Hunting system, and I ended up becoming the empress!

Black Sheep Village, an inconspicuous remote village.

Behind the village is the Daxing Mountains, the largest mountain range in the north.

This place is not far from Guixiong Pass, so it was the first to be trampled by the iron hooves of the northern barbarians when the incident happened. The whole village was empty, with some dead and some running away.

A half-moon was in the sky, and all was quiet.

Suddenly, more than ten figures came from a distance. They walked very fast and arrived in a few breaths.

The leader paused and looked up into the sky, then covered his ears and listened. After confirming what he was doing, his face was filled with joy. "It's it! It's calling us. Hurry!"

The group was wearing the clothes of ordinary people in Dasheng, but they seemed to be ill-fitting and some of the people's trousers were too short.

They were about to pass through the village when suddenly a surprised voice came from a thatched house:

"But, is it Taimu-sama!?"

"Who?" The leader looked towards the source of the voice with a cold gaze.

"My Lord! I am Archie, my Lord!"

Aqi, holding a long knife and covered in blood, rushed out with a few people, tears of excitement in his eyes:

"Your Excellency does not recognize me, but I have seen you from afar in Khan Capital."

Taimu still looked alert, Aqi?

I seem to have heard the name somewhere before. Also, at night, how come this person has such good eyesight that he can recognize me at a glance?

Aqi quickly offered the long sword in his hands with both hands, "I am the young general temporarily appointed by His Majesty the Dragon King, and this is a token of trust."

Taimu finally remembered this person. The information they had inquired about did show that this person existed:

"Why are you here? How many of the 20,000 troops are left?"

"The people of Dasheng are chasing us, and there are only 15,000 of us left. I will ask everyone to disperse and sneak back to the grassland. As long as they don't pass through Guixiong Pass, there will always be a way to survive. As for me, I am here to find your Highness."

Aqi looked up at the sky and said, "The voice of the White Eagle King, I must have heard it wrong, His Highness is nearby, are you here to see His Highness as well?"

Taimu nodded slightly, "The Khan ordered me to find His Highness. They said His Highness died on the Four Horizontal Plains. We don't believe it, and neither does the Khan."

"The White Eagle King is still alive. He is guiding me. Your Highness must also be alive."

Aqi straightened his thin body and said, "Let's go find him quickly."

Taimu looked him up and down, but his doubts were still not completely dispelled.

Archie had no choice but to pretend he didn't know his suspicions and waved towards the thatched cottage.

Dozens of people rushed out of the house, among them were four or five Dasheng people who were tied up and looked miserable.

Seeing Taimu's confusion, Aqi explained, "We encountered these people hiding here just after entering the village. Judging from their clothes, they are the family members of Dasheng officials, and we were about to kill them."

"Then kill him, so he won't get in the way!"

"Oh no! Someone's coming again!"

Archie's face changed drastically. He had sensitive ears and had heard the sound of horse hooves.

Taimu also felt it, and he made a prompt decision:

"It's the Huo family. They are good at tracking. These people can be used as bargaining chips for me. You quickly take people into the mountains to look for His Highness, and I will stop them."

Archie didn't hesitate, "Okay! Be careful, sir."

He led more than ten people into the forest. Behind him, a young man's clear laughter could be heard from afar:

"General Taimu, you really made it easy for me to find you. Tsk tsk, I didn't expect to meet a big fish like you."

The dim moonlight reflected a round and bright bald head. More than a hundred riders quickly came running over, surrounded Taimu and others, and seven or eight of them chased towards the woods.

Taimu hesitated for a while and did not stop it. He could not show too much importance or anxiety, otherwise there would be a risk of exposing His Highness.

Now I don't have time to think about where I was flawed and my identity was recognized.

Only by delaying them can we buy time for His Highness.

Here, Archie didn't look back and ran wildly in the mountains and forests with his men. The figure of the White Eagle King could already be seen, leading the way in front.

"Stop the people behind."

Aqi assigned ten people to help him. "To save His Highness, please."

"Yes, take care, Master Archie." They faced the pursuers without hesitation.

Archie led the remaining four people forward and ran over a small hill.

