A dilapidated wooden house.
If the wooden house hadn't been nestled between two large trees, protecting it from wind and rain, it would probably have long since disappeared into the past.
The prince and his guards searched the vicinity for a long time and then unearthed three skeletons.
The prince's gaze first fell on the shorter skeleton.
The old hunter had two fingers bitten off by a tiger while hunting, and the left hand of this skeleton was missing two finger bones.
The remaining two...
"Your Highness, come quickly!"
The guard was examining the body in the distance when he suddenly exclaimed in a low voice.
The crown prince walked over.
“There are traces of bones here, which means this person must have been a martial artist, probably one of the guards at the time,” the guard explained.
The prince paused, turned his head, and looked at the skeleton in the center.
More than a decade has passed, and the flesh on the corpse has long since rotted away, leaving only a grayish-white skeleton that is completely unrecognizable.
The prince squatted down, not caring about getting dirty, and reached out to touch the area around the eyes on the skull, feeling a dull, throbbing pain in his heart.
He closed his eyes.
"Give the hunter a proper burial, and collect the remaining two skeletons and bring them back to the capital."
The guard nodded in agreement.
Afterwards, he spent a few taels of silver to find villagers from the foot of the mountain to help bury the hunter, and instructed the villagers to take good care of him before the prince set off.
The guards discreetly observed the Crown Prince's expression and saw that he had a tense face, but his eyes could not hide a murderous look.
Your Highness, have you confirmed that the skeleton is that of the late Emperor?
"Your Highness, where do we go next?"
"Go back to Beijing."
The prince's eyes were red, and he gripped the reins tightly with both hands, as if a wild beast was about to break free from its cage.
Return to Beijing, and commit murder!
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