Duke Chong knew all too well the dangers of taking the pills; he had seen with his own eyes the Hidden Guard die in agony right before him.
But the four city gates were so tightly guarded that there was no way out.
Besides this method, there was no other way.
The Hidden Guard had died.
But there were still those alive!
Not to mention Marquis Dongxiang, there was still Princess Zhenbei!
Pouring the pills from the bottle, Duke Chong gritted his teeth and swallowed them down.
...
In the blink of an eye, seven days had passed.
During these seven days, government officials had been constantly searching the streets for Duke Chong's whereabouts.
Wanted posters offering rewards were plastered all over the city.
Anyone providing information leading to Duke Chong's whereabouts would be rewarded with a thousand taels; anyone assisting the court in capturing him would receive ten thousand taels.
With such tempting rewards, everyone became a potential threat to Duke Chong.
