Who says the prince is weak and can't take care of himself?

Chapter 186 Enemy attack? !

Qing Lan handed Tang Ling a cup of tea and a pill, "Sir, take the medicine and go to bed early."

Tang Ling nodded slightly.

It was too cold in Fenglin Mountain. After leaving the valley, Tang Ling's health became worse. His heart disease showed signs of recurring. Qinglan had to check Tang Ling's pulse every three hours to make sure he was not forcing himself. The pills were made earlier when they were in the valley, and they could relieve Tang Ling's symptoms of poor blood circulation.

Qi Xiao walked into the house and said to Qinglan and Ye Huai, "The room next door has been cleaned up. You all should go to sleep for a while."

Qinglan glanced at Tang Ling, and only after seeing him nod did he follow Ye Huai out.

"You don't look well." Qi Xiao gently stroked Tang Ling's cheek, his palm feeling cold. "Why are you still cold?"

Tang Ling shook her head: "It's okay, we're out of Fenglin Mountain now, it'll be fine after a while."

"I'll hold you to sleep." Qi Xiao did what he said. Before he finished speaking, he carried Tang Ling to the bed, wrapped her in the quilt, and hugged Tang Ling to sleep.

When Qi Xiao entered Jialin Pass, he said that no one was allowed to take off their armor, including himself.

Tang Ling leaned against the hard armor, with complicated emotions in her heart. Somehow she reached out from the quilt and touched Qi Xiao's armor. There seemed to be frost brought from Fenglin Mountain on the thick iron armor, and it felt freezing cold.

Tang Ling looked up at Qi Xiao, the knot between her brows difficult to untie. They had finally arrived at Qi, the battlefield between him and Qi Xiao. Qi Xiao would let everyone in the world see him, the ninth prince of the State of Chen. His name would become a story passed down through the ages in the pens of historians.

"Don't worry, I won't let you down."

Tang Ling opened her lips slightly but didn't say anything. He couldn't help but worry, but he knew that Qi Xiao would take over Xingtian Pass.

"It's only three days. I'll be fine. You have to take care of yourself too. Got it?"

"……Um……"

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Two days later, it was New Year's Eve.

Tang Ling looked at Xingtian Pass from afar in the twilight. She saw the fiery clouds hanging low over the gate of Xingtian Pass. The gate seemed particularly lonely in the cold wind.

There are four gates in Xingtian Pass. Tang Ling and the large army took a detour to the west gate and hid in the wilderness.

If it were any other time of the year, there would be sentries and merchants passing by on the official road outside Xingtian Pass. But now it is the end of the year, the weather is freezing, and people from the villages around Xingtian Pass have already entered Xingtian Pass to spend the winter in early winter. People from several surrounding cities will not come to Xingtian Pass at this time, especially since the road from Xingtian Pass to Xishan is rugged and difficult to travel. It snowed two days ago, making it impossible to walk at all.

It was so easy for Tang Ling and the others to hide quietly outside the city.

After nightfall, everyone became increasingly nervous and no one spoke. They all seemed to be weeds in the wilderness, growing there, swaying in the cold wind, tough and silent.

I kept waiting until a crescent moon slowly rose higher, and then it fell into the thick clouds, and the night became darker.

Wait and wait until the moon is at its highest point in the sky, appearing and disappearing from time to time, and wait until midnight when fireworks explode in the city.

It was New Year's Eve, and there was also a festive atmosphere in the remote Xingtian Pass on the border of Qi State.

A moment later, more fireworks bloomed in the sky above Xingtian Pass.

Lu Xiulin quietly ordered to attack the city!

There were no war drums or flags, just two gentle pats on the shoulders, and everyone's blood boiled.

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"Put out the fire! Put out the fire quickly!"

“Help! Help! Help!!”

"what happened?!"

"I do not know!"

"Explode! Explode! The firecrackers exploded!"

"what?!"

"The fireworks shop exploded!"

Cao Geng followed Qi Xiao, listening to him speak loudly in pure Xingtian dialect, as if he were a native of Qi. When they first entered Xingtian Pass, Qi Xiao and the people around him spoke fluently in Xingtian dialect. Cao Geng was shocked then, but even now, he couldn't help but be stunned when Qi Xiao opened his mouth.

Qi Xiao didn't have time to care about what Cao Geng was thinking. He led his men along the wall, mixed in with the crowd, and hurried towards the north gate.

Suddenly, chaos broke out inside Xingtian Pass, with flames leaping everywhere. People on the street were in a panic, running for cover and shouting loudly.

Chen He, the guard of Xingtian Pass, stood on the city wall and shouted, "What's going on?!"

"General, it seems the fireworks shop went dark and suddenly exploded."

"A fireworks shop?! There's only one fireworks shop in the city! Look! Look for yourself! There are at least a dozen fires in the city right now. Are they all caused by fireworks exploding?!"

"...this, this, this...General..."

"Damn it! Trash! It's New Year's Day! Secure the city gates! I'll go and see for myself!" Chen He kicked the deputy general and shouted, "Come on! Teams of ten, hurry up and put out the fire!"

"Boom!" As soon as Chen He finished speaking, there was a loud bang that shook the sky, and even the city wall under his feet shook.

"What's wrong?!"

"General! General! It's bad! It's the artillery depot!!"

"Fuck!" Chen He cursed. "Beat the drum! The whole city is on alert! Beat the drum! Beat!"

At the same time, the west city gate was quietly opened, and Lu Xiulin and Bai Xiqiao led 6,000 people into Xingtian Pass.

Chen He came down from the city wall and ran to the artillery depot with his men. The artillery depot was very close to the north gate and they arrived there in a moment.

Chen He stared at the flames rising from the artillery depot, thick black smoke swirling like a giant dragon in the night sky. He ran faster and faster, his panic growing. What on earth had happened?! How could it explode on New Year's Eve?!

The artillery depot, the fireworks shop! How could they all have blown up? And how could so many places in the city suddenly catch fire?!

Enemy attack? !

How could it be possible! Fenglin Mountain was completely sealed off by snow, but everything was normal at Jialin Pass. How could there be an enemy attack?! And even if it was an enemy attack, how could it have started from within the city?!

Nothing has happened in these few days!

Chen He was in a mess. When he rushed to the artillery depot, he saw many people running around and pouring basins of water on the fire.

But the thick smoke from the gunpowder made it impossible to open one's eyes, and no one could get close. The water was all poured onto the ground, not even enough to get rid of the black smoke.

Chen He was furious and reached out to grab a basin of water, ready to put out the fire himself. Unexpectedly, as he grabbed the basin, the soldier beside him suddenly drew his sword. In that instant, he saw the man's face, a very young face, black and dirty from smoke. The pair of eyes that looked at him were as cold as the sword in his hand...

"Boom!"

Chen He's head fell to the ground.

Qi Xiao picked up Chen He's head and tied it around his waist. The knife in his hand was filled with black smoke from gunpowder, making him look like a demon from hell.

The deputy general who had followed Chen He all the way here was so frightened by this scene that his legs went limp. He fell to the ground with a thud, unable to cry out. He watched helplessly as Qi Xiao walked up to him, raised his hand, and swung his knife...