Chapter 60

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“Help… Save me…” murmured Princess Xueying in her disorientation, “Ah-Yu…”

Ah-Yu? Does she mean the Crown Prince Shi Yu? Zhu Yan was suddenly startled, remembering the rumors that the Crown Prince was young and playful, always sneaking out of the Palace to play around; her heart couldn’t help but tighten, and she hurriedly stand up to check the surroundings – yet after looking all over, she couldn’t see a body that matched the characteristics.

Perhaps the Crown Prince was lucky enough to have escaped?

Zhu Yan checked everything, but found nothing. Sumo behind her groaned faintly and she remembered that the child was critically ill and needed to see a doctor as soon as possible, so she couldn’t afford to worry about anything else at the moment; she dragged Xueying away from the danger, bandaged her wounds, and took a little detour and raced towards the Governor’s Residence.

Bai Fenglin is Xueying’s brother, so if he’s sent here, then she’s safe, right? She couldn’t care less about what will happen afterwards, she had to get going with her own business!

Zhu Yan didn’t dare to stay long, turned her head and carried Sumo on her back, as she continued to speed the rest of the way.

The entrance to the small village was just a street away, but a roadblock emerged in front of it. The barricade was a ten-foot-high fence of wood and barbed wire that separated the access to the village – underneath the blockade there were soldiers in full military garb, with swords and a murderous aura.

She couldn’t help but freeze for a moment: these people were too stupid. The Restoration Army were all sharks, so if they wanted to escape, they would have chosen the water route to sneak around more easily, right? Why would they take the land route? She used her invisibility spell, and naturally no one could see her. With a click of her toes, she lightly crossed the roadblock. Just as she was about to pull her feet up and continue flying, she heard a shrill cry in her ears, and saw unexpectedly someone that was actually rushing out from the direction of the Dragon Slayer’s Village!

Those men, a group of about a dozen people, were running wildly and recklessly, heading straight for the roadblock barrier!

No way! Zhu Yan was shocked! Were these sharks crazy?

Subconsciously, she took a few steps forward, holding the blade in both hands and lifting it silently. But when those men came running a little closer and the light from the torches shone into their faces, she realized that those who had escaped were not sharks, but the villagers, dragon slayers!

“Stop there! Don’t move any further!” The captain in charge of the barrier shouted sternly, “The superior has ordered that from tonight onwards the battle zone will be closed off and only incoming will be allowed!”

Yet those dragon slayers, as if terribly frightened, rushed to reach the barrier in spite of everything, trying to run back to Yecheng. One of the men in the middle was dragging a wounded man with his left hand while limping up with a crutch in his right hand, begging, “Sir! The cannon fire is raining down from the front… and the village is on fire everywhere! If we don’t escape, the whole village will perish! I beg you…”

Before the words were out of his mouth, a shrill whistle sounded and the voice cut off abruptly. A sharp arrow passed through his chest, instantly nailing the dragon slayer who had pleaded for mercy to the ground. The rest of the men let out a gasp of surprise and took a few steps backwards in fear.

“Listen to me, everyone! Whoever is trespassing will die!” The captain gripped his bow and shouted to both sides, “There are orders from above: anyone who comes out of there, whether they are sharks or not, will be killed!”

“Yes!” The surrounding warriors roared in response, and a flurry of sharp arrows were raised in unison.

Those who just escaped from the battlefield were so frightened that they quickly scrambled backwards, leaving the corpse of the man who was in the lead down there where it was, and even the wounded man unattended. However, they could not retreat more than a few steps before the captain shouted an order and countless arrows whistled towards them!

“Stop!” Zhu Yan was astonished, and not considering anything else, she tapped her soles and swept out like a bolt of lightning. While those Dragon Slayers who were only concerned with escaping naturally did not look back, but the soldiers who shot the arrows looked dumbfounded for a moment – in the night, they only saw the arrows they shot suddenly pausing in the void, then instantly snapping off and turning into two pieces, falling to the ground one after another!

This… What’s going on? Is this a demon?

Zhu Yan rushed out with Sumo on her back and swung her sword with all her might, cutting off all those arrows in mid-air with a single swipe. However, she swung the blade too quickly and too heavily, and her whole body was almost sent flying off, staggering and almost falling into the mud. Luckily, she used the invisibility magic, otherwise it would have been too embarrassing to be seen like this.

