Su Xi subconsciously wanted to follow Zaizai and watch him hunt. However, when she glanced at the small map in the upper right corner, she saw that the Second Prince's little dot was surrounded by a group of dots. Had the assassination begun?

Did it have to be so fast?!

Su Xi didn't know when the assassins would make their move. She was afraid that if she failed the side mission, it would cause the plot to collapse. Therefore, she didn't have time to look for Zaizai and switched the screen to the Second Prince.

At this time, the Second Prince was with more than a dozen attendants. He was concentrating on drawing his bow and staring at a rabbit. The rabbit was very alert. When it heard the movement of the crowd, it quickly jumped away.

Therefore, the Second Prince quickly chased after it with his guards.

They chased it all the way from the foot of the mountain to the forest on the mountainside.

Su Xi looked at the group of ambushing assassins again. They were gradually approaching the Second Prince from both sides of the valley.

However, there were not only the Second Prince and his people on Mount Qiuyan, but also many other princes and their attendants. Although Mount Qiuyan was very big and stretched as far as the eye could see, there was a certain probability that they would be seen by others. Therefore, these assassins were very careful and moved very slowly …

Su Xi's nerves were tense at the beginning. Later, she slumped on the seat of the bus, half dead.

Should they assassinate or not? Hurry up!

She was still waiting to go back and watch Zaizai hunt after saving the people!

When the bus arrived at the station, she carried her backpack, held her phone in one hand, and still wore her headphones. She limped back to her home with her crutches.

From time to time, she would pick up her phone and look at it, waiting for the assassins to appear.

The assassins waited for more than four hours before the Second Prince completely entered their field of vision and found a better place to assassinate him.

It was in the heart of the forest. The surroundings were very quiet, and only the rustling of the leaves in the wind could be heard.

The Second Prince and his attendants chased their prey to this place.

Su Xi was already sitting in front of her desk. She was studying with her homework spread out and her phone on her left side, waiting for the assassins to appear. Suddenly, she heard a burst of "swoosh swoosh swoosh" and someone shouted, "Assassins!"

She quickly threw away her pen, took her phone, and stared at the Second Prince on the screen.

The screen was already in chaos.

A masked assassin dressed in black jumped out. Three of the guards around the Second Prince had been killed by the arrows, and the rest surrounded the Second Prince to protect him.

The group of assassins were obviously hired experts. Their martial prowess was high, and they fought with the guards.

Many of these guards had been injured by the arrows and were obviously not a match for them. They retreated as they fought.

At this moment, another wave of black-clothed men appeared not far away. They stood up from higher ground and drew their bows again to shoot a flurry of arrows.

These assassins were well prepared, and the Second Prince was outnumbered. Many of his guards were shot full of holes by the arrows, and the remaining few were barely able to protect the Second Prince as they retreated.

One of the arrows was very accurate and headed straight for the back of the Second Prince who was retreating in a hurry.

Su Xi quickly reached out and grabbed a bird on a nearby branch to block the arrow. The bird screamed and fell to the ground.

The Second Prince had escaped death.

Su Xi breathed a sigh of relief.

The few remaining guards pushed the Second Prince and said to him, "Your Highness, quickly return to the camp. We will stop these people!"

These people stopped the assassins, and the Second Prince rolled down the hill. He rode on a horse tied to the road and fled quickly.

Seeing that they could not catch up with the Second Prince, these assassins were angry and fought with the Second Prince's guards.

Su Xi was a little confused. How could the Second Prince escape safely without any injuries, and there was no notification of the completion of the side mission popping up on her side? Could there be another wave of assassins?

She quickly followed, but saw that after the Second Prince left the range of the assassins, he did not return to the camp. Instead, he stopped by a stream some distance away from the camp.

Why did he stop?

The Second Prince was a little person dressed in black. Because he was relatively low-key, he only wore a simple jade pendant. Before they set off at the foot of the mountain, Su Xi did not pay much attention to him.

She only knew that among the princes, the Crown Prince was the softest, the Third Prince was the most flamboyant and flirtatious, and the Fifth Prince was the most scheming.

As for the Second Prince, compared to the others, he was indeed not in the limelight at all. It was as if he had activated a low-key buff, and was not eye-catching in any big occasion.

At this moment, she saw that the Second Prince, who had dismounted from his horse, was still holding an arrow that he had snatched from the assassins. He lowered his head and glanced at it, as if to confirm that it was not poisonous. After confirming this, he suddenly —

Suddenly, without hesitation, he stabbed himself in the chest —!

In an instant, blood splattered three feet!

The wound was very deep!

The Second Prince fell to the ground.

Su Xi, who was outside the screen, was stunned!

The system notification popped up: "Side mission failed, please complete the side mission properly."

"If the Second Prince is seriously injured and cannot get up from bed for half a year to three months, he will not need a new study companion. The main character entering the Imperial College will have to be cut off completely, or we will have to find another way."

