The prince of Dayao State was defeated in the battle and was leading his soldiers to retreat to the camp in a panic. Unexpectedly, when they were only halfway through the journey, a strong wind suddenly blew behind them, with flying sand and rocks. They were in trouble and looked back...

My God, I saw a huge python with its bloody mouth opened and pounced towards them fiercely.

"Oh no, there is danger, hurry up and protect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." The soldiers reacted quickly, taking out their weapons and standing in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to protect him.

At this moment, the python swung its long tail and swept away a soldier who was standing in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Movements as fast as lightning.

The next second, everyone heard the soldier scream, and his body was torn into pieces by the python, with blood and body parts scattered everywhere.

This scene frightened the Crown Prince so much that he pissed himself. He opened his throat and howled desperately...

"Help, help, come quickly and drive this python away."

Suddenly, the scene became a mess again. Relying on their large numbers, the soldiers took up their weapons and started fighting with the giant python in the air.

Even so, several people were killed by pythons.

Seeing that the enemy had more people and more power, the giant python did not want to fight anymore. It rolled up its long tail and immediately carried the two soldiers into the air. Then it loosened its tail and with a "click", the two soldiers fell from the air and landed heavily in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, turning into meat paste. The scene, with blood mixed with meat paste, was horrible to watch.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's face was splattered with blood. He was so frightened that his eyes rolled back and he fainted.

"Oh no, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has fainted. Help him back quickly and ask the military doctor to come and rescue him." The soldiers were terrified when they saw the Crown Prince fainted. However, fortunately, the giant python did not attack them again, but flew away from mid-air.

Oh my God, Youzhou is so scary. There is actually a giant python protecting the country. As long as it is there, it will be difficult for them to attack Youzhou.

The military advisor held a fan and fanned himself while speaking with a worried look to the burly man in armor beside him: "Marshal Li, we had a bad start today. Not only did we lose three brave generals in a row, but the Crown Prince was also frightened and fainted. In my opinion, Youzhou is not a piece of soft bone, but a hard bone to chew. It will be difficult for us to chew it down."

Marshal Li nodded, sighed, and said, "Alas! What can I do? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince boasted in front of the Emperor that it would only take a month to conquer Youzhou. The Emperor was willing to take the Golden Mountain for himself, so he naturally agreed."

"Moreover, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has signed a military order with the other princes, saying that if they fail to capture Youzhou within a month, they will automatically give up the crown prince position and let a capable prince take the position."

"Given the current situation, I'm afraid that even if we want to withdraw our troops, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not be willing to do so."

The military advisor nodded. If they withdrew their troops now, it would mean that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would be deposed, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would definitely not want that.

So, they can only fight with Youzhou.

"Marshal, are we going to continue the battle tomorrow?"

Marshal Li shook his head and said, "No, let the soldiers hang up the banner of no fighting, and wait until we can figure out a way to deal with the python. Otherwise, if we go into battle now, we will only get beaten."

The giant python was so powerful that it could not only fly freely in the sky but also escape after a successful sneak attack. It was elusive and it ate people. It was also extremely powerful. They were no match for it at all.

Military Advisor: "Well, the Marshal is right. I also think that hanging up the banner of exemption from war is the safest way."

As they were talking, they had already returned to the military camp. The military doctor came over to feel the prince's pulse and said that he had fainted from excessive shock and would be fine after resting.

After the military doctor finished speaking, he pressed on the Crown Prince's philtrum a few times, and the Crown Prince slowly opened his eyes.

At first, he was confused, but he quickly reacted, sat up immediately, and shouted to everyone in horror...

"Snake, snake, there is a big snake, it wants to eat me, hurry up and call someone to come and protect me."

All the soldiers looked at each other in blank dismay.

Finally, it was Marshal Li who came out and told His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that the giant python had flown away and that they had returned to the camp, which was very safe with hundreds of thousands of troops protecting it, so His Royal Highness the Crown Prince could rest assured and recuperate.

"You're back. You scared me to death." The Crown Prince breathed a sigh of relief and lay back on the bed. However, a few seconds later, he jumped up again and shouted, "No, that snake is too powerful. I'm worried that it will come to murder me."

"Marshal Li, I order you to quickly send more soldiers with strong martial arts skills to protect me."

Marshal Li was speechless when he heard this. How could His Royal Highness the Crown Prince capture Youzhou if he was so afraid of death?

However, he didn't say anything on the surface, but just replied: "Yes, I will send someone to protect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince right away."

After saying this, he walked out and arranged for his men to protect the Crown Prince.

