Chapter 236: Holding the Prince Hostage
When passing by the broken corpses all over the ground, Qi Lao also deliberately pressed the prince's head down, so that he came face to face with these vague pieces of meat, so frightened that the prince's tears fell instantly, and his pants were also a little wet, looking embarrassed.
"Well, you're a little bit promising, okay?"
His eyes swept to the cloth between the prince's wet legs, Qi Lao shook his head helplessly, and tightened the rope that was pulling the prince: "After a while, the old man will use light skills to chase the old man's apprentice daughter-in-law, and His Royal Highness the prince had better use light skills, otherwise you will bear the consequences, and when the time comes, ...... Hum! β
To be honest, he didn't want to use light skills to take the prince to chase Chu Hongze and Wen Ruyi, so the best way was to let the prince follow him forward, so that it would be more effortless and faster, so he would give him a dismount just now.
The prince listened to Qi Lao's words, and hurriedly nodded, "Woo woo!" Although he couldn't speak, he still showed with his actions that he would also use light skills and would never drag him back.
Since he saw Qi Lao's methods, where did he dare to provoke him, but now that it is in his hands, he naturally does not dare to slack off at all.
"Well, yes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still very knowledgeable." Seeing that he was so obedient, Qi Lao smiled with satisfaction again and began to count: "When I count to one, you will keep up, you know?" Five, four, three, two, one......"
When he counted "one", the prince followed him up the branch at the same time, and the two of them used light skills together, chasing along the marks made by Chu Hongze and Wen Ruyi all the way.
It was about dusk, and they caught up with Chu Hongze and Wen Ruyi.
When he rushed over, Chu Hongze was adding firewood to the fire, while Wen Ruyi was sitting on the side and reversing the grilled fish in his hand.
"Ze'er, Ruyi." Qi Lao's voice sounded again, and the two who were busy couldn't help but look up one after another, and said in unison in surprise: "Master, you're back!" β
Their surprise lasted only a second before disappearing without a traceβbecause they saw the crown prince following Qi Lao.
"Master? Here's what's going on! Chu Hongze lowered his face, stared at the prince with unkind eyes and asked, what kind of character Chu Hongchen is, Chu Hongze knows best in his heart.
Qi Lao glanced at the prince, then tied the rope that tied him to the tree, and walked over unhurriedly, "Oh, you said this His Royal Highness the prince?" I happened to meet His Royal Highness the Prince, but he said that he wanted to go back to Longteng Country with us, and I was afraid that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would change his mind temporarily, so I discussed with him, and later came up with this method together. β
"Huh? The master and the prince came up with it together? "Impossible! Wen Ruyi looked at Qi Lao's appearance and couldn't help but think in her heart.
"If Ruyi doesn't believe it, you can ask the prince yourself." Saying that, Qi Lao turned his head to look at the unbreakable prince who was tied to the tree, and said with a smile, "Isn't it, His Royal Highness the Prince?" The old man is not wrong, right? β
"Eun!" The prince nodded frequently, looking impatient.
Qi Lao gave Wen Ruyi a "I didn't lie" look, and carried the pheasants he hunted on the way to chase and began to pluck and clean up, and roasted them on the fire.
"Let's rest here tonight, and when it dawns before we continue to hurry, with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince here, I believe it will be much easier for us to return to Longteng Country at that time."
Qi Lao said while roasting the chicken, Wen Ruyi has no opinion, she thinks that it is the best thing to use the prince as a "shield" to return to Longteng Kingdom, she is worried that there is no chance and excuse, so Chu Hongchen sent it.
But Chu Hongze is obviously very reluctant to see him, in fact, it is not difficult to understand, as soon as he sees the prince, Chu Hongze's mind will jump up to what the prince has done to the three of them during this time, and it is too late to get angry, how can he be willing to see him.
What's more, they are enemies, so naturally they are very angry when they meet.
Adding firewood to the fire, Chu Hongze slowly came to the prince, stared at him gloomily, and looked at him from head to toe: "Brother Huang...... No, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I didn't expect the last ...... It turned out that you fell into our hands. β
"Hmm, woo-woo!" Unable to utter a complete sentence because his mouth was gagged, the prince could only respond with a whining voice, and what he really wanted to express was "what do you want to do", anger at him.
Chu Hongze didn't know what he wanted to express, and of course he didn't want to know.
"Don't worry, when you return to Longteng Kingdom, I will report everything you have done here to my father." Finally, when he faced Chu Hongchen for the first time, he couldn't hear his ugly words, and Chu Hongze felt a lot happier in his heart.
"Whew!" Hearing him say this, the prince's eyes widened in horror, his head shook into a rattle, and the fire in his eyes was about to erupt, but even if he had fire in his heart, he didn't dare to speak again.
No! Don't do it!
The prince looked at Chu Hongze pleadingly, hoping that he could let himself go.
