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

The man in black captured Li Muxia, but he didn't want to deal with Dongfang Jincheng too quickly. He really wanted to see this high-ranking and powerful Third Prince begging for mercy under his feet: "It seems he's quite important to you. I'd like to see if you can cripple your martial arts for him."

Before Dongfang Jincheng could answer, Li Muxia spoke first: "It's not important. I'm not important to Young Master Long at all. This brother must have misunderstood something. We just met by chance and traveled together. If we had known he had so many enemies, we wouldn't have traveled with them."

Dongfang Jincheng was somewhat hurt by Li Muxia's words, but he did not show it.

The man in black, upon hearing Li Muxia address the Third Prince as "Young Master Long," did not expose him. Instead, he looked at Dongfang Jincheng with a hint of schadenfreude and said, "So it was just Young Master Long's wishful thinking."

He deliberately emphasized the words "Young Master Long," the sarcasm of which was clearly felt by everyone present.

Li Muxia continued, "Yes, big brother, I actually find him quite annoying. He always has such a cold demeanor, which is not likable at all. Unlike you, big brother, although I can see your appearance, I think you are definitely more handsome than him."

When the man in black captured Li Muxia, he had already discovered that she did not know martial arts. Now, hearing Li Muxia's words, he knew that she was flattering him, but he did not take it to heart and was not so wary of her.

He noticed a fleeting moment of sadness and disappointment on Dongfang Jincheng's face after hearing Li Muxia's words; though it was brief, he still managed to catch it.

Looking at Dongfang Jincheng in a great mood: "Haha, I never thought you'd be disliked one day."

Seeing that the men in black were mostly focused on Dongfang Jincheng and not so wary of her, Li Muxia prepared her plan.

She continued obsequiously, "Yes, brother, you know what? I can tell you a secret."

The man in black became interested upon hearing this, and instead of being in a hurry to deal with Dongfang Jincheng, he casually asked, "Oh, what's the secret?"

"that is..."

Li Muxia sensed the man in black approaching and seized the opportunity to quickly insert a scalpel into the tendon on the arm that was gripping her neck. At the same time, she used her other hand to sprinkle poison on the man's face.

The man, feeling the pain in his arm, released Li Muxia's neck. Then, seeing the poison powder being thrown at him, and remembering his brother who had just died tragically from Shangguan Jingye's poison, he quickly held his breath and backed away.

Once Li Muxia was out of control, she didn't rush to escape. The poison in her hand wasn't the kind that killed instantly upon contact with blood that her senior brother used. Instead, it was a drug she had developed herself that could instantly render someone unable to resist. After all, she possessed a modern soul and was a doctor. Under the influence of modern legal society, she couldn't be so ruthless as to kill without blinking an eye.

Although I can't kill him, I can at least prevent him from having the chance to catch me again.

So she quickly turned around, thrusting her right leg forward and kicking the man squarely in the groin. The movement was fluid and powerful; even Li Muxia felt a slight pain in her leg. One can only imagine how much pain the man she kicked must have been in.

After kicking, he quickly pulled his senior brother to hide next to Zhu Feng, who was closest to him.

The incident happened so suddenly that no one present could react until the leader of the men in black screamed in agony, at which point everyone sprang into action.

Dongfang Jincheng flew to Li Muxia's side and shielded her behind him.

Dongfang Jinxuan: Is this woman only capable of this one trick?

The men in black: Boss... he's probably done for. That's terrible.

The few remaining men in black quickly came to their leader's side and helped him up.

The leader of the men in black clutched his groin, ignoring his still-bleeding arm, and painfully stood up. He never expected that a martial arts master like himself would be injured so badly by someone who had no internal energy at all.

The hatred in his heart burst forth from his bloodshot eyes, and he said through gritted teeth, "You...you just wait, get out of here."

The man in black left quickly. Dongfang Jincheng gave Zhu Feng a wink, and Zhu Feng obeyed and gave chase.

Want to leave? It's not that easy.

Seeing that the men in black had left, Li Muxia's tense mood eased a bit. Only then did she realize that her legs were incredibly weak.

As a modern person, she had never seen such a scene before. The heavy smell of blood in the air and the corpses of the men in black lying haphazardly on the ground told her that they had just walked through the gates of hell.

She put her hand on Shangguan Jingye's arm and said, "Senior brother, help me up, my legs are a little weak."

Shangguan Jingye was no better off than Li Muxia at this moment. This was the first time in his life that he had encountered an assassination attempt. It would be a lie to say that he wasn't afraid. However, he was a man after all, and he wouldn't be so scared that his legs went weak like Li Muxia.

Seeing this, Dongfang Jincheng bent down, picked up Li Muxia, and carried her straight ahead.

Their horses had been lost in the fight, and now it was dark. They still had a long way to go to the next post station, so they had to find a place to spend the night.

After walking for about fifteen minutes, they arrived at the small river beside the official road. Li Muxia remained quiet throughout; she was indeed quite tired. Being held by Dongfang Jincheng felt warm and safe, and she lingered in his embrace.

He placed Li Muxia under a large tree by the river and looked at her softly, asking, "Are you feeling any better?"

Li Muxia didn't dare look at Dongfang Jincheng, and whispered with her head down, "Mmm."

Dongfang Jinxuan tactfully pulled Shangguan Jingye away to gather firewood in the distance.

Shangguan Jingye was initially reluctant. He couldn't let Li Muxia and Dongfang Jincheng be alone together any longer. He had figured it out: this Third Young Master Long really had homosexual tendencies. He had really taken a liking to Li Muxia, and Li Muxia seemed to have developed feelings for Young Master Long as well. If Young Master Long were normal, it would be fine, but now, how was he going to explain this to General Li?

However, Dongfang Jinxuan was dragging and pulling him, and since he didn't know kung fu, he couldn't break free no matter what he did. He could only follow him to collect firewood, keeping an eye on Li Muxia's movements as he did so.

Li Muxia also wanted to go over there; she was now somewhat afraid to be alone with Dongfang Jincheng. She was afraid she would be won over by his gentleness.

Dongfang Jincheng saw through her thoughts, pressed her shoulder and said, "You sit down and rest, I'll go catch some fish."

Without waiting for Li Muxia's reaction, he got up and left.

Watching Dongfang Jincheng walk away, Li Muxia breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, she felt a pang of sadness. Her first love had ended just like that.