Chapter 943: Scheming Against Each Other (1)
“Hm? Tell them to leave immediately.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
Hunting in high-stage danger zones meant peril could strike at any moment. Beyond the threat of Void Beasts, ambushes and betrayals between Reapers were all too common.
One couldn’t always trust members of their own clan, let alone those from other King-ranked families.
As a result, an unwritten rule had long been followed. Hunting parties from different King-ranked clans would avoid each other as much as possible to prevent misunderstandings and unnecessary conflict. Soon, the Hui Yao clan warrior who had delivered the message returned.
“Reporting, Princess. Zhou Shisan of the Yeniao Clan has sworn upon his clan’s origin source. He claims they are not here to hunt Void Beasts, but to guard your flanks.”
The two elders and many of the Hui Yao clan warriors chuckled. Zhou Shisan, the infamous bootlicker, had been shamelessly trying to curry favor with the Grand Princess this entire journey. Everyone was already used to it.
Now he was swearing on the Yeniao clan’s origin? He really was here to grovel for the Princess’s attention again.
‘Guarding the flanks’ meant acting as scouts and outer sentries, monitoring for threats and taking the brunt of any first attacks. Should a swarm of Void Beasts approach, they would be the first line of defense.
For someone like Zhou Shisan, a scion of a King-ranked clan, to lead such a squad personally... he was clearly being driven by love rather than logic.
“Your Highness, since Prince Zhou seems so sincere, why not allow him to guard the flanks?” Elder Qi suggested.
The Grand Princess frowned slightly and, almost reflexively, glanced at Li Xiaofei.