She muttered something and, without thinking twice, quickly reached out and picked up the wounded man before the next round of attacks began, and darted forward. However, with one on her back and another in her arm, she was a bit overwhelmed by the prospect of dragging her sword around, and after a mile of running she was so exhausted that she had to find a sheltered place to catch her breath.

However, just as her invisibility spell was removed, a startled shout rang into her ears, “Zhu… Zhu Yan the Red Princess? How come is it you?!”

That unexpected shout frightened her, she immediately loosened her hand, and that voice turned into a miserable shriek. Zhu Yan looked down in astonishment and found that the one who was speaking was actually the injured man she had thrown to the ground, and when she fixed her eyes on him, she couldn’t help but jump: “Shen Tu… Doctor Shen Tu?!”

Yes! That injured person who just tried to break through the barrier was actually Doctor Shen Tu!

The formerly unrivaled and famous doctor, who was covered in blood and appeared to have suffered a serious injury, was struggling to stand up by holding onto a tree by the roadside and looked at her in shock, “How did you… you suddenly appear here? What… is going on here?”

“I just saved you a moment ago, idiot!” Seeing his bewildered face, Zhu Yan couldn’t help but say in an unflattering manner, “Did you think those arrows would break out of nowhere and you would fly here all by yourself floating in the air?”

“So, that was all your doings?” Doctor Shen Tu froze, “But… What are you doing here again?”

“Hey, no more questions! I saved your life just now; you should come and repay me in return!” Zhu Yan had no time to talk too much with him, and eagerly untied Sumo from her back and propped it up in front of him, “This little brat is sick! Come and take a look at him for me quickly…”

When Doctor Shen Tu saw Sumo, who was wrapped in mystical silver soft armor, he suddenly trembled and blurted out, “It’s him? Great!” After a pause, he glanced at Zhu Yan again and asked in a strange tone, “You… risked your life to come here just for this child?”

“Yes! What’s wrong with it?” She frowned and pushed the injured doctor in front of the child, urging anxiously, “Come and see the little bugger! I went out for a while yesterday and when I came back, he was all hot and shaking like a wobbler… Look at him!”

Doctor Shen Tu dragged his broken leg and endured the pain as he placed his finger on Sumo’s wrist pulse, his face become grave and silent for a moment, not saying a word. Zhu Yan was apprehensive and couldn’t help but blurt out, “How is it? It’s not about to die, isn’t he?”

“It’s not really that bad that he’ll going to die immediately.” Doctor Shen Tu shook his head, and not waiting for Zhu Yan to breathe a sigh of relief, he said, “It looks like he’ll probably live for another day or two.”

“Zhu Yan nearly choked when hearing this and only after a while she managed to shout, “No! You… you have to bring him back to me!”

Doctor Shen Tu squinted at her, his wrinkled and bloodstained old face showing a repulsive expression as he grinned and said, “You haven’t paid for the last consultation yet… I haven’t met a single beauty in the Star Ocean Cloud Pavilion to have you pay up for me, and you’re still shirking! You still want to come to have another consultation?”

“Last time… last time, I really didn’t have any more money!” Zhu Yan was not prepared for him to suddenly change subject and remind her old debts, so she couldn’t help but stomp her foot, “My money was all used to snatch that Flower Girl back then, you were so inclined to ask me for it at that time, how could I have any gold to pay you?”

Doctor Shen Tu grunted coldly, “You didn’t last time, what about now?”

“This… this time…” Zhu Yan was speechless and touched her body, “I didn’t bring any…”

Doctor Shen Tu grunted and tossed Sumo aside: “You haven’t paid for your last consultation, and now you’re asking for it again? What do you take me for? A big fool?”

“Hey!” She got anxious and seized the crimpled old man by the collar, “I just saved your life! Do you believe me, I will throw you back under the arrows now?”

“I didn’t ask you to save me. It was you who wanted to do so, I don’t accept this favor.” Doctor Shen Tu was not in the least intimidated, straining his neck and snorting coldly, “Besides, if you throw me back, there will really be no one in this world to save this little brat!”

