I thought encountering such a large pack of wolves in the wild would be a huge crisis, but unexpectedly, they ended up being the ones who provided me with equipment.

Those wolf pelts are very thick; once tanned, they can definitely fetch a good price when sold in the North.

As for wolf meat, although it's not very tasty, for poor families, whether it's old or young, it's still meat.

As long as it's cheap enough, there's no worry about selling it.

Wolf meat is not on Shen Xingmian's menu because she believes that the ancestors' careful selection is quite reasonable.

Just like wild vegetables, they either have low yields or are bitter and unpalatable, and are certainly not as delicious as the green vegetables that are readily available in the market.

The reason why animals like wolves have not been domesticated for so many years is certainly not only because they are ferocious, but more likely because their meat is indeed unpalatable.

Otherwise, even things that look like crabs would become best-selling items.

One after another, the camping lights were turned on, illuminating the area around the campsite brightly, and Shen Xingmian was finally able to see the situation outside clearly—

There were at least thirty or fifty wolf carcasses. Some had large gashes on their necks, while others had their claws cut off. Blood was everywhere, and the air was thick with the stench of blood.

It smells a bit unpleasant.

But that's not the main point. Such a strong smell of blood might attract other wild animals, what if two tigers come along...

It doesn't seem that scary.

Forget it, let's not worry about it.

Looking at her incredibly brave uncle and mother, she felt that, apart from the threat from the imperial power, her family could go wherever they wanted without any problem.

Without her even realizing it, she had already firmly embraced those thick, strong thighs.

very nice.

Even her cousin was incredibly brave and daring. She hadn't really noticed it before, but after this battle, she finally saw it for who it was.

My aunt was also frightened; she was already scolding my cousin by pulling her ear, and her expression clearly showed that she was quite frightened.

Shen Yunting had already washed his broadsword in the stream, shaken off the water droplets, and carried it on his shoulder as he walked towards Shen Xingmian.

"My dear, were you and the little prince scared? If you encounter this situation again, just leave it to the adults. You just need to stay in a safe place, and we can rush forward with peace of mind."

You guys seem pretty confident about what you're doing...

Shen Xingmian thought to himself, "What do you mean?"

They looked like they were having a fierce competition, as if they were determined to see who was better.

She assumed there must be someone else just as dumbfounded as she was, but when she turned around, she found Xiao Yanyue staring intently at the wolf carcasses on the ground, showing no fear whatsoever.

Okay, it's understandable that the child educated by the most outstanding people in the country would be a little special.

Shen Zhiheng came over at this time and asked in a low voice, "Sweetie, do you have a place to put these wolf carcasses? Your mother must have already filled them with treasures when she went to the capital last time, right?"

"ah!"

Shen Xingmian couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, then realized that her exclamation was rather frightening in the quiet night.

Seeing that her aunt and cousin, who were a little further away, were looking over, she quickly waved her hand to indicate that everything was alright. Then she leaned closer to her grandfather and whispered, "Oh no, the princess's body is still inside. Where should we put it?"

"hiss--"

Shen Zhiheng took a deep breath, looked at his granddaughter in shock, and then at his daughter who had a calm expression. He was completely stunned.

Such a big thing as the death of the eldest princess, how come no one told him?

He was killed by his own family!

They didn't even think to say anything about such wonderful news?

This is absolutely outrageous!

Shen Xingmian quickly reached out and patted her grandfather's chest, saying, "Calm down, calm down. It's just the death of a princess. The emperor will die in the future. Be more composed."

Although he knew that such a day might come, hearing his granddaughter speak of it so casually, Shen Zhiheng, an old man who had been loyal and brave all his life, almost fainted.

Shen Yunting quickly came over to stop her daughter: "Stop talking, your grandfather can't take this kind of stimulation, he'll faint again."

"It's alright, I can cure you even if you faint. It'll be a quick fix."

In the night filled with the stench of blood, the mother and daughter couldn't help but laugh together, creating a rather eerie atmosphere.

"Alright, stop fooling around. The smell in here is so strong, we probably can't sleep. Shall we find somewhere else?"

After asking, Shen Zhiheng said with a somewhat worried look, "It's just bad luck that the wind is blowing this way. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to smell it if we had stayed where we were."

Finally, Shen Xingmian put the two tents and their contents back into her spatial storage, walked a little further along the stream bank, and chose a new spot to put the tents out again.

Once you've secured yourself in place, you can go back to sleep.

After all that fuss, everyone was overcome with sleepiness and quickly went to bed. Shen Xingmian didn't wake up until it was broad daylight the next day.

Looking outside, I saw that my aunt was already cooking breakfast.

She went to the stream to wash herself, then went into the woods alone, found a secluded spot, and dumped the princess's body there.

Because the space was absolutely preserved, the princess was in the same condition as when she had just died, and she was still very elastic.

Shen Xingmian poured some gasoline on her and threw a ball of fire at her. The fire quickly engulfed the figure inside.

Shen Xingmian covered her nose and retreated back into her spatial dimension, intending to go out later. Otherwise, it would be extremely impolite to be tempted by the aroma of burning protein.

She did manage to hide, but the smell of burning corpses was carried by the wind, causing Shen Zheng, who was washing up by the river, to wrinkle his nose and mutter in puzzlement:

"It smells like roasted meat. It's so early in the morning, Mom probably won't make this. If she didn't, we can have this for lunch. I can always go hunt more game, hehe."

When Shen Xingmian finished organizing the supplies and came out of the space, the fire had been completely extinguished. The flames, imbued with supernatural power, were extremely hot, and only a few bone fragments remained on the ground; the rest had been blown away by the wind.

She nodded in satisfaction. This time, the eldest princess had completely disappeared. No matter how the emperor sent people to investigate, they would never be able to trace it back to them.

Little did she know that when the emperor heard that the eldest princess had gone missing, he not only didn't want to send anyone to investigate, but he also didn't want to care at all.

He was merely using his elder sister. Now that he had secured the throne, keeping that domineering princess around would only cause him trouble.

It's good that she's missing; at least I don't have to clean up her mess.

However, he didn't act as if he didn't care. He still had many missing person notices posted and even set the reward at five hundred taels of gold.

The people who saw the notice were all astonished, saying that the royal family was indeed noble, offering so much gold as a reward for finding just one person.

Such generosity, yet they never distribute more relief grain during famines. Tsk tsk.

The effect was completely contrary to what the emperor had hoped for.