"General Mu, Princess Xianyue invites you." The soldier ran over and said respectfully.
Mu Jingrui didn't even look at the soldier. "I'm not free."
"The princess said that your sister is with her. Please go there quickly, otherwise, they will be besieged by people from the Goshawk Kingdom. It doesn't matter if they hurt her, but it will be troublesome if they hurt your sister."
Mu Jingrui's expression suddenly changed, and he hurriedly followed the soldiers.
Not far away, Xianyue and a group of soldiers were besieged by the remaining soldiers of the Goshawk Kingdom. Some of these people seemed to know Xianyue's true identity.
Mu Jingrui glanced around the fighting circle and saw Mu Jingyan in soldier uniform.
Seeing that the Goshawk Soldier's spear was about to pierce Mu Jingyan's back, Mu Jingrui lowered his head and saw the steel knife at his feet. He kicked lightly with his toes, and the steel knife penetrated straight into the soldier's body.
He jumped up to Mu Jingyan's side, held her wrist, and controlled her sword to sweep, causing a large piece of the soldiers in front of him to fall.
"ah!"
Crescent Moon was stabbed by an enemy soldier and let out a painful cry.
Mu Jingrui frowned and knocked back the besieging soldiers around her with a palm.
"Brother?" Mu Jingyan smiled happily. "I hope you're fine."
Before Mu Jingrui had time to speak, a group of soldiers surrounded him. He had to temporarily respond to the enemy.
His martial arts skills were too high and his attacks were ruthless. When the soldiers of the Goshawk Kingdom saw this, they did not try their best anymore, but fled in all directions.
Mu Jingrui did not chase after him. Xian Yue supported himself with his sword, took a strong breath, and walked up to him with a pale face.
"Just now...thank you..."
Xian Yue knew in her heart that fortunately she made the decisive decision to take Mu Jingyan with her, otherwise it would have been impossible to invite Mu Jingrui.
This man has no affection for her at all. If it were not for profit, he would really be able to ignore her life and death.
Mu Jingrui did not respond, but turned to look at Mu Jingyan.
"Are you okay?" Mu Jingrui looked around and asked, "Where is Ning'er?"
"The situation just now was too chaotic. I... couldn't protect her..." Mu Jingyan looked into his brother's deep eyes and felt guilty, "But don't worry, I asked her to hide. Let's go pick her up now.
"
"Walk."
Mu Jingrui eagerly pulled Mu Jingyan away without even looking at the crescent moon.
Mu Jingyan took her brother to the place where she had hidden Shangguan Wan Ning. She looked at the scorched earth around her and was dumbfounded. An ominous premonition surged in her heart.
"Why don't you leave?"
Mu Jingrui looked at his sister's face turning pale, and his own voice was trembling.
"Brother..." Mu Jingyan swallowed and said tremblingly, "Just now...I asked Wan Ning to hide in the firewood pile over there..."
Mu Jingrui looked in the direction of his sister's finger.
There was no firewood pile in that place, it was clearly a pile of smoking coals.
Mu Jingrui's hands and feet were cold, his eyes were scarlet, and he stood motionless.
"Brother, I'm sorry... I didn't know this would happen... If I had known earlier, I would have definitely taken Wan Ning with me..."
Mu Jingyan cried in fear.
She used to dislike Shangguan Wan Ning very much, but after getting along with him for this period of time, she also regarded Shangguan Wan Ning as a friend.
What's more, if it weren't for the two brothers and sisters, there would be no need for Shangguan Wan Ning to come to this place.
"Brother, if you feel angry or sad, scold me or hit me a few times to vent your anger. Brother, don't ignore me... I really didn't abandon Wan Ning on purpose..."
"I know."
Mu Jingrui clenched his fists and tried his best to calm down.
Although the pyre was burned, it did not mean that Shangguan Wan Ning was dead.
She is a lively person, and she will definitely run away if there is a fire. Maybe she will hide somewhere else.
"General Mu... General Mu..."
The left vanguard was galloping with a group of soldiers, and his hearty laughter came from a distance, with a proud and arrogant tone.
"General Mu, most of the Goshawk Kingdom's soldiers and horses have been wiped out, and the remaining people have surrendered. Everything is under your control."
Zuo Xianfeng expressed his admiration for Mu Jingrui.
"What about our Wuxiong men and horses?" Xianyue asked impatiently.
"Don't worry, General Mu has told not to hurt Wu Xiong's people. Now their troops are stationed outside the city. We will discuss future matters after General Mu returns." Zuo Xianfeng was relieved, "General Mu, go back."
Mu Jingrui took a deep breath.
Shangguan Wan Ning's disappearance has completely diluted the joy of victory in the war.
"I can't go back yet." Mu Jingrui said after thinking.
"Why?" Zuo Xianfeng felt strange.
Mu Jingrui shook his head. "Don't ask. You take my sister and Princess Xianyue back first, and leave three thousand soldiers and horses for me. When you return to the city, stay put and report the situation here to His Highness the Crown Prince and wait for him."
Give instructions."
"Brother..." Mu Jingyan's eyes turned red, and he stepped forward and pulled Mu Jingrui's sleeve, "I'll stay and accompany you to find Wan Ning."
"No need. Just be obedient and go back. Don't worry me anymore."
Mu Jingyan did not dare to say anything more and could only nod silently.
This was the first time Xianyue saw Mu Jingrui showing warmth.
Mu Jingrui still didn't want to believe that Shangguan Wan Ning was dead.
After Zuo Xianfeng left with Mu Jingyan, he asked his men to search through every corpse but could not find Shangguan Wan Ning, which made him relieved.
The situation was chaotic at that time, and Shangguan Wan Ning might have been taken away by Goshawk or Wu Xiong's people.
He divided the three thousand men and horses into two groups and pursued the fleeing soldiers in two different directions.
Shangguan Wan Ning could not help but feel a little desperate as she saw the sky gradually darkening.
She walked forward one foot at a time, judging the direction by intuition. She didn't get any water for the whole day, but she kept on going.
She felt that her physical strength had reached its limit.
With a "plop", Shangguan Wanning finally fell to the ground. The pain throughout her body made her wake up a little, but it did not give her the extra strength to get up.
In the camp, after Mu Jingyan left, she was quickly discovered by people from the Goshawk Kingdom. She thought she was bound to die, but because she was wearing Wu Xiong's soldier uniform, she was rescued by Wu Xiong's soldiers and brought with her
She ran away together.
She had no choice but to be pushed away by the Wuxiong soldiers. Who knew who hit her and she fainted.
When Shangguan Wan Ning woke up, she had already been carried away by Wu Xiong soldiers.
She didn't want to go with them, so she slipped away quietly when they weren't paying attention.
However, Shangguan Wan Ning did not expect that her situation would be even more difficult after being left alone.
She lay on the ground to rest for a while, then climbed up with all her strength, picked up a branch and used it as a crutch and continued walking back.
As night fell, Shangguan Wan Ning could no longer see the road ahead clearly.
Suddenly, she saw several torches slowly moving towards her.