Rong Chen stood at the edge of the cave he had finally found, looking down in the direction of the beacon smoke. Beneath his calm expression was hidden pain. If he hadn't wanted to stabilize the morale of the army, he would have grimaced long ago.
The rocks that fell from the cliffs on both sides caught them off guard, and they could only find a temporary shelter. However, here, they were completely trapped like wild beasts, without any ability to fight back. However, without food, it was only a matter of time before they were caught.
"Master, give the order. Please lead your brothers to break out. Once you find a gap, you will leave first. As long as you have the life, you will have the firewood." Rong Chen's personal bodyguard Feng Er took out some dry food from his arms and put it in Rong Chen's hand.
Rong Chen tightened his grip on the sword and said sternly, "If you want to leave, let's leave together. Without me, your chances of survival are completely zero."
"Master, our death is nothing. You must remember that the Empress and the Fifth Princess are waiting for you." Feng Er knelt on one knee and clasped his hands together. Without hesitation, he said, "Master, please go first. I will avenge my subordinates another day."
The other guards surrounding him knelt down and said in unison, "Master, please leave first. We will avenge our subordinates another day."
Rong Chen closed his eyes, and suddenly Di Fengyu's words criticizing him, both explicitly and implicitly, echoed in his mind. Yes, there was nothing wrong with what Di Fengyu said. He was indecisive, he was not decisive at all, and he would drag others down... Now he wanted others to sacrifice for him again, using a bloody road in exchange for his life, which he was not sure whether he could save or not.
"If you really can't accomplish anything, send Ye Wanwan's family to my Feng Kingdom, and save them from being dragged down by you. I will let you know what it means to value wise officials and what it means to truly protect the country."
Yes, Ye Wanwan. Rong Chen thought of this and took out a special small bag from his bag. This was given to him by Ye Wanwan when he left Linjia Village, saying that it might come in handy in a critical moment. Although he thought it was a bit childish, he still kept it with him.
Rong Chen unwrapped the small bundle, revealing a brocade pouch and some medicine-looking items. Feeling a bit disappointed, Rong Chen opened the pouch and pulled out a piece of paper. The handwriting on it was unruly and eloquent, with only one line of words written on it: "This medicine is extremely poisonous. Your Highness, please use the wind to move and do not hurt yourself."
"Feng Er, maybe you know when the wind will blow?" Rong Chen held the medicine bag in his hand, as if he had grasped the last hope.
Feng Er didn't understand why, but he obeyed subconsciously, saying based on his experience, "The wind at dusk should blow straight towards the gorge."
The enemy was guarding the gorge, but what about the people on the cliffs? Whether they were archers or stone throwers, they were not easy to deal with.
"You guys pretend to break out, and when they attack, retreat. I'm going to the top of the mountain." Rong Chen took a medicine bag and put it in his arms. He already had an idea in his mind.
It would be easy if he had poison. He was narrow-minded. It turns out that it is a good thing for soldiers to carry some poison with them when they are away from home during battles.
"Please think twice, Master."
"Please think twice, Master."
...The people who had just stood up knelt on the ground again.
"Even if I break out, are you completely sure that I can escape?" Rong Chen remained unmoved and firm in his attitude.
After hearing Rong Chen's words, Feng Er came to his senses, but still disagreed with taking the risk. "If that's the case, why don't you just go down into the water source? Why go into the enemy camp and add to the risk?"
Rong Chen smiled bitterly in his heart. Perhaps there was still room for maneuver. He still couldn't be completely cruel. It was unpredictable where the water would flow, and he didn't know how long the poison would last. The fewer people who died, the better.
Seeing that Rong Chen had made up his mind, Feng Er said no more and just followed behind Rong Chen silently. In terms of lightness skills, only he and his master could go up. He understood that although his master seemed easy to talk to, once he made up his mind, no matter how much others said, they would be powerless to change it.
Fortunately, luck was finally on the side of the unlucky prince. As the two of them got up and found a place to hide, they saw a water truck passing by.
"It's so annoying to have to pull the toilet three times a day." The driver complained and whipped the horse hard. The horse sped up after feeling the pain.
The other person was equally impatient and started cursing, "I just don't know when that turtle prince will be willing to come out, otherwise there will be someone to guard him."
Feng Er couldn't help but turn his head to look at Rong Chen. Rong Chen's expression didn't change at all. He just made a gesture when the two of them could no longer see each other's shadows, then used his lightness skills to catch up.
The afterglow of the sun falls on everything, casting a layer of light, which is brilliant and writes the final chapter.
"Master, the wind is blowing." Feng Er carefully felt the change in wind direction and said softly.
As expected, the poison was administered just when they were about to enter their mouths. Now, there is indeed a chance to fight them, and the casualties should be minimal, which is exactly what the master expected.
Rong Chen placed a packet of medicine on Feng Er's hand and warned him, "Be careful not to hurt yourself. Come back after you've released the medicine at the wind vent. We'll go out again in an hour."
"I know." Feng Er responded and walked out, and saw that the tents on the cliff were burning directly, dyeing half the sky red.
Some of the people guarding the gorge were rushing to put out the fire. When a gust of night wind blew, they thought it could only wash away their fatigue, but they didn't know that it was a poisonous wind that could kill people.
After the first person fell, the group of people who finally reacted covered their mouths and noses and held their breath, but it was too late. It was too late...
An hour later, the group of people trapped in the cave walked out in the night, holding the prepared torches in their hands. They glanced at the ground, and then used their lightness skills to fly over.
There were corpses here and there on the ground, all of them had died with blood oozing from all seven orifices. Some had their eyes wide open, some had their mouths twisted, and their deaths looked extremely miserable.
They passed through unimpeded all the way. Although Feng Er felt like he was dreaming, he was also frightened. If this poison was used on them, they would probably have no ability to fight back and could only wait to die.
"Go back to Beijing." Rong Chen did not look back, but just looked towards the direction of the capital and said calmly.
None of his brothers and sisters really wanted him to go back, and they would do anything to achieve this. If it wasn't for their own selfish desires, he would never let them sit in that position.
A ruler must be scheming, but he must also have a bottom line. If he can make a deal with the enemy today, he must kill him. No one can guarantee that he will not collaborate with the enemy and betray the country in the future.
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