Wenren Sheng and the others received news that day.
The Emperor had begun taking members of the royal family hunting.
The four of them immediately realized this might be an opportunity.
After all, going out hunting made it much easier to gather information than hiding away in the Imperial Palace.
Many assassinations happened during hunts.
They immediately followed after them.
The Royal Hunting Ground was located in a vast stretch of mountain forest in the southern suburbs.
Originally, the civil officials had restricted the Emperor from doing such things.
But after the Emperor succeeded in cultivating immortality, no one could restrain him anymore.
It was said that when the previous Emperor wanted to go hunting, the Chief Assistant Minister among the civil officials had directly taken him to a ruined garden and said, "This is the Royal Hunting Ground."
The Emperor lost interest at the sight and returned.
He did not punish the civil officials either.
Had it been the Manchu Qing, they would have punished them for deceiving the sovereign long ago.
That was the civil officials' true nature: bullying the weak while fearing the strong.
The four arrived at the Southern Suburbs Mountain Forest.
From afar, they saw a large stretch of fencing, sparsely separating the mountain forest from the surrounding areas.
Wooden signs and stone tablets had also been erected there.
"Royal Southern Hunting Ground."
"Unauthorized persons are forbidden from hunting or gathering firewood here. Violators will be executed."
"As expected, it's tyrannical. The Emperor cultivating doesn't mean the common people get any freedom," Newbie Male said disdainfully.
The four quietly climbed over the fence and hid in ambush within the forest.
After an unknown amount of time, they heard the sounds of drums and wind instruments.
It was elegant court music.
There was also the clamor