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The body still felt unwell, apologies~~
"Your Majesty, I have a question. Does each country take turns sending one person?"
The Emperor followed the voice and saw Xia Yuhan among the crowd: "That's correct. Each person takes a turn. In the end, whoever can tame the pack of wild wolves and successfully obtain the yellow Flag behind them will be the final winner."
"Your Majesty, may I ask where these wild wolves come from?"
"They were captured alive by Longhui Prince from the southwestern mountains. To ensure fairness, Longhui Prince will not participate this time. Does anyone else have questions?"
Xia Yuhan took a deep breath: "Your Majesty, there is one more thing to address. Both the Northern Kingdom and Southern Kingdom are sending one person each, while our Azure Dragon Kingdom is sending two participants. This gives us an advantage in numbers. If Azure Dragon Kingdom wins, others will say we used our strength to bully the weak. If we lose, it will be used against us. Since Yu Han was recommended by everyone to participate, perhaps it would be better for Yu Han to represent Azure Dragon Kingdom alone."
Her words shocked everyone present.
What a bold statement! In this situation, very few men from the entire Azure Dragon Kingdom would dare to speak so openly in front of their peers.
Jiang Tingyu, who had remained silent, furrowed his brow even more deeply. He understood that Xia Yuhan was willing to sacrifice herself to protect Cang Yile. How could he not know?
But if Jiang Tingyu were to lose Xia Yuhan, wouldn't all his hopes be shattered once again? His life would be destined for loneliness.
Naturally, Cang Yile did not expect that Xia Yuhan would be so reckless. How could she sacrifice herself for him?
It was simply absurd.
"Father, I am willing to replace Yu Han in the competition. Father, I am strong and have a better chance of winning than Xia Yuhan. Please support my decision."
The Emperor's eyes darkened: "Alright. Since Xia Yuhan was chosen by everyone and is also the daughter of General Xia, she certainly has a better chance of success. Let it be Xia Yuhan."
Although he disliked Cang Yile, she was still his own child. Watching his son being torn apart by wild wolves would be difficult for him to bear. So it was better to let Xia Yuhan take her place; after all, he viewed her as someone destined to die.
"Subject Daughter Xia Yuhan, thank you for your support, Your Majesty." Xia Yuhan bowed deeply again to the Emperor.
At this moment, she felt completely empty. It was all the same; death was inevitable. It would be better if death had some value.
Of course, she would not die in the end. But facing so many wild wolves alone, how could she tame them?
The other two kingdoms had no objections. Thus, the emperor sent someone to prepare the order of appearance for the warriors.
Before deciding on the order of appearance, they had a brief moment to move around and talk. Cang Yile made good use of this time and dragged Xia Yuhan to a less crowded area.
"Woman, are you crazy? Do you really think you have the ability to escape death? Do you really think you are the reincarnation of the Great Immortal?"
Upon hearing these words, Xia Yuhan suddenly laughed happily. It turned out that Cang Yile genuinely cared about her. With that, dying would be worth it.
"Woman, are you crazy? You can still laugh in this situation. Could it be that you really have some way out?"
"Lord, Yu Han has only one request. Help Yu Han uncover the truth behind the framing, especially who took away Yu Han's purity. Just let those bad people get what they deserve. It doesn't necessarily have to be complete annihilation. Just like Madam; she reaped the consequences of her actions through her daughter, who is now mad and delusional. For them, that is already a fitting retribution."
Cang Yile's eyes sparkled: "Yu Han, I didn't expect your heart to be so kind. To be honest, there are so many things I never anticipated about you. Every time we interact feels different. Yu Han, rest assured, I will not let anything happen to you."
Xia Yuhan deliberately picked at Cang Yile's wounds: "Alright, my lord. Yu Han knows that you have good intentions but limited power. So Yu Han will not blame you."
"My lord, Yu Han is not kind-hearted; I just think that revenge is more than just killing the enemy. That would be too superficial and too easy on them. They should understand the mistakes they made and live in the pain of self-reproach; that is the greatest revenge. Death is merely a fleeting moment. Killing them would only dirty our own hands."
After saying this, Xia Yuhan did not linger any longer and walked directly toward the hunting observation platform.
Her opponent today was not a person but a group of untrained wild wolves.
As soon as Xia Yuhan arrived at the designated observation platform, Nangong Mo from the Southern Kingdom and Cheng Ji from the Northern Kingdom approached her.
Especially Cheng Ji from the Northern Kingdom, who showed great respect upon seeing Xia Yuhan: "I have long heard of General Xia's bravery and skill in battle; wherever she goes, she is invincible. Moreover, for so many years, General Xia has personally guarded the borders of our four cities. We have always prepared thoroughly before attacking but returned empty-handed each time. If it weren't for General Xia in Azure Dragon Kingdom, our Northern Kingdom's cavalry would have long since marched into Azure Dragon Kingdom and headed straight for its capital."
