C9

A staff's death was a staff's death, but a staff's death was also a staff's death.

It was much more painful than beheading.

Yi Xiao Qiao's mouth gaped open as all sorts of thoughts flashed through her mind. However, she realized that nothing she said now was inappropriate. The key point was that she had inherited Qiao Qiao's body, but did not obtain any of her memories.

She turned her pleading gaze to Mu Yi'an.

He was the master of the general's estate, and the only one who could save her. She was praying that he would be kind enough to save her, or else she would definitely die today.

"Didn't you all hear what I said?" Yun Jiao slammed the table and stood up.

Mu Yi'an slowly said, "Isn't the punishment for a staff's death too severe?"

Yun Jiao slowly turned her head and looked at him. A hint of anger flashed past her eyes. "She is my family's servant and has already been sold to the Prince's Mansion for her entire life. Regardless of life or death, if I want to kill her, who would dare to say no?"

Only after a moment did he speak up slowly, "Today, when we return to the mountain for the battle, thirty-four of our soldiers died, seventy-two were injured, and once again, we returned to the mountain to be dyed in blood. Today, we have seen too much blood, and we are unwilling to meet again.

Yun Jiao narrowed her eyes. "Mu Yi An, what if I must kill her today?"

"Princess should know that I won't let your hands be stained with blood."

"To put it nicely, is this the reason why you gave her an excuse to not let my hands be stained with blood? "She ignored my orders, did nothing good in front of you, and resisted to the death to acknowledge her status. She lied to you in the back, and you're still willing to keep a servant like her!" Yun Jiao scoffed, a cold smile flashed across her lips: "Mu Yi An, you aren't thinking of letting her be your little boy, are you?"

Mu Yi'an suddenly raised his head: "Princess!"

"Stop talking." Yun Jiao waved her hand, "If you like her, you can keep her. I'll give it to you."

With that, he flicked his sleeves and left.

Yi Xiaoqiao raised his eyes to look at Muyi, his heart was filled with mixed emotions, and he actually had an indescribable feeling.

"Lock her up. No one can see her without my orders." Mu Yi'an waved his hand.

Peach supported Yi Xiaoqiao as they left the room. Peach said in a low voice, "Miss, don't be sad. The general is here to help you. If you don't have this order, I'm afraid someone will harm you."

Yi Xiaoqiao nodded silently, feeling even more uncomfortable. She kept feeling that there was no place for her to vent her anger, wanting to suffocate herself to death.

At this moment, Yun Jiao, who had already returned to her room, was infuriated. She angrily kicked two chairs over.

"Princess, why didn't you just have someone kill her? "If you …"

"Didn't you see Mu Yi'an protecting her?" Yun Jiao shot a glance at Cui Huan, "This is the general's estate after all. It's not Prince Yu's estate, and it's not someone that's easy for one's own men to use."

Indeed, when Yun Jiao gave the order, they did not move. It was obvious that they were waiting for Mu Yi An to act.

"Why is General Mu so protective of her?"

"Maybe he really was bewitched by her beauty." Yun Jiao snorted, "Little Qiao, just you wait. I have plenty of ways to take care of you."

"..."

The moonlight was so bright that it seemed like a veil had been cast over the world.

Originally, Victorious Return was in an extremely good mood today. They had thought that they would be able to share their joy with Princess Yunjiao upon returning to the Manor. However, unexpectedly, returning to the Manor only added to their worries.

Only he was depressed and didn't even have a smile on his face as he sat on the chair.

"General, what's wrong? "Let's go back to the mountain peak and defeat him once more. We can also be considered to have paid homage to our dead brother, General …"

Mu Yi An raised his hand to stop him, "You guys drink. I'll go back first."

The assistant general watched him leave with a puzzled expression. He held onto Yu Heng and asked, "What happened to the general?"

"What does the backyard have to do with you? Drink, drink!" Yu Heng said impatiently as he took a wine jug and gulped it down.

The manor was extremely quiet. It was as if even the bugs in the grass could tell that he was in a bad mood.

Walking past the small garden, he was about to return to his room when he turned around to see a person squatting in the corner.

Muyi was confused. Looking closely, he felt that the back figure looked familiar. It seemed to be Yi Xiaoqiao?

Today, all of his worries were caused by her. Why did she come here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping peacefully?

When he went over to take a look, he saw that she was smashing something with a small stone.

Yi Xiaoqiao heard a movement behind him and turned around to see that it was Muyi. He hurriedly held something in his hand. "You …" Why are you here? "

"It seems like I should be the one to ask." Mu Yi'an's face was cold as he solemnly said, "You should still be grounded, why are you here?"

"I …" Yi Xiaoqiao rubbed his nose awkwardly. If he knew that she had stolen Princess Yun Jiao's earring and smashed it, what would he do?

I... " Yi Xiaoqiao rolled his eyes and tried to slip away.

Mu Yi An grabbed her by the collar and pulled her back, saying in a threatening tone, "A sleepwalker can come out. It seems like Peach has been very lazy recently. Should I let her train in the military camp for a few more months?"

"Alright, I was wrong. I can sneak away right? Don't blame Peach!" Yi Xiaoqiao said resigned.

