Early in the morning, Barr couldn't wait any longer. However, they had been restricted to the posthouse and were not allowed to move around freely.
For the sake of the heir apparent, he was determined to break out even if it cost him his life. Just then, Si Hongxi arrived.
"Barr, I know you want to see Bintu. I can take you to him, but you must make your men stay here obediently. Don't cause any trouble!" Si Hongxi warned.
Barr was well aware that they were in a helpless situation. He threatened, "Prince of Pacifying the South, you know that if anything happens to our heir apparent here, our vassal king will surely make your whole nation pay with their lives!"
"Humph! Do you think our warriors are good - for - nothing? Your threat means nothing to me. But don't forget your purpose of coming here. It's for the marriage alliance and the friendship between our two countries. We're willing to let the princess marry into your territory, which shows our stance. Naturally, we hope for good relations between the two countries. So rest assured, we won't do anything to damage the friendship between us!"
Si Hongxi patiently persuaded.
Hearing the words of the Prince of Pacifying the South, Barr ordered his men to put down their weapons.
"I want to see our heir apparent right now!" Barr said forcefully.
"Of course. That's why I'm here to pick you up. Let's go!" Si Hongxi said straightforwardly.
Hearing this, some of Barr's subordinates were still worried and advised, "Be careful. It might be a trap!"
Barr knew what to do. Even if he didn't trust Si Hongxi, they were outnumbered. Entangling further would do him no good.
"You stay here and wait for the news. I'll go and check the situation first!"
After giving the order, Barr followed Si Hongxi to the Prince of Pacifying the South's Mansion.
Si Hongxi led Barr into a room. Barr only saw something wrapped in bandages lying on the bed, but he didn't care.
He asked directly, "What are you bringing me here for? I want to see our heir apparent. Where is he?"
Si Hongxi looked up and motioned him to look at the person on the bed.
Barr glanced at it casually at first, then asked in disbelief, "You're not telling me that the person lying on the bed is our heir apparent, are you?"
Si Hongxi nodded.
"What did you say?" Barr stared at Si Hongxi with wide - open eyes, frowned tightly, and rushed to the bedside to check on his condition.
When he confirmed that it was indeed Bintu, the heir apparent, lying on the bed, Barr was simply in disbelief. With the heir apparent's skills, how could he be injured like this? Could he have been ambushed?
Thinking of this, Barr stood up, grabbed Si Hongxi's neck with his hand, and questioned, "Tell me, did you ambush our heir apparent? Our heir apparent is a peerless martial artist. How could he be injured like this? He must have been ambushed. What on earth happened?"
"Calm down! Let go of me first!" Si Hongxi said calmly.
Seeing Si Hongxi's calm look, Barr hesitated and was reluctant to let go.
"Think it over. This is my mansion. If I wanted to deal with you, I would have done it long ago. Why wait for you to blackmail me?" Si Hongxi persuaded. "Before my guards rush in, you'd better let go quickly! Otherwise, your heir apparent will be in trouble!"
Hearing this, Barr immediately let go of his hand, took a deep breath, and said, "Fine. Tell me what happened exactly?"
"Don't worry. The heir apparent Bintu is out of danger, and we're doing our best to treat him."
"You know that if anything happens to your heir apparent here, it will surely lead to war between our two countries, which is harmful to both sides."
"Obviously, the person who did this has a sinister motive. He wants our two countries to go to war so that he can profit from it. You should understand the story of the snipe and the clam fighting while the fisherman catches both. We mustn't let the villain succeed!"
"So I've ordered the news of the heir apparent's injury to be blocked to avoid misunderstandings from the vassal king and prevent him from falling into the villain's plot. But today is supposed to be the day for the heir apparent to return. If the vassal king doesn't see the heir apparent back, he will surely be suspicious. So you need to write a letter of safety and send it out to hold the vassal king off for the time being. When the heir apparent wakes up, he will explain it himself!"
Si Hongxi's words were well - reasoned, and he didn't seem to be lying. After some thought, Barr asked, "What if I don't write?"
"Do you really want to put the people of the two countries in the panic of war? The consequences are beyond what you and I can bear!" Si Hongxi said firmly.
"I can write, but even if I write the letter of safety, it's hard to guarantee that the vassal king won't be suspicious!" Barr said casually.
Si Hongxi naturally knew that the vassal king was very smart, but this was just a stop - gap measure. Everything depended on Bintu waking up soon!
"Then we can only hope that the heir apparent will wake up soon!" Si Hongxi said helplessly.
At this time, Princess Anyao and Wan Ruo knocked on the door and came in.
"It's time to change the dressing. All of you go out!" Anyao instructed.
"Change the dressing? Let me do it!" Barr stepped forward and snatched the tray with the medicine.
"You're a rough - handed man. You might hurt him again! Let me do it!" Anyao snatched the tray back.
Barr was a bit angry and muttered, "You're a pampered princess. Can you really change the dressing for someone? Besides, you're a young girl. What's the deal with you changing the dressing for our heir apparent?" He looked at her suspiciously.
"You..." Anyao was almost angry at his words.
"True as it may be, don't forget that your heir apparent came here to marry her. Now that she's lowering her status to dress your heir apparent's wounds, you should be grateful. What do you know about the relationship between men and women? Go out, go out... Do you want to watch while someone is changing the dressing?" Wan Ruo said to defend Anyao.
"No, I won't leave. I want to stay here and watch our heir apparent!" Barr said stubbornly.
"Fine, fine. Then you wait outside. Don't go in!" Wan Ruo pushed Barr and Si Hongxi onto the stools in the tea - drinking area, then ordered someone to lower a half - curtain, which just blocked their view.
As soon as Barr saw this, he stood up and tried to look inside. Wan Ruo pointed with her hand, signaling him to sit down quickly and not go in!
At this time, Anyao removed the bandages on Bintu's body. Seeing the knife wounds all over his strong and powerful body, she felt very heart - broken.
She gently removed the old medicine - soaked cloth, reapplied the medicine, and then put on a new one. Although she thought she was being very gentle, as someone who had never served anyone before, she still hurt Bintu.
Bintu groaned in pain, his face contorted, and his forehead covered in sweat. Anyao immediately realized that she might have used too much strength.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Did I hurt you? I'll be gentler, gentler!" Anyao felt extremely sorry.
She tiptoed again to apply the medicine, but the severe pain made Bintu suddenly grab Anyao's wrist, scaring her.
Hearing Bintu's shrill cry, Barr couldn't sit still anymore. Was this torture for our heir apparent?