Distant Mountain Battle Song

Chapter 296 Escaping Chang'an

When a wolf is injured, it usually doesn't return to the den where the mother wolf nurses her cubs. Instead, it seeks out a secluded place to lick its wounds in silence. If it survives, it will eventually return to the den. If it doesn't survive, it will simply die outside.

Yun Ce is now a wounded wolf.

He had actually been very careful, but He Junnian's palm strike before leaving forced him to disregard his injuries and unleash all his strength to meet the attack. As a result, he was backfired by his own power, which worsened his already severe injuries.

The internal energy slowly circulates within the body. Places that were once smooth now become cramped and difficult to move, and with each movement of the internal energy, the pain increases.

If Gouzi were here, he would have performed surgery to help his internal energy flow more smoothly within his body. Now that Gouzi is gone, Yun Ce can only rely on himself.

Huo Wudi squatted down in front of Yun Ce, watching blood flow from the corner of his mouth and nostrils. She wanted to help, but didn't know how.

Later, Yun Ce stopped bleeding from his mouth and nose, but his breathing became weak, and eventually it seemed as if he stopped breathing altogether.

Huo Wudi plucked a tuft of fur from the bearskin cloak and placed it near Yun Ce's mouth and nose. Seeing the bear fur trembling slightly, Huo Wudi was somewhat relieved.

What she didn't know was that Yun Ce was in so much pain that he deliberately entered a meditative state, separating his mind from his body.

Many people say that the human body is a treasure, but we ourselves are not good enough and do not develop this body to the fullest extent, which is why we appear so weak.

In fact, this is all closely related to the development of science. The more advanced science becomes, the weaker the human body becomes.

The age of bows and arrows was also an age in which wild beasts roamed freely. Since the advent of firearms, even the fiercest wild beasts have become human food.

This leads people to believe that as long as they are healthy, there is no need to explore further.

Just as Yun Ce severed the connection between his mind and body, E Ji sat quietly in the Changsha Prince's Mansion, holding Yun Shuo. Opposite her sat Zhang Min, who was also holding Yun Tui.

Zhang Min placed Yun Tui in E Ji's arms and said, "We haven't found the Black-haired Eagle. I'm going to go find him."

Eji shook her head and said, "If you don't come back, I can't support such a large operation as the Yun Clan Manor by myself."

Zhang Min said through tears, "He was injured, very badly injured."

Eji said expressionlessly, "Then we'll wait for him to come back. My husband said he won't die."

Zhang Min retorted angrily, "What if they don't come back?"

Eji retorted angrily, "Then let's continue to wait."

"When?"

“Wait until you die, Zhang Min. Your husband was so close just now but refused to come in. There must be a reason. All we can do now is wait for him, raise the child well, and not cause him any trouble.”

The High Priest was already injured, and then he forced himself to fight. Now he's sitting motionless next to the Ancestral Flame. You've seen Wu Tong's injuries too; whether he survives is up to fate.

The fact that her husband was able to escape means that his injuries were not that serious.

Chang'an is in chaos now, a killing field everywhere. Just look at those twelve experts lying outside. With your skills, you wouldn't even know how you died if you went out there.

Outside, it's a battleground for men; all we can do is wait.

While the two ladies were talking in the courtyard, Lei Ming packed a bundle for himself, slung it on his back, and said to Anji, who had been following him, "I'm going to find the master."

Angie nodded and said, "Be careful."

Lei Ming jumped onto the high wall, came to the steps outside the Dragon God Temple, glanced at the corpses lying haphazardly, carefully bypassed them, and quickly descended the long steps.

Yun Ce's consciousness continued to sink, and only at this moment did he realize that darkness also has levels. The darkness he knew before was not true darkness, and the light he knew before was not true light. Even standing in the light, he still felt that this world was still dark.

This time, the fall was deeper than the last, even though Yun Ce himself came to this conclusion, believing that he had already fallen long and deep enough.

When he looked up, there was only a sliver of light in the sky. He wanted to rise, and his body began to rise, feeling as light as a feather.

The light gradually grew larger, eventually becoming a round well opening, where a dirty-faced girl was peering down.

Yun Ce casually pushed away that dirty face, and then opened his eyes.

Huo Wudi was pushed by Yun Ce and stumbled. Just now, she had pried open Yun Ce's eyelids to see if his eyes would move, but as a result, Yun Ce pushed her down.

How long has passed?

Hearing his own dry, hoarse voice, Yun Ce was stunned for a moment. He felt that his previous descent into depravity was only a matter of a moment.

"Five days!"

Huo Wudi regained her footing and tried to feed Yun Ce water with a broken bowl, but Yun Ce stopped her.

"Clean water, it's rainwater, rainwater collected specifically for you."

