Traveling through the ancient times

In the inn, the doctor was cleaning the wound for the third prince. The maid took the herbs she had picked earlier and borrowed the kitchen of the inn to boil medicine for the King of Xiliang.

The queen sat aside, looking at the King of Xiliang lying on the bed, thoughtfully.

After the doctor had bandaged the Third Prince's wound and the guards had sent him out, the Queen stood up and sat down beside the Third Prince. She leaned over and whispered to him, "My son, do you know who those men in black are today?"

The third prince looked at the queen and answered puzzledly, "We have been walking for so long, and they haven't caught up with us to join us. I guess they were not sent by my grandfather..."

The queen nodded and raised her chin towards the King of Xiliang on the bed. The third prince understood at once and asked the queen in surprise, "It's my father's..."

"Yes! I used the whistle hanging around my waist!"

“So that’s it!” The third prince stared at the inconspicuous whistle hanging on the waist of the King of Xiliang. It did not have a fancy appearance. If it had been given to him in the past, he would have been too lazy to reach out to take it. He did not expect that it was the good thing he had been looking for.

The third prince stood up and walked to the bedside of King Xiliang, his hand unconsciously reaching for the whistle.

"Do you want it?" The sudden voice frightened the Third Prince's outstretched hand.

The Third Prince raised his eyes and met the eyes of the King of Xiliang, who had woken up at some point. The King of Xiliang stared at the Third Prince, as if saying, "If you dare to say the word 'I want to', I will kill you immediately." Such a King of Xiliang made the Third Prince feel a little fear in his heart for no reason.

The Third Prince reacted, stretched out his hand to help the King of Xiliang pull the quilt, and swallowed nervously, "What are you talking about, father? I just want to come and see, are you feeling better, father?"

The King of Xiliang did not answer the Third Prince's question, but instead poured a bucket of cold water on him, "Even if you get this whistle now, don't even think about summoning my personal guards. This whistle cannot be blown casually."

The Third Prince also remembered the whistle he had heard before. It was not just a random whistle, but had a certain rhythm. Seeing through it, the Third Prince forced a smile.

"Father, you are right. I was just curious for a moment. So I wanted to take a look. I didn't mean to spy on the whistle. Father, please don't be suspicious."

The King of Xiliang glanced at the Queen with his venomous eyes, which made the Queen feel a chill down her spine. The King of Xiliang didn't care about the Queen's reaction and gave the Third Prince a look that told him to take care of himself.

"I hope I am just being overly suspicious. You just need to send me to Tada County safely. When I take back the imperial city, I will give you everything you deserve. When you are not supposed to take something, put away those inappropriate thoughts of yours. Otherwise, don't blame me for not thinking about the relationship between father and son."

"Yes, I understand. I will serve my father well and return to the imperial city as soon as possible." The third prince pulled the quilt of King Xiliang upwards again.

After saying so much, the King of Xiliang felt a little exhausted, so he closed his eyes and stopped talking.

After a while, the maid brought up the boiled medicine. The Third Prince helped King Xiliang drink the medicine, and then ate a few mouthfuls of thick meat porridge, and then fell into a deep sleep again.

They rested in the inn until the next morning. King Xiliang took some medicine and had a good sleep. He felt much better and did not stay any longer. He ordered to set off. He would not have peace until he reached Tada County.

After traveling day and night for two days, the King of Xiliang and his entourage finally met the people sent by General Xiong to pick them up.

This made everyone breathe a sigh of relief. Just when they thought that they would be able to reach the border safely with the help of someone, General Qilin caught up with them with more people.

In a canyon, the two sides once again experienced a fierce battle. After listening to Tie Niu's description, General Qilin learned that the King of Xiliang was protected by a group of people with superb martial arts skills.

He selected some brave and combat-capable soldiers to chase after him. The men sent by General Xiong were defeated and could only fight while covering the escape of the King of Xiliang and his entourage.

Seeing that he was about to be caught up again, he was finally able to escape thanks to the personal guards summoned by the King of Xiliang. However, no matter how skilled the personal guards of the King of Xiliang were, they could not withstand the large number of people led by General Qilin.

They could only retreat to advance and protect the group of people all the way to escape. Everyone chased each other, and most of the Xiliang King's guards had been killed on the way. Seeing that they were at the end of the road, everyone had the will to die.

All the way to the border, they met General Xiong who came to support them. The Third Prince saw General Xiong riding his horse towards them at a glance, and said to the King of Xiliang in surprise, "It's my grandfather, father, we are saved, my grandfather is here."

There was also a flash of surprise in the eyes of the King and Queen of Xiliang...

General Xiong came to the carriage, dismounted and apologized, "I am late in coming to your rescue, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

"Captain Xiong, please don't be polite. You are lucky to have arrived in time! General Qilin's men are about to catch up with us. It would be safer for us to rush into the city."

"Yes, protect the king as he enters the city!" General Xiong commanded the soldiers to surround the King of Xiliang and his entourage, and rode their horses quickly into the city.

It was not until he entered the city gate of Tada County and watched the gate slowly close that the King of Xiliang finally felt relieved. He could finally take a deep breath.

The King of Xiliang swore secretly in his heart, this Wei Qi was so cruel, when the King recovered, he would take his head himself, it was in vain that the King trusted him so much!

General Qilin's real name is Wei Qi. King Xiliang never thinks he has done anything wrong. Over the years, he has always wanted General Qilin to divorce the woman from the Qi family and marry his princess.

But General Qilin had always refused, so the King of Xiliang suppressed him everywhere, trying to make General Qilin compromise in this way. However, in the end, he forced General Qilin to rebel directly.

After entering the city, General Xiong asked his guards to take the group to the Governor's Mansion to stay. He stood on the city wall, watching General Qilin and others getting closer and closer.

When the enemy was at the gates of the city, General Xiong looked at the son of his former friend. Before the queen entered the palace, General Xiong was very fond of General Qilin and wanted to marry his daughter to him. But his daughter wanted to enter the palace, and compared to General Qilin, King Ding of Xiliang, who was the prince at the time, was a better choice.

Later, when his daughter entered the East Palace, he only regarded General Qilin as a young and promising junior. General Qilin had also earned a lot of military merits over the years, and General Xiong admired this young man very much.

In fact, he was also very dissatisfied with the actions of King Xiliang, but he was the father of the queen and the grandfather of the third prince. This relationship put him in a dilemma.

Looking at General Qilin sitting on his tall horse, General Xiong said helplessly, "General Qilin is not in the imperial city. Why did you bring so many people to my border today?"

"General Xiong, let's be frank. This general does not want to be an enemy of General Xiong, so please hand over the king and queen." General Xiong was brave and good at fighting, and was a general that General Qilin admired very much. They all served the country, so they sympathized with each other.

"Your Majesty has been chased here by General Qilin. General, why don't you show some mercy and let them live?"

"Grand Commander, you are wrong. If I let them live today, who will protect the lives of the people of Xiliang? Why do we guard the border? Isn't it for the people to live and work in peace? The king is extravagant, withholding military pay, and plundering the people. Does Commander Xiong think he is worthy of being a king?"

General Xiong was speechless after hearing what General Qilin said. His thoughts were exactly the same as General Qilin's, but he had no choice!

"Does Governor Xiong still want to protect the tyrant, help the tyrant to commit atrocities, and disregard the safety of the people?"