The crown prince's gaze landed on Zhang Lie. Not only had Zhang Lie not suffered any injuries, his clothes weren't dusty at all. He seemed like someone who had just taken a walk in a garden rather than having escaped a beast stampede.

This sort of situation made Zhang Lie seem even more inscrutable.

Just then, the general asked, "Crown prince, what happened to the rest of your retinue?"

As far as he could recall, the crown prince's party initially had almost a thousand members. Now, there were fewer than a hundred left.

The crown prince replied, "The beast stampede happened far too suddenly. In order to rush back as quickly as I could, I only brought a group of elites back with me. Along the way, we encountered two or...