Escape
After fighting for a while, Su Musong was exhausted from carrying Xiao Luochen on his back. He was surrounded by secret guards again. He thought that he would definitely die today, but he calmed down and simply sat on the ground, holding the unconscious Xiao Luochen in his arms to prevent the stone slab from hurting him.
The secret guards did not receive the order to kill, and since Su Musong did not resist, they did not attack him again and just surrounded him on guard.
Without the fighting, the atmosphere was strangely peaceful for a moment.
The weary birds returned to the forest, and night was about to fall. Su Musong, surrounded by secret guards with long swords, held the unconscious Xiao Luochen in his arms. Although his life was hanging by a thread, he felt inexplicably at peace.
"Luo Chen, I'm craving black rice cakes, and I'm also craving 'Golden Floss'. When we get back to Yongjing, can we go to Wangjing Tower and try them? Before we came to Yuelong, the shopkeeper said he wanted to hire a chef from Shenghuang and invited me to try the dishes when I get back. Shenghuang's chef must be quite capable, don't you think?"
Su Musong asked earnestly, staring intently at Xiao Luochen, as if hoping he would smile gracefully and say "yes." However, Xiao Luochen in his arms was no longer able to answer him as he had in the past. Looking at the pale Xiao Luochen, Su Musong felt sad again.
"Luo Chen, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai turned into butterflies after their death. Do you think they will be reborn as humans in their next life? Will they be able to meet again after reincarnation? They turned into butterflies together. If they were to reincarnate, would they be reborn together? If you and I die together today, will we be reborn together in the next life? You are kind-hearted and never give people trouble. It is all because of me that you suffered this misfortune. I believe you will still be a rich and noble man in your next life. So I will be reborn as a servant, a servant, to serve you and make amends for your sins, okay? I heard that after death, people have to cross the Naihe Bridge and drink Mengpo soup. After drinking Mengpo soup, they will completely forget everything in this life. Can you drink less Mengpo soup then? Otherwise, what will you do if you forget me completely in your next life and can't recognize me?..."
Su Musong kept chattering about the next life in Xiao Luochen's ear, giving people the illusion that as long as he talked enough, he and Xiao Luochen would be able to spend their next life just as he imagined.
"elder brother!"
This heart-wrenching cry brought Su Musong back to his senses. He looked over there and saw Mo Xue lying in the arms of the young man in black. The sword in his hand pierced his abdomen, and the splattered blood instantly dyed his snow-white clothes red.
"Quick! Get a doctor over here!!"
The secret guards surrounding Su Musong and the other two were a little panicked when they saw this sudden change, and their guards were immediately relaxed.
The black-clad boy's tears were like raindrops falling from the corners of the eaves during a downpour. His panic and helplessness finally reminded people that he was just a boy.
"Brother! Don't leave me! Please don't leave me, okay?"
The young man held Mo Xue tightly in his arms, as if this was the only way to keep Mo Xue. But he should know in his heart that the spies from the Jingxie Temple certainly knew where the sword would be most lethal, and since they had already made a move, there was no way to keep Mo Xue.
"Shuo'er... the road to the underworld... is too lonely... can you... stay with your brother?"
Mo Xue used all his remaining strength to push the sword in his body back, piercing the abdomen of the black-clothed young man who was holding him, and then died.
The young man in black was bewildered. Even though the sword was already in his body, he still refused to believe that his brother would treat him like this. However, his brother was dead, and there was no point in him living. In that case, he would have to bury those two little ghosts with him.
“Kill them!”
The black-clad youth collapsed to the ground after issuing this order. The secret guards were now in even greater panic. Their leader's fate was uncertain, and the Zhangcheng spies were leaderless. Given the special identities of these two youths, should they obey the order and execute them or lock them up first? As they were hesitating, they saw three men and more than a dozen guards approaching the garden, fighting and killing each other.
“Daddy!”
The person who came was Su Maoyi.
Su Musong was overjoyed. He never dreamed that Su Maoyi, who was far away in Xiangping, would come to rescue him at this moment.
