Not far ahead, there was fire slowly moving in her direction.
Shangguan Wan Ning was shocked.
There was no doubt that such a large and orderly crowd of people appeared at this time, they must be Xixia people. However, the place was so empty that there was not even a place for her to hide.
In desperation, she had no choice but to turn around and run away.
Before he could run a few steps, he tripped over a stone and fell to the ground, rolling down the slope.
Her body was crushed against the fine stones, and her eyes were filled with pain. Suddenly, she felt a lightness in her body, as if she was being picked up.
This late at night...
Shangguan Wan Ning had an ominous premonition, straightened her body and rolled down.
Her face was pressed against a strong chest. When she looked up, she saw a strong arm holding a dagger stuck on the slope, and the other hand hugged her tightly.
"Brother Yao?"
Shangguan Wan Ning seemed to have seen a bright star in the darkness. She was surprised and happy, and there was a sense of sadness at the tip of her nose.
"Shh!" Sun Jinyao lowered his head and glanced at Shangguan Wan Ning, signaling her to be silent.
Not long after, the noisy but orderly footsteps were getting closer and closer, and Shangguan Wanning could feel them right above their heads.
Under the pale moonlight, she saw the veins bulging in Sun Jinyao's hand holding the dagger.
She hesitated to speak.
Until the footsteps faded away, Sun Jinyao held Shangguan Wanning's waist and jumped up.
There was dead silence all around, and Sun Jinyao didn't ask anything. He whispered: "It's too late. It's not safe to walk on the mountain road. I'll take you to find a place to stay first, and then go to Tiangou Stream after dawn."
Shangguan Wan Ning said nothing and followed Sun Jinyao to find a place with leeward wind, and the two of them sat down.
Sun Jinyao found some dry firewood nearby, lit a small bonfire, took out a pear from the bag and handed it to Shangguan Wan Ning.
"We're out of water, let's eat a pear to quench our thirst."
Shangguan Wan Ning took it silently, took a bite, and held back the tears in her eyes, falling silently.
Sun Jinyao watched Shangguan Wan Ning cry from the corner of his eye, and his heart trembled, but he could not muster the courage to wipe her tears.
"Brother Yao, why are you here?"
Sun Jinyao was tending the bonfire with branches and said calmly: "Mu Jingrui sent someone to deliver a letter to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and your father sent me to take you back. Halfway through, I heard the news that Mu Jingrui's 100,000-strong army was wiped out.
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At that time, Sun Jinyao was very worried about Shangguan Wan Ning's safety, so he set out alone overnight and traveled day and night to the border.
He did not find Shangguan Wan Ning, but he always believed that if Shangguan Wan Ning was not dead, she would definitely come to Tiangou Jian to find Mu Jingrui, so he waited nearby.
Shangguan Wan Ning no longer had any appetite, and the pears were tasteless. She sighed and put them aside.
"You should sleep for a while. This place is very close to Tiangou Stream."
Sun Jinyao didn't talk much to begin with, and Shangguan Wanning didn't ask any more questions. However, having a familiar person by her side made her feel much more at ease.
However, as soon as she closed her eyes, she would see Mu Jingrui standing in front of her covered in blood, asking her why she betrayed him.
"ah!"
Shangguan Wan Ning woke up from her nightmare, her back almost soaked with cold sweat.
She raised her head, and a ray of sunshine appeared on the horizon.
"Are you okay?" Sun Jinyao handed over the handkerchief and asked lightly.
Shangguan Wan Ning shook her head. "Brother Yao, let's go."
Sun Jinyao looked at the pale Shangguan Wan Ning. He actually didn't agree with rushing in such a state, but he didn't say much and could only slow down his pace as much as possible while walking.
At noon, the two had already reached Tiaolou.
"Ning'er, you have to have a psychological preparation."
In fact, before that, Sun Jinyao had been here once.
Shangguan Wanning looked at Sun Jinyao a little blankly.
"I know the purpose of your coming here. However, I heard that Mu Jingrui did not die here."
"I know."
"If you are looking for him, you have to pass through the Tiaolou. However, ... the situation in Tiaolou will make you feel uncomfortable."
Shangguan Wan Ning didn't understand, but she was full of Mu Jingrui. "No matter what, even if it is the Longtan Tiger Point, I want to go."
"Okay, let's go."
Sun Jinyao led the way in front, and Shangguan Wan Ning followed his footsteps.
Entering Tiaolou, both sides are rocks covered by wind and sand.
Gradually, Shangguan Wan Ning smelled the stench of the bursts, and more was the crawling of maggots under his feet.
At this time, she understood that what Sun Jinyao said was different from her imagination.
After a tragic battle, the 100,000 army died tragically. Before the team of Xixia evacuated, some people were buried on the spot, but there were still many corpses and wilderness, and the corpse began to rot.
Shangguan Wan Ning couldn't help vomiting.
Sun Jinyao stood next to her and patted her back gently.
Shangguan Wan Ning stood in the same place, scarlet, murmured: "I hurt them ..."
"Don't think too much, have nothing to do with you."
Sun Jinyao hesitated for a long while, and carefully wiped the stains of the corners of the lips for Shangguan Wan Ning with the handkerchief.
The two people's close contact allowed his heartbeat to speed up.
Shangguan Wanning didn't seem to change at all, and his eyes began to be confused.
She endured her grief and walked for another afternoon, and finally came to the legendary place where Mu Jingrui was killed.
The scene here is similar to that of Tiaolou. In order to deter the small country around, Li Binhao did not send someone to collect corpses at all.
For a few days, the wind and sand covers had buried some soldiers.
Shangguan Wan Ning took a deep breath, looking through one by one. Unconsciously, it was already tears.
"He ... it should be Mu Jingrui."
Sun Jinyao suddenly opened, and Shangguan Wanning hurriedly ran over.
A man wearing a marshal was lying quietly on the ground with eight sharp arrows on his body.
Shangguan Wanning's feet were soft and knelt down involuntarily.
Sun Jinyao wanted to turn him over and was stopped by Shangguan Wan Ning. "I come."
"Ning'er ..."
"Brother Yao, let me come."
Shangguan Wan Ning looked at the corpse in front of her, and couldn't feel any sadness. She didn't believe that this was Mu Jingrui.
So, she drumped her courage and turned the body over with all strength. Unfortunately, her face was rotten, her face was beyond recognition.
Sun Jinyao squatted down and picked up the sword on his body.
Shangguan Wan Ning's heart trembled.
As soon as she bowed her head, she saw the load on the waist of the corpse.
It was done by Mu Jingrui by herself, and it was the Ping An Charm she asked for. He promised her that every time he entered the battlefield, he would definitely bring it with him.
Shangguan Wan Ning was like stopping the water, and she held the lotus bag stained with blood tightly, imagining the struggle and unwillingness before Mu Jingrui died.
Her eyes gradually blurred, her body was sloped, and she fell on the sand.