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Forgetting the worries of the king of Qi, resentment and disdain were more than admiration, and when Chu Ning said this, he was stunned for a moment.
"You see, when the Lingque Terrace was selected, the king set up a shortcut for the person who could get the eggs of the two-headed python," Chu Ning pointed to the deep and dense forest that was faintly visible not far away, "This spring hunt, and specially asked the selected people of the Lingque Terrace to hunt the same designated prey." This can only mean one thing, the king's health is not good, and he is looking for rare things to use in medicine. β
Forget worries are not stupid, she is just too disappointed in this father and too lazy to care about his body, so she will ignore these already obvious details. As long as she thought about it a little, she knew that what Chu Ning said was right.
Chu Ning continued: "Originally, I thought that Forget Huan is still young, as long as the king remembers him, it is enough, and then slowly stand out in the future." Now it seems that we have to change the number of routes. Although the prince is a little impatient, he is not a fool, he has been a prince for more than 20 years, but at this time, there was a last time, most of which was because he smelled some wind and felt that the king's body was different. β
"How are you going to change it?" In the cold voice of Forget the worries, I couldn't hear any special emotions, "Do you have a way to make the king forget to be the crown prince and then die?" β
Chu Ning was stunned, and in her tone of forgetting worries, she did not hide her hatred for King Qi, but she soon smiled slightly and continued: "It is very likely that the king does not have many days to live, and it is not so important who makes him the crown prince, as long as the king dies, Wang Huan can take over from him in that position." β
Forget Worry pulled out a delicate grass stalk from the ground and bit it in his mouth, no matter how you look at it, Forget Huan is the one who is least likely to sit on the throne, he has no mother family who is willing to support him to take the throne, he has no military power, and he is not even an adult at all. But Forget Worry gently pulled it with his fingers, and the grass stalks that looked so tender that they couldn't hold it tightly were tightened, but they didn't break.
She raised her head and looked at the clouds in the sky that were constantly changing shapes: "Then let's try." β
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When the two returned to the station, they deliberately separated, one after the other, which was not so noticeable.
Passing by a tent, several young girls were talking around a man. The man in the middle suddenly said something, and the girls laughed heartily.
As soon as Chu Ning raised his eyes, he saw that the person was Ji Chongguang. It is said that Jiang Chengyu is the most popular person among girls in Lindu, and it seems that Ji Chongguang is not bad at this time, although he is refuge and exiled to Dongqi, at least he has a handsome face...... Phew, Chu Ning took a sip in his heart, what is the use of beauty, I can't stand the black heart.
Just as she was about to leave, someone in the group of girls suddenly saw her, walked over the crowd, and took Chu Ning's hand very familiarly: "I heard that the designated prey has been decided, and I was about to go over to have a look, do you want to go with me?" β
Chu Ning's hand was held, and a wave of uneasiness immediately surged all over her body, she recognized that person, Meng Zhongxuan, who had met a few times before, but she thought that she was not familiar with this young lady of the Meng family to this extent. Looking at her appearance, she must have also passed the selection, but there were too many people who were selected, and Chu Ning was very perfunctory about teaching, so she didn't see her much.
Meng Zhongxuan is tall and tall, and she is more mature than girls of the same age, holding Chu Ning's hand, like a sister pulling her sister.
Meng Liangyan, a famous Confucian of the Meng family, had just taken the lead for Chu Ning in the selection process, and Chu Ning was not good at throwing off Meng Zhongxuan's hand directly at this time, and she was going to go over sooner or later to see which prey was specified, so she followed Meng Zhongxuan all the way.
Meng Zhongxuan kept talking to her, asking her what the big snake looked like, and then asking her why she wasn't with Su Jinyao, Chu Ning didn't bother to say more to her, just nodding or shaking her head perfunctorily, and said that she didn't know if she asked tightly.
The designated list of prey hangs from an ancient tree on the east side of the hunting ground. Without waiting for Chu Ning to take a closer look, Meng Zhongxuan had already squeezed into the crowd to see it clearly, and came back to tell her: "I thought there would be a long list, but it turned out that it only specified three things, the heart of the double-headed sealing beast, the silk of the giant spider, and the horn of the Gu carving." β
"Only these three?" Chu Ning frowned slightly, "There are so many people in the Lingque Terrace, even if these three things turn over the entire forest, how many can there be?" She became more and more sure of her guess, the meaning of the Lingque Terrace was the meaning of the King of Qi, and the King of Qi no longer cared about how the winner of the Lingque Terrace would deal with it, his purpose was just to get what he needed to be used in medicine. Last time, the egg of the two-headed python was broken, and this time it must have been a different prescription.
"That's what I'm saying," Meng Zhongxuan shook his head, "So I heard someone talking just now, you should go into the forest early, the people in front have almost hunted things, and it will be difficult for those who go in behind." β
"And when are they going to go in?" Chu Ning followed her words and asked.
