After walking for a long time, Ji Wushang said, "I believe in them. Even without our help, they can still rescue the person."
"Do you know who's coming?" Nan Xuzong pointed out the path ahead.
"The man who wanted to kill me had slightly icy blue eyes. I felt he wasn't from the Great Xia Zhou Dynasty, nor from the Western Regions. He was probably a Japanese pirate or from the Bohai Dynasty."
"There are many strange and unusual people and events happening now, making it impossible to determine which country they belong to. Recently, many tribes have risen up, all eyeing the Great Xia Zhou Dynasty, the Western Regions, and the Bohai Sea. This time, their actions have two objectives: first, to disrupt the marriage between Jue Shi and Princess Muchen, preventing the Western Regions and the Great Xia Zhou Dynasty from achieving lasting peace; second, to kill you, as someone must hold a grudge against you. It's reasonable to deduce that someone within the court is colluding with outsiders. Moreover, this person has made thorough preparations beforehand, thoroughly investigating both of us!"
"Why do you say that?" Ji Wushang looked at him as the two walked towards the abandoned house.
"The fact that even your bodyguards didn't know you were assassinated speaks volumes," Nan Xuzong suddenly said. "Stop!"
Ji Wushang immediately stopped. "What's wrong?"
"Someone's there!" Nan Xuzong immediately pulled Ji Wushang aside, and then they hid to the side to watch.
At this moment, several men in black walked over, but they were not speaking the language of the Great Xia Zhou Dynasty, so Ji Wushang and Nan Xuzong had no idea what they were saying.
Ji Wushang and Nan Xuzong watched them walk away before coming out.
"It's them!" Ji Wushang said, "I recognize them; they're all like that, but I don't know what they're saying."
"Japanese pirates!" Nan Xucong exclaimed.
Ji Wushang was startled.
"Let's go quickly." Nan Xuzong pulled Ji Wushang along and immediately headed down another path.
Those were Japanese pirates! Who was the leader of them?
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"Jue Shi, you must leave now!" Yi Yun Muchen looked at Bei Gong Jue Shi standing there, who already only had one left arm. Now he stood alone in the wind, holding a bloodstained sword in his left hand, his crimson eyes seemingly about to bleed. His heart ached even more.
"If you die, I can spare her!" the man said. It wasn't that he was worried he couldn't defeat him, but rather that he had just witnessed Bei Gong Jue Shi's formidable martial arts skills, and he was determined to kill him! Such a man would surely hinder his domination of the continent!
"I'll count to three for you." The man looked at Bei Gong Jue Shi with a knowing gaze, and knew that things couldn't be delayed any longer, otherwise he would definitely have no chance of winning! Ah Lang hadn't returned yet, something must have happened! He really couldn't even handle such a small matter!
Yi Yun Muchen struggled and shouted, "Bei Gong Jueshi, get out of here! Let me tell you, I've never liked you. You've hurt me so deeply, I hate you so much. Get out, I don't want to see you!"
At that moment, the man in black received the man's instruction and plunged the dagger into Yi Yun Muchen's lower abdomen. Blood immediately began to flow down.
Yi Yun Muchen clenched her teeth in pain. She was already shivering from the cold water, and now the pain in her lower abdomen was even more intense!
"No!" Bei Gong Jue Shi cried out. The blood stung his eyes. What if she was carrying his child? Would she be alright...?
"The next stab will be into her heart," the man said coldly.
Bei Gong Jue Shi raised the longsword in his left hand, and Yi Yun Muchen cried out in pain, "Bei Gong Jue Shi!"
Bei Gong Jue Shi was taken aback, looked up at her, and smiled, "Mu Chen, live well."
"No, Bei Gong Jue Shi, I have something to tell you!" Yi Yun Muchen immediately shouted, "If I tell you something, you'll commit suicide again!"
Bei Gong Jue Shi paused, his eyes flickering as he waited for her to speak.
