Chapter 261: King Yi is Missing
The two men suddenly turned their heads to look over there. Yuan Gu was still drawing the bow, thinking about shooting the second arrow at the rabbit.
Deng Youning couldn't bear it any longer and shot an arrow directly at Yuan Gu's horse's hoof.
The horse was startled and neighed, and Yuan Gu almost fell off its back.
"Young Marquis Yuan, we were shooting our prey and didn't provoke you. You just shot down the arrow of King Changle. Isn't that a bit disrespectful?"
"As a marquis, you dare to disrespect the prince. Today, even if I take the heads of your entire family for the Prince of Changle, it will not be unfair to you."
"Why don't you stay away from people you can't afford to offend? Do you really want to die?"
Deng Youning asked coldly, drawing his bow and shooting an arrow again in the direction of Yuan Gu.
If it weren't for the fact that her grandfather, the head of the Gongyang family, cured her foot injury, she would not have shot the arrow at the horse's hoof, but at Yuan Gu's head.
"Princess Dongji calms down."
"My child is ignorant. Can you please let him go for my sake?"
"I apologize to the princess and the prince."
Yuan Gu's father, the head of the Yuan family, happened to be nearby. When he heard the quarrel, he hurried over.
"Keep an eye on your son!"
Li Tianzhuo also warned angrily.
Lord Yuan smiled and kept bowing while sitting on horseback.
Yuan Gu stared at Deng Youning unwillingly. He didn’t understand why his senior sister was so hostile towards him.
It must be that my senior sister hasn’t seen my true heart yet.
One day he will make his senior sister understand.
After putting some distance between himself and the Yuan family father and son, Li Tianzhuo seemed to have made up his mind.
"Ningning, I think the Yuan family can't stay any longer."
"Even if we have to repay the Gongyang family with hatred, we must secretly eliminate the Yuan family."
Deng Youning did not refuse. "Okay. After all, the Yuan family is a subject of your Nanxin. Their life and death are decided by you, the prince."
Yuan Gu not only captured the disciples of Wanshe Valley, but also repeatedly challenged the authority of Prince Li Tianzhuo.
It is not unfair that the entire Yuan family was buried with him.
King Yi, who was determined to achieve some results in hunting, took the lead and ran deep into the jungle waving his whip.
"Hey, big brother, don't go too far, there are wild animals in there!"
When passing by Li Tianzhuo, he did not forget to remind him loudly.
But King Yi, who had already run away, had no way of hearing it.
Li Tianzhuo squinted uneasily.
"Azhuo, this mountain is not particularly high, what can be inside?" Deng Youning asked curiously.
This was also her first time to participate in hunting, and her first time to come to Xiaozhu Peak.
“I hunted wolves here six years ago.”
"I don't know what this forest has now."
Li Tianzhuo shook his head regretfully and raised his eyebrows.
"Let's just hunt a little, enough to roast over the campfire tonight."
Now he doesn't have the intention to compete for the first place.
After Jiandan, Deng Youning, Deng Yan'an and others hunted some things casually, they returned to the camp.
A bonfire had been lit in the camp.
About a dozen people sat in a circle.
The emperor and Deng Xuelian have already taken their seats.
Deng Xuelian is a very qualified daughter-in-law and has been serving Emperor Nan Xin by his side, serving him tea and water.
The servants took down all the prey that everyone had hunted today, cleaned it, and placed it on bamboo poles next to the stove.
"Father, this deer was hunted by Ning Ning today."
Li Tianzhuo said to Emperor Nan Xin as if showing off.
"Princess Dongji is indeed a skilled martial artist. I'd like to have a good taste of her."
Now they just wait for the meat to cook.
However, Deng Xuelian was absent-minded.
It’s already dark, why hasn’t King Yi come back yet?
She asked several noble families who had always had a good relationship with King Yi, and they all said that they separated from King Yi after entering the forest.
Deng Xuelian knew that King Yi didn't even have a servant by his side, which made her even more anxious.
"Your Majesty, Prince Yi has not returned yet."
"Should we send some people to look for it?"
Deng Xuelian timidly wanted the emperor to make the decision for her.
She was afraid that King Yi had been murdered by Yuan Gu and his men.
"The eldest is almost 30 years old. He is too old to get lost."
"Maybe he's just wandering around. When the meat is ready and he smells the aroma, he'll come back."
Emperor Nanxin never took Prince Yi seriously, so naturally he was not worried about his safety.
He just said some words to comfort Deng Xuelian, trying to get away with it.
Li Tianzhuo, who was roasting a hare across from them, questioned:
"Father, we just saw my eldest brother riding a horse deep into the forest."
"He is intent on achieving great results in today's autumn hunt. Is he going to look for tigers, wolves, or bears?"
When Deng Xuelian heard this, her heart was in her throat.
"That must be it."
"He always told me that he wanted to hunt a tiger to make a stool cushion for His Majesty."
Deng Xuelian also quickly responded.
Emperor Nan Xin felt that something was wrong.
Although he had always regarded his eldest son as a dispensable existence, he was still somewhat uncomfortable if the tool he was used to was suddenly gone.
"Send a team in to look for it carefully."
Emperor Nanxin finally gave the order.
The eunuch at the side went down and gave orders.
Seeing this, Li Tianzhuo was afraid that the people below might not be able to do a good job, and out of concern for his brother, he took the initiative to say:
"Father, why don't I follow them to find my elder brother?"
"If big brother really encounters a ferocious beast, my current martial arts skills can still hold him back for a while."
Emperor Nan Xin hesitated.
Knowing that King Yi was in danger, how could he bear to let his most beloved youngest son take the risk?
"Azhuo, I'm with you."
Deng Youning stood up and said.
"I'll come along too. My martial arts skills are not bad either."
Deng Yan'an recommended himself.
Li Tianzhuo did not refuse everyone's kindness.
He also knew the extent of his martial arts skills.
Taking Xiu Ming and Ying Shi with them, the five of them entered the forest together with the imperial guards sent by the emperor.
In the dark forest, everyone held torches and shouted "Yi Wang" loudly.
Soon, they also reached the depths of Xiaozhu Peak.
However, King Yi has not been seen since then.
They have been walking in the forest for more than an hour since they came out.
The further we go, the blurrier things seem to appear.
There seemed to be a layer of fog in the forest.
Many of the imperial guards who were scattered to search for people gradually became invisible.
"Oh no, it's miasma, everyone, take a Hundred Poison Elixir."
Deng Youning quickly sensed that there was something wrong with the fog and gave instructions.
She also did not forget to sprinkle a handful of pills and give them to the imperial guards around them, asking them to take some as well.
Only by taking the antidote can everyone be free from the effects of the miasma.
"Why is there such a thick fog in this forest?" Yingshi asked anxiously.
Although everyone had taken the Hundred Poison Remedies and would not be poisoned, the fog in the forest was still real and difficult to dissipate for a while, making it impossible for them to see farther away.
"In Nanxin, autumn hunting is done during the day and bonfires are built when returning to the camp at night."
"So, even I have never entered the woods at night."
Li Tianzhuo looked embarrassed.
The crowd wandered through the woods, and the horses' hooves surprised the jackdaws.
In order to prevent the few people from getting separated, they tied the reins of the horses together to connect them.
"stop!"
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