The Useless Miracle Doctor Consort Is Spoiled Rotten by the Prince!-Chapter 1319 - 1314: Traps Inside Qiongzhou City

Chapter 1319: Chapter 1314: Traps Inside Qiongzhou City

“This princess will not admit defeat so easily,” sneered Chen Ruobai with a hint of a coquettish smile in her eyes. “So what if Chu Yihan has arrived? Su Yingxue isn’t by his side yet, is she?”

She had grown accustomed to training herself to remain an enchanting and delicate beauty, no matter the time or place.

But to easily concede defeat to Chu Yihan?

That was absolutely impossible!

Chen Ruobai ordered fifty thousand taels of gold to be brought out and placed in a conspicuous location within Qiongzhou Prefecture, calling forth all sorts of extraordinary individuals from across the Nine Continents, especially those fugitives who had escaped from the Great Cheng Dynasty and harbored deep-seated hatred for Chu Yihan.

In just three days, she had gathered a group of people.

Of course, during these three days, Qiongzhou City was nearly breached by Chu Yihan’s forces. Today, Ye Qingru took his life in his hands by climbing up the city wall via iron chains, managing to kill an enemy soldier once he ascended. But when a pouch of poison powder blinded him, he fell from the wall and would’ve been lost to the flames below if not for Chu Yihan’s timely rescue.

Liquid continued to be poured down from atop the city walls, and any soldier it touched was poisoned, their wounds rapidly decaying, just like Ye Qingru’s, rendering them incapacitated in battle.

From within Qiongzhou City surged countless troops, all elite forces, roughly equal in number to their own. After a fierce skirmish, their battle-weary troops were clearly outmatched, prompting Chu Yihan to immediately order a retreat.

As they retreated, Chu Yihan also sent Mo Qi to collect some of the liquid.

Back at Ruo Shui Pass, Chu Yihan immediately instructed the military physicians to treat Ye Qingru and the other injured soldiers.

Due to his own injuries, Ye Mian wasn’t permitted to join the fight. Seeing Ye Qingru return wounded, his heart ached terribly, but he had no time to focus on just him. Instead, he hastened to help the physicians treat the other injured soldiers.

Chu Yihan summoned a military physician and handed over the collected liquid to him for analysis. After the analysis, the physician reported back, “Emperor, this liquid contains two types of drugs: one is a potent hallucinogen and the other is poisonous, capable of instantly corroding wounds. Most of the soldiers who have been fighting for days have injuries, and upon contact, they will immediately suffer hallucinations. If severe, it leads to death, and at the least, brain damage. The use of this medicine is… extremely malicious!”

The military physician, after many years on the battlefield, had rarely seen such despicable and cowardly tactics employed, especially the kind that is poured down from the city walls. This substance could harm people, but its corrosive nature could also deteriorate the walls themselves.

It was a case of killing a thousand enemies and harming oneself by eight hundred!

“I saw it myself today,” said Chu Yihan. The walls of Qiongzhou City were not sturdy anymore, but too many soldiers had perished. Chen Ruobai was inside the city, likely having laid numerous traps of corpsegas. To continue the attack was not wise, and so he had ordered the army to retreat.

Chu Yihan commanded the physicians, “You must heal Ye Qingru and do everything in your power to save the injured soldiers. I want them to return to safety!”

The physician bowed respectfully, “Yes, Your Majesty’s command shall be obeyed.”

Chu Yihan ordered the Shadow Guards to immediately search for Su Yingxue’s whereabouts. Given the current situation, there were probably not enough physicians, and Chen Ruobai’s poison was cunning enough that they couldn’t predict what devious tactics she might have next. With Su Yingxue there, he would feel more at ease.

After visiting Ye Qingru, Mo Qi reported back to Chu Yihan, “Reporting to the emperor, Junior General Ye’s life is not in danger. However, the poison powder has injured his eyes, and he will likely be unable to join the battle in the coming days.”

