Chapter 14 Let You Scream

"There are not enough horses. I can't stand running so fast without stirrups..." Wang Gui looked at his mount with lingering fear, "My Lords, go first. I will walk back by myself, shall I?"

Wang Gui was Zhu Gaoxu's servant. Zhu Gaoxu made a prompt decision and nodded in response, "That's fine. Those people want to capture us brothers and are not interested in you. You just need to take the small road back."

Wang Gui bowed and said, "I'm sorry that I can't serve you three princes on the road."

At this moment, Du Qianrui's voice also said, "Eunuch Wang and I will leave."

Zhu Gaoxu also nodded in agreement. He was not wrong about this girl. She was indeed smart. When she heard that there were not enough horses, she was very conscious and proactive... If there were not enough horses to ride, the first ones who should walk would definitely be the two of them. Otherwise, if he left any of the kings behind, wouldn't the two brothers say that Zhu Gaoxu was crazy?

Zhu Gaoxu immediately took off the bag from his waist and threw it to Wang Gui, "Take the money, you may need it on the road."

Wang Gui bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I hope the three of you are safe and sound and return home soon. Then I will serve you at your service."

"Let's go." Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand.

Du Qianrui also stood beside Wang Gui and knelt down to say goodbye, and the two walked towards the field ridge by the road. The night was still dark, and their figures left the range of the torch light and soon disappeared.

The prince climbed down from the horse with difficulty and collapsed on the ground again. "Two horses are not enough for the three of us."

No one responded to him. The prince was telling the truth. Without double stirrups, three people riding two horses had to ride in a certain way. They certainly couldn't ride too fast. It hadn't been long before Wang Gui and the others couldn't stand it anymore. If they continued to ride like that, their balls would be broken and they would become like Wang Gui.

If we ride slowly, we will lose the opportunity and be blocked by more pursuers.

No one spoke for a long time. The prince sat on the ground and sighed, looking tired and depressed. Gao Sui was still on the horse, holding the reins of the horse in his hand, with no intention of getting off the horse.

Time passed by little by little, and in the quiet night, there was a sense of anxiety. The three of them looked at the road behind them from time to time, but it was very dark and they could not see anything.

Zhu Gaoxu said, "It's my horse that was damaged. Big brother, third brother, don't delay any more, go ahead."

The prince asked, "What are you going to do?"

Zhu Gaoxu was still thinking and did not answer for a while.

After a while, the prince suddenly sighed and said , "I'm not leaving. You two can ride on your horses."

Zhu Gaoxu pretended to be polite after hearing this, "How can that be possible? My eldest brother is the prince!"

The prince sat slumped there, his hands supporting his body behind his back, motionless. His hair was disheveled and his face was covered in dirt, with only a few patches of clean skin, but they were extremely pale.

The prince sighed and said dejectedly, "I am just a useless person. I am too fat and my legs and feet are not flexible. I am useless."

His words made Zhu Gaoxu feel a little sympathetic, and he comforted him kindly, "Brother, don't say that..."

The prince looked up at Zhu Gaoxu and smiled bitterly, "You all know that my father has never cared about me. I don't want to embarrass my father, and I don't want to be like this... So what if I'm the prince? If someone has to give up, many people would like that person to be me."

Zhu Gaoxu said, "My father has high hopes for my elder brother, so he is the crown prince."

The prince shook his head and said, "I was just born first. No need to say more, you have to remember that we are brothers connected by blood. Big brother stayed willingly, just appreciate my kindness."

When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he was stunned for a while. Looking at the prince's sincere eyes, he was a little confused at first, but soon he understood.

Zhu Gaoxu was a time traveler, so he couldn't really bring any brotherly feelings to them; however, the prince truly had brotherly feelings for them. It makes sense, after so many years of being brothers, how could they not have any feelings at all?

For a moment, Zhu Gaoxu was indeed a little moved by the prince, and his emotions were extremely complicated, including guilt.

He felt guilty because the prince was poisoned by him! The poison was Junyin grass, which is called lily of the valley in modern times. There happened to be one in Nanjing. The antidote was cinnabar, a very common thing. It was used to stamp seals in various government offices. It could cure the lily of the valley poison.

In fact, if Xu Huizu had not been suspected, if it was discovered that he had murdered his brother, it would be too serious in ancient times... Zhu Gaoxu really didn't want to detoxify the prince and let him die!

Zhu Gaoxu had a sinful and calculating heart, but now his elder brother was willing to sacrifice himself. For a moment, Zhu Gaoxu's face was hot and his heart was blocked, and he felt a little overwhelmed.

He kept making excuses for himself, saying that he should be rational about the so-called relationship: the current situation is just because the external conflicts are far greater than the internal conflicts among brothers! However, people are not plants, so how can they be completely cold-blooded?

The prince continued, "Father is in imminent danger now, the enemy is strong and we are weak. Second brother is brave and good at fighting. Recently, I have seen that you are brave, resourceful, and kind-hearted. You were very generous when you let Qu Liangcai go in the inn. Second brother, hurry back to father to lend a hand, and don't let our mother, brothers, and children suffer!"

