novelraw Chapter 290 - 289: If the Prince Sees it with His Own Eyes
Chapter 290 - 289: If the Prince Sees it with His Own Eyes
Chapter 290: Chapter 289: If the Prince Sees it with His Own EyesLeng Ji looked at Chu Qianli, his voice somewhat hoarse, "We’ve been
"Do you still dare to be reckless! For him, are you willing to disregard even your own life?"
Chu Qianli didn’t know what to say.
In her heart, Feng Yexuan wasn’t important, he definitely wasn’t important.
She was just... just obeying the imperial command, that’s all.
It really wasn’t because she cared too much!
"Fu Long, I don’t have time to explain, tell the brothers to find a way down and have some of them stay here to back us up,"
She pressed the hydrogen switch, and the hot air balloon began to rise slowly off the ground.
"Ali..."
"Trust me, it’s going to be alright." The hot air balloon was already off the ground.
Chu Qianli controlled the direction and when the hot air balloon reached mid-cliff, she released some hydrogen, causing the balloon to begin its slow descent.
Fu Long and Leng Ji watched with trepidation.
It was really too dangerous; could this thing actually descend slowly to the bottom of the cliff?
If something were to happen midway... Too terrifying to even think about.
Leng Ji was so moved he nearly cried.
If the Prince witnessed this scene, he would undoubtedly be deeply touched as well.
The Princess, for the Prince’s sake, was willing to risk her own life.
In all the world, aside from her, Chu Qianli, who else was qualified to be their family’s Princess?
Chu Qianli paid no mind to the thoughts of the people above her.
She controlled the amount of hydrogen in the balloon to increase the speed of descent.
Modern technology was wonderful, even hot air balloons no longer needed a flame to operate like in the past.
Using fire for control could easily be affected by the weather, always risking an accident.
Using hydrogen for control was comparatively safe.
As long as no one shot the balloon with an arrow midway, it should be of a quality to ensure her safety.
Still, she couldn’t afford to be careless, for fear of being discovered and pierced by a cold arrow.
As the balloon slowly descended, everything at the bottom of the cliff gradually came to light.
Unexpectedly, once they had descended deep enough, the base of this cliff turned out to be a world unto itself!
She immediately controlled the descent of the balloon, spotted a giant boulder between the cliffs, and carefully directed the balloon towards it.
After a bit of adjustment, the balloon’s basket came to rest on a protruding stone.
The hot air balloon was stored away in her space.
Chu Qianli peered down from the rock and vaguely saw some movement.
It was indeed a Medicine Man’s stronghold.
However, compared to the one at Heifeng Cliff, it was obviously not particularly large.
From this distance, it was too far to see clearly how many Medicine Men were down below.
Using the elasticity of the Heavenly Silkworm Silk, she carefully moved closer to the bottom of the cliff.
The closer she got to the cliff base, the more intense the rotten stench and accompanying it, a chilling aura of death.
She continued to use the Heavenly Silkworm Silk to hook onto rocks, cautiously searching for a path downward.
But Chu Qianli soon sensed something was off.
That decaying smell seemed to be not far from her vicinity.
Indeed, a stone nearby suddenly moved.
There were Medicine Men lying in ambush here!
Because their aura was different from ordinary Medicine Men, Chu Qianli had not detected them right away.
By the time she did, the two Medicine Men were already very close!
With a whoosh, the one nearest lunged at her.
Chu Qianli’s pupils constricted, and she immediately dodged backwards.
But she didn’t dare move too much; she was on the edge of a precipice, and one careless move could lead her to fall and shatter to pieces!
Chu Qianli cherished her life, but those Medicine Men did not.
After lunging over, seemingly unafraid of falling themselves, they opened their mouths to bite her.
They were those completely devoid of self-consciousness!
Chu Qianli’s heart tightened, and she took up her dagger, ready to slash at the Medicine Man.
But although the Medicine Man had lost his consciousness, the combat instincts honed over time were strong.
Dodging to the side, he then opened his dark maw, revealing sinister teeth, as he crazily bit at her again.
The other Medicine Man also lunged at her, like a wild beast roaming a valley.
Opening his mouth, he bit at Chu Qianli, completely sealing off all her routes of advance and retreat!