Chapter 483: Hunting (2)
Qin Yining's horse was a tall yellow horse, with a quiver hanging from the saddle, and thirty arrows in it, and the bow was the same half-stone bow that Anari used.
Hunting is difficult for Qin Yining. In his early years, he spent his days in the mountains and relied on hunting. At first, she would set traps to catch some small animals, and also identify some herbs and wild vegetables, and when she was older, she would go to the market at the bottom of the mountain to send some mountain mushrooms and herbs for some small money, and knew that there were still people who collected furs, so she learned some hunting skills and common sense from some hunters.
Although three years have passed without worrying about food and clothing, I will not forget the skills I have learned, but it is a little difficult to shoot arrows on horseback, and it will be much easier if she is allowed to stand on the ground.
However, Qin Yining didn't want to overperform. Her existence had already caused Anari to fall into the vinegar vat, and if she showed her talent for hunting again, Anari was afraid that she would die of anger. She held the bow, but it was just to protect herself.
Obviously, Lu Heng thought the same as her, he just held the bow and followed Qin Yining's side with the reins in one hand.
All the way out of the capital, it is a vast grassland.
In October, the grass is yellowish and frosty, with occasional patches of neat and sparse pine forests. The sky was covered with clouds, which formed a faint fog on the distant hills, and even breathing was extremely humid.
After half an hour, the group came to the bottom of a large mountain, most of which was made of pines and cypresses peculiar to the cold of the north, and which stood tall compared to the sparse trees on the way.
As soon as Anari waved her hand, everyone stopped.
"Let's hunt right here! Compare to see who has the most prey! ”
"Yes!"
The crowd, along with the guards on horseback, and the slaves who had been driven all the way to the woods, all followed Anari into the woods, and scattered into several groups and crept along.
Qin Yining and Lu Heng both spontaneously walked beside Siqin.
Seeing that Qin Yining was actually "shamelessly" pestering Siqin, Ana was angry and red-faced, and she was not in a hurry to hunt her prey, but also followed Siqin's side.
Qin Yining quietly observed the surrounding terrain and did not make a move.
Anari showed off her skills, sometimes shooting a pheasant and sometimes chasing the trail of a hare.
Shuttling through the pine forest for a while, Anari felt bored, "Today's bad luck is only these, why don't we ride a horse and go outside." ”
Siqin was also trying to make Anari happy, so naturally she could say anything, gave a whistle, beckoned everyone to exit the pine forest, returned to the horses guarded by the slaves, returned to their horses, and searched for them on the grassland again.
Rounding a gentle slope, you will see a herd of wild yellow sheep.
Ana was interested, and rode his horse and led the people to rush up, and the yellow sheep raised his head in shock, and hurriedly fled when he saw the comer.
Anari liked the feeling of such a chase, leading the people to chase and shout, but when the crowd chased over a hillside, the sheep that had fled in front suddenly fled in all directions in panic.
"It's a pack of wolves! Khan, it's a pack of wolves! ”
The men shouted.
Anari said excitedly: "It just so happens that Ben Khan thinks sheep hunting is not interesting, let's catch a few wolves to play!" ”
Anari thought about it, suddenly had an idea, stopped the horse, stood on a high place and looked at the sheep that were scurrying around by wolves, and said with a smile to Qin Yining: "Ben Khan has long heard that the Prince Zhongshun of the Great Zhou is very brave, he is the god of war of the Great Zhou, and even the princess is also a heroine among women, and she is a rare talent, presumably the princess has learned a lot from Prince Zhongshun, you go down and show us your skills." ”
As soon as these words came out, Lu Heng's expression changed greatly, and without waiting for Qin Yining to speak, he blocked her behind him, and said in a deep voice:
"Khan, please take back your fate! Our Da Zhou is different from your country's customs, women do not pay attention to learning riding and archery kung fu, the princess is everyone's beautiful background, where can you fight the wolf? Don't say it's a princess, even the men of your country may not be able to fight the wolves. When the khan gave such an order, it was inevitable that there was a suspicion of premeditated murder. ”
Anari is a deliberate murder! Anyone with a discerning eye can see it.
But that's what she wanted to do! This is in the land of Tatar, she is the king of this country, that is, she is what she says, she will live whoever she wants, and whoever wants to die, who wants to die!
Seeing that Lu Heng was so nervous and jumped out to relieve Qin Yining, Anari was not happy, and sneered sharply: "It's you again!" The surname is Lu, what is your relationship with Prince Zhongshun? Why do you interject every time you have something to do with her? ”
Speaking of this, Anari deliberately raised her voice as if she was surprised: "Oh, you shouldn't be, that kind of relationship, right?" surnamed Qin, you are really embarrassed to open your face, you dare to collude with other men in public, you don't have a face, your husband still has a face! ”
The bow in Qin Yining's hand was clenched tightly by her, and her fists and knuckles were pinched white.
Ana slandered and provoked again and again, she really couldn't bear it anymore.