However, even though the Crown Prince's tent was surrounded by soldiers on guard, he was still like a frightened bird. He had to run out of the tent every half hour to see if there was anyone protecting him before he could fall asleep.

Marshal Li was speechless about this scene.

However, he was the prince, and as a subject, he dared not say anything.

Early the next morning, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince drank calming tea and rested for a night. He regained his spirit and became no longer afraid of death. He immediately called Marshal Li over and asked him to find a way to kill the python as soon as possible, otherwise they would not be able to capture Youzhou.

"Marshal Li, do you know what will happen to me if I fail to capture Youzhou?"

"I know."

"Then do you know that you are mine? What does it mean that we all rise together and suffer together?"

"I understand. I will do everything I can to capture Youzhou."

"Well, that's very good." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was very satisfied with Marshal Li's answer, and then asked him if he had any way to deal with the python.

Marshal Li knelt on the ground and said respectfully, "Your Highness, I have sent someone back to the country to invite a snake catcher. I believe he will arrive in a few days."

Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was still a little worried and asked if the snake catcher could catch such a big snake.

Marshal Li patted his chest and said that there would definitely be no problem, because this snake catcher was the best snake catcher in the Dayao Kingdom, and it was said that he also knew some magic.

After hearing this, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince finally felt relieved.

At this time in Youzhou, because they had won the battle, the people of the whole city were extremely happy. In order to express their gratitude to the giant python for protecting the city, they brought the most delicious food from their homes to the palace for the giant python to eat.

The gate of the palace was crowded with common people holding food, and they talked to the gatekeeper...

"Young man, please take these foods to the Snake King as a token of our appreciation."

"Yes, yes. If it weren't for it, our Youzhou City would be in danger. These foods are our token of appreciation."

The two gatekeepers looked at each other, and one of them said to the common people earnestly...

"My fellow villagers, we have no shortage of food in our palace, and the Snake King will not starve. But these things are still very precious to you. You can take them back to nourish the children at home. Besides, the eldest and second young masters just had an accident, and there is a funeral in the palace. The third and fourth young masters and the fifth young lady are in a very bad mood. They still have to protect your safety. You should stop making a fuss at the gate and leave quickly."

When the common people saw that the concierge was unwilling to help them pass the food to the Snake King as a token of their gratitude, they all looked at each other, not knowing what to do for a moment.

They never thought of disturbing the two young masters and young ladies, they just wanted to thank the Snake King.

At this time, the representative of the people, Mr. Zhang, came out and said to the crowd...

"Everyone, I think what this young man said is right. Now that something has happened in the palace, the Third Young Master and the Fourth Young Master are already troubled enough, and they have to bring the Snake King to protect the people of our city. At this time, we should not add to the chaos and let them have a good rest. They still have to guard the city gate at night. Everyone should go home."

"Besides, although the Snake King has made great contributions, in my opinion, the greatest contributors are still the Third Young Master and the Fourth Young Master. If they didn't know how to tame beasts, how could they defeat the enemy?"

Ever since he came down from the city gate and told the people about the battle situation on the battlefield, everyone became excited and had great confidence in defeating the army of Dayao State.

The common people nodded vigorously and said in unison: "Yes, yes, yes, what Uncle Zhang said is right. The greatest heroes who protected Youzhou are the Third Young Master and the Fourth Young Master."

Grandpa Zhang blinked his wise old eyes at everyone and said, "So, should we not disturb them to rest? Let them recuperate so that they can better protect us."

When the common people heard this, they nodded in agreement, and then they immediately left the gate of the palace in groups.

Inside the palace.

hall.

Huo Xi, Huo Bei, Huo Zhong, after they came back from the city gate, they came to the hall again, accompanying the bodies of their eldest and second brothers without saying a word.

Uncle Fu came over several times and asked them to go eat, but they remained indifferent.

Huo Zhong propped up his chin with his little hand, looked at the bodies of his elder and second brothers, tears streaming down his face, and choked up as he said, "Uncle Fu, stop shouting, we can't eat, we just want to quietly accompany our elder brother, second brother, please leave."

"Yes, Uncle Fu, please leave. We really can't eat." Huo Bei and Huo Xi felt heartbroken at this time. Even though they were young, they finally understood that when people are most sad, they will have no appetite at all.

Uncle Fu couldn't help but burst into tears. He also knew that the three young masters were in a bad mood and couldn't eat, but the more so at this time, the more they had to take care of their health. Otherwise, if they collapsed, not to mention being sorry to the prince, what would happen to the hundreds of thousands of people in Youzhou?

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