So what if she's my sister-in-law? You seduced me first.

In the cold, foggy winter, Ning Yu hid in the dense thicket of bushes, listening to the mournful cries and gasps of Princess Huayang inside the cave, mixed with the heavy breathing of a man venting his frustrations. He remained stiff and dared not move.

When she fell, Princess Huayang cushioned her fall, so she wasn't seriously injured. She grabbed onto the jagged rocks growing on the cliff face, steadied herself, and then slowly slid down using vines as support.

Princess Huayang, however, was not skilled in martial arts. Her leg struck a tree root when she fell off the cliff, and she couldn't even stand up when she came down. It was at this moment that the man in the cave appeared to kill them.

No, to be precise, it was someone who was chasing her; judging from their martial arts style, they were a master.

She didn't know what kind of medicine had been sprayed in the air, but she immediately held her breath and ran.

When they were chasing her, the assassin was clearly under the influence of the drug. His eyes were bloodshot, like a wild beast. He turned back, grabbed Princess Huayang, and dragged her into the cave, where he began to tear her apart.

Recalling the horse that suddenly became frightened and the assassin who chased her off the cliff, Ning Yu could easily guess that someone wanted to harm her. This Princess Huayang was also framed and was just a scapegoat.

It's a pity she didn't die.

Ning Yu peered out at the surrounding mountains and forests. This should be in the southeastern deer enclosure. He had no idea where he was now in the vast forest. He hoped he wouldn't encounter any large wild beasts.

Some untamed beasts are kept on the outskirts. When the Shangliang envoy came to the capital for the state banquet and hunting grounds, many rare and ferocious beasts were transported from the wild lands of the southern border. She didn't want to die at the bottom of the cliff and be swallowed by a ferocious beast.

Crown Prince Xie Jingchen is also a cruel and tyrannical man. Why does he keep so many wild animals? Xie Xun did not kill those wild animals after he ascended the throne. They were still in the hunting grounds. Princess Huayang screamed so pitifully, which would attract the wild animals.

With that thought in mind, Ning Yu held her stomach and tried to get up, but the pain made her not even flinch. She crouched down and walked away.

She probably hit her stomach when she fell off the cliff; she didn't feel much pain in her other wounds, only a dull ache in her stomach, which was relieved after taking medicine.

The intense drama was still unfolding inside the cave. Princess Huayang eventually ran out of curses. The man on top of her showed no mercy. She felt as if she were being torn apart, her red and swollen eyes filled with desperate hatred.

He clearly came to hunt down Ning Yu, but that bitch made her a scapegoat. With such high martial arts skills, she could have brought her down from the cliff but refused to come in to save her. That bitch was deliberately taking revenge on her.

That's right. When the two fell off the cliff, she had a strong will to survive and grabbed Ning Yu's foot, forcing her to save her. That bitch seemed to have a stomach injury and couldn't delay, so she gritted her teeth and pulled her down with her.

She clearly noticed that the vile woman knew martial arts and could even exchange blows with the assassin, but she refused to come in to save her and let her be defiled.

She was a royal princess, yet she ended up like this. She wanted Ning Yu to pay with her life and to chop off the pieces of her body to feed to wild dogs.

The cold, emotionless eyes slowly lost their crimson color. As the effects of the drug wore off, the assassin remembered his mission, got up, put on his clothes, and glanced at the tattered woman on the ground.

He drew his knife from its sheath with a whoosh, and as he brought it down, blood gushed out.

Princess Huayang stared wide-eyed at the man in disbelief. Even in death, she couldn't understand why the man who had slept with her would kill her.

The assassin looked at the woman with her eyes wide open in death, then turned and left without any expression. His master had said that no one should be left alive.

The wind carried the smell of damp earth and blood. Large numbers of soldiers, accompanied by hunting dogs, searched everywhere. Once it was confirmed that the lady had fallen into the deer enclosure, His Majesty ordered all the wild animals to be taken back to the hunting grounds.

All around was silent. Xie Xun had been searching the hillside for several hours, and following the trail of blood, he had only found signs of a fight, but the people were nowhere to be found.

He stood in the silent forest with a gloomy face. The sound of a gentle breeze came from behind him. He turned around, picked up his clothes, and bent down to put Ning Yu's clothes under the wolf's nose to smell them.

Wolves have an extremely keen sense of smell and can accurately identify the source of a scent. This wolf was tamed by its master in the hunting grounds. There are many ferocious beasts like this in the hunting grounds, and the master likes to keep these kinds of animals the most.

Before long, the wolf took off galloping south. Qingfeng glanced at his master who had followed and quickly ordered his men to clear the way ahead.

"Sir, a corpse has been found in the cave."

Qingfeng paused, turned around, and saw that the body covered with a white sheet was Princess Huayang. Thinking of the things he had found out, he immediately understood the instigator's thoughts.

"Take it back and inform the people from Prince An's residence to come to the palace and tell the prince the whole story."

"Yes."

As darkness fell, Ning Yu lost track of how long she had been running. The dense forest of Shaoluwei was so intricate that by the afternoon, the sunlight was almost completely obscured.

She went down the slope and saw a rushing river. Sensing the footsteps of assassins following her, she quickly supported her pregnant belly and left along the river.

The mountain wind whistled in her ears. Taking advantage of the cover of the weeds, Ning Yu ran quickly towards the north. After an unknown amount of time, a chilling killing intent came from the side.

Fortunately, her body reacted quickly by instinct, and she instantly dodged and turned around to look. The crossbow bolt that had been shot was stuck in the tree trunk. If she hadn't dodged quickly, it would have been her head that was cut off.

The assassin, who had emerged from behind a mask, saw that she didn't say a word, and instantly slashed down at her with his knife, his aura as fierce as thunder.

Ning Yu immediately sprang to her feet, her right foot following up with a powerful kick to the man's groin. The man's eyes narrowed as he quickly dodged the fatal kick, the blade in his hand flashing as he looked at her with a ruthless killing intent in his eyes.

Ning Yu dodged the blade's edge, but felt a sharp pain in her stomach. Without thinking, she lowered herself, pulled out the hairpin from her hair, and in the instant her bodies crossed, thrust it fiercely towards the back of her neck, where the veins were bulging.

When the assassin received the mission, all he was told was that it was a woman, and that he had seen her portrait, but there was no mention of her martial arts skills.

A sharp pain shot through his neck, and he immediately widened his eyes and rolled away to dodge the attack.

It was obvious that the woman's internal strength was insufficient, and the hairpin was not sharp enough. It pierced some flesh but failed to kill her instantly. However, this aroused the assassin's vigilance and absolute killing intent.

Not wanting to linger in the fight and no longer underestimating her opponent, Ning Yu casually covered her mouth and took off chasing. She climbed down the extended tree trunk, with her tail following closely behind. With swords slashing diagonally, she smoothly grabbed the tree trunk and leaped into the jungle.

A sharp, cold wind slowly blew over her. Ning Yu braced herself with one hand, flipped over, and leaped up. The sharp blade was almost touching her pores. Her eyes widened, and she flipped her wrist.

Several sharp pebbles struck the doorway as if by magic, but the assassin didn't even flinch, instead slashing down with his sword.