Half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and on the day of the hunt, the sun shone brightly.

The fourth prince rode a tall horse, full of vigor and ambition. He was determined to show off his skills today and regain his father's favor.

Because Pei Zhi's wounds had not yet healed, Emperor Pei also gave Pei Zhi a few words of advice.

Let Pei Zhi just watch the show from the sidelines; she shouldn't get involved.

Pei Zhi could only sigh and say that the timing of this injury was really bad.

The once-a-year hunt was missed.

Although Emperor Pei was old, he was still somewhat envious when he saw so many young men riding big horses and carrying bows and arrows.

Seeing this, Pei Zhi asked, "Father, shall I stay by your side?"

Emperor Pei thought to himself that he was just going to play around, so he nodded in agreement.

"Alright, then you can stay behind me."

When Emperor Pei travels, he is naturally accompanied by many guards.

Emperor Pei held a bow and arrow, originally intending to shoot a few rabbits or pheasants.

As a result, I don't know what happened today.

Several arrows were shot out in succession, but none hit the prey.

At first, Pei Zhi was able to comfort Pei Di.

The weather is bad today, and Father Emperor's hands haven't even warmed up yet.

After several arrows missed their mark, Pei Zhi's attempts to comfort him were no longer effective.

Emperor Pei rode his horse deeper into the woods, with Pei Zhi following behind him.

A guard walked quietly alongside Pei Zhi and whispered, "Princess, everything has been arranged."

The Emperor Pei's bow and arrows had been replaced by them today, which is why he lost his aim.

"good."

Suddenly an arrow shot out from the woods, and the guards shouted for the emperor's protection.

The horses, which had been quiet, suddenly became agitated, for reasons unknown.

Emperor Pei's horse became restless, and Pei Zhi quickly rode off to follow behind.

Emperor Pei had experience on the battlefield, and his horse suddenly went out of control.

Although Emperor Pei was panicked, he kept his hand on the reins.

He didn't let the horse throw him off, and after riding for an unknown amount of time, the horse finally calmed down.

Pei Zhi shouted from behind, "Father, are you alright?"

Emperor Pei noticed that Pei Zhi was alone and asked, "Why are you all alone? Where are the guards?"

Pei Zhi grabbed the reins. "I don't know what happened just now, all the horses were startled. I didn't care about anything else and followed in the direction my father was going."

Pei Zhi rode wildly all the way, and her arm, which had already healed, split open again, leaving bloodstains on her clothes.

Her neatly styled hair was now a mess, and there were bloodstains on her face from being scratched by tree branches.

Emperor Pei looked around and said, "Something doesn't feel right here."

It was too quiet here, and there was a lot of fog.

An unusually quiet environment must mean there's something more dangerous around.

"Father, shall I call for someone to come over?"

"No!" Emperor Pei quickly stopped him. "It would be troublesome if it wasn't a guard who came."

Pei Zhi asked in a panic, "What do we do now?"

Emperor Pei looked around but couldn't find the location.

"Let's wait a moment. If I disappear, someone will surely come looking for me."

Just as Pei Zhi was about to say something, she suddenly heard the sound of a tree branch being broken.

Pei Zhi widened her eyes and gestured for Pei Di to look directly in front of them.

It turned out to be a wild wolf.

Although Emperor Pei appeared calm on the surface, he was actually somewhat flustered inside.

How could there be wolves in the royal hunting grounds?

Either the person in charge of this place was negligent and let these beasts run in on their own.

Or perhaps someone did it on purpose.

His good sons finally couldn't hold back anymore and were about to take action against him.

"Father, you must run quickly, I will hold off this beast."

Emperor Pei's hand, which was already on the dagger at his waist, was withdrawn upon hearing Pei Zhi's words.

Emperor Pei originally intended to stab Pei Zhi when she wasn't paying attention.

Then he kicked Pei Zhi off his horse.

At that time, the wolf will definitely pounce on Pei Zhi.

The time it took for the wolves to devour Pei Zhi was enough for him to escape.

"Then be careful," Pei Zhi said, and Pei Di didn't refuse.

Pei Zhi, riding his horse, was the first to make a sound.

Without a second thought, Emperor Pei rode his horse in another direction.

As a result, something unexpected happened, and the wolf relentlessly pursued Pei Di.

Emperor Pei could only cry for help, while Pei Zhi leisurely rode behind him, watching the show.

This wolf is no ordinary wolf; it is the wolf king.

Allen sent it to Pei Zhi from Solo's territory, along with a beast tamer.

Now, naturally, Pei Zhi tells this wolf to bite whomever it wants, and the beast will chase after that person.

Emperor Pei could not simply die like that.

Now that Emperor Pei is dead, those pedantic officials will surely support her brothers to ascend the throne.

Pei Zhi pondered that the time was almost up, and immediately spurred his horse towards Emperor Pei's direction.

When Pei Zhi arrived, Emperor Pei had already lost an arm to the wolf king and was lying on the ground howling in pain.

Pei Zhi pretended to pick up a large rock and throw it at the wolf king.

Pei Zhi made a gesture to the wolf king, who pretended to be frightened, retreated repeatedly, and then left.

Pei Zhi immediately rushed to Emperor Pei's side, "Father, are you alright?"

Emperor Pei lay on the ground, barely breathing, and looked like he was about to die.

Pei Zhi took out painkillers from her pocket and put them into Pei Di's mouth.

Emperor Pei instinctively resisted, fearing it might be something detrimental to him.

"Father, this is the painkiller I asked the imperial physician for."

As Pei Zhi spoke, she ate one in front of Emperor Pei, who then ate it as well.

The medicine worked quickly, and the injury on my arm didn't seem to hurt as much anymore.

Pei Zhi tore off a piece of her dress and used it to bandage Pei Di's wound.

"Father, let me stop your bleeding first."

Besides losing an arm to a wolf, Emperor Pei also had many other wounds on his body.

Pei Zhi helped Pei Di up, but Pei Di could barely stand.

Emperor Pei gasped, "Help me, lean against that tree over there."

Pei Zhi struggled to help Pei Di walk over, and Pei Di leaned against a big tree, warily looking around.

"In a moment, whoever comes, do not leave any survivors."

Upon hearing this, Pei Zhi removed the gold hairpin from her head.

"Father, what if it's one of my elder brothers coming?"

Emperor Pei clutched his wound, "No matter who it is, we must strike first."

As expected, the fourth prince came in.

Emperor Pei and Pei Zhi exchanged a glance, and Pei Zhi immediately understood Emperor Pei's meaning.

The fourth prince, still clueless, asked, "Father, what's wrong with you?"

The fourth prince stepped forward, anxiously inquiring about Emperor Pei's injuries.

Pei Zhi reacted swiftly, plunging the gold hairpin directly into the Fourth Prince's chest.

The fourth prince looked down at the gold hairpin on his chest and then looked at Pei Zhi in disbelief.

"You...you actually dared to..."

The Fourth Prince never imagined that Pei Zhi would be so bold as to dare to lay a hand on him in front of his father!