This time, Chu Hongze understood what he meant, and slowly hooked his lips and smiled: "Brother Huang, is this asking my subordinates to show mercy?" β
"Eun!!" Chu Hongchen nodded excitedly, eager to express his wishes.
"Stop dreaming!" Chu Hongze said fiercely, "Brother Huang, when you sent someone to hunt us down, did you ever think of showing mercy to our subordinates? β
Wen Ruyi, who listened to their conversation, also walked over, stood beside Chu Hongze and echoed: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the heavens are evil, it is still against you, you can do it yourself, you can't live." The day you make your choice, you should have thought of such a result, and this time you fall into our hands, maybe it is all fate. β
"Okay, don't talk nonsense with him, Ze'er, Ruyi, come over for dinner, come and try the craftsmanship of being a teacher." Qi Lao, who cooked the chicken and fish, beckoned Chu Hongze and Wen Ruyi to come over for dinner, they finally glanced at the prince, returned to the fire, took the barbecue handed by Qi Lao and ate it with relish, although it only smelled of shriveled meat, but it couldn't be considered so much on the mountain.
The location where the four of them rested was in the wild, so they needed to send someone to be on duty at night to prevent unexpected situations without knowing it.
Qi Lao and Chu Hongze were alone in the middle of the night, and Wen Ruyi also wanted to be on duty at night, but was rejected by the master and apprentice: "Ruyi, you can rest in peace, just leave it to Weishi and Ze'er here, and you don't have martial arts, so you can't find those dangers at all." β
"Yes, Ruyi, obedient, you just need to sleep obediently." Chu Hongze also said, how could he let Wen Ruyi be on the night shift, otherwise he wouldn't be able to sleep at all.
Wen Ruyi couldn't say anything about the two of them alone, but what Qi Lao said made sense, so he had to helplessly fold his clothes and lie down, curled up and slept and rested peacefully.
The darkness of the night covered the land, and there was no word for the night.
In the early morning, Wen Ruyi was woken up from sleep by Chu Hongze, and Qi Lao had already untied the rope tied to the prince on the tree, looking ready to go on the road.
"Okay, next, we can rush to Longteng Kingdom with peace of mind, with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince here, I believe no one should dare to stop us." Qi Lao stretched his waist, looked at the distressed look, and said energetically.
Chu Hongze and Wen Ruyi also looked very happy, after all, they could finally return to their country, and they didn't have to stay here to live in Tibet, and they could get rid of Mu Zirong's endless pursuit.
Only Chu Hongchen was naturally reluctant, but he was helpless.
"Let's go, let's go!" Chu Hongze gave an order, and the four of them took steps and rushed straight to the direction of Longteng Kingdom.
When passing by the gate of the checkpoint, because the prince was there, no one dared to stop them at all.
Until they began to rush to Longteng Country, Chu Hongchen couldn't say anything about the bitterness in his heart.
After walking day and night for nearly a month, they were left with the last border city left before they returned to the Dragon Teng Country.
Passing through this city, it is the land of the Dragon Teng Kingdom, and they will be safe.
"Hey, I can finally go back!" The first person to sigh was not someone else, but Qi Lao.
"Yes, it's been so long, and now I can finally go back." Chu Hongze was stunned and felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart, and it was also infinitely relaxed, which was diametrically opposed to his mood when he went abroad, and now, he finally brought Ruyi back safely.
Wen Ruyi also showed an excited look, and the three of them rested for a while, and walked towards the city gate.
At the height of the day, they passed through the city and stood on their own land.
Unlike before, although they have not yet entered the Central Plains, only on the border of the Dragon Teng Country, the three of them all feel a sense of belonging.
Of course, except for the crown prince.
"Hey, I'm finally back!" Chu Hongze sighed rarely, standing on the land that belonged to him with his hands in his hands, his unfathomable eyes flashed with trembling light, which showed that he had great expectations in his heart for returning to Longteng Country.
"yes!" Qi Lao also sighed together, "As the saying goes, the golden nest and the silver nest are not as good as their own kennels, and Longteng Kingdom is also his own kennel for the old man. β
Although this is a bit inappropriate, it is also appropriate.
"Okay, okay, you all sigh, I can't sigh anymore." Wen Ruyi was amused by the appearance of the two big men sighing there, but she chose to hold back a smile, shook her head and came to them, looking at them back and forth.
"Lord, master, since we are all back, is it time to go back to the capital next? Or where to go? β
"Don't go back to Beijing for the time being, I think the emperor probably doesn't know about our return yet, but what happened to us at Mu Zirong may not escape his 'eyes'." Qi Lao glanced at Chu Hongze, feeling his gaze, Chu Hongze tilted his head slightly.
"Hey, my father is like this, he still has a lot of eyeliner." The two looked at each other, and Chu Hongze made no secret of what he did Lao Tzu.