The Princess Cannot Escape: The Cunning Prince Is Not to Be Messed With

Chapter 248 Xiahou Ying is poisoned

Just as Xiahou Ying and Yin Quan jumped in, a huge explosion rang out behind them. The spot where they had just been was blown into a large crater, and a large rock hanging above the stone wall fell into the pool with a thud, hitting Xiahou Ying on the back. The huge impact caused the veins on Xiahou Ying's neck to bulge.

He glanced at Yin Quan in his arms, clenched his fists tightly, and chased after Ming Yue and the other two as they swam out. Ming Yue was like a red koi fish, moving nimbly and freely in the water. Yin Quan held Xiahou Ying tightly around the waist, feeling his heart beating unusually fast. Just as they were about to reach the exit, Xiahou Ying suddenly lost his strength.

The two were pulled by the current behind them. Yin Quan hurriedly got out of his arms, grabbed his arm tightly, and used all her strength to pull Xiahou Ying out of the water. She frowned and looked at Xiahou Ying, whose face was pale. "What's wrong with you? Why do you look so pale?" Xiahou Ying forced a smile.

Before the smile could even reach her lips, her body swayed and she fell backward into the pool behind her. Yin Quan felt as if the blood in her body had frozen in that instant.

"Xiahou Ying!"

Yin Quan's screams immediately attracted Mingyue and Qiongji. "It seems he was just poisoned by my Minghuang Powder, but he was able to hold on for so long. He's the first one I've ever seen."

Yin Quan was furious. When did Xiahou Ying get poisoned? How come she didn't know anything about it?

Was it when he was saving himself in the water?

"If anything happens to Xiahou Ying, I'll make you all pay!" Yin Quan's threat made Ming Yue narrow her eyes dangerously. "Oh? I'd like to see just how impolite you are. Believe me or not, I'll send you to the Yellow Springs right now to keep him company."

Although Yin Quan did not know martial arts, he was burning with anger at the moment and no longer cared about the difference in martial arts between himself and Ming Yue.

He was all ready to fight her, already seething with anger, when a weak voice stopped the two of them, who were now fighting like bulls.

"Stop! What time is it now? Don't you two know what's going on? Mingyue, since someone on the island dares to detonate explosives, it means he is extremely familiar with the island's secret passages. We also don't know whether he is friend or foe. Without Prince Duan's help, we're afraid it will be difficult for us to get out."

Qiongji's words made Mingyue snort and stop, but her expression still showed that she was extremely displeased. "I'll let you off the hook for Aji's sake, but you'll see what happens later."

Yin Quan turned her head away angrily, "We'll see who gives in first, luckily there's still someone who knows what's good for them."

"Alright, our most important task now is to see how badly Prince Duan is injured, and where the exit of this road is. We must go out immediately and meet up with Prince Duan's men. Finding out the manipulator is the priority."

Yin Quan slapped his forehead and said anxiously, "Oh no, I forgot that Qin Nian is still waiting for me at the entrance of the pool. Everything on the island was just detonated. Will Qin Nian be in trouble? Qin Nian can't swim. What should we do?"

Mingyue had also heard about Qin Nian. "That disciple of the Heavenly Mystery Sect is quite capable. He was able to injure me without much effort, so he must also have some ability to escape. You should worry about yourself first."

At Qiongji's prompting, Mingyue took Xiahou Ying's pulse, but Mingyue's brows furrowed deeper and deeper. Yin Quan was so anxious seeing her sighing that he stomped his feet.

"If you have something to say, then say it! What are you muttering about?"

Mingyue glared at her. "Xiahou Ying was indeed poisoned, but it wasn't just my Minghuang Powder. He had at least three kinds of poison in his body, any one of which would be fatal. Yet he survived unharmed. It's a miracle."

Yin Quan was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she almost slipped and fell. Qiongji comforted her, "Don't worry, with his abilities, since he has a way to suppress the poison, he will definitely be fine. We shouldn't stay here any longer, let's find an exit first."

Yin Quan and Ming Yue supported Xiahou Ying from both sides, while Qiong Ji followed behind, dragging her weak body. However, despite their efforts, they could not find an exit.

Yin Quan wiped the sweat from her forehead and frowned, "We've been going in circles. Do you even remember where the exit is?"

Mingyue was no longer as calm as she had been at the beginning. "The exit here is in a thicket, but I've searched all over and can't find it. There are shattered rocks everywhere, so it's hard to tell where we are."

As it grew later and Qiongji's lips gradually turned purple, Yin Quan, already feeling unwell from wearing wet clothes, couldn't help but sneeze when hit by the cool breeze.

Mingyue looked at Qiongji with concern. "Let's rest for a bit." The group sat behind a large, sheltered rock, but the tinderbox was too wet to start a fire.

Qiongji was shivering from the cold, and Mingyue hurriedly used her internal energy to dry his clothes. Although Xiahou Ying was unconscious, he felt the biting cold and his lips turned purple. Yin Quan huddled next to him, hugging her knees tightly and shivering from the cold.

Seeing that Mingyue and the other woman's clothes were gradually drying and they were comfortably leaning against each other, Yin Quan glanced at her and said, "Hey... can't you see... are we... are we going to freeze to death too?"

