The entrance to the hunting grounds saw two carriages arrive.
The first man to alight from a carriage was clad in a plain white robe.
Beneath the moonlight, his figure was slender and refined, his face illuminated with an ethereal purity, detached from the mundane world.
His features were exceptionally handsome, flawless and exquisite!
His deep eyes could make any maiden's heart flutter, and his lips, with their pleasing hue, were enough to incite envy even in women.
He was Prince Xiaoyao, Feng Wuya.
He arrived as if carried by the breeze, his elegant bearing transcendent and dustless in the evening wind.
A rare beauty, seldom seen in a millennium, he captivated every maiden present, stealing their souls at a single glance.
As for the second carriage, a man in a dark, profound robe emerged.
He too strode forth,迎着 the evening breeze and bathed in the moonlight.
One look at him and one was lost for eternity!
The most beautiful words in the world were insufficient to describe his face, a beauty that could topple kingdoms.
His demonic handsomeness was the doom of all maidens in the realm.
A single glance from him could make you forget to breathe.
The brothers were both devastatingly handsome, yet their styles were distinct.
With their simultaneous appearance, the entire hunting ground was instantly filled with only the sound of the wind and the distant roars of wild beasts.
The previously noisy maidens bit their lips, not daring to scream or clamor, their own breaths almost lost.
Leng Ji strode forward quickly. Upon seeing the maiden still screaming on the ground, his expression immediately darkened: "What happened?"
Chu Feiyan was the first to regain her senses. She stepped forward, casting a furtive glance at Feng Yexuan and Feng Wuya, who were approaching.
Her voice, though not loud, was certainly audible to both of them: "Chu Qianli injured someone. This maiden's face has been ruined."
"That's right! Chu Qianli wanted to kill! Lord Leng, you must uphold justice for us!"
Prince Xuan had arrived, and they had to let him know how ruthless Chu Qianli was!
To cripple someone's face with a single move was too much!
This had ruined the maiden's happiness for a lifetime!
Leng Ji looked at Chu Qianli, his face etched with difficulty: "Miss Chu, this..."
"I did not injure her," Chu Qianli stated expressionlessly.
The surrounding maidens were not about to let it go.
Especially now that Prince Xuan and Prince Xiaoyao were present, they were determined not to let Chu Qianli get away with it this time.
"We saw with our own eyes that Chu Qianli injured the third young lady of Marquis Manor!"
"Yes! I saw it too! Chu Qianli was the one who did it!"
"That's right!"
"Miss of Marquis Manor?" Leng Ji felt a headache coming on.
The maiden lying in a pool of blood, her face ruined, he hadn't recognized which young lady it was.
The people from Marquis Manor were waiting outside.
The news would undoubtedly spread quickly.
Miss Chu had injured someone, and she would have to account for it!
A chilling aura swept over them.
The maidens' hearts stirred, and they immediately fell silent.
Apart from the screams of the third young lady from Marquis Manor, the scene was utterly quiet.
The two princes had arrived.
"Your Highness," Leng Ji turned back and bowed to Feng Yexuan, "They say... they say Miss Chu..."
Feng Yexuan's gaze fell upon Chu Qianli.
Everyone immediately held their breath, their hearts filled with anticipation, waiting to see how Prince Xuan would deal with this wretch.
Ideally, she would be beaten to death with sticks right now!
Feng Wuya also looked at Chu Qianli. He was unaware of the full story, but he was not anxious.
Ah Li would not injure someone without reason.
If she acted, there must be a reason.
Feng Yexuan looked at Chu Qianli and asked indifferently, "Do you have anything to say?"
"I did not injure anyone," Chu Qianli repeated.
However, this time, she added a few more words of explanation: "I merely sensed a stone about to hit my face, so I instinctively struck out."
"A stone was about to hit you?" Leng Ji immediately seized upon the key point, "Meaning, someone made the first move?"
His gaze swept across the surroundings.
Everyone present immediately fell silent.
Leng Ji asked coldly, "Who made the first move?"
No one spoke. Everyone instinctively took half a step back, not daring to step forward.
Although Chu Feiyan was not flustered, as everyone else retreated, she also took half a step back.
It was not out of fear.
"Who made the first move?" Leng Ji's voice suddenly intensified!
Several maidens gasped in fright.
Leng Ji stared at the one whose expression had changed the most, then strode to her.
Although he did not do anything to her, his voice was extremely cold: "Was it you?"
"No, it wasn't me!" The maiden wasn't afraid of him, but she was truly terrified of Prince Xuan.
Although the Prince was exceptionally handsome, his icy eyes, when they looked at her, made her scalp tingle and her legs go weak.
"Who was it?" Leng Ji's voice grew heavier.
The maiden trembled all over and instinctively replied, "It was the third young lady of Marquis Manor who threw the stone herself, not me!"
The third young lady, who had been wailing, was suddenly startled.
She scrambled to her feet, crying, "Chu Qianli ruined my face! Your Highness, you must uphold justice for me! My father will not let this go if I am harmed like this! Wuwu..."
Chu Qianli felt like laughing: "Are you implying that if His Highness does not favor you, your father will not let His Highness off?"
"I..." The third young lady was shocked, her words making her forget even her crying.
"I didn't... I didn't mean that, I... Your Highness, Your Highness, you must uphold justice for me, Your Highness! Wuwu, my face, this wretched girl has ruined it for me forever! Wuwu..."
No one dared to speak.
Although it seemed Chu Qianli had made a mistake, and she would surely meet a bad end.
However, Chu Qianli's few simple words had instantly changed the situation.
Did the third young lady of Marquis Manor intend to threaten Prince Xuan? Was she tired of living?
How could the Prince fear a mere Marquis like her father?
"Did you throw the stone first?" Feng Yexuan narrowed his eyes and walked up to the third young lady.
His voice was like ice, striking the third young lady's heart.
The third young lady trembled, forgetting the pain in her face, and quickly explained, "She... she injured me..."
"I asked you, did you throw the stone first?" Feng Yexuan's voice grew even colder.
Startled by him, the third young lady no longer dared to conceal the truth, and could only cry as she explained, "I... I didn't do it on purpose, I... I just..."
"Drag her out, give her thirty strokes, and send her back to Marquis Manor."
The maidens gasped sharply, and each one immediately took several steps back!
To be disfigured and then receive thirty strokes!
The Prince was... he was trying to take her life!
It was said that Prince Xuan was cold and merciless, with an iron fist. It turned out... it was true!
She was already disfigured, did he have no compassion at all?