Isiha is also considered the leader of the guards in Muling at the moment. In name, he can manage seven guards. But how can he, a new airborne leader, command and move these veterans who have been stationed in Xiling for several lifetimes?
Moreover, the situation of empty pay in the late Qing Dynasty was very serious, even for the defenders of the Imperial Tombs! If you eat up 30% of the free pay for your quota of troops, that’s already conscientious!
In fact, there are only four soldiers that Isiha can mobilize in total, but two of these four dare not leave Muling. Their legs were so scared when they heard the howling of wolves outside!
Yi Xin took the lead and charged forward. Not to mention the general who had been raised this winter, his body and bones were much better than when he was in the capital. Although the Manchu royal family was decadent and declining, they still worked hard on educating their children!
As long as the prince is not sick, he must learn martial arts from elementary school. Practicing kung fu is their basic skill!
Yi Xin has been working hard on state affairs for many years, and all his time has been wasted. This winter he has been cultivating his mind and body and resumed martial arts training. He himself feels several years younger. In the middle of the night, carrying the waist knife handed over by the guard, he ran with wind in his ears!
But just after reaching the bottom of the valley, I turned back to greet the soldiers, only to find that there were two veterans following me, and the others had disappeared!
Hey... I sighed and said to myself that there are only two of us. At this point, we can only bite the bullet and push forward!
After all, Yi Xin was born into a pampered prince, and his body was not lacking in nutrients, so the most common disease of that era, night blindness, had no connection with him!
"Follow closely. What happened today is really strange. How many torches did you bring? Be careful with them..."
Yi Xin's eyes were the best at this moment. He was exploring in front of him to find the road he was familiar with during the day, heading towards the mountains where Isiha often hunted!
The deeper you go, the more frightened you become. There is darkness all around. The branches and shrubs seem to be swinging with countless ghostly hands, trying to catch them and send them to hell. The wolves howl in the distance, the frightened flocks of birds fly overhead, and the hoots of owls The sound frightened them so much that chills ran down their spines!
"Sir... don't go any further. There is no way around the big rock in front of you. Even the old hunters don't dare to enter easily!"
"Yes, Your Majesty... Isiha hasn't come back at this time, which means he has been eaten by a wolf. If we go, won't we be destined to die?"
Yi Xin hesitated for a moment and said sharply, "No! Isiha must still be alive... I hunted wolves in Chengde and heard it from the old royal hunter!"
"The wolves howling like this means that they have received a very big threat. It means that there must be some other threat that we don't know about in the wolf's territory!"
"There haven't been tigers or cheetahs in Xiling for many years. The only people who can anger the wolves are people! It's possible that Isiha is very likely. If he was eaten by the wolves, the wolves would have stopped howling long ago!"
"Keep looking. It doesn't matter if you don't want to follow me. I don't blame you..."
After saying that, Yixin ducked through a tree branch and continued forward with a torch. The two veterans saw that they had no choice but to continue to follow!
Bypassing this big rock means entering a territory that even veteran hunters dare not easily set foot on. Thanks to the Manchu Qing Dynasty's continuous protection of their imperial tombs, the vegetation here is denser and there are more wild animals!
They didn't know how many animals they disturbed along the way. Once, a wild sheep rushed in front of Yixin with a whooshing sound, and knocked him off the cliff just a little bit!
The view in the valley was very poor. When they rounded the third bend, a veteran suddenly shouted, "Fire... Your Majesty, look at the fire ahead. It was blocked by the mountain before and none of us had it." see!"
It was indeed a wildfire, not very powerful but with a lot of smoke. What came out of the bright and dark flames was billowing smoke, which smelled extremely choking!
"Isiha...is it you...are you still alive?"
"Isiha..."
The three of them yelled at their necks, and soon they heard a tired voice coming from the firelight: "I...I still have some energy...Grandma, I'm exhausted..."
"Who...is...the prince?"
Only then did the three of them confirm that Isiha was still alive, and rushed towards the fire. When they got close, the group of people gasped in fright!
The valley here is very narrow. The stone walls on both sides can't be considered as cliffs, but they are three stories high. In the middle is a valley of 15 or 16 meters thick with bushes!
Isiha was hiding in a stone nest. The shrubs and saplings across the valley in front of him were all set on fire. Because it was the beginning of spring, the valley was very humid and the trees were all green, so the fire was very weak!
And just outside of this reluctant wall of fire, it blocked countless green eyes, which were so dense that it made people panic. They were all the eyes of hungry wolves!
People with trypophobia may be scared to death when they come here. The green eyes are so crowded together that even horror movies would not dare to shoot them like this!
"Isiha, what's wrong with you? You're injured..." Yi Pei rushed over and helped him up.
"Your Majesty... I'm fine, just a little bruised... I really can't run anymore, and I don't know what happened, so I let these wolves get stuck on me!"
"Stop talking, let's take you away quickly... Why does this smoke smell so strong? Did you pour kerosene on it?"
How can you do it without pouring kerosene? Setting fire in the mountains in spring is also a skill, how can it be so easy! Commodities like kerosene used to be very rare in the Qing Dynasty. Only some American businessmen sold small quantities in the concessions!
When there were more Chinese businessmen, kerosene suddenly became popular. It was a very important fuel at that time. Its main use was to replace oil lamps for lighting!
Kerosene is cheap, good quality and easy to carry. Hunters and customers who need to camp in the wild for long distances will buy some to carry with them, such as caravans and the like. If they are late for dinner and need to cook a meal on the roadside, kerosene is needed for temporary living. Ignite or directly use as fuel!
Thanks to Isiha’s understanding of this, he always carries a large bottle of kerosene in a glass bottle when he goes hunting. Sometimes he grills fish and rabbits in the mountains at noon. The kerosene can be used to ignite wet wood!
Today he was fiercely attacked by wolves. He had no choice but to use kerosene to ignite bushes and trees, barely forming a fire zone to keep the wolves out!
Several people supported each other and fled away. The wolves behind them roared even more violently, and some strong hungry wolves even jumped in through the gap in the fire wall.
"Quickly...sprinkle our kerosene out and keep burning..." Yi Xin saw it and quickly gave the order!
Another fire dragon was lit, but what kind of fire dragon was this? It was actually a smoke dragon. The thick black smoke rushed straight towards the wolves. The hungry wolves were choked by the smoke and backed away uncontrollably!
"I know!" Yi Xin slapped his thigh and shouted.