Qin Yining suddenly drew two arrows neatly, took two steps forward and aimed with a bow, and pulled a half-stone bow into a full moon.
At the foot of the hillside, the yellow sheep were scattered by the wolves.
The wolves were very clever and disciplined, and they drove the sheep to death only a few of them, and a very strong adult gray male wolf howled a few times, and the rest of the wolves cooperated, intending to drive the whole flock in one direction.
Qin Yining's sharp arrow pointed directly at the head wolf, and after stabilizing his mind and aiming, he shot an arrow with a "whoosh".
The wolf was keen, and immediately sensed the danger, and jumped on the spot to try to dodge, but Qin Yining's arrow had already arrived and hit its hind legs.
The head wolf "whooped", limped and ran two steps, and then followed the direction of the arrow with a fierce gaze, and when he saw Qin Yining who was bending his bow and arrow, he immediately showed his fangs fiercely and barked a few times.
But the second arrow in Qin Yining's hand had arrived at this time, and it hit the first wolf again, shooting the fierce male wolf to the ground, and blood flowed on the grass.
"Good!"
"Good archery!"
Lu Heng and Siqin on the side applauded in unison, and even the guards and slaves who followed couldn't help but look at Qin Yining with inquiring eyes, they couldn't imagine that such a delicate beauty like a jade carving could actually put down the head wolf with two arrows.
Ana Ri was angry and red-faced, she just wanted Qin Yining to give up her life to feed the wolves, she wanted her to go down and fight the wolves alone, but who knew that she was so cunning!
"Khan," Qin Yining smiled, "The head wolf is already injured, please ask the Khan to let them open a gap and let the rest of the wolves leave." ”
"How old are you, why do you command Ben Khan to do things? These wolves are going to be killed, and none of them can be left! You guys! ”
Anari gritted her teeth and pointed at the group of slaves behind her, and coldly pointed at the wolves: "Go, capture all the wolves alive for Ben Khan!" ”
When Qin Yining heard this, his angry willow eyebrows rose upside down, and he reprimanded: "What is the Khan as his own subject?" Is it a random animal? Look at these people, they are old, weak, women and children, how can you be so ruthless that they let them catch wild wolves alive? You're trying to send them to death! ”
Anari was furious, glared at Qin Yining's angry eyes, and waved his hand at the guards and entourage beside him.
The men immediately understood, and rushed into the ranks of the slaves with horsewhips, and drove the group towards the wolves, and a few of them refused to go obediently, and were cut down on the spot.
The screams and screams of the slaves were filled with despair, and they could only rush down with their eyes closed under the impetus of these guards, as if to put an end to such a miserable and hopeless life.
Among the wolves that had lost their head wolf, another wolf had taken Fang Cai's place, and they seemed to be anxious to avenge the head wolf, and they were not afraid to see so many people rushing over, let alone the yellow sheep, so they roared and rushed towards the slaves.
The slaves were all unarmed, and they had to work on weekdays, and they were not well fed, and no matter what noble status they used to have and what noble treatment they enjoyed, they were now skinny and skinny, and they had been running on their feet all the way on the road, and their physical strength had already reached the limit.
Under the attack of the angry wolf, someone soon fell, and the frightened yellow sheep bleated away.
Qin Yining's eyes were split, "Khan! Please take back your fate! Doesn't the khan want to accumulate virtue? If you have done so cruel to the people, are you not afraid of the wrath of heaven? ”
"Damnation? Ben Khan can sit in this position, it is the will of heaven, where will there be any damnation? Even if there were, Ben Khan didn't care about damnation! Do you see for yourself, are those people unjustly killed? Not at all! There are so many people, the wolf can't deal with it, how can he serve under Ben Khan! In the end, he is a lowly slave, and he is not worthy of serving Ben Khan at all! You deserve to be dead! ”
Qin Yining gritted his teeth angrily and scolded: "I really should tell everyone in you Tartar to listen, do you, who are khans, just want to enjoy life like a businessman, regardless of the life or death of others?" ”
"Shut up!" Anari raised her hand angrily with a whip, and threw it straight at Qin Yining's face.
Qin Yining's reaction was very fast, and he already wanted to hide when he saw Anari raise his hand. But her health has been bad lately, her energy is low, she wants to dodge, but her body does not listen to her call, and she almost falls.
Seeing the whip flying, Lu Heng didn't care about anything else, and grabbed the tip of the whip.
"Khan, please calm down!"
Lu Heng was born rich and noble, and he came from the family of the Lumen family, he has been in business for so long, he thinks that he has seen people in shapes, but he doesn't want to let him see a ruthless person who is not like a person now.
One end of Anari's horsewhip was tightly grasped by Lu Heng, and he pulled it twice, but Lu Heng had no intention of letting go.
By this time, more slaves had been bitten by the wolves, screaming and crying incessantly.
Ana Japan wants to tell Qin Yining that in her territory, disobedience will only end up like this. even wanted Qin Yining to be buried directly in the wolf's belly.
But she never imagined that at the critical moment, Lu Heng would dare to stand up and openly oppose her.