My Antique Mirror Is A Portal To Another World-Chapter 598: Foolish Arrogance

Seeing that it was past three in the morning, Feng Xiyan said, "Yun’er, you should go back and get some more sleep. I’m going to make arrangements for these war prisoners with General Wu."

Bai Hanyun was indeed very sleepy, so she nodded and agreed, "Alright. You should also get some rest before we depart later."

"I know."

After watching Bai Hanyun walk away, Feng Xiyan called to a nearby soldier, "Go and call General Wu."

The soldier clasped his fists and responded, "This subordinate will go immediately."

While Feng Xiyan made arrangements for the Jin Empire’s war prisoners, time passed quickly. Before they knew it, the sky slowly changed color, and the first ray of sunlight broke through the gloomy clouds on the eastern horizon.

Seeing that it was almost time to depart, Feng Xiyan looked at Wu Ruizhan and said, "General Wu, this general will go and clean up for a moment. You should get some rest and eat something before we depart."

"Yes, Great General."

After Feng Xiyan left, Wu Ruizhan turned around and watched the soldiers move the iron cages onto the wooden carts they had prepared beforehand.

When the last iron cage was loaded onto a cart, he turned to the captain overseeing the preparations and said, "Lock the prisoners back into the iron cages, then leave two teams to guard this area. The rest of you should go rest and get something to eat."

Clasping his fists, the captain responded, "Yes, General Wu."

Ten minutes after Wu Ruizhan left the area, the soldiers working in the kitchen pushed a few wooden carts filled with huge pots and baskets of steamed buns.

Wiping the sweat off his forehead, the team leader said, "Brothers, we are under General Zhan’s orders to deliver food to the war prisoners."

Hearing this, the captain nodded and ordered his men, "Open the cages! Stay alert!"

"Yes, Captain!" Receiving the order, the soldiers opened the iron cages and let the kitchen staff distribute the food while they stood on the side watching the prisoners like hawks.

When the soldiers were busy, inside one of the iron cages, Jin Cen lowered his head and kept his hearing sharp.

Sitting in the innermost part of the cage, the soldier delivering the food didn’t even spare him a glance.

Throwing a soft steamed bun at Jin Cen, the soldier said, "One steamed bun for each person. This bucket of water is for you all to share. Remember, you only get one bucket of water daily. Don’t waste it."

After reminding the war prisoners, the soldier nodded to the guarding soldiers.

Receiving the signal, the guarding soldiers tied the door with a thick iron chain before locking the ends with an iron lock.

While everyone was busy with their tasks, Jin Cen parted his cracked lips and asked in a low voice, "Imperial Teacher Shi, where are you?"

Sitting nearby, Shi Yixi heard Jin Cen’s question. Following the direction of his voice, he secretly scooted closer. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

When Shi Yixi touched the iron chain binding Jin Cen’s hands, he whispered, "Your Highness, this old subject is here."

Hearing Shi Yixi’s response, Jin Cen asked, "Imperial Teacher Shi, how is the preparation going?"

"Your Highness, our men are already waiting for our signal. The moment you give the command, they will surround Xiqiang City and take control of the city gates." Shi Yixi paused for a second before asking, "Your Highness, do you want to act now?"

"No," Jin Cen answered, then added after a brief moment of thought, "We don’t know the situation outside right now. It’s better to wait a little longer and assess the situation clearly than to alert the enemy."

Agreeing with his reasoning, Shi Yixi said, "Your Highness is wise."

Taking a bite of the soft steamed bun, Jin Cen said, "Imperial Teacher Shi, you should eat and get enough rest before we begin our plan."

"Yes, Your Highness."

While the two of them were whispering in the corner of the iron cage out of the soldiers’ sight, in another iron cage, Jin Yan was throwing a tantrum again.

Jin Yan threw the steamed bun furiously while shouting, "What kind of rubbish is this?! How dare you give this princess such food?!"

Hearing this, the generals imprisoned with Jin Yan pretended not to hear anything and focused on eating their own buns.

Receiving no reaction from them, Jin Yan became angrier. Although she was blindfolded, it didn’t stop her from shouting.

"Guards! This princess wants to eat meat! Give me meat!"

Unhappy with her screams, one of the soldiers cursed, "Damn it! This woman’s shout will break my eardrums!"

Turning around, the soldier kicked the iron door, causing it to shake violently.

Bang!

Although his kick didn’t cause any damage to the iron cage, it effectively shut Jin Yan’s mouth and startled the blindfolded generals.

"Shut up! If you keep screaming, I will cut off your tongue!"

Startled by the soldier’s harsh voice and threat, Jin Yan trembled slightly.

Just when the soldier thought she would finally stop screaming and spare his ears, Jin Yan regained her senses. Instead of stopping, she became bolder and shouted even louder.

"Presumptuous! How dare you speak to this princess like that! Do you believe that this princess will cut you into a thousand pieces the moment my imperial father conquers your Yu Empire?!"

The moment she said this, the soldiers fell silent. A second later, they burst out laughing.

"Ha ha ha ha! This is the greatest joke I have heard this year!" said one of the soldiers with a clear hint of mockery in his voice.

Angered by their laughter, Jin Yan clenched her hands so tightly that her long nails pierced her palms. Clouded by rage, she didn’t feel the pain at all, not even when blood seeped out from the wounds.

Gritting her teeth, she endured the humiliation. ’Just you wait! When my imperial father saves me, I will have him flatten the Yu Empire and kill all of you!’