Exile? A mad, wicked woman empties the national treasury to escape famine.

He turned and glared at Ji Yunyao on the carriage floor.

"They're more trouble than they're worth."

Ji Yunyao was already pale with fright, and coupled with her feeling unwell, she ignored Ji Yunshu's words and just kept hiding behind the two of them.

The carriage kept shaking uncontrollably, and the crocodiles were pressing down on each other, about to climb onto the carriage.

In her panic, Ji Yunyao simply plunged into the carriage. After all, it was the First Prince's carriage, and she was still useful to him, so he wouldn't abandon her.

Chu Jinsheng was indeed quite angry at this moment. The situation was almost under control, but Ji Yunyao just had to break the crocodile egg!

Now, there's no way to calm things down. This woman always manages to cause trouble at crucial moments!

Sometimes he really wondered whether it was right or wrong to bring Ji Yunyao along and take extra care of her.

But now is not the time to worry about these things; getting out of this mess is the most important thing!

Seeing a crocodile lunging at his leg, Chu Jinsheng's expression changed, and he took several steps back.

"Ji Yunshu, aren't you supposed to be this amazing? Hurry up and think of a solution!"

"Chu Jinsheng, if your eyesight is good, you know who caused this situation. Why don't you call the person in the carriage out to handle it!"

Ji Yunshu rolled her eyes at the eldest prince impatiently. As she spoke, she still took out her pistol from her sleeve, and using the sleeve as cover, she aimed the pistol at the crocodile and pulled the trigger.

"Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang!"

With dozens of gunshots, Ji Yunshu's bullets accurately struck the crocodiles between the eyebrows, leaving a bloody hole in each crocodile's head, killing them instantly.

The slightly larger crocodiles could still move a few times when they were first shot, but after a while, they stopped moving.

She fired at the larger crocodiles in the group, killing them all. The smaller crocodiles, seeing they couldn't win, slunk away into the bushes.

Before long, the surroundings fell silent. All the ferocious crocodiles were still and lay on the ground.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this and gave Ji Yunshu a thumbs up!

Chu Jinsheng was also quite frightened, and he fell down on the carriage floor with a thud, unable to recover for a long time.

That scene was really too dangerous. How could a prince like him have such a day!

He was furious. It was all Ji Yunyao's fault. If she hadn't touched those crocodile eggs, he wouldn't have been chased by these crocodiles!

These words are shameful if they get out. If my father finds out, he will surely say that I am not fit to take on this important task!

He gritted his teeth, stood up angrily, turned around and got into the carriage. Soon after, the First Prince's roar and Ji Yunyao's sobs could be heard from inside the carriage.

Ji Yunshu ignored them and kept staring at the crocodile on the ground, her eyes shining.

She had meat in her spatial storage and was just wondering how to take it out for everyone to eat. Now that this ready-made crocodile meat was delivered right to her, she might as well eat it.

She waved excitedly to Sherlin, who was not far away, her voice trembling with excitement.

"Shering, come quick! Clean up all these crocodiles. Skin them, but keep the meat for the road!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned.

"What? Eat on the road?"

"No way, is the princess talking about this crocodile thing? We really have to eat this? It looks disgusting, I can't bring myself to eat it..."

Zhang Lizheng and Old Zhao both looked troubled. Although they really wanted to eat meat, they were terrified by the sight of such a horrifying and disgusting thing. How could they possibly bring themselves to eat it?

Xie Lin's face also paled. He knew the princess was fierce, but he didn't know she was this fierce.

These crocodiles are so ugly and scary, is the princess really sure she wants to eat their meat?

He carefully moved forward, approaching Ji Yunshu. He glanced at the crocodile carcasses lying haphazardly on the ground, and swallowed hard.

"Um, Your Highness, are these crocodiles really edible? Are you sure you really want to eat them? They look a bit scary, and they're so ugly... I don't really feel like eating them."

Ji Yunshu smiled irritably. In this desolate wilderness, having so much crocodile meat was already quite good.

She knew it was the first time everyone had seen a crocodile and they were probably a little scared, so she didn't explain much. She jumped off the carriage, reached into her sleeve, pulled out a sharp dagger, and opened it.

She raised a sharp dagger in her right hand, squatted down next to a crocodile, and with a swift motion, plunged the dagger precisely into the crocodile's head. After fiddling around inside for a moment, she dug out her own bullet.

He casually plucked a few leaves from the side, wiped the blood off the bullet, and then tossed them back into his sleeve. The movements were swift and decisive, leaving everyone dumbfounded.

Then, she took the dagger in her hand and quickly made a few strokes on the crocodile's back. After a few moments, the crocodile's skin and flesh were separated.

She threw the crocodile skin aside, leaving only the crocodile meat.

Crocodile skin is good, but she doesn't have time to process it right now, and there's plenty of space available.

After doing all this, she turned her head and looked at Xie Lin with a smile.

"How about that? Now you know what to do, right? Like I just did, scrape off all the skin from these crocodiles, and remove all the internal organs and heads, leaving only the meat. Use the method I taught you before to marinate all the meat, air dry it, and make it into meat strips."

Air-dried meat strips can be stored for longer, and perhaps they can be sold in the city later.

A hint of guilt flashed across Xie Lin's face. He had previously felt he couldn't bring himself to do it, but seeing the princess's decisive and unwavering manner, he suddenly realized he had been too coy.

He nodded emphatically: "Your Highness, rest assured, leave it to me."

As he spoke, he squatted down and, imitating Ji Yunshu, took the knife in his hand and plunged it into the crocodile's head, dug out the bullet, wrapped it in something, and put it in his pocket.

The princess had told him that the bullets had to be removed before dealing with each crocodile.

After he dug out the bullet, he followed Ji Yunshu's instructions and skinned the crocodile. Then, he chopped off the crocodile's head and removed its internal organs, leaving only the crocodile meat.

He tossed the prepared crocodile meat aside. Xiao Lan, being quick-witted, saw this and took some salt from the carriage, sprinkled it evenly on the crocodile meat, and then strung it with several ropes and hung it up.

While Xie Lin and Xiao Lan were processing the crocodile, Ji Yunshu was also busy. She cut off a few branches from the side and made a simple frame to smoke the crocodile meat.

The officials stood aside, and Ling Yun's head, after all that commotion, felt like his whole head was aching.

He felt unsafe here and wanted to leave quickly, but Ji Yunshu clearly had no intention of leaving.

Now, it's no longer safe for them to walk alone in this forest. If they encounter crocodiles again, they'll have no chance of survival. The only way is to follow Ji Yunshu.

Since Ji Yunshu doesn't plan to leave, they can only rest here.