Although Azure Dragon Kingdom and Northern Kingdom were enemies, Xia Yuhan felt no hostility from Cheng Ji at all; instead, she sensed his respect and fear towards her.
"General Cheng Ji. Even if the Azure Dragon Kingdom no longer has General Xia, there will be a second and a third General Xia who will actively step up to protect the safety of the people of the Azure Dragon Kingdom. Because for so many years, Daddy's essence has already been passed down. Although the Northern Kingdom has strong horses and is known as a nation of the grasslands, without the supplies from the Azure Dragon Kingdom, it will eventually face difficulties. The Northern Kingdom will soon exhaust its resources, and its horses will eventually eat all the grass on the Northern Kingdom's plains..."
"This..." Cheng Ji never expected that Xia Yuhan would point out the fatal flaw of their Northern Kingdom in just a few sentences. Indeed, they were constantly waging war against the Azure Dragon Kingdom to seize food.
Cheng Ji of the Northern Kingdom was about to say something when Nangong Mo interrupted him: "Yuhan, what about my Southern Kingdom?"
"I'm sorry, Prince Nangong Mo. Yu Han was just speaking casually. As for the situation in the Southern Kingdom, I believe Prince Nangong Mo knows better than anyone else. Why would you need to ask Yu Han?"
Nangong Mo coughed a few times unintentionally to cover up his thoughts.
At that moment, Eunuch Zhang came to deliver a message: "Prince Nangong Mo, General Cheng Ji, Second Sister. The order of appearance has been decided and it is quite fair. The envoys from the Three Kingdoms will draw lots to determine who goes first."
"Then Eunuch Zhang, what exactly is the situation now?"
"In response to everyone, the first to appear is General Cheng Ji. The second is Prince Nangong Mo. However, due to Prince Nangong Mo's poor health, his personal guard will take his place. The last one to appear will be you, Second Sister."
After Eunuch Zhang finished speaking, he couldn't help but wipe sweat off his forehead for Xia Yuhan, almost forgetting he still had more to say: "General Cheng Ji, you should prepare immediately. You will enter the Iron Cage shortly. To obtain the Flag, you must pass through twenty wild wolves. That is roughly how it works."
Cheng Ji was after all a man from the Northern Kingdom, robust and strong-looking. He rolled up his sleeves with an eager expression: "Come on! I want to see how fierce these wild wolves are and how difficult they are to tame. I don't believe that even the most stubborn horse can’t be tamed; taming wolves should be no problem at all."
"General Cheng Ji, please be careful. These wild wolves haven't had fresh meat from Longhui Prince in a long time..."
Hearing this, Xia Yuhan couldn't help but open her mouth wide. Just as she was about to close it completely, Cheng Ji had already entered through the entrance of the massive Iron Cage under Eunuch Zhang's guidance.
According to Eunuch Zhang's words, wasn't Cheng Ji just going in there to die?
When Cheng Ji entered, he only carried a sharp large knife with him. This knife had killed countless enemies and tasted much blood. So as soon as he stepped into the enormous Iron Cage, the wild wolves sensed the killing intent emanating from him.
Without giving Cheng Ji any chance, they all lunged at him...
Although Cheng Ji was brave, his swordsmanship could not match that of hungry wild wolves attacking swiftly after being starved for so long.
Even though he initially swung his large knife and killed several wild wolves in one blow, he could not manage the next dozen or twenty at all.
Xia Yuhan's fists were unintentionally clenched tightly. She really found it hard to imagine what kind of bloody scene would unfold next...
Before Xia Yuhan could catch her breath, she heard Cheng Ji let out a scream. Xia Yuhan watched helplessly as a wild wolf bit into Cheng Ji's left thigh. Although Cheng Ji quickly retaliated and killed it, another hungry wolf immediately lunged at his right hand wielding the knife.
"Ah..."
A heart-wrenching, agonizing scream came from inside the Iron Cage, causing everyone present to feel their hearts tighten.
Although Cheng Ji had armor protecting him, the wild wolves' relentless attacks quickly broke through it...
After Cheng Ji's large knife slipped from his grasp, he began to retreat step by step. At first, he could still face the attacking wild wolves with bare hands. However, as time went on, his stamina dwindled significantly, and his movements slowed down considerably.
But the starving wild wolves, having caught the scent of blood, intensified their assault.
One by one, they bared their sharp teeth and revealed their claws hidden beneath their paws. With gaping mouths, they charged at Cheng Ji one after another...
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