Uncle Cheng grabbed Mu Ling'er by her hair and pushed her to the ground.
Mu Ling'er did not expect that the black-robed elder would attack a woman. She was frightened and turned to flee.
"Damned girl, you don't know what's good for you!"
Uncle Cheng chased after her and grabbed Mu Ling'er's arm. Mu Ling'er screamed in fright, closing her eyes and struggling for her life.
However, she soon heard a cold voice. "Let go!"
Almost at the same time, she felt a large, warm hand press down on her shoulder. She looked up and saw that the person was none other than the masked young man.
"This damned girl left a secret signal for help!" Uncle Cheng said angrily. He was so angry because Mu Ling'er had written the words "Traitor of Myriad Merchant Hall" on the note.
Uncle Cheng hated this title and thought that he had never wanted to be a traitor. He had been forced to take this step. He was going to find Ning Cheng now. He had not betrayed the Di Clan!
Deacon Jin looked down at Mu Ling'er and asked Coldly, "How many secret signals did you leave? Tell me the truth! "
"Right here, right here!" Mu Ling'er blinked her large, teary eyes and looked pitiful. She did not know why, but she had a feeling that this young man would not make things too difficult for her.
"Let go of her. Go pack up and leave immediately," Deacon Jin said calmly to Uncle Cheng.
Uncle Cheng snorted disdainfully. "You can't believe this damned girl's words. If you don't interrogate her properly, she won't tell the truth! Who knows how many secret signals she left along the way! "
"I didn't, I just left them here! I won't dare to do it again. I beg you, let me go! I really won't dare to do it again. "
Mu Ling'er hurriedly begged. She tried her best to break free from Black Costume Old Man's grip, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't. That old thing was grabbing her wrist so hard that it hurt!
Uncle Cheng looked Coldly at Deacon Jin and said fiercely, "Don't interfere. I have my ways to make her tell the truth!" However, Deacon Jin's attitude was firm. "She's mine. I'll be the one to interrogate her!"
"You!" Uncle Cheng was exasperated.
However, seeing the determination in Deacon Jin's eyes, he finally gave in. He was still on the run. He and Deacon Jin were in the same boat. He didn't want to fall out with him at this time.
Compared to Ning Jing, Mu Ling'er was indeed more valuable. If Ning Cheng saw Mu Ling'er as a bargaining chip, he would definitely be very satisfied.
Uncle Cheng fiercely shook off his hand and went to deal with the bloody words left behind by Mu Ling'er.
Seeing the masked old man walk away, Mu Ling'er immediately avoided the big hand on her shoulder. "That hero, I really only left the secret signal here. I won't dare to do it again. Please let me go."
Deacon Jin glanced at her wrist that was bruised from the grip. He looked down and quickly found that there were bloodstains on her skirt.
He was shocked. "You … your child …"
Mu Ling'er looked down and saw the bloodstains. Only then did she realize that she was pretending to be pregnant. That push just now should have affected the fetus!
She immediately pretended to be panicked. She and Deacon Jin looked at each other for a while, then looked down and slowly lifted her skirt.
Deacon Jin had never encountered such a situation before. He didn't understand at all. Seeing Mu Ling'er lift her skirt, he looked on nervously, not realizing that he was being indecent.
However, when Mu Ling'er lifted her skirt to her knees, he instantly breathed a sigh of relief. He saw that Mu Ling'er's knees were bruised and bleeding a lot.
Mu Ling'er glanced at Deacon Jin and pretended to rejoice. She let out a long breath. "Fortunately, fortunately!"
She had never been pregnant before and didn't know what it felt like to be pregnant. Based on her understanding, she touched her flat belly and said in a choked voice, "Child, mother has let you down! Wuwu … you must be fine. You're stronger than mother! "
After a false alarm, Deacon Jin became irritated again. He said Coldly, "If there's nothing else, then go back to the carriage! Hand over all the cloth strips you've hidden!
Deacon Jin wasn't stupid. He wanted to know if Mu Ling'er and the others had left cloth strips in other places. He only needed to find the ones in the grass and the ones in their hands. If they weren't complete, for example, they were left in other places.
Besides using handkerchiefs to tear cloth strips, these two women could only tear the corners of their skirts. It was very easy to piece them together.
Mu Ling'er gritted her teeth and nodded pitifully.
Before she left, Deacon Jin turned around and left first. She actually wanted to thank him. Her woman's intuition told her that this young man still took good care of her.
Deacon Jin walked far away. He looked back and saw Mu Ling'er slowly limping away. He hesitated for a moment, then turned back.
"Hero, you …"
Before Mu Ling'er could finish her words, Deacon Jin picked her up and walked towards the carriage.
"Thank you." Mu Ling'er said in a low voice. She didn't know if Deacon Jin heard her, but he didn't say a word.
Seeing that they were about to reach the carriage, Deacon Jin suddenly turned and walked towards a big tree with Mu Ling'er in his arms.
Could it be that this guy regretted it and wanted to interrogate her? Mu Ling'er felt uneasy.
Deacon Jin put her down under the tree and let her sit against the trunk. Then he asked Coldly, "Do you have medicine?"
Mu Ling'er didn't react for a moment and asked, "What medicine?"
Deacon Jin's eyes flashed with displeasure. He didn't answer her and suddenly leaned closer. Mu Ling'er pushed him away reflexively. "What are you doing?"
Deacon Jin fell to the ground, and his sullen eyes became even angrier. He still didn't speak. He got up and approached Mu Ling'er again.