The man listened to their conversation, and was also slightly looking forward to what she would say.
"I'm pregnant with someone else's child." After saying this, Yi Yun Muchen smiled at Bei Gong Jue Shi.
Bei Gongjueshi and everyone around her were dumbfounded. What had they just heard? She said she was pregnant with someone else's child?
"Is it mine?" Bei Gong Jue Shi finally managed to utter a single sentence after a long pause.
“Mullers’s,” Yi Yunmu Chen said calmly, looking at him.
"You're lying to me! Yi Yun Muchen, you're lying to me!" Bei Gong Jue Shi shouted immediately. How could this be? How could this be! She loves me, she's always been by my side. No, no, she must be lying to me!
"I didn't lie to you," Yi Yunmu Chen said calmly.
Bei Gong Jue Shi could no longer remain calm, and immediately swung his soft sword at the people around him! Every move was ruthless, and every strike drew blood!
Yi Yunmu smiled and said, "I'm sorry, Jue Shi."
If we can be husband and wife again in the next life, I will definitely marry you.
Seeing Bei Gong Jue Shi engaged in a frenzied battle, the man immediately drew his sword and charged forward, entangled in combat with him. The black-clad man guarding Yi Yun Muchen was now torn between fighting alongside her and killing the woman first.
Just then, a gust of cold wind blew by, and instantly, a man dressed in a long black robe stood before them. Everyone turned their gaze to this man.
Yi Yunmu Chen was stunned when he saw Yi Yun go up to the city. Why would he come to save him?
"Kill her!" the man shouted, pulling a smoke bomb from his pocket and throwing it on the ground.
Yi Yun Shangcheng's eyes turned slightly cold as she looked at Bei Gong Jueshi, but a sneer appeared on her lips, "You're such a coward!"
Bei Gong Jue Shi was stunned. Yi Yun Shang Cheng was like a ghost. He had already thrown the dart in his hand and killed the two men in black who wanted to kill Yi Yun Muchen!
The man, however, had already disappeared because of the smoke bomb!
Yi Yun Shangcheng grabbed the rope and shouted at Bei Gong Jue Shi, "Hurry up and come over here!"
Bei Gong Jue Shi looked at the dead black-clad men on the ground, leaped forward, and swept Yi Yun Muchen into his arms, "Mu Chen."
Unexpectedly, at that moment, Yiyun Shangcheng struck Beigong Jueshi squarely in the chest! Instantly, the two of them fell into the well!
Yiyun Shangcheng smiled, standing by the well, watching them sink to the bottom of the water.
"Yiyun Shangcheng!" Beigong Jueshi roared from the bottom of the well, his arms wrapped around Yiyun Muchen's waist, and he soared into the sky, breaking out of the water. His wine-red hair was now even wilder. He put Yiyun Muchen on the ground, gave her a cold look, and then turned to face Yiyun Shangcheng.
Yiyun Shangcheng's lips curled up. It seemed quite good. He hadn't expected that this coincidental assassination attempt would unleash all of his power, making him a worthy pawn for him!
Bei Gong Jueshi picked up the soft sword that had fallen to the ground with one hand, held it firmly in his hand, and rushed up to duel with Yi Yun Shangcheng!
Seeing his frenzied state, Yiyun Shangcheng did not make a move, but instead skillfully dodged his attacks. She began to mutter incantations to herself.
Bei Gong Jue Shi's eyes turned bloodshot; all he wanted to do was kill him! This man had ruined him, and he had ruined Yi Yun Muchen! Muchen, was she really pregnant with Mu Ersi's child? No, she must be lying!
Yiyun Shangcheng smiled wickedly at the man wielding the soft sword before her, "Coward, you can't even take care of Mu Chen! Do you even deserve her?"
Bei Gong Jue Shi was stunned, and the speed of his movements slowed down. At that moment, he was only worried about her life and hadn't considered anything else. He almost killed himself. It was Mu Chen who stirred his heart... Then she must have been lying to him, right? His feelings for her were never wrong!
