In Another World, Everyone Want to Kill Me!-Chapter 109: Life and Death in the Forest

He lashed it hard with the whip.

The startled horse bolted as if possessed.

In the brief moment he glanced back, Yue Mingxuan saw the half-moon bear had already overturned Rong Tieshan’s horse.

Suppressing his fear and panic, Yue Mingxuan spurred his horse forward to rush back.

He had never been one to rely on others’ help and this was a matter of life and death.

Seeing Yue Mingxuan ride straight back toward danger, Rong Tieshan felt a mixture of anger and astonishment.

Anger because he had just secured a precious chance for Yue Mingxuan to escape, yet Yue Mingxuan had thrown it away.

Astonished because, as a Ger, he actually had the courage to face an enraged half-moon bear after having had the chance to flee.

Rong Tieshan suddenly realized that he had never truly understood the soul beneath Yue Mingxuan’s complex face.

Born as one of the most outstanding princes of the royal family, he had always considered himself wiser than ordinary men, holding himself to the strictest standards of a ruler, but now he saw he was no different from anyone else, easily deceived by appearances.

In a matter of moments, Yue Mingxuan had ridden straight up to Rong Tieshan.

He reached out his hand and Rong Tieshan grabbed it, flipping onto the horse behind him.

Together, they rode at full speed.

The horse struggled under their combined weight as they faced the raging bear, slowing their pace.

Yue Mingxuan felt the wind whipping past him, then noticed Rong Tieshan’s body tense sharply behind him.

A muffled groan followed. "Rong Tieshan... what’s wrong? Are you hurt?"

Yue Mingxuan exclaimed, forgetting all formalities in his panic.

Rong Tieshan leaned weakly against Yue Mingxuan’s shoulder, wincing from the pain in his back. "I’m fine... just ride," he gritted out.

The two of them rode as fast as they could, eventually reaching the safety of the camp.

Once the danger was behind them, Rong Tieshan collapsed from the horse.

His silver-white riding outfit was soaked in blood and now stained crimson.

Yue Mingxuan quickly dismounted and shouted, "Call the royal physician! Hurry up, someone get the royal physician!"

Word of the crown prince’s injury spread through the hunting grounds like wildfire.

Many people gathered around and Concubine Hua arrived immediately after hearing the news.

Seeing Yue Mingxuan unharmed but Rong Tieshan lying in a pool of blood, unconscious, she struck Yue Mingxuan sharply across the face.

For the first time in her life, Yue Mingxuan didn’t fight back.

Not a trace of resentment rose in him.

He understood Concubine Hua’s reaction as a mother’s instinct.

Putting himself in her shoes, he knew that if his own child had been in such danger, she would not have only hit a companion.

Looking at Rong Tieshan lying unconscious, Yue Mingxuan felt a flood of emotions.

Rong Tieshan was the first man here to openly show a connection with him, and also the first to bring him shame... these firsts seemed to mark their paths as destined to drift apart.

He’s the one who force Yue Mingxuan to broke the engagement, yet he also the one keep pestering him and risking his life to save him?

How could Yue Mingxuan ever repay that?

Actually, if anyone had asked Yue Mingxuan himself, he would not have been able to answer.

A person’s body often acts on instinct, revealing the truth of the heart and more honest than words or conscious thought.

Several court doctors accompanying him huddled together and discussed quietly for a moment before all of them shook their heads in unison.

Seeing their expressions, Yue Mingxuan’s heart sank to the bottom of his chest.

That warm, gentle man, was he truly gone?

Even if he were a stranger, Yue Mingxuan could not accept a living being dying right in front of him.

However, this was someone who had put himself in danger to save another.

How could he bear it?

When one of the doctors informed Concubine Hua that there was nothing they could do, she collapsed immediately.

The palace maids nearby rushed to support her, crying out repeatedly, "Your Highness, the consort has fainted!"

In the chaos that followed, the emperor’s dragon carriage arrived at the scene.

Yue Mingxuan was the emperor’s most outstanding son and he had long planned to groom him as the next ruler.

Yet now, a bear had appeared in the hunting grounds.

To outsiders, it might seem like a coincidence, but the emperor knew better.

It was a test from the noble families of the kingdom.

Recalling reports that the Keshun family had recently been acting boldly, his eyes narrowed in displeasure.

He said coldly, "No help will come. If anyone in your imperial hospital dares to fail, all of you can accompany him in death."

The emperor’s words struck terror into the court doctors.

One by one, they collapsed to the ground, their bodies trembling.

The leading doctor with strikingly white beard, repeatedly kowtowed and begged, "Your Majesty, please spare us! Prince Rong’s injuries are too severe. His lungs are damaged and though the bleeding has stopped, he has lost too much blood. We are powerless; only his own will and the heavens’ will can determine his fate."

The emperor snorted but said nothing further.

Even if his most gifted son were lost, no number of executions could make up for it.

Glancing at Yue Mingxuan standing there, dazed and helpless, he sighed.

He did not understand why this time Yue Mingxuan had insisted on being with Concubine Hua.

Every time he met her, nothing good seemed to follow.

Could this truly be fate?

News of Prince Rong’s life-threatening injury spread quickly throughout the hunting festival.

So, the event had to be paused.

Concubine Hua remained unconscious, tended by Rong Yuelin, while Xie Lianhua wept quietly beside Yue Mingxuan.

Concubine Keshun quickly running around to give orders to prepare for Prince Rong’s potential funeral.

In the midst of all this, only Yue Mingxuan seemed idle, standing frozen and powerless.