Every time the prince opens his eyes, he sees

Xie Qingchen led his troops all the way to the capital of Beirong.

With the enemy at the gates, the king of Beirong was forced to write a letter of surrender and become a vassal state of Jin. He promised never to invade Jin territory again and to pay tribute of various rare treasures and 100,000 taels of silver every year.

At the same time, Xie Qingchen also asked the King of Beirong to deal with Yelu Qi.

In order to maintain peace in the country and his own wealth and glory, the king of Beirong directly ordered the dismissal of Yelu Qi, the general who defended the country, and beheaded him in public.

Xie Qingchen and others were not interested in going to the Beirong capital to watch Yelu Qi being beheaded. He wanted the Beirong king to personally deliver Yelu Qi's head to the Dajin military camp.

To enhance the majesty of the great Jin nation.

But that night, the Northern Rong side hurriedly sent an envoy to say that Yelu Qi had escaped from prison.

Seeing the cowardly look on the King of Beirong's face, Xie Qingchen knew that he would never dare to disobey and secretly let Yelu Qi escape.

Xie Qingchen did not publicize the matter in the army.

He didn't think that Yelu Qi, a fugitive, could cause any trouble.

While sending people to look for Yelu Qi's whereabouts, he was also preparing to return to the court.

The first half of the journey was calm and nothing happened.

But in the second half of the journey, the army passed through a forest. For some unknown reason, the forest was suddenly filled with fog, making it difficult to identify the direction.

When the fog around him dissipated, the large number of troops behind him disappeared.

Only Qingfeng, Gu Huai, and Lu Yaoyao were by his side.

"What's going on?" Qingfeng asked in surprise.

Lu Yaoyao observed the surroundings and said cautiously, "I'm afraid we've strayed into some kind of formation, and they're deliberately separating us from the army in order to kill us."

Xie Qingchen's eyes were gloomy.

"Come out! If you want to kill me, stop sneaking around," he shouted.

This provocative remark really worked.

Before long, murderous intent emerged all around, and dozens of figures in black armor appeared, with the leader wearing a prince's python robe.

"It's you."

Not to mention Xie Qingchen, even Lu Yaoyao looked surprised.

"Royal brother, it's been a long time since we last met. How are you?" A cold and ghostly male voice.

"My royal brother, you are hiding and sneaking around. I thought you decided to hide for the rest of your life and never come out to see anyone!" Xie Qingchen said with sarcasm.

"Yes, one cannot hide in the dark like a rat all his life, so my brother came out. My brother, do you know how long my brother has been thinking about this moment? If it weren't for Yelu Qi, I wouldn't be able to successfully get you into the game today."

"Brother Yelu, come out too!"

He called out, and soon Yelu Qi came out from the darkness.

"What do you want to do today, my royal brother? You couldn't kill me five years ago, so do you think you can kill me by setting such a crude trap today?"

"Can I kill you?"

A man in strange clothes next to him suddenly played the flute in his hand. The sound was steady at first, and then became more and more rapid.

Countless poisonous snakes were summoned, hissing and spitting out their tongues, hungry and bloodthirsty.

"Protect His Highness!" Qingfeng quickly drew his sword and stood in front of Xie Qingchen, watching the poisonous snakes approaching from all sides with vigilance.

Gu Huai and Lu Yaoyao also quickly entered combat mode. Lu Yaoyao took out several small porcelain bottles from her sleeve and quickly sprinkled them around. The powder in the bottles emitted a faint fragrance after coming into contact with the air. The poisonous snakes that were originally ready to move retreated after coming into contact with the powder and no longer approached.

"This is the snake repellent powder I made with a variety of herbs. Although it can't kill them completely, it can buy us some time." Lu Yaoyao explained, while vigilantly observing the surroundings to prevent other unknown dangers.

The man in the python robe stared intently at Lu Yaoyao's face.

I wish I could stare a hole in it.

Yelu Qi became extremely manic and angry because Lu Yaoyao used medicinal powder to stop the poisonous snake's attack.

Today, no matter what, he must kill Xie Qingchen with his own hands.

But now, it seems that he should kill the woman next to him first, so that he will have a chance to kill Xie Qingchen.

"Bitch, prepare to die!" Yelu Qi roared, leaping up and rushing towards Lu Yaoyao. The long sword in his hand flashed with a cold light, clearly intending to kill Lu Yaoyao.

Seeing this, Xie Qingchen and Gu Huai rushed towards Yelu Qi at the same time, and the three of them instantly engaged in a fierce battle.

Gu Huai's swordsmanship is sharp, while Xie Qingchen is good at internal strength. The two cooperate with each other tacitly and soon gain the upper hand.

The snake driver's flute sounded more and more urgent, and more and more snakes swarmed in from all directions, covering the entire forest. Lu Yaoyao's snake repellent medicine was soon not enough.

The poisonous snake attacked everyone madly again, and the attack was even more fierce.

In order to protect Lu Yaoyao, Gu Huai was bitten by a poisonous snake.

Lu Yaoyao saw it and felt anxious.

One of them couldn't control himself, grabbed the head of the snake that was biting Gu Huai, and threw it away fiercely. By the way, he used a flying needle to nail to death a snake that wanted to bite Qingfeng.

Xie Qingchen didn't pay any attention to her. He put all his energy into taking down Yelu Qi.

Yelu Qi was quickly subdued, and Xie Qingchen was not polite either, shattering his internal organs with one palm.

The man in the python robe glanced at Yelu Qi who fell to the ground, without a trace of regret on his face. He thought that Yelu Qi was just a chess piece that he could use.

"Next, it's your turn, my royal brother." Xie Qingchen pointed his sword at the man in the python robe.

The man in the python robe sneered, "Do you think that killing a mere Yelu Qi will change anything? Today, all of you must die here."

The sound of the snake tamer's flute became sharper and more piercing, as if it could penetrate the human soul.

This time, not only the poisonous snakes, but also the wild beasts in the forest were summoned. The whole forest seemed to have turned into a purgatory on earth.

The snake repellent powder in Lu Yaoyao's hand has been used up. Faced with more and more poisonous snakes and wild beasts, she seems a little helpless.

And she didn't dare to do anything reckless and expose too much.

Qingfeng had never seen her moves, but Xie Qingchen knew them very well, because she was the one who taught Xie Qingchen all his martial arts.

Although Qingfeng and Xie Qingchen were brave, the long battle had gradually reduced their physical strength.

Just when the situation was critical, Gu Huai suddenly knelt down on the ground.

Lu Yaoyao looked over and found that his face was covered with a dark green color.

She quickly squatted down and took his pulse, her face changing color. "What happened? Wasn't the snake that bit you non-venomous?"

The man in the python robe smiled sinisterly. "Although the snakes are non-venomous, I had already poisoned the snakeberries and snakegrass they were going to eat a few days in advance. The non-venomous snakes will become venomous, and the venomous ones will become even more venomous."

"Despicable." Lu Yaoyao said hatefully.

"Seven years ago, I only regretted that I didn't act meanly enough. I was soft-hearted that one time, and that's when I ended up in jail."

Of course Lu Yaoyao understood what he was talking about.

She witnessed and participated in the entire process of the seven princes competing for the throne and the factional struggles.