Mu Jingrui returned to the room. Even though he was exhausted physically and mentally, he could not fall asleep for a long time.
He got up and came to the door of Mu Jingyan's room.
"Xiaoyan," Mu Jingrui knocked on the door, "are you asleep?"
There was no response from inside.
"I'm my brother. Please open the door. I have something to say to you."
Mu Jingrui waited for a long time, but there was still no response.
He held his breath and listened carefully, but couldn't hear any breath at all. He suddenly had an ominous premonition.
"Xiaoyan, I'm coming in."
Just in case, Mu Jingrui paused for a while after finishing this sentence, in case something embarrassing would happen if he made a mistake in judgment.
He pushed open the door and found that the room was empty.
The clothes Mu Jingyan was wearing just now were hanging on the screen. The sword on the bedside was also missing.
"Oops." Mu Jingrui's heart sank and he rushed out immediately.
At midnight, the night was dim, a cool evening breeze blew by, and dark clouds covered the bright moonlight.
A dark shadow climbed over the wall and sneaked into the prime minister's house. She hid on the beam in the corridor. When she saw the guards on night patrol walking slowly by, she quickly jumped down and grabbed the guard walking at the back.
She covered the guard's mouth and asked coldly after everyone had gone away: "Where is Shangguan Yue's room?"
The guard pointed with his finger, and the shadow immediately knocked the guard unconscious and threw him into the flower bed.
She quickly flashed past, jumped onto the roof and secretly lifted a tile, observing carefully for a long time.
There was silence in the room.
The dark shadow climbed through the window, slowly pulled out the long sword, and quietly approached the bed.
At this time, the clouds opened and the fog dispersed, and the moonlight shone in from the window, hitting the edge of her sword. The refracted light woke up Mrs. Shangguan, who had been sleeping lightly.
"Who are you?"
Mrs. Shangguan screamed, the black shadow's eyes flashed, and she raised her sword and stabbed Shangguan Yue.
Shangguan Yue was also awakened at this time. In desperation, he did not lose an inch and held the black shadow's wrist with all his strength.
"Madam, please leave quickly..."
Mrs. Shangguan turned pale with fright and shouted loudly: "Here comes someone, there is an assassin...here comes someone..."
The black shadow struggled for a few times, used his internal strength to shake Shangguan Yue away, and then kicked him in the chest.
Shangguan Yue was kicked far away, and his back hit the corner of the table hard.
Just as the black shadow was about to chase after her, Mrs. Shangguan rushed over and hugged her waist.
"Master, run away...run away..."
The black shadow was immediately furious. She wanted to hit Mrs. Shangguan's Tianling Gai, but in the end she couldn't bear it and just hit her on the shoulder.
By the time she attacked Shangguan Mountain again, the guards on night watch had already rushed in.
The guards surrounded the shadows.
"Madam... Madam..." Shangguan Yue struggled to get up and ran to the bed to help the injured Shangguan's wife.
Seeing that his wife was pale and unconscious, he couldn't help but get angry and scolded: "Catch her alive, I want to see who is so bold and dares to come to my underworld to assassinate her."
The sound of fighting alerted more guards and rushed over.
Seeing that a steel knife was about to strike, the black shadow had no time to dodge. She was secretly anxious.
At this moment, a sword energy struck, knocking back the guards around her.
Another man in black joined the battle circle.
Black Shadow obviously knew who was coming, and with the help of her companions, she went to assassinate Shangguan Yue with confidence and boldness.
"The days are long, let's go quickly."
The black shadow broke free from his companion's hand and stabbed Shangguan Yue.
However, a guard came out from the side and slashed the black shadow's chest with a knife.
The man in black was taken aback and rushed over immediately after repelling the people around him. He saw Shangguan Yue glaring at them angrily. Thinking of the past events, his heart surged with anger.
The long sword in his hand stabbed Shangguan Yue.
"father……"
Shangguan Wan Ning heard the noise and ran over. She watched helplessly as the sword of the man in black was about to pierce her father's forehead, and she couldn't help but scream.
This sound caused the man in black to stop immediately.
He turned to look at Shangguan Wan Ning.
The two people's eyes met and Shangguan Wan Ning was stunned.
The man in black gave up on assassinating Shangguan Yue and rushed towards Shangguan Wan Ning.
Shangguan Yue suddenly panicked and shouted: "Protect the eldest lady..."
That's too late!
The man in black had already reached Shangguan Wan Ning's side, and a strong arm strangled Shangguan Wan Ning's neck.
All the guards stopped and no one dared to act rashly.
Shangguan Yue had no choice but to put down his wife, managed to stand up, and walked forward and said, "I don't care who you are or where you come from. As long as you let my daughter go, I promise to let you leave the Prime Minister's Mansion safely tonight.
"
Shangguan Wan Ning was held hostage, but she didn't cry or struggle, and was as calm as water.
"come over."
The man in black shouted to his injured companion who was bleeding profusely.
She was unwilling to fail in the assassination, but she also didn't want to die here. She gritted her teeth and used her sword to support herself and walked to her companions.
The man in black led Shangguan Wan Ning out of the room cautiously step by step.
The yard was already filled with archers. He looked around and quickly assessed the situation in front of him.
If Shangguan Yue gave the order, it would be difficult for him to guarantee that both of them would escape unscathed.
"Tell them to put down their bows and arrows and retreat." The man in black said in a cold voice.
Shangguan Yue did not dare to take risks and waved his hand to signal everyone to step aside.
"Walk."
The man in black held Shangguan Wan Ning hostage and backed away, quickly retreating to the corner.
He was about to jump onto the wall when suddenly a sharp arrow shot from the darkness and pierced Shangguan Wan Ning's chest.
The man in black was shocked and raised his sword to knock down the sharp arrow. This move made him vulnerable.
Shangguan Yue waved his hand, and the guards rushed forward.
The man in black gritted his teeth, held Shangguan Wan Ning with one hand, picked up his companion with the other and jumped onto the wall. A sharp arrow shot him in the back.
"There is a carriage parked on the left." Shangguan Wan Ning reminded.
The man in black got into the carriage according to Shangguan Wan Ning's instructions and drove away quickly.
It wasn't until he could no longer hear the footsteps of his pursuers that he chose to stop in a secluded alley.
"Your wound has been bleeding, let me bandage it for you..."
Before Shangguan Wan Ning could get close to the man in black, she was pushed away by the hand stretched out from the other side.
"Go away! You don't need to pretend to be kind."
"Mu Jingrui, Mu Jingyan, what on earth are you two brothers and sisters going to do!"
Shangguan Wan Ning recognized him the moment she met the man in black's eyes.
She was too familiar with this man.
Sure enough, the man in black took off his hooded black scarf, revealing his handsome and resolute face.
"Why did you want to assassinate my father? Is it your intention or His Royal Highness's?"
Facing Shangguan Wan Ning's questioning, Mu Jingrui's face was gloomy and he said nothing.