"But finding another way will require a long detour, and there will be many side missions. It will be very difficult."

Su Xi was speechless.

She was wondering why the game did not give the notification that the side mission had been completed even after she had blocked the arrow for the Second Prince. It turned out that this was waiting for her!

The Second Prince looked low-key, but in reality, he was pretending to be weak!

Could it be that he had already expected that someone would come to assassinate him, so he simply led his guards to chase after his prey in the forest? But who knew that the assassins would not succeed, so he simply stabbed himself with an arrow?

If only a few guards had died, this assassination on Autumn Swallow Mountain might have been left unsettled for the sake of the royal family's reputation.

But if he, the prince, was the one who was injured, firstly, the Emperor would investigate thoroughly. Secondly, the recent frost disaster had caused resentment among the people. The Emperor was selecting people to go to the remote north for disaster relief. If he was seriously injured, the Emperor would definitely not let him go. If he did not go, any of the other princes would leave, and there would be a new arrangement of forces in the capital.

Su Xi almost suspected that the second wave of assassins was arranged by the Second Prince himself.

But the plot did not mention it, so she did not know if her guess was right.

This plot was beyond Su Xi's expectations, and she was a little confused.

But the most important thing now was to find a way to remedy it.

The Second Prince was already injured, and this game did not have a rewind function. She could only find a way to heal his injuries in a short half a month. It would be best if he could recover in a few days. This way, it would not delay the main mission.

Thinking of this, Su Xi opened the shop and bought a tube of knockout powder.

She wrapped the knockout powder in a leaf and sprinkled it down from the air.

The Second Prince had lost a lot of blood and was stumbling toward the camp. His mind was still clear. If he walked for less than half an hour, he would be able to see the Crown Prince stationed in the camp. Then, he would be safe.

At that time, she could create a scene where all the guards around him were killed, and he escaped with serious injuries.

But who would have thought that someone would secretly sprinkle the knockout powder on him, and he fainted in an instant.

"…"

Before he fainted, the Second Prince was speechless.

After the Second Prince fainted, Su Xi looked at the map. After confirming that there was no one around, she quickly opened the Jinchuang Ointment column from the shop.

The most effective Jinchuang Ointment showed that it could heal an ordinary arrow wound within three days, and the effect was 100%.

But the Second Prince was ruthless to himself. The wound was so deep that Su Xi was afraid that it would drag on for ten days to half a month, which would delay Zaizai's important matter. So, she bought three bottles of Jinchuang Ointment from the shop and poured all of them on the wound on his chest, and applied them evenly.

This way, it should be foolproof.

Su Xi then dragged the Second Prince towards the camp. But she definitely couldn't just drop him from the sky and throw him into the camp at the foot of the mountain. So, she threw the Second Prince onto the snowy ground about two hundred meters away from the camp.

But that wasn't the end. Su Xi purposely made some noise here, pretending to be a wild beast that ran over to attract the attention of the guards who were eating and drinking in the camp.

But who knew that she would bump into a few trees, and those drunken guards wouldn't hear her at all.

Su Xi couldn't help but slap the screen hard!

The trees near the Second Prince all shook, and leaves fell. Only then did the guards hear it, and they hurriedly stood up, drew their swords, and came over.

But at this time, the sky was completely dark. The guards came to the vicinity, and after checking around and finding nothing out of the ordinary, they smiled and went back. One of them even walked directly past the Second Prince who was lying on the ground.

Su Xi, "…"

The Second Prince was dressed in black, and indeed wasn't very eye-catching. But how could such a big person lying here not be noticed? Was it because the sky was too dark, or were these guards too blind?

Su Xi had no choice but to slap the tree again, and then threw a lantern beside the Second Prince.

It wasn't easy for her to be meticulous. She was afraid that it would arouse suspicion like when she gave Zaizai something, so she specially bought the most ordinary lantern from the mall. It was made of straw, the kind used by hunters.

There were guards stationed on Autumn Swallow Mountain all year round, and these animals were also raised by the hunters on the mountain. So, it was normal for someone to encounter the injured Second Prince, save him, and send him here.

Apart from that, Autumn Swallow Mountain was high and steep. Although there were guards stationed here, there wasn't even a border on such a huge mountain. It wasn't strange for other commoners to accidentally enter the mountain.

When those guards returned to the camp, they found that there were candlelight, so they came back to check. Only then did they find the Second Prince lying on the ground. They were instantly shocked and quickly helped the Second Prince up, "Second Prince, wake up, wake up!"

"Your Highness, the Second Prince was injured by an assassin!" Someone reported to the crown prince with a pale face.

Su Xi was completely relieved. Only then did the notification of the completion of the side mission finally pop up on the interface. "Congratulations on completing the side mission. Gold coins + 20, points + 2."