“…” Zhu Yan was furious, but she really didn’t dare to do anything to him – even if she were to put a knife to his neck, in case this old man gave in and agreed, he could just casually change one or two medicines when prescribing. If the old man promised to do so, he could change the medicines in his prescription, and Sumo would still be dead.

“Then what do you want?” She suppressed her anger and dumped him back on the ground, trying to speak softer, but her tone remained stiff, “What do you… want to save him?”

“Well…” Doctor Shen Tu rubbed his neck and said, “Let me think about it.”

“No more thinking! I’ll agree to anything you say!” Hearing the artillery roaring in her ears and seeing the moribund child gradually succumbing to death in her arms, Zhu Yan could no longer hold back her anger, “Stop nagging and heal him for me first! Otherwise, if this little brat dies, I will bury you with him!”

As if shaken by her anger, Doctor Shen Tu paused his fingers and gave her a look, “That’s what you said, you’ll agree to whatever I want! Do you promise?”

“I promise!” Zhu Yan yanked him over with one hand, “Quickly nurse him!”

“Good then, I shall bear that in mind… you owe me this favor, and when I think of what I want in the future, you will have to agree to whatever the terms are.” Doctor Shen Tu let out a laugh, limped over and sat down again beside Sumo, stretched out his fingertips to take his pulse, and fell silent again.

The rumbling of the artillery was incessant. This time, the Primus had actually brought artillery from the Imperial Capital, pouring out the power of the country against this small fishing village, as if they wanted to destroy the place completely.

Zhu Yan hid under the shade of the ruined wall and formed a seal with both hands, creating a light envelope, protecting the three of them from the stray cannon fire and keeping them out. It was a simple protective enclosure, but because the cannon fire was so powerful, it was quite spiritually costly.

She watched with anxiety as Doctor Shen Tu attended to Sumo, trying to discern something in the old man’s face, but his eyes were half-closed and his wrinkled face was devoid of expression.

There was a short moment of silence, only to hear a loud bang, as if something had collapsed in the distance.

“Breakthrough! It’s broken!” A tidal wave of shouts could be heard everywhere, the Primus troops enthusiastically cheering. Soon, a rider arrived from the battlefield ahead, holding a banner in his hand and shouting, “The last fortress of the Restoration Army has been breached! General Qinggang has orders to gather all forces and contain the fire!”

“Yes!” Upon receiving the order, the warriors guarding the front barrier immediately sprang to their feet and gathered in formation, leaving only a small number of men to guard the area before merging into the mass of troops running to the conflagration.

What? Did the Restoration Army… lose? What about Yuan? What about him? Zhu Yan couldn’t help but stand up, almost wanting to dash into the battlefield along with those people. But in her ears, she heard Doctor Shen Tu suddenly speak up and ask, “How long has he been like this?”

“Huh? It’s been two whole days!” Zhu Yan had to pause and return to Sumo’s side, frowning as she patiently answered the doctor’s question, “And it’s getting worse, that’s why I had no choice but to carry this little bugger over here and try to risk looking for you.”

“Fortunately, you ran here with him on your back,” Doctor Shen Tu sighed, releasing his fingers from his pulse, “if you had come a day later, all the blood in his body would have been evaporated.”

“What?” Zhu Yan exclaimed in shock, “Evaporated?”

“Has this child recently been under some sort of curse?” Dr. Shen Tu looked carefully at Sumo’s face again, flipped his eyelids and examined them, turned his head and asked Zhu Yan, “Especially the fire spell?”

“A fire spell? There is no…” she froze for a moment, ” He has been living with me properly in the Red King’s Residence for the past few days, how could he have been under attack or under a spell?”

“That’s strange.” Doctor Shen Tu shook his head, “There is the power of a blazing fire that has invaded his body, searing his internal organs, which is why his body is this hot – fortunately he was smart enough to jump into the pool himself, otherwise his blood would have been baked dry long ago.”

“…” Zhu Yan was stunned and suddenly remembered the scene when she discovered Sumo – he was practicing the spells in that booklet alone, and the volume of the manual that was thrown on the ground, wasn’t it just turning to the fourth page?

On the fourth page, there is the fifth element of Wood, namely “Fire”!

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