Everyone felt a figure flash past, and while protecting Shangguan Wan Ning, it broke the guard's arm.

Zhizhou was horrified when he saw this, and shouted in panic: "Come here, come quickly... Mu Jingrui wants to escape from prison, kill without mercy! Uh..."

Zhizhou's last words were stuck in his throat.

Mu Jingrui stepped forward and pinched Zhizhou's throat with his cold fingers. His dark and deep eyes were still calm, but made people feel chilly and frightened.

"You...what do you want..." Zhizhou struggled, but failed to break free from Mu Jingrui's grasp.

The surrounding guards and jailers were frightened. They held weapons but did not dare to step forward. They all stood there helplessly.

"Don't worry, I won't kill you." Mu Jingrui's voice was not serious, but he revealed the murderous intent, "If I want to escape from prison, even if you call in all the guards from the government office, you can't stop me.

I."

Zhizhou was very unconvinced, but at this moment he was under the control of others and had nothing to do.

Shangguan Wan Ning looked at Mu Jingrui blankly. She felt that at this moment, he seemed to have the shadow of the God of War who would become a murderous man many years later, and his writing style was frightening.

"I never thought about running away, but..." Mu Jingrui glanced at everyone present one by one, "If you dare to touch even one of Ning'er's hair, I won't let you go even if I turn into a ghost.

."

Shangguan Wan Ning saw the scarlet murderous look in Mu Jingrui's eyes, and her heart sank involuntarily.

"I want to say a few words to Ning'er and ask them all to get out." Mu Jingrui scolded in a low voice.

Zhizhou thought for a moment, and in order to save his life, he could only do what Mu Jingrui said.

Everyone left.

"Now you can...ah!"

Mu Jingrui looked at Zhizhou with disgust, knocked him out with a palm, and threw him aside like garbage.

He crossed Zhizhou and walked to Shangguan Wan Ning.

"Ning'er, listen to me and go back to the capital as soon as possible. Judging from this guy's attitude, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, so the power of your father and your grandfather may not be able to protect you."

Shangguan Wan Ning was in a state of confusion.

The purpose of her rebirth and return is actually to protect her family and prevent the tragedy from happening again.

However, everything she is experiencing now is something she did not experience in her previous life.

Mu Jingrui shouldn't have died at this time.

He is the greatest help for the crown prince to ascend the throne. If he dies, who will lead the prince's troops in all the difficult battles in the future?

Now, the Shangguan family has completely offended Xiao Zhenting. If he is allowed to ascend the throne, I'm afraid history will just happen again in a different way.

"Then..." Shangguan Wan Ning gritted her teeth and said, "You can run away. You can meet the prince and he will definitely have a way to protect you."

Mu Jingrui looked at Shangguan Wan Ning and smiled softly.

"Ning'er, do you know why I insist on doing this even though I know that opening a warehouse to release grain will be punished?"

Shangguan Wan Ning shook her head in confusion.

In fact, in the deepest part of her impression, she still regarded Mu Jingrui as the cruel, ruthless, ruthless and decisive King of Zhennan.

"My father is a general who guards the border. He regards protecting the people as his mission. And the way of protection is not only war."

Shangguan Wan Ning was stunned.

She had never thought that in Mu Jingrui's heart, there was national justice and the common people.

Suddenly, Shangguan Wan Ning discovered that even though she had followed Mu Jingrui for three years in her last life, she had never really gotten to know him.

"In my father's last battle, he knew clearly that he was betrayed, but he still persisted in fighting and died for his country. He is a hero in my heart. I can't...smear the ancestors of the Mu family."

Shangguan Wan Ning understood that Mu Jingrui really didn't want to escape.

She suddenly panicked.

"You are not smearing the Mu family. This is just a temporary measure. Wait until His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arrives or my father gets a pardon for you..."

Shangguan Wan Ning's tone was full of anxiety. When she saw Mu Jingrui's hand raised, she immediately stepped back.

"Don't even think about touching my acupuncture points again."

Mu Jingrui's smile deepened.

He smoothed Shangguan Wan's hair on her temples and gently stroked her cheek with his fingers.

"Fortunately, I haven't married you yet..." Mu Jingrui said with a smile, "Otherwise, you would have been widowed at such a young age, which would have delayed your life."

Mu Jingrui felt a little regretful, but he was also able to let go.

He lowered his eyelids, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes. "Ning'er, if you see Xiaoyan in the future, please take care of her for me."

After saying that, Mu Jingrui turned around and left.

Shangguan Wan Ning pulled his sleeve tightly, tears welled up in her eyes involuntarily, and she choked and said: "Maybe... there is another way..."

Mu Jingrui looked back at her, withdrew his hand and walked out without hesitation.

"Don't go to the execution ground."

After saying these four words, Mu Jingrui's figure completely disappeared from Shangguan Wan Ning's sight.

Shangguan Wan Ning's heart ached, and she fell to the cold ground as if she was exhausted. An unprecedented sadness surged through her body.

The sky is getting brighter, but there is still heavy snow falling in the sky, and the brush against my face feels like a sharp pain like a steel knife.

The officers and soldiers escorted Mu Jingrui towards the execution ground, and the long series of footprints behind him were particularly eye-catching.

The people in the city heard that General Mu, who had opened a warehouse to store grain, would be executed according to law, so they spontaneously came out to see him off.

The cold wind was howling, and the executioner saw that the time was almost up, so he ordered the executioner to prepare.

Mu Jingrui stood calmly in the wind and snow, motionless.

"General Mu."

An old man came over shakily, carrying a bowl of wine, and knelt down silently.

"Old man..." Mu Jingrui wanted to lean over and help him.

The old man handed the wine to Mu Jingrui with both hands.

"General Mu, we all know that you have suffered a great injustice, but it's a pity that... everyone is powerless and unable to save you. Now that there is a blizzard and natural disaster, we can't even bring you anything good to see you off. This bowl of wine,

It’s everyone’s idea, so just drink it as you please.”

Mu Jingrui looked at the bowl of wine. At this time, having a bowl of wine to warm up was indeed as good as delicacies from the mountains and seas.

He took it from the old man's hand and drank it in one gulp.

"Old man, it's freezing cold, you and the other folks should go back."

Mu Jingrui looked calm and composed, as if he was not going to die at all.

He watched the old man kowtow and retreat. He looked up and saw a young girl walking not far ahead. He frowned and watched Shangguan Wan Ning walk in front of him in plain clothes.

"Didn't I tell you not to come?"

"I……"

Before Shangguan Wan Ning could speak, she heard the supervisor shouting.

"The time has come for execution."
Chapter completed!