Transmigrated into the Scum Female Consort - Chapter 37

“Official, please save us.”

Mu Er’s legs went soft, and he immediately knelt down on the ground.

Yu Lu’s heart tightened: “What happened?”

“Nothing bad happened,” Mu Er, knowing that Yu Lu had misunderstood, hurriedly explained. “It’s that we, the two brothers, have something to ask of you. We beg the Official to show us a path forward.”

“What exactly is going on? Explain clearly,” Yu Lu raised an eyebrow, speaking gravely.

Mu Er sniffed and began from the start: “My brother and I were originally Imperial Guard escorts…”

It was the night before the Eldest Princess’s Estate was raided. Mu Er returned home to find his wife and daughter gone. Just as he was about to go out and search, someone pushed the door open and entered.

The person was his elder brother, Mu Da.

Mu Da told him that their parents, wives, and children had all been taken away to enjoy a comfortable life because the Deputy Commander had given them a task. As long as they completed it, both brothers’ official ranks would be promoted by three grades.

Hearing this, Yu Lu had already guessed the rest.

“You came here for the Eldest Princess.”

“The Official is insightful. We did come for the Eldest Princess…”

Mu Er was filled with despair. In fact, when he first heard about the mission, he was ambivalent. He was worried because his family was gone and he felt unsettled.

He was happy because his elder brother said they didn’t have to do anything except escort the Eldest Princess to the Southern Border once, and they could return to the capital to report back.

Unexpectedly, after Zeng Lao San died, his elder brother changed his tune.

Mu Da not only instructed him to provoke trouble with the Eldest Princess, but also planned to seize an opportunity to kill her, and said that if they failed the mission, their families would die.

As Mu Er spoke, he kowtowed: “The Official must know the truth. We were forced into this. We beg the Official to show us a path forward.”

He dared not kill the Eldest Princess, for she was a person protected by an Immortal, but he also did not want anything to happen to his family…

Yu Lu listened, then asked: “Did you come to see this Official on your elder brother’s instruction?”

These past few days, although the two brothers had kept a low profile, Yu Lu, as the leading guard, had observed the people in the convoy more or less.

He could tell that Mu Da was the one in charge.

Mu Er shook his head: “This is my own decision.”

“Then did your elder brother say why he changed his mind about killing the Eldest Princess, and what he plans to do?”

Mu Er still shook his head: “Big Brother only told me to do as instructed, and said nothing else.”

Yu Lu pondered for a moment, then told him to stand up: “This Official understands. You should handle things as usual for now. I will consult Her Highness and then give you a reply.”

“Thank you, Official.” Mu Er breathed a sigh of relief.

Yu Lu waved his hand at him: “Go and guard over there. Don’t let anyone approach.”

“Yes.”

Mu Er turned and walked away. After stopping, he looked at the deep mountain path, his lips trembling.

In the deepening night, Mu Da also quietly turned and returned to the convoy.

The crowd was still passionately discussing the food bestowed by the Immortal, looking forward to safely walking out of the mountains and reaching the Southern Border tomorrow. No one paid him any attention.

Xiao Gao saw him walking toward the guard’s bonfire and paid him no mind, continuing his conversation.

Only Yun Chi tensed up, her eyes fixed on the fire but her peripheral vision trained on Mu Da.

For some reason, she had a persistent bad feeling.

The next moment, someone sharply tugged at Xiao Gao’s waist, and his saber was drawn.

Mu Da suddenly erupted, pulling Xiao Gao’s saber and charging towards Ye Xuejin.

“Your Highness!”

The crowd gasped, nearly everyone stood up, and those with quick reactions were already rushing in that direction.

However, because of the matter regarding communication with the Immortal, everyone tacitly agreed not to get close and disturb them.

At that moment, only Yun Chi and Ye Xuejin were by that one bonfire.

Therefore, Mu Da was faster.

Without anyone to obstruct him, he rushed to Ye Xuejin in the blink of an eye.

Ye Xuejin’s back was against the mountain wall, leaving her nowhere to dodge.

“Your Highness!” The crowd was nearly speechless. Watching the saber about to fall, a single thought flashed through their minds: It’s over, too late.

In that split second, Yun Chi, who was standing beside Ye Xuejin, suddenly stretched out her hand.

Mu Da’s body stiffened, convulsed a few times, and then collapsed to the ground, showing no signs of response.

A half-meter-long stick was inexplicably in Yun Chi’s hand, only to vanish again in an instant.

Silence. The atmosphere suddenly fell silent.

Everyone seemed to have been put on pause, staring blankly at the scene.

Even the habitually composed Ye Xuejin was slow to react. When Mu Da charged over just now, she only managed to stand up, her back hitting the stone wall.

In that brief time, her eyes only saw the steel saber raised towards her, and she only felt despair.

She hadn’t even noticed when Yun Chi stood up, or when she took hold of the long stick.

Amidst the silence, Ye Xuejin slowly recovered her senses: “Princess Consort.”

