"Your Majesty, so what about the winner of the hunting party just now?" Xue Yen asked, trying to match the position of the horse he was riding with Zhang Jiangwu.
"There is no. This time there is no winner," replied the crown prince in a very flat tone of voice.
"Hmm, what a shame. Okay, there's still next month," he said then again slowed the pace of the horse and returned to its original place. He had guessed this all along.
The journey from the hunting grounds to the city center took almost an hour.
The slaves along with a few soldiers followed behind. During the trip, Ara continued to pay attention to everything around her. Starting from the arid desert to reach a high gate that is so majestic. She saw several soldiers standing proudly with spears and swords hanging perfectly on each of their bodies.
A sentence that reads "Welcome to the Capital of Jhili" is displayed above the gate.
And it tells Ara indirectly that Jhili is Qin's Capital.
Since entering the gates of the Capital, people have obediently paved the way for them. Instantly the walk became free. The pounding of the horse's hooves that continued to drive managed to cause dust to fly and fill the road.
However, this did not stop people from continuing to give welcome and respect to His Highness the Crown Prince.
Ara looked at the left and right sides of the road, and what entered her vision made her feel touched.
All the merchants she met were only men, while women? They seem to be doing the work that a man should do. Something entered her view at this time, many women were bringing water in the two large jugs hanging from their shoulders. Walking with bare feet.
Seeing the clothes they were wearing, Ara guessed that some of them were just slaves. While the others, She didn't know maybe those women are part of the society of Jhili Capital?
All of these sights were very new to her. Even though this kind of thing was etched in the memories of the owner of the body she was in, for some reason there was a different feeling when she saw it in person.
Suddenly the crown prince's entourage stopped, making the noble sons who were with her and the guards who brought the slaves stopped too.
'What happened?' Ara thought, the girl then looked ahead, but couldn't see anything, other than the backs of the people who were with her.
But only a few minutes later, a scream was heard along with the sound of a woman's sobs echoing, reaching her ears very clearly.
'Ara who couldn't stand her curiosity, now jumped down from the horse, surprising a bodyguard who was with her and did the same.
"Hey, what are you doing?"
Hearing the question addressed to her, Ara immediately fell to the ground, as if she didn't care about her clothes getting dirty.
"My leg is cramping, let me sit here for a while," said Ara while slapping her calf.
"Don't worry, I won't run away or do anything weird," she added when she saw the man standing in front of her as if she wanted to say something.
Hearing that, the bodyguard just let out a rough sigh. For the first time in her life, she met a woman without the slightest fear.
"What happened? Do you know?" asked Xiao Ara again looking up.
"Shut up and stop acting so much if you still want to live."
Receiving such a response, Xiao Ara fell silent. She shrugged and tried to see what was happening in front of her from her position. To be honest, her legs didn't have cramps. It was just an excuse, just to see what was going on up ahead.
However, her efforts were in vain. For she had not seen too well and the group was moving again.
"Come on!" said the guard to Ara.
"Okay," said the girl with a deep breath, then rode the horse with the man.
The sound of crying sounded louder along with the footsteps of the horse she was riding.
The wind blew slowly, carrying a strong smell of blood. Along with the sound of sobs getting louder along with the horse's footsteps.
'What happened?' she wondered.
But her question was immediately answered when she saw a pool of blood on the ground, with a body already separated from her head.
Instantly her stomach churned. The feeling of wanting to vomit all the contents of her stomach is now approaching her. The strong smell of blood made her close her nose reflexively.
"Don't move too much if you don't want to suffer the same fate as that woman," said the guard who was with her.
"What happened? Do you know?" asked Ara.
"Didn't you see the jug of water lying next to the corpse?" instead of answering, the guard asked back.
"Huh?"
"Do you know why everyone immediately opened the way when the Crown Prince's entourage arrived at the gate?" asked the guard.
"Isn't that a natural thing? as the son of the ruler of a kingdom, everyone should respect and make way, right?"
"Honor? I'd rather believe that people only had felt afraid for him," replied the Bodyguard.
"Ha? What do you mean? So what does that have to do with what happened?" asked Ara still curious.
"You're a slave girl, I'm not surprised you're so stupid," replied the Guard.
Hearing that, Ara snorted disapprovingly.