C1 Crossing the Crisis

The winter chill was bone-piercing, the flowers and trees in the yard withered and bare. There were many iron cages in the yard, and each cage had a wild beast.

A man dressed in embroidered robes casually squatted beside one of the cages. He watched with interest as the wild wolf in the cage wolfed down a set of bones.

The two coachman carried a filthy slave that was barely recognizable as a human and carefully walked over. He respectfully bowed and asked, "Your... Your Royal Highness." The person squatting by the cage was the owner of this pack of hungry wolves, Prince Qing'an.

"Why is it so slow? This king's pet is about to starve to death." Prince Qing'an glanced at the two of them with dissatisfaction and said casually, "Throw it in."

The two men were about to attack, but the man who looked like he was dead suddenly moved. The two men couldn't control themselves and fell to the ground.

This time, the person was thrown awake. Ning Wanqing's entire body seemed to have been cut into pieces by someone. She struggled to move her body.

Why is it so cold?

Her body was very uncomfortable.

She felt that she had fallen to the ground. She tried to open her eyes, but she felt dizzy. After a while, she managed to open a slit. Her face was numb, and she could not make any expression.

The coachman and the driver did not dare to neglect her. They quickly picked her up and threw her into the cage. Unexpectedly, Prince Qing'an glanced at the slim figure and suddenly said, "He's still alive?"

The two of them stopped moving. They looked at their prince with some hesitation. They did not know what he meant.

"Drag him over, let me see!" Prince Qing'an suddenly became interested. He asked the two of them to bring him over.

Prince Qing'an reached out and pinched the girl's chin. The girl frowned in discomfort.

"Are these the slaves from yesterday?" Prince Qing'an grabbed the girl's chin and looked left and right. "They are pretty tough." Yesterday, he saw the girl's neck was cut open by a beast. He did not expect her to live to this day. It was strange.

She opened her eyes in a daze. Her four limbs were no longer conscious. Her eyes gradually focused and she saw the man in front of her clearly. The man had a pair of eagle eyes and a bit of hostility on his face. One look and one could tell that he was not a good person.

The whimpering of some animal next to her instinctively told her that this was not a good place.

"Where is this?" She forced herself to stand up.

Prince Qing'an looked at the girl in front of him in surprise. She had woken up?

"Heh, interesting!" He stood up in excitement, as if he had found something interesting. "I changed my mind!"

A wicked look appeared in his eyes. "Get a doctor to treat her. This King has thought of something even more interesting!"

Ning Wanqing was brought back to the front yard for no rhyme or reason, and she was cleaned up and treated.

She found that she seemed to have gone to another world and had changed her identity. Her body was weak and had serious malnutrition. From the perspective of a forensic doctor, her body should be in her teens, but her chest was still flat.

She had stayed in a small courtyard for many days. Every day, someone came to help her change her medication and feed her. However, she could not walk out of the courtyard.

The man she had only seen once when she opened her eyes had never appeared again. What did he mean by changing his mind? And the pack of hungry wolves in the backyard, what was going on?

She had many questions in her heart, but no one could answer them for her. However, her intuition told her that she should be in danger now. If she could not get along with them, it was very likely that she would threaten her life.

However, under the circumstances that she did not understand the situation, she did not dare to act rashly. She could only secretly hide some small things to protect herself and was constantly on guard.

The day had finally arrived. Someone came over and said that they wanted to bring her to see the Royal Highness.

His Royal Highness? Ning Wanqing frowned when she heard this title. Did his soul travel to the ancient times? She had a feeling that the Royal Highness among these people was very likely the man she saw that day, because no one was more gorgeous than that person.

Ning Wanqing wore a thin set of clothes and touched her arm that was covered with goosebumps. She maintained her vigilance and followed behind the maid. The maid brought her to the backyard and entered a secret passage.

