"Chu Chen, you think you're so great just because you're the Prime Minister of Yunyue Kingdom? In our Xiongnu eyes, you're nothing."
"Sooner or later, we Xiongnu will annex the southern kingdoms, including your Yunyue Kingdom."
"When that day comes, what right will you have to say such things to me?"
Chu Chen heard this and couldn't help but laugh heartily, "As expected, I didn't misjudge the ambition of you Xiongnu. But do you really think it's that easy to annex the southern kingdoms? Let me tell you, you Xiongnu can't even conquer Yan and Zhao, let alone annex Yunyue Kingdom!"
"Old God of War, I have urgent matters. You come out and hold them off, don't let them pester me."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Old God of War leaped out of the carriage, looking provocatively at Jin Lun.
"You little thief Jin Lun, you escaped last time, but it won't be so easy for you to slip away this time."
"Your Xiongnu scoundrels have already confessed everything, only you, King Jin Lun, are left."
Seeing the Old God of War, Jin Lun's expression changed slightly, "You brat actually brought that old fellow?"
Chu Chen sneered, "Of course I knew you hadn't left yet. If I didn't keep him by my side, how would I dare to come out and meet you?"
The Old God of War smiled at Chu Chen and said, "Prime Minister Chu, go quickly, don't delay. Perhaps these fellows were sent to waste your time."
Chu Chen nodded and set off immediately, but a figure flashed in front of him, blocking his path.
Chu Chen looked closely and found it was the guy who had been following Jin Lun earlier.
"What, you want to fight me? Let me tell you, it's not a good thing to be targeted by me. I'm in a hurry, get out of my way."
The man sneered, "Get out of the way? Who do you think you are? Today, we will settle this. Either you kill me."
Chu Chen frowned and suddenly launched an attack on Jin Lun.
At this moment, Jin Lun and the Old God of War were already fighting. The match was even, and although the Old God of War had a slight advantage over Jin Lun, it wasn't enough to guarantee victory at any moment.
However, Chu Chen's sudden fierce attack disrupted Jin Lun's rhythm. Jin Lun was distracted by defending against Chu Chen and fell into a disadvantage against the Old God of War.
The Jin Lun's subordinate, Zhuan Lun Wang, seeing this, became somewhat exasperated and chased after Chu Chen, attacking him.
But he was always a step behind, unable to keep up with Chu Chen's pace.
After harassing Jin Lun, Chu Chen quickly withdrew, giving Zhuan Lun Wang no chance to entangle him.
Jin Lun, having fallen into a disadvantage, finally managed to recover and cursed angrily.
However, by this time, Chu Chen and Zhuan Lun Wang had already run far away.
As Chu Chen ran, he cursed at Zhuan Lun Wang behind him, "Why are you so obedient? With your strength, you could achieve what you want by working in my Yunyue Kingdom."
"You heard what King Jin Lun said earlier. How can your Yunyue Kingdom compare to our Xiongnu? I'm afraid only all your southern kingdoms combined can be on par with our Xiongnu."
"It's too demeaning for you to be in your Yunyue Kingdom?"
"If I capture you this time, I can earn merit when I return and obtain higher-grade pills. Even catching up to King Jin Lun's footsteps will only be a matter of time."
As he spoke, Zhuan Lun Wang's footsteps quickened, but he still could only maintain the same distance behind Chu Chen.
Chu Chen hesitated whether to take the pill to rapidly increase his speed, at least so he could arrive faster and shake off his pursuer.
However, the pill's effects only lasted for half an hour. If he used it now, he would likely be unable to move by the time he reached his destination.
Thinking of this, Chu Chen could only suppress the urge to take the pill and continue to stall for time.
"Brat, I don't have time to deal with you now, but you wait. I'll deal with you sooner or later."
Zhuan Lun Wang sneered, "Alright, I'd like to see how long you can run. I'll stick to you today."
At the same time, while fighting Jin Lun, the Old God of War suddenly ran towards the direction where Chu Chen and Zhuan Lun Wang had gone.
"You old geezer, why are you running? Weren't you very powerful? Are you scared now?"
Jin Lun thought the Old God of War had some hidden ailment and was trying to escape, so he quickly chased after him.
If it were usual, he would definitely not dare to fight the old man for long, but now, he thought of striking him when he was weak.
If he couldn't seize such a good opportunity, he would have no chance to deal with the old man once he recovered.
The two chased each other. Although they were behind, their speed was slightly faster than Chu Chen's, and the distance was constantly closing.
However, their current location was already within the territory of Wei, and they were only five hundred li away from the foot of Mount Hua.
Even if Chu Chen immediately took the pill to gain invulnerable defense and the art of divine speed, he would still have time to rescue the Empress.
The reason he hadn't used it yet was simply because he wanted to be more sure.
About two hours later, Chu Chen and the others were approaching the foot of Mount Hua, and the Old God of War and Jin Lun were also close to catching up to Chu Chen and Zhuan Lun Wang.
"Prime Minister Chu, we're here. How do you want to play? Tell us."
The Old God of War shouted from afar.
Jin Lun, who was behind him, felt a jolt in his heart, but he didn't take it seriously, "We're at this point, why are you still pretending?"
"You think you can scare us away just like that? It's not that easy."
Hearing King Jin Lun's words, Zhuan Lun Wang felt reassured.
Fortunately, King Jin Lun reminded him, otherwise, he would have been tricked by these two.
Chu Chen felt the Changming Lamp at his waist getting hot. He quickly lifted his clothes and took it out, only to find that the Changming Lamp had turned purple!
The originally bright yellow and luminous Changming Lamp now looked somewhat hazy, mysterious, and alluring.
However, this purple color had just appeared and had not completely suppressed the original bright yellow.
But this trend was already very obvious.
Chu Chen couldn't help but wonder in his heart.
What did this purple color mean? Why had it turned this color?
Could it be that the Empress was poisoned?
Seeing this color, Chu Chen could recall the tragic scene of lips turning purple after a person took poison.
If the Empress could be poisoned, then the toxicity of this poison was too strong.
Chu Chen dared not to think further. He decided to speed up and see the Empress first.
As for Jin Lun and Zhuan Lun Wang, Chu Chen had already devised a plan.
After another quarter of an hour, the Changming Lamp felt increasingly hot. Chu Chen checked it again and found that the Changming Lamp had completely turned purple, which was even stranger.