As dawn broke the next day, the sounds of the enemy army's assault resumed outside the cave, compelling Saint Ruan to go out and spread poison, a laborious task he performed diligently twice a day, just to keep the enemy at bay.
Meanwhile, inside the cave, Su Hao and Lu Ying, the two wounded, were still recuperating. Chu Yihan and Su Yingxue were busy in their own ways—one tending to the injured and the other with furrowed brows in deep thought, pondering over something unknown.
Only Saint Ruan could not hold back his words, "I say, Ninth Prince! Chu Yihan! Can we even survive this, and if so, when can we leave? You have to give us a word! We can't possibly stay here indefinitely, can we? The poison I have can last at most another two days. Have you even decided when the reinforcements will arrive, or when Old General Su will come to rescue us?"