Transmigrated into a cunning princess, she sets her sights on a celibate royal uncle.

A scream pierced the night sky.

Jiang Xi, with her keen senses, immediately noticed the unusual sound.

That's the cry of a falcon.

Even princes in the capital were not allowed to keep hunting falcons without permission, as these birds of prey mostly lived on the grasslands.

Huo Jingxuan was the only person in the capital who had a passion for training falcons.

Two years ago, Huo Jingxuan instigated His Majesty Jiang Zun to establish the "Supervision Department".

Independent of the Three Provinces and Six Ministries, it had independent case-handling authority, and everyone from imperial relatives to local officials was subject to its supervision.

Directly commanded by Huo Jingxuan, they answer only to His Majesty!

Huo Jingxuan once used the excuse of insufficient manpower in the Censorate to have a batch of falcons sent from the grasslands to be kept in the suburbs of Beijing.

Back then, quite a few powerful and wealthy families in the capital died under the claws of these falcons!

So as soon as Jiang Xi heard that voice, she knew that Huo Jingxuan had come looking for her!

"What do we do? Huo Jingxuan's men are outside; we might not be able to escape!"

Jiang Xi quickly reminded Lu Ye.

Lu Ye also heard the eagle's cry and immediately helped Jiang Xi to her feet.

"We can't stay here any longer. I heard the Inspectorate has hunting dogs, and they'll be here soon!"

Jiang Xi let Lu Ye help her run out of the cave.

The terrain outside the cave is open, with trees standing tall and their canopies reaching the sky, which can temporarily block the view.

"That way!"

Lu Ye determined their approximate location based on the star Greedy Wolf in the sky.

Then he pointed south and grabbed Jiang Xi and ran.

Lu Jian prepared travel expenses, horses, and clothing for them in a thatched hut at the foot of the southern mountain, so they could take them and set off directly!

However, the two had only run a few steps hand in hand when they were spotted by a falcon in the sky.

A soaring eagle let out a cry, swooped down, and its sharp talons aimed for Jiang Xi's face.

"what!"

Jiang Xi retreated repeatedly, raising her hands to protect her face. Lu Ye, who was next to her, quickly shoved her into the bushes beside her.

The two rolled several times before barely avoiding being snatched up by the eagle and thrown into the sky.

At the same time, Huo Jingxuan, who was riding on horseback, also heard the cry of the eagle and determined from the sound that Jiang Xi was not far to his right front.

"Over there! Chase after them!"

The guards immediately changed direction and rushed over.

When the eagle's first attack failed, it summoned its companions in the sky, and together they began to encircle the eagle in a small area.

As soon as Lu Ye helped Jiang Xi stand up, one of them immediately swooped down.

"Step aside!"

Jiang Xi pushed Lu Ye aside, took out a porcelain bottle from her sleeve, and then, when the eagle landed, she raised her hand and sprinkled it on the eagle.

"Chirp!"

The falcon let out a mournful cry, flapped its wings and retreated, somersaulting several times in the air before landing on the ground, twitching twice and remaining motionless.

Although the other falcons' eyes gleamed with ferocity upon seeing this, they dared not attack rashly, but instead maintained their encirclement, waiting for their master to arrive.

Lu Ye was stunned by what he saw.

"What did the princess just sprinkle? How could it be so potent?"

"Five Animal Fermentation Powder!"

"Huh?" Lu Ye didn't understand.

"Simply put, it's a poison that can kill five kinds of birds of prey!" Jiang Xi explained succinctly.

"I see!" Lu Ye's doubts were suddenly resolved.

"Let's run quickly, Huo Jingxuan should be here soon!" Jiang Xi urged.

Lu Ye nodded, but looked at the remaining few falcons circling in the air.

“These hairy beasts are keeping an eye on us; we need to find a way to get rid of them.”

"These falcons have extremely keen eyesight and hearing, and they are now circling around without daring to come down."

Unless you can shoot them all, it will be difficult to get rid of them!

Jiang Xi analyzed.

