Ayu-seok woke up from his coma.

It was a beautiful autumn day. In the second month of Ayusi's siege, in order to avoid losing troops, Ayusi adopted a policy of encirclement, which meant trapping them on the mountain and not launching an attack. This was to ensure that his troops would not suffer losses to the greatest extent possible.

Although he brought a group of men, they were few in number and their combat effectiveness had declined due to the long journey. As for the soldiers left behind, Ayuxi could also tell that their overall strength was not strong.

This is why, despite having so many people here, they haven't been able to wipe out the bandits on the mountain.

After all, they had the government backing them up, so they didn't lack food or anything else, but the people in the mountain stronghold were different.

Ayuxi had already anticipated that the people in the mountain stronghold were probably running out of ammunition and food at this time.

People from these mountain strongholds usually obtain silver by robbing others or stealing along the way, then they go down the mountain to buy grain and bring it back up, which is quite inconvenient.

However, if the entire mountain belongs to them, there is certainly no problem with doing this, it's just a bit troublesome. But if the passage is cut off, they will probably be isolated and helpless.

Moreover, because they have been ruling the mountain for so many years, they have been arrogant and domineering, and their vigilance is not high enough. It is impossible for them to have a large amount of food stored in the mountain stronghold. Two months may already be their limit.

The hungry mountain people will definitely launch a counterattack, or try to fight to the death, which is better than being trapped here.

They will definitely launch a counterattack by the end of this month at the latest, so Ah Yu-seok instructed his men to hold firm and be on high alert.

The climate in Sichuan is quite humid and hot, completely different from that in the border regions.

The border region is always very dry. When Ayusi led his troops here, many soldiers were not used to the climate and were often bitten by poisonous insects at night.

Some soldiers had diarrhea or other symptoms that lasted for some time.

Fighting in unfamiliar environments requires heightened vigilance and better protection.

However, even the best-laid plans can have flaws. For those who are stuck in the mountains, transporting water and food is also a problem.

However, because they had the backing of the government, although there were many inconveniences, it wasn't as difficult as being in a mountain stronghold. They were just a little unprepared, though, as someone had poisoned the water.

The poison was actually put in by one of the soldiers. It's also the fault of the officers here for their lax vetting, allowing someone to infiltrate for so long. If this gets out, even the Governor of Sichuan will be held accountable. And since Ayuxi is new here, he can't possibly conduct background checks on every soldier, which allowed someone to take advantage of the situation.

Taking advantage of this moment, the people in the mountain stronghold finally launched an attack.

The poison they were afflicted by was a poisonous herb found on the mountain. When ground into powder, it would cause the person to become weak all over and their fighting ability to drop rapidly. Even though there was someone here who had some knowledge of this herb, they were helpless against it. Moreover, time was too short, and there was simply no time to study it.

At the time, almost half of the people stationed here, including Ayusi, were infected with this poisonous herb.

He reacted relatively quickly, leading his men out of the encirclement, but due to the poisoning, his pace was also slow.

Ayu-seok's memory of that day was somewhat confused. He sat up from the ground, his feet were covered in mud, and his clothes were also covered in mud and had dried. But there was no one around him, and it was quiet and deserted.

He remembered that he was probably chased here, but what happened after he was stabbed?

Ah Yu-seok looked down and was horrified to see himself covered in blood.

According to his own imagination, if a person could bleed so much, how could he still be alive?

But he doesn't feel much in his body right now.

My limbs, which were weak all over after being poisoned, have now regained some strength.

He remembered that he was bleeding and staggering as he tried to hide in this direction. His trusted men had also lost their way while escorting him and had gone down another road to distract the enemy.

After that, he seemed to lose consciousness due to excessive blood loss and hid here by himself…

Even a battle-hardened person, after suffering such severe injuries, could not possibly have gone very far. If no one had found him or rescued him, he would have certainly died from excessive blood loss.

That was what he thought before he fell into a coma. He just felt guilty for not having the chance to go back to the capital to see his father and mother. He wondered what it would feel like for them to experience the pain of a parent outliving their child.

And the Irgen Gioro clan…

Perhaps we'll never see each other again in this lifetime.

But just as he was completely unconscious, a pill in his chest was silently taking effect, melting directly into his body through his thick clothes.

So when Ayu-seok woke up, this was the scene he found.

Even though Ayu-seok knew that his situation was still very serious, he still sat there silently for a moment, the weakness he felt telling him that his injury was real.

The wound is still throbbing slightly, but it's stopped bleeding now...

He miraculously recovered. He moved his arm and felt as if his weak body was being infused with vitality.

Ayu-seok didn't have time to ponder what was going on, nor could he investigate. Hearing footsteps approaching from not far away, he stood up quickly with a serious expression. He then concealed his presence and hid, knowing whether the other party was friend or foe, so he had to hide himself first.

After all, he had no other close confidants around him, and he didn't know what was happening in the capital, or whether they already knew about the riot.

The points that Jingrou had spent on her second uncle were quietly taking effect.

Throughout his journey, Ayu-seok miraculously evaded his pursuers.

A group of people even walked right past him, past the bushes where Ayu-seok was hiding, without seeing him at all, which Ayu-seok found truly amazing.

It was as if someone in the dark was helping him, not to mention that he miraculously went from being out of school for too long to being healthy again.

Even Ah Yu-seok feels that he is much healthier than before, and his wrist, which he sprained a while ago, seems to have recovered!

May the Eternal Heaven bless you!

Even if he racked his brains, Ayu-seok would never have imagined that it was Ching-rou, who was thousands of miles away, who played the role, and that it was interstellar technology.