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On the contrary, it was Nangong Jin who looked at her father and stood up, "Your Majesty, now that they have enough troops and they occupy the advantageous position in Red Mountain City, if we want to beat them, we must defeat them. The only option we have now is to act wisely!"

"Oh, then what do you have?" As Xing Ao Tian saw him like this, he knew he already had a plan.

"Does the king still remember the civilians who escaped? One of us will find a suitable opportunity to deal with the water in the city after they enter the city …" Nangong Jin had already calculated the whole plan. Even if they captured all the able-bodied men, they would never think that the child was their real target.

"Good …" So what are we going to do now? " Xing AoTian continued to ask.

"You don't need to do anything. Wait …" When all the soldiers in the city have lost their fighting power, it would be as easy as flipping our hand to attack Red Mountain City together! "

Nangong Jin's face was cold. The final winner of this battle would be her Dong Wu Country.

In one afternoon, Helian Jue had made a tour of all the important roads in Red Mountain City. There were 80,000 alliance troops outside the city, especially Nangong Jin. He was cunning and did not lose to his father, Nangong Lie.

"Your Royal Highness, Tianye had not made a single move since the failure of the attack a few days ago. The army of the Dong Wu Country had arrived a day ago and looted several small villages outside of Lou Lan's city, causing a flood of hundreds of people. I was worried that there might be enemy troops among them, so I took them all captive." He Long reported everything that had happened in the past few days in succession.

"Mm. You are indeed worried about this. You are doing the right thing, but you cannot make things difficult for them, especially the children." Helian Jue looked at the empty grassland a few miles outside the city and nodded his head. If it were him, he would have done the same.

"Prince, don't worry. I did not let my children leave with my parents and family. Although I have temporarily locked them up, I have ordered people to send out food for them." He Long also understood that many commoners were innocent, so he naturally wouldn't make things difficult for them.

Some of them ate, some lived, some wore clothes. Naturally, they did not cause any more trouble, and calmly waited for the war to end so that they could leave.

Two days passed in a row without any movement from the enemy side. Cen Xue had always been looking forward to their arrival. Although she couldn't recognize him, it was still a type of happiness to be able to see him from a distance.

"Your Highness, I received the legend of the King's Flying Pigeon. Before tonight, the King will arrive at Red Mountain City." He Long delivered the intercepted letter into his hands.

"Good, the king's emperor will arrive tonight. With the king personally coming, our army will definitely have a big boost in morale!" After reading the letter, Helian Jue tore it into pieces. This time, regardless of what tricks Ye Tian and Dong Wu had up their sleeves, he would still accept the entire letter.

"Reporting..." Your Highness, something big has happened! " Just as he finished speaking, another urgent message came from the other side.

"What's going on? Why is there a need to be so nervous?" Seeing Vice General Li's flustered appearance as he hurried up the city gate tower, Helian Jue's intuition told him that something big must have happened.

"Your Royal Highness, soldiers in the army camp have shown signs of weakness in their bodies, and they can't even stand up. What is the reason for this?" Lieutenant General Li was sweating profusely. If the enemy attacked the city at this time, his soldiers would not be able to get onto the battlefield.

"How could this be? Did he eat the wrong thing?" Once He Lian heard this, he knew that if all the eighty thousand soldiers in the city collapsed, he would be in big trouble.

"For the time being, I don't know what's going on, but this little one has already sent someone to the mansion to invite Miss Phoenix and the others over to check. I believe that we will soon find out where the problem is!" Vice General Li replied while wiping the sweat on his forehead.

Helian Jue lowered his head and thought for a moment. Then, he ordered He Long who was beside him, "Pass down the order. The officers and soldiers of the city are not to eat any food from now on. You can't even drink any water!"

"Yes sir!" He Long accepted the order and everyone split up to investigate the matter.

Phoenix, Qing Song and Bai Lu were the first to arrive at the camp. When they saw the soldiers on the ground, they knew from the looks of the situation that they had been poisoned. Something must have gone wrong with the food!

"Junior Sister, take out the box!" They arrived at a well. This was the source of drinking water in the camp. Qing Song wanted to check if the water was poisoned.

He poked the silver needles into the water, but did not see any change in the needles. Qing Song held up a ladle of water and sniffed it, then took out a bottle from the wooden box and poured the medicinal powder into the water. After the medicinal powder was mixed with the water, Bai Lu began to pour the needles into the water, but the silver needles she took out this time were already turning black.

"There's poison in the water!" Cen Xue looked at the blackened half of the silver needle and exclaimed.

"What kind of poison is it? How do I cure it?" The voice of Helian Jue rang out at this moment.

Everyone looked towards the source of the voice. They only saw Helian Jue hurrying towards them. It was clear how anxious he was.

"Your highness, this medicine is called 'Ten Incense Flexible Muscle Powder', it is not very strong, and is not harmful to a person's life." Your highness, this medicine is called 'Ten Incense Flexible Muscle Powder', it is not strong, and it is not harmful to a person's life. Qing Song gave a general explanation for everyone.

