Chapter 871: You donst have to go (1/2)

Even if Baili Yuanlong had to throw his old life all into it, he couldn’t black out at a time like this!

“Deputy General Zhao, quickly! Divide up these two vats of water and have everyone take a sip! It can defend against the snake poison! All units stand guard and prepare to hunt them down!” After issuing orders, Baili Yuanlong immediately rushed to the west camp. By the time he arrived, Long Feiye and Han Yunxi were already there.

He saw the ground covered in bodies--at least 200 people dead, and hundreds more injured by bites who had taken the antidote just in time. Fortunately, Han Yunxi’s detox system was capable of producing a pile of antidotes by itself, or else nobody would be alive by the time she gathered all of the necessary ingredients.

Han Yunxi was still dressed in her soldier’s garb. Currently, she was kneeling next to a few high-level military officials and expelling their poison with needles. Xu Donglin and a few shadow guards stood nearby, preventing anyone from drawing close or distracting her. Baili Yuanlong didn’t see His Highness, but agitatedly rushed towards Han Yunxi as soon as he spotted her.

“Han--” Mid-word, he quickly corrected his speech. “Feiyun, the situation…”

Xu Donglin cut him off harshly. “His Highness has orders, anyone who disturbs Feiyun’s treatment will be killed without mercy!”

“This general only wants to ask about--”

“General Baili, Feiyun is trying to save those soldiers’ lives. Every single second is precious. Speaking a sentence with you is yet another life lost. Can you afford to shoulder that burden?” Xu Donglin asked, before reminding him helpfully, “General Baili, you have to shoulder the lives of all those lost on the ground here! You might as well save your efforts!”

Baili Yuanlong’s heart gave a lurch as he fell silent. He looked at Han Yunxi, who wore an imposing, serious expression as she moved quickly to administer treatment. The current circumstances didn’t appear to faze her, nor did she skip any steps in her cure despite knowing that many human lives were at stake. Her steadiness, rationality, and decisive actions didn’t waste a bit of time. Even as her hair fell into her face, she ignored it to continue treatment while Zhao mama tucked the strands back.

Baili Yuanlong had been prepared to put down all his doubts and sincerely beg Han Yunxi for directions and help to seek out the snakes, but Xu Donglin’s words and actions had left him displeased. Yet after witnessing the woman in action and the faces of his soldiers slowly regaining color again, he was thoroughly convinced. Of course,he didn’t stand around for long, but ask the man next to him, “Where’s His Highness?”

“His Highness took men to hunt down the snakes. The princess gave His Highness a medicine designed to lure them out,” Xu Donglin replied.

Baili Yuanlong prepared to leave, but tossed back, “Guard them well. Don’t allow any distractions from anyone!”

Xu Donglin was torn between fuming and laughing as he ignored him.

Just like that, Long Feiye headed the operation to ferret out the hiding snakes while Han Yunxi fought against time to save lives. Baili Yuanlong and a few of his deputy generals distributed the antidote to all the soldiers in the barracks. Soon enough, the chaos in the army began to stabilize.

The White-Lipped Krait poison reacted too quickly. No matter how fast Han Yunxi moved, she could only save so many people. Fortunately, they had discovered the poisoning at the west camp soon enough to send antidotes to some of the soldiers, who survived even without Han Yunxi’s additional treatment.

After finishing her lifesaving work, Han Yunxi didn’t even have time to spare for water before hunting down Long Feiye. She got the geist of the situation from him and divided up tasks between them. It was much easier for Han Yunxi to track down the poison snakes. She didn’t need special medicine to lure them out, but only need to activate the detox system to locate them. It wasn’t until afternoon of the next day that they finished their work.

“Your Highness, we have 375 dead, 130 injured, and 101 still recovering after taking the antidote. Feiyun rescued 29 more. We’ve already informed the families of the deceased and made arrangements for their bodies, while the injured are all being kept in the east camp. All soldiers in the camp have taken the antidote and raised their guard.” As Baili Yuanlong finished, he fell to his knees. “This general went against military orders and created a disaster. May Your Highness mete punishment!”

Long Feiye sat on his tiger skin seat, body leaning forward as he supported his head on crossed hands. His icy eyes stared straight at Baili Yuanlong. For a while, he didn’t speak. Han Yunxi was sitting on one side, holding a dead White-Lipped Krait in her hands. It wasn’t clear what she was studying, but she paid no attention to Baili Yuanlong.

Seeing His Highness mute, Baili Yuanlong glanced at Han Yunxi with a gloomy look.

“Do you regret it?” Long Feiye suddenly asked.

Baili Yuanlong felt startled. He felt as if His Highness’s eyes could see right through him. After hesitating for a long while, he didn’t answer. The three of them were the only people in this wide and expansive tent, which was so quiet that they could hear a pin drop. The quieter things grew, the more upset Baili Yuanlong felt. He wished His Highness could slap him soundly a few times or kick him rather than continue this prolonged silence and staring.

Long Feiye only asked him once. Since Baili Yuanlong didn’t answer, he didn’t ask again, but simply waved a hand to dismiss him.

“Your Highness…” Baili Yuanlong’s heart was filled with words, but he didn’t know how to express himself. In the end, he remained silent. Instead of leaving, however, he remained kneeling and waiting. Long Feiye slowly narrowed his eyes as his hands formed into fists. Baili Yuanlong could sense his rage, but simply lowered his head to wait for the storm. As if sensing something, Han Yunxi looked up. Simultaneously, Xu Donglin rushed into the tent.

“Your Highness, princess, those snakes...those snakes have gone crazy! You should hurry and take a look.”

Besides the 600 or so serpents they’d killed last night, there were 300 more in captivity. They weren’t dead because Han Yunxi was using them as bait to track down the snake den. The White-Lipped Kraits behaved similarly to ant swarms. They not only lived in groups, but had a queen that was responsible for reproduction. Yet unlike an ant queen, the snake queen was not only dangerously toxic, but also a formidable attacker. The army camp had stayed here for ages without being targeted, yet something must have set the snakes off last night. Either foul play was at work, or a snake den closeby must have been provoked from the outside.