Tearing the Prince's Clothes after Withdrawing Marriage
Chapter 219: Go Back, He Can Protect You

Chapter 219: Chapter 219: Go Back, He Can Protect You

The breath of death grew ever closer.

Fu Long reacted immediately, issuing a command in a deep voice, "Retreat!"

The others finally came to their senses, casting one last glance at the brother lying in a pool of blood.

However heartbreaking, they could only leave.

But they were still too slow.

Before they could escape Heifeng Ridge, three more brothers were brought down by the Medicine Men.

"Don’t look back, keep moving!"

The Medicine Men were growing in number, and Fu Long grabbed Chu Qianli, pulling her toward the edge of the woods to break through.

The rest clenched their teeth and hastened their steps toward the outskirts of Heifeng Ridge.

As for the three brothers who had been overwhelmed during the retreat, all they had time to see was Medicine Man after Medicine Man pouncing upon them.

It wasn’t that they didn’t want to save them, but that, there was simply no way.

Finally, they had retreated from the fear-inducing Heifeng Ridge.

After escaping, everyone kept retreating until they reached the top of a distant mountain before they dared to stop and catch their breath.

Looking back, Heifeng Ridge seemed as serene as ever, as if nothing had happened.

But they, just half an hour earlier, had lost four companions in that place.

Lost forever, beyond reclaiming.

"I can’t go there again, I’d rather die than return to Heifeng Ridge! I’d rather die!"

Suddenly, one man dropped his longsword and, as if mad, sprinted down the mountain.

"I won’t go, I won’t. I’d rather die than go!"

"I don’t want to be bitten to death by the Medicine Men, I don’t want to... Ahh—"

Fu Long wanted to chase after him, but it was already too late.

The brother lost his footing in the ravine and tumbled into the abyss.

The agonizing scream seemed to linger in their ears, yet his body had already disappeared without a trace in the depths below.

The wind swept past their ears silently.

The cool breeze suddenly turned chilling to the bone.

Standing on the mountain top, facing the wind, their hearts had already frozen into frost.

Having just survived a life-and-death disaster, it seemed as if it hadn’t happened, yet everything had indeed occurred.

There was a clang on the ground as someone’s longsword fell.

That person sat down, clutching his head, and burst into tears.

His cries were mournful, it was unclear whether he was weeping for himself or for the departed companions.

The rest sat on the ground, disheartened.

The longswords in their hands could no longer be gripped firmly.

Fu Long stood at the mountain peak, still staring at Heifeng Ridge, his thoughts unknown.

If one looked closely, they would see his sword-wielding hand trembling slightly.

To become one of the leaders of the Iron Cavalry Group, one didn’t necessarily hold a high rank, but unquestionably it required passing through trials and tribulations.

He considered that he had faced countless fierce storms, and he had thought that he would never feel fear.

But now, he couldn’t even firmly grasp his own sword.

There was something there more terrifying than demons.

Though they were human, they were more fearsome than wild beasts.

They hardly knew any martial arts, being the lowest rank of Medicine Men.

Yet even these lowest of Medicine Men, with just their mouths, bite by bite, gnawed away the lives of their brothers.

Terrifying to the extreme!

"These Medicine Men have been brought up over the years through the feeding of poisons, their bodies are filled with deadly toxins, and being caught by them, if there’s no antidote, one will quickly succumb to the poison and die."

The voice of Chu Qianli, sounding like a death knell, frightened the brothers sitting on the ground, each and every one’s heart tensed to breaking.

Fu Long looked at her.

Just now, she had witnessed a Medicine Man savagely biting one of their comrades to death. Yet this young girl, who ought to have been the most terrified, now stood before them without any expression, calm and even composed.

"Miss Chu..."

"If these Medicine Men are brought into the Imperial City, it will inevitably descend into great chaos."

Chu Qianli turned her head, looking at Fu Long, "Have I heard that a Prince perished at the hands of a Medicine Man?"

Fu Long nodded, "Yes... He died before the campaign began."

"If there is a corps of Medicine Men under Heifeng Cliff, and their power continues to grow, it will undoubtedly pose the greatest threat to the Imperial Family."

That’s why the Emperor has always been looking for ways to ascertain the situation beneath Heifeng Cliff.

Now, they knew almost nothing about the Medicine Man Dead Soldiers.

The most frightening thing was, what if this force was bred by some powerful individual within the Imperial Court to be used for overthrowing the same one day?

Just think about it, the consequences are unimaginable.

Fu Long didn’t say anything more, only quietly watching the situation unfold at Heifeng Ridge.

No one spoke again, each weighed down by heavy hearts.

They couldn’t not go. Heifeng Ridge was a must-visit place; otherwise, they would be unable to explain themselves to the Emperor upon their return.

Those who defy the Emperor’s orders die.

Unless they ran away to live lives forever evading capture.

But with the vastness of the world under Imperial rule, where could they possibly run?

Not to mention, everyone in the Imperial City had family...

"Leader, we... should continue," Yazi, who had at some point gotten up, walked behind Fu Long.

Fu Long nodded, turned around, and looked at the remaining eight brothers.

They were all looking back at him.

Even though each of them looked ashen-faced, in the end, they all stood up.

What needed to be faced, had always to be faced.

They belonged to the Royal Iron Cavalry Group; if they dared not proceed, then other soldiers would be even less inclined.

Even if they knew that moving forward meant a road to certain death...

Just as Chu Qianli was about to mount her horse, Fu Long pressed down on her saddle.

"What’s wrong?" Chu Qianli looked at him, somewhat surprised.

"You don’t need to go," said Fu Long, his voice deep, "Go back, find Prince Xuan, he will protect you."

Although he didn’t know what position she held in Prince Xuan’s heart, if she indeed was Prince Xuan’s concubine, he would never let his woman take such a risk.

Yazi also came over and said to Chu Qianli, "You’re a young lady; you can’t go to such a place. Go back."

"Are you looking down on women?" Chu Qianli raised an eyebrow.

Fu Long wanted to say something, but Chu Qianli had already pushed his hand away and leapt onto her horse.

"We’ve shared hot pot and drunk cola together. That makes us brothers!"

Sitting astride her horse, Chu Qianli looked down at everyone, "Since we’re brothers, we should fight side by side!"

"We’re running out of time, let’s go!"

With a tug on the reins, her horse neighed and suddenly charged down the mountain.

"Miss Chu!" Fu Long had not expected her to leave so abruptly, and she was unstoppable.

He too quickly mounted his horse, calling out urgently, "Brothers, follow her!"

Yazi was stunned for a good while before suddenly raising his voice, "We can’t be worse than a young girl! If worst comes to worst, we die. What’s there to fear?"

Whether chopped to death or bitten to death, isn’t it all the same in the end?

There’s nothing to fear!

Such a young girl like Chu Qianli dares to lead the way.

If they shrank back now, how could they face their brothers back in the Imperial City?

"Right! At worst, we die! There’s nothing to be afraid of!"

"Let’s go! Move out!"

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