Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

Not to mention that Lin Xiaoyue led the wounded soldiers and rushed towards the direction of the gunpowder explosion after a loud bang, but the few people who were enveloped by the powerful explosion center with flames shooting into the sky, gravel and dust flying everywhere...

The prince's eyes were red as he stared at the third prince opposite him. He knew that he and the other party were in a situation of life and death, and any more words would only be deceiving himself.

Yes, at this moment, no matter how unwilling the prince was, he had to face the fact that the imperial family was the most ruthless.

In the thrilling competition, the brotherhood disappears into thin air, and the winners and losers are no longer just demoted and imprisoned for failure, but a fight to the death that makes people sigh...

Thinking back to when they entered the mountain, they wandered around in this deep mountain shrouded in a strange fog, with tall trees stretching out twisted branches, baring their fangs and claws toward the sky.

The sunlight struggled to shine through the dense branches and leaves, casting only mottled shadows, like a shattered dream.

From time to time, there was a rustling sound in the bushes, as if an unknown creature was watching in the dark. The wind blew quietly, and the leaves rustled, and the sound was like the whispering of a mournful ghost, which was creepy.

The two princes and their guards shuttled back and forth in the forest where the cold wind was howling. They managed to shoot down more than a dozen wolves and two roe deer. The group was happily carrying the prey and preparing to go down the mountain.

When passing through a narrow valley, the Third Prince deliberately frightened his horse and rushed towards the Prince's team to create chaos. Taking advantage of the chaos, his men quietly killed several guards around the Prince without anyone noticing, weakening the opponent's defense.

Then, when the prince and his entourage were forced into a turbulent stream, the assassins who had ambushed them in advance sent some of the guards away while they were looking for a suitable crossing point.

As for the remaining guards who were difficult to get rid of, the Third Prince eliminated them one by one using covert means such as hidden arrows.

Gradually, there were only a dozen guards left around the prince. At this time, the tense atmosphere in the forest became more and more tense.

The Third Prince fixed his gloomy eyes on the Crown Prince and swore secretly in his heart that he would kill him in this deserted place.

Just when the Crown Prince was forced into a desperate situation by the Third Prince, the Third Prince gave an order and his soldiers, Wu Yangyang, rushed out from all directions and attacked the Crown Prince.

The enemy was outnumbered, and the prince's side was overwhelmed, and everyone could only fight desperately. However, as time went by, everyone gradually lost their strength, and even the prince was just gritting his teeth and holding on.

Sweat soaked his armor and his hair stuck to his cheeks in a mess, but his eyes remained firm.

A soldier took the opportunity to attack the prince from behind. The prince was completely unprepared. Suddenly, an arrow hit the prince's shoulder. The gushing blood instantly dyed most of his body red.

"Prince..."

"Prince..."

The guards rushed forward with exclamations, wielded their swords to kill the soldier who had attacked the prince, and surrounded the prince, desperately resisting wave after wave of enemies.

The guards brandished swords and fought fiercely with the Third Prince's men. Although they were outnumbered, they did not flinch and used their lives to build a solid defense line for the Crown Prince.

Under the protection of his guards, the prince endured the pain and fought while retreating.

At this point, the Third Prince had no time to turn back. Just as he was about to issue an order for a full-scale strangulation, the guard beside the Prince pulled out the life-saving smoke bomb given by Lin Xiaoyue from his arms and released it, and took the Prince away into the mountains under the cover of thick smoke.

Seeing victory so close yet slipping through his fingers, the Third Prince was so angry that his eyes were bloodshot, and he led his men in hot pursuit.

In the mountains and forests, the two princes were chasing each other, and the sounds of killing continued.

All the people who were in danger were on edge. The prince, who was less seriously injured, fought his way out of the encirclement with the full protection of his guards, but what greeted him were endless traps and assassinations.

Sometimes it was rolling boulders, sometimes it was hidden weapons hidden behind the dense forest and bushes. Whenever the guards discovered danger, they used their bodies to block the fatal attacks for the prince.

As time went by, the prince and his party were forced into the depths of the forest by the third prince. It was even more gloomy and terrifying here, with miasma everywhere, making it difficult to tell the direction.

The remaining guards were on high alert, each with a determined look in their eyes, and they tightly protected the prince, using their bodies to build an iron barrier.

However, they were at the end of their strength and were eventually discovered by the Third Prince and his men after a carpet search.

"Kill, kill the prince."

"Kill the crown prince. The Third Prince promised all the soldiers a reward of a thousand gold. When he ascends the throne, everyone will be credited with following the emperor, be made a marquis and become a prime minister, and benefit their descendants and families. Let's fight!"

"Go ahead, brothers, fight for wealth and glory."

Facing the Third Prince's men who were pouring in from all directions like a tide, the guards looked solemn and determined. The leading guard shouted loudly, "Protect His Highness!"

The Third Prince's men relied on their large numbers and pounced on the Crown Prince and others like wolves.

Loyal to their mission, the guards did not flinch, and faced the enemy head-on, blocking the enemy's attacks with sharp swords. The sound of swords clashing echoed in the mountains and forests. Their movements were agile and decisive, and every move contained their determination to fight to the death for the prince.

One guard was stabbed in the abdomen by an enemy's long knife, but he endured the severe pain and used his last bit of strength to chop the enemy to the ground. Another guard used his body to block the flying hidden arrow to protect the prince and died heroically. Although guards were constantly injured and even fell, their fighting spirit never weakened.

As the battle continued, the guards were covered in blood, both their own and the enemy's. But they still persisted tenaciously, guarding the belief in their hearts - protecting the prince.

Seeing that the moon was at its zenith, but the prince had not yet been killed, the Third Prince lost his patience and ordered his attendants to use the two gunpowder weapons that his uncle Shen Zhigao had given him as a backup to fight against the Jin Kingdom.

With a deafening bang, the explosives exploded, flames shot up into the sky, and gravel, dust, blood, flesh and internal organs of both sides flew everywhere. The powerful impact force seemed to devour everything around it.

The prince looked at the explosion in astonishment and fell into deep despair.

He never imagined that the Third Prince did not even use this powerful gunpowder weapon to fight the Jin Kingdom to the death when he was trapped in the battle of Heguan City. Instead, after repelling the enemy, he actually used it to kill his brothers and sisters...

Just as the Third Prince was about to throw the second lit lump of iron at him and was about to die, a guard beside the Crown Prince rushed up like a flash of lightning, and without hesitation, used his body to cover the lump of iron tightly, using his flesh and blood to resist the fatal impact.

With a loud bang, the guards' bodies were scattered like flowers from heaven, and dust mixed with limbs, blood clots, and internal organs were blown everywhere.