Mingyue closed her eyes to rest, seemingly unable to hear Yin Quan's words at all. Yin Quan felt as if her clothes had frozen into ice, and her breath seemed to freeze instantly.

Qiongji nudged Mingyue, "The weather is unusual. If you don't dry their clothes, they might really freeze to death."

Although Mingyue was unwilling, she knew that the situation was special. She walked behind Yin Quan and said coldly, "Remember, you now owe me two lives."

Yin Quan was so cold that her speech was slurred, "Grandma, you're amazing. I, Yin Quan... will be willing to play a supporting role for you from now on, okay?"

Mingyue placed her palm on Yin Quan's back, and a warm current spread from her back to her limbs, creating an indescribable feeling of restraint.

About fifteen minutes later, Yin Quan's clothes were dried by the steam, and she felt warm all over. Xiahou Ying's bluish lips had also returned to their rosy color. Although there was a light snow falling from the sky, the four of them had chosen a spot that was both sheltered from the wind and snow, so they didn't get too cold all night.

Despite her drowsy state, Yin Quan couldn't resist the drowsiness and was awakened early the next morning by the loud voice of the evil Buddha.

"Prince Duan! Princess Duan! Where are you!"

Qin Nian's voice wasn't loud, but it came through clearly, "Xiahou Ying? Yin Quan?"

Yin Quan hurriedly stood up. Ming Yue glanced at Qiong Ji and saw the unease in her eyes. Qiong Ji patted her hand and nodded gently.

"We're here! Qin Nian, it's so good you're alright, we're here!" As soon as Yin Quan shouted, Qin Nian flew out like lightning. Through a pile of rubble, he asked uncertainly.

"Is Yin Quan really you?" Yin Quan jumped up and down anxiously. "I say, Qin Daxia, what time is it? Do I need to play hide-and-seek with you here? Of course it's me, Yin Quan! The real deal, no doubt about it! Quickly move this pile of big rocks in front of me!" Qin Nian stopped talking and after a long pause, Xie Fo shouted.

"You people behind, you'd better stay away, or you might hurt innocent people." Yin Quan hurriedly dragged Xiahou Ying's arm and moved back a few meters. Before they had gone far, they heard a loud bang, and dust filled the air, blurring their vision. Yin Quan raised his sleeve to cover his mouth and nose, but still couldn't help but sneeze.

Qin Nian used the sneeze to pinpoint Yin Quan's location, grabbed her wrist as if afraid she would disappear, and squeezed it so hard it hurt.

"I'm saying, Master Qin, can you show some mercy to a lady like me? If you keep pinching me like this, I'll basically be crippled for the rest of my life."

Qin Nian hurriedly let go. Xie Fo chased after him and saw Xiahou Ying lying unconscious on the ground. He touched his head and said, "This Prince Duan is in a good mood. He can sleep so soundly in broad daylight." Yin Quan kicked him hard.

"You blind monk, are you blind? Xiahou Ying has been poisoned. Quickly check his pulse and see what's wrong with him." The Evil Buddha smiled and hurriedly took Xiahou Ying's pulse, but his playful expression suddenly faded, and the Evil Buddha became unusually serious.

“The poison that he had been suppressing in his body has flared up, and the situation is not optimistic.” The Evil Buddha looked at Qin Nian, who sighed. “He really did predict things accurately. Before Master went down the mountain, he only gave me one life-extending pill and told me to save it for him. It seems that Master had foreseen this day long ago.” Yin Quan’s heart sank when she heard the Evil Buddha’s words.

Hearing Qin Nian's words again ignited a glimmer of hope. "What life-extending pill? Hurry up and take it out." Qin Nian took out a red pill from her bosom and gently put it into Xiahou Ying's mouth, but Xiahou Ying couldn't swallow it at all.

Yin Quan said urgently, "Give it to me, I'll feed it to you."

Having said that, she put the pill in her mouth and kissed Xiahou Ying's red lips. Everyone around gasped. They had long heard that the Princess Consort of Duan was bold, but they never expected her to do such a thing in public without batting an eye. However, no one noticed the fleeting hurt in Qin Nian's eyes. This emotion made him very uncomfortable, and he quickly turned away.

After taking the pill, Xiahou Ying's eyelashes trembled slightly, and then he began to cough violently. Qin Nian helped Xiahou Ying sit up and began to circulate his internal energy behind his back. Xie Fo moved closer to Yin Quan.

"I said, what happened that you two disappeared all night?" Yin Quan pointed to the side, annoyed. "It's all because of these two people."

Turning around, he found that Mingyue and Qiongji were nowhere to be seen.

"Damn it, those two must have escaped in the chaos. I'll make sure I catch that old woman and teach her a lesson."

The evil Buddha rolled his eyes. "This island isn't very big. How many of them could there be? But yesterday's explosion came too suddenly. Most of the people were killed. Even the government's personal guards were more than half dead or wounded. Apart from a few skilled ones who managed to escape, most of them perished on this small island. Amitabha."

After saying this, he put his hands together in prayer. Although the name of the evil Buddha contained the word "Buddha," Yin Quan had never seen him do what a monk should do, so he had long forgotten his original profession. For a moment, he was a little uncomfortable listening to him chanting sutras. After the dust settled, Yin Quan looked around and found that the government soldiers who had survived behind them were also in a sorry state, with many wounds on their bodies.