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The team rested for two days, and the prince quickly packed up all his belongings. On the third day, they set out for the return journey. The soldiers mounted their horses, and Xiangliu and the prince also got on the carriage. Just as they were about to set off, it suddenly began to drizzle, and gradually it got heavier...

Considering that the road was slippery and accidents could easily happen when going down the mountain in rainy days, there was no choice but to put it on hold temporarily. Fortunately, all the luggage was still under the shed and the carriage had not yet set off. Only the soldiers in front were a little wet.

The soldiers and everyone else ran back under the building to shelter from the rain. Seeing this, the prince cast a spell to help everyone dry their clothes.

The confidant walked up to Commander Shen and asked, "Commander, what should we do?"

Commander Shen: "Listen to His Royal Highness! Why are you asking me?"

On the return trip, the prince is the overall person in charge.

The prince saw that the rain was getting heavier and heavier, "Everyone go back to the house and rest, we will wait for the rain to stop."

For safety reasons, visibility is poor on rainy days, and there are many slopes on mountain roads, so accidents are easy to happen.

But unexpectedly, it rained heavily for almost a whole day. In the afternoon, as soon as the rain stopped, the prince immediately sent people down the mountain to inquire about the road conditions. However, he did not expect the guards to report that the heavy rain caused landslides, and the mountain road that was originally planned to return was blocked by mudslides. Now they had to either take a detour or walk through the barren mountains.

The prince made up his mind almost immediately, because the heavy rain had delayed them for a day, and taking a detour would take too long, so they would inevitably arrive at the capital after the deadline. The prince knew the Southern Emperor's temper very well. By then, even if Ye Chenshang escorted them back to the court safely, he would still be punished if the time was too late, and the prince was unwilling to do that.

But out of respect, he still called everyone to a meeting. After explaining the situation, the prince first expressed his opinion. He had been stationed here for many years and knew a lot of legends about the wilderness. "This season is not the hunting season for wild animals, so we can give it a try."

Commander Shen almost jumped out to object, "I don't agree! The land is rocky and there is no place to hide if there is an ambush. Besides, wild animals are different from humans. Wild animals live in groups and will fight for their lives if they are hungry!"

Ye Chenshang listened and remembered Rong Sheng’s instructions.

Prince: "Chen'er, what do you think?"

Ye Chenshang: "If there is any danger... forget it."

The prince was surprised, "Why don't you stand on my side?"

Commander Shen: "This is the truth, Your Highness. Desolate Ridge is too dangerous! Playing it safe and taking a detour is the best option!"

Before the prince had the chance to ask Ye Chenshang why he didn't support him, he turned around and launched a strong counterattack in response to Commander Shen's words.

From then on, the debate between the Crown Prince and Commander Shen began.

Ye Chenshang looked at the two of them with concern, somewhat worried that if Ziruo didn't stand on his brother's side, his brother would be disappointed and unsure of his decision. He turned to Xiang Liu and asked, "Xiang'er, what do you think?"

Xiang Liu: "If there are only ferocious beasts, I'm not afraid."

She has a magic weapon in her hand that can control small animals.

Ye Chenshang was slightly surprised, "Really?!"

Xiangliu: “Yeah.”

Ye Chenshang was relieved now, and he raised his hand, "Well! I still think it's better to go through the desolate ridge..."

Commander Shin and the Crown Prince were arguing fiercely, "What?!!"

The prince was satisfied now, "That's right! Brothers should be of one mind!"

Commander Shen: "You can't say that, Your Highness!"

Thus, the second round of debate began.

Xiangliu was annoyed by their quarrels, so she went out to let them discuss it on their own. When she came out, it was already dusk.

In the open space, a group of people used ropes and wooden stakes to enclose an area and were playing hide-and-seek, so Xiangliu walked forward to join in the fun.

Originally Dugu and his two companions were bored and were playing by themselves. Later, they attracted some young soldiers to join in the fun. They had nothing to do while waiting for orders.

When Xiangliu arrived, there were more than a dozen people standing in the circle, and it was Dugu's turn to stand in the middle and catch someone.

Xiang Liu couldn't help but say, "You and Dugu are playing this, aren't you asking for trouble?"

The young soldiers didn't pay attention and thought Xiangliu was saying that they were bullying Dugu, so they hurriedly explained, "Miss Dugu is a very strong princess! It can't be considered that we are bullying her... It should be..."

They were watching from the field just now. Although Dugu couldn't see, he always managed to hold on to the end and not be caught.

A soldier with a broad mind and a straightforward character even said, "Yes! Miss Dugu doesn't even need to blindfold herself to play this!"

Xiangliu looked at Dugu standing in the middle, ready to play, having fun. "Then let's play, play."

Qingfeng and Xiao Le stood at the edge of the rope inside the circle with their arms folded, watching the show.

The whistle blows and the game begins.

Although Dugu is blind, she has a strong sense of perception. She can depict everything she perceives in her mind, even farther than the naked eye. However, the things in her mind are different from the real things. She relies purely on her own cognition to create the picture.

Generally speaking, normal people see the world with their eyes, but Dugu sees it with her heart, and this is her magical power.

At the beginning of the game, Dugu captured several soldiers in a row, avoided Qingfeng and Xiao Le, moved towards the soldiers, launched a strong attack, and captured them one by one.

Some even thought that she couldn't find them, so they didn't even run away.

At the end of the game, the soldiers were surprised that she was able to catch it, and exclaimed, "Wow! Miss Dugu is so strong!"

"Yeah! It's like I can see it!"

Xiangliu finally couldn't hold back her laughter and attracted everyone's attention.

Xiang Liu: "I said she abused you."

The soldiers then heard that Qingxiang Liu was talking about Dugu abusing them, "Princess, what's going on?"

Qingfeng stepped forward to explain to the soldiers, "My Dugu has supernatural powers. He can see without opening his eyes."

"Can you see without opening your eyes?" The soldiers didn't believe it and looked at Xiangliu as if seeking confirmation. Xiangliu nodded.

"Really?" A man walked up to Dugu and raised his fist, "What is this?"

Dugu: "...your hand."

"What about this? What about this?!" The soldiers curiously held up the items or weapons on their bodies and put them in front of Dugu to test her. Dugu answered one by one, but the soldiers still didn't believe her, so they surrounded Dugu, held her hands, and asked Dugu to guess how many people surrounded her. She answered all of them correctly.

The soldiers felt it was magical and burst into cheers and noises.

The debate trio finally decided to set off early tomorrow morning and walk through the wilderness.

At daybreak, the soldiers lined the road to see them off. Commander Shen was still in the lead, sitting on his horse, while Qingfeng and Xiao Le followed on horseback behind him, one on his left and one on his right.

There were two carriages in the convoy, Ye Chenshang was in front and the prince was in the back, and both carriages were wrapped in water balls, which was inspired by Baoer's mosquito net for Xiangliu.

The weather is hot and the carriage is not mosquito-proof. This is a good method that Xiangliu came up with specifically for Baoer to isolate mosquitoes and reduce temperature.

At the back of the convoy, Kongshan was guarding everyone's luggage and preventing anyone from sneaking into the team from the end.

The journey in the morning went smoothly. Commander Shen ordered them to set up camp on the spot to have lunch and rest well. Ahead was the Desolate Mountains.

Xiang Liu followed Ye Chenshang and came to the prince to talk to him. "Brother, if you encounter danger later, a water wall will form on the outer layer of the water ball. You must not come out or touch the water wall at this time, or your life will be in danger."