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

He had broken ribs and could barely get up!

But seeing the blind tiger, he dared not linger. If he slowed down and the tiger bit his neck, he, the King of Han, would truly be doomed!

He struggled to his feet, but his body seemed to have reached its limit.

Just then, a pair of hands supported him, struggling to pull his waist.

"Why aren't you leaving yet?!" Li Yuanchang was both shocked and angry.

The person who came was none other than Qin Keyu, who was dressed in white mink fur and looked frail. Surprisingly, she didn't run away.

Let's go together!

These five simple words conveyed everything without needing to be said.

Helpless, Li Yuanchang grabbed her shoulder and struggled to his feet, fleeing towards the more populated camp.

That blow bought them a lot of time; the tiger lost sight in one eye and was burned in the other by a spark.

For more than twenty breaths, it kept spinning in place, roaring and crashing into the tree.

Li Yuanchang and his companion helped each other and staggered forward for several dozen meters.

"The King of Han is here!"

"The King of Han is here!" Qin Keyu shouted with all his might, calling for the guards who were coming from afar to provide reinforcements.

But the journey from the post road to the camp was too chaotic and dark, filled with wails and screams. The guards in the distance were also very anxious, but they just couldn't find them.

At that moment, the tiger regained sight in one eye during its struggle and charged at Li Yuanchang and his companion once more!

Not only is its speed terrifying, but its explosive power is also astonishing. What a warhorse takes several breaths to reach, it can do in an instant.

The heavy claws stomped on the ground, making a rustling sound.

Li Yuanchang turned around abruptly, and his whole demeanor instantly turned sour.

He looked around for a knife, but there were no weapons on the post road except for corpses and collapsed goods.

He could only drag Qin Keyu along as they ran.

But the distance of just a few dozen meters was getting closer and closer, and a person simply couldn't outrun a raging tiger.

The shadow of death had completely enveloped Li Yuanchang, and he knew very well that running like this was pointless.

At the critical moment, he saw a huge thicket about five meters away. It was hollow inside, and with the intertwined roots, it formed a closed space, which was the only place that could keep the tiger out of hiding.

As death loomed, he burst forth with incredible speed, practically carrying Qin Keyu as he ran.

"Go inside quickly!!"

He didn't care about anything else, and with one hand supporting Qin Keyu's buttocks, he pushed her inside.

It was filled with spider webs and silt.

The instant Qin Keyu disappeared inside, Li Yuanchang followed closely behind, disappearing into the bushes.

boom! !

A tiger crashed into the tree, breaking tree roots and sending dirt flying.

"roar!"

It roared and tried desperately to squeeze in, but its body was too large to fit through. It could only bite and roar wildly.

boom!

Click!

The bushes were being destroyed by savage force, but the tiger couldn't get in. Furious, it stretched its claws in and struggled to grab.

The tree roots, as thick as an arm, were mangled beyond recognition, as if they were about to collapse at any moment.

In the narrow bush cave, Li Yuanchang's leg was accidentally scratched, and he grimaced in pain.

"Lift your legs up!!"

In a panic, Qin Keyu did as she was told, wrapping her legs around Li Yuanchang's waist.

In the narrow space, the two people overlapped, one above the other, their posture as ambiguous as could be.

But at this moment, there's no time to worry about anything else.

The tiger roared furiously and charged relentlessly for an unknown amount of time, but it never managed to break through and instead got itself stuck in the tree roots.

At this moment, the commotion finally caught the attention of the guards in the tent, who rushed over in droves.

"These are His Highness's clothes!"

"His Highness is inside!"

"quick!"

Yuan Tong, a hunter by trade, had dealt with these wild beasts before. He rushed forward and, taking advantage of the tiger's predicament, thrust his spear straight into its abdomen.

puff! !

"roar!"

The tiger roared in agony and struggled, its massive body bursting through the bushes, seemingly about to escape.

"Ah!" the guards roared, and they all drew their spears.

Puff puff……

At least a dozen spears were thrust in at once, and the tiger let out a low, mournful cry. All its frenzy slowly dissipated until it fell silent.

"call!"

Inside the dark bush cave, Li Yuanchang exhaled a heavy breath, his tense body finally relaxing. He collapsed onto Qin Keyu, panting heavily.

This was an extreme exhaustion, compounded by a serious injury, to the point that the shouts around him became blurred.

……

When I woke up again, it was already the next day.

A conditioned reflex of crisis made him sit up the moment he regained consciousness, which pulled at the wound on his chest, causing him to groan in pain.

"ah!!"

He clutched his chest, his brows furrowed into a deep frown.

"Your Highness!"

"Your Highness!"

Exclamations arose from all sides, and everyone guarding inside and outside the camp rejoiced.

Li Yuanchang looked pained and looked down to see that he was already lying on the wooden bed, with bandages wrapped around his chest and legs, and the smell of herbs was very strong.

"How is it?"

"Your Highness, all the tigers were driven away last night, though some people were killed or injured," Guo Chao said in a deep voice.

"Let's go out and take a look." Li Yuanchang gritted his teeth and got up.

"Don't move, you've broken your bones!" Qin Keyu frowned and stood in front of him.

Her eyes were bloodshot, indicating she hadn't slept all night; even her white mink fur was dirty, and she hadn't had time to change her clothes.

"How are you?" Li Yuanchang looked you up and down.

"I'm fine, but you're the one who's in trouble." Qin Keyu frowned, but her gaze towards Li Yuanchang was as gentle as could be.

"It's alright, let's go out and take a look," Li Yuanchang insisted.

Qin Keyu couldn't refuse, so she could only help him up.

Stepping out of the tent, one is greeted by a scene of devastation; the soft ground still bears numerous tiger prints.

A large number of injured refugees huddled together, waiting for their food rations to be distributed.

Three enormous tigers lay dead in an open space, but their massive bodies still exuded a certain intimidating power.

Beside the tiger, the guards of the Imperial Guard were counting the corpses.

"Your Highness, we killed three tigers last night, and the wounded tigers all escaped."

"More than sixty civilians were bitten to death, and more than one hundred were injured."

"Eighteen of our brothers were bitten to death, and more than eighty were injured," Guo Chao said in a low voice.

Li Yuanchang's brows furrowed deeply!

He never expected that after the natural disaster, a tiger scourge would follow!

"It's my fault!"

"It was such a carelessness. If we had known beforehand, so many people wouldn't have died. We brought them out, but we couldn't bring them back!" He felt somewhat guilty.

"Your Highness, how can this be blamed on you?"

"Who could have predicted this unexpected situation!"

"That's right," everyone said.

Li Yuanchang took a deep breath and exhaled, his mood low. He hadn't expected people to die during disaster relief.

But the dead cannot be brought back to life.

"First, properly preserve the body. It's cold now, so it won't smell bad. We'll transport it back to Liangzhou for burial later."

"Guo Chao, take your men and quickly go cut down trees, build triangular stakes to enclose the camp, and spread out many fires to prevent the tiger from returning tonight!"

"yes!"