Yi Yun Shangcheng's lips curled up slightly, "She lost a lot of blood, do you want her to die?" His movements were extremely nimble, dodging Bei Gong Jue Shi's attack.
While Bei Gong Jue Shi was distracted, Yi Yun Shang Cheng swept his sword along the force of Bei Gong Jue Shi's soft sword, and instantly, a Gu worm burrowed into Bei Gong Jue Shi's body along the sword.
Bei Gong Jue Shi trembled, his eyes changing in the next second. At that moment, Yi Yun Shang Cheng, standing a few steps away, smiled and said, "Now you and she are both afflicted by the Mother-Child Gu, you can't leave each other for the rest of your lives. Haven't I treated you very well?"
"What mother-child gu?" Bei Gong Jue Shi stared at him intently.
"I've considered many ways to get your help. I wanted to use Mu Chen to win your heart, but you are a wild wolf, a demonic wolf. Your power is not to be underestimated. I once considered borrowing your power, or destroying you. But your potential has left me astonished. Left with no other choice, I've decided to let you break the demonic seal, and at the same time, I'm betrothing Mu Chen to you. After all, I cherish my sister, and I want to fulfill her wish."
Yi Yun Shangcheng laughed arrogantly, "The Mother-Child Gu binds you and Mu Chen together. If she dies, you cannot live, and similarly, if you die, she cannot live. Actually, I feel quite good about it. If I were to place the Mother-Child Gu on both her and myself, then I could share life and death with her." Yi Yun Shangcheng thought, a smile playing on his lips, as if he could see her.
"You're inhuman!" Bei Gong Jue Shi sneered. He had no interest in knowing who this "she" was, but she shouldn't treat Yi Yun Muchen like this! "For your own selfish reasons, you'd even harm your own sister. I've never seen anyone like you!"
"Enough talk, hurry up and save Mu Chen, then you might still have a chance at happiness!" Yi Yun Shangcheng's eyes darted around as she said, "Her life is in my hands. If you want her to live, then obey me! Don't think I don't know that you've fallen into demonic possession, yet you can control your mind. But do you think you can resist that demonic nature? One day, you'll become a heartless demon who enjoys killing! Bei Gong Jue Shi, enjoy this!" Yi Yun Shangcheng tossed him a small bottle and then vanished.
Bei Gong Jue Shi gripped the bottle tightly in his hand, then knelt down in front of Yi Yun Muchen, pressed her pressure points, opened the bottle, and put the medicine into her mouth.
When Beigong Minhao arrived, he saw the severed arms and corpses scattered on the ground, all of which proved that Beigong Jueshi had once again begun his killing spree.
"What happened to her?" Bei Gong Minhao rushed over and looked at Bei Gong Jueshi. She was already wearing a red wedding dress, but her blood had now stained it even redder!
"It's alright." Bei Gong Jue Shi picked her up and then walked away.
Beigong Minhao looked around at everything, then looked at this person and then at that person, finally fixing his gaze on one person. He touched the person and found a small sign.
She quickly put it in her arms, then caught up with Bei Gong Jue Shi, "Jue Shi, are you alright?"
"It's alright!" Bei Gong Jue Shi said coldly.
Just then, Ji Wushang and Nan Xuzong arrived. Ji Wushang looked at the unconscious Yi Yun Muchen and shouted, "Muchen!" He immediately ran over.
Bei Gong Jue Shi frowned, "Get out of the way!"
"She's injured! I need to check her injuries! Cong and I both know some medicine!" Ji Wushang glanced at Nan Xucong, who narrowed his eyes. "Jueshi, don't give up any opportunity."
Bei Gong Jue Shi was taken aback and laid Yi Yun Muchen flat on the ground.
Ji Wushang immediately stepped forward to take her pulse.