Since the side mission was completed, it meant that the Second Prince's injury was no longer a big problem under the effect of her Jinchuang Medicine. At least, it wouldn't affect the plot later.

After this side mission was completed without any danger, Su Xi quickly switched the interface to Zaizai's side.

When the interface changed, Su Xi stopped breathing when she saw the scene under the pear blossom tree.

The sky was completely dark, and the surroundings were empty and quiet. Occasionally, a few pear blossom petals would be blown down by the cold wind, like fine snowflakes.

Zaizai was small and expressionless as he hugged his knees and sat under the tree.

It seemed like he had been waiting for a long time. His shoulders were covered in white, and the anticipation in his eyes had been extinguished by the cold wind.

He was wearing a red and black robe, and there were no bloodstains on it. However, the color of his robe was dark and dirty. Only his neck and face had some blood splattered on it, and his long black hair was slightly disheveled.

There were seven arrows left in the quiver on his right hand, and there was a white wolf head on his left. It looked ferocious and terrifying, but it also had the beauty of absolute power.

There were some messy marks at the entrance of the nearby cave.

The cold wind blew and poured into his neck, causing his robe to flutter, but he didn't seem to feel it. He was still waiting there.

How long had he been waiting?

Although Su Xi knew that Zaizai was full of anxiety and hope when he asked her to meet, she couldn't do it at all. In the end, this was the only result …

However, when he saw Zai Zai kill the Wolf King and rush to the tree to wait for him, he could only watch as time passed bit by bit and no one appeared. The excitement and light in his eyes dimmed bit by bit. In the end, he realized that he would not come at all. When he completely turned into a calm lake …

When she saw this scene, she still felt very uncomfortable in her heart.

This game had obviously exceeded the scope of what ordinary games could do.

Although Su Xi was bound to the system, she previously regarded all the characters in the game as matchstick men. She thought that they were just overly intelligent and realistic protagonists.

But now, looking at the scene in front of her, Su Xi felt that Zaizai was a real person with flesh and blood in another time and space. The more she thought about it, the more guilty she felt for not being able to meet him.

He had waited for her in the cold wind for so long that the blood on his face had been frozen. He was originally looking forward to it, but the expectation gradually turned into anxiety, and finally, into disappointment.

She shouldn't have let him wait. If she knew this would happen, she would have left a map and told him that she couldn't come …

Su Xi just didn't expect that Zaizai would stubbornly wait for so long.

Moreover, she didn't expect that she would feel so bitter about standing up a game character.

Su Xi was silent outside the screen, and Zaizai was also very silent inside the screen.

There was still about 30 minutes before the hunting team returned to the camp. But because of the assassination of the Second Prince at the foot of the mountain, the horn was blown in advance.

So those noblemen went back to the camp one after another.

This place was remote and close to the Snow Wolf Cave. Not many people came here, so it was still deathly silent.

Su Xi thought that Zaizai would give up and walk down the mountain when he didn't see anyone coming.

The camp at the foot of the mountain was in a mess. He also heard loud cries for help.

But who knew that he still didn't move and was still waiting.

It wasn't until the time it took to burn a stick of incense completely passed by and the sky was completely dark. He realized that it was impossible for that person to come. The remaining small flames in his eyes finally disappeared completely with a "pop" sound. Only then did he slowly stand up with the help of a tree.

He stood for a while and looked at the endless night sky for a while. Then, he picked up the Snow Wolf's head and walked over to untie the horse's reins. He led the horse down the mountain.

Su Xi looked at Zaizai's small figure walking in the cold night. His old mother's heart was almost pierced into a sieve. If he wasn't afraid that he would think that he saw a ghost, he would want to pull him back and tell him that he actually came.

Lu Huan led the horse and carried the Snow Wolf down the mountain. He lowered his eyelashes and pursed his lips slightly without any expression.

That person still didn't come in the end.

That person still wouldn't come in the end. Actually, it was within his expectations.

From the beginning, that person avoided him and gave him things. It was already clear that that person didn't want to expose his identity.

His request to meet was really something that he had forced.

… He just thought that after this period of interaction, that person wouldn't see him sad and would be willing to fulfill such a small wish of his.

But today, from day to night, that person didn't show up at all …

It seemed that he had overestimated himself.

Although Lu Huan was full of hope and longing for this appointment before today, now that that person didn't appear, he didn't feel as if a basin of cold water had been poured over him.

Although he did feel a little disappointed, he wasn't too sad.

After all, he had already prepared himself to wait for a day in vain.

What's more, although that person didn't come, it didn't mean that that person would leave his side.

As long as that person was still there, whether or not he could meet that person wasn't a big deal …

Thinking of this, Lu Huan focused his mind and tried his best to calm the drooping corners of his mouth due to disappointment. He quickly walked towards the camp at the foot of the mountain.

