"Your Highness!"
Xu Liangli, who was closest to Han Yuchen, hurriedly stepped forward to support him.
"Your Highness, what's wrong?"
Xu Liang was terrified and hurriedly turned around and shouted, "Someone, the army doctor! Quickly call the army doctor over!"
"Hahaha……"
Seeing Han Yuchen faint, the soldier from Xiyao Kingdom burst into laughter. He stopped kneeling on the ground, stood up straight, and arrogantly raised his head, laughing maniacally: "If you don't release our Crown Prince and soldiers, you can wait to collect your Crown Prince's corpse!"
At that moment, Xu Liang's head went blank, and he finally understood what the man had just said.
She said she had no money and wanted them to send all their people back.
He had just thought this guy was talking in his sleep, dreaming. But now…
Seeing the Crown Prince with his eyes closed and his face dark, Xu Liang's heart skipped a beat. He was clearly poisoned, and with a very potent one at that.
His gaze swept past Han Yuchen and finally landed on the papers on the table.
By this time, the letter paper had turned dark brown, looking particularly alarming.
The military doctor arrived quickly. After examining Han Yuchen and checking his body, he carefully took his pulse several times. Finally, he shook his head at Xu Liang: "Your Highness's condition is not good. I don't know exactly what kind of poison he has been poisoned with. I need to investigate further!"
Upon hearing the army doctor's words, Xu Liang's face darkened: "How is His Highness's health? How long can he hold on?"
He knew this was a question, and it was a bit cruel to ask, but the most important thing right now was to ensure His Highness's safety.
Before the medic could reply, the man added, "Three days!"
"Your Highness only has three days. If he doesn't take the antidote within three days, you can all prepare to collect his corpse!"
"Three days won't do!"
Xu Liang's expression turned cold, and his gaze towards the soldier was as if it were poisoned. He clenched his fists, wishing he could punch the man to death.
However, that won't do for now. His Highness's condition is unknown; helping him detoxify is the priority.
"The effects of this poison take three days to manifest! After three days, even a miracle won't save you!"
The man was arrogant and showed no fear whatsoever.
“It takes eight or nine days to send a message from here to the capital, and more than half a month for a round trip. How could it be possible in three days?”
"I've already reported your crown prince's arrest to the capital. Whether he can be released depends on the Emperor's decision. I, a mere general, cannot make that decision!"
Xu Liang's face turned ashen. How could he have imagined that the other party's people were so vicious?
"Hehe, that's not something I should be thinking about!"
The man said nonchalantly, "At worst, one life for another. My emperor only cares about the life of the crown prince!"
Does that mean it doesn't matter whether those soldiers live or die?
Xu Liang felt a surge of resentment, but there was nothing he could do at that moment.
"Guards, take him away and keep a close watch on him!"
He could only take the person away and keep them under guard.
"Medical Doctor Xu, His Highness's poison..."
After taking the man away, Xu Liang frowned. As a general, he was entitled to release the man, as orders from the field were not always valid.
He was still somewhat unwilling to accept that he had finally managed to capture these people, especially since there was also the big fish, Xi Wujue.
"General, to be honest, I have never seen this poison before. It is almost impossible to find an antidote within three days!"
These words made Xu Liang's face darken even more.
He got up angrily and strode out.
"General..."
A bad feeling rose in Dr. Xu's heart. He shouted to Xu Liang not to act rashly, but Xu Liang's steps were fast and he disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"General!"
Inside the dungeon, everyone was puzzled when they saw Xu Liang storming in.
However, Xu Liang stepped forward, snatched the whip, and lashed it at Xi Wujue repeatedly.
Soldiers never used this much force when they used to draw their swords.
Xu Liang already possessed martial arts skills and had great strength, and now that he was extremely angry, his strength was even greater.
Xi Wujue winced in pain, yelling, "Xu Liang, what's wrong with you!"
"Ah, are you going to kill me?"
Although Xi Wujue had been beaten for the past two days, he could see it all clearly.
Xu Liang won't kill him.
But just now, the force of the whipping was clearly wrong.
Ouyang Fu, who was in a state of absolute emptiness in the west, was also startled when he saw Xu Liang like this. He shrank his neck, and if he could move, he would definitely want to find a corner to hide himself.
"How dare they poison me!"
Xu Liang's whip fell mercilessly, causing Xi Wujue to almost faint from the pain.
"General..."
Doctor Xu stumbled in, wiping the sweat from his brow. Seeing Xi Wujue, who was barely breathing, he shouted urgently, "Stop hitting him! What will happen to His Highness the Crown Prince if he dies?"
These words calmed Xu Liang, whose eyes were bloodshot, down a bit. His eyes blazed with fury, and his aura turned icy cold: "If anything happens to His Highness the Crown Prince, I will tear you to pieces!"
After saying that, he threw down the whip and sat down on the ground in frustration.
Only then did reason return to their minds: their Crown Prince was poisoned and his fate was unknown.
They needed to find a way to detoxify him within three days. He understood what the army doctor meant, but he still felt somewhat unwilling.
Who would feel good about releasing someone they finally caught so easily?
These are all elite soldiers; if we let them go back, they will become a sharp blade piercing their hearts when we fight in the future.
If I had known this would happen, I should have killed them all without saying a word when I captured them.
Xu Liang was now filled with regret. Xi Wujue seemed to understand something as well. He endured the pain and shouted, "Haha, so Ouyang Zhen was also poisoned!"
He knew that his father was not so easy to deal with.
That was a great move!
He wanted to see if Xu Liang would let him go!
Once I get back, he will make sure I pay back every last bit of the suffering I've endured these past few days!
"I knew my father wouldn't be so passive!"
Xi Wujue laughed heartily; he even felt that his injuries didn't hurt as much anymore.
The sound of his laughter was so loud that it aggravated his injuries, causing him to grimace in pain.
"You're asking for it!"
In response, Xu Liang delivered another lash of his whip.
Ouyang Fu, who was standing to the side, was stunned. What had he just heard? Could it be what he was thinking?
That bastard Ouyang Zhen actually got poisoned?
Haha, he almost burst into laughter. He hoped there was no antidote for this poison and that he could just kill this person.
He'll have to see who his father will choose as crown prince!
But at this moment, he dared not show anything. Xu Liang's expression was not right. What if he was displeased and killed him?
...
"What did you say? Brother Chen has been poisoned? He's been unconscious for only three days?"
Han Luoxue was also stunned when she heard the news.
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