Chapter 44 (1/2)
Chapter 44
Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Other than the Muhe family, the other royal families and imperial kinsmen were immersed in the joyous mood of the hunt. They were secretly delighted about Muhe family's loss; no one would show the slightest sympathy. Muhe Xifeng spent most of his year away at the border regions, and he was defiant, cold, and cruel. No one supported him. Also, everyone thought that he had merely lost his way in the forest. After all, no one would execute a devious plan against the country's elites under such a tight lockdown.
Of course, this was what they thought.
At this moment, in a cave within the dense northwestern jungle, Yan Xun looked at the bruised and battered body of Muhe Xifeng. He smirked and said in a low tone, ”Master Muhe, how are you doing?”
Muhe Xifeng looked up vigorously. His eyes looked as if he was a ferocious wolf. His sharp gaze fell upon Yan Xun as he said slowly in an icy tone, ”Yan Xun, you will pay for what you have done to me today. One day, I will make you regret living in this world.”
Yan Xun grinned slightly with a tinge of sarcasm.
Muhe Xifeng ground his teeth, his voice was hoarse and it somewhat sounded like a duck. His gaze had an insane glow as he said, ”Just wait. I will not let you go. I have slept your sister, and I will get all of your other women too. Yan Bei is gone. All of your family have been beheaded like dogs, leaving behind a cowardly and incompetent b*stard like you, dragging on your last breath, just for the sake of living. Would you dare to kill me? You wouldn't. Once I am dead, the entire hunt will be disrupted and everyone will start to investigate. Our Muhe family will never let you go; you wouldn't even survive a few months. Do you really like that little slave? Then, you can only bring her to hell to reunite with your family. You can only…”
Even before he could finish his malicious words, Muhe Xifeng's pupils dilated. A trail of blood shot into the air, trickling down his pale neck.
Yan Xun threw a gaze filled with despise onto Muhe Xifeng's panic-stricken face. He said with disdain, ”You fool, you are already a prisoner and continued to boast without shame.”
With a thud, Muhe Xifeng's body fell to the ground. Yan Xun wiped the bloodstains on his dagger with his shirt as he ordered to his servants by his side, ”AhJing, feed it to the tigers. Leave clues to lead the Muhe family here.”
”Miss had prepared to set up Zhao Che and Wei Jing, is that okay?”
Yan Xun nodded and walked out of the cage, leaping onto his horse. He said, ”Just do what she says.” After which, he rode his horse back to the camp.
”Miss,” Jia He walked into the tent and said with a sonorous tone, ”Prince Yan is back.”
Chu Qiao nodded and asked, ”Did you complete the task?”
”Everything was done according to your instructions. There will be no mistakes.”
”That's good.” Chu Qiao nodded and said, ”All of you, have a good rest.”
”Yes.”
The curtains of the tent lifted suddenly, Yan Xun walked in with his head covered in snow. Chu Qiao came forward to sweep the snow off his hood and she asked, ”Did everything go smoothly?”
”It was okay.” Yan Xun took off his coat as he sat in front of the brazier. ”Tomorrow morning, chaos will reign.”
”So what?” Chu Qiao shook her head. ”It is impossible to determine who killed him. He committed too many evil deeds and offended too many people. We have been weak and have not done much for the past seven years in the capital. How could we take the risk to commit such a crime when it is so heavily guarded? Also, Zhao Che and Wei Jing had both just returned to the capital. Compared to the vengeance between Zhao Che and him, the hatred between Wei Jing and the Muhe family, it is too deeply rooted to accuse us of killing him.”
Yan Xun tilted his head slightly and smiled. He said, ”Did he bully you last night?”
Chu Qiao was stunned. She shook her head and laughed. ”No. When did I ever get bullied?”
Yan Xun nodded and said, ”That's good.”
The snow fell heavily outside. Yan Xun picked up a piece of yellowed paper and forcefully erased Muhe Xifeng's name. On Yan Bei's list of enemies, there was one less person.
On the second day of the spring hunt, an outstanding member of the younger generation within the Muhe family, Muhe Xifeng had died within the Xi Bai forest. The tigers ate his body. His skull was broken and his chest ruptured, his guts spilling out of his body. When his body was found, more than half of it was gone. If Muhe Xifeng's mother was not at the scene, no one could have recognized the bloody mess belonged to the attention-seeking and highly-spirited oldest heir of the Muhe family.