Chapter 248

There were even more soldiers forming ranks!

Han Xin was frantic with worry!

And inside the tent of Fan Kuai and Lu Wan, the instant Fan Kuai and Lu Wan woke up, the two of them were stunned!

Because... because... right here, they actually saw Facing Ying Su!

Yes, in the 0.4 of a second it took them to open their eyes, Facing Ying Su, draped in a great marten-fur cloak, had just walked into the tent!

In that instant, the two of them nearly goggled their eyes!

Still on the bed, they scrambled up in a panic and bowed toward Facing Ying Su: "Your Majesty!"

They were shaken.

And was it only they who were shaken?

Han Xin, Wang Jian, Zhou Yafu, Zhou Bo, Xia Houying — every single one of them was dumbstruck!

From the moment Facing Ying Su stepped into this tent, they had been utterly shocked!

One must remember... Facing Ying Su was the Emperor!

Yet at this moment, he was not in Outside Xianyanggong, but had come to the grasslands!

Although Wang Jian had been full of doubts the moment he saw Li Cunxiao!

He had even suspected that Facing Ying Su might have come!

But... the instant he saw Facing Ying Su with his own eyes, he was still utterly shaken!

"Rise!"

Facing Ying Su personally helped everyone to their feet, then patted Wang Jian on the shoulder, and patted Han Xin on the shoulder as well:

"The two of you, you've worked hard!"

As he spoke, he walked over to Fan Kuai and Lu Wan, gently patted their shoulders, and nodded in praise: "Not bad, well done!"

"Your Majesty!"

Fan Kuai and Lu Wan were so moved they nearly cried, and in an instant switched from a standing bow to a full kneeling bow!

You've got to be kidding!

This was Facing Ying Su!

It was His Majesty the Emperor!

To be praised by him with a single "not bad" truly nearly made the two of them burst with excitement.

For the moment, they really were dying of excitement!

And Han Xin's face was full of guilt: "Your Majesty... I... I didn't take good care of Li Yuanba!"

"It's my fault that he suffered!"

He cried out, and at this moment, he truly was both remorseful and self-reproachful!

Wang Jian bowed even lower and cried out: "It's me! Han Xin's arrangements had no problem — it was I who failed to watch over Li Yuanba, blame me!"

Fan Kuai slammed his head straight down onto the ground: "

Your Majesty, it's me — if I hadn't been greedy for merit and acted rashly, disobeyed the Grand General's military orders, Brother Ba wouldn't have charged into the swamp to save me, and ended up in a dangerous situation!"

"Your Majesty, punish me!"

117. A man dies for one who understands him! Isn't Han Xin going way too wild here!

At this moment, all three of them were crying out!

It seemed like self-reproach, yet also like scrambling to take the blame!

And this scene, seen through Facing Ying Su's eyes, delighted him on the spot!

What delighted him was certainly not Han Xin and Fan Kuai!

It was that old fox Wang Jian!

Why?

Han Xin — no need to say more about Han Xin — that was genuine remorse, genuine self-reproach!

After all, Li Yuanba had been personally entrusted to him by himself, and now that something so major had happened to Li Yuanba, he was bound to feel remorse and self-reproach!

Fan Kuai, on the other hand, didn't have that many schemes!

He was simply pure-hearted!

Only Wang Jian — what was he confessing to?

First, he himself had not handed Li Yuanba over to Wang Jian!

Second, the entire military deployment had been arranged by Han Xin!

Third, Li Yuanba charging into the swamp in the first place was a violation of military orders!

What did any of this have to do with Wang Jian?

It had absolutely nothing to do with him!

Then why was he still asking for punishment?

This was the shrewdness of an old fox!

It looked like asking for punishment, but in reality it was getting ahead of the game by shifting the blame, shirking responsibility, making it clear that Li Yuanba's incident had nothing whatsoever to do with him!

This way, even if one wanted to blame someone, one could only blame Han Xin and the others!

Looking at Lu Wan beside him, he didn't have this kind of awareness!

At this moment, instead of asking for punishment, he was actually requesting recognition for merit:

"I received the Grand General's order to go into the swamp and bring Li Yuanba back, and as a result... I carelessly walked into an ambush. Although Fan Kuai and I fought desperately to escort him, still... sigh!"

He sighed as he spoke, looking utterly heartbroken!

Facing Ying Su lightly furrowed his brow. Although he understood everything, saw everything with crystal clarity, he said nothing!

He had neither punished anyone nor spoken a single kind word to anyone!

Instead, he looked at Yu Yu Huatian and said, "Lu Wan and Fan Kuai have already recovered. What about Li Cunxiao?"

"And what about Li Yuanba?"

"How are they now?"

He asked.

In fact, Lu Wan and Fan Kuai's awakening was inextricably linked to him!

No!

More accurately, it was inextricably linked to a woman he had summoned!

The master of the Flower-Shifting Palace, Yao Yue!

Yao Yue herself understood various medicines, and her medical arts were quite formidable!

When he came out this time, he specifically brought this person along to prevent any poisoning incidents!

Thus, when Li Cunxiao, Qiao Feng, Lu Lu Zhishen, and others led the charge, he had them carry various kinds of antidotes!

However... they did not know what poison everyone had been struck with, nor did they know which antidote to use. Only after returning to the military camp and consulting Yao Yue did they dare to administer the medicine!

Now that Fan Kuai and Lu Wan have awakened, Li Cunxiao and Li Yuanba should be fine as well!

He made this guess.

Soon, Yu Yu Huatian knelt and reported, "They have not yet awakened!"

"They have not yet awakened?"

Upon hearing these words, Facing Ying Su frowned deeply, "Why?"

"This..."

"Master Yao Yue is currently examining the matter. The exact cause is unknown for now!"

"Unknown?"

Facing Ying Su furrowed his brows:

"Go and see!"

He spoke, taking the lead toward the tents of Li Yuanba and Li Cunxiao!

Fan Kuai, Lu Wan, Wang Jian, Han Xin, and others followed immediately!

Moments later, they all arrived at the tent!

The instant they arrived, everyone was shocked!

Yao Yue... was actually draining blood from Li Yuanba and Li Cunxiao?

A sheep-gut tube was inserted into Li Yuanba's pulse, dripping blood drop by drop!