Mother, I have returned to the throne.

Chapter 183 The Difficulties That Must Be Overcome

Among the woods.

The sounds of vomiting came one after another.

Song Yuan and the fat man were like a relay race. As soon as one stopped, the other one took over immediately.

The previous one was just right, but then I heard the next sound of vomiting, and the feeling that had been suppressed came up again.

Like waves, one chasing the other.

It took nearly half an hour before the condition finally showed improvement.

With a pale face, Song Yuan forced himself to walk in a normal manner.

But as soon as I walked out of the woods, I immediately realized something was wrong.

Why are you all looking at me?

Why haven't you seen anyone vomit?

"Alright, stop looking at me! I'm just too kind and can't stand the sight of blood!"

"Hahaha……"

Song Yuan waved his hand unhappily with a hint of complaint, and this explanation made everyone laugh out loud.

The solemn and murderous atmosphere that originally enveloped the place gradually faded away with the laughter of the crowd.

"My lord, are you okay?"

In the crowd, the personal maid who had been serving Song Yuan walked forward and stretched out her hand to support Song Yuan's arm.

Song Yuan waved his hand and avoided the other party's help.

"It's okay, don't worry about me. Just go prepare some salt water and give it to Fatty Zhao in the woods!"

As he spoke, Song Yuan struggled to move to the outside of the crowd.

As the leader of the entire team, his image, to a certain extent, represents the majesty of the entire team.

It was embarrassing enough to vomit in the woods for a long time.

If I need someone to support me even when walking now, won’t people laugh at me in the future?

Just as everyone was talking, Fatty Zhao, who had previously competed with Song Yuan, finally came out of the woods.

Fatty Zhao turned pale, and when he saw Song Yuan, he couldn't help but complain: "Your Majesty, next time we vomit, can you please stay away from us?"

"I was fine at first, but when I heard the noise you made, I couldn't help it anymore!"

"And do we need to change our image too? There's blood all over my face, can't we just wash it off first?"

Seeing the fat man taking the initiative to attack, Song Yuan rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"You still have the nerve to criticize me, kid? If you were really capable, you would have stopped vomiting just now!"

"Don't tell me, why didn't I vomit last time?" In order to maintain his image, the fat man argued at this moment.

"I was fine, almost getting used to it. But you, with nothing better to do, had to make yourself so bloody. A grown man, covered in blood. I couldn't help myself the moment I saw you..."

The two of them were talking back and forth, as if they were bickering.

Seeing these two guys acting so unruly, Ye Xuan and Situ Jing, who had been watching them for a long time, rolled their eyes in annoyance.

You two still have the energy to fight.

It looks like everything is really fine!

Otherwise, how would we have the energy to argue here?

"Alright, alright, let's go get them some water so they can wash properly!"

Ye Xuan was kind and beautiful, and she reacted immediately. She turned around and gave instructions to the servants behind her.

After all, Song Yuan's appearance was indeed a bit horrible.

You can't just go on the road covered in blood, right?

Half an hour later, Song Yuan finally finished washing up and took the time to change into new clothes.

After everything was settled, everyone set off again.

However, Song Yuan had already gotten off the horse and got into the carriage.

After the previous torture, Song Yuan felt like he was about to fall apart. How could he still have the strength to ride a horse?

Even the bumps in the carriage made him feel tortured.

However, while torturing herself, Song Yuan also noticed a detail, and with a look of curiosity, he asked the personal maid in front of him.

"Ling'er, why didn't you vomit?"

The maid Ling'er smiled sweetly and then explained the reason.

Before being sent to Song Yuan's mansion, she worked as a handyman in a brothel, worked in the kitchen, and slaughtered chickens and pigs. What kind of scenes had she not seen?

Seeing that he couldn't even beat a maid, Song Yuan felt even more ashamed.

However, looking at Ling'er again, I felt a little more sympathy in my heart.

This little girl was sold into a brothel by her family at a young age.

How much torture have you experienced before?

Thinking of this, Song Yuan felt a pang of pain in his nose, and subconsciously said to comfort her, "Don't worry, everything that happened before is over. From now on, you will follow me, the prince. If anyone dares to bully you, I promise to never let him go!"

"Hey, let me hear it, who still has time to say such harsh words?"

Just as Song Yuan made his promise, two figures got into the carriage accompanied by a fragrant breeze.

Situ Jing, who entered first, smiled and teased mercilessly, "Hero, are you okay? You still have the energy to brag here. I think you're almost recovered."

"Okay, you are a princess too. How can you make fun of your man like this?" Ye Xuan on the side glared at Situ Jing unhappily.

