Chapter 218: Chapter 218: Who Is Dead?

The more the guard continued speaking, the less he dared to meet the Prince’s ferocious gaze. By the end of his report, his voice was barely a whisper.

Upon hearing the guard’s words, Rong Ling felt as though a massive stone was pressing on his heart, making him intensely restless.

He turned around, nimbly mounted his horse, and galloped straight towards the first mountain pass. Behind him, Nan Feng noticed Rong Ling’s expression change, quickly ordering his men to carry the assassins and follow the Prince, heading directly to the Hunting Ground.

Meanwhile, the court officials and Royal Family members gathered around the guard who had reported the news, inquiring anxiously.

"What happened?"

"What happened to your Princess Consort?"

The guard, with a sorrowful expression, reported: "Earlier, our Princess Consort was learning to ride a horse at the perimeter of the Hunting Ground. Unexpectedly, the horse went wild, and our Princess Consort was carried into the inner circle of the Hunting Ground, where assassins ambushed her. She fought her way out but was shot by an assassin off the cliff. Earlier, the Nan Xuan Guard went down the cliff and found the Princess Consort’s body."

As soon as the guard from Prince Yong Mansion finished speaking, the Royal Family members became furious. The Little Emperor is truly insane, killing not only his uncle but also his aunt. This kind of heartlessness would surely bring divine retribution, and this cannot be overlooked; otherwise, Dayan will be ruined by the Little Emperor.

This Dayan belongs to the Rong Family, not the Little Emperor.

This time, the Royal Family members were outraged, leading the charge, saying: "Let’s go, enter the palace, and demand an explanation from the Emperor and the Empress Dowager. What do they really want? Do they want to destroy our Rong Family’s kingdom? It’s not up to them to ruin our Rong Family’s kingdom."

"Yes, such narrow-minded and jealous people, we do not acknowledge them."

A large group of people left the Royal Hunting Ground and marched straight to the palace.

Rong Ling, on the other hand, led his men down the cliff at the first mountain pass. Initially, Nan Feng disagreed with Rong Ling going down the cliff; the Prince’s health wasn’t fully recovered, and today’s turmoil was enough. Venturing down the cliff would be too much for his health.

Yet, once Rong Ling made up his mind, no one could stop him.

Moreover, at this moment, Rong Ling’s presence instilled fear among his subordinates; his whole demeanor was as ominous as a storm, his eyes emitting a terrifying gleam when he looked at people.

Nan Feng, after offering a brief word of advice, dared not say more and accompanied Rong Ling down the cliff.

The precipice outside the first mountain pass of the Royal Hunting Ground wasn’t very deep, yet falling could still easily result in death, especially for someone wounded by an arrow and lacking martial arts skills.

At the base of the cliff, Nan Xuan was kneeling beside the body of a woman who had fallen to her death, accompanied by several guards.

The clothing and jewelry the woman wore were unmistakably those of their Princess Consort, especially with an arrow still lodged in her chest.

When Nan Xuan initially found the fallen woman, he approached without giving up hope, discovering that even though her face was downturned and mangled, he could still faintly discern the presence of a spider on her face.

Such a mark would not be present on an ordinary person, confirming that this was indeed their Princess Consort.

Upon accepting this information, Nan Xuan couldn’t hold back his sorrow and with his companions, knelt down with a thud.

"Princess Consort."

Such a good and capable person as the Princess Consort, how could she end up dying like this, no—it was the assassin’s arrow that killed her. If the assassin hadn’t shot the Princess Consort, she wouldn’t have died like this.

Therefore, they must avenge the Princess Consort.

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