Chapter 25 – Dostic troubles and foreign invasion, Part 2
Grand Martial Uncle Zhou said: “Mmm, your intentions are good. If you hadn’t told , this Mischievous Old Urchin could have been killed.”
Zhao Zhijing replied: “I also took a great risk by finding out where the royal flag is. Grand Martial Uncle Zhou, please co along with .”
But Zhou Botong suddenly said: “Don’t tell , don’t tell ! If I can’t find it, then I must admit defeat.”
The bet to find the flag was an amusing ga. But if Zhao Zhijing gave him directions, he would feel bad even if he won because this kind of ga required stealth.
Zhao Zhijing felt anxious. Then suddenly, he rembered,” He is known as the Mischievous Old Urchin, his mood is not ordinary. I must tempt him first so he can get hooked.”
He said: “Grand Martial Uncle, I also want to steal the flag. Let’s have a race to see who finds it first.”
After saying that, he quickly rushed towards the hills. When he got there, he turned to find Zhou Botong following behind. He then darted to the third hill, pondering aloud: “They said that it’s in a cave between two elm trees but where are these two elm trees?”
He rushed around the place but actually did not approach the cave where Fawang hidden the flag. Suddenly, he heard Zhou Botong exclaim; “I found it first!” He was standing between the two elm trees.
Zhao Zhijing smirked, thinking, “He stole the Prince’s flag. He’ll surely favor now. What’s more, I stopped him from setting the camp on fire. He thinks I saved his life. Everything is going exactly as Fawang planned.
Satisfied, he started to step inside the cave.
Suddenly, he heard a loud shout, the sound extrely sharp. Zhou Botong cried out: “Poisonous snake…Poisonous snake!”
Shocked, Zhao Zhijing quickly withdrew his foot that was already inside the cave. He asked: “Grand Martial Uncle! There’s a poisonous snake inside the cave?”
Grand Martial Uncle Zhou replied: “It’s not a snake… it’s not a snake…”
The voice was already getting weaker.
Zhao Zhijing anxiously gathered so twigs and lit them, using it as a torch so he could see inside the cave.
He saw Zhou Botong on the ground, his left hand still clutching the flag. He was brandishing it as though trying to keep him away.
Zhao Zhijing asked: “Grand Martial Uncle, are you all right?”
Zhou Botong replied: “I have been poisoned…venom…venom…was bitten…”
But before he could finish his statent, his hand had gradually grown limp.
Zhao Zhijing had seen him enter the cave but despite his high kung fu, he was still seriously injured. That was why he did not want to rush in without knowing what kind of fierce poison it was that afflicted him. What’s more, the flag that Zhou Botong was clutching was not the sa color as the king’s flag.
He thought, Fawang had connived with to trick him into entering the cave but it was really his intention to harm him by poisoning him.
He was extrely vexed. He wanted to flee. So, without even bothering to see what it was that hard Zhou Botong or what kind of poison it was, he just turned around and ran away.
The fire from the torch that he dropped on the way out was beginning to die out.
Halfway out, he was stopped by soone who was holding out a hand to him.
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