When he came to the place where he had just fought the black bear, he suddenly remembered something. "Where's that man who was here just now?"
"The one you were protecting?" Su Mingyu raised her eyebrows. "I remember you called him the Third Prince, right?"
Tuoba Wuyi nodded, looking a bit anxious. "Yes, he's the Third Prince of our Mongol tribe."
Su Mingyu frowned. "Is he in favor?"
"He's the Khan's favorite prince." Tuoba Wuyi hardly had the mind to explain to Su Mingyu. He was so anxious that he was about to scratch his head.
He came to the autumn hunt, but now the Third Prince was missing. He would have to kill himself to atone for his failure.
Seeing his state, Su Mingyu pursed her lips. She walked to the bushes where the man was hidden and grabbed his collar, pulling him out.
When Tuoba Wuyi saw the man, he was overjoyed and quickly stepped forward. "You hid him?"
Su Mingyu raised her eyebrows and looked at him. "Who else could it be but me?"
"Alright, put him on the horse. We need to go back quickly. Maybe his hand can still be saved."
"Hand?" Tuoba Wuyi was reminded by Su Mingyu and only then noticed that the Third Prince's forearm was completely broken!
Looking at Tuoba Wuyi's pale face, Su Mingyu suddenly found it a bit funny. "You didn't even know his hand was broken, did you?"
"I... really didn't notice. When I found him, it was when you saw me." Tuoba Wuyi frowned tightly, looking very embarrassed.
Su Mingyu pulled out a dagger from her trouser leg and handed it to Tuoba Wuyi. Then, in a calm but very decisive tone, she said, "You choose. Do you want him to live?"
Tuoba Wuyi suddenly widened his eyes. He looked at the woman in front of him in disbelief and surprise. He opened his mouth but couldn't make a sound for a long time.
Su Mingyu got impatient waiting. She simply put the knife into his hand. Then she crossed her arms and looked down at Tuoba Wuyi, saying in a calm and cold voice, "The chance of reconnecting his hand is extremely slim. You are a people of the horseback. As a prince, once he loses his arm, it's as if he has lost everything.
"The position of Khan will never be his again. And those people he offended in order to get the position of Khan will all come back to bite him once they know he has no chance of making a comeback."
As she said this, Su Mingyu's tone was full of pity, but her eyes were as cold as ice, showing no emotion. "This man will live in hell from now on."
"Rather than letting him go back to Mongolia and be humiliated to death by others, it's better to end his life here. At least he can keep a bit of dignity."
Su Mingyu's voice was as clear as a warbler's, but the words she said were very decisive.
And every single word hit Tuoba Wuyi's heart.
Indeed, as an ally of the Third Prince, now he had to choose whether to save him or not.
Looking at the Third Prince's empty sleeve, suddenly, Tuoba Wuyi looked up at Su Mingyu. "Is this the reason why you asked me if he was in favor?"
Su Mingyu nodded slightly. "If he had never been loved or expected, he might just live on regardless. But if he falls from a high position, it's very difficult for an ordinary person to stand up again."
Looking at the unclear meaning in Su Mingyu's eyes, Tuoba Wuyi didn't know why. Although Su Mingyu was talking about the Third Prince, he had a feeling that she was talking about Gu Ruobai.
Suddenly, Tuoba Wuyi seemed to understand something. He looked up at Su Mingyu and asked, "Is this the reason why you like Gu Ruobai?"
Tuoba Wuyi regretted asking this right after he said it.
He had never been interested in such things. Why did he have to be so talkative this time?
Su Mingyu didn't mind. She shrugged. "Maybe. So, do you want to save him or not?"
Tuoba Wuyi narrowed his black eyes. He remembered Gu Ruobai's calm expression. After a long time, he nodded. "Let's give it a try. Maybe he'll rise from the ashes."
Su Mingyu raised her eyebrows. In fact, she knew better than anyone that it was basically impossible for the Third Prince to make a comeback in this situation.
Judging from his attitude towards himself, he wasn't a man with strong willpower. But Su Mingyu didn't object. Everyone was entitled to have hope, right?
"Alright, then put him on the horse. We need to hurry back."
Tuoba Wuyi nodded. He carefully put the Third Prince on the horse and then led the reins, following behind Su Mingyu towards the venue.
Both of them were focused on hurrying. Neither of them noticed that there were several pairs of cold eyes watching them from deep in the forest.
On this side, everyone was chatting and laughing, waiting for everyone to return.
The hunting this time was only allowed for two hours. Seeing that the time was almost up, the men who went hunting were gradually coming back.
Maybe because the hunting ground was really rich, basically everyone came back with something.
Some had rabbits, some had deer, and there were other small things like egrets.
Of course, the most eye - catching people in this autumn hunt were King Yu and Tuoba Wuyi. In the past, it was always King Ruixian who won. This year, everyone was looking forward to seeing if King Yu could win this autumn hunt.
Just as everyone was eagerly waiting for King Yu to return, the dusty King Yu finally came back.
The black horse shone brightly in the sun. King Yu, sitting on it, was looking down at the people below with his long and narrow eyes, looking so arrogant as if he didn't care about anyone, which made everyone a bit uncomfortable.
But when they saw the prey on his horse, they all shut up.
It was a tiger with a vertical stripe on its forehead. There were several arrows on the tiger's body and many wounds from the fight. From the large and small arrow wounds on its body, it was not difficult to tell that this tiger had gone through a fierce battle.
On the contrary, King Yu only had a bit of messy hair and a scratch - like mark on his arm. Killing a tiger with such a small price was enough to prove how powerful King Yu was.
"King Yu truly lives up to his reputation!"
A scholar in the audience stood up and bowed to King Yu in praise. "The tiger is the king of the mountains and the leader of all beasts. Ordinary people wouldn't even dare to hunt a tiger, let alone see one. They would run away as fast as they could.
"Now King Yu not only successfully hunted the tiger but also came back unscathed. It shows that King Yu's martial arts are peerless!"
Facing the man's praise, King Yu just nodded slightly, accepting the praise.
When the emperor saw the tiger on his horse, he was very pleased. "Good, good, good! You truly live up to being my son."
In contrast to this harmonious scene, the Khan of the Mongol tribe looked very unhappy.
"King Yu is truly powerful. But our Mongol's Tuoba Wuyi hasn't come back yet. The outcome is still uncertain."