That night, Prince Zhao led three thousand soldiers from the Tiger Roar Camp to escort the Crown Prince out of Shangjing.
They traveled south through a heavy downpour.
To reach the south as quickly as possible, they traveled day and night, only stopping to rest for a single night every three to five days.
Prince Zhao was long accustomed to the life of marching and warfare, so he adapted well to this pace.
But the Crown Prince could not.
He couldn't stand this life of eating in the wind and sleeping in the open.
Even though he rode in a carriage, spared the wind and rain unlike everyone else, he was still utterly miserable.
When they passed through a small county town, the County Magistrate came out to greet them, announcing that he had prepared fine wine and delicacies to properly entertain the Crown Prince who was passing through.
Li Cheng had long since had enough of the days of gnawing on dry rations.
