Chapter 98 What's with the backing down? If I were to...
When Mu Xin shook off Fu Jun, the five stonemasons had already disappeared. The darkness and bushes became their most effective tools for concealing their tracks.
Seeing that the person had run away, Mu Xin was instantly enraged. He suddenly kicked Fu Yun in the chest, knocking him to the ground. The tip of his sword was pointed at his throat. He was so angry that he wanted to kill him with one strike.
She used almost all the self-control she had ever had to refrain from killing him on the spot.
Even with her impulsive and irritable nature, she absolutely could not pursue the five stonemasons at this moment, otherwise, given the cunning of this little creature, it would naturally escape without a trace.
If she still doesn't understand the meaning behind Fu Yun's actions just now, then she has lived these 28 years in vain.
Mu Xin raised her foot and stepped on Fu Yun's chest, looking down at him with a chilling murderous intent in her eyes, her tone as cold as a knife: "You think that just because you let them go, I can't do anything to you?"
Fu Yun felt his chest being compressed, making it hard to breathe. Before he could even speak, the foreigner who had been sent to scout the situation returned. He paused, stunned by the scene before him, and then asked, "Sister Mu, what happened? Did this little thing upset you?"
Seeing that his companion was so stupid as to not realize the problem, Mu Xin was inexplicably amused and said, "What else could it be? We've fallen for his trick."
The foreigner looked at Mu Xin with suspicion, clearly not understanding the meaning behind her words: "What do you mean? Is he lying to us, and there is no treasure here at all?"
Mu Xin closed his eyes and remained silent, seemingly having lost all patience to explain.
The foreigner looked at the silent man lying on the ground, puzzled, and then at Mu Xin. Seeing that she did not respond to his question but stared intently at the man lying on the ground, her body filled with hostility, he felt a chill in his heart. He looked around and noticed something unusual: the five prisoners were nowhere to be seen.
She frowned and asked, "Where are this little thing's accomplices? They've disappeared!"
Mu Xin snorted coldly and said irritably, "As you can see, they ran away."
The foreigners had already realized what was happening, and their anger flared up immediately: "So, we've all been tricked by him? He deliberately separated us so that his accomplices could escape."
Mu Xin said expressionlessly, "It's not too late for you to understand."
The foreigner was immediately indignant. He strode over angrily, kicked Fu Yun in the side, and cursed, "You ungrateful little beast, how dare you deceive us! I'll kick you to death!"
Fu Jun was hit hard on the side and was in great pain, but his male pride did not allow him to show weakness at this moment. He forced himself to suppress the muffled groan that was about to escape his throat and endured the continuous heavy blows.
He knew very well that if he didn't let these two vent their anger, they wouldn't let him off easily. Of course, he wouldn't actually be killed, since their goal hadn't been achieved yet.
"Alright, he's still useful. If we kick him and hurt him, we'll have to spend more money to find him a doctor, which is not worth it."
As expected, Mu Xin saw that Fu Yun's face was pale from the beating and that he had lost the ability to resist, so he spoke up to stop it.
Fu Yun secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself, "I've survived this beating for now."
[Mr. Fu, I don't think they'll let it go so easily. Just to be on the safe side, you should probably back down!]
Fu Yun: "Why should I back down? It's just a little physical pain. I will never bow down to thugs."
Okay! You'll just have to bear with it then.
Seeing that Fu Yun neither begged for mercy nor made a sound, Mu Xin felt a surge of anger. He raised his sword and pointed it at Fu Yun's shoulder, gently sliding it along the inside of his arm. His tone was particularly chilling: "Your arm is quite pleasing to the eye, suitable for cutting off and admiring. I just wonder if losing an arm or a leg will affect your face, which is the most handsome man in Lingzhou City."
At this point, her gaze suddenly darkened, and the sharp tip of her sword unexpectedly pierced Fu Jun's shoulder by an inch. She then slowly turned the sword, her tone full of threat: "If you dare to try anything funny again, even if I can't kill you, I can still break one of your arms. You can try me if you don't believe me."
"Hiss~" Fu Yun felt a dense, stinging pain in his shoulder, as if a sharp weapon was ruthlessly churning inside his shoulder like a meat grinder.
Blood gradually seeped into her clothes, staining them into a dark ink painting, making the skin of her slender neck appear even paler than snow, her flawless skin radiating a captivating frost-like glow.
His pitiful, broken appearance made him all the more endearing to behold.
The progressively increasing pain was unbearable for Fu Yun, and cold sweat kept seeping from his forehead.
Even when the pain was extreme, he just gritted his teeth and endured the pain from his body, without showing any sign of weakness.
Only when Mu Xin witnessed his eyes gradually losing their luster, as if he were about to faint at any moment, did she pull the sword tip from his shoulder and say sarcastically, "You're quite tolerant."
She stared at Fu Yun's delicate, fair collarbone, a bloodthirsty smile in her eyes: "Don't be too happy yet. This pain is just an appetizer. Once things are settled, I'll have to reward you properly."
She chuckled, her expression manic: "I'm really looking forward to the day you turn into a rag doll in my hands."
Fu Yun frowned deeply and took several heavy breaths. Only after the peak of the pain had passed did he speak slowly: "If you want to kill, then kill. Why all this nonsense?"
Mu Xin: "..."
She suppressed her anger, squatted down, and patted Fu Yun's right cheek, her tone extremely insulting: "What's the rush? Killing you is as easy as crushing an ant. It would be so boring to let you die so easily. It's more interesting to play with you until you're half dead."