The White Eagle King stopped at the entrance of a hidden cave, and kept growling anxiously and irritably.

Archie didn't dare to delay. He left two people outside and took the two people into the cave. The strong smell of blood made his heart sink.

"Who?" The familiar hoarse voice made Archie's eyes warm.

"Your Highness! Your Highness, Archie, I am the veteran Archie."

As soon as Aqi saw the figure in the dark, he hurriedly struck a lighter and asked, "Your Highness, how are you?"

"Xiao Long" leaned against the stone wall weakly. The eyes behind the mask took a while to focus due to excessive bleeding, and his consciousness was also very slow. "Ah... Qi?"

Looking at his master, who was covered in blood and only had one breath left, Aqi couldn't help but shed tears:

"Your Highness, Your Highness, Aqi will take you away immediately. We will return to the grassland. The Khan is also looking for you."

He stretched out his hand to help him. "Xiao Long" shook his head slightly, squinted at him in the dim light, and suddenly showed a miserable smile, "Go... go back? Ha... ha, cough cough... I can't go back, haha..."

Aqi knelt down and kowtowed, tears streaming down his face:

"Your Highness, Your Highness, as long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood. Let's go back to the grassland and come back again in the future. With Guixiong Pass in our hands, sooner or later we will..."

"Aqi, listen,... ahem, I don't have much time left, listen carefully, and help me tell my father and mother, ahem..."

As if at last, "Xiao Long" interrupted him, his eyes filled with bloodthirsty hatred:

"I don't hate others, huh, huh... I only hate Xiao Chi!"

"He plotted against me, hahaha...hahaha, it was a waste of my trust in him! I trusted him so much——"

"Aqi, Aqi, I won't accept this. I... I have so many grudges. Cough, cough, cough, cough, cough—"

"Avenge me! If my life...my life ends here today, let...let...my mother avenge me!!"

"Xiao Long" stared at him with devilish eyes, as if he would not die without his promise.

Aqi was shivering with cold all over, his pupils dilated, "Your Highness - Your Highness -"

"promise me!"

"Yes, sir!" Bang! Archie hit the gravel hard, his head buzzing.

He seemed to have seen that the storm of the northern barbarians was about to come.

He was terrified and tears kept flowing.

"Okay... please... Archie..." The voice drifted away.

Aqi was trembling with fear, lying there, and slowly raised his eyes, "Your Highness!!!"

"Cry!" The White Eagle King's shrill cry echoed throughout the mountains and forests.

The four soldiers knelt down with weak knees, and they began to tremble after hearing His Highness's last words in full.

Archie knelt there blankly, using his trembling fingertips to check for breathing, and finally let it go dejectedly, his face filled with confusion and grief.

Suddenly, he got up and yelled frantically, "Go, go quickly, cover this place up, I want to go back to the grassland, back to the grassland!"

He took off his outer garment to cover the palace, and ordered four men to carry rubble to block the entrance of the cave, and then cover it with trees.

The White Eagle King's cry would attract pursuers, so he wanted to lead them away and not allow anyone to disturb His Highness again.

In the future, in the future, I will always welcome His Highness back—

Wiping away his tears, the old soldier led the four men into the dense forest, deliberately leaving many traces, and quickly went away.

[Hey, why do I suddenly feel a little bit sorry! ? ]

[What a good veteran! Oh, it made me cry. ]

[Well, should I say that our little prince has superb acting skills? Tsk tsk, she is the best actress at the Interstellar Performance Awards! ]

[Poor Archie, he was deceived! ]

[It's not a lie. After all, it's our young prince who uses him. The tyrant Xiao Long wouldn't be interested in an ordinary veteran like him.]

[Oh, oh, I look forward to the sequel. Our goddess is acting well. If I don’t let the northern barbarians cause chaos, I will lose! ]

Xiao Zhixing pushed aside the rubble and crawled out of the cave, taking off his bloody clothes and returning to his original appearance.

She was also looking forward to Beiman's big show, which would make it worth her hard work to perform on stage.

Glancing at the direction Archie had left, she ran towards the Black Sheep Village.