Chu Feng coldly snorted: “Don’t be careless, he is not a soft-footed shrimp. This time, you can only need to succeed, not to fail. Do you understand?”

The guard nodded his head and then stepped down.

Chu Feng picked up the wine that had already cooled down on the table, drank it with one gulp, and waved his hand. The wine cup fell on the ground and shattered, just like their so-called brotherhood.

When it comes to brotherhood, he and Chu Yan don’t seem to have any brotherhood. Chu Yan has always been far away from the capital since he was a child. He knew he existed, but he had never seen him. He even almost forgot his existence. But when Chu Yan came back, his imperial father seems not to care about him. However, when he mentioned him, his imperial father’s eyebrows raised unconsciously. He never had such a reaction when he mentioned other princes.

Only then did he understand that this so-called alienation and indifference were his means of covering and protecting him. Among all his brothers, their imperial father cared most about Chu Yan and only Chu Yan.

He had always wondered before, why there were so many favored concubines in the harem, but why the first seat was vacant.

Now he understood. Fortunately, it wasn’t too late.

He succeeded to let his mother sit on the empress’s throne. He was now only one step away from being the crown prince. As long as Chu Yan completely disappears from this world, then this step was just under his feet.

He now even forgot what Chu Yan looked like!

It has been 10 years since he left the capital to go north.

Since it has been so long, why did he bother to come back?

*

December 20th, rainy.

The cold winter rain was extremely cold. As if every drop of rain on their face was like an ice needle stuck into the flesh.

“Your royal highness, it’s getting late. Let’s find a place to camp. It will become more inconvenient when the rain gets heavy in a while.” Zhou Gang said to Hu Feng.

Hu Feng looked at the front. The road ahead was hidden in the drizzle. He couldn’t see a thing.

“Alright, let’s camp!” He said in a low voice.

The soldiers were very experienced, everything was readily available. Soon 7 to 8 tents were set up. Hu Feng and Zhou Gang entered the largest tent with two carbon basins already in the fire.

The four people sat down around a carbon basin, and Zhou Awu helped Hu Feng to take off his soaked clothes and put them to another carbon basin to bake.

“Your royal highness, your wound is oozing with blood again.” Zhou Awu looked at the gauze on Hu Feng’s body, covered with blood.

Hu Feng lowered his head and took a glance, then put on clean clothes and said: “It’s not in the way.”

Zhou Awu sighed: “If Zhi’er was here, with her medical skills, you wouldn’t need to bear this wound for a long time.”

Hu Feng frowned and sat down in front of the carbon basin. He said to Zhou Gang: “How long will it take before we get to the capital?”

Zhou Gang took out the topographic map from his sleeve. After reading it carefully, he busily replied: “If we pass by the Paoma Valley tomorrow, we will be on the official road. After traveling another day, we will be there.”

Hu Feng took the map in Zhou Gang’s hand and read it carefully. His frowned eyebrows didn’t relax at all, he asked: “Don’t you think this journey is too smooth?”

When Fu Zheng heard those words, he said: “What his royal highness said is right. Our journey went too smoothly. With Prince Xiao’s temperament, he wouldn’t allow us to return to the capital alive.”

Hu Feng handed the map back to Zhou Gang and said, “If you want to set up an ambush on this last section of the road, where would you choose?”

The three of them looked at each other and said in unison: “Panlong Hill?”

Hu Feng nodded his head: “If it is an ordinary person, I’m afraid he will choose Panlong Hill. The terrain is dangerous and easy to attack people. Even if we send a few people to guard, it will be difficult to pass smoothly.

 

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