
Nangong Min took Mu Jin's hand and smiled reassuringly at her: "General Xuanwei is brave and skilled in battle. How could he have been captured by the Beiqi people? It must be that A Jin hasn't seen General Xuanwei for too long and misses him."
Mu Jin also found her dream somewhat ridiculous. After all, after Beiqi was defeated, a peace treaty was signed with Dongyue. Her father and elder brother were only sent to guard the border and did not need to fight. How could something have happened?
Thinking of this, Mu Jin felt much more at ease.
Nangong Min smiled and said to Mu Jin, "If you really miss General Mu and General Xuanwei so much, we can detour to the border first, meet them, and then return to Nangong Shenzong to deal with Nangong Ce's matter, how about that?"
Mu Jin looked at Nangong Min, thought for a moment, and said, "Let's go to Nangong Shenzong first. It will take at least a month to get to Yanmen Pass from here, but only ten days to get to Nangong Shenzong. It's not wartime now. My father and elder brother are only worried about food. However, Zhao Yefan has already solved the food problem. I believe it will be delivered to my father in less than half a month."
Nangong Min said, "Returning to the Nangong Divine Sect won't take too long. I am the true successor to the sect leader. When the elders appear with me at the Nangong Divine Sect, Nangong Ce will be an illegitimate successor, and dealing with him will be a piece of cake."
Mu Jin nodded. She opened Nangong Min's clothes and saw that the wound had healed very well. She felt a little relieved. It seemed that Nangong Min could go down the mountain with her tomorrow.
Mu Jin said, "I'll go out and find you some food later. Today I'm going down the mountain to find out what's going on in the town. If everything is alright, we'll leave tomorrow and make further plans in the next town."
Mu Jin's descent from the mountain went smoothly. She passed by the grove where she and Nangong Min had been attacked, but the bodies of the men in black were nowhere to be seen. After a few days, either someone saw them and reported them to the authorities, or they were taken away by people sent by Su Mu.
Mu Jin walked for half a day and arrived at a small town called Yong'an Town. The town didn't look big, but it was very lively.
Mu Jin, wearing a large hat, walked into a teahouse and sat down.
The waiter approached Mu Jin, bowed, and smiled, "Sir, we have Longjing tea, Meizhan tea, Lianxin tea, and Yueshangxiang tea. Which would you like, sir?"
Mu Jin handed a small piece of silver to the waiter and said, "Just bring me a pot of Longjing tea and two plates of your shop's pastries."
"Okay, please wait a moment, it will be ready soon."
Before long, the waiter brought over a pot of Longjing tea, a plate of walnut pastries, and a plate of yam cakes.
Mu Jin gave the waiter a few more coins and inquired about the shop.
"Hey waiter, what's been happening in town lately? Tell me about it."
The waiter was very happy to receive the money and thanked Mu Jin repeatedly.
"You've come to the right person. Something big has indeed happened in our town these past two days."
Mu Jin feigned confusion and asked, "What is it?"
The waiter leaned close to Mu Jin and whispered, "A few days ago, several outsiders were killed in Dongxi Village. The assassin was really ruthless; every blow was fatal. It even alarmed the government."
"Do you know who did the killing?"
The waiter replied, "I don't know that. I only know that the bodies of those people were taken away by the government, and then a group of people took them away from the yamen not long after."
After a moment of contemplation, Mu Jin continued, "Anything else interesting?"
The waiter thought for a moment and quickly replied, "There really is one."
Mu Jin asked, "What is it?"
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