Mo Qinghuan withdrew her hand. "Okay, I promise you." She stood up, fetched the medicine kit, and placed it in front of Mu Yanming.
"What poison did you give him?" She looked into Mu Yanming's eyes.
Mu Yanming knew she was referring to Gu Yishu. "Don't worry. It's not poison but a kind of hallucinogenic drug. An old gentleman developed it himself. So even if Prime Minister Gu invites the imperial physicians tomorrow, they'll be at a loss. They'll surely come to you in desperation."
"Where's the antidote?" Mo Qinghuan reached out her hand to Mu Yanming.
Mu Yanming smiled, took out a small bottle from his bosom, and placed it in Mo Qinghuan's palm.
"Come back right after you're done. I'll be waiting for you in the mansion. I'll take you somewhere."
Mo Qinghuan looked into his eyes. For some reason, she suddenly felt a kind of sincerity in Mu Yanming's eyes at this moment.
She was dazed for a moment and then withdrew her gaze.
"I'm tired. I'll go and rest first."
She stood up and walked towards the bed. Mu Yanming hugged her from behind.
"This time, I owe you a favor. Just tell me what you want. I'll satisfy you."
Mo Qinghuan turned her head. Seeing this, Mu Yanming nodded slightly. The distance between them was so close that they could feel the moisture of each other's breath on their faces.
She suddenly felt that Mu Yanming's words about satisfying her seemed a bit ambiguous. She quickly broke free from his embrace.
"Um... I'm suddenly a bit hungry. I'll go out and eat something..." She opened the door and ran outside. Closing her eyes, she sighed. It felt so good to breathe in the fresh air.
However, a flash of lightning suddenly cut across the sky, followed by a few rumbles of thunder.
She looked up at the sky, and raindrops fell on her face.
"It's raining. Come in quickly." Mu Yanming stood at the door and called to her. She didn't want to go in at first, but the raindrops suddenly became dense and hit her body. She had no choice but to go in.
Meanwhile.
As soon as the carriages of the eldest prince, Mu Shengze, and the second prince, Mu Yichen, stopped in front of the Listening Wind Inn, they were attacked.
In the heavy rain, dozens of black - clothed men brandishing bright swords rushed out and surrounded them in the middle.
"Humph, today is your death day." The leading black - clothed man had his face covered, but Mu Shengze still saw, in the brief flash of lightning, a twisted and hideous scar on the man's face that extended from his left eyebrow to under the mask.
"How arrogant! Who are you?" The second prince, Mu Yichen, drew a flexible sword from his waist and pointed it at the black - clothed man.
The black - clothed man ran his tongue against his teeth and laughed wildly. "You don't need to know who we are. Anyway, this day next year will be your death anniversary!"
Mu Shengze looked a bit flustered, but Mu Yichen instinctively stepped in front of him. "Brother, take sister - in - law and Nier away first. I can handle this alone here!"
"Humph, how boastful! Do you know that we brothers have been in the business for so many years and have never failed a mission? So you're doomed today!"
"Humph, really? Everything has a beginning. I'll start one for you today!" With that, he rushed forward. Before the black - clothed men could react, he cut a gap.
Then he fiercely whipped the horse's belly. The horse neighed and galloped out.
Mu Shengze tightly held the reins and drove the carriage out. Before they had run five zhang, Leng Nier suddenly jumped out of the carriage.
"Brother, you go first. I won't leave him alone."
She drew the same flexible sword as Mu Yichen from her waist, used her light - body skill, leaped, stepped on a black - clothed man's head, and came to Mu Yichen's side.
Seeing Leng Nier, Mu Yichen frowned. "What are you doing here?" He grabbed her wrist and tried to push her away.
But Leng Nier firmly held his hand back. "I can't leave you alone!"
Mu Yichen held her hand and kissed it on his lips.
The two looked at each other and smiled, ready to fight side by side.
Seeing this, the black - clothed men snorted.
"Go and show your affection in front of Lord Yama."
Then the black - clothed men swarmed forward.
The rumbling thunder accompanied the sound of clashing swords. The rain and blood mixed together into a muddy mess.
The fight raged from the inner courtyard of the inn to the roof and then to the outside of the inn.
Under the joint efforts of the couple, the black - clothed men fell to the ground one by one. Leng Nier and Mu Yichen looked at the corpses on the ground and smiled at each other.
The leading scar - faced man, who had been hiding behind the lantern post, quietly sneaked up behind Leng Nier when she wasn't paying attention. Just as the sword was about to pierce her body, a flash of lightning suddenly lit up the sky. Mu Yichen saw the black - clothed man behind him from the reflection on the sword.
"Nier, be careful!" He lunged forward.
But it was too late to dodge or defend. He had no choice but to pull Leng Nier into his arms and use his whole body to shield her. He was stabbed in the scapula on his back.
Hearing Mu Yichen's muffled groan, Leng Nier turned her head and saw the black - clothed man. Without checking Mu Yichen's wound first, she threw her sword into the air, changed its direction, and then threw it forcefully. The sword stabbed straight into the black - clothed man's forehead and kept trembling, making a humming sound.
After dealing with the black - clothed man, she quickly helped Mu Yichen to the corridor to take shelter from the rain. "Your Highness, are you okay?"
Mu Yichen tightly held her hand. Although his back was in great pain, he still managed a smile and said gently, "Nier, don't worry. I'm fine. But we're not sure if they have any more helpers, so we have to leave here as soon as possible."
"But you're injured, and it's raining so heavily. Where can we go?"
Just as she was speaking, Mu Yichen suddenly covered her mouth. "Shh, someone's bringing horses."
He nodded slightly at Leng Nier. He hid behind the pillar, while Leng Nier walked over, pulled out the sword from the black - clothed man's forehead, and went to the door, hiding in the corner.
The rider dismounted at the door and rushed into the courtyard in a hurry. As soon as he entered the yard, he felt a chill on his neck.
Looking down, he saw a flexible sword against his throat.
Leng Nier was behind him and said coldly, "Put down your sword."
The man slowly turned around. Leng Nier moved her sword closer. "Don't move!" Gu Qing sneered. "Second Princess, it's me, Gu Qing. I'm here by my adoptive father's order to protect Your Highnesses."
Mu Yichen, who had been hiding behind the pillar, came out. "Better late than never."
Seeing that Mu Yichen was injured, Gu Qing quickly helped him onto the horse. After he got on the horse, he reached out his hand to Leng Nier. She got on the horse and nestled in Mu Yichen's arms.
"Did you see my brother when you came?" Mu Yichen looked at Gu Qing with a probing look.
Gu Qing led the horse, and his expression was unreadable.
"Your Highness, I didn't see him."
"Take us back to the prime minister's mansion first, and then ask Uncle to send people out to look for him."
Gu Qing nodded. "Your Highness, don't worry. The eldest prince is a lucky man and will surely be fine."