In my dream of returning to the Tang Dynasty, I snatched Wu Zetian from my lap.

Carnivorous beasts like tigers are extremely sensitive to the smell of blood, especially when the distance is only a few dozen meters.

The rabbits seemed to sense danger as soon as they were released, and they darted away extremely fast.

The four brightly colored tigers, which were neither too close nor too far, instantly caught the scent of blood. They had been lingering there, but suddenly, without warning, they rushed out.

The rugged mountain paths and complex terrain are like flat ground to their thick, large claws. With a single leap, they can cross chasms several meters wide, which is terrifying.

In the blink of an eye, the four tigers disappeared into the night, leaving only a slight swaying of the trees.

"Walk!"

Li Yuanchang caught sight of this scene and quickly rushed out towards the place where the tiger had been lingering.

Ten people followed closely behind, providing close protection.

The other ten men were scattered to keep watch, preventing the tiger from returning, and each of them kept their bows and arrows in hand.

That was the most lethal weapon in the entire Han Prince's Palace. It was a small number of armor-piercing arrows brought from Chang'an, and it was also the weapon that the Tang Dynasty was most proud of during Li Shimin's reign.

When you rush to the scene, you can still smell the pungent odor of tiger urine.

When everyone looked up, they were all shocked!

A very thin, severely dehydrated young man was hanging from a crevice in the cliff face by just a few fingers, with only a tiny sloping surface for his legs to lean on.

Judging by its appearance, it has been hanging there for a long time.

"Can it still move?" Li Yuanchang shouted up.

Hearing the shouts, the young man above was jolted back to his senses and looked down to see more than a dozen living people!

He was excited, but then something else came to mind.

"Quick, let's go!"

"There are many tigers here!"

Li Yuanchang looked around, searching for a way to save the person.

The young man was at least ten meters off the ground. At that distance, he could fall freely and catch the young man with his hands, unless he was tired of using his arms and didn't want to.

"Your Highness, use this!" At this moment, a guard took out a piece of Shu brocade.

This was left to him by Qin Keyu when she left.

Li Yuanchang's eyes lit up, and he quickly ordered the people to open up, forming a larger flat surface to cushion the impact.

"Can you see it?"

"Jump down quickly!"

The young man glanced down, and with a natural trust, he jumped without hesitation.

His body plummeted like a kite with a broken string.

The guards stared wide-eyed, clutching the Shu brocade tightly, their hearts pounding in their throats.

boom!

With a muffled thud, not very loud, the young man landed on the ground.

Thanks to the cushioning provided by the Shu brocade, aside from the pain from the fall, he suffered almost no bone damage; he was simply too weak to move.

"water!"

Li Yuanchang rushed over and fed it water.

The young man drank it down with extreme weakness. His lips were dry, and he still had some injuries all over his body. He was on the verge of his limit and was only holding on by sheer willpower.

"What are you doing here?"

"I...I've come for revenge. I've been hanging up there for three days. If it weren't for you all, my benefactors, I'm afraid I wouldn't have made it tonight."

"Thank you, thank you..." he said haltingly, weakly.

Li Yuanchang was shocked. This guy's been hanging there for three days! Is he made of iron?

"Revenge? What revenge do you want?"

"My mother was eaten by these beasts, I'm going to kill them!" the young man said, tears streaming down his gaunt face.

Upon hearing this, all the guards, including Li Yuanchang, fell silent, their eyes filled with respect.

This courage, this willpower, is simply terrifying; it's like a mortal challenging a god.

"We're here to eliminate the tiger threat too. Do you know where the tiger's den is?"

"I know, I know!" the young man tried to point, but he couldn't get up.

"That's good to know. This isn't the place to talk. We'll take you away first."

Before the young man could speak, Li Yuanchang gestured to carry him on his back.

After rescuing the people, they had essentially pinpointed the area of ​​the tiger's den, and the entire group returned the way they came, speeding through the mountains.

During this time, the young man fell into a coma.

It wasn't due to blood loss or shock, but rather extreme fatigue combined with low blood sugar.

Li Yuanchang grabbed a handful of berries from the woods and forced them into his mouth.

……

The next day.

An unexpected downpour made the environment in the Blackback Mountains even harsher.

Inside a natural stone cave, the fire had burned out, but still emitted residual warmth.

The young man slowly opened his eyes, extremely weak, and looked around blankly at everything, including the handsome man sitting opposite him.

"Awake?" Li Yuanchang smiled.

The young man struggled to sit up. He was so thin he was practically skin and bones, and his face was pale, but his eyes were better than the night before, not as unfocused.

He reached out and touched his body, which was covered in white cloth wrapped with herbs.

"Thank you so much, my benefactor!"

He knelt down immediately.

Li Yuanchang helped him up: "Eat these things first, then we can talk. We can cooperate."

The young man paused for a moment, then looked around at the guards. Some were armored and carried swords, clearly not ordinary people, especially Li Yuanchang, who gave off the air of a great figure.

What are we cooperating on?

But his rumbling stomach didn't allow him to think too much. After saying thank you, he began to eat heartily.

The speed at which they ate was comparable to a whale sucking its fill!

The whole piece of bear meat, along with a few rice cakes and some fruit, was devoured in just a few minutes. He almost choked and had to drink a big gulp of water to recover.

"Want more?" Li Yuanchang asked with a smile.

"No, no, I'm full." The young man let out a burp, looking rather embarrassed.

"What's your name?" Li Yuanchang asked.

"My benefactor, my name is Li Yi."

"What a coincidence, my surname is also Li. What do you do for a living?"

"Hunters, fishermen, laborers, they do everything," Li Yi said.

"You're only in your early twenties, right?"

"Twenty-three."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuanchang was deeply moved. In later generations, people of that age might still be asking their parents for money, but this Li Yi had already gone alone into the lion's den to avenge his mother.

Such willpower, ability, and character were highly valued by Li Yuanchang.

"Do you want revenge?"

"Yes!" His answer was crisp and decisive, his young eyes concealing a terrifying killing intent.

"Okay, I have a solution now. It's up to you whether you dare to do it and whether you can do it," Li Yuanchang said.

"My benefactor, you are a capable man. As long as you can kill those tigers and avenge my mother and my fellow villagers, I will do whatever you say!" Li Yi bowed deeply.

"I want you to venture deep into the tiger's den, and use some raw meat, or even yourself, to lure the tigers here."

"If the vicious tigers come, I'm confident I can annihilate them all!"

"But think it through, you might die, and all that's left of you is a skeleton," Li Yuanchang solemnly warned.

Li Yi's first reaction was not fear.

"But there are many tigers there, at least twenty as far as I know. Are you sure you can handle it, my benefactor?"

Li Yuanchang smiled and said, "Come here."

He led the people to the cave entrance, and then pointed to the guards who were still setting up traps in the rain not far away. There were a hundred or two hundred of them, which was quite a sight.

The bottom of a huge pit was filled with sharp spikes, and overhead there was a large net woven from hemp rope, making the scene a veritable inescapable trap.

"Now, do you think it's possible?"