The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

Chapter 263 Reinforcements are coming

After finishing his meal, Dongfang Jincheng reached for his sleeve, only to find nothing, as expected.

Seeing Dongfang Jincheng's actions, Li Muxia knew what he was looking for. She took out a small cylindrical bamboo tube from her bosom and said, "Are you looking for this?"

Dongfang Jincheng nodded and took the items.

Li Muxia continued, "When I was taking off your clothes yesterday, this thing fell out. It was covered in water, so I put it next to the fire to dry it."

Speaking of taking off clothes, Dongfang Jincheng remembered the important matter and said, "Yesterday we..."

Before Dongfang Jincheng could finish speaking, Li Muxia choked on her own saliva and said, "That was all due to the circumstances, Your Highness, please don't take it too seriously."

Dongfang Jincheng found Li Muxia's embarrassed appearance amusing, but his face showed a guilty expression.

"But I remember, when we were in the water, it seemed like..."

At this point, Dongfang Jincheng touched his lips with his finger, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

This made Li Muxia a little anxious, and she quickly explained, "Your Highness, I was saving you, please don't feel guilty. Don't worry, I won't make you take responsibility for me because of this."

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Jincheng realized that this woman was eager to sever ties with him.

"But you kissed me, so you have to take responsibility for me."

What? Li Muxia could hardly believe what she was hearing. He was speaking so seriously, so why did Li Muxia sense that he was being shameless?

Seeing Li Muxia's incredulous expression, Dongfang Jincheng's lips curled up.

"Alright, I was just joking with you. Mu Xia is such a woman, yet she is so unconventional. I am a rather old-fashioned person. However, I do want to take responsibility for Mu Xia. If you ever change your mind, you can come to me anytime."

This earnest and sincere confession made Li Muxia feel a little awkward.

He muttered under his breath, "This joke isn't funny at all. Who's going to take responsibility for it?"

Dongfang Jincheng was very satisfied with Li Muxia's shy appearance.

He got up, walked into the woods, and released the signal flare into the sky.

Li Muxia watched the signal flare explode in the sky with curiosity, and suddenly admired the wisdom of the ancients. How was this thing made? Why could it be launched with just a press of a button? It was so amazing.

Seeing Li Muxia's eyes shining as she stared at the empty signal flare in his hand, Dongfang Jincheng asked with amusement, "Want it?"

Li Muxia nodded without hesitation: "Yes, I want it."

Dongfang Jincheng was also generous: "Then I'll have someone send you a box tomorrow."

Li Muxia: "We don't need that many, one is enough."

She's not selling fireworks, so why would she need so many signal flares? She mainly wants to study how these things are made.

The people searching down the mountain saw the signal flares all rushing towards this direction.

Dongfang Jincheng led Li Muxia to a secluded spot, because he didn't know whether the first to arrive would be the enemy or friendly forces.

Fortunately, they were lucky; the ones who came were the Shadow Pavilion's guards. When Dongfang Jincheng saw that they were his own people, he brought Li Muxia out.

The guard who came was Zhu Feng. He received Qing Yun's signal yesterday, so he brought his men here and had been searching at the foot of the mountain. Today, he finally saw his master's signal.

However, he did not bow to Dongfang Jincheng; it was not the time to reveal his master's identity.

"Your subordinate, Zhu Feng, greets Miss Li."

Li Muxia glanced at Dongfang Jincheng, then looked at Zhu Feng.

"You are……"

Zhu Feng: "Your subordinate has come to assist you on the orders of the Pavilion Master."

Although Li Muxia knew in his heart that this person was definitely not looking for him, as soon as Dongfang Jincheng fired the signal flare, this group of people arrived. He would never believe that Dongfang Jincheng had no connection with the Shadow Pavilion.

There's nothing I can do; since they're putting on an act, I guess I'll just have to play along.

"Then I thank Pavilion Master Feng very much. I will repay this life-saving grace when we meet again in the future."

Before they could finish talking, another group of people arrived; this time, they were the enemy.

Xue Yun: "Prince Rui is truly blessed with a long life."

Dongfang Jincheng: "He's not as lucky as Young Master Xue."

One sentence was enough to change Xue Yun's expression.

Xue Yun: "No matter how lucky you are, this day next year will be the anniversary of your death."

Zhu Feng: "Xue Yun, the leader of the Blood Fiend Sect, is interesting. I never thought that a once prestigious sect would become a pest in the martial arts world that everyone hates. I wonder if Sect Leader Xue can rest in peace."

Xue Yun's face was ashen, and he said in an unfriendly tone, "Left Protector of the Shadow Pavilion, Zhu Feng."

Zhu Feng: "It is I."

Xue Yun: "When did the Shadow Pavilion start meddling in matters of the imperial court?"

Zhu Feng: "I don't care about the imperial court, but there are people here who our sect leader needs to protect, so we can't just stand by and do nothing."

Xue Yun: "It seems that the Shadow Pavilion is determined to oppose our Blood Fiend Sect."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Feng chuckled and said, "I'm sorry, I just couldn't help it. The Shadow Pavilion really looks down on the Blood Fiend Sect, which is hated by everyone in the martial arts world."

These words successfully ignited Xue Yun's anger. Xue Yun didn't want to say anything more to them and started fighting directly.

Seeing this, Dongfang Jincheng pulled Li Muxia away to prevent blood from splattering on them.

Just when the two sides were evenly matched, the head guard arrived with a group of soldiers to provide support, and before long, the Blood Fiend Sect was at a disadvantage.

Seeing this, Xue Yun ordered a retreat. Thus, the incident finally came to an end amidst the Blood Fiend Sect's chaotic escape.

Zhu Feng nodded to Dongfang Jincheng, clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Prince Rui, the danger has now passed, so we'll take our leave now."

Dongfang Jincheng: "Thank you for your help."

Zhu Feng led his men away, glancing at Li Muxia before leaving. Li Muxia smiled and nodded, "Please thank Pavilion Master Feng for me when you get back."

Then, glancing at Dongfang Jincheng, she said, "I'll treat him to dinner when we get back!"

Zhu Feng glanced at Dongfang Jincheng, realizing he didn't need to relay the message himself: "Yes, I will certainly pass it on. Take care."

Then he left with his people.

The head guard stepped forward, knelt on one knee, clasped his hands in greeting to Dongfang Jincheng, and said, "Your Highness, I am late. Please punish me."

Dongfang Jincheng raised his hand to help them up and said, "It's not your fault, get up."

Head Guard: "Thank you, Your Highness."

Dongfang Jincheng and Li Muxia returned to the inn; all the other guests had already left.

Cui'er stood at the door, and the moment she saw Li Muxia, her eyes turned red as she ran towards her.

"Miss, Miss, you're alright, that's wonderful."

Li Muxia held Cui'er in her arms and comforted her with a smile, "I'm fine, don't worry. How are you? They didn't hurt you, did they?"

Cui'er shook her head while crying, saying, "No, this servant hid."

"Hmm, it's good that you're alright. Then let me help your young lady change her clothes."

"Your young lady stinks terribly."

Cui'er was amused by Li Muxia: "Miss doesn't smell bad."