Chapter 18 The Prince Wakes Up
Xiangli slowly opened his heavy eyes. The brief moment of light made him feel a little uncomfortable.
Gradually, he could see clearly.
What came into view was a pretty and gentle face with a happy smile.
He was a little confused.
Aren't you dead?
Looking down, he saw that he was naked. His whole body suddenly tensed up and even his thoughts became much clearer.
What did this girl do to him?
At this time, another beautiful and fair face appeared above his face.
"Tsk, you woke up so quickly, it seems you have a good physique." Xiangying sighed.
Three little heads popped up around her one after another, each shouting excitedly: "Uncle, you're awake!"
Xiangli was stunned.
He propped himself up and sat up, and Tao Xue quickly supported him.
Xiangli looked around and saw soldiers stationed and patrolling not far away, glancing at them from time to time.
Surrounding them were women and children who were being escorted.
His gaze finally fell on his younger sister Xiangying.
"Aying, are you still alive?"
Xiangying raised her eyebrows: "Of course, the person who can make me, Xiangying, die has not been born yet."
Xiangli frowned slightly.
Xiang Yuanxiao said in a loud voice: "Uncle, she has changed now. She is no longer in a position to tease handsome men. Please give her a chance to start a new life."
Xiang Yuanlang and Xiang Xiuxiu nodded.
Xiang Ying's phoenix eyes were filled with coldness, and she pinched Xiang Yuanxiao's little face with one hand.
"What are you talking about, kid?"
She turned her head and saw that Xiangli's arm wound was torn and bleeding because he sat up.
Xiangying took out a handkerchief to wipe his face, but Xiangli grabbed his hand.
"Aying, go call the military supervisor who is in charge here. I have something to talk to him about." Xiangli's lips were pale and slightly cracked. Even though he was now in prison, he still had a dignified and calm demeanor.
Looking into his thin eyes, Xiangying guessed what he wanted to do.
"What's the point of calling him? Brother, you have nothing now. Is there anything of value to exchange?"
Xiangli pursed his lips and said, "I still have this life, which can be exchanged for your and Yuanxiao's freedom. At least you and the children can live."
Xiangying stood up suddenly and said coldly, "Now everyone's life is worthless. The Emperor of Nanyue went to great lengths to capture us slaves because he was afraid that the Western Zhou Dynasty would be restored. Your life has long been in the hands of others."
A layer of gloom appeared on Xiangli's pale face.
Lin Lingxiang and the others all looked very heavy.
After a moment, they separated and said with a guilty look on their faces: "I'm sorry that I didn't protect you guys."
The three children surrounded him, sobbing softly with their heads down.
Xiangying doesn't understand, how can there be someone as responsible as Xiangli in this world?
Their father abandoned his country and fled, and even destroyed the city gates, without caring about the lives of these royal relatives.
Only Xiangli led his troops to resist until the last moment. However, this prince who refused to surrender was teased by the soldiers of Nanyue and had his legs crippled.
And he finally woke up, and he actually said sorry to her first?
Damn it, Xiangying just fell for it!
She picked up the three crying children and said, "Don't put pressure on your uncle's injury!"
Afterwards, Xiangying picked up the handkerchief again and wiped the wounds on Xiangli's body. He lowered his eyes slightly, with a very determined look.
"Don't worry about it. Just take care of your injuries. Then, we'll go to South Vietnam together. I promise that we'll be fine."
"What are you going to do?" Xiangli frowned, a little worried.
Xiangying didn't intend to explain too much: "You will know when the time comes, brother, I am not the same as before."
Xiangli looked at her silently, obviously not believing it.
Tao Xue beside her kept nodding her head: "The eldest princess is very powerful now. She is good at both literature and martial arts. The meals we eat every day are all brought by the eldest princess."
At this time, the soldiers cracked their whips and the exile team was about to set off again.
The two soldiers who were responsible for pulling the wooden cart for Xiangli came back with unhappy faces.
After all, in such hot weather, they have to drag around a half-dead prince of a fallen country, and they can't gain any benefit at all.
One of them pulled the rope hard, causing the wooden board to shake violently. Xiangli's body fell uncontrollably and hit the car board directly.
He groaned in pain.
Xiangying scolded: "Can you guys be more careful?"
She had a hard time supporting him!
The soldier turned around angrily and said, "This is the prince of a fallen country. How careful do you expect us to be? We didn't kill him because our military supervisor showed mercy!"
His colleague next to him immediately pushed him on the shoulder.
"Stop talking, this woman is not to be trifled with. The captain just lost both his hands because of her."
"What do I care about her? She is a slave of a conquered country and yet she dares to make demands." Having said that, he was still afraid.
His movements became more careful, but he kept muttering dirty words.
Xiang Yuanxiao was so angry that he gritted his teeth and said, "You are so rude. I will throw you to death sooner or later."
The soldier turned around and rolled up his sleeves: "What did you say, you damn kid?!"
Xiang Ying dragged Xiang Yuanxiao behind him and raised his head to greet him: "What, you want to fight?"
Looking at the aura in her phoenix eyes, the soldier remembered how skillfully she cut the bear skin, and his expression suddenly froze.
At this time, a sharp voice came: "What are you arguing about! If you don't get on the road, you will die!"
Everyone turned their heads to look.
It turned out that the new captain had arrived.
Yellow Beard was half dead, and their semi-exiled team could not be without the supervision of a captain.
So the military supervisors arranged a new captain, who was tall and strong with a rough voice.
There is a hideous scar from the eyebrow to the forehead.
When the soldiers saw him, they were like mice seeing a cat. They timidly bowed and said, "Captain, this woman and her child are causing trouble. I want to teach her a lesson."
Scarface looked at Xiangying with an unfriendly look.
Xiangli, who was on the wooden cart, sat up with his weak body and pulled Xiangying and the children to his side with one hand.
It seems like a protective posture.
However, Scarface just glanced and then looked away.
He reprimanded the exiles in a loud voice: "I am your new captain. You can call me Scar!"
"I don't care what the captain asked of you. Under my supervision, no one is allowed to bribe or act on their own. After the supervisor orders a rest at night, no one is allowed to go out!"
"If anyone violates this rule, no matter who she is, I will execute her on the spot, leaving no future trouble for her!" The last sentence was said while staring at Xiangying.
Apparently, what she had done last night had spread throughout the exile team, and everyone was on guard.
Scarface was full of imposing manner. He established his authority as soon as he arrived, frightening all the female relatives so much that they trembled and nodded slightly.
As soon as he said he was going to set off, no one delayed any further.
The two soldiers who had just been there immediately pulled up the ropes and dragged the wooden carts forward.
After walking for a while, the soldier who had just shouted at Xiangying suddenly stumbled and fell forward.
Before he could even scream, he became motionless.
The people around exclaimed one after another.
Scarface came back quickly from the front: "What happened?"
He turned the fallen soldier over, only to see a sharp stone stuck between his eyebrows.
He died with his eyes open!
Xiangying frowned slightly.
Can someone fall to death from this?
(End of this chapter)
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