Chapter 339
Chu Jin suddenly looked behind Gu Xici, the horse was so frightened that he took a few steps back, and was frightened to death by his sharp eyes, feeling super aggrieved, it was not intentional.
"What's going on?" Gu Xici looked back a little strangely, Chu Jin smiled indifferently, "It's okay, maybe I'm hungry?" β
"Feeling hungry?" Gu Xici became more and more strange, there is grass all over the ground, is this horse blind, I don't want to eat so much grass and feel hungry?
Gu Xici raised his hand and stroked the white horse's moist and soft horse hair, the white horse was only frightened and frustrated from Chu Jin just now, at this moment, someone touched it so gently, and immediately rubbed his head against Gu Xici's palm very well-behaved, which was completely different from the previous appearance.
"What's it called?"
"It's called a cloud." Chu Jin's eyes when he looked at Yun Duo again also changed back to his original gentleness, but unfortunately Yun Duo was a very smart horse, this kind of superficial softness could not deceive it at all, when Chu Jin was about to approach it, it still took a few steps back vigilantly, and hid behind Gu Xici very smartly.
"It's a stallion, and I have a mare there, called Land.
Gu Xici didn't hold back and laughed out loud, Yunduo? Land?
What kind of name can the owner acquire!
It always feels a little magical, right?
"Then how did you give me a male?" Doesn't she deserve a mare?
Chu Jin suddenly laughed, his eyes sly, "Because the clouds will go to find the land, no matter when or where." β
Gu Xici suddenly felt a chill and sighed.
Chu Jin looked at the sky, "It's not too early, we can just have breakfast when we go back." β
Gu Xici also nodded, "Okay." β
She always felt that what kind of gift Chu Jinjiao gave her, it was clearly a trap, so she took her inside step by step.
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The sky was clear, the wisps of white clouds drifted slowly, and everyone rushed to the hunting ground after breakfast.
The emperor's hunting grounds are talking about hunting, but in fact, before they came, the management officials of the hunting grounds had already thrown some fat animals into it, such as rabbits, goats, pheasants, and deer, all of which were hula la, and in order to make the scene look better, even tigers and wild wolves that had pulled out their teeth and starved for a few meals would be thrown into it.
The emperor sat on the highest position, a bright yellow dragon robe was particularly conspicuous in the sunlight, he waved his hand and said, "Today's hunting is different from the past, my Great Chu Kingdom and Yue Li Kingdom are divided into two teams of people and horses, and they compete together, and after an hour, they will return here again, and the one who fights the most prey is the winner." I will reward the winner with 100 taels of gold! β
"His Majesty Emperor Chu is so bold, then the more I leave the country, the more I will naturally not be far behind." Luqiu Xie Lan said lightly, and casually ripped off a piece of waist ornament from his waist, "Just use this to add a color." β
The Great Chu State may not know it yet, but the Yue Li Country is all boiling! The stone that Luqiu Xie Lan carried on his body was extremely rare in the blood-red color of the country, and it could be said that there were only three in the world. One is in the hands of Luqiu Xie Lan, one is in the hands of Princess Yueli, and one is in the hands of the Queen of Heaven. In other words, this thing has always been in the royal family, and it has never been left behind, and this bead is not only valuable, but also a symbol of status and power.
The Vietnamese and leaving countries below are all eager to try, and their spirits are uplifted.
"Long live my emperor!"
"Thank you, Prince Longen!"
Of course, the most important thing in this hunting competition is not the hundred taels of gold, but more importantly, the dignity of the two countries.
In the past few decades, there has been constant friction between the two countries, and there have been hundreds of wars of all sizes, if not thousands, but until now, they have not been able to completely distinguish between high and low, strong and weak, both winning and losing, and there is no completely overwhelming advantage that can directly knock the other side down.
And this hunt is a non-killing form of war to test each other's strength.
The emperor couldn't help but glance at this unyielding prince of Yueli Kingdom, and he had a lot of thoughts in his heart. I'm afraid that the only one who can compare to Luqiu Xie Lan among his sons is Jin'er, but unfortunately Jin'er is too weak, how can he afford to carry the Jiangshan Sheji of the Great Chu State. You are really bold to leave the country, you dare to send such an outstanding son directly to him, are you really not afraid of folding it in his hands?
Xiaohong followed Gu Xici and whispered in his ear, "Get ready to get on the horse, you must follow up on the target." β
Gu Xici nodded calmly, hunting had nothing to do with women, but since Chu Jin had already asked her to fight for herself, that is to say, she is now doing things in the name of Chu Jin, no matter how much she fights, it is considered Chu Jin's.
Naturally, this matter has already been reported.
Gu Xici walked to the side of the horse, stepped on the horse's pedal, and climbed up with one straddling leg. The clouds were much better behaved than the first time, and she knew where to go as soon as she pulled the reins.
General Pingyuan's beard is gray, but he is still in good spirits, his eyes are sharp, so that people dare not look directly, and at this moment, he is waiting at the front of the crowd with his chest straight, Gu Xici noticed it at first sight.
