Chapter 232 Siege!

Li Mingxiao leaned against the wall with his arms crossed, raising his delicate eyebrows: "Tsk, I get it."

Qi Rong strode out: "Let's go back."

Li Mingxiao nodded and followed Qi Rong out the door.

After the two returned to the camp, Qi Rong went back to his own tent to get some things and then walked directly towards Lin Changning's tent. Li Mingxiao didn't understand what was going on and followed him. When they were almost at the entrance of Lin Changning's tent, Qi Rong suddenly stopped and turned to look at Li Mingxiao.

"I'm going to check on Xiao Liu's injuries. What are you doing following me?"

Li Mingxiao stared wide-eyed in shock: "Huh? No, Qi Lao Er, is it normal to use someone and then throw them away like that?"

Qi Rong remained silent, only staring intently at Li Mingxiao.

It must be said that the Crown Prince of Qin was quite thick-skinned; he remained unfazed even as Qi Rong stared at him relentlessly.

After a while, he cleared his throat, took out a small pouch from his pocket, and waved it at Qi Rong: "This is a special ointment made by the family physician. It's very effective at treating external injuries, so I'm going to try and poach your subordinate. I'm really envious of yours."

Qi Rong glanced at the ointment on Li Mingxiao's hand, then turned and continued walking towards Lin Changning's tent: "Whatever."

When Qi Rong entered, Mr. Zheng was carrying a basin of well water on the table. Lin Changning's scalded hand was immersed in it, the back of his hand was still red, and there were even transparent blisters in many places.

Lin Changning, just as you were about to bow to the two people, Qi Rong waved his hand and the Prince of Qin, who followed behind, said with a smile, "You're injured, no need for formalities."

Qi Rong stepped forward, glanced at Zheng Wenshu, and a hint of curiosity flashed through his mind. Zheng Wenshu saw that the two men had extraordinary auras and knew that their identities were not simple. He cupped his hands to the two men and then left the tent.

After Zheng Wenshu left, Qi Rong asked, "What happened to the bump on your face?"

Lin Changning gently touched her face with the hand that wasn't burned, and the moment it touched her skin, it started burning again.

"Hiss, this one, I was ambushing the Tartars in the Wild Bee Forest and got stung by bees. It's almost gone by now."

The Crown Prince of Qin stepped forward, pulled Lin Changning's hand away, and looked at the blisters on her hand: "Oh dear, such beautiful hands would look terrible if they were left with burn scars."

Lin Changning was startled by Li Mingxiao's flippant tone and immediately withdrew her hands, taking a step back.

Could this prince have some kind of strange quirk?

When you think like this, you can't help but look at Li Mingxiao with a terrified expression.

Li Mingxiao: ……

He wondered if he, with his handsome and dashing appearance, was really that scary? He scared the person away, making them take a step back!

Seemingly realizing that his words were inappropriate, Li Mingxiao quickly added, "This is a medicinal ointment made by the physician in my household. It is very effective in treating external injuries. Here you go."

Just as Lin Changning was about to accept it, Qi Rong snatched it away. After taking the ointment from Li Mingxiao, Qi Rong took out two other bottles of ointment from his own pocket.

"The green porcelain bottle is for treating burns, and the white porcelain bottle is for detoxifying and reducing internal heat. Take them and use them."

Facing his own commander, Lin Changning didn't think twice and took the two bottles of ointment. For him, it didn't matter what kind of ointment he took; he felt no pressure using the commander's.

"Thank you for your command."

After applying the ointment, Lin Changning used her uninjured hand to bite open the stopper on the porcelain bottle. Just as she was about to apply the medicine herself, a hand suddenly reached out from the side and took the ointment.

Qi Rong looked at Lin Changning, who had difficulty moving, and took the things, saying, "Let me do it, your hands are not convenient."

After saying that, he pulled Lin Changning to the chair and pressed him down. Lin Changning sat in the chair and thanked him.

Watching Qi Rong sit beside her, using a small wooden stick to pick up the ointment from the porcelain bottle and gently apply it to the burns on her body, Li Mingxiao was amazed at how Qi Rong could be so unpretentious.

He snorted inwardly, grabbed another porcelain bottle, and, imitating Qi Rong, picked up a small piece of ointment to apply to Lin Changning's face.

"I'll take care of the bump on your face; it'll be faster if the two of us do it together."

Lin Changning was somewhat flattered. Qi Rong was already quite unpretentious and always gave orders casually, but this Prince Qin's heir didn't seem to have any airs at all.

Qi Rong glanced at Li Mingxiao casually: "If you have nothing to do, go out and train your troops. In a couple of days, I will lead my men to attack the city directly. I don't keep idle people here."

Upon hearing this, Li Mingxiao's hand trembled, and he shoved the ointment and small wooden stick directly into Lin Changning's face.

The swollen lump was poked so hard that Lin Changning almost cried out in pain. After taking a deep breath, she snatched the small wooden stick from the Prince of Qin's hand.

"Hiss!!! I dare not trouble you, Your Highness, I'll do it myself, I'll do it myself!!!"

Seeing Xiao Liu flinch in pain, Qi Rong's sharp eyes instantly shot towards Li Mingxiao: "If you don't know how to apply medicine, then get out. You're just getting in the way."

Li Mingxiao rubbed his nose, feeling slightly guilty. He was just trying to show that he cared about his subordinates.

Besides, he didn't do it on purpose. Qi Lao Er is really annoying.

However, not long after that, Qi Lao Er actually prepared to order an attack on the city. He must have been driven to desperation by those above him. But that's fine too, since the border is nothing to that person, and neither are the people here.

If Qi Lao Er makes a move this time, taking over several border cities should not be a problem. However, this time, the people in these border garrisons will need to be replaced.

Lin Changning was also puzzled as to why his own commander had suddenly begun preparing to attack the city. Clearly, it would have been better to wait a while, until the news spread, before taking action.

I thought of Lin Changning and asked directly, "Commander, the people have been released, and the news should spread soon. The Tartars may not necessarily confront us head-on. Why not wait a little longer and attack the city when the best opportunity arises?"

Qi Rong's eyelashes trembled slightly: "If we don't hurry, I'm afraid the longer we delay, the more unpredictable things will become. I have already detained the King of Zhou today. Although the King of Zhou was at fault first, it is an indisputable fact that I detained a prince. So we can't wait any longer. Let's take down the four cities first. When a general is in the field, he may not obey the emperor's orders. Seizing the opportunity is the priority."

Lin Changning raised an eyebrow. He had heard about the deeds of this Prince Zhou when he returned, but he never expected that the man had started the fire in the dark and was now in prison at dawn.

"Commander, lightning speed!"

Li Mingxiao, sitting in a chair to the side, chuckled: "Isn't that incredibly fast? The fire had barely been extinguished when your family stormed into the Prince of Zhou's territory with knives in hand. We couldn't stop them, and they even chopped down those imperial guards who were acting as his accomplices!"

Lin Changning's phoenix eyes suddenly bulged like cat eyes: "They've all been chopped down???"