Chapter 478: The plan cannot keep up with the changes
As the night fell, there was silence in the Mu family's old house.
Mu Jingrui stepped on the half-height weeds in the yard and slowly walked towards the room.
This house was bought by my father when the Mu family was prosperous, but he had never lived in it, so he was not particularly implicated when the house was raided.
The moonlight lengthened his figure, and he gently opened the door of the main hall.
"Squeak!"
The dust fell down and almost blinded my eyes.
Mu Jingrui raised his hand and waved it in front of him.
The bright moonlight shone into the hall, and he slowly walked to the table, gently brushing his fingers across the table.
The thick dust made him sigh deeply.
Suddenly, Mu Jingrui's body stiffened.
He jumped up to the rafters.
The sound of slight footsteps came, and he looked down and saw a woman holding a long sword slowly walking in.
Mu Jingrui breathed a sigh of relief.
"who?"
Before Mu Jingyan finished speaking, he took out the sword in his hand and stabbed it in the direction of the sigh.
Mu Jingrui rolled over in the air to dodge, grabbed Mu Jingyan's pulse gate, and snatched the long sword from her hand.
"Xiaoyan, it's me."
"elder brother?"
Mu Jingyan saw his brother's appearance clearly through the cold moonlight, immediately threw himself into his arms, and couldn't help crying loudly.
"Brother, where have you been... I'm so worried. I thought I would never see you again in this life."
"Silly girl, how could this happen?" Mu Jingrui felt sorry for his sister. She must have suffered a lot of grievances during these days.
However, he doesn't have much time to question and comfort him now.
He patted Mu Jingyan on the back, pulled her out of his arms, wiped her tears and said softly: "Xiaoyan, you can't stay here for long. You leave quickly, find a place to stay, and leave a code. I'll come over."
I’ll see you again in a few days.”
"Brother, since you think it's not safe here, why do you want to stay? Let's go together."
"No, I want to prove something."
"What is it?"
Mu Jingrui was a little helpless. He knew that if he didn't speak clearly, Mu Jingyan would definitely not leave obediently.
"This time, both of us, brother and sister, have been framed. The ultimate target of the man behind this is most likely the emperor."
Mu Jingrui explained: "I want to find out the real culprit behind the scenes, otherwise, this matter will not be settled. The other party tried every means to kill me and arranged so many people around me. Now that I am alone, they will not let go."
Take this opportunity."
"And I am hiding here...only she knows...if I am hunted down here, then..."
Mu Jingyan didn't fully understand, but he could get a general idea.
"Brother, what you mean is that if she betrays you, someone will come to kill you tonight." Mu Jingyan asked eagerly, "Is she Shangguan Wan Ning you are talking about?"
"Yes, but..."
Halfway through Mu Jingrui's words, he heard messy and noisy footsteps coming from the courtyard, and torches were lit instantly.
"It came so quickly."
Mu Jingrui's expression suddenly changed, and now Mu Jingyan couldn't leave even if he wanted to.
"Mu Jingrui, are you going to go out and die on your own, or are we going to shoot you into a hedgehog?"
The brother and sister looked at each other and strode out.
I saw a group of big men in black holding steel knives and torches, surrounding the entire courtyard.
"Oh, Queen Mother... Oh, no, it's Mucairen. So you're here too. That's just right. I can send you brothers and sisters on the road together. You won't have to worry about being too lonely on the way to hell."
"Hmph, you dare! If you dare to touch a hair on my head, the Emperor will definitely not let you go." After reflection, Mu Jingyan felt that his behavior was a bit reckless.
However, she always felt that even if Xiao Yujue dethroned her, he still had feelings for her and would not kill them all.
"Hahaha."
The leader of the men in black looked up to the sky and laughed. "My lord, you are so smart, why is your sister as stupid as a pig? Now, you still imagine that the emperor will show mercy to you?"
Mu Jingrui said nothing.
His surface was as calm as water, but his heart was already in turmoil.
Although he was mentally prepared, when the facts were placed in front of him, he still couldn't accept it.
"Your master... is really surprising." When Mu Jingrui spoke, his voice was trembling.
"My lord, you are so smart, it seems you can't stay here anymore."
Mu Jingrui said nothing, slowly drew out his long sword, and glanced around with sharp eyes.
The leading man in black clapped his hands, and the archers lurking on the roof were ready to attack. Countless sharp arrows shot towards Mu Jingrui and Mu Jingyan like raindrops.
Mu Jingrui waved his sword, protecting his sister while responding.
"I'll cover you, and when you get the chance, you'll leave first."
Mu Jingrui whispered, and with one strike, he killed four archers and opened a gap for Mu Jingyan.
Under such circumstances, Mu Jingyan could only follow his brother's arrangements.
She jumped onto the roof, and Mu Jingrui also jumped up.
The men in black refused to give up and chased after him one after another.
Mu Jingrui has confirmed what he wants to know, so he doesn't want to fight.
If he was alone, under the siege of so many people, it would be possible to evacuate quickly, but now there was an inexplicable addition of Mu Jingyan.
He couldn't leave her alone.
"ah!"
Mu Jingyan was slapped by the man in black and his body was knocked away.
Mu Jingrui turned around and used his sword energy to drive back the pursuers, and caught Mu Jingyan in the air.
He felt the wind coming from the palm, and in order to protect Mu Jingyan in his arms, he slapped the man in black forcefully.
"elder brother……"
Mu Jingrui forcefully swallowed the blood and still protected Mu Jingyan behind him.
He used his body to protect his sister from the chaos of swords and arrows.
There were already twelve wounds on his body, dripping with blood.
"Walk!"
Mu Jingrui used his last inner strength to send Mu Jingyan to the roof and shouted: "Go, don't look back."
Mu Jingyan was at a loss. Under such circumstances, she had to listen to her brother's words and could only reluctantly leave.
Mu Jingrui completely lost his strength and lay on the ground breathing heavily.
A sharp long sword was pressed against his throat.
"I used to hear that King Zhennan was a murderer and had a heart of stone. Today... I was really moved. You are very considerate of your sister."
Mu Jingrui had nothing to say.
Of course he knew that life was precious, but how could he bear to see his own sister being hurt under his nose.
"My lord, do you have anything else to say?"
"Hmph." Mu Jingrui snorted coldly. "Go back and tell your master that he will never be able to ascend the throne and become emperor."
The man in black's face darkened.
"You are really smart and you have guessed a lot. It's a pity that you have no chance to make a comeback. Today next year will be your death anniversary."