Seeing the little girl's anxiety, Yun Ce drank all the water in the broken bowl. The rainwater in Chang'an had no taste; besides being cold and thirst-quenching, it had no other benefits. After drinking some water, Yun Ce examined his body again. After looking at it, he couldn't help but sigh. It was still so bad. Fortunately, his internal energy had carved out a path through his body and was freely moving through it.

He reached out and grabbed a piece of firewood that was half-burnt. He exerted force, and the firewood collapsed in his hand. With a little more force, the firewood in his hand turned into fragments.

Fortunately, this body still has at least a thousand pounds of strength. However, the internal organs are not in their original positions. There is still some residual blood in the lungs, which makes him cough uncontrollably. A piece of the liver is obviously missing, and the fragments are still in the abdomen. If they are not removed, they will eventually become a problem.

Huo Wudi watched as Yun Ce pulled out a gleaming knife and mutilated himself. Not daring to ask, she obediently sat to the side and watched Yun Ce cut open his own flesh, take out a lot of black residue, and then sew it up himself with a needle.

"I just saw something pink in the wound, what is it?"

"My liver."

"Why would you cut open your own stomach just to see your liver?"

"No, my liver was smashed by someone's slap, and some debris fell into my stomach. I have to get it out."

"Someone as capable as you can have their liver smashed by a single slap?"

"I also think I'm very capable, but there are always some people in this world who are more capable than me."

"Can my dad beat you?"

Yun Ce thought for a moment and said, "Your father must be one of the most powerful people in the world."

"So, you can't beat my dad, is that right?"

"We probably can't beat them."

"You're more capable than my mother, aren't you?"

"Absolutely, I could slap someone like your mother to death."

"How about we go find my dad? When we see him, we can have him slap the guy who beat you to death so you won't keep getting beaten up."

Yun Ce shook his head and said, "I am seriously injured and it is not advisable for me to run around at this time."

Huo Wudi said, "The place we are in now is not safe. People have already searched this place in the past few days. If your horse hadn't lured everyone away, they would have found this cave. Even so, it won't be safe here for long."

Yun Ce glanced at Huo Wudi's clothes and face, which had become dirty again. The little girl must have had a very bad time these past few days.

"Okay, let's rest for another day and then leave."

After saying that, while the little girl went to the iron gate to check the commotion outside, Yun Ce took out some dry food from the Dragon Pearl, ate some quickly, and drank a lot of water. He then used his hands to support himself on the ground and stood upside down. No matter what, he was determined to get his internal organs back to their original positions within a day.

When the little girl told him that a day had passed, Yun Ce regretfully put his feet down and stood up with difficulty. He thought that having experienced something like the displacement of his internal organs, this time it would be very easy. Unexpectedly, without Gouzi's help, this matter was extremely difficult, and he had only recovered a little in a day.

Standing under the sky once again, Yun Ce's bones cracked and popped, and his energy returned somewhat. He gave a silent whistle, and a moment later, the chestnut horse jumped over from the other side of the broken wall. When it saw Yun Ce, it lowered its body. After Yun Ce and Huo Wudi mounted the horse, it jumped over the wall again in a panic and ran away.

Behind the wall, the thunder of hooves sounded, indicating that there were quite a few people chasing after the chestnut horse.

"Ah-"

A strange bird call came from the sky. Yun Ce looked up and saw a black-feathered eagle swooping down from the sky. He moved his body forward to give the eagle enough space to land.

The chestnut horse galloped wildly through Chang'an City, and soon a large group of cavalrymen followed behind it. Yun Ce stuffed a written note into the metal tube under the neck of the black eagle, touched its head, and the black eagle flapped its wings and flew away again.

After the chestnut horse shook off its pursuers again, Yun Ce discovered that they had returned to the two-story building.

This place had witnessed a fierce battle; the already flimsy building had completely collapsed, and the small courtyard was covered in blood.

Looking at the knife marks on the wall, a few of them must have been made by Zheng Tianshou, as the knife marks penetrated three-tenths of an inch into the wall.

"Lord!"

A boy leaped out of the ruins, stepped on a broken pillar, and arrived in front of Yun Ce.

Seeing Lei Ming, Yun Ce was still very happy. However, he still said to Lei Ming, "Return to the Dragon God Palace as soon as possible. I have already sent a letter to the Madam. After you return, if you have the opportunity to leave, leave as soon as possible."

Now, the cleanup in Chang'an should be nearing its end. We need to return to the Yun Clan Manor as soon as possible; the Guifang army should be coming down soon.

Lei Ming gripped the reins of the chestnut horse and said, "My lord, the lady has ordered me to follow you."

Yun Ce patted Lei Ming on the head and said, "Madam wouldn't say that."

Lei Ming shook his head and said, "I know that Madam wants to come and find you. She misses you terribly, but the young master is in her arms and she can't go anywhere. So, I came to find the master. This must be what Madam wants to see most."

(End of this chapter)