Seeing that the eldest prince hadn't responded for a long time, Mu Chan called out softly, "Your Highness Prince Yu? Is there any other place that needs medicine?"
Yaoguang Yu suddenly woke up, his expression complicated as he said, "No. It's just that no one seems to have ever told me what burden this king has."
"I also serve in the court, but in the eyes of outsiders, as the eldest son, I am not as smart as my second brother, nor as brave as my third brother. Therefore, people in the court say that I am just the eldest son. If you really compare them, they really look down on me."
Mu Chan shook his head, indicating that what he said was too one-sided.
"Your Highness has your own advantages. Although the Second Prince is intelligent, he is too deep-minded. The Third Prince is brave but lacks wisdom. Only you, Your Highness, may not have profound strategies or unparalleled courage, but you know how to be kind to the people and how to use people wisely."
"Your Highness, as the ruler of a country, you often don't need to fight in person. Otherwise, what's the point of having so many ministers? You must learn the way of a king. This is irreplaceable."
In an instant, the eldest prince seemed to have an epiphany and understood many things.
"You are a relative of the emperor. If the imperial concubine is the mother of a country, she should also call you the emperor's uncle. It's a pity."
Mu Chan was horrified. He glanced at the guards beside him and said in a low voice, "Your Highness Prince Yu, don't talk nonsense. You will harm the Mu family and even yourself!"
Yaoguang Yu smiled but didn't explain too much. He must have a reason for saying such things. He muttered softly, "No way, right now, the emperor trusts the Mu family the most, not to mention the human little divine beast!"
Mu Chan didn't hear what he was saying, and subconsciously asked, "What?"
"Nothing, I'm just mumbling here. But speaking of which, why didn't your Mu family have two more daughters? That way, I wouldn't have to worry about it and could go around looking for a princess."
Mu Chan's mouth curled up slightly, and he glanced at the eldest prince, thinking that after praising him a few words, he really treated him as a dish.
"It seems that my Mu family is not blessed, so..."
"Oh no!" Mu Chan was about to say something when a scream suddenly came from outside.
The two men hurriedly stood up and went out to check, only to see a guard rushing over and kneeling on the ground to report: "Grand Prince, Lord Mu, we should hurry up. There seems to be a group of people coming from a distance, searching this way!"
The two men didn't expect that those people would catch up with them so quickly. Without caring about anything else, they immediately jumped on their horses.
But the people behind him were obviously quite powerful. They had made sufficient preparations. One group of people were chasing him from behind, and another group of people were blocking him in front.
Seeing this, Mu Chan drew out the sword of the person next to him and stood directly in front of the eldest prince.
"It seems they are determined to kill us all this time. Their target is me. You protect the Crown Prince and leave quickly."
"If you want to go, let's go together!" The eldest prince shouted angrily, immediately drew his sword and rushed forward with his men.
It was obvious that the people who came to rob and kill this time were all from the underworld. They had different weapons in their hands, and their moves were all brutal and killing, and they did not care about the consequences at all.
Even though the people protecting the eldest prince and Mu Chan were royal guards, they found it difficult to cope for a while.
Fortunately, Mu Chan's kung fu is not weak, and the eldest prince is not lagging behind, so they can hold on for a while. However, the opponent has an endless supply of manpower, and if they continue to hold on like this, I'm afraid something will happen.
"Your Highness, we can't go on like this. We have to find a way to escape as soon as possible, otherwise we will be dragged to death by them." Mu Chan's face turned pale, and he was obviously exhausted.
Yaoguang Yu also knew that the current situation was not favorable for them. At the critical moment, he remembered the things his father gave him before he left.
When he was about to lead the team to set off, the emperor suddenly asked the eunuch beside him to bring a box.
Thinking of the treasure in the box, the eldest prince didn't care about anything else. He took out two black iron balls from his arms and smashed them to the ground in an instant.
When the iron ball hit the ground, it exploded and released a puff of yellow smoke.
Seeing that this thing was indeed useful, Yaoguang Yu hurriedly shouted: "Hold your breath, this smoke is poisonous!"
After hearing this shout, those who came to assassinate him did not dare to move forward, and some of them had already inhaled the smoke and felt numbness in their throats and seemed to have difficulty breathing.
The eldest prince led his men to hide in the smoke, and took out a small bottle of pills to distribute to everyone.
After Mu Chan swallowed the pill, he saw that the eldest prince had never covered his mouth, so he couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, is this smoke poisonous? Why don't you cover your mouth and nose?"
The eldest prince was afraid that people outside would hear him, so he quickly pulled Mu Chan over and whispered to him.
"This smoke is not poisonous, it just makes the mouth bitter and the throat numb. My father gave it to me when I was away. He said it was made by a Taoist priest in the palace."
Mu Chan suddenly remembered that the emperor had suddenly asked for advice from an immortal and had invited a Taoist priest into the palace.
It seems that this is the hidden weapon made by this person. I didn’t expect it to be useful in this way.
"How long will this smoke last?"
The eldest prince sighed and took out the box in his arms. He saw that there were only a few iron balls left in the box.
The eldest prince shook his head helplessly and said, "The remaining ones can only hold out for a quarter of an hour. Right now, we have to find a way to break out as quickly as possible, otherwise they will surely be surrounded and killed here."
As soon as the eldest prince finished speaking, Mu Chan's ears suddenly moved slightly, and then he hurriedly shouted to the people around him.
"Hurry up and defend with your shield!"
These people reacted quickly and hurriedly put their shields in front of them. Everyone squatted down and formed a circle with the shields as the edge.
Before everyone could stand properly, a rain of arrows flew in and shot directly into the eldest prince's legs.
"Ugh!" The eldest prince groaned, and everyone's expression changed.
The eldest prince looked at his leg that had been hit by an arrow and couldn't help cursing in his heart: What a lousy plot! My leg was really injured. I'm wearing leg guards, so I can still avoid being shot at the knee.
The eldest prince's face turned pale with pain. He was about to pull out the sword but was stopped by Mu Chan.
"Don't pull it out! There's a barb on the arrowhead. If you pull it out and injure your bones, it'll be over!"
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