I just want to live a good life

Chapter 556 Who Killed Whom

Not far away, two people walked towards Su Nuan and the others.

Upon closer inspection, Su Nuan was rarely happy; the visitors were Chu Qi and Zhao Zong.

As they got closer, they could see more clearly that Chu Qi held a short sword against Zhao Zong's neck, forcing him forward.

That short sword looked familiar; it resembled the Crimson Sword of Night Shadow.

Chu Qi's appearance surprised Su Nuan, who casually asked, "Why is Chu Qi with His Highness too?"

Mu Yunting replied, "After learning about your accident, he has been looking for you. Yesterday evening, he unexpectedly ran into Liao Xinyi and her apprentice. He followed the two of them here, and then he passed the message to Ye Yin, so I came."

Chu Qi is her savior, Su Nuan silently murmured to herself, planning to build him a private workshop when she got back.

Just as they were pondering this, two more people came from another direction, a man and a woman, with the woman being carried in the man's hands.

Su Nuan immediately recognized the two as Ye Yin and Liu Yin.

Upon seeing Liu Yin, Mu Yunting frowned and asked uncertainly, "Is this the mastermind?"

"That's it."

Su Nuan replied, her hand unconsciously gripping the small cloth bag she was carrying.

Mu Yunting had been curious about what was in the cloth bag, and seeing how much she treasured it, he asked, "What's in here?"

Su Nuan gave a wry smile and replied, "This is the medicine that woman concocted. It contains both poison and antidote. This packet is to be taken back to the four old doctors so they can distinguish which ones are usable and which ones are not."

She didn't directly say that she was poisoned, but Mu Yunting still keenly sensed it.

"Have you been poisoned by her?"

Su Nuan nodded.

Mu Yunting wasn't as furious as expected, but his eyes were terrifying. When Liu Yin and Zhao Zong were brought before him, Mu Yunting only said one sentence: "Interrogate them separately. Use whatever method you have to get that woman to hand over the antidote."

After saying that, he put his arm around Su Nuan and helped her into the carriage.

"Your Highness, are we just going back like this?" Su Nuan asked, puzzled. "They must have other accomplices. If we stay here and follow this lead, we'll definitely find Wen'er."

“These things will be taken care of by others. Your most important task now is to go back to the manor and have the four old doctors examine you.”

Su Nuan thought about it and realized that there was no point in her staying here. The most urgent thing was to find a way to detoxify. These people kidnapped Xia Zhuowen to use him to blackmail the Xia family father and son. They wouldn't do anything to the child until they achieved their goal.

After thinking it through, Su Nuan no longer hesitated and followed Mu Yunting into the carriage.

Just then, someone came to report, "Your Highness, there is a person on horseback coming this way from the southeast corner. He is not one of ours."

It was either someone from the Crown Prince's residence or someone from Liu Yin and Zhao Zong's residence. This was like a pillow for someone who was sleepy, and Su Nuan immediately perked up.

"Take him down," Mu Yunting replied calmly.

As Mu Yunting finished speaking, the horsewhip in the falcon's hand also fell. The horse strode forward, and Su Nuan in the carriage became anxious, unconsciously tightening her grip on Mu Yunting's hand.

Mu Yunting silently gathered his strength to resist pulling his arm away. He gently patted Su Nuan's hand, signaling her to calm down.

Soon, the sounds of fighting came from not far away. It was clear that the guards had already engaged the newcomers. Su Nuan looked out of the car window and saw a person covered in blood, carrying a cloth bag that was also stained red with blood. She had a sudden thought and shouted, "Falcon, go and take a look!"

Having received her order and hearing no objections from His Highness the Crown Prince, the Falcon slightly adjusted the carriage's direction and headed towards the fighting group.

As the carriage drew closer, Su Nuan finally saw the person clearly; it was Ying Shu.

Looking at the cloth bag in his hand, which was about the size of a human head, Su Nuan was shocked and murmured, "He... he really killed him!"

