But that's just talk. If we actually went there now, it would scare them to death.
Fortunately, things are all done now, and a large number of people have fallen. Prince Jing and his men can lead their troops to charge up, and then Qin Jian and the others will be saved.
The two of them had come from the capital and done so much without stopping; they hadn't slept for almost three days.
Lu Baichuan felt sorry for her following him around, but without her, things wouldn't have been resolved so easily and smoothly.
He took He Jiuniang's hand and said, "Find a place to rest. I'll go down the mountain and try to send a message to Prince Jing, asking them to come up the mountain so we can go back."
He Jiuniang didn't try to be strong. She knew that doing so much would make Lu Baichuan feel unfulfilled. She should cherish her own man and occasionally pretend to be weak.
She nodded weakly and said, "Go, go, I'm so tired, I need to get some sleep."
As he spoke, he lay down directly on the big tree trunk and fell asleep on the spot.
Lu Baichuan: ...
There's no need to become so weak so quickly...
"The tree trunk is uncomfortable, I'll take you to another place."
He Jiuniang shook her head and gave him a push, saying, "No need, this place is fine. I'm already asleep, you go and do your business, don't disturb me!"
Lu Baichuan: ...
He knew his wife wanted to stay here to ensure the safety of Qin Jian and the others.
"Okay, I'll be right back."
"No need to rush, let me get some sleep first."
Lu Baichuan smiled helplessly and indulgently, said nothing, patted her head and left.
He Jiuniang said she was sleeping, but she was actually just resting with her eyes closed. Every now and then she would use binoculars to check on Qin Jian and the others, and once she was sure they were alright, she would continue to rest with her eyes closed.
It was already daylight, but Qin Jian and the others looked terrible. They were unaware that the difficulty of the mission had been reduced by more than half, and they all looked gloomy.
"Second Master, I'm going out to scout out the situation."
Someone made up their mind to speak.
"Wow!"
"I'm going too!"
"Don't be ridiculous. I'm the eldest here, so I'll go. You escort Second Master down the mountain and make sure you bring the message down with you!"
"I've said it before, those of us who came together will leave together!"
"Second Master! This is not realistic!"
...
They started arguing again, each with a look of heroic sacrifice on their face.
Qin Jian knew it would be difficult to protect everyone, but he really couldn't trade his brothers' lives for his own. He wasn't that kind of person; he would rather die himself.
After thinking about it all night, he had a plan in mind. Although he couldn't guarantee that everyone would survive, most people would have a chance to live.
As for him, as the commander of the Fire Cloud Division, this was all he could do for his brothers.
He told his men to get ready and then set off, heading down the mountain to see if there was any chance to break through.
Although the brothers felt that this method would not work, they did not resist, but instead prepared to take action when the opportunity arose.
They originally planned that if they encountered patrols on the road, they would risk their lives to keep those people there so that Qin Jian could go down the mountain.
After walking for quite a while without seeing anyone, they became even more vigilant.
"What's going on today? It's so quiet in the woods. Not even a bird is chirping."
What they didn't know was that He Jiuniang used such potent drugs that all the birds and beasts in the forest were drugged.
"I don't know, something's fishy, everyone should be careful."
Qin Jian frowned deeply, his heart clenching with anxiety, wondering what those people were up to.
However, after walking for a while, they saw people lying on the ground.
At first, I was a little hesitant to get close, but after observing for a while, I realized that she was really dizzy, so I went up to check on her.
He was still breathing; he had indeed fainted, and many weapons were scattered around him.
There were a lot of them, in bundles and bundles.
The group exchanged glances, wondering what was going on.
This state is clearly caused by being drugged, so how do you explain these weapons?
How could they have been drugged? They clearly didn't have any drugs on them.
"It might be a trap. Don't touch any of these things, let's get out of here!"
Qin Jian was very vigilant and immediately gave the order.
Everyone suspected something was amiss, so they left without delay.
He Jiuniang followed from a distance, watching them leave without any reaction. In her opinion, Qin Jian and the others' reaction was correct. If they had picked up their weapons and left without caring about anything, that would have been brainless.
Afterwards, they encountered several piles of weapons, which seemed increasingly suspicious, and they ran down the mountain like madmen.
Along the way, they encountered neither anyone searching for the king nor even a single bird.
That's terrifying, absolutely terrifying!
Everyone was very panicked, and then they heard a noise ahead, which made their hair stand on end.
It's finally here, isn't it?
They didn't know how many people the other side had, but their numbers were really small, and some of them were injured. They couldn't hold out for long in a direct confrontation.
"withdraw!"
Qin Jian gave a low order: hide if you can, avoid confrontation if you can, and absolutely do not engage in direct conflict; he couldn't afford to gamble!
The others also knew that now was not the time to be reckless, so they each found a place to hide.
He Jiuniang, however, had a smile on her face. She had binoculars and could see clearly that the people coming were her own.
But Qin Jian and the others were unaware of this, and only looked ahead warily.
"Your Highness, there's another pile of weapons here! And several people are unconscious!"
"Lord Qin and his men are truly amazing! They took down so many people!"
"But why are there so many weapons? What happened?"
"What else could have happened? Those people must have been drugged and confused, so they opened the armory door and brought out the weapons themselves!"
"Yes, yes, yes! That's awesome!"
...
The other party spoke loudly, and Qin Jian and the others could hear it clearly. If they hadn't heard Prince Jing's voice, they would have thought it was a trap set by Prince Xun.
Qin Jian peeked out and saw a group of soldiers coming this way. They were picking up weapons from the spot where the unconscious people had just been seen, and taking the unconscious people with them as prisoners.
This was truly the easiest operation in history; enemies and weapons were picked up from the ground as if they were free.
Qin Jian and the others exchanged glances, all seeing shock in each other's eyes.
In other words, these people fainting was not a trap. After all, Prince Jing and his entourage were able to come up directly, and judging from their cheerful conversation, they had already made quite a bit of progress along the way.
Most importantly, Prince Jing and the others believed that they were responsible for all of this.
But that's not actually the case. It's just that the condition of these unconscious people really does look like they've been drugged by He Jiu Niang.
Given the remoteness of the mountains and rivers, it's impossible for He Jiuniang to be in these deep mountains. So, how can all this be explained?
"Second Master, I understand! It must be because the medicine we used before is still effective, which is why so many people have been infected!"
Someone spoke up excitedly, and everyone else was like: ? ? ?
The medicine He Jiuniang gave me also has a rejuvenating effect?
How come we didn't notice this before?
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