Then, he warned Song Yuan, "And you, Prince, remember this next time. If you don't have any ability, don't try to show off. Why don't you just have someone take Zhao Huaian away and kill him? Why do you have to do it yourself?"

Hearing this, Situ Jing immediately nodded in agreement.

In his opinion, Song Yuan was weak and helpless. Although she was not welcome in the palace before, she was much better than a maid.

Such a man who has never seen the world actually dared to kill someone today.

This has completely exceeded Situ Jing's expectations.

However, the final outcome was really unbearable, otherwise, Song Yuan’s performance today would have been quite good!

"I am the head coach, I am the soul of this team!"

Song Yuan, feeling somewhat powerless, forced himself to sit up. "If I can't even handle this little situation, am I going to embarrass myself on the battlefield?"

"I don't have much time left, so I have to get through this stage quickly. I have to adapt myself to all this before reaching the border. Some things, I just have to bite the bullet!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the carriage fell silent.

What Song Yuan said was indeed the fact before our eyes.

There really isn't much time left for him.

If I can't complete the transformation from a prince to a man, there will definitely be endless troubles.

This time, Song Yuan is in a difficult situation.

"But having said that, your performance today did impress me!"

Situ Jing spoke, breaking the dull atmosphere, looked at Song Yuan and nodded, "What you said does make some sense. Teaching your subordinates a lesson and setting rules is what a man should do!"

As a woman, this is what Situ Jing cares about most.

If he were captured by the enemy, he would rather die than be tortured by those men.

At least, it is an honor to die.

But being raped and insulted is simply worse than death!

"What I said has little to do with whether I'm a man or not!" Song Yuan smiled and waved his hand, saying softly, "I just think... even if we become devils one day, at least we're still human!"

"On the battlefield, everyone's hands are stained with blood. Sooner or later, everyone will fall into depravity and become a demon. Becoming a demon is fine, but you absolutely cannot become a beast. That would make you even worse than a human!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

Situ Jing and Ye Xuan nodded, agreeing with Song Yuan's statement.

As long as you are a human being, you must be bound by bottom lines.

Once you cross the bottom line, you really become a beast.

If a beast stays around, I'm afraid he can do it at any time.

This is equivalent to personally cultivating a huge threat, so it must be eliminated!

For a moment, Situ Jing couldn't help but raise her head, and there was a strange look in her eyes when she looked at Song Yuan.

……

Half an hour later.

The twenty or so people who were left behind by Huo Jianchuan to cover their retreat finally returned.

Just as Song Yuan had estimated before, Zhao Huaian did not leave many people to guard the stronghold, and with his deliberate actions, all the bandits have now been captured.

Just wait for Song Yuan's instructions before taking any action!

"No casualties, not bad, not bad!"

After listening to his subordinates' reports, Song Yuan nodded with satisfaction.

Although those bandits were just roving guerrillas, the fact that they were able to remain unharmed was enough to show how strict Huo Jianchuan was in leading his troops.

If the rest of the journey can go as smoothly as this.

Sooner or later, I will be able to control the border and become a powerful person!

However, while feeling relieved, Song Yuan clearly sensed a hint of hesitation on Huo Jianchuan's face.

"If you have anything to say, just say it!" Song Yuan raised his eyebrows and spoke directly.

Huo Jianchuan frowned and gritted his teeth, "Your Highness, I was just wondering... could we kill all those bandits?"

"Oh? What's going on?"

"Your Highness... the brothers who returned said they found several surviving women in the mountain stronghold. They had clearly suffered prolonged torture and were all unconscious..."

"There are even children involved. These bastards have done so many evil things that even death is a good thing for them."

"And... I heard that some of these people actually eat human flesh. They are so devoid of conscience that even slow slicing to death wouldn't be too much of a punishment!"

When Huo Jianchuan finished speaking, his eyes were red and he looked like he was gritting his teeth.

Song Yuan was even more stunned, with murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

Even Situ Jing beside him gritted her teeth.

I wish I could tear these beasts into pieces.

Before, she thought that Song Yuan was too cruel in dealing with those bandits, but now she just felt that these guys were getting away with it!

For a moment, a solemn and murderous atmosphere enveloped the scene.

Song Yuan said coldly, "Well, first, you should interrogate these people thoroughly to see if they have any connection with the county officials. Or, if you can get any evidence of those officials' crimes from them, we can deal with them later after that!"

"Also, Wang Chao and Ma Han, the two of you go to Lu'an County. At the same time, tell the county governor to bring all the officials from the county city here and get out here immediately!"