Just like this, the group still managed to reach the end. But looking at the steep cliff above, everyone couldn't help but let out a sigh.
"Empress Dowager, we didn't bring ropes or such things when we came here. It's very likely that we'll slip and fall if we just climb up rashly. Please think twice," Zhao Jin still felt it necessary to emphasize the seriousness again to avoid unnecessary accidents.
But her words were in vain. Obviously, a certain young girl didn't take it to heart at all.
For a new - era woman who had been climbing trees since childhood, a bit of a dangerous sport was nothing to be scared of.
She took a deep breath, rolled up her sleeves without hesitation and started climbing up.
The people around stared at her in astonishment. After they came to their senses, they quickly followed. However, they all stared intently at that eager figure, fearing that she would accidentally fall at any moment.
Thankfully, Shi Muyuan was an experienced climber. Eventually, she successfully climbed to the top as expected. The people following her were truly shocked. They never thought that this delicate Empress Dowager could climb a cliff, and her speed was even faster than theirs, despite them being martial - arts practitioners.
In the end, the others had to use their light - body skills to barely keep up.
Zhao Jin was constantly worried about the fierce beast on top. He hurriedly urged them on.
"Hurry up, hurry up! The fierce beast is up there. We mustn't let the Empress Dowager get hurt."
But when they finally arrived, sweating profusely, they saw a hair - raising scene.
The huge white fierce beast was now squatting on the ground, rubbing its head against Shi Muyuan's hand constantly. This made everyone almost think they were seeing things.
"Am I seeing things? This is so different from what I imagined," one person said.
"You, you're not seeing things. None of us are. That fierce beast is really as obedient as a dog in front of the Empress Dowager," another replied.
Zhao Jin twitched the corner of his mouth and slapped himself hard. Even the young master was too shocked to care about his image at this moment.
"No, I must be seeing things. How is this possible? That fierce beast used to bite everyone it saw in the previous encounters."
Shi Muyuan didn't know that the people behind her were already shocked by her actions. She only thought this white rabbit was really cute.
That's right. The so - called fierce beast in these ancient people's mouths was actually just an extremely large white rabbit.
The reason why this white rabbit was many times larger than an ordinary one was that it had nothing to do all day on this mountaintop. There were delicious things all around, and it didn't exercise. Gradually, the fat piled up on its body, creating the illusion of a huge figure.
At first, she was a bit scared when she heard what those people said. But now that she saw that the fierce beast was just an ordinary white rabbit, all her fears disappeared.
"Good bunny. I just want to come here to get medicine to save someone. Can you help me?"
Just as the people who were about to approach heard what their Empress Dowager said, they all rolled their eyes in unison.
"Empress Dowager, are you crazy? This is not an ordinary white rabbit. Have you ever seen a white rabbit this big?"
"Well, this is one. Are you men actually scared of a rabbit?"
These people felt that their dignity had been trampled on. Now, even to prove their male dignity, they had to be brave.
"Of course not. Since the Empress Dowager said it's just an ordinary rabbit, we're not that timid."
Saying that, they all trembled as they put their hands on the rabbit. Although Qin Feng also followed their lead, his tightly - closed eyes betrayed his current panic.
Just when they were about to run away with this reckless mistress the next moment, the fluffy feeling under their hands changed their attitudes.
"This, this is really just a rabbit."
"Would I lie to you? Alright, the little white rabbit has already agreed to take us to find the antidote. You people should follow closely. Otherwise, if you get lost later, I won't have the time to look for you." Her words were meaningful. Just now, when they were climbing up, they almost slipped down several times. Now, even if they wanted to argue, they had nothing to say.
Shi An blushed slightly. The great general who didn't even blink an eye when killing on the front - line was now helpless in front of his younger sister.
"Can't you save some face for me?"
"Okay, okay, I know."
After they discovered that the so - called fierce beast was just a huge white rabbit, the atmosphere in the whole group improved a lot. They soon arrived beside the medicinal herbs.
Unexpectedly, just as they arrived, they heard rustling sounds in the grass.
Everyone got on guard and surrounded Shi Muyuan in the middle. And Shi Muyuan directly hugged the rabbit tightly.
"Bunny, you have to protect me. Everyone except me is a bad guy. They all want to steal your food."
The black - cloaked figures just emerging from the grass had black lines all over their foreheads. "We're not so low as to steal food from a rabbit. No, we've been waiting here for so long just for you to come. We didn't expect the King's prediction to be right. The Empress Dowager came in person. We don't have to go through any more trouble later."
Hearing what those black - cloaked figures said, Qin Feng glared at Zhao Jin.
"Did you betray us? I knew you weren't a good person. You just got close to the Empress Dowager to gain her trust. I'll kill you first, and then send these Western Region lackeys to accompany you."
Zhao Jin rolled to the side and barely avoided Qin Feng's sword. But he had no intention of fighting the person in front of him.
"General Qin, you've misunderstood. Don't believe their sowing of discord. Since I'm already in a desperate situation, why would I listen to those from the Western Region?"
He cast a pleading look at the young girl who was being protected layer by layer, only hoping that she would believe him.
Qin Feng noticed his action and directly stepped in between them. "You just took advantage of the Empress Dowager's kindness. I won't let you succeed this time."
He waved his sword, but was stopped at the most critical moment.
"The Empress Dowager trusts him. Give him a chance first."
"National Teacher, you're usually so smart. Why are you being so stupid this time? The people from the Western Region are more despicable than those from other enemy countries. Their words can never be trusted."
"Since they're shifting the blame onto me, I can prove my innocence myself."
After Zhao Jin finished speaking, he looked at those people. "How do you know that one of the ingredients of the antidote is in this place?"
"Of course we know. It was the King who told us. As the maker of the Gu poison, he must know which medicinal herbs you'll look for to detoxify. And the most important one is on this cliff."
One of the black - cloaked figures said proudly. But just as he finished speaking, he was kicked to the side by the leading black - cloaked figure.