"Brother, I appreciate your kindness!" Zhu Gaoxu's voice was a little strange, but then his expression became stern and he smiled, "But my eldest brother and third brother have to leave first. I have a plan."

"What method?" asked the prince.

Zhu Gaoxu said, "Do you remember that we passed by a post station yesterday? But we didn't stay at the post station to avoid being seen. I'm going back now to borrow a horse from the post station."

"Will this work?" The prince frowned.

Zhu Gaoxu said, "Don't worry, brother. I have my own way."

At this time, Gao Sui, who was riding on a horse, said, "Second brother, I will go with you! The post station is too far, let's ride one horse."

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him and shook his head, "It's too bumpy. My balls can't stand it. My brother has difficulty walking, so someone needs to take care of him."

Just as Gao Sui opened his mouth to speak, Zhu Gaoxu said decisively, "Stop nagging and leave!"

After he said that, he turned around and strode to the injured horse. After searching on the horse's back for a while, he found a bag of dry food and a sword. The knights were equipped with weapons, but they just didn't dare to use them.

"Hah!" Zhu Gaoxu took a deep breath and lifted the injured horse onto his shoulders like lifting weights, then slowly stood up from a squatting position.

This Mongolian horse is not big, but it weighs several hundred kilograms. Even without stretching out his arms, just carrying it on his shoulders is something that ordinary people cannot do! Zhu Gaoxu's body was really amazing. Later, before he died, he could still lift a copper vat weighing several hundred kilograms. It seems not an exaggeration!

Zhu Gaoxu carried the horse and walked into the pine forest on the side with a torch.

This injured horse cannot be left on the roadside, because based on its broken bones, the pursuers can infer a lot of information from it, and Wang Gui and his men might be caught by accident.

Zhu Gaoxu walked for a while and found a pit in the grass with a torch. He threw the injured horse into it, causing the horse to scream in pain.

He then walked down the slope, drew his sword, stabbed the horse in the neck, held down the struggling front hooves, put his mouth close to it, and gulped down a few mouthfuls of horse blood to replenish his energy. Then he stabbed the horse again to make sure that his throat was completely cut off.

Zhu Gaoxu climbed out of the pit, fumbled around and selected a pine tree, and used his waist knife to cut the bark. Then he used the tip of the knife to peck out pieces of the tree core, which was rich in pine resin, and torches were generally made of this raw material.

He held a torch and carefully walked through the pine forest, and soon a dirt road appeared in front of him.

Zhu Gaoxu jumped onto the dirt road, took a few deep breaths, bent down and patted his calves, made some strange movements for a while, and then jogged along the road.

This picture shows a very good physical condition. In his previous life, he had participated in the school's marathon training. By coordinating his breathing rhythm, he ran more efficiently and did not waste such a good body!

At that time, the countryside in Hebei was not very prosperous. It was pitch black at night, and not even a light could be seen for a long time. Fortunately, Zhu Gaoxu had a strong sense of direction, and he ran forward in the direction he came from, neither fast nor slow.

When he found the post station he passed by yesterday, only the building complex had lights on, and the post station was "open 24 hours a day." The sky was already turning white, and it was almost dawn.

There was a fence outside the main entrance of the post station. The gate was closed and there was light inside.

Zhu Gaoxu thought that to ask for horses openly, he needed official documents, which he did not have. So the only options left were to rob or steal!

He decided to steal as much as possible so as not to reveal his target too early.

Zhu Gaoxu walked around the post station and found the shortest wall. He jumped, grabbed the top of the wall with both hands, and then slowly climbed up.

Unexpectedly, just after jumping off the earth wall, he met a man holding a lantern standing not far away, and the two looked at each other!

Damn it! Wasn't that the idiot who wanted to sleep with Du Qianrui in the inn and slapped himself? ! Zhu Gaoxu was in the dark, and the young man was in the light; Zhu Gaoxu's face was covered with horse blood and dirt, and the young man seemed to have washed it clean, but the swelling on his face had not subsided.

The young man did not seem to recognize Zhu Gaoxu. After a moment, he opened his voice and shouted, "Thief! Someone, there is a thief..."

It was too late for Zhu Gaoxu to stop him, so he flew into a rage and rushed forward. He grabbed the young man by the collar and raised his hand to slap him, "Scream!"

A series of slaps hit the young man's face. Zhu Gaoxu was desperate and slapped him while cursing, "Scream! I told you to scream, scream as much as you want!"

The young man cried and shouted, his face was so red and swollen that he probably didn’t even recognize his father!

When Zhu Gaoxu had beaten him enough, he actually cried, "Damn it! You thief are too arrogant, why did you beat me!"

At this moment, a fire flashed behind a door, and a green-robed official led a group of people, armed with weapons and sticks, and rushed over. When the green-robed official saw Zhu Gaoxu grabbing the young man, he suddenly shouted, "Don't touch my son, please show mercy!"

Zhu Gaoxu was angry and tired, and cursed, "Damn it, you're just the son of the postmaster. I thought you were something!"