"Yes." The servants acknowledged the order, and several of them quickly stepped forward, dragging the corpse out.
"Throw it far away, it stinks," Mu Ruoyan added.
"Open your eyes. The assassins are all dead. There's nothing to be afraid of." Mu Ruoyan gently lifted Lin Xihe's head.
Lin Xihe slowly opened her eyes, cautiously looking around, her voice tinged with fear: "It's possible they were after me. But I haven't experienced this kind of sneak attack in a long time."
"Do you know who it is?" Mu Ruoyan pressed.
"I didn't know last time, but I guessed a bit this time." Lin Xihe thought to herself. Before, she had always been under Ji Zhuo's protection, and the other party dared not make any rash moves. But after learning that Ji Zhuo had taken her child back, the person who couldn't wait to make a move was most likely Sun Ningxiang.
However, she never expected that the people around Mu Ruoyan would have such amazing skills.
After this battle, she witnessed the abilities of these people and realized that even if Gu Qinghuai successfully removed the curse, he would probably still find it difficult to withstand the combined attack of these three.
Moreover, Mu Ruoyan didn't even make a move just now, and the soft sword at his waist wasn't just for show; he must also possess extraordinary skills.
From this perspective, if I want to escape unscathed, I might really need to win over Mu Ruoyan.
"Well then, I've really saved your life this time. Remember to repay me properly." Mu Ruoyan said earnestly, not caring at all who Lin Xihe had guessed.
Lin Xihe cursed inwardly, thinking that if it weren't for Mu Ruoyan, she wouldn't have had to travel all the way to Nanzhao.
Just then, out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of an assassin in the corner who was still alive, trembling as he raised a hidden arrow.
The assassin's raised hand trembled precariously; judging by the angle, the arrow should not have hit either of them.
But Lin Xihe had a sudden inspiration and came up with a plan.
"Watch out, there's a hidden arrow!" she suddenly shouted, then quickly took a step forward and stood behind Mu Ruoyan.
Mu Ruoyan reacted quickly, turning around instantly and staring directly at the petite figure in front of him.
Just as Lin Xihe made her move, the hidden arrow shot over with a "whoosh," grazing past their legs before disappearing with a "thud."
Lin Xihe wasn't sure if her performance was convincing. She took a deep breath, slowly turned her head, and looked up at Mu Ruoyan.
Seeing the surprise in Mu Ruoyan's eyes, she knew in her heart that she had achieved her goal to some extent.
"You? Why would you use yourself to block it?" Mu Ruoyan asked incredulously.
Lin Xihe thought to herself, "Isn't it because he saw that the guy's hands were weak and he was sure he couldn't shoot accurately that he put on this show?"
But she pretended to be flustered and casually grabbed Mu Ruoyan's clothes at the waist, stammering, "Didn't you save me too?"
"Who asked you that? Shouldn't you have pushed me away? Saving someone doesn't necessarily mean risking your own life. Wouldn't it have been better if we both dodged away?" Mu Ruo's tone was full of disdain. In his opinion, Lin Xihe was really not very smart.
Lin Xihe thought Mu Ruoyan would be moved to tears by her actions, but to her surprise, he was shocked by her "foolish" behavior.
Because she misunderstood, her face flushed instantly, and she stammered, "I...I was in such a hurry that I didn't have time to think."
She thought to herself: Damn it! I wanted to play the damsel in distress, but it just doesn't work on Mu Ruoyan.
This guy is practically allergic to romance.
Lin Xihe was unaware that in Mu Ruoyan's mind, she had always been a rather dim-witted person.
Therefore, he did not doubt her actions just now.
Although he thought her act of shielding him from an arrow was foolish, for some reason, it made his heart beat faster, like a drumbeat.
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