"Brother Qingsong, do you have any way to cure the poison?" Helian Fu finally calmed down a little. At least he had found the source of the poison.

"I have one bottle of the antidote in my wooden box, but the water source is contaminated. This bottle of antidote will have to neutralize the poison in this well first. As for the soldiers who were poisoned, I think we need to prepare other antidote." Qing Song looked at the well where he had been poisoned. He didn't know if this bottle of antidote was enough. He could only try everything he could.

"This time, Brother Qingsong is here. Go to the manor and see if there are any missing ingredients. This King will immediately send someone to purchase them." Brother Wang is going to arrive tonight, so you can't make any mistakes at this time.

"Prince, don't worry. Qingsong will do his best to restore the soldiers to their normal state." Qing Song clasped his hands together in a bow.

Qing Song took out all the antidotes he brought with him and ground them into powder one by one. Then he poured all of them into the well and wrote down the recipe for the antidote so that the military doctor could prepare the herbs. After all, he was familiar with this place.

"About 50,000 soldiers in the battalion were infected with this poison. I'm worried that the medicinal ingredients are not enough!" Cen Xue had just walked around the camp and there were soldiers lying everywhere. It was as if they had no bones left in them.

We can boil all the herbs in the big pot like we did in the camp. The poisoned soldiers will drink a bowl of the medicine every day, but I am worried that there is a natural bezoar among the herbs. It is more precious than natural bezoar, so I think we may not have this medicine in the barracks! Qing Song voiced out his worries.

"Natural ox, I'll go back to the mansion and look for it. If not, I'll just tell the prince and let him think of a solution." As Cen Xue spoke, she ran towards the mansion.

There was a pharmacy in the mansion, and after Cen Xue ran back she immediately ran to it. She searched around the pharmacy and finally found a natural bezoar, but it was only a small bag and could only simmer once. There were too many soldiers poisoned and it was not enough!

"What are you looking for?" Just as Helian Jue returned home, he heard the soldiers tell him.

"My lord, I was looking for Niu Huang. Qing Song said that there isn't any in the medicine store, so I came here to look, but I only found a small bag." Cen Xue showed him the yellow ox in her hand.

He Lian Feng looked over. He didn't know what medicinal material this was.

"This King will immediately order people to gather them in the city!" In Red Mountain City, there had to be some kind of cowherd.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" I hope we can find it in Hope City.

"What are you thanking me for? This king should be thanking you. If it weren't for you, our army would have been in big trouble this time." Helian Jue approached her in a friendly and approachable manner and handed the medicinal ingredients in her hand to Vice General Li behind her.

Vice General Li understood and immediately followed orders. This matter could not be delayed for even a moment.

After spending the past few days together, Helian Jue had felt that she gave him a very familiar feeling. Her every movement carried the shadow of someone else, something he had not noticed that day, but after getting along with his for a few days, he slowly felt that she really resembled Cen Xue.

"My lord, is my face dirty?" Cen Xue looked at him awkwardly. After Vice General Li left, she felt an inexplicable sense of pressure in the air.

"No, you're beautiful, just like her." Helian Jue blurted out.

"Ah?" Just like who? " Cen Xue looked at him in astonishment. What was he talking about?

He took a step back and shook his head. "It's nothing, it's nothing. This King still has matters to attend to, so I'll be taking my leave first."

"Take care, Your Highness."

After he left, Cen Xue carefully thought back to what he had just said. Could it be that he had already suspected her? Impossible?

However, Red Mountain City was a remote border city, and there were only two pharmacies. The natural bezoar was one of the top quality medicinal herbs, so there weren't many pharmacies in the entire Red Mountain City. There was only one small bag, which was not enough for medicine.

Seeing the sky gradually darken, Helian Jue became troubled over this matter. Fortunately, there were still 30 thousand soldiers standing guard or practicing. They did not drink or eat, so the entire army would not be paralyzed.

The bottle of antidote powder from Qing Song was very effective. After pouring one into the well, 80% of the well water was quickly restored, but after using the silver needle to probe for Bai Lu again, there were still some leftovers. She then poured half a barrel of medicinal juice into the well water to completely remove the remaining remnants of the naturally occurring bezoar that she had found in the residence.

There weren't enough medicinal herbs, and most of the generals were still lying down helplessly. Cen Xue's heart was filled with anxiety as she looked at the situation. However, at this moment, the enemy had actually attacked the city.

The deafening sound of the drums rang through the camp, and the generals were all gnashing their teeth. The enemy troops had actually come to call for the city at this critical moment, so it was obvious that the poison attack must have come from the enemy side. There must be some spies in the city!

Helian Zhan stood on top of the city wall and looked down at the people leading the troops. It was none other than the Nangong father and son duo. No wonder our army was suddenly poisoned. It must have been the father and son's scheme.