The darkness that could not see the sun came and made Ning Wanqing's hair stand on end. The secret passage became even colder. Ning Wanqing's bad premonition became stronger.

She secretly tightened her grip on the broken porcelain pieces that were hidden in her sleeves.

The noise gradually came from inside. In the depth of the secret chamber, there was a flash of fire. A man with a hideous scar on his face walked out.

Ning Wanqing narrowed her eyes slightly. The scar on the man's face should have been injured by an animal. Judging from the degree of recovery of the scar, it should have been at least seven or eight years.

"The person His Royal Highness is talking about is her?" The man's voice was rough. He casually glanced at Ning Wanqing. He laughed coldly. "This small body is not even enough to fill the gaps between the prince's teeth!"

The young maid shrunk and handed Ning Wanqing to the man. Then, she hurriedly ran away. It was as if there was something terrifying chasing behind her.

"Come with me!" The man glanced at Ning Wanqing and turned to walk inside, as if he was not afraid that she would run away.

Ning Wanqing followed behind him and the light gradually came in. She heard a wolf howl and her eyes widened slightly. She instantly thought of something!

Combined with what the man said just now, could it be that he wanted to feed her to the wolf?

A fence door appeared in front of her. Ning Wanqing walked over and leaned on the fence door to look outside. There was a few meters deep pit outside. There were a few seats on it. Ning Wanqing narrowed her eyes, wanting to see more clearly.

However, the knife-scarred man's voice sounded behind her, "Little girl, His Royal Highness said that you are lucky. Today, let the masters see how long you can hold on! If the masters are satisfied, they might really spare your life!" As that person spoke, his tone did not seem like he thought that she could survive.

The gate suddenly opened and Ning Wanqing was pushed out. She turned to look behind her but the gate was already closed.

There was another wolf's cry and it was filled with impatience.

Ning Wanqing suddenly raised her head and recognized the source of the sound. There was a ferocious wild wolf locked in the other side of the gate! That body seemed to be able to crush her to death just by pressing down on her.

She had always heard that the ancient people had a hobby of watching humans and beasts fight. Now, there was actually a day where they would be in it!

She raised her head to look for the culprit, and saw a few gorgeously dressed people escorted by a group of maidservants to the edge of the deep pit. Among them was the person she had seen that day.

Prince Qing'an wore a fox skin cloak and greeted the Crown Prince who stood opposite him with a fake smile. He glanced at the slim figure in the arena from the corner of his eye.

There was another person standing behind the Crown Prince. He was very eye-catching. He was different from Prince Qing'an and the Crown Prince, who were dressed elegantly. That person had a handsome and imposing figure, and he carried an aura of Ling Ran that was difficult to detect. His face was cold and handsome.

Ning Wanqing's gaze was attracted by that person, and she guessed that this person was most likely a general.

Actually, her guess was right. This person was Grand General Qu Sifeng, who was currently receiving the favor of a saint. He held a high position at such a young age, and his strength and background were not to be underestimated. That was why he was able to become friends with a proud son of heaven like the Crown Prince and stand here.

He did not want to get involved in the Crown Prince and Prince Qing'an's pretense. He lowered his head and looked at the young girl in the arena. When he realized that Prince Qing'an had changed into a young girl this time, he could not help but frown. Prince Qing'an was truly becoming more and more cruel. However, he had already gotten used to this kind of scene. He couldn't change anything, so he didn't say anything.

However, the young girl in the deep pit was surprisingly calm. She didn't hide in a corner and shiver, nor did she cry and beg for mercy. She just stood in the middle of the arena and looked in their direction.

She was looking at him! Both of their eyes met. Ning Wanqing narrowed her eyes slightly, guessing the identities of these people and estimating her chances of survival.

It was impossible for her to survive in a fight with a wild beast, unless there was another way.

The people above took their seats one by one. The knife-scarred man suddenly appeared on top, as if asking for instructions from everyone.

Ning Wanqing felt that this was an opportunity.