Father and son of the Ye Family were the most loyal soldiers, but battle injuries could demoralize the troops and made Chu Yihan appear alone.

Chu Yihan waved his hand dismissively, “No matter, continue to organize the troops. Tomorrow, follow me to break through Qiongzhou City.”

“To attack tomorrow?” Mo Qi was a bit confused. With both chief generals wounded and Chu Yihan leading the troops on his own to attack tomorrow, it seemed… rather risky?

“Xin Yi is severely wounded, and with no one left in Chen Ruobai’s army, they resorted to these despicable methods. Have the soldiers be extra vigilant tomorrow; I intend to seize Qiongzhou City in one fell swoop and capture Chen Ruobai alive!”

Chu Yihan’s Qingfeng Sword thrust fiercely into the ground, its blade flashing with a cold, sharp light.

For the second time, when he attacked Qiongzhou City again, the city walls were easily breached. He led a mighty army straight into the city, and although there were troops still stubbornly resisting along the way, he did not shed the blood of innocent civilians. Instead, his actions confused the Qiongzhou army; they didn’t dare attack Chu Yihan, but they also didn’t dare to surrender. One of the commanders even attempted to yield. Just as he laid down his weapon and knelt before Chu Yihan, he suddenly collapsed to the ground as if someone had choked his throat, struggling briefly before blood flowed from his seven orifices.

He died.

Seeing this, the other commanders dared not surrender anymore, fighting desperately until the very last moment. They died under Chu Yihan’s sword rather than daring to surrender before him.

Mo Qi led his men to pursue the fleeing enemy, while Chu Yihan instructed the soldiers behind him, “Enter Qiongzhou Prefecture, but do not slaughter the civilians in the city. Those who kill the elderly, women, or children will be dealt with by military law!”

“Yes!”

The civilians, though frightened by his might, were also somewhat relieved by his compassion. Those without weapons obediently fell to their knees.

In a city engulfed by the flames of war, billows of black smoke tainted the air. A child sat amidst the rubble, back towards Chu Yihan’s army, crying loudly, his voice shrill and helpless.

Hearing the child’s cries, Chu Yihan thought of Chu Heng; the little figure obstructing his path looked utterly pitiable.

He dismounted and walked towards the child, ready to lift him and comfort him, “Don’t cry. Have you been separated from your family…”

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“Ha ha ha!”

The ‘child’ turned around, revealing the face of an adult, grotesque and half of the face covered, including one eye. The adult’s hand flung a quick shower of powder onto Chu Yihan’s face.

Even with Chu Yihan’s swift reaction, slashing the man and covering his eyes, the area around his eyes was still corroded by the powder, causing him intense pain that made him grit his teeth and stagger backward.

“Emperor! Emperor!”

Soldiers and Shadow Guards rushed to his side.

Mo Qi, seeing this scene, felt as if his soul was flying away. He hurried to Chu Yihan and supported him from behind, “Emperor, what happened to your eyes?”

Chu Yihan was actually wounded!

“Damn!”

Chu Yihan cursed under his breath, realizing he had fallen into a trap. He quickly grabbed Mo Qi and questioned, “Did we capture Chen Ruobai in Qiongzhou Prefecture?”

Mo Qi shook his head, “No, we didn’t see any trace of Chen Ruobai. Instead, we were met with numerous ‘Gu Corpses.’ Emperor, we should retreat quickly!”

The soldiers in the city were scarce, but the number of ‘Gu Corpses’ was alarmingly high, as if all of the Qiongzhou army that had previously died at their hands had returned. Chen Ruobai was lunatically cruel, not content with just having her soldiers die on the battlefield, she even utilized their fresh corpses!

Mo Qi discovered that these fresh corpses posed a much greater threat than the decayed batch of ‘Gu Corpses’ they had encountered before.

With his sight impaired, Chu Yihan had no choice but to retreat. Even as he mounted his horse, he did not forget to instruct Mo Qi, “Be cautious of those disguised as civilians along the way. But do not harm the truly innocent civilians.”