Rescuing the Villainous Boss with a Little Dirty Master

On this day, Minister of War Wu Liang stood on the high platform with a roster in his hand. "This roster contains the names of all those who have signed the death warrant. Those whose names I call, please stand on the left side of the firing range and wait."

The order of entry is determined by the score of hitting the target, not by team, but by individual; the higher the score, the earlier one enters. Each person may bring three guards.

The target is divided into zones from the center outwards, making the score immediately clear.

"As long as the prey is not dead, we can rob it." Wu Liang announced loudly, and the young masters from the noble families exchanged glances with their companions, becoming even more excited.

Those whose names were called by Wu Liang lined up one by one, including Dongling Yu and Dong Jingming.

"Nonsense!"

When King Dongli heard the list, he was shocked. These two had actually signed a death warrant behind his back.

"...Dong Tinglan."

After Wu Liang finished reading the last name, the officials of Dongli looked at Dong Tinglan in surprise, only to find that Dong Tinglan was even more shocked than they were.

He suddenly turned to look at Wu Liang, as if realizing something, then looked at Dong Lingyu, his anger almost palpable. Now, even the most foolish person could see that Dong Tinglan hadn't done it willingly.

Dongling Yu tilted his head in confusion, "Why are you looking at me, little brother?"

Jiang Heng looked at the undisguised malice in his eyes and thought, "You'd better still be able to laugh later."

"You may withdraw if it is not voluntary."

A hoarse voice came through; it was Qing Yan who spoke first. Dong Lingyu's alarm bells went off immediately. Why was Qing Yan speaking up for Dong Tinglan?

His mind raced, and he blurted out, "Didn't my brother say he wanted Father to see you? Such a good opportunity, why are you suddenly backing out?"

Dong Tinglan glanced at him, then turned back to look at King Dongli. King Dongli opened his mouth as if to say something, but ultimately remained silent. Seeing this, Dong Tinglan pursed his lips, then stood up and silently walked towards the shooting range, his back straight, exuding stubbornness.

Seeing his reaction, Qingyan frowned and looked at the King of Dongli, "If I remember correctly, this Fifth Prince has never had the opportunity to learn riding and archery."

"We can't break the competition rules."

It's not appropriate to investigate the authenticity of the signature right now, especially since Dong Tinglan has no explanation.

"You're really bold, having all three of your sons go into the inner perimeter. Aren't you afraid they'll all die inside?"

Provoked by his sarcastic tone, King Dongli's voice turned cold as well, "That's none of your concern."

Although he said that, he still sent a few Qilin Guards to keep an eye on things secretly.

886 was amazed; it absolutely loved watching Dong Tinglan act.

Jiang Heng couldn't help but echo its sentiment, saying that the label of "pretending to be weak to eat strong" should have been given to it.

The shooting range only had ten targets, but there were as many as thirty-five people who wanted to enter the inner area today. Therefore, they had to be divided into four groups according to the order of roll call to shoot arrows.

Standing right next to Dong Tinglan was Xiao Yiming, the youngest son of Liang Chu's Second Prince, who was also the loudest person at the banquet.

At this moment, he was standing casually to the side, looking Dong Tinglan up and down, then chuckled and went to chat with Liang Chu, who was in front of him in line.

"Does this guy have a leaky tooth? All he does all day is make 'ch-ch-ch' noises."

Standing behind Dong Tinglan, Jiang Heng deliberately raised her voice to tease Zhao Yi, even imitating Xiao Yiming's laughter. She sneered a few times, and finally couldn't help but laugh out loud at herself.

Even the slow-witted Xiao Yiming now knew that Jiang Heng was mocking him. But before he could speak, his supporters jumped out first.

"Who are you talking about?"

"Whoever takes it personally, that's who I'm talking about," Jiang Heng replied nonchalantly. "You all think you're so important, looking down on whoever you want?"

"Very good, let's see if you can still laugh later."

Xiao Yiming uttered a harsh remark and then ignored him. However, the group of people huddled together, glancing over from time to time, their laughter extremely grating.

"How's my skill at drawing aggro?"

Jiang Heng moved a few steps closer to Dong Tinglan, her face beaming with a look of wanting credit.