Su Maoyi did not want to fight, so he left his companions to cover his retreat. He held Su Musong in one hand and Xiao Luochen in the other, and flew out of the mansion using his lightness skills.
There was a carriage waiting outside the mansion. As soon as the three of them got in, the driver drove straight to the city gate.
The carriage slowed down after leaving the city gate. Su Maoyi carefully examined Xiao Luochen's injuries and reset his dislocated limbs. Fortunately, there was no damage to his internal organs, and his life was not in danger. Su Musong finally felt relieved.
"Dad, you arrived just in time. If you had been a moment later, Luo Chen and I would have died in Zhangcheng."
"Are you scared now? How could you possibly mess with the Jinwu Guards and the Jingxie Temple? As soon as I received the news that you were investigating what happened back then, I rushed to Zhangcheng and was just in time to save you."
"But……"
"I know what you want to say. I never intended to stop you from finding out what happened back then. It's just that you're still young now, and it's not the right time for you to do this. Wait until you're strong enough to stand up to those people, and then you can investigate. Before that, don't mention it to anyone. Do you understand?"
Su Maoyi knew something about the inside story of the Shi family's extermination. In addition, he had been secretly investigating over the years and knew that this matter was not simple. It involved not only the Jinwu Guards and the Jingxie Temple, but there seemed to be some deeper secrets behind it. Therefore, he could not let Su Musong rashly investigate the truth.
After a night's rest, Xiao Luochen finally woke up. When he opened his eyes and saw that he was in the inn, he knew that he had escaped.
"Mu Song..."
"Luo Chen, you're awake! Do you want some water?"
Su Musong, who was lying on the bed, woke up in shock. Seeing that Xiao Luochen had woken up, he hurriedly got up to pour water, but fell back down because of the numbness in his legs.
"No hurry, take your time."
Su Musong stretched his muscles and bones before walking freely. He helped Xiao Luochen up, put a pillow behind his back, poured some water and handed it to him. Xiao Luochen wanted to take it, but he couldn't lift his hands. Seeing this, Su Musong handed the water to Xiao Luochen's lips to feed him, but Xiao Luochen was unwilling to drink.
Xiao Luochen tried to lift his legs, but found that apart from the severe pain, his legs did not move at all, and his heart immediately sank.
"Musong, tell me the truth, are my hands and feet useless?"
"No, no, it's just dislocated. Daddy has already reset it for you. It's nothing serious. You'll be back to normal after some rest."
Seeing that Xiao Luochen seemed unconvinced, Su Musong swore
"I swear to heaven, your limbs are only dislocated. They will heal after a while of rest. If you say this, I will be punished to be your slave for the rest of my life, and I will be ordered around and scolded by you every day."
After hearing Su Musong's ridiculous oath and recalling his soliloquy at Mo Xue's residence, Xiao Luochen couldn't help but sneer.
"What kind of oath did you make? Why are you so obsessed with being a slave? If the next life isn't enough, you have to pay for it in this life too?"
"You...you heard everything?"
"You said it right in my ear, how could I not hear it? Besides, when have you ever seen me beat or scold a servant? It's obvious that I'm not sincere."
"How can I not be sincere? Can you see when I have lied to you? What I said then was true, and what I say now is also true."
"Okay, I believe you."
Seeing Su Musong's certainty, Xiao Luochen stopped arguing and thought to himself, judging by his current appearance, his injury must be fine, otherwise this crybaby would have shed a lot of tears.
After entering Xiangping, Su Maoyi received a letter via carrier pigeon, saying that there was a problem with the business somewhere and he had to step in to solve it. So, only Su Musong and Xiao Luochen were left on the way back to Yongjing.
Xiao Luochen was unable to move around easily during the journey, so Su Musong took care of his food, clothing, and daily life. Su Maoyi sighed repeatedly when seeing this. He never thought that this kid could take care of people so meticulously and thoughtfully, sometimes even better than those servants who were used to doing the job.
Thanks to Su Musong's meticulous care, after entering the border of Xiangping, Xiao Luochen finally turned back into the elegant young man he used to be.
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