Lu Ye knew this, of course. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "These beasts love to be fierce and violent."

If something can ignite their fighting spirit and attract their attention, perhaps there's still a chance!

Upon hearing Lu Ye's words, Jiang Xi suddenly had an idea.

So she took out another bottle from her sleeve and sprinkled it around.

A short while later, a rustling sound came from the bushes.

The sound indicated that countless venomous snakes were rushing towards them.

Lu Ye immediately adopted a defensive posture, but Jiang Xi reassured him, "President Lu, there's no need to be afraid!"

Lu Ye was puzzled, but the next second, a dense swarm of venomous snakes surged in from all directions.

They lined up in a row, following the direction of the medicinal powder Jiang Xi had scattered, their necks stretched towards the sky, their scarlet tongues flicking out.

The falcons circling in the sky also quickly spotted the large snakes.

They squawked excitedly and swooped down to catch their prey.

Jiang Xi seized the opportunity and called to Lu Ye: "Let's go!"

Lu Ye also realized what was happening and helped Jiang Xi quickly down the rugged path in the forest.

When Huo Jingxuan arrived, he found the carcass of a falcon on the ground, while the other falcons were fighting fiercely with a group of snakes on the ground.

"Your Highness, it's poison!"

Han Chuan examined the eagle's carcass and the medicinal powder surrounding the snakes, then returned to report.

Huo Jingxuan's face was ashen, his heart burning with rage. He knew without a doubt who had poisoned him.

"Order the captains of the city gates to inform them that a prisoner has escaped and to seal off all exits from the city, and to bring the man back to me immediately!"

"Yes!" Han Chuan accepted the order and left.

Standing behind Huo Jingxuan, Bei Ying couldn't help but cautiously offer a reminder.

"Your Highness, Xiao Qi is, after all, a princess. The reason she ran away must be because she thought that the twins in your body had been freed and that you wanted to kill her to silence her."

Either way, she's going to die. If I were her, I wouldn't come back either. Do you want her life, or something else?

"If you only want her life, just give the order, and I will personally lead the Surveillance Bureau to retrieve her head for you!"

Huo Jingxuan's eyes flashed, and he glared fiercely at Bei Ying.

Bei Ying shrank back in fright, but then grinned and said...

“I know that the prince only summoned the hunting dogs and falcons from the Surveillance Department, but refused to use the department’s own personnel.”

"Is it because the officials in the Supervisory Bureau only care about the result and not the process, and they're afraid of accidentally harming the princess? Actually, the prince also cares about the princess, doesn't he?"

Intentional?

Huo Jingxuan sneered!

He didn't leave Jade God Valley until he was fourteen, thanks to his grandfather, General Huo's connections.

He joined the tutelage of Jiang Zun, who was then just a leisurely prince. When he first met Jiang Xi, Jiang Xi was just six years old.

He was at an age when his mother had died, and he was disliked by Jiang Zun.

Jiang Zun did not want to admit that he had been cuckolded by Consort Jing, but he also could not tolerate Jiang Xi, so he asked him to send Jiang Xi back to the Yang family.

This move was undoubtedly a slap in the face to the Yang family in public, even though Yang Tingzhou was only a minor official of the sixth rank at the time.

But they had been upright and honest for generations, so how could they tolerate Jiang Xi, who had committed such a disgrace?

Snowflakes were falling all along the way. The little girl was dressed in white, with a sad little white flower tucked in her hair.

He stayed by her side as they slowly walked from the Prince Duan's residence to the Yang family's residence, neither of them speaking a word along the way.

Only when they arrived at the Yang family's door did the little girl turn around and say to him, "Thank you!"

He genuinely felt sorry for the child at the time, thinking she was kind and forbearing.

But who would have thought that this child would grow up to be so daring as to kidnap even his nominal royal uncle and commit such a rebellious act!

All of this was because she harbored resentment towards Yang Xuerou and wanted to use herself to get revenge on her!

She's doing great!

So you've got guts, trying to run now? No way!