"It's just tonight," Meng Zhongxuan said, "that forest is full of fog and miasma during the day, but at night by the moonlight, the sight is better." Besides, the Two-Headed Sealed Beast, the Giant Spider, and the Gu Eagle all like to come out at night to forage for food, and if they go in at night, they are more likely to encounter them. How, do you want to go? I plan to go back and ask Sister Ji Ying, and find a few more people to go with, and if there are more people, you can also help each other if you encounter any fierce beasts. β
Before Chu Ning could respond, someone next to him had already said lukewarmly: "Zhong Xuan, I originally wanted to ask if you want to go with us, it seems that you have your own plans, I'm really worried." β
You don't need to look back, just listen to the voice to know that it's Xue Niannian again. If Chu Ning was still a little angry when he was provoked by her for the first time, he was only bored with her at this time. She is like a puppy that bites the leg of her pants, and she can't shake it off.
After the crown prince was ordered by King Qi to chop off a little finger, the Xue family also restrained a lot, and the people around Xue Niannian were obviously fewer than before. But when Meng Zhongxuan saw her, he still let go of his hand in a daze: "I don't have any plans, I just saw the list of prey......
Seeing that Xue Niannian had changed into a tight-fitting hunting suit, she asked with some surprise, "What, are you going into the forest now?" β
Gu Caiwei stood behind Xue Niannian, also changed into a hunting outfit, and held a small bow on her arm, and answered for her at this time: "Yes, it's getting dark, and when it gets dark later, we're going to set off, go early and return early, hunt for the things that are on errands, and then we can hunt happily with my uncles and brothers in the next few days." β
Xue Niannian asked Chu Ning with the corner of his eye: "Do you dare to ......?"
"I don't want to compare myself to you." Chu Ning didn't wait for her to finish speaking, and then blocked Xue Niannian's mouth. As soon as Xue Niannian opened her mouth, she knew what to say, which was nothing more than to compare who could hunt the specified thing first. In her opinion, these tricks were a little childish like a little girl's anger. She thought about what she was going to do next, and she didn't want to entangle them more.
"Also," Gu Caiwei spoke for Xue Niannian again, "I heard that the Suyin family has had a lot of things recently, so I guess I'm not in the mood to hunt." Your sister is like a baby who can't grow up, and I don't know if she can dress up in her hunting costume without Princess Ankang with her. β
Several girls behind Xue Niannian laughed along.
Chu Ning was stunned suddenly, not because of their painless provocations, but because she seemed to have gotten some important information from these scattered words.
Spring hunting is held every year, and anyone from these families in Lindu can accompany them, and they don't need the permission of King Qi. However, Gu Caiwei said that after completing the task, she would hunt happily with her uncles and brothers, that is to say, except for these girls who were selected for the Lingque Terrace, none of the families who were good friends with the Xue family brought their female dependents with them.
It seems that something is really going to happen, but I didn't tell these carefree girls. It seems that their uncles and brothers also have a clear understanding of them and know that they can't hide any secrets.
The corners of Chu Ning's lips couldn't help but rise slightly: "I changed my mind, if you insist on comparing, then comparing." β
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When the sky was about to get dark, Xue Niannian led people into the dense forest in the northwest corner of the hunting ground, and Chu Ning deliberately was later than them.
Sure enough, as Meng Zhongxuan said, when the moon gradually rose, the dense fog in the forest dissipated, and the scene in the dense forest gradually became visible.
It was like another strange world, with trees much larger than the usual ones, their trunks entwined with blue branches, fiery red flowers the size of a bronze tripod in front of the palace, and the chirping of birds and beasts from the depths of the forest.
Chu Ning was just about to raise her feet and continue walking, when her sleeve was suddenly pulled up, and when she looked back, Ji Meiren, who knew who it was just by looking at her figure, was standing behind her.
The moonlight outlined a layer of gold rim on his whole person, and cast a slender shadow on the ground. His face was smeared with disfigured material by Gui Mei, and it was retouched to look like it was covered with scars, and his hair was not crowned, only tied with a strap, and a strand of hair hung down on one side without being tightened.
It would be sloppy to put it on someone else, but on him, it makes people suspect that it was deliberate, and when the strand of hair is rolled by the wind, it will flutter and flutter.
Chu Ning glanced at the sleeve that was pulled, and then glanced at Ji Chongguang's face, and asked silently with his eyes: What does this mean?
Ji Chongguang's voice floated leisurely in the air: "Tian Kuiwu is recovering from a serious injury, but he also needs to hunt something, or go into this forest with a partner he is already familiar with, it is more common sense, and it is less likely to arouse the suspicion of others." β
The corners of Chu Ning's mouth twitched, and he was finally forced to break the gong, and he couldn't help but ask: "Who is Tian Kuiwu?" β