Chapter 570: Wanting His Money
An injured guard, panting heavily, came running back. "We may not be able to hold out any longer, Fourth Prince and Prince Qi, please leave as soon as possible."
"How can this be?" Chu Yunzhao was quite surprised.
Zhu Shisan and his men were at their wits' end. They had been chased relentlessly for several days and they were now down to just over a dozen men. Yet on their side, even though Yu Xiaowei had taken many men up the mountain to encircle them, they had also left twenty to thirty good men here.
By any account, Zhu Shisan and his men should not have been able to oppress them so miserably.
"If he has already taken this secret route, he must have left plenty of backup beforehand." Chu Jinnian was utterly unconcerned. He simply said in a soft voice, "If they send a signal now for the leader to come back, I'm afraid it will be too late. It seems there is only one way left to go."
"Jing Zhao, bring out what's in the box."