These absurd words drew Mu Yunting's attention. "Who killed whom?"

As he asked this question, he couldn't help but look outside. He recognized the person as Ying Shu at a glance, and his handsome face instantly turned frosty.

"Why is it him?"

Mu Yunting was surprised to see Ying Shu and became interested in what he was carrying. After taking a closer look and combining it with Su Nuan's words, he guessed that it was a human head. But who was the owner of the head?

"Do you know who he's carrying?"

Mu Yunting asked Su Nuan.

Since things had come to this point, Su Nuan felt there was no need to hide anything, so she replied, "If I'm not mistaken, it should be the Prince of Yongping."

"what?"

Mu Yunting was taken aback. "What on earth is going on?"

Su Nuan briefly explained the relationship between Ying Shu and Prince Yongping.

Mu Yunting was even more shocked after hearing this. If the two were father and son, why did Ying Shu kill Prince Yongping?

Before he could ask the question, the carriage had already arrived in front of Ying Shu and the others.

"Your Highness, quickly make them stop."

After saying this, Su Nuan got up and left the carriage.

Mu Yunting followed her out of the carriage and gave a wink to the guards beside him. The guards immediately shouted "Stop!" to the men who were attacking Ying Shu. The guards then stopped and retreated, forming a large circle that surrounded Ying Shu.

Ying Shu had noticed the carriage rushing towards them long ago. He wasn't surprised to see Su Nuan come out, but he just smiled bitterly and said, "It seems I'm a step too late again."

These words seemed to be spoken to Su Nuan, yet also to herself.

Su Nuan looked at him, covered in blood and looking haggard, and felt a mix of emotions. This man was deeply in love with Xia Qingyan, but he didn't know that Xia Qingyan's soul had been replaced. If she hadn't transmigrated, and Xia Qingyan was still alive, she wondered what kind of story she and Ying Shu would have had. Unfortunately, there were no "ifs." Xia Qingyan died, and it was Yongping Wang who caused it. Now, Ying Shu had avenged her.

Thinking of this, Su Nuan sighed softly and asked, "Are you injured?"

Upon hearing these words of concern, Mu Yunting's face immediately turned cold, as if covered with a layer of frost.

But aside from that sentence, Su Nuan really didn't know what else to say. She had already taken the head, so there was no point in saying anything else.

Looking at Ying Shu again, his slightly furrowed brows relaxed a little. Instead of answering, he asked, "Has your poison been neutralized?"

Su Nuan shook her head.

Ying Shu asked again, "Was that woman caught?"

Su Nuan nodded.

"Bring her over here, we still have a deal to make."

Su Nuan turned to look at Mu Yunting, saying nothing, but her meaning was clear.

Although Mu Yunting was not very happy, he was curious about what kind of deal Ying Shu and Liu Yin had made. He vaguely felt that the deal was related to his concubine, so he ordered his guards to bring Liu Yin over.

A moment later, Liu Yin was brought before Ying Shu, and she was overjoyed when she saw the blood-stained cloth bag in Ying Shu's hand.

"Is this his head?"

Ying Shu didn't answer, but simply opened the cloth bag, revealing the human head to Liu Yin.

Liu Yin's eyes scanned the heads several times. If she hadn't been held back by guards, she would have definitely run over and picked up the heads to examine them carefully.

After watching for a while, he murmured, "You killed him, you really killed him! Good, good, good."

She said "good" three times in a row, and two lines of clear tears slid down Liuyin's face. She looked up at the sky and shouted, "Your Highness, did you see that? This villain got his comeuppance. His own son chopped off his head. Hahaha, Your Highness, our revenge has been achieved. You can rest in peace now."

“The antidote.” Ying Shu interrupted Liu Yin at the right moment, saying, “Your deal with me isn’t finished yet. I’ve brought his head, but where’s your antidote?”