A cacophony of sounds mingled together.

Xi Xizhi's ears were already extremely sensitive, and all sorts of noise penetrating its ears directly tested its eardrums. Xi Xizhi wished it could grow two more paws to block its ears, but that was simply impossible.

Wu Lingyin observed the surrounding environment and, seeing that no one was paying attention, slowly raised his bow and arrow, drew it back, and aimed it at Xi Xizhi's direction.

Xi Xizhi was busy running around and didn't notice what other people were doing.

Wu Lingyin drew his bow to its fullest extent, his sharp eyes following Xi Xizhi's small figure.

"Let's see if you can escape today..." Wu Lingyin curled a sinister smile and released the bowstring with a look of certainty.

The arrow, with a whooshing sound, shot straight toward Xi Xizhi.

With her superhuman hearing, Xi Xizhi heard a 'whoosh' sound as she turned her head and saw a sharp arrow rapidly enlarging in front of her.

Someone wants to hunt it!

Xi Xizhi's eyes widened in fright, and she turned and ran away.

At the same time, An Honghan had just seen Xi Xizhi's small figure and hadn't even had time to walk over when he saw the arrow rushing towards him with lightning speed, and his aura instantly became exceptionally cold.

Dare to touch his things? They're asking for trouble!

His gaze turned coldly to Wu Lingyin, and that one look sent chills down Wu Lingyin's spine.

The bow and arrows he was holding almost slipped from his grasp and fell to the ground.

Your Majesty... Your Majesty saw him!

Without time to think, An Honghan used his lightness skill and rushed out.

The generals saw a golden figure rush in quickly, and when they realized that it was His Majesty, they all couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Most surprisingly, His Majesty was actually after that ferret.

"Oh... isn't that a Phoenix Cloud Sable?" Lynn followed and, upon seeing the familiar figure, exclaimed in surprise. Then, upon seeing the arrow, he was terrified. "Quick... quick... there's an arrow!"

Xi Xizhi fled east and west, trying her best to avoid that arrow.

Seeing An Honghan running towards them, they immediately turned around and ran towards him.

Wu Lingyin's archery skills were superb; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe them as hitting a willow leaf from a hundred paces away. Very few who fell to his arrows had any hope of survival.

An Honghan knew this best, which was why he was so nervous.

With increased speed, An Honghan's clothes fluttered as he bent down and scooped up the scurrying mink on the ground.

The moment An Honghan's fingers touched her, for some reason, Xi Xizhi's restless and pounding heart suddenly calmed down, as if she felt that as long as An Honghan was there, she would be safe from any danger.

And that is indeed the case.

An Honghan's embrace made Xi Xizhi feel inexplicably at ease.

An Honghan held the little ferret in one arm, and with the other hand, seemingly a casual movement, he caught the arrow that seemed to carry a thousand pounds of force. When An Honghan bent his fingers and broke the arrow, everyone's heart skipped a beat.

Wu Lingyin was even more frightened, breaking out in a cold sweat. In terms of martial arts, His Majesty's skills were definitely no worse than his own. Just from the fact that His Majesty could catch an arrow with a casual reach, that was something only a master among masters could do.

Since Your Majesty was able to catch the arrow accurately, the archer must have been caught by Your Majesty's eyes as well.

This was what Wu Lingyin was most worried about. His face was extremely ugly, and his originally imposing aura gradually weakened.

Xi Xizhi raised her paw and wiped away the cold sweat.

She thought to herself, "That arrow was so blind! It almost killed me!"

Thinking of arrows, Xi Xizhi naturally thought of the archers. Turning her fluffy little head, Xi Xizhi looked in the direction from which the arrows came and immediately saw Wu Lingyin and the others.

He immediately recognized him as the person who had previously hunted wolves.

Wu Lingyin held a bow and arrow in his hand, his gaze shifting and wandering, fixed on An Honghan, the cold sweat on his forehead betraying his guilty conscience.

Xi Xizhi immediately concluded that it must have been Wu Lingyin who fired this sneak attack; he did it on purpose…

Because of An Honghan's arrival, many military officers stood by his side to protect his safety.

“Wu-Ling-Yin.” An Honghan pronounced his name slowly and deliberately, his words carrying an icy chill that sent shivers down one’s spine.

Although Wu Lingyin had served as the General Who Guards the Nation for several years, his aura was far inferior to that of An Honghan.

He immediately dismounted and knelt down, saying, "Your humble servant is here."

Apart from the generals who were seriously fighting the beasts, everyone else's eyes were focused on Wu Lingyin.

Everyone knew that Wu Lingyin, relying on his status, was always arrogant and mocked other officials. Seeing him kneeling in fear now, everyone felt better and thought in unison, "The wicked get their just desserts."

I just don't know... how he offended His Majesty.

"I'll settle accounts with you when we get back. I know exactly what you did just now."

An Honghan's words showed that he would not let him go, and he was fully aware of Wu Lingyin's actions.

Seeing that Dongfang Youyu was still standing there without moving, An Honghan turned to face him and said, "How much longer does Your Highness intend to watch this spectacle? Don't you want to lend a helping hand and relieve my urgent crisis?"

An Honghan's words were not polite. Perhaps because Xi Xizhi had just almost lost her life, An Honghan's face was extremely gloomy, which was obvious to everyone.

Dongfang Youyu, who was called out, was taken aback at first, and then realized that no matter how much An Honghan disliked him in the past, he would always use various high-sounding reasons to brush it off. But this time, he was probably really angry, which is why he was so rude to him without any attempt to hide it.

Even if Dongfang Youyu didn't want to get involved in this troublesome matter, he couldn't stand idly by once An Honghan spoke up.

Nodding in agreement, he said, "Your Majesty is joking. I only thought that your country's military officers were fighting fiercely with the wild beasts and had the upper hand, so I did not take action until now."

Few people believed his polite reasons.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that many of the military officers were injured, clearly indicating that they had not gained any advantage in this battle against the wild beasts.

Dongfang Youyu's statement was merely an attempt to find a plausible excuse for not offering assistance.

Xi Xizhi glanced at Dongfang Youyu a few more times. This man always gave people different impressions. Sometimes, she thought he was a good person, and other times, she thought he was cold-blooded and that his smile was just a facade.

In short, apart from An Honghan, Dongfang Youyu is the person Xi Xizhi finds most unfathomable.