"She's quite good at it." This also saved him the trouble of finding someone himself.

Dong Tinglan glanced ahead and met Xiao Yiming's gaze. Xiao Yiming raised an eyebrow at him, clenched his fist, extended his thumb, and drew a line across his neck. His smile was arrogant and full of malice.

Finally, it was Dong Tinglan's team's turn to shoot arrows. As expected, he only hit the bullseye three times out of ten, and all of them were far from the target. He had to be the last one to enter the arena. Upon seeing this score, Liang Chu and Qi Lan's people burst into laughter, with Xiao Yiming's group laughing the loudest.

"With archery skills like that, you dare to enter the inner perimeter? You'll probably die in there."

Dong Tinglan lowered his hand, gripping the bow tightly, and Jiang Heng, Zhao Yi, and the others glared back fiercely.

"Who are you cursing to die! Have some decency! Someone like you will have their tongue pulled out in hell!"

Xiao Yiming didn't care about Jiang Heng's clamor; she was just showing off.

On the high platform, the official in charge of recording the results handed the booklets to King Dongli one by one, and Qingyan and Jiang Lihai reviewed them.

Qingyan glanced at the booklet briefly, his gaze lingering on Dong Tinglan's name for a few more moments, but no one noticed. He handed the booklet back, then leaned back in his chair with his eyes slightly closed, lost in thought.

At this time, everyone who wanted to enter the inner area had already received their bows and arrows with different markings, mounted their horses, and were waiting to enter.

It was half an hour later when it was Dong Tinglan's turn to ride. Dong Tinglan leisurely rode his horse, looking rather unskilled.

Once inside the hunting grounds, avoiding the view from outside, his aura changed, his gaze sharpened, and he led Jiang Heng and the others to higher ground.

"Your Highness's acting is quite good."

Jiang Heng rode alongside him, while Dong Tinglan glanced at him sideways, saying, "The young master is no less impressive."

When they reached the high ground, they found Mo Wu and ten black-armored guards waiting there. They had been in the inner perimeter for three days.

Jiang Heng followed their gaze and realized how wonderful their location was. The inner area was densely planted, and looking up, all she could see were lush foliage. From their position, they had a panoramic view of the entire terrain.

Meanwhile, 886 had already laid out the inner perimeter's terrain in Jiang Heng's mind, with the locations of Dongling Yu and Xiao Yiming specifically marked. Dongling Yu, needless to say, that treacherous fellow was always plotting something; he couldn't be left unchecked.

Jiang Heng had 886 keep an eye on Xiao Yiming because of Mo Wu's reaction at the banquet that day. Jiang Heng was 100% certain that Xiao Yiming and the people surrounding him were Mo Wu's targets this time.

"Zhou Wu and the others are ready."

The Black Armor Guards had a special way of communicating. From the moment Liang Chu and his group entered the venue, they were spotted by Zhou Wu and his group. Through different whistles, Mo Wu had marked the locations of Xiao Yiming and the others on the map.

"Taking them down one by one is too time-consuming, but it's not impossible."

They've waited so many years, it's only a few hours, they can afford to wait.

“Perhaps we don’t need to take them down one by one.” Dong Tinglan chuckled and glanced at Jiang Heng.

"What do you mean?"

“Jiang Heng has already drawn a lot of hatred for me. It won’t be long before Xiao Yiming brings his men to cause me trouble.”

Mo Wu looked at Jiang Heng in surprise. "You can do that?"

Suddenly, a deafening roar came from below, and the sound of horses' hooves thundered as they rushed toward the direction of the roar.

"It's our turn to step in."

Zhao Yi and Sun He were left behind to provide backup at any time. Mo Wu and Dong Tinglan led Jiang Heng into the woods, while the rest joined other teams.

886 was engrossed in watching the drama and really wanted to share it with Jiang Heng, but he was afraid of distracting her, so he decided to just quietly enjoy the show on his own for now.

At this moment, brutal battles were already unfolding throughout the inner perimeter. It was only then that those high-ranking scions of noble families realized that sometimes, the difference in strength between humans and wild beasts was truly immense.