Before Fu Jun could respond, she suddenly revealed an excited expression: "Tell me, if I were to play with you until you were worn out, and then throw you into a brothel to be defiled by thousands, wouldn't that bitch Ji Shun be furious? Would she still want you then?"
Fu Yun: "..." Does this crazy woman have some kind of obsession with brothels?
Furthermore, her foul language is truly unpleasant.
Fu Yun sneered, not to be outdone, and said, "What does her relationship with me have to do with you? Even if I become a rat that everyone hates, it won't stop me from doing things for her."
Mu Xin suddenly grabbed Fu Yun's collar: "You..."
"Sister Mu, the cemetery has been found."
Before Mu Xin could finish his angry rebuke, two of the foreigners who had gone to find the entrance returned.
The two foreigners looked at each other in bewilderment at the scene before them, clearly unaware of what had happened.
Mu Xin instantly calmed down and pinched Fu Yun's cheek hard: "You better behave yourself and stop playing tricks, or I'll drag you into the tomb and let everyone here take turns having sex with you."
Fu Yun knew that Mu Xin, this crazy woman, wasn't just bluffing him this time, but really meant what she said.
A chill ran down his spine. He wasn't afraid of being beaten or insulted, but he was worried about the fact that men could have children. If they really messed around and got Su Fuyun pregnant, he would go crazy.
Even someone as powerful as him still felt some fear when faced with the unknown realm that required a complete reshaping of his worldview.
Seeing that Fu Yun dared not utter a sound, Mu Xin stood up with satisfaction and nudged Fu Yun's arm with his toe: "Get up."
Fu Yun gritted her teeth, endured the pain, turned slightly to the side, supported herself with one elbow, slowly sat up, covered the wound on her shoulder with one hand, and got up from the ground.
Mu Xin nudged Fu Jun on the shoulder and urged, "Come on, go and identify the entrance to the treasure for me."
Fu Jun remained silent and followed them to the cemetery.
The road was overgrown with weeds, and after a few stumbles and a few steps, a tombstone appeared before them. Fu Jun walked slowly to the tombstone and gestured for Mu Xin to take a torch and approach the tombstone so he could see who the deceased was.
Mu Xin moved the torch forward a few inches, but she showed no intention of getting closer to check.
Fu Jun gave her a strange look, but didn't care what she was thinking. He bent down and went to check it himself.
"Xiao Ba, whose name is on this tombstone?"
[The Tomb of General Li Wan.]
"Which lieutenant?"
【right. 】
Fu Yun understood, straightened up, and took two steps back.
Could the treasure be here?
Fu Yun shook her head: "Not this cemetery."
Mu Xin stared sharply at Fu Jun, his eyes filled with inquiry, as if trying to discern the truth or falsehood in his words.
After a moment of silence, she coldly spoke: "Go to the next cemetery."
Having said that, he said no more and turned to leave.
This time, we walked for only half a cup of tea's time before arriving at another tombstone.
Before Fu Yun could speak, Mu Xin had already raised a torch and illuminated the tombstone.
After waiting for a moment and not seeing Fu Yun walk over, she looked impatient: "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and take a look at this cemetery to see if it is the tomb you are looking for."
Fu Yun suddenly realized why Mu Xin hadn't looked at the tombstone; it turned out she couldn't read.
Needless to say, those foreigners, even if they could speak the language of the Nü Kingdom, might not be able to recognize all the characters. After all, they were just thugs who solved problems with force, not spies who had infiltrated the Nü Kingdom.
Fu Jun thought it was good that she was illiterate. He could spread the word that she had robbed the tomb of the former head of the Wang family. The current head of the Wang family would certainly not sit idly by. With these conflicts and disputes, he didn't believe that the two could remain uninvolved.
Fu Yun approached the tombstone and pretended to scan the words on it from top to bottom.
"Xiao Ba, is this tomb the tomb of the former head of the Wang family?"
It's hers.
Fu Yun was somewhat surprised: "You found it so quickly."
[This was intentionally done by the current head of the Wang family. She only included one-tenth of the Wang family's wealth in her burial goods, pocketing the rest. Feeling somewhat guilty, and fearing that the former head of the family, who died a violent death, would haunt her in her dreams demanding an explanation, the current head of the family devised this underhanded plan of burying her next to a military general, hoping the general would intimidate the former head of the family.]
Fu Yun: "It's true that if you have a clear conscience, you have nothing to fear."
Seeing that Fu Yun remained silent, Mu Xin impatiently urged, "Give me a straight answer, whether it's yes or no."
"This is your second chance. If you make a mistake again, don't blame me."
Knowing that there was no way to hide it now, Fu Yun answered truthfully, "Yes."
Mu Xin was overjoyed: "We've found the tomb entrance, let's enter the tomb immediately."
Fu Yun sighed inwardly and walked slowly along the tomb, eventually spotting a hidden stone door on the side of the tomb.
He looked around carefully but found no opening mechanism; it was clearly a sealed door.
Fu Yun pointed to the entrance: "Here."
Mu Xin walked over quickly, glanced at the heavy stone door, and commanded, "Open it."
Fu Yun said irritably, "This stone door has no mechanism; it's completely sealed off."
Mu Xin waved to the three people behind him: "Come and help."
One person stayed behind to keep an eye on Fu Yun, while the other two, together with Mu Xin, tried to push open the stone door.
Just when Fu Jun thought the door was impossible to move, the stone door showed signs of loosening, followed by the sound of friction as the stone door moved.
Just as the stone door opened, a whooshing sound suddenly rang out beside me, followed by a sharp arrow appearing out of nowhere and shooting straight towards the tomb door...
Author's note: I'll be updating more frequently from now on!
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