The Useless Miracle Doctor Consort Is Spoiled Rotten by the Prince!-Chapter 1318 - 1313: Defeated and Fled Back

Chapter 1318: Chapter 1313: Defeated and Fled Back

Chu Yihan had been in battle for three days straight. As a sovereign personally taking to the field, it inevitably caused concern among his subordinates.

Although he wasn’t seriously injured, excessive fatigue could also harm the dragon’s physique.

“Shut up. Didn’t I lead you through campaigns to the east and west before? Did you talk this much then?” Chu Yihan glared at Mo Qi.

Mo Qi guiltily lowered his head. Although his words were a bit sanctimonious, his worries were genuine—Chu Yihan was no longer alone!

He had once been the solitary Ninth Prince, but now he was an emperor with a wife and children, and behind him, the entire realm. If anything were to happen…

Even committing suicide as an apology wouldn’t be enough!

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Truth be told, what he feared most was the empress coming to hold him accountable: “My husband is under your protection, and this is how thin and tired you’ve allowed him to become?”

Normally, a general severely wounded in battle either dies or surrenders within a day. Xin Yi had not shown herself for nearly three days, yet occasional wisps of smoke in the mountains indicated she was still alive. He had considered giving Xin Yi a chance to surrender, but she was someone who couldn’t be left alive!

He waved his hand, “Search the mountains—capture Xin Yi alive. If there is resistance, execute on the spot.”

He split off from Ye Mian and his son to ascend the mountain. Along the way, they might encounter attacks from corpse gu, but he always felt that this Xin Yi, just like Chen Ruobai, might have some more tricks up her sleeve.

“Ah—Awooo!”

A corpse gu suddenly sprang out and bit Ye Mian. Though he was wearing thick armor, it still reached flesh. Seeing the wound on his arm starting to fester, Ye Mian urgently said, “Quick! Cut this piece of flesh off for me!”

The emperor had said that corpse gu were poisonous, and those poisoned would become venomous beings just like them.

Ye Qingru didn’t dare delay and sliced off a palm-sized piece of flesh. The pain sent Ye Mian to his knees.

“Father!” Ye Qingru quickly helped Ye Mian, whose face had become pale with pain, “Father, you go back first. Your son will lead the troops and keep searching the mountains!”

“No! The emperor’s military order cannot be disobeyed!”

Ye Mian had his wound bandaged with gauze and continued to search the mountain for Xin Yi, surrounded by soldiers.

Although Xin Yi’s life had been saved with Chen Ruobai’s medicine after being trapped for so long, she knew that without surrendering, she could never escape Chu Yihan’s ambush. She gripped her lance, released the corpse gu to hold off Ye Mian and his son, and planned to sneak attack Chu Yihan through a secret mountain pass to take his head.

But suddenly, a light descended from the night sky. Torchlight burned in the air, and a huge spherical object slowly descended, with a thick hemp rope dropping down.

Above her head came Chen Ruobai’s delicate and charming voice, “Ah Xin, climb up quickly.”

“Princess!?”

All of Xin Yi’s resignation and hatred instantly turned to gratitude. She discarded her lance and climbed up the rope, only to realize that Chen Ruobai was standing in a basket. Above them, half a sphere covered a pile of torches. For some reason, Chen Ruobai had managed to control this thing, and it slowly rose, moving toward the outside of the mountain.

Chu Yihan found Xin Yi’s discarded lance, but Mo Qi hadn’t found any trace of her. Puzzled, he asked, “Your Majesty, there’s no sign of Xin Yi. Could she have escaped along the river?”

Chu Yihan shook his head, “With her severe injuries, she couldn’t swim. Besides, we have guards by the rivers downstream; she can’t get away. And… would a soldier so easily abandon her weapon?”

Xin Yi’s red-tasseled lance had been her weapon of choice on the battlefield.

Chu Yihan scanned the surroundings, and when he looked up, he saw a cluster of lights in the distant sky and immediately shouted, “Torches!”

Mo Qi quickly mounted his horse and held up a torch. From a distance, they saw something spherical flying in the sky, with unmistakably two figures inside.

Mo Qi shouted, “Damn it! Xin Yi has escaped!”

Chu Yihan immediately ordered someone to fetch a bow and arrow. He fired an arrow and hit the target, but the thing was still in the sky and did not stop. Moreover, it was flying towards Qiongzhou City.

Chu Yihan’s eyebrows furrowed deeply. This thing was something he had never seen before.

Xin Yi had used it to escape.

Chen Ruobai controlled the hot air balloon to land in Qiongzhou Prefecture and immediately took Xin Yi for treatment.

For the past few days, Rong Sheng had been paying attention to the dynamics of the battle from within Qiongzhou Prefecture. Seeing Chen Ruobai and Xin Yi return, she furrowed her brows, stepped forward, and asked, “Do you need help?”

Chen Ruobai naturally needed her to treat Xin Yi’s injuries, as Xin Yi could hardly move due to her severe wounds.

But a trace of detached coolness lingered in her eyes as she indifferently said, “I have already rescued Xin Yi. Tonight, the entire city will be under martial law. You should not wander outside of the great hall.”

Rong Sheng nodded slightly. “I understand.”

She watched Chen Ruobai help Xin Yi into the hall, but couldn’t shake the feeling that she was under suspicion. She wanted to return to her room to observe secretly. Just as she was about to step away, she remembered something and walked outside. Before Chen Ruobai’s men could come to hurry her back, she saw something being burnt – it was the hot air balloon!

How did Chen Ruobai know how to make it?

With a mind full of doubts, Rong Sheng returned to the great hall. Barely a moment later, the door outside her chamber was locked.

Inside the hall, Chen Ruobai ordered her servants to light lamps and place luminous pearls. She removed Xin Yi’s armor and treated her injuries throughout the night. Only when dawn broke did she manage to save Xin Yi.

After Xin Yi awoke, she touched her wound, seeing that it had been stitched up. Her brow furrowed.

Chen Ruobai explained, “I’ve practiced on many men before, so the stitching I’ve done for you won’t be a problem. Rest assured.”

“No, I just feel that my lowly life has troubled the princess so much!” Xin Yi’s pale face was filled with guilt.

She had failed to take Ruo Shui Pass and had almost been killed by Chu Yihan, disappointing Chen Ruobai’s expectations. Moreover, Chen Ruobai had gone to so much trouble to save her, likely staying up all night for her sake.

She truly should not have caused this!

Chen Ruobai pressed her back onto the bed, the corners of her seductive eyes slightly upturned, drawing a stunning visage. “The princess only wishes for your well-being. The mistake in this battle was my oversight. It’s one thing for Chu Yihan to be there… but to be utterly outmaneuvered by his schemes!”

If it weren’t for the fact that she knew how to make a hot air balloon and managed to rescue Xin Yi from the sky, Chu Yihan would have likely attacked Qiongzhou City by the next day, forcing her into an ignominious retreat.

“Princess, forgive me, it is my incompetence.” Xin Yi’s eyes were full of remorse; she wished she could commit suicide to apologize in front of Chen Ruobai.

Yet her life had just been saved by Chen Ruobai.

Chen Ruobai said, “The princess will command other soldiers to fight and defend Qiongzhou City for three days. You should focus on healing.”

“Princess!” Xin Yi struggled to sit up, “Chu Yihan is truly ferocious. In terms of military strategy and martial arts, I am indeed no match for him. Chu Yihan will definitely not give us as long as three days to breathe. Princess, you must withdraw today and return to Ji Yun Country.”

Fortunately, Ji Yun Country had numerous checkpoints and ingenious mechanisms set up by Chen Ruobai, not easily breached by a common army.

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