Mu Yi An snorted, then opened his hand and said, "What are you hiding in your hand? Take it out and take a look."

Yi Xiaoqiao crossed her hands behind her back and stepped back. "It's nothing. It's not something important."

"If it's not important, then let's see what we're afraid of!" Muyi stepped forward and grabbed her wrist.

He had been practicing martial arts all year long. With just a slight force, Yi Xiaoqiao's wrist was in excruciating pain, as if it was about to be crushed by him. With a flick of his hand, the pair of pearls fell out of his earrings and into his palm.

Mu Yi An glanced at her with cold eyes.

Yi Xiaoqiao was both depressed and embarrassed. "You found me! If you want me to kill me, I'll cut you into pieces!"

"You stole something from the princess, and it was also damaged. How dare you act so righteously?" Mu Yi An's voice was cold and angry.

Yi Xiaoqiao raised his neck and straightened his body, showing an unyielding and unyielding attitude. "I am a fish in a haystack. So what if I am not righteous?"

"You also know that you're a fish, then why are you still doing such a thing!" Mu Yi'an had thought that she wouldn't judge the situation, but was actually so muddle-headed as to vent her private anger.

"Even though I'm just a piece of fish, I'm still a loyal fish. I'm not like someone who looks like a chopping block, but the moment they say it, he goes soft." Yi Xiaoqiao said in a mocking tone.

Mu Yi An's face instantly darkened.

Yi Xiaoqiao noticed his expression and realized what she had said. She quickly covered her mouth and tiptoed to escape.

Mu Yi An pulled her back by the collar and said, "Where are you planning to go for a sleepwalk?"

Yi Xiaoqiao's neck was strangled, so he could only step back. Coughing continuously, he stared at him in grief, "Alright, I was wrong, alright? Just tell me what you want to do."

"You …"

"If you really want to kill me, then just give me a quick death, I'll die a long time ago."

She wasn't afraid of death, but she was too scared of the pain. If she died happily, she might be able to teleport back.

Yi Xiaoqiao closed his eyes and resigned himself to his fate.

Mu Yi An lowered his gaze and looked at her. Under the moonlight, her face was filled with fear. Her closed eyes and eyelashes trembled slightly, exactly like that day when she pretended to sleep. Mu Yi An fell silent.

If it were anyone else, he would have killed her to vent his anger on Yun Jiao, but this person was Yi Xiaoqiao, her surname was Yi, and on her back was that butterfly shaped birthmark. Furthermore, she had saved him, escaped the northern soldiers' pursuit, and even worked hard to find medicine to help him heal his injuries, how could she repay kindness with enmity?

He bent his finger and lightly tapped her forehead.

Yi Xiaoqiao opened his eyes.

Mu Yi An stood up with his hands behind his back: "I'll forget about it today. I'll just pretend I didn't see you."

What? Mu Yi had already planted her?

This was even more shocking than hearing that Mu Yi An was going to kill her. She raised her head and looked at Mu Yi An, a little dumbfounded.

"What are you looking at? Are you still not going back? Wait for me to send you off?"

Yi Xiaoqiao came back to her senses, opened her hands and said, "Erm... "Earring …"

Mu Yi'an slapped away her hand: "A foot at a time. I've already let you go. Why do you still need earrings?"

"Can't I take it back to her? "When I look back, she won't be able to find it. She has to find another reason to use me!" In any case, the earring had been destroyed by her, so Princess Yun Jiao could forget about wearing it again. Her goal had been achieved.

"If that's the case, then she's not wrongly accused you this time."

Yi Xiaoqiao was depressed. Suddenly, he recalled that this fellow was the number one guardian of Princess Yun Jiao. He had hit the nail on the head himself. "No matter what, I'm still your savior. You can't just repay this favor with hatred, right?"

"I, Mu Yi'an, am not as despicable as you think. If I really wanted to deal with you, you would've died ten thousand times over."

What he said made sense. If he really had ill intentions towards her, he would have long dealt with her. Moreover, he even defended her today. If he didn't plead for mercy, perhaps she would have been beaten to death by now.

"Then give it back to me."

After a few squeaks, Mu Yi'an opened his hands again, and the earring had already been shattered into powder. This time, he could no longer see any traces of the Pearl of Moon.

"This way, no one will bother you with the earrings anymore."

That's right, we won't be able to find her this time. Princess Yun Jiao can directly say that she stole it.

Was this fellow trying to save her, or was he trying to harm her?

It was most likely to harm her. Otherwise, why would he do this? He would crush the Pearl of the Moon into dust and Princess Yun Jiao would not be able to find the earring. Wasn't she the first one to suspect? Wasn't this pushing her into a fire pit?

"What? Not satisfied?"

Mu Yi An looked closely at her expression.

It was too close, and the gesture was a bit ambiguous. Yi Xiaoqiao blushed and did not dare to say anything. She smiled coyly, "No, I'm satisfied. I'm very satisfied."

"Good pinching, good shattering!" He was almost applauded.

Mu Yi'an took out a handkerchief and wiped his hands, "No need to thank me. These are all small matters."

Who needs to thank you? I only hope that Yun Jiao does not find this earring. Otherwise, she will be the first one to die.