When she looked back again, Xiaohong had long since disappeared, and she thought that Xiaohong had said that General Pingyuan had always been ambitious, and she would arrange it, maybe Xiaohong would arrange it for this now.
With General Pingyuan's order, the guardrail was opened, and everyone who had already prepared rushed out like a tide. General Pingyuan was still standing in place, his horse pumping fiercely, and kept moving, but it didn't move next to the guardrail.
Gu Xici gently pulled the reins, so that Yun Duo could only walk slowly, of course Yun Duo was very dissatisfied that he couldn't rush out like crazy like other horses, and was forced to fall behind, but when he thought of Chu Jin's fierce eyes that day, he immediately lost his temper, and he knew how to pretend to jog very well.
Fortunately, General Pingyuan also galloped with his horse after seeing everyone rushing out, Gu Xici rolled his eyes silently, and sure enough, what he said was really ambitious, and he had to take the lead at this age. In order to show his ability, he deliberately asked others to follow behind him first.
General Pingyuan's horse was really unusual, even if it was a long distance behind everyone before, but after a while, it was extremely fast to catch up, Gu Xici also hurriedly clamped the horse's belly with his legs, and the clouds immediately accelerated, galloping all the way, very proudly wanting others to see how good he was.
Everyone saw Gu Xici riding a white horse past them, she rode a heroic horse, even more handsome than a man.
They couldn't keep up with the whips they flicked, so they became more and more impressed with the future Princess Zhao. At first, they thought that she was really just a cover for Prince Zhao to protect his self-esteem, and if she just blindly retreated under the provocation of the crown prince and King Cheng, this face would not look good, but now it seems that this princess is really the good look that King Zhao wants to give them.
This princess can't be easily provoked!
After a while, Gu Xici had already stepped into the forest selected for this hunt, and the woods were dense.
The people who were hunting had already dispersed, and as for Xia Lingling, a few people scattered passed by the side, but they were all busy tracking their prey.
Gu Xici rode the clouds and walked around under the cover of the woods, but his eyes were firmly locked on the back not far ahead.
Only then did she realize that Yun Duo was not only beautiful and fast, but also had a great ability to be a thief - he had a keen sense of smell and could track his prey.
She had always known that horses and other animals were more sensitive to smell than humans, but her thoughts and cognition were at most still in the aspect of recognizing the way, and she really didn't expect that the clouds would one day be used as tracking police dogs.
It's just a little careful, and when she rode by, she took the opportunity to let Yun Duo get close to General Pingyuan's horse, and now she was able to track General Pingyuan easily without much effort.
General Pingyuan seemed to see the prey, and rushed out quickly with a whip, and at the same time drew an arrow and skillfully placed it on the bow and aimed at the target.
The arrow swooped out, but missed.
There was an immediate burst of laughter from the side, it was other people who were hunting in this area, and the first person to laugh was the one who left the country.
"Old general, you still leave this kind of big thing to us young people! Your old man is the mainstay of the Great Chu State, if you accidentally twist your waist or scare that beast, then it will be a big loss for the Chu State, and you can't make it! β
General Pingyuan's face immediately became a little unsightly, "Presumptuous!" Old man, I have experienced a hundred battles, and when I galloped across the field to cut off people's heads, I am afraid that you hairy boys are still hiding in your mother's arms to breastfeed! Dare to laugh at the old man, Mao doesn't know if he has grown up! β
After scolding, he directly flicked the horse's head and went straight to the depths of the woods to track down.
The big thing with yellow hair and black stripes he saw just now is probably the only tiger in this forest, even if it is extracted, but after all, it is still the king of all beasts, where are those rabbits, pheasants and goats can compare, if you can really bring such a big thing back, needless to say, it is the winner today!
Gu Xici raised the corners of his lips slightly, and the show finally started!
"Drive!" She gently pinched the horse's belly, and Bai Yun immediately spread his hooves and chased all the way in the direction that General Pingyuan rushed out.
After really tracking for a while, General Dingyuan found that it was really not so easy to reach this tiger, he had shot five or six arrows in a row, and he couldn't really seriously injure it, every time he could only see the yellow hair and black striped fur in the woods flashing away, really rushed over, and disappeared completely, and drilled into the mottled place of the woods, which was really smarter than some people.
It didn't take long for General Pingyuan to be attracted by this tiger and ran away from the crowd alone, stood still on his horse, looked around, and was a little confused.
Sixty steps away, Gu Xici had slowly raised her bow and arrow, squinted one eye, and pulled the bowstring hard, the squeaking sound at the bow arm was covered by the sparse sound of the wind blowing and falling leaves in the woods, her eyes had always been poisonous, and the arrow had firmly pointed at the left chest and back of the heart of the person who was facing away from her.
And in order to prevent trouble, she also specially put three arrows on the bow and arrows, which are three arrows of different lengths.
