As midnight approached, everyone at the campsite, except for the patrolling guards, was at rest. Apart from the sound of the campfire, the only other sounds were the clatter of the guards' armor as they patrolled.
Before falling asleep, Qingyan deliberately turned on the space's monitoring equipment. Originally, he didn't want her to use those cheating devices anymore, but to prevent her from getting hurt, he compromised.
She nestled in his arms, fast asleep with her eyes closed.
Aww~~~~
A long howl of wolves woke Yin. She half-opened her eyes and listened intently. Except for the first howl, which was relatively close, the rest of the sounds carried very far.
"Little White!" Qingyan called out to her little...pet in a daze. The little white wolf had also been brought along. Except when the army was marching, the little white wolf would occasionally wander outside, but the rest of the time it was kept in her space.
As soon as she finished speaking, Yin covered her mouth. There must be someone outside the tent.
Little White wasn't brought along when they came out.
"Little Darling, Little White wasn't brought along!" Yin knew Little White's exact location, but outsiders didn't.
After hearing that, she rolled her eyes at him twice.
“Xiaobai is well-trained, so we don’t need to take it with us. On the first day we arrived, I opened the cage and released Xiaobai onto the grassland in front of everyone.” Qingyan had been worried about encountering a wolf pack, but Xiaobai is a descendant of the wolf king, and the wolves treat it with great respect.
What?
He shook his head helplessly. The little girl was quite cunning; she released Xiaobai right in front of everyone.
She took out a special whistle, put it in her mouth and blew it gently, producing a clear whistle sound that resounded through the sky.
The Mongol leaders were secretly surprised when they heard the sound. On the grasslands, they could tame wild animals, but they rarely managed to tame wolves.
The whistle came from inside Yin's tent. Back then, the Mongol generals who accompanied Kangxi on his expedition all knew that Qingyan had a little white wolf.
"Could it be that Fourth Princess Consort brought the wolf king with her?" Back then, the little white wolf went with Fourth Princess Consort. So many years have passed, the wolf king should have grown into a mature wolf by now.
"It is said that the Fourth Princess Consort released the little white wolf as soon as she arrived on the grassland!" The people below had still received the news.
Colin tapped the table. They had prepared a pack of wolves, hoping to give the Aisin Gioro family a hard time and use the wolves to control Kangxi.
"We miscalculated!" Colin said in a low voice.
Back then, when the little white wolf was brought to the capital, Colin thought it was just Qingyan's childish behavior. He believed that wolves were wild and difficult to tame, and Fei Yanggu was a doting father who would kill any wolf that posed even the slightest threat to his daughter. They all thought that the little white wolf probably wouldn't live much longer.
Now, they are unsure of themselves; the white wolf has appeared, and their plan has failed.
After coming from Qingyan, they often caused trouble for Qingyan, and even the Crown Princess and the Third Prince's wife bullied the Fourth Prince's wife together. The more times they bullied her, the more adept they became at it.
“Princess Consort, Fourth Princess Consort is not simple. You should observe carefully during tomorrow's hunt.” Colin listened to the howling wolves outside and felt a little uncertain. Originally, he could have been full of confidence, since the tents of the Mongol leaders were soaked in special wolf-repelling medicine.
The wolf pack's cries grew closer. Qingyan shuddered, and after letting Xiaobai out, Yin got up, changed his clothes, picked up Qingyan, and sat with her by the window to observe what was happening outside the tent.
"Sisi, is Xiaobai really capable?" Qingyan was worried that Xiaobai had been away from the grassland for too long. Even if it had the blood of the wolf king, it might not be able to tame the wolf pack.
He played with her long, loose hair, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said, "Sweetie, just relax and watch the show!"
The actions of the Mongol leaders were all under Kangxi's control. If Xiaobai hadn't come along, Kangxi wouldn't have pushed them out.
"Did those people bring the wolves?" Qingyan was puzzled. How could these Mongol leaders control a pack of wolves?
On the grasslands, wolves were the greatest natural enemy of the Mongols. Some tribes had their high priests tame wolves, and some even succeeded in doing so.
"Yes, those people are always so self-righteous. Who can fathom Father's thoughts?" Yindu didn't dare to be sure of Kangxi's true thoughts and could only guess.
Later, the wolf pack's howls grew closer, each howl seeming to roar right next to their ears, and many of the Mongol guards thought they would die there.
"What do we do?" The Mongolian guard trembled. "This..."
They didn't want to die, and many of the guards who had followed them were killed by Kangxi after getting caught up in the fight.
The guards who were left behind were all thankful that they had chosen the right side and had not joined forces with those people.
"Shut up!" Seto noticed that many people wavered after they finished speaking.
A shout rang out, and the surroundings fell silent instantly.
"Eshuo, go and tell Xiaoguai to be careful," Saito whispered.
Before setting off, Fei Yanggu repeatedly instructed that Xiao Guai must be protected if any danger arises.
The Mongolian wives kept causing trouble for Xiao Guai, and they saw it all, but they couldn't help her. A feeling of guilt rose in their hearts.
"Speak now?" E Shuo took out a pocket watch from his purse. It was just past two in the morning, which was Xiao Guai's beauty sleep time.
"yes."
"I'm not going, Xiaoguai's morning temper is too bad." Eshuo was clearly a victim of Xiaoguai's morning temper and was determined not to be cannon fodder.
Besides, she still has the Fourth Prince by her side, so she'll be protected no matter what danger she faces.
"Fourth Prince should wake Xiao Guai up." Seto rubbed his heart. His youngest sister had always been pampered, and after getting married, Fourth Prince's affection for her only increased, which made her more and more temperamental.
"Seto, we've encountered another pack of wolves. Are there really that many wolves on the grasslands?" Erlu leaned closer and voiced his question.
Previously, whenever they crossed the grasslands, they would almost always be attacked by wolf packs.
Each time they managed to escape danger, he looked at the wolf pack outside with some confusion. These wolves were clearly not wild. Even though their size was similar to that of ordinary wolves, their physiques were much more robust than those of ordinary wild wolves, and they looked like they had been trained.
"Probably not." Seto remembered that Feiyangu had mentioned that, for the safety of Kangxi's hunting, the wolves were basically trained and rarely attacked humans.
“They must be captive. Look at their eyes. When they live in the wild, their eyes shine, which is incomparable to captive wolves.” Erlu has spent more time outside and has a better understanding of the habits of wild animals.
The captive wolf packs—this is a serious problem. Who released these wolves?
Fortunately, Fei Yanggu wasn't responsible for the hunting grounds' security; otherwise, there would have been real trouble. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
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