"What are you doing! Go away! "
"Don't touch me! Get lost! "
… …
Mu Ling'er shouted, but Deacon Jin grabbed her hands so that she couldn't struggle. Mu Ling'er stretched out her leg and was about to kick him when Deacon Jin took out a few bottles of medicine from the small cloth bag that she always carried around with her.
At this moment, Mu Ling'er quieted down. She realized that she had misunderstood.
Deacon Jin picked out a bottle of medicine and said Coldly, "Leg."
Mu Ling'er finally understood that he wanted to help her apply the medicine. She carefully took out another bottle. "This one is more effective."
Deacon Jin was about to take it, but Mu Ling'er avoided him and said timidly, "I can apply it myself. Just now … I'm sorry. "
Deacon Jin snorted softly, but still didn't speak.
Mu Ling'er hesitated for a moment and said softly, "Erm, erm … Can you leave for a while?"
She had lifted her skirt just now to prove that she didn't have a miscarriage, lest this man really called the doctor. Now that she wanted to apply the medicine, he naturally had to leave. How could she let others see her leg so casually?
Since Mu Ling'er had spoken so bluntly, Deacon Jin naturally understood what she meant. He immediately turned his back and sat in front of her.
Mu Ling'er was relieved and carefully lifted her skirt. Both her knees were bloody from the fall. It really hurt. Luckily, it was hidden under her skirt. Otherwise, it would have been ugly.
The surroundings were quiet. Deacon Jin and Mu Ling'er sat in front of each other. Mu Ling'er was sure that she was a valuable hostage and that this young kidnapper wouldn't hurt her. She forgot about her earlier fear and focused on her wound.
Deacon Jin lowered his head. His fine fringe covered his eyes, and in the darkness, his eyes were dark. He was silent for a while. Suddenly, he turned around and looked at Mu Ling'er's well-proportioned and fair calves. He said sarcastically, "Mu Ling'er, you're so casual. Do you mind being seen by others?"
Mu Ling'er was stunned. She immediately covered her skirt and said angrily, "What do you mean?"
Deacon Jin snorted coldly. "You can even do something like getting pregnant before marriage, and you're still afraid of others seeing your legs? What are you pretending for? "
Mu Ling'er was immediately angry, but she suppressed it. "I'm casual with Qi Brother! No one else can do it! "
Deacon Jin's gaze turned cold. He scolded, "You're so cheap!"
Mu Ling'er had never scolded him like that before. She said provocatively, "I like it. What does it have to do with you? Do I need you to meddle in other people's business? "
Deacon Jin seemed to want to say something, but he didn't. Just as he was about to turn and leave, Mu Ling'er's words stopped him in his tracks.
Mu Ling'er said, "Hey, you're Deacon Jin, aren't you?"
"No," Deacon Jin replied calmly.
"You are! You must be! I can't be wrong! "Mu Ling'er insisted.
Deacon Jin didn't intend to pay attention to her, but Mu Ling'er said, "That old man is from Myriad Merchant Hall, right? Who is he? Do you know that you've been tricked by him? "
Although Deacon Jin didn't answer, he didn't walk forward either. There was no doubt that this was the emotional drama he had told Mu Ling'er about.
Seeing this, Mu Ling'er hurriedly said, "Deacon Jin, you kidnapped me just to threaten my sister to help you pay off your debt, right? You didn't intend to kidnap Ning Jing, did you? "
Mu Ling'er continued, "Think about it. Why would that old man kidnap Ning Jing for no reason? He has selfish motives! He's trying to clear himself of suspicion and throw all the blame on you! But everyone in Myriad Merchant Hall knows that kidnapping Ning Jing won't threaten the Di Clan or anything. That's why he brought Ning Jing out on purpose. He's creating an illusion to clear himself of suspicion! He's taking you all the way north now. You don't even know that you've been used by him! "
Of course, all of this had been analyzed by Ning Jing. Otherwise, given Mu Ling'er's understanding of Myriad Merchant Hall, she wouldn't have thought that it was so deep. Uncle Cheng did indeed have such intentions when he kidnapped Ning Jing. He didn't want to leave any stain on Myriad Merchant Hall's reputation. But he never expected that Jia Dai would give him a hundred million taels and betray him so thoroughly.
As for Ning Jing, how would she know so much? Until now, she was only certain that there was a traitor in the Di Clan, but she couldn't guess who it was.
Deacon Jin turned to look at her. "Ning Jing told you, didn't she?"
Deacon Jin could more or less see through Uncle Cheng's scheme. However, Ning Cheng's handwritten letter confirmed his decision to meet Ning Cheng instead of blackmailing Han Yunxi.
"You … you admitted it!" Mu Ling'er exclaimed.
Deacon Jin avoided her gaze. "Ning Jing is wrong. I'm not Jin Zi!"
"You are!" Mu Ling'er said anxiously, "Deacon Jin, I'll sell all the things I won from the auction and exchange them for money for you. If it's not enough, I'll think of a way to pay for it. Let us go, alright? I swear on my life that I'll definitely convince my sister to return the indenture contract to you! "
Deacon Jin stood up, clearly uninterested.
"Deacon Jin, I'll be honest with you. My sister has already taken control of Myriad Merchant Hall! Ning Cheng's whereabouts are unknown. Now, other than my sister, no one can help pay off his debt, much less return your indenture contract. Don't believe that old man. I'm not lying to you! "Mu Ling'er said seriously.
"Han Yunxi has taken control of Myriad Merchant Hall?" Deacon Jin was shocked.
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