At this time, the camp at the foot of the mountain was already in a mess.

It was a very serious matter that a prince had encountered an assassination during the hunt.

Su Xi followed and changed the interface. When they saw Zaizai appear with Snow Wolf, all the princes turned pale with fright.

Zaizai walked back from the crowd as if there was no one around. He handed the Snow Wolf's head to Prince Ning Fu's bodyguard and asked the bodyguard to present it as a trophy. At least half of the people were attracted by him …

Su Xi only felt a little better when the princes came to congratulate Zaizai.

Zaizai was in a bad mood by the pear tree just now, but now he seemed to be better. Although he was still expressionless, the bitterness between his eyebrows faded a little.

Only then did Su Xi feel slightly relieved.

She was playing games. Before she knew it, it was already seven o 'clock. Her mother, who was sleeping outside the room, knocked on the door. "Xixi, are you done with your revision? Come and have dinner."

Su Xi suddenly looked up, looked at the time, and then looked at the revision book on the table. Damn, she almost forgot that there was an exam tomorrow!

Su Xi quickly put down her phone and went out to eat.

After Su Xi went offline, all the princes and princes in the camp gathered around the injured Second Prince. The Second Prince's wound was very deep, but for some reason, someone had applied medicine on it, so he had already woken up from his coma.

The Crown Prince sent people to investigate the assassination today with a serious expression on his face. He wanted to know who did it.

His bodyguards were in a mess.

Next to the bonfire, the Fifth Prince sat next to the Second Prince with concern. He said to the Second Prince, "Second Brother, you scared me to death. It's good that you're okay. Did you see the faces of the people who tried to assassinate you?"

The Third Prince stood next to the imperial doctor and looked at the extra lantern. He teased, "Second Brother, someone saved you. I don't know which hunter or bodyguard's daughter it is. Maybe it will become a good story?"

The Second Prince struggled to sit up with the help of his bodyguard. He frowned and said weakly, "How do you know it's a girl? There aren't many girls on this mountain.

When I woke up, I found myself being dragged from the stream to the camp. Girls don't have that much strength. "

"That's true." The Third Prince was annoyed.

"It could also be a servant or follower of one of the princes. No matter what, she saved my Second Brother. I will definitely repay her." The Crown Prince ordered solemnly, "Let those princes come over and see whose lantern it is."

The princes came over one by one.

The lantern was very ordinary. It was made of straw and had a cheap oil lamp inside. Even the servants in their residence didn't know how to use it.

However, there was a small string of words on the handle of the lantern. The princes and princes looked at it carefully and found that they couldn't understand it at all.

The shape of the words was curvy, like tadpoles. It was very strange. It looked like a foreign language, but it also looked like it was casually carved with a bamboo knife. It didn't have any meaning.

This small line of words read, "Game of the Game Mall."

What did it mean?

The princes and princes couldn't figure it out. They just thought it was a meaningless pattern and didn't pay attention to it anymore.

However, when the lantern fell into Lu Huan's hands, Lu Huan stared at the lantern. His dark eyelashes trembled nervously.

His gaze fell with some astonishment on the medicinal powder on the Second Prince's chest. After pausing for a while, his heavy gaze fell back to the lantern … His face, which was still stained with some blood, became somewhat unsightly.

This string of meaningless words was also on the rabbit lantern that the person had given him.

Every morning, he took the rabbit lantern from under the eaves. Every evening, he lit a candle and hung it up. Day after day, he held the rabbit lantern in his hands and looked at it happily. The long handle of the lantern was almost rubbed off by him. How could he not know?

He just thought that it was a pattern on the long handle.

He didn't expect that this straw lantern also had the pattern.

Therefore, this lantern was that person's …

The Second Prince was also saved by that person …?

Yes, this medicinal powder was very effective. It was a medicine that only that person could take out.

Saving the Second Prince without revealing his identity was also something that that person would do.

Lu Huan stood in place. He pursed his lips and didn't say a word. His expression was gloomy and he didn't move. He just stared at the lantern in his hands.

Last time, that person helped Master Ding for his own sake. But this time, that person saved the Second Prince, so it shouldn't have anything to do with him.

Why did that person save the Second Prince? Did he have other plans?

This wasn't a matter of letting Lu Huan down. In fact, he didn't have the right to interfere with what that person did.

It would be ridiculous if he blamed that man for the strange and unreasonable possessiveness which he dared not admit, which was looming at the bottom of his heart.

But at this moment, his mind was completely blank. The only thought that flashed through his mind was, "So that person wasn't just good to me." He couldn't think of anything else. His fingers that were holding the lantern seemed to be getting colder and colder.

He thought that person didn't come at all.

But it turned out that that person also came here. It was just that he didn't meet him. Instead, he went to save the Second Prince?

Lu Huan's eyelashes trembled. His face gradually lost its color.