"We followed the prince through thick and thin before, but now that we are in trouble, the prince only cares about himself and doesn't care about the lives of his brothers. I can't follow such a prince any longer."

"Me too. No matter what I do, I always get tripped up by others. Are we all going to starve to death here?"

Everyone started to complain. They were indeed loyal in the past, but now they were in trouble. King Mo's actions really made everyone feel disheartened.

Pang Qi glanced at everyone and said, "The prince was very kind to us in the past. Things may change over time. If we follow the prince, maybe we will be able to make a comeback one day."

"That's what you say, but the prince has been poisoned. He has three days to live at most. How can he make a comeback?"

One of his subordinates raised his hand tremblingly: "In fact, there is something I concealed. The prince's power in the capital was wiped out by the queen and the regent. That's why we have been in Lincheng for so long and no one has come to help us."

One sentence crushed the last bit of hope in everyone's heart.

"If that's the case, even if the prince returns to the capital, without anyone to help him, I'm afraid we won't be able to compete with the prince with just the few of us." Pang Qi's face was tense.

"You have forgotten that the Queen has been fighting with Concubine Xuan for many years. Now that Concubine Xuan is dead, the Queen will definitely not let the prince go."

"There is also a regent king. No one in the entire Cang Yue Kingdom can rival him."

"The most important thing is, I heard that the Regent married Ye Xingchen. Just based on this, do you think the Regent can let our prince go? After all, the prince was really too harsh on Ye Xingchen before."

The more they talked, the less confident they became, and everyone was dejected.

"In fact, I think that we have been constrained since we came to Lincheng. A small prefect dared to treat the prince like this. He must have received orders from the queen or the regent. Otherwise, how could he have the courage?"

"That's right. They suddenly poisoned the prince because they didn't want him to go back. Just imagine, there were all kinds of assassinations and traps along the way here. If we go back, you can imagine what the journey will be like ."

"Since they don't leave us any chance to live, why should we rush to die? It's better for us to go our separate ways than to wait to die here," one person suggested.

Pang Qi glared angrily: "The prince has been kind to us, how can we do this?"

"But all the brothers risked their lives for the prince along the way, so the favor has been repaid. If they died on the battlefield, I would have nothing to say, but in the end we were starved to death, don't you feel aggrieved?"

As soon as these words were spoken, others echoed them, saying that King Mo had indeed made them feel disappointed recently.

"If you don't leave, I will. I don't want to starve to death here anyway." said one man, and left angrily.

Pang Qi took a look at the man and saw that he was missing an arm. On the way here, he helped the prince block the sword and his arm was chopped off.

At this moment, Pang Qi couldn't bear to stop him. After all, if he stayed here without any food or water, he would just be waiting to die.

After one person left, the others were also tempted: "Brother Pang, if you don't leave, we will leave. Instead of staying and waiting to die, we might as well go out and make a name for ourselves."

Pang Qi also knew that he could keep people but not their hearts: "Well, since you all want to leave, then go. From now on, everyone should go their separate ways and live well."

Everyone left, except for a young boy who took two steps, stopped, and looked back at Ponzi.

"Brother Pang, are you really not leaving? The prince now is not the Mo King we followed before. He has really changed. Why don't you come with me?"

Pang Qi took a deep breath and said, "No need, go now. The prince saved my life, and I will protect him till the end."

Seeing this, the subordinate stopped trying to persuade him and said, "Take care of yourself then." Then he left.

In the huge yard, Pang Qi was the only one left.

He got up and went to Mo Tingchen's room. Looking at the unconscious King Mo on the bed, he didn't say a word, but just stayed by his side.

This guarding lasted for three days. No doctor came to treat him and no one took care of him. On the third day, Cang Tingchen kept vomiting blood and was dying.

"Someone, come quickly, water, I want to drink water." Cang Tingchen said with his dying breath.

A figure walked in, poured a glass of water and handed it to Cang Tingchen: "Prince, drink some water."

Cang Tingchen drank in big gulps, but because he drank too fast, he choked and started coughing violently.

"Your Majesty, drink slowly."

"Ahem, how did you feed me? You were so reckless. Ahem-----" Cang Tingchen blamed.

Fu Yurou sneered: "Your Highness, it's already this time, and you're still blaming me. Don't you see who else is going to take care of you besides me?"

Cang Tingchen froze: "What did you say?"

"I said, all those men who followed the prince have abandoned you, and now I am the only one who stays with you." Fu Yurou snorted coldly.

The previous gentleness and thoughtfulness were gone, and the voice was more cold.

"They all left. Damn it, who gave these bastards the courage?" Cang Tingchen coughed violently and spat out a few mouthfuls of blood.

If it were in the past, Fu Yurou would have been extremely worried, but now she just watched coldly.

"Your Highness, you are about to die. If they don't leave, are we going to wait here to die?" Fu Yurou asked back.

Cang Tingchen then realized that Fu Yurou's attitude was different from before: "Rou'er, you, what do you mean by this? Why is the king dying soon?"

"Because the roast chicken was poisonous. I didn't know it was poisonous at the time, so I took it back. The prince ate most of it, and I only ate a chicken leg, so you and I were both poisoned."

Cang Tingchen's expression changed immediately: "Rou'er, you actually poisoned me, why, why did you do this?"

"I didn't know that the roast chicken was poisonous. If I had known, why would I have eaten it? Now, only if you, Your Highness, die can I get the antidote. So, Your Highness, you must not have the heart to let Rou'er be poisoned to death, right?" Fu Yurou said deliberately.

"You, you vicious woman, you were not like this before. Why do you want to harm me? I have always been good to you. Why?" At this moment, Cang Tingchen seemed not to know Fu Yurou.

“Why? I followed the prince because you are the son that His Majesty values ​​the most, and because you are only a stone’s throw away from that position.

But you and the concubine selection were so stupid that you were the most calculated. Concubine Xuan died and you were demoted to a commoner. At the beginning, you asked me if I was willing to follow you.

Actually, I was hesitant at that time, but I thought that maybe you could make a comeback one day, so I followed you to this remote place called Lincheng.

But the result is that you are like a stray dog, exiled to this Lincheng city, where even food and drink become a problem. How can you fight with the prince?

The emperor is seriously ill, the prince is already acting as regent, and he has the queen. How can you possibly defeat him? The queen sent someone to poison you, so you can't return to the capital alive.

Since you can't make a comeback, why should I suffer with you? In your heart, I am not even as good as a roast chicken, so why should I hang myself on a tree again? "

Fu Yurou spoke every word, expressing her truest thoughts.

At this moment, Cang Tingchen seemed to not know Fu Yurou. He was completely confused: "Rou'er, you lied to me, didn't you? You always said you loved me very much. You said you would share the good and bad times with me. Are these all false?"