Only then did Shangguan Wan Ning notice that her voice involuntarily raised her voice in desperation, which seemed particularly loud in the quiet night.
She shrank subconsciously and looked around cautiously.
"It's a long story. What about you, why are you here?"
Mu Jingrui had just fled here to hide in order to avoid being pursued by the men in black. He was also shocked when he saw Shangguan Wan Ning.
"Of course I'm here to see you. Are you here to enjoy the scenery?" Shangguan Wanning briefly told what happened after returning to the capital. "What happened? Why are you suddenly suspected of being a traitor to the enemy?"
?Are these people who are chasing you Xiao Zhenting’s people?”
Mu Jingrui shook his head. "They are from Li Dahai, the Minister of War."
"What do you mean? The Minister of War is also a member of Xiao Zhenting?" Shangguan Wan Ning heard from her father that Li Dahai always maintained a neutral attitude.
Now that Xiao Zhenting does not have the support of Concubine Liu, he is obviously at a disadvantage. How can Li Dahai, an old fox, support him?
"Things are different from what you think."
Mu Jingrui found a place to sit down and let Shangguan Wan Ning sit on his lap.
"I escorted His Royal Highness the Crown Prince back to Beijing, but I was chased on the way. In order to cover the Crown Prince's escape, I was forced to a slope with no way to retreat, so I had no choice but to jump down and take a gamble. But I was lucky. There were luxuriant foliage on the slope.
My Qinggong was pretty good when I went up, but I was only slightly injured when I went down to the bottom of the slope."
"But unfortunately, I lost too much blood while fighting the killer. I couldn't go up for a while, so I could only stay at the bottom of the slope to recuperate. About two or three days later, a group of men in black suddenly appeared at the bottom of the slope. It was the one just now
batch people."
Shangguan Wan Ning didn't quite understand and asked with a frown: "Then how do you know they are Li Dahai's people and not the killers sent by Xiao Zhenting?"
"The group of killers who are chasing His Highness the Crown Prince are obviously a killer organization in the world. Xiao Zhenting paid a lot of money to hire them. The advantage is that even if they are caught, they can't follow the clues and do anything to him. So, when I fell down the slope
After that, it is impossible for those killers to come to me again. After all, their target is not me. And..."
The corners of Mu Jingrui's lips curved into a contemptuous arc.
"When these men in black were chasing me, they forced me to hand over my things."
"What?" Shangguan Wan Ning asked nervously.
"Evidence that Li Dahai falsely reported the number of soldiers and horses at the border, ate empty pay, and collaborated with the enemy and treason."
Shangguan Wan Ning's face changed slightly, this was a serious crime of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan.
"Do you still remember that the people named Liao tried every means to prevent me from sending troops to attack the Goshawk Kingdom, and they also insisted on letting Ji Kuo go? They were just afraid that I would discover their secret."
"No wonder..." Shangguan Wan Ning also felt strange why Mr. Liao was so nervous. "Then where is the evidence now?"
With Mu Jingrui's personality, it is absolutely impossible to hand over things easily.
Mu Jingrui smiled slightly and stretched out his hand to smooth Shangguan Wan Ning's broken hair on his temples. "It's at your place."
"Me?" Shangguan Wan Ning looked at Mu Jingrui doubtfully.
"When I was packing my luggage for the return trip, I quietly put it under your suitcase. You are an outsider and the person I trust most. It is safest to put it with you. And..."
Mu Jingrui held Shangguan Wan Ning's hand. "I hope I can lend you your hand to hand over these evidences to your father. Let him hand them over to the emperor on your behalf."
"Why do you need my father to hand it over? You can also see the emperor directly."
"Consider it a meeting gift from me to your father."
The affairs of the Ministry of War and border defense are under the jurisdiction of Shangguan Yue. He was not aware that such a big thing happened under his hands. As a superior, he cannot escape the blame. If the emperor really pursues the investigation, and people with ulterior motives add fuel to the fire, I am afraid that
It will affect Shangguan Yue's status in the court.
However, it would be different if he took the initiative to submit the evidence.
How could Shangguan Wan Ning not understand Mu Jingrui's painstaking efforts? She lowered her eyelids and smiled shyly.
"As long as you're okay."
Under the moonlight, Mu Jingrui looked at Shangguan Wan Ning, who was leaning in his arms, feeling a little confused and his body temperature began to gradually rise.
He hugged Shangguan Wanning tightly and said softly: "Don't run out alone in the future. A girl's family is in this barren mountain in the middle of the night. What if something happens?"
"Oops!"
Shangguan Wanning suddenly woke up from her tenderness. "I didn't come alone. My cousin came with me. He said he would go find water for me, but he hasn't come back yet. I don't know if something will happen.
.”
Mu Jingrui's expression changed slightly, and he helped Shangguan Wan Ning stand up. "Go find him."
The two held hands and walked forward, and not far away they heard the sound of weapons being exchanged.
"Hmph, I didn't expect that you are quite good at kung fu at such a young age. Who are you? What are you doing here in the middle of the night?"
Zheng Zhixing was arrogant and arrogant. Looking at the clothes of these people in front of him, he guessed that they were not upright and good people.
"Master, I go wherever I like. Do I still need to report to you? If you are interested, please get out of the way."
Zheng Zhixing's arrogance surprised several men in black. They exchanged looks with each other and attacked him again.
Zheng Zhixing practiced martial arts with his father since he was a child, and his kung fu was not bad among his peers. However, he lacked actual combat experience and gradually felt powerless when being besieged.
Seeing that the steel knife was about to slash towards his chest, his panicked mind suddenly went blank, and he even forgot to resist.
With a "clang" sound, the steel knife broke into two pieces and fell to the ground. The whole arm of the man in black holding the steel knife was numb from the shock.
Everyone turned around and saw Mu Jingrui standing not far away, the long sword in his hand flashing with cold light.
"Huh, this is really easy to come by. We have been looking for you for so long, but you showed up on your own initiative."
Several men in black immediately lost interest in Zheng Zhixing, and formed a formation to attack Mu Jingrui.
Shangguan Wan Ning was worried about Zheng Zhixing, so she braved the light of swords and came to his side, helped him up and asked with concern: "How are you? Are you injured?"
Zheng Zhixing thought about it and felt that he must have looked very embarrassed, so he was a little embarrassed and had to focus on the fight between Mu Jingrui and the man in black.
He found that Mu Jingrui's sword moves were extremely fast, and the opponent was often injured by him before he could see clearly.
Mu Jingrui didn't want to waste time, so he took advantage of the moment he jumped up to use a fatal move, sealing the throats of several men in black with a sword.
"Okay!" Zheng Zhixing couldn't help but cheer loudly.
Mu Jingrui stood there, keeping his posture motionless.
Shangguan Wan Ning had an ominous premonition. She hurried forward and found that Mu Jingrui's face was pale.
Blood slowly overflowed from the corners of his mouth.