She called out to Yun Chi, then took Yun Chi’s hand and moved towards the guards, stepping away from the collapsed Mu Da.

Xiao Gao shook his head and quickly led the guards to restrain Mu Da, checking his condition.

“He’s still breathing, but he doesn’t look too good.”

The moment the words fell, the crowd looked at Yun Chi in astonishment. They had all just seen the long stick in Yun Chi’s hand. As soon as the stick touched Mu Da, he convulsed a few times and crashed to the ground.

Afterward, the stick in Yun Chi’s hand also disappeared.

Yun Chi blinked, then turned and tightly hugged Ye Xuejin, saying with lingering fear: “Ye Xuejin, I thought you were going to be hurt! It was so close, you scared me to death.”

At that moment, she was truly terrified. Directly blocking the saber was impossible because she also valued her life.

So, treating a desperate situation with a desperate measure, she retrieved the unused electric baton from her storage space, pressed the button with her thumb, and jabbed it into Mu Da’s stomach.

Fortunately, heaven showed a path forward—the electric baton’s power was strong enough; otherwise, she truly wouldn’t have known what to do.

Hearing Yun Chi’s voice, which was trembling with near-sobs from fright, Ye Xuejin was slightly stunned. She held her tightly: “I am safe. the Princess Consort saved me. I am safe.”

Having survived a near-fatal incident, she also felt fortunate, and, even more so, grateful for Yun Chi.

The crowd watched silently, wisely not making a sound.

Just then, Yu Lu and Shi Niang returned, followed by Mu Er.

“Big Brother! Big Brother, what happened to you?”

The moment Mu Er saw Mu Da, bound and unconscious, he rushed toward him.

“Stop! Behave yourself; don’t get any closer.” Xiao Gao decisively drew his saber, blocking Mu Er’s path.

Mu Er froze, then turned to look at Yu Lu.

Yu Lu’s brow furrowed. He glanced at Ye Xuejin before asking Xiao Gao: “What is going on?”

Xiao Gao gripped the saber in his hand and said sharply: “Reporting to the Official, Mu Da attempted to assassinate the Eldest Princess just now! Fortunately, the Princess Consort intervened, and we were able to subdue him. In my subordinate’s opinion, these two brothers must be two of a kind.”

Damn it! Couldn’t these people pick someone else to bully? They took his saber every single time! It was truly humiliating!

Yu Lu was shocked and immediately walked toward Ye Xuejin: “This subordinate failed in his duty and allowed Your Highness to be frightened.”

Ye Xuejin had recovered her composure and said calmly: “I am unharmed. Official Yu need not blame himself.”

Only then did Yu Lu look at Xiao Gao: “Give a detailed account of what happened.”

“Official, you just don’t know… The Princess Consort just pointed her hand, and a long stick appeared out of thin air, hitting the rogue right in the stomach…”

Xiao Gao forgot his embarrassment and vividly described the scene.

The crowd nodded in unison. “That’s exactly right! It’s absolutely true; we all saw it!”

Yu Lu couldn’t help but look at Yun Chi, his eyes filled with scrutiny.

The actions of the crowd were identical to his. They were also curious: What was going on with the Princess Consort? Did the Immortal make a move?

Seeing this, Ye Xuejin held Yun Chi’s hand, blocking the crowd’s inquisitive gaze.

“The Immortal once said that the Princess Consort is the person in this world with the most sincere heart towards this Princess, and is therefore specially permitted to hear the Immortal’s words. This time, the Immortal borrowed the Princess Consort’s hand to save this Princess in a time of peril.”

She knew Yun Chi had saved her using her supernatural ability, but she could not expose Yun Chi now.

If the news of Yun Chi possessing such ability spread, it would certainly attract greedy attention, and she would be unable to protect Yun Chi.

Therefore, attributing everything to the Immortal was the most reasonable and convenient explanation.

Yu Lu’s expression remained unchanged, but his heart settled once more.

The Princess Consort is the most sincere toward the Eldest Princess, and thus can communicate with the Immortal.

His choice was the correct one.

“This subordinate congratulates Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess on receiving the Immortal’s protection! And congratulates the Princess Consort on being able to communicate with the Immortal!”

Yu Lu solemnly bowed, first toward Ye Xuejin, and then toward Yun Chi.

“Congratulations to Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess…”

“Congratulations to the Princess Consort…”

Old Imperial Censor Zhou cleverly echoed the congratulations. The crowd quickly knelt down and offered their congratulations.

Mu Er clenched his fists tightly and did the same.

After Ye Xuejin told everyone to rise, Yu Lu asked for instructions on how to deal with Mu Da.

Upon hearing this, Mu Er immediately knelt anxiously before Ye Xuejin: “I beg Your Highness to be merciful! My elder brother was only confused for a moment! Please, Your Highness, spare my elder brother’s life!” He then looked at Yu Lu, weeping and pleading: “Official Yu, please say a word for me! I confessed everything; you know that my brother and I were forced into this!”