Fang Cheng and An Feng helped King Yue to lie down in the house, while Wan Meng went to get a basin of hot water.

The King of Yue was lying on the bed, breathing heavily, with sweat on his forehead and his whole body was very cold. The situation was very grim.

Wan Meng used a towel to wipe the sweat off his face, but she couldn't wipe it all off. She said anxiously and worriedly, "How are you? Why don't you let us call the court doctor? How can we know what's wrong with you if we don't call the court doctor?"

The King of Yue used his inner strength to suppress the poison in his body, took a deep breath, and said with difficulty: "The court doctor is not my man, I don't trust him."

Fang Cheng said: "Your Majesty, it's already this late, save your life first."

"I know what's going on, ahem..."

The King of Yue coughed up another mouthful of black blood. He looked at the blood on the ground with a slight smile on his face. He already had the answer in his mind. It must be that the Dog Emperor summoned him to the palace that night to drink with him. The wine was poisonous, but he did not suspect anything at the time and did not notice it when he returned home.

He sighed softly, "If you often walk by the river, you will get your feet wet. In the end, it was all my fault for being careless and falling for the trick of the dog emperor. This is what I was destined to do. I accept it."

Wan Meng wiped the sweat off his face considerately: "Don't say such discouraging words, you still have a grudge to avenge. It's strange to say, during the time we've been talking, your complexion has improved a lot. The poison came and went quickly."

Fang Cheng said: "What the princess said reminded me. It seems to be true. The prince's face looks much better than before."

An Feng nodded: "Indeed, this poison is really strange, I have never seen it before."

Wan Meng blushed and didn't respond to them.

The King of Yue felt that his body had returned to normal. After circulating his internal energy, he immediately asked, "What princess? Who allowed you to say that?"

Fang Cheng pointed at Anfeng.

The King of Yue stared at him with sharp eyes: "Tell me, who gave you this title?"

An Feng pointed outside the door and said, "Your Highness, I also heard about this from the mansion. Don't you know? The servants in the mansion all said so."

"Nonsense!" The King of Yue said angrily, "Before we set out tomorrow, tell the people in the palace not to talk nonsense like this again, or we'll cut off his tongue."

Wan Meng threw the towel into the water, held the basin and said, "You have almost recovered. We have to set off tomorrow. I will go back and rest first."

King Yue sighed deeply and murmured, "The dog emperor gave me such a weird poison just to kill me. I must speed up the progress of the plan, otherwise I am afraid I won't survive until that day."

Fang Cheng said: "My Lord, what kind of poison is this?"

"I'm not sure either. I just remember a book passed down saying there's a kind of poison that's colorless and tasteless. People can't detect it if they eat it, and they can't tell if it's there by feeling the pulse. The poison will silently spread through the meridians throughout the body. It's hard to tell when the poison will take effect. It's sudden and you'll feel great pain and weakness all over your body, and you'll feel cold and vomit blood. I guess I was poisoned by this kind of poison."

An Feng asked, "My Lord, is there any way to cure this poison?"

“There is no record of this.”

The King of Yue shook his head, showing no fear at all. Instead, he said optimistically, "Now that things have come to this, there is nothing more to say. I can use my deep inner strength to suppress the poison for a period of time. This period of time will definitely be enough for me to rebel. You go back and prepare. We will set off tomorrow morning."

Early morning, Jianwen City Posthouse.

Yan Kaiyu and the others climbed over the wall quietly and came to the weakest guarded part of the wall. Wudu jumped up and knocked them out. The four of them successfully left the city from here. Their horses were taken to the forest outside the city by the envoys of Xiyue Kingdom the day before. They jumped on their horses and galloped to the riverside.

Before dawn the next day, the Dog Emperor learned the news. He was furious and immediately sent people to chase and kill them from different directions.

The result is predictable. Yan Kaiyu anticipated the enemy and boarded the boat in the early morning. The speed was so fast that it was unimaginable. It took only half a day to leave the Cambodian territory and head straight for Qianfan City.

Shangguan Zimeng lay on the side of the boat, breathing in the fresh air. She grew up in inland and had never left the province. She had never been on such a large civilian ship. It felt very novel and her mood became better and better.

Yan Kaiyu came to her side, hugged her from behind, leaned over and whispered in her ear: "My dear, this fish has just been caught. It's very fresh. Don't you want to eat some?"

Shangguan Zimeng shook her head and said, "To be honest, I was a little hungry when I was riding, but I'm not hungry anymore after I got on the boat. My husband, this is my first time on a big boat, and I don't get seasick. I feel very happy."

Yan Kaiyu smiled and said, "Is this ship big? There are even bigger ships. When there's a chance, I'll take you on a ship. The ship is huge, stable, and fast. Do you want to take a ride?"

"Okay, we have a deal."

"It's a word."

Before nightfall that day, they arrived at Qianfan City. General Wang Liao came out to greet them in person. Accompanying him was Prime Minister Min's second son Min Qian. Min Qian was young and full of enthusiasm, and he served General Wang.

"My Lord, did you gain anything from this trip?"

Yan Kaiyu smiled and said, "Old General, just focus on training the navy. It will be of great use in the future."

Wang Liao laughed so hard that his gray beard trembled. "Hahahaha... With your words, I feel relieved. I have long wanted to lead the navy to Cambodia and make a contribution to our ancestors' country."

Yan Kaiyu has always admired this general who has spent his entire life in the military, and praised: "It is Ziling's fortune to have the old general."

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while and then went into the general's mansion together. The general had set up a banquet early. As they lived by the river, most of the delicacies on the table were seafood, cooked in a variety of ways and very delicious, which really whetted their appetite.

……

At noon the next day, all the people sent by the Dog Emperor to hunt down the enemy returned empty-handed. He was so angry that he was about to throw things when someone came to report.

"Come in! Any more bad news?!"

The dog emperor took the letter from the old eunuch, and after reading it, he tore it into pieces in anger, and the pieces scattered in the air looked quite beautiful.

"I was wondering why Yan Kaiyu ran away secretly? It turns out that he sent troops to attack Zehuang! Does he really take me, the emperor who rules the world, seriously? Does the treaty signed by the four countries still count?"

Bai Luocheng wrote an urgent letter to the Dog Emperor, telling him that Zi Ling had launched a large army to attack Zehuang. He believed that this was the best opportunity to attack Zi Ling from both the north and the south, and requested the Dog Emperor to send a large army to attack Zi Ling. If they won, the territory and the people would be divided in half.

"Don't I want to send troops to attack? But this Zhang Lin has been disrupting the internal affairs. How can I feel at ease to send troops? Send an order immediately, and let the King of Yue and Zai Kuo destroy Zhang Lin within two months, otherwise let them bring their heads to me!"

The old eunuch retreated tremblingly. Every time he came in to deliver something, he would put his head on his belt, for fear that if he was not careful, this dog emperor would take his life.

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