"Whoosh!"
Xiao Yu loosed several arrows at once, each striking its target.
The flock of Luo Luo Birds began falling like hailstones, one after another.
Xiao Ba's eyes lit up with delight.
It nimbly twisted its enormous body, catching them like sweets, gulping down one after another with unbridled joy.
Seeing that he had been saved, the ninth prince breathed a sigh of relief, then abruptly fainted.
Satisfied that he had been punished, Xiao Yu leaped into the tree and brought him down.
"An An!" Qi Yunheng hurried over.
The moment he spotted Xiao Yu, he channeled his internal energy and flew to his side.
His voice carried a trace of urgency and worry. "An An, are you hurt?"
Seeing him, Xiao Yu's eyes flickered with delighted surprise, and he tossed the ninth prince aside.
"What could a mere flock of little birds do to me?"
Noticing the blood on Qi Yunheng out of the corner of his eye, he hurried forward to check him all over,
asking as he did, "A-Heng, what about you? Are you hurt?"
Qi Yunheng shook his head.
He glanced at the Luo Luo Birds still shrieking in the sky, took Xiao Yu's hand, and headed out of the hunting grounds.
"An An, leave the rest to Zhu Yan and the archers. Let's return to the Imperial Palace first."
Seeing Zhu Yan swat several Luo Luo Birds dead with a single blow, Xiao Yu glanced at Xiao Ba, who was still happily feasting.
"All right," he replied.
He called for Qinggeng to bring Yun Cheng along, taking the unconscious ninth prince with them as well.
The Imperial Palace
As soon as Xiao Yu, Qi Yunheng, and the others entered, a minister rushed up to Qi Yunheng. "Your Majesty!"
The Minister of War spoke with barely