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back at the destroyed shack...

!?

what are you doing?!

be quite.

!

just now.

it felt like the earth shock...

this is bad.

firre!!

anything that moves is a target.

what's that?!

what's going on?

an army. quite a large one.

an army?

damit! we are surrounded.

I'll just I will go another round!

you're intending on fighting an army?

of course like hell I am dying in a place like this!!

I don't have enough strength to run the hill so I will have to cut my way through along the river!

make sure to keep up with me!!

keep up with you?

let's go but suddenly someone in an owl costume came out of know where and stopped them.

what is that?

I know a way outcome with me.

as it took its head off showed his real face.

it's a kid.

my name is diao!

they followed diao to a hidden passage and entered a cave.

if we go straight we should be able to make it outside.

we finally managed to get out of the tunnel.

huh, what do you mean you don't have money?!!

I left it in the hut.

I told you money was my goal in the first place, didn't I?!

yes.

then why didn't you say that you didn't have any?!

no need to worry. when we get back to the palace, I'll ready a large sum of money for you.

when you have a chance you can come and get it.

"When we get back to the palace ". ...? when the hell is that gonna be?!

Mabey a weak, Mabey a month, Mabey a year. I can't say for certain.

after hearing that diao started crying.

...

hug!

whaaaaaaaa

that's..... that's too cruel.

wait a year? I can't even wait a month...

Hebei village was destroyed thanks to getting in mixed up in your war!

they were all scum, but it was because of them that I was able to eat!

how the hell are you saying I'm supposed to eat on my own for now own?!!

what's gone is gone.

try to make out a leaving somehow.

I know you can do it probably.

that's so mean!

how can you still call yourself a human!

hey, Zeng.

how exactly do you plan to get back to the palace?

and all we have are you and me.

hey, xin! are you telling me you're going to.

yeah.

I'm going with him. ... for the sake of Piao's and my "path".

back at the entrance of the tunnel...

the branching of the escape tunnels is more complicated than we predicted.

send in all units!

yes, sir!

and call muta the one we brought from nanyue.

!

lord muta!

lord muta!

muta turns-around and look at his master.

pursuit, correct, master?

Muta's nose is a menace.

their three brats running away.

muta's legs are menaces.

I'm sure to reach them soon.

muta's blowgun is a menace. with one shot they will die.

I know that. hurry up and go.

so, I will kill them with poison darts. and take their three heads with this axe.

in the forest....xin, diao, and zheng can be seen running through the forest.

let's take a break.

xin now that I'm tacking a good look at you, you're covered in wounds.

am I?

diao suddenly started to grab xins hands.

wah! what are you doing?

hold still! I'm just wrapping the bigger wounds.

it's fine I don't need that! yes, you do!

what're you going to do if germs get into your wounds and your arms start rotting and fall off!

shut up! leave me alone!

what the hell is wrong with you?

I'm he Liao diao!

like I said what the hell...?

.........

geez.

what're you still doing, tagging along with us in the first place?

there's no way I'm leaving empty-handed! and there might be something with some value at the rendezvous point.

....

hey, xin you aren't looking so well. Are you okay, xin? your complexion kinda looks really bad.

shut up!

arguing with you's what tired me out!

what?!

.........

let's get going.

alright!, I'll show you the lead strength of the mountain people!

as they both started walking xin suddenly fell down unconscious in the forest.

xin?!!

what do you think?

his pulse is still stable.

his mind and boy most likely have reached their limits of fatigue.

..... I can't say I blame him...

in one night, he lost his friend, got revenge, and came all the way here without any rest.

we can't leave yet.

we need to let him rest for a while.

we can't. we don't have the time.

huh?! bit xin is...

...........

at midnight to people can be seen running throw the forest. and one of them is carrying another person while running.

hah

hah

hey, hey, zheng.

is changwenjun the only one we can really on?

that's right

but he and his guys didn't show up at Hebei village.

couldn't he be already dead?

all we can do is pray that that isn't the case.

hey, hey, zheng,

huh huh quite a heavy sword isn't it?

truly.