Just then, Nan Xuzong's golden thread shot out and wrapped around Bei Gong Jueshi's wrist. Nan Xuzong tightened the thread, but Bei Gong Jueshi grabbed it. Nan Xuzong's eyes turned cold, but Bei Gong Jueshi spoke first, "No need!"
"Jue Shi, let Xu Cong take a look at you!" Bei Gong Min Hao stepped forward and patted Bei Gong Jue Shi on the shoulder. Only then did Bei Gong Jue Shi release the golden thread, allowing Nan Xu Cong to diagnose him.
Bei Gong Jue Shi's eyes were fixed on Yi Yun Muchen's direction, wondering how she was doing.
After examining Yi Yun Muchen, Ji Wushang glanced at her complexion, took out some medicine from his pocket, gave it to her, and then tied a bandage around her waist. He turned to her and said, "The wound isn't deep, don't worry, she's fine."
"Is the baby alright?" After a long silence, Bei Gong Jue Shi finally spoke. He didn't believe she was pregnant with another man's child, but perhaps it was true, because it came from her own mouth!
Ji Wushang was startled. "She's not pregnant with your child. There's definitely a chance."
Bei Gongjueshi's heart immediately settled down. "That's wonderful!"
"You think she's pregnant?" Ji Wushang helped Yi Yun Muchen up and let her lean on his shoulder.
"Yes." Bei Gong Jue Shi nodded. "Thank you." She really did lie to me, that silly woman! I wasn't good enough! I shouldn't have compromised with anyone; I should have believed in myself. I could definitely save her!
"The Mother-Child Gu won't harm you either. If she's in pain, you'll feel it, which is good." Nan Xuzong withdrew the golden thread. "Eat this." With that, Nan Xuzong tossed a bottle to Beigong Minhao. "It can control your demonic nature. Hopefully, it can last a little longer. I need your help!"
"Okay." Bei Gong Jue Shi nodded, opened the bottle, poured out a pill, and ate it.
"How did this happen?" Ji Wushang asked as he watched Beigong Jueshi come over to hug Yiyun Muchen.
"They used her to threaten me." Bei Gong Jue Shi held Yi Yun Muchen in his arms.
"Let's go back!" Beigong Minhao looked at them. "Thank you!"
Ji Wushang glanced at Nan Xuzong, and the two nodded. After returning to the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion and making a fuss for a while, most of the people had already dispersed, and the wedding night festivities were skipped. After seeing Nan Xuzong and Ji Wushang off, Beigong Minhao returned to his mansion.
The doctor was already treating Yi Yun Muchen. Bei Gong Minhao pulled Bei Gong Jueshi aside and looked at him, asking, "What happened back then?"
"Actually, nothing much happened..." Bei Gong Jue Shi looked at Bei Gong Min Hao and told him everything that had just happened. The person he trusted most in his life was him; he was his brother and his confidant.
After listening to him finish speaking, Bei Gongminhao sighed deeply. Yi Yunshangcheng was no longer the person he used to know. Alas! But why were those people planning to kill Yi Yun Muchen?
"Are you feeling unwell now?" Beigong Minhao asked, looking at him. "You should feel much better now, right? The food Xu Cong gave you should help."
"Yes, the medicine he gave me was indeed good. Brother, who is he?" Bei Gong Jue Shi looked at him, "I sense that he is different from ordinary people, but I can't quite put my finger on it."
"He is indeed extraordinary." Bei Gongminhao sat down, glanced at Yi Yun Muchen and the busy doctor inside, and said, "I will tell you everything. Tonight, you will know everything."
...
When Ji Wushang and Nan Xuzong returned to the Marquis's residence, Nan Jinxue and Ji Yinxue had already gone back. As soon as they arrived, a maid called for them to go to the main hall.
Ji Wushang glanced at Nan Xuzong, and the two nodded in tacit agreement before heading to the main hall together.