Episode 14

As the night fell, only candlelight flickered in the hut. Mei Lin was sleeping quietly on the bed, while Murong Jinghe was curled up on the floor, tightly entangled in nightmares and unable to escape.Meilin noticed something strange, quietly stood up, fetched the mountain tomato grass from outside the house, lit its fragrance, and used the soothing incense to dispel the gloom in his heart until the morning light first broke through.Afterwards, she quietly went out to fetch water and climbed up the mountain to collect wild fruits to satisfy her hunger, leaving Murong Jing and his wife waiting quietly in the hut for the good news of the feast.

On the other side, the Xishan Mine was turbulent. Yin Luomei was ordered to mobilize troops, but encountered many obstacles.Murong Xuanlie's third brother had already raised suspicions, but the orders to hunt down Murong Jinghe still continued.In order to delay time, Yang Zhen even planned a miners' riot. Unexpectedly, Qing Yan took advantage of the chaos and took Li Qing hostage. This scene happened to fall into Yang Zhen's eyes.After the riot subsided, Yin Luomei keenly pointed out Yang Zhen's conspiracy, and Yang Zhen shrewdly shifted the blame to Sun Tong, the deputy general of the Lulin Army, while he continued to implement his loyalty plan to the prince.

Yang Zhen knew that the situation was serious and he was worried that the prince would be implicated, so he decided to bear the responsibility alone.He arranged for Sun Tong to go to Beijing with fake account books to report, while he pretended to commit suicide in fear of crime to preserve the reputation of the prince.Sun Tong was heartbroken, but could not stop Yang Zhen's decisive move. He could only write to Murong Xuanlie with tears in his eyes for help.When Murong Xuanlie received the news, he felt heavy and immediately dispatched troops and generals, vowing to intercept Qing Yan and his party.

Qing Yan and others were in trouble, and had no choice but to ask Murong Jinghe for help.Murong Jinghe made a prompt decision and ordered Pang Qi to shoot Hai Dongqing and expose his position to attract Murong Xuanlie's attention.Then, he cleverly laid out a trap and waited for his enemies to fall into the trap.However, it was difficult for two fists to defeat four hands. Pang Qi died heroically to protect Murong Jinghe, while Qingyan desperately covered Mei Lin and Murong Jinghe's evacuation.When Murong Xuanlie rushed to the scene, there were only corpses scattered on the ground and a missing jade finger.

Murong Jinghe knew that Murong Xuanlie would not give up, so he ordered Qingyan to release fireworks signals at Xiao Yunfeng to induce Murong Xuanlie to go there in person.He and Mei Lin chose a winding and rugged path and trudged forward.On the mountainside, the two talked to each other, sharing each other's fears and beliefs.Mei Lin is afraid of the crows waiting for death, while Murong Jinghe bluntly said that what he fears most is failure, because on the battlefield, a defeat means the loss of countless lives.He firmly believed that the general would be merciful if he fought quickly and decisively.

Murong Xuanlie determined Murong Jinghe's escape route and attempted to cut off his water source from the upper reaches.But Murong Jinghe was determined. He believed that he and the soldiers had survived four days without water and food, and now they could survive again.Mei Lin stood by his side unswervingly, vowing to tide over the difficulties with him.

In the capital, the princes and nobles discussed the disappearance of King Jing a lot, and Emperor Yan was even more worried.Seeing this, Princess Zigu took the initiative to pray to the gods to bless King Jing for his safe return.Murong Qian happened to see this scene, and felt mixed emotions in his heart.After Murong Xuanlie and Yin Luomei reported the situation to Emperor Yan, Emperor Yan, although he did not know what Murong Jinghe meant, still ordered them to find King Jing to ensure his safety.