nucmednet Chapter 236 A realistic play, the actors are very dedicated.
Chapter 236 A realistic play, the actors are very dedicated.
Su Mowan had already heard the sounds of fighting coming from above, and after waiting for a while, she finally heard Shen Murui's voice.
Shen Murui's shout startled Su Mowan; she was completely absorbed in the role.
Perhaps Shen Murui was genuinely afraid?
The sound of clothes fluttering came from above, along with Shen Murui's screams that she hadn't had time to stop. Su Mowan looked up and saw that someone was indeed falling straight down towards her.
Su Mowan was about twenty meters away from the cliff, and Shen Murui was falling at an extremely fast speed from that distance.
Before anyone could land in front of her, when Shen Murui was about four or five meters away, Su Mowan used all her inner strength to leap up and catch Shen Murui. The two of them then fell down together.
Shen Murui's scream, which she had just stopped, jumped back into her throat.
"It's okay! Don't make a sound!"
Su Mowan gave a low shout and used the rope to slow down the force of Shen Murui falling and hitting her.
Shen Murui's mind was completely blank at this moment, and she was stunned and unresponsive. It wasn't until Su Mowan carried her and placed her on a large protruding rock that she heard her heart pounding wildly.
At this moment, she reacted slowly and began to tremble all over. Even her fingers wouldn't obey her commands. She wanted to hold Su Mowan's arm tightly, but found that she couldn't clench her fingers at all.
Moreover, my legs were weak and I couldn't stand up at all.
What follows is a kind of ecstatic joy, like surviving a catastrophe and instantly returning to the human world from hell.
Su Mowan held Shen Murui tightly with one arm around her waist, and gripped the rope tied to her body with the other. She could feel the burning pain in her palm, but she dared not relax her grip even slightly.
Fortunately, her only advantage is her ability to endure pain; this little bit of pain wasn't enough to make her cry out.
Su Mowan was extremely grateful that she had tied a rope around her waist; otherwise, the two of them would probably have fallen another twenty meters or so before regaining their balance. Shen Murui's fall was so forceful that she had to grip the rope tightly with one hand. It was fortunate she did so; otherwise, her waist would likely have been torn apart by the rope.
"Miss! Miss! Miss—"
From the top of the cliff came the heartbroken cries of the maid Xiaoyun.
Shen Murui stiffened in Su Mowan's arms, almost unable to control herself and respond. She held back, but her eyes were already brimming with tears.
Just then, a hot tear fell onto the back of Su Mowan's hand.
Su Mowan then realized that Shen Murui was crying, and quickly comforted her in a low voice, "Don't be like this. I'll send her out to reunite with you in a few days. But speaking of which, your maid is a good person; she's genuinely kind to you."
Shen Murui nodded with tears in her eyes, and another tear fell onto the back of Su Mowan's hand.
Shen Murui was unaware of this. She wiped her face with her sleeve and said in a hoarse voice, "Xiaoyun has been with me for a long time. She is the only person who has been good to me. I can't abandon her. I have to take her with me no matter what."
Su Mowan suddenly remembered Shen Muyao, whom she had met on the day of the martial arts exam.
After thinking for a moment, she asked, "Aren't you and Shen Muyao siblings?"
Shen Murui, who was in his arms, paused for a moment, then said, "He was born to the second wife. My mother was the third wife."
Su Mowan had long suspected that the two were not born of the same mother, because Shen Muyao was clearly the kind of person who would not be bullied and had a rather stubborn temper. If Shen Murui were his own sister born of the same mother, how could he possibly let Shen Murui be bullied?
"So, what's your relationship like with Shen Muyao? Does he bully you?"
"No, no! Third Brother has never bullied me," Shen Murui quickly clarified.
In the entire Prime Minister's residence, the only person who treated her well was her maid, Xiaoyun; the only person who didn't dislike her or bully her was her third brother, Shen Muyao.
Therefore, Shen Murui had a good impression of Shen Muyao.
The two people below were communicating calmly, but those above were already in an uproar.
Especially Shen Muyue.
She first heard Shen Murui shout, and then the shouts grew fainter and fainter, clearly indicating that she had fallen off the cliff!
Then came Xiaoyun's heart-wrenching cries; she was certain that Shen Murui was dead!
At such a deep cliff, one would either be shattered to pieces or leave no trace! There was absolutely no chance of survival!
She trembled uncontrollably, and her initial fear instantly escalated into terror.
She doesn't want to fall off the cliff!
Don't die a gruesome death! Don't be murdered!
At that moment, a person carrying a faint scent of perfume slowly moved to her side. She knew it was either Caiwei or Caihong, so she quickly pulled the person close, covered their mouth tightly, and hissed, "Don't make a sound! If you make a sound, we're all dead!"
"Mmm, mmm, mmm..."
The one being covered was Caiwei. Caiwei couldn't speak, so she could only nod frantically.
Shen Muyue recognized the person and was quite worried. She slowly loosened her grip and then leaned close to Caiwei's ear to ask, "Where's Caihong? Where did she go? Why wasn't she with you?"
Caiwei leaned close to her ear and whispered, "I don't know."
They were hiding behind a large rock, which was close to the mountain behind them. It was a small gap, just big enough for two people to hide.
At this moment, Shen Muyue was also glad that Caiwei and Caihong were not together, otherwise the three of them would definitely not have been able to hide and would have been exposed!
