The ground collapsed rapidly, and Zheng Yutong and others had no time to drive their horses away, so they fell into a deep pit with their horses.

The flying dust blurred the vision, the screams were buried by the dust, and under the huge pit were the jagged teeth of steel needles.

This was specially set up by the royal family to prevent herds of wild beasts from running out of the mountains, but today the mechanism was triggered by a fox.

In the dust, the red fox jumped up lightly, stepped on Zheng Yutong's head and flew up the tree.

When the prince and others rushed over, they saw Zheng Yutong and others being swallowed by the huge pit. They didn't have time to see how many people there were or who they were.

The scene was shocking and terrifying.

"Hurry up and save him!" The prince's face changed drastically, but he quickly reacted and gave the order.

The red fox stood on the treetop, looking down at the people buried in the dust in the deep pit, with a strange smile on his lips.

The guards stepped forward, but the huge pit continued to collapse, and everyone was forced to retreat.

"Ajin, was my sister among those who fell just now?" Seeing this, Xie Enhuai, a member of the Xie family, asked a cousin to count his own children first. He dismounted and walked towards the women of the Xie family, headed by his cousin Xie Yuejin, and asked in a low voice.

Xie Yuejin had immediately counted all the girls in the Xie family and made sure they were all there. Then he looked worriedly at the deep pit where the collapse was slowing down.

Facing Xie Enhuai's worried gaze, Xie Yuejin shook her head and whispered, "I haven't seen Sister, but I think I saw Zheng Yutong."

"When I entered the venue today, I saw my elder sister and the girl from the Shen family together. Is Zheng Yutong going to cause trouble for them?" Xie Enhuai asked worriedly.

"But Zheng Yutong wouldn't be so stupid as to die together with the woman from the Shen family, right?" Xie Yuejin felt a little uneasy.

If my sister was with Shen Qingwu, in order to protect Shen Qingwu, if she couldn't escape, she might drag Zheng Yutong to die together with her.

"Don't rush forward when we rescue people later. Leave it to me. Quickly check who is missing among the other women in the family." Xie Enhuai patted his cousin's shoulder and returned to the prince, ready to go down and rescue people at any time.

…

Shen Qingwu, Xie Yuening and the other two returned with a full load.

When passing by the second hunting area, he met several young men from aristocratic families, led by Su Zehou, the eldest son of the Su family.

Everyone looked at their horses, their jaws dropping in surprise as they saw their horses' legs looked like they would be crushed at any moment.

But no one greeted them, so the three men seemed to ignore them and continued walking outside with their horses.

"Wait a minute!" Su Zehou suddenly caught up and blocked the way.

Xie Yuening raised her head slightly to look at the person on the horse, "Master Su, what advice do you have?"

"When you came from the Sanchong hunting area, did you hear any rioting of the beasts?" Su Zehou jumped off his horse, pursed his lips tightly, and then asked.

"I heard it. It was two wild boars chasing the antelope. We spent some time catching them." Xie Yuening looked at him calmly.

Su Zehou avoided his gaze, tightened his fist slightly, stepped back and made way, "That's good."

Xie Yuening said nothing more and took the lead in leading the horse and continued forward.

Behind him, Su Zehou called out to everyone, "Everything has been fine for such a long time, there shouldn't be any beast tide. Let's go to the prince to see how he is doing."

"Mr. Su, did those three women hunt so many?" Someone watched for a long time and still found it unbelievable.

"Can you beat the eldest daughter of the Xie family?" Su Zehou asked calmly without looking back.

Everyone was speechless. They had a good relationship with Su Zehou, so they all had some martial arts skills, but when they were teenagers, no one could match Xie Yuening.

Some people wanted to ask more questions, but were stopped by the people around them.

…

Outside the camp, Chu Guannan was leisurely drinking tea.

There were crickets placed next to him, and Su Zeyan and Xie Enyu were standing on his left and right, playing cricket fighting with him.

They were the most lively group in the stands.

The noble lady looked over from time to time, but no one dared to come forward.

The emperor took a few more glances and was about to speak when someone hurried out of the hunting grounds, "Your Majesty, this is bad! There's a beast tide."

The emperor immediately stood up and ordered, "Clear the area immediately and send people in to initiate the interception!"

The small stick that Chu Guannan used to poke the crickets fell into the box.

Xie Enyu raised his eyes and met his gaze.

When they were leaving the hunting ground, he saw the girl from the Shen family silently saying to the prince: Leave here.

Two days ago, he also received news that Zheng Yutong had purchased medicinal powder.

So this matter is related to Miss Shen, then why does the prince not seem worried?

"Your Majesty, please leave here as soon as possible." The Queen and others immediately stood up nervously and persuaded the Emperor to return to the palace.

"Father, we didn't hear any noise here. Look, the crickets are still chirping vigorously, and the hunting dogs don't react at all." Chu Guannan handed the crickets in the box to the emperor.

"Prince Yan, how can we let His Majesty stay here and take risks? It's a pity that His Majesty dotes on you the most." The imperial concubine immediately spoke to Chu Guannan in a sarcastic tone.

The emperor simply waved at the empress, then took the cricket from Chu Guannan with a smile. He smiled at the minister who was trying to persuade him to return to the palace, and said, "It's okay. What the third brother said makes sense. It shouldn't be a serious problem. I've already sent people to investigate. If there's anything wrong, we'll activate the protective measures immediately."

The emperor perfunctorily appeased the courtiers, raised his hand towards Chu Guannan, and said in a doting tone like a child, "Come here and tell me, which one is yours?"

Chu Guannan sat beside the emperor in a cold manner, but spoke to him in a very intimate manner, calling him "father", which made the imperial concubine and others beside him look unhappy.

The emperor played with crickets with Chu Guannan for a while. No one came out of the hunting ground and there was no sign of riot.

He raised his hand and called to Zheng Taishi, "Zheng Taishi, are there any changes in the celestial phenomena today? Has anyone died in the hunting grounds?"

Zheng Taishi stepped forward respectfully, looking up at the sky. Amidst the curious gazes of the crowd, he hesitated for a moment before saying, "In my humble opinion, nothing has changed and everyone is safe."

Every year when there are royal activities, the Grand Historian is required to observe the celestial phenomena and make divinations in advance. Although his official rank is not high, his status is not low.

Everyone felt a little relieved after hearing his words.

Before he could even offer a compliment, Chu Guannan sneered, "Isn't what Zheng Taishi said a bit too confident?"

Everyone looked at Chu Guannan.

He leaned back in his chair with a lazy yet dignified posture, his slender fingers casually turning the cricket stick in his hand. "Not long after entering the hunting grounds, our young prince accidentally fell off his horse and was injured. How can we say that no one was hurt and everyone is safe?" "Qingwu has a small role today, but he did a lot of things behind the scenes."