The Cruel Tyrant

18

Su Mu had been lying on the bed for several days, but the wound had not healed for some reason, and his face became paler and paler.

Gu Yunzhou stood without expression in front of Su Mu's bed, but his eyes were apologetic.

Ye Qingfeng watched Su Mu become more and more weak, frowning he said: "You must be poisoned. Have you found any suspicious people?"

Su Mu shook his head slightly. It was not that there were no suspicious people, but all were suspicious people.

Squeezing Su Mu's thin wrist, watching the Crown Prince who had always been brazen and unbridled lying on the bed in such a weak and dying state, Ye Qingfeng suddenly could not bear it. He comforted: "Xuefeng Villa has stored a kind of miraculous medicine that can cure all kinds of poisons. Rest plenty while I go to fetch it."

After Ye Qingfeng and Gu Yunzhou left, Su Mu lay on the bed and slowly adjusted his breathing. The poisoner was both vicious and insidious, and Su Mu didn't even know when he became poisoned.

This kind of poison would not flare up in normal times, even when Su Mu used internal force, there was still no abnormality. Only when Su Mu was angry and in a life and death confrontation with others would the effects of the poison flare up slightly, allowing the enemy he was in a fight with an opportunity to land a fatal hit on him. In this way the poisoner could kill him without having to do it himself. After all, the assassinations on the Crown Prince was as common as eating and drinking. There would come one day when the Crown Prince would die because of a momentary mistake.

Ten days passed quickly. The allied forces of the four rebel armies had stationed outside the city and was proclaiming to kill the incapable ruler on behalf of the heavens. Because Su Mu's people caused a lot of trouble to the rebel armies along the way, when these people arrived outside the imperial city, they were all already exhausted. The generals of the four parties ordered to rest on the spot, and blocked the main roads in and out of the city, planning to trap the people of the imperial city in it.

Su Mu who received the news sneered and summoned Qin Kunyu and several other generals.

"Chen pays respects to His Royal Highness." Qin Kunyu and several other generals arrived before Su Mu's bed and saluted.

Qin Kunyu naturally hated Su Mu very much, but he did not want this country to be destroyed. When the Crown Prince dies, the allied forces will inevitably fight for the throne. This would give other countries an opening to invade. Qin Kunyu originally planned to take refuge under a wise master, but the current Crown Prince gave him a glimmer of hope. And with his son still in Su Mu's hands if he did something, Qin Ye would surely die.

Su Mu replied somewhat weakly: "Rise."

"General Qin, what good strategy do you have against the rebels attacking the imperial city?" Su Mu asked.

Qin Kunyu stepped forward and replied: "Your Highness, the rebel armies have been exhausted from the long journey to the imperial city, so chen will prepare to attack all the rebel camps at night."

Su Mu nodded and said: "Very good, it will be as General Qin said!" After a while, Su Mu said: "General Qin can divide the soldiers into small teams, whether day or night attack the rebels repeatedly."

Qin Kunyu nodded. No matter what there should be soldiers stationed in the imperial city. Therefore not many people can be sent out so it would be difficult to have much effect through direct attacks. Such continuous harassment of the rebels would be a better method.

After midnight, Han Yang relayed the news that the allied forces of the rebel armies had all been attacked. Su Mu finally breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, Su Mu was very afraid of Qin Kunyu betraying at this critical juncture, the consequences would be unthinkable. Fortunately, the heavens favored him this time.