Quick Transmigration: Saving That Cannon Fodder

Originally, he didn't want Akahoshi to come out, but his star insisted on watching the villain be executed himself.

Mu Zeyu, who always indulged him, compromised. He had already decided that when Xingxing was about to be beheaded, he would have her stand behind him and not watch.

Chixing shook his head at him: "Ayu, I'm not afraid."

Mu Zeyu didn't let go of his hand, but whispered in his ear, "Yeah, Xingxing is amazing."

That coaxing tone made Akahoshi want to run into his arms and act cute again.

Then she immediately thought, "I am the dominant one, I am the husband, I am the head of the household, how can I act coquettishly?"

This is so unladylike! No, no, I can't act like a spoiled child with Ayu anymore.

He had clearly forgotten that Mu Zeyu could hear his thoughts, and he hadn't seen the slight upturn of Mu Zeyu's lips.

Mu Zeyu hugged him and patted his back, saying, "If Xingxing is scared later, be sure to look down and don't look."

The bloodshed of beheading seven people at once is unimaginable.

Chi Xing unconsciously rubbed against Mu Zeyu's shoulder. She was about the same height as Mu Zeyu, and when they hugged, her chin rested on Mu Zeyu's shoulder.

The commotion outside was incessant. Victims' families blocked the prison van and even beat the prisoners themselves. As long as no one was killed, the officers and soldiers turned a blind eye.

After all, every family has daughters and children, and no one can accept the tragic death of their own child.

They walked for quite a while, and when they arrived at the market, before Mu Zeyu and Chi Xing could even get off the carriage, several people carrying swords and knives flew out from the crowd.

It was obvious they were there to break into the prison. Mu Zeyu had expected this. Mu Er led other highly skilled guards to take action. They didn't care who the intruders were and killed them all on the spot.

"They must have been sent by the Mo family. With Mu Yi and the others here, nothing will happen."

Mu Zeyu lifted the curtain, and Mu Yi and a few others stood around the carriage to guard it, while the others maintained order.

The people were equally angry when they saw the prisoners being rescued. Some threw rotten eggs at them to harass them, shouting that they all deserved to die.

The assassins outside were all defeated. Chi Xing followed Mu Zeyu off the carriage, and the prisoners were escorted to the platform.

The executioner prepared his broadsword, awaiting the regent's command.

Below the stage, Mo Lanshan, her face veiled, gripped her nails so tightly they dug into her palms. She gritted her teeth, wishing she could rush up and kill Mu Zeyu and Chi Xing.

She finally understood: the two of them had clearly been holding hands and looking very affectionate before they got off the carriage.

No wonder Mu Zeyu was still unmarried in his twenties; it turns out he was attracted to men, and specifically to that useless emperor, Chi Xing.

She was with the person she loved most and despised most, and it was two men at that. How could Moran Shan not hate them?

At this moment, these two men were also about to chop off the heads of her three older brothers.

Her three older brothers doted on her the most. If her brothers hadn't gotten into trouble, why would she have been beaten like this?

"Mo Chonglin didn't come?" Chi Xing sat down on the small stool next to Mu Zeyu.

Chixing didn't mind the makeshift venue, but Mu Zeyu felt a little sorry for her and wished he could hold Chixing on his lap.

In public, he could only speak to Akahoshi in a low voice. To outsiders, it looked like the Regent talking to his personal servant, which was not surprising.

“Public resentment is boiling over, he doesn’t even dare to go out, so how could he come over?”

Seeing that it was about time to send the others on their way, Mu Zeyu tossed the warrant in his hand. The seven people kneeling on the platform were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground and lost control of their bladders on the spot.

Snot and tears kept flowing, and his hoarse pleas for mercy were to no avail.

The officers and soldiers restrained them and began the execution.

The moment Akahoshi swung his sword down, his vision was blocked by Mu Zeyu's wide black sleeves.

The people below the stage instinctively turned their heads away, unable to bear the sight, while the air thick with the stench of blood was met with cheers from the crowd.

"Good riddance, this beast is finally dead."

"The Regent is wise and powerful; he will surely seek justice for us ordinary people."

"The Regent is mighty."

Mu Zeyu heard this but didn't say anything; he wanted to attribute the credit to Xingxing.

But before all the Mo family members are dead, he cannot allow Xingxing to be in danger, not even the slightest possibility.

The seven corpses were collected by people from their own household. As for their relatives, they were too ashamed to come over and were afraid of being attacked by the people.

The Mo family case came to an end, but before Chi Xing boarded the carriage, he felt a hateful gaze.

He also gave a provocative smile in that direction, then withdrew his smile before Mu Zeyu noticed.

*

Two months passed in the blink of an eye, and a new bookstore called Yizhen Pavilion opened in the east of the city.

This was done by several of Chi Xing's bodyguards; it contained all the ancient poems that Mo Lanshan had learned in modern times.

It was a poem that didn't exist in this fictional world, which Mo Lanshan used to deceive people, even Ayu, which made Chixing very unhappy.

This time, he also wrote the original author's name, and Moranshan's reputation as a talented woman was ruined overnight.

The wealthy heiress, who already disliked her, finally found an outlet for her anger, confirming her plagiarism and spreading the news far and wide.

Not only could the eunuchs hear about it, but even the storytellers in the teahouses outside were talking about it.

[Now Ayu knows she was lying, right? What talented woman? She's a plagiarism monster!]

Mu Zeyu was amused by his thoughts again, but he didn't laugh out loud. He was carrying a book when he entered the room.

He said with feigned surprise, "Xingxing, where did all these poems come from? I found a poem written by so-and-so back then. It turns out that person copied someone else's work."

Akahoshi wanted to chuckle, but he said seriously, "They were unearthed from an ancient tomb by accident. All you need to know is that they exist."

Mu Zeyu didn't really want an answer when he asked him. He walked to the soft couch, bent down, and gently kissed Chi Xing's lips first. He said:

"Xiao Qiu Zi said that His Majesty's clothes are too short. I've come to see if His Majesty has grown taller again?"

Upon hearing this, Chi Xing quickly stood up and stood in front of Mu Zeyu, comparing his own height.

He measured again and again, and finally came to the conclusion that he was indeed a tiny bit taller than Ayu.

So, could he...?

Her bright eyes were fixed on Mu Zeyu, as if they were about to light up at any moment.

Mu Zeyu pretended not to understand and turned around to order someone to serve lunch.

Akahoshi:?

[Didn't you say that if I was taller than Ayu, I could do *that*? Why is Ayu going back on her word?]

Having spent so much time with him, Mu Zeyu had long since stopped paying attention to these strange remarks.

He ignored Akahoshi's gaze and sat in the chair reading the collection of Li Bai's poems.

Seeing that he was unmoved, Chixing became unhappy and went out to order people to prepare water and fill the hot spring.

Upon hearing his instructions, Mu Zeyu tightened his grip on the paper.

The contents of those picture books flashed through my mind.

In fact, after getting together with Chixing, Mu Zeyu had asked Mu Yi to learn about these things, and Mu Yi naturally brought back a lot of sketchbooks on this subject.