October of the first year of the Taichu.

On the outskirts of Pengcheng, the capital of the state of Chu.

It was late autumn, and the wind was blowing cold. In the camp tent on the outskirts of Pengcheng, Liu Chunzheng, the king of Chu, drank and enjoyed the rare game with his ministers. At this time, he heard a noise outside the tent, and Liu Chun, the king of Chu, glanced at the little eunuch beside him, and the little eunuch hurriedly walked out of the tent. After a while, there was a sound of a beast roaring outside, and then the noise gradually disappeared, and the little eunuch came in and replied: "King Qiqi, the one who was captured earlier struggled to escape, has been subdued, and the king can be relieved." Liu Chun, the king of Chu, laughed: "I see, Zhong Aiqing was frightened, it was Lone's negligence, I didn't expect this beast to die, and I didn't give up." ”

Lord Sima Wei, who was originally only concerned about drinking for himself, suddenly opened his mouth: "This beast does not stay in the deep mountains and old forests, but goes to this place that does not belong to it, and it is no wonder that he will bring about his own destruction." There was no trace of turbulence in his tone, but it was chilling, he didn't even look up at King Chu, as if he was muttering to himself, and after speaking, he drank to himself.

Liu Chun, the king of Chu, squinted a pair of shrewd eyes, shook the wine glass in his hand, and said with a smile: "It's still Lord Wei who understands Gu's intentions, this beast shouldn't have come to people's territory, and he sent it to the door himself, how could Lone let it go." ”

Chu Palace at this time.

Beihuayuan is located in the northwest corner of the Chu Palace, and few people come all year round, and the lady of Fanghua, Feng Qingxuan, and the ninth princess, Liu Yuanli, live here. Beihua Yuan has been abandoned for many years, with varying degrees of damage everywhere, coupled with perennial disrepair, it has long been dilapidated.

In the impression of the ninth princess Liu Yuanli, she has always lived in this place, and her father comes to visit their mother and daughter once or twice a year, and sometimes not once a year. There are no other palace people in Beihuayuan, only Mrs. Fanghua's maid Cui Niang, also surnamed Liu, other princesses are high, even arrogant, but she has understood the way of survival in this deep palace since she was a child, because only in this way can she get what she needs and live. She had even seen the cruelty behind the glamorous ones. She doesn't expect to be able to truly enjoy this seemingly noble status like other princesses, she just wants to live peacefully with her mother.

Beihuayuan is backed by Duyun Mountain, Mrs. Fanghua is frail and sick all the year round, although the ninth princess can enter the hospital, but the people in the hospital will not give her good medicinal materials, Cui Niang is old, and she has to take care of Mrs. Fang Hua, so she can only go up the mountain to collect medicine by herself, although it is hard and dangerous, but she also met a friend, she has been in this deep palace for more than ten years, in addition to her mother and Cui Niang, the only person who is good to her, Wei Minyan.

In the evening, Yuan Li finished collecting medicine and was about to go down the mountain, but he always felt that something was happening. At this time, the sun had just set, and the night was not completely covered, and you could faintly see the grass and trees gradually fading their brilliance in the night, turning into a dull black shadow. Maybe out of caution, maybe out of fear, or both, she was always extra sensitive to the wind and grass in the mountains. As she walked forward, the faint sound in the grass became clearer and clearer, and she was all too familiar with the sound of the wind and grass, but this sound was absolutely different from the sound of the wind and grass. Is it a snake? Is it a beggar? Is it a thief? Or, Assassin? She hesitated, her pace became slower and slower, but she didn't dare to stop, in this remote mountain, calling for help would not have any effect, run away? Will it be useful? Do you really want to die like this......