FALL INTO ENEMY'S HAND

"Let me help you, Lady Hu!"

Hu Nayin turned her head. Xue Mei was standing right beside her, stared at her seriously.

"I can't just stand still and let you work only by yourself. As a member of Team of Wellbeing, I should roll up my clothes and get to work!"

Hu Nayin looked back at her. A smile crossed her face. "Thank you very much, Xue Mei! I will also exert my best effort to find the antidote! To free Wu Qi from the siege of terrible disease! I won't let him die of the disease! I have to do my best so that both of you can get married as soon as possible and build a new life!"

"Lady Hu..." Xue Mei was surprised. "Thank you..."

"We... will also give help!"

All members of the Team of Wellbeing exclaimed firmly.

"We apologize, we shouldn't argue with each other in this critical time. Troubles are in sight, it's not the right time to accuse and blame," Xiong said.

Di Na also said. "In this critical time, we must be united. If we keep quarreling, that is what the enemy wants. Lady Hu, Liu Changshi, please allow us to help. Your work will become faster if we help you."

"Thank you very much." Hu Nayin curved a happy smile.

"If you are willing to help, of course, we will accept it happily," said Liu Ku indifferently.

They also curved the smiled. A second later, they were all busy working on their respective sections.

"Nayin!" Zhu Su rushed into the Medical Center. Paying no heed to everyone's respect, he soon approached Hu Nayin. "I heard that you have climbed the hills by yourself just to search for medicinal plants?! How can you do such the dangerous thing?! You mustn't do such the dangerous thing again, understand?!"

Watching Zhu Su's worried face which was fully covered with sweat, Hu Nayin tried to assure him. "Your Highness, why do you instead forbid me? I am doing something very patriotic for this country, I will help the soldiers who get infected by the disease!..."

"But climbing hills is very dangerous for you to do, moreover you just gave birth!"

"But I still have to do this, because this is my duty! I have to make amends for me!"

Zhu Su sighed, very tired. "But either way, you have to pay attention to your own health. We have all been deeply touched by your kindness, so this is enough, Nayin..."

"No, Your Highness, this is not enough. I still have to find the antidote!" Hu Nayin's eyes were filled with determination. "Please don't prevent me from doing good for the country!"

"Nayin..." Zhu Su was stunned. He seemed fascinated by Hu Nayin's statement. He himself never thought that Hu Nayin would say such a patriotic statement. On the contrary, he, who was a member of the imperial family, only considered his own selfishness by wanting Hu Nayin - who was his wife - to care only for herself so as not to be infected.

Now, he had to agree with Hu Nayin. They must be patriotic towards their country. And more than that, they must have compassion and care for others. Be ready to dedicate themselves to help mankind go out of suffering.

"Nayin... you're right. Okay! Let's work hard, do our best to invent the antidote!"

The entire medical center was now filled with cheers, with shouts of enthusiasm. "Yes! We'll fight! For Kaifeng... for the Great Ming!"

Just at that moment, a reporter came inwards hastily. "Your Highness! Bad news!... The rebel forces have appeared on a massive scale, attacking our fortress!"

***

At that time, the gatekeepers of Kaifeng had not yet predicted that they would encounter an ambush. The situation was very safe and peaceful. The guards paced back and forth casually, occasionally greeting their friends and chatting with each other.

"What is that?!" Startled by a terrifying roar, the guards watched a large number of combatants were dashing towards them like a flash. All of them shouted hails full of enthusiasm, their eyes were wild and vicious like a dragon which was ready to spit fire to crush its enemy. They seemed super healthy that nobody would have thought that these troops were suffering from a terminal disease. They were all so vicious and violent - yet after all, they were not really alive. How could we say that they were alive, if their brains had been screwed up by the brain-destroying potions?

"Rebel army!" The commander in chief was immediately alert. He ordered his command, "All of you! Hurry up and create a tight security system, don't let our city be invaded by the enemy!"

The guards immediately closed the gate and obstructed it with various kinds of heavy objects. Meanwhile, the guards above the fortress were busy drawing the arrows they would shoot when the enemy had been close. But of course, they did not wish the enemy to get close. They had prepared their weapons to hit the enemy who was still far away o return back to their far away area. The guards put gunpowders and explosives on the cannons. They simultaneously fired the cannons which immediately destroyed the enemy in the front lines.

"Ooouuugghhh!" But even though the cannonballs had made such terrible destruction in their surroundings, it was as if the rebel army were not affected at all. As if they were only slapped by a child. Several of them indeed got injured, but much more of them only tilted their heads slightly, thus returned to make rapid strides towards the fort.

"Shoot the arrows!" The commander ordered. Hundreds of arrows immediately flew across the sky, heading to their targets. The rebel army was ready. They raised their shields at the same time. The arrows hit the shield, even though those who were unprepared soon got hit by the arrows and died in an instant.

The rebels marched again, continued their steps.

"Don't let them climb up here!" The commander shrieked in panic as the rebel army began climbing the wooden steps to reach the top of the fort. The guards rolled down the large boulders, but only a handful of troops fell down. After all, the enemies were far more numerous since the military strength was greatly focused on the main San Hu Wei led by Yan San - and they were also contracted the disease right now. They never thought that the troops who fought with San Hu Wei were just a bait. After they caught the disease and got sick, all Rumilie planned to do was sending a much larger number of troops to attack the midtown.

His strategy came to fruition.

The entire rebel army had managed to climb the top of the fort by now. Just a little more, and they would be able to enter the city.

"You won't enter here, rebels!"

Another batch of San Hu Wei soldiers had arrived. It seemed that the reporting soldiers were able to inform at the right time and by then the reinforcements could arrive immediately, thanks Heaven. Learning from the previous experience, they all wore armor covering from head to toe to prevent disease transmission from the rebel army.

The head of the rebel army grinned. He raised his sword, and moved forward.

The San Hu Wei swiftly responded to his attack.

TSCHRIIIINNGGG!!!

A San Hu Wei soldier stopped to step. He was shaking. In the next second, he fell to the ground.

"HEEEAAAHHH!!!" Seeing one positive result, the other rebel forces got more motivated. They brandished their swords. And such a shame, the San Hu Wei could not fend them off. The heavy armor impeded their movement. The moments afterward were filled with the fall of the San Hu Wei soldiers lying lifelessly on the stone floor.

These rebel soldiers, their brains had screwed. They were no longer human, they were machines. Their movements were much faster and more terrifying than humans because they had turned to killing machines. Humans would not be able to match them.

"N... noooooo!" Now, the frightened guards of the fortress could only run away to avoid the ferocity of the rebel army. Their steps were unstoppable. Nothing could stop them from entering the city.