Caiwei was unaware of Shen Muyue's thoughts. At this moment, the fighting outside subsided somewhat, but it was still going on. Although she was worried about Caihong, she dared not go out to look for her.
In a life-or-death situation, preserving your own life is the most important thing!
The master and servant shared the same idea.
Xiaoyun witnessed her beloved young lady, with whom she depended on each other, fall off a cliff. Overwhelmed with grief, she was so heartbroken that she no longer cared about saving her own life.
She stumbled and rushed to the edge of the cliff.
In the pitch-black night, she couldn't see the bottom of the cliff. With her eyesight, she could only barely make out things within a few feet. Even knowing it was futile, Xiaoyun kept calling out towards the bottom of the cliff, "Miss—"
Hiding behind the rock, Shen Muyue felt a mix of emotions and secretly cursed Xiaoyun as an 'idiot'.
However, although she usually bullied Shen Murui, she never had the idea of killing Shen Murui.
At this moment, Shen Murui suddenly encountered trouble. Shocked, she had a strange feeling and remained still for a while.
Xiaoyun kept shouting, but the assassin didn't seem to be heading towards her. Caihong, who was alone, secretly crawled to Xiaoyun's side, tugged at her sleeve, and whispered, "Xiaoyun, stop shouting! What if the assassin comes? Do you want to die?"
This was originally a worried remark, but to Xiaoyun at this moment, it took on a different meaning.
Xiaoyun's throat was hoarse from shouting, her face covered in tears and snot. She turned her head and cursed, "What use is my life if my mistress is gone! You go and protect your mistress! Don't come here and disgust me!"
Picking red flowers was a kind gesture, but it was met with indiscriminate insults, which immediately made me feel wronged.
Despite feeling wronged, she still pulled Xiaoyun up and advised her again, "The dead cannot be brought back to life! Your life may be cheap, but are you just going to waste it? Would your young lady be happy if she knew this in the afterlife?"
These words brought Xiaoyun to her senses. She knew she had spoken harshly, but she was overwhelmed with grief and could only mutter, "I don't need your help. Go find your master. Whether I live or die is up to fate!"
Xiaoyun felt a lot of hatred.
She hated that it was her kind young lady who fell off the cliff, and not that wicked and unreasonable Shen Muyue! She hated even more that she was powerless to protect her young lady and could only watch helplessly as she fell off the cliff!
Overwhelmed with grief, Xiaoyun had lost all will to live and didn't care whether shouting would attract an assassin who would kill her with a single sword.
She collapsed on the edge of the cliff, all her strength gone.
Seeing that she couldn't persuade him, and thinking that she had done her best, Caihong decided to leave.
Just then, a scream came from Caiwei not far away, followed by Shen Muyue's panicked cry of pain.
"Miss! Someone! Someone! Protect the concubine!"
Caiwei was so frightened by the assassin who suddenly appeared behind her that she screamed at the top of her lungs.
Shen Muyue's earlier cry of pain was not from being injured by the assassin, but from tripping over a small stone and twisting her ankle when she saw the assassin turn and run away, causing her to fall heavily to the ground!
He fell flat on his face!
Seeing the assassin about to catch up, Shen Muyue was both scared and panicked, but a sharp and numb pain came from her ankle and chin, and she couldn't move for a moment. She almost cried out.
"Caiwei! Caiwei! Where are you! Come and help me up!"
Caiwei was terrified of dying.
It was obvious that the assassin was after her young mistress. She struggled with whether to go forward, but when she saw the sword in the assassin's hand, she shrank back in fear.
Just then, Xiaoyun, who was crying out at the edge of the cliff, started to shout louder again.
What a touching display of affection between master and servant...
Caiwei was deeply moved, and with a determined heart, she charged straight ahead.
Seeing Caiwei hesitate and dare not move, Shen Muyue gritted her teeth, but when she saw Caiwei come over, she was overjoyed.
She didn't actually need Caiwei to help her up; she just wanted a human shield to block the assassin's sword when he came!
At this moment, the sounds of fighting had subsided, and only one assassin could be heard shouting, "Oh no! The Second Miss has fallen off a cliff! Run!"
The sound was neither too loud nor too soft, and it reached Shen Muyue's ears.
Shen Muyue was immediately stunned.
Caiwei rushed to Shen Muyue's side and was about to help her up when a thin sword pierced straight through Caiwei's shoulder. Before Caiwei could even cry out in pain, she fainted from the pain.
Ignoring Caiwei who had fallen to the side, the assassin raised his blood-dripping sword and thrust it at Shen Muyue again.
Shen Muyue was both shocked and furious, and shouted, "Who sent you! I am the eldest daughter of the Left Prime Minister's mansion!"
She had just heard the assassin say "Second Miss" falling off the cliff, so she assumed that these assassins were sent by the Left Prime Minister's residence, which is why she shouted that.
But after shouting, she realized something was wrong. The assassins sent by the Prime Minister's mansion could not possibly have assassinated her and Shen Murui!
There's something eerie about this place.
After shouting, Shen Muyue endured the excruciating pain in her ankle and crawled forward with all her might!
Just then, a guard rushed over, shouting, "Stop, you thief!" and quickly drew his sword to stop them.
Seeing the sword behind her about to pierce her throat, Shen Muyue was so frightened that she rolled on the spot and rolled to the side in a disheveled state. The assassin's sword chased after her again, and before Shen Muyue could regain her balance, she used all her strength to roll again!