Gu Xici didn't dare to despise it, General Pingyuan had galloped across the battlefield for so many years, and he must have his own ability. This kind of person who has also experienced countless tests between life and death, in fact, has some similarities with her, and has an extremely sensitive premonition of the coming of death, and there is a slight mistake, even if the brain has not been able to analyze it, the body will follow the instinct and subconsciously avoid it.
She wouldn't be so naΓ―ve to think that she could really hit with one blow and finish off this battle-hardened veteran general with just one arrow.
And the three arrows on your bow and arrows are different in length and feathers, and they will naturally be different in speed and direction.
The best way to face danger is to dodge!
But General Pingyuan has always been competitive, even if he knows the danger, he may not really dodge, after all, it is much better to meet the enemy directly than to dodge in embarrassment. However, by the time he noticed the second arrow, there was a third arrow almost at the same time, and it was too late to dodge!
It is precisely by knowing that knowing oneself and knowing the other side can survive a hundred battles, and understanding the opponent can truly defeat him.
Gu Xici's face became more and more cold, his arms were tensed hard, the arrow pointed to General Pingyuan's broad back, and his fingers suddenly relaxed-
"Old General!" Chu Xun suddenly rushed out of nowhere, but as soon as his words fell, he found several long arrows suddenly attacking behind General Pingyuan, and before he had time to say more, he raised his hand and waved it vigorously, and the dazzling folding fan in his hand collided with the iron arrows and rubbed together, making a metal friction sound.
General Pingyuan's heart was in shock, and he quickly drew his knife to block the second arrow, Chu Xun jumped even more, and fell directly on General Pingyuan, the two of them rolled off their horses directly, and the third arrow penetrated deeply into the trunk of the tree opposite, and the lower limit was a foot deep, and the arrow feathers were still buzzing.
"Dare to plot against Lao Tzu! Damn, you have the courage to get out and go head-to-head with Lao Tzu! β
General Pingyang stood up from the ground with a slap, and roared angrily with a big knife in his hand!
Gu Xici patted Yun Duo's buttocks lightly, and Yun Duo immediately ran away with her equipment bow and arrow.
She herself quickly rolled on the ground, and her body was immediately covered with dust and grass clippings, and she caught a glimpse of sharp stones protruding from the ground in the afterglow, she turned her head to look at her left injured shoulder, and as soon as her eyes darkened, she directly hit the stone with her left shoulderβonly to hear a click, and there was a tense pain in her left shoulder, which was already seriously injured, and she turned pale and bit her lip tightly, not daring to make a sound.
However, in an instant, a stone suddenly smashed over, she turned to dodge, the grass swayed, and the bushes in front of her were immediately cut open, "Who is it!" β
Before General Pingyang finished asking, a big knife was placed on Gu Xici's shoulder first.
"I'm ......" Gu Xici stumbled up from the ground with a pale face, his expression was very painful, but he didn't seem to care about the knife that was still threatening his life on his neck, and when he got up again, he almost accidentally hit the knife directly.
The red clothes flashed, and a pair of powerful arms immediately held her up, "Are you okay?" β
Gu Xici squeezed out a smile pale and weak, "It's not a big deal, it's just that I accidentally fell just now." β
"Become a prince!" General Pingyuan shouted a little angrily, the sharp knife was still on Gu Xici's neck and refused to move away, "You let go quickly, this person may be that assassin!" Don't be sloppy! β
"Oh, old general, how can you be so arbitrary? Look at how scared this little beauty is, her face is white, how pitiful. Chu Xun looked over with a look of pity, his tone was frivolous, obviously inappropriate, and he didn't let go of Gu Xici's hand.
General Pingyuan was so anxious that he blew his beard and glared, how could Lord Cheng still be so obsessed with women at such a time! I really don't know that the situation is urgent, and there is no distinction between right and wrong!
"She's the only one around! Besides, even the direction in which the arrow came from was this, who else could she be if it weren't for her! β
Chu Xun's eyes wandered, and he looked at Gu Xici helplessly, "Hey, that's true, little beauty, if you can't explain it well, I'm afraid even this king won't be able to save you today." β
"Explain the! What else is there to explain! In the eyes of the old man, he must be this slut, and he wants to put the old man to death! Maybe all the people who have died in the court in the past few months have been done by this slut! The prince, please let me, let the old man destroy this slut! β
"General, slow!" Chu Xun stretched out his hand to stop General Pingyuan, who was eager to directly hack Gu Xici to death, "No matter how angry the general is, he should still listen to what people say, no matter what, he will break the law if he tries to do it privately!" β
"Humph!" General Pingyuan was so angry that he glared angrily, but in the end, he didn't dare to take it seriously because of Chu Xun's status and status, and a pair of copper big eyes stared at Gu Xici coldly, "Then give you a chance to explain!" Say it well! β
Gu Xici was already frightened at the moment, his black and white eyes were even more sparkling, his pink lips were bitten and turned white, and he looked like he didn't dare to cry, and his heart was soft, and he just wanted to hold it in his heart, where could he blame, "I...... I don't know ......."