Upon hearing the warning, Yonglian turned around and saw an arrow coming from behind him. However, he was fighting with two enemy soldiers and couldn't dodge it in time.
Many thoughts flashed through his mind, but Yonglian quickly made a decision. He turned slightly to the side to avoid vital parts. Since he couldn't avoid it, he could only sacrifice other places to ensure his safety.
The expected pain did not occur. Yonglian fought hard and killed two enemy soldiers around him before realizing that it was his elder brother who had come to his rescue and blocked the arrow.
Yonglian smiled gratefully at Yonghuang, and the two brothers exchanged a glance, everything understood without words.
It was because of this action that Yonglian and Yonghuang came together and were then surrounded by enemy troops who caught up from behind.
One of the men, who was clearly a leader, said something to his companions, and then they became even more frantic.
Thanks to his good physique from years of martial arts training, Yonghuang could vaguely hear what the leader seemed to be saying.
“Those two are the sons of the Qing Emperor, of noble status. If we can kill them, the chieftain will reward us handsomely when we return. Even if we can’t go back, it’s worth it to kill them.”
Yonghuang whispered what he had overheard to his younger brother, and both brothers understood that their identities had been exposed.
The enemy is now at their last gasp, acting like they have nothing to lose and are not afraid of death at all. Even if they die, they want to take someone down with them.
With this mindset, the enemy's fighting power increased dramatically. The Qing army, which had initially had some advantages, was unable to break through after a prolonged siege and the situation became stalemated again.
The people around them were glaring at them fiercely, as if they wanted to devour them alive.
Yonghuang's hands moved without pause, and with each swift stroke of his blade, several lives were lost. His face and body were covered in the blood of the enemy soldiers, making him look exceptionally terrifying.
With his elder brother blocking the way in front, Yonglian stood back to back with his brother, wary of enemies sneaking up from behind.
The two brothers worked together seamlessly, just as they had when they were young, and these people couldn't get very close to them for a while.
The man who had been shooting arrows from a distance saw this and became somewhat anxious. After a pause, he picked up his bow and arrow again to prepare to fire.
But by this time Yonghuang and Yonglian were already on guard, and his hidden arrows became open arrows, so their lethality dropped sharply and they could not cause any harm.
Enraged, the villain gave a sinister smile, a wicked thought flashing through his mind.
He left for a while and then came back with a new bow and arrows. When he nocked the arrow and shot again, a strange light flashed at the arrowhead under the sunlight.
The first arrow was aimed at Yonghuang, but it missed. The man shook his head, unconcerned, and tried again.
The second and third arrows were aimed at Yonglian. The arrows flew with great force, and Yonglian cleaved them in two with his sword. The impact made his hands go numb.
The third arrow followed immediately. Yonglian didn't react in time, and his movement to raise his hand to cleave the arrow was a little slow.
Just as his arrow was about to hit the two princes, the archer was secretly delighted. His smile froze before it could fully bloom, but then he became happy again.
The third arrow almost hit Yonglian, but luckily Yonghuang had keen hearing and heard the sound of the arrow flying towards him.
He could sense that his younger brother's reaction was a little slow, and knew that he would definitely not be able to block the arrow, so he turned around and blocked it for his brother.
The sound of arrows piercing flesh and bone rang out. Yonghuang was too slow and couldn't block the arrows with his knife. He could only push Yonglian and shield himself with his body.
Bu Jiang had already seen the First Prince and the Second Prince being surrounded, but there were many people on his side and he was far away, so when he arrived, he just happened to see the First Prince shielding the Second Prince from arrows.
Bujiang was terrified. One of the princes was the eldest son of the Imperial Concubine, and the other was the legitimate son of the Empress. If anything happened to either of them, he would be in big trouble. Now that he saw the eldest prince being shot by an arrow, he panicked.
Once Bu Jiang got serious, he sped up and quickly reached Yonghuang and Yonglian's side. With their help, the enemy troops were wiped out in no time.
With the eldest prince injured, Bujiang disregarded the war and immediately withdrew his troops. The most urgent task was to get the army doctor to treat the eldest prince. If anything happened to the eldest prince, it would be all over.
However, the situation was not ideal. After examining the arrow, the military doctor said that it contained a deadly poison, which was likely a local poison that the doctor had never seen before and did not know how to detoxify it.
Bujiang was extremely panicked and quickly sent people to find local doctors, hoping they could cure the eldest prince of the poison.
Fortunately, there's always a way out. Bu Jiang actually found a local doctor in Jinchuan. However, this doctor said that the poison in Yonghuang's body was quite special, and he wasn't very confident about the treatment. If it worked, Yonghuang would recover, but if it didn't, it might be dangerous.
This matter is of great importance, and Bu Jiang hesitated for a long time before making a decision. If something really went wrong, he couldn't bear the responsibility.
At the critical moment, Yonglian stepped forward and made this difficult decision. His elder brother had been wounded by an arrow because of him, and seeing that his brother's condition was getting worse, they thought that if they tried, there was still hope. If they delayed any longer, it would be too late.
Therefore, Yonglian could only suppress his worries and, in his capacity as the Second Prince, ordered Bujiang to have the doctor detoxify the First Prince.
He did this because Bujiang was worried about something. Yonglian, as the second prince, ordered Bujiang that if Yonghuang got into trouble in the future, he, as the younger brother, would take responsibility, and it would have nothing to do with Bujiang.
With the Second Prince's words, the doctor went to prepare the antidote for Yonghuang to take.
After taking the medicine, Yonghuang had no reaction; he neither woke up nor had any other more serious symptoms.
As night deepened and everyone fell asleep, the jade pendant on Yonghuang's chest emitted a lustrous glow, as if it were doing something.
The next day, when the doctor came to take Yonghuang's pulse, a relieved smile appeared on his face. It turned out that Yonghuang's poison had indeed been somewhat relieved, but not completely eliminated.
So the doctor gave Yonghuang another dose of medicine to see how it would go.
That evening, the jade pendant flashed again, and the doctor who had come to examine her pulse during the day had found that the poison had been somewhat neutralized.
This cycle repeated itself until the fifth day when Yonghuang finally recovered from the poisoning and woke up.
On this very day, General Bujiang led his army to a complete end to the Jinchuan War and pacified this land.
After nearly four months, the imperial court's war against Jinchuan finally came to an end. However, the fact that the war was ultimately successful and that both princes were relatively safe put Bujiang's mind at ease.
Because Yonghuang was poisoned and injured, he stayed in the area to recuperate, and Yonglian also stayed to accompany his brother.
Bu Jiang left behind a large number of people before leading his army back to the capital. After all, with so many people, the daily cost of silver was too high, and returning early would save on these expenses.
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