Zhu Shoubei swore he had never seen such a terrifying scene in his life, so he was forgiven for his uncontrollable trembling screams at a time when he shouldn't have been creating panic.

Gu Yuzhi's eyes were blank. He bent down to help Zhu Shoubei up, but as soon as his hand touched Zhu Shoubei's shoulder, he noticed that Zhu Shoubei was trembling violently.

He suddenly covered his mouth and whispered, "Commander Zhu, what has frightened you like this? Could it be that Gu Yufan didn't leave at all? Is he hiding in the mountains with his troops?"

Zhu Shoubei shook his head subconsciously.

Gu Yuzhi was even more puzzled. He scratched his head and turned to look at Chief Secretary Xie. Just as he was about to speak, he saw out of the corner of his eye that Commander Zhu suddenly stood up.

He no longer cared about overstepping the bounds, grabbing Gu Yuzhi's arm and saying, "Your Highness, hurry! Hurry up! There's..."

Before he could say anything, a wolf howl suddenly came from the nearby mountains, and everyone's expression changed.

Before Guard Zhang could give any orders, all the soldiers quickly stepped forward, forming layers upon layers to block Gu Yuzhi's path.

The elite soldiers had already drawn their bows to the fullest extent. Commander Zhu gripped Gu Yuzhi's hand tightly, his voice trembling uncontrollably: "Your Highness, hurry, hurry! We will cover the rear."

Gu Yuzhi was pulled around by Zhu Shoubei and staggered away until he heard the howling of wolves again. This time the sound was closer, as if they were about to pounce on them at any moment.

His pupils contracted slightly, and a big smile suddenly appeared on his previously bewildered face.

Gu Yuzhi suddenly broke free from Zhu Shoubei's grasp and shouted, "Get back, all of you get back! Don't draw the bow, don't draw the bow!"

"Guard Zhang! Guard Zhang!"

The smile on Gu Yuzhi's face vanished in an instant, because he realized that neither the elite soldiers nor the navy had ever seen Xue Ye before. If they attacked as soon as Xue Ye showed up, Xue Ye would be driven mad and he would be unable to control her!

"Your Highness!" Commander Zhu was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder were about to burst. He turned around to grab him, but in his haste, he fell to the ground.

Chief Secretary Xie's expression also changed.

When Xie Changshi first heard the wolf howling, he was also very scared, but seeing the young prince's expression now, he understood everything!

The wolf's howl was clearly from a snowy night!

Chief Clerk Xie immediately shouted, "Guard Zhang, Commander Zhu, tell everyone to stop! Tell everyone to stop!"

In the nearby mountains and forests, Xue Yewen caught a whiff of Gu Yuzhi's scent amidst the mottled and chaotic aromas. Overjoyed, it let out another howl, urging its underlings to catch up quickly. It was about to meet its little master!

Sensing the excitement of the snowy night, its newly acquired underlings could no longer contain themselves and began to howl.

For a moment, the calls of various animals in the jungle rose and fell, drowning out the shouts of Gu Yuzhi and Xie Changshi.

No one knew how so many ferocious beasts could suddenly appear in this usually safe jungle next to the official road.

As the howling ended, the sound of the earthquake grew closer and closer. The birds in the area had long sensed the terrifying aura of these beasts and had vanished without a trace.

The elite soldiers lowered their arrows slightly, waiting for the wild beasts to appear so they could quickly shoot and kill some of them first.

Animals are different from humans. Humans can be persuaded, but animals cannot understand human language.

Therefore, when faced with beasts, they could only do their best to delay as much as possible so that the young prince could escape from here.

The ground shook more and more violently, accompanied by clouds of dust and crushed tree branches.

At this moment, even these elite soldiers couldn't help but show a hint of apprehension in their expressions.

Just how many wild animals must have come to cause such a commotion!

Gu Yuzhi tried for a long time but failed to pry the two people apart. Instead, he was escorted out by the soldiers. He was so anxious that he stomped his feet on the spot and turned to Xie Changshi: "Xie Changshi, hurry! It's snowing now. If we wait any longer, it will be troublesome if someone gets hurt!"

After he finished speaking, he quickly stepped back, trying to go around to the side, but he didn't expect that the line of thousands of people, which was originally too small, would suddenly seem so long!

Gu Yuzhi glanced at the crowd, then turned to look at the big tree behind him. He gritted his teeth, intending to use the tree's support to try and get over the guards' shoulders.

As he was thinking, he suddenly heard Guard Zhang's voice.

"Stop!"

Guard Zhang originally wanted Chief Secretary Xie and Commander Zhu to lead His Highness to escape towards Jiangzhou. With him and the two hundred elite soldiers covering the rear, even if there were many wild beasts, they would be able to protect His Highness's safety.

But before he knew it, a small white snake suddenly darted out from in front of him, even though he had already drawn his bow to its fullest extent.

Its cool tail wrapped around the back of his hand, and it straightened up to meet his gaze. After a while, it flicked out its long tongue and hissed.

He could sense that Xiaobai was straining, as if she didn't want him to shoot the arrow.

Guard Zhang shook his head slightly, pretending to be a little dazed: "Xiao Bai, the situation is urgent. You must go to the back and escort His Highness back to Huizhou..."

Upon hearing this, Xiaobai suddenly released its tail from his grasp, slithered away, and in the blink of an eye, leaped onto his shoulder, hissing as it flicked its tongue.

But this time, its eyes were fixed on the fully drawn bow.

Guard Zhang knew very well that the animals that followed His Highness were all very intelligent, so how could he misunderstand once, and how could he misunderstand twice?

Guard Zhang slowly lowered his bow and arrow, then turned and stared intently into its vertical pupils: "Little White, I know you can understand us. Now I'll ask you a question, and you answer. If yes, nod; if no, shake your head."

Little White stared at it without blinking. After waiting for a while without Guard Zhang asking any questions, it tilted its head slightly and gently patted his shoulder with its tail, as if urging him on.

Then Guard Zhang said, "Do you not want us to shoot those wild beasts that are about to come?"

Xiao Bai blinked and nodded gently.

Guard Zhang's heart leaped into his throat.

Should we take action or not?

If we don't take action, what if they are truly uncontrollable wild beasts?

If we were to take action...

But the animals around Your Highness are very affectionate and will protect you...

Guard Zhang gritted his teeth and thought for a moment. Then, he suddenly focused his energy in his dantian and used his internal force to speak, making sure his voice could penetrate the howls and running of the wild beasts: "Don't shoot arrows yet! Only after I give the order!"

Guard Zhang's mind works very quickly.

At first, he couldn't understand why Xiaobai wouldn't let him do it, but the wolf howls that came in the blink of an eye gave him another guess.

Is that wolf howling on a snowy night?

Snow Night is always very well-behaved by His Highness's side and has never howled like this before, even during the full moon, she would suppress her nature.

Therefore, Guard Zhang had never heard such a howl before, and for a moment he couldn't tell whether it was really a snowy night or not...