And the depths of the paddock at this time.
The three of Xiao Dingyuan were silently looking at the white tiger in front of them.
The three of them are all martial arts practitioners. They have been on the battlefield together in the early years, and they have seen scenes where millions of corpses are buried. Naturally, they are not afraid of this thing. The white tiger has been shot with several arrow feathers. The key point, although the blood angered the fierceness of the white tiger, but too many wounds also slowed down its actions.
The limbs that are thicker than adults are already slightly bent, and when they walk, they even stumble to the ground.
Just a few more arrows and it will go down.
On the other hand, Xiao Dingyuan held the bow and arrow full of golden dragons in his hand, and the sharp feathers of the arrows were facing the vital point of the white tiger.
The bow and arrow in his hand has been pulled to the tightest point. Just release a little finger, and the arrow will shoot out and stab its vital point.
And he was certain—
This time, the white tiger will definitely fall.
Just at this moment, there was another roar of a fierce tiger. When the white tiger heard it, its limbs paused. After a moment, it raised its head, and there seemed to be blood and tears in its eyes, and it screamed even more violently.
"not good,"
Gu Wuji changed his face when he saw this situation, and his original leisure became tense. He held the reins and said solemnly: "I'm afraid this is a couple."
As he spoke, he frowned, looked around, and his expression became alert.
Even Li Censhen, who has always been taciturn, looked a little ugly at this time. This white tiger is already troublesome enough, not to mention that there is still a fierce tiger who doesn't know where to hide. It's really a couple, I'm afraid... The battle situation will become very tragic later.
When he was fighting in Mobei, he saw a minority fighting, and he liked to use these beasts as fighting tools.
You Qi most likes to separate a couple, wait until one of them is injured, which arouses the anger and hatred of the other, and then release it to improve their combat effectiveness.
What he hated most in his life was fighting these beasts.
Because human strength is limited, and when it is exhausted, the beast will not. It seems to have power that you can't imagine... At this time, he holds the bow and arrow in his hand, and his silent eyes wander around, his mouth is full. Li whispered: "Your Majesty, be careful."
Xiao Dingyuan did not expect such a situation to occur.
He pursed his lips, the arrow feather in his hand did not choose to shoot at this moment, the current situation is very dangerous, but it is not enough to make him afraid.
As an emperor who had crawled out of a bloody battle, his comfortable life for many years had already made him feel extremely boring. On the contrary, it was such an incomprehensible situation that inspired his wildness and bloodiness that had been dormant for many years. Xiao Dingyuan made a low "um", The bow and arrow in his hand were not put down, and the pair of eagle-like eyes were also roaming around.
But the tiger seemed to have become a spirit.
Even at such a moment, he didn't choose to come out immediately, as if he was playing a game with their group of humans... Under the cover of this dense mountain forest, it was extremely well hidden.
Everywhere seems to have its existence, but there is no trace of it everywhere.
With the help of another ferocious tiger, the white tiger, who was seriously injured before, seemed to have improved its combat effectiveness in an instant, and the staggering pace just now became vigorous again, and those eyes as big as copper bells stared at him. King of mankind.
As if in retaliation for them, its otherwise slow pace suddenly became fast, fast...
Just as it was getting closer and closer to them, its hind limbs landed on the ground, but its front limbs jumped up, and those sharp claws rushed straight towards Xiao Dingyuan.
If this was in the past, it would be easy to avoid the white tiger with the ability of the three of them, but at this time the white tiger's combat effectiveness has been increased several times, and there is a tiger who can't find a trace from time to time. also became restless.
"His Majesty!"
"His Majesty!"
Gu Wuji and Li Censhen looked at this situation, their expressions changed, the arrow in their hands shot at the white tiger, and they also leaned in the direction of Xiao Dingyuan, as if they wanted to protect him with flesh and blood.
The white tiger was stabbed in two vital places, and even if he was unwilling, he fell down under their gaze, but at this moment, the tiger that had been hiding for a long time finally rushed out. It was like a rapid wind, straight The arrows in the hands of Gu Wuji and Li Censhen just stabbed the white tiger, and they only held a bow in their hands, and they hadn't caught the arrow yet.
Only the arrow in Xiao Dingyuan's hand has not been fired.
He pursed his lips and looked at this fierce tiger, as if the king of humans and the king of the forest were looking at each other, and the moment it jumped over, the arrow feathers in Xiao Dingyuan's hand shot at it without hesitation. , stabbed one of its eyes out, Gu and Li also reattached the arrow feathers in this short time, and stabbed the tiger together.
But this fierce tiger is obviously very experienced in combat. After several dodging, the arrow feathers just brushed its fur, and did not hurt its vital part. Except for the blindness of one eye, there was no damage.
The fallen white tiger was still holding his breath. Seeing that his partner was injured, its roar became more and more shrill and loud, and the sound was harsh. The fierce tiger rushed towards them again at this time.
"not good."
Gu Wuji's expression changed, knowing that it would be difficult to hit it with a bow and arrow at this time, he simply planned to use his flesh and blood to block Xiao Dingyuan in front of him to delay Li Censhen. He still held the bow and arrow in his hand, He said sharply, "Hurry up!"
They knew each other as teenagers, and even though they haven't fought side by side for many years, the tacit understanding of the year is still there.
At this time, Li Cen saw Gu Wuji's actions and knew what he was going to do. He didn't say anything. When the tiger's paw was about to pounce on Gu Wuji, the three arrow feathers in his hand shot out in unison, all hitting the key points.
The arrow feather in Gu Wuji's hand also blinded the tiger's other intact eye.
The tiger roared even more fiercely and in pain.
It fell backward, and its movements became slower, but when it heard the white tiger make a short cry, and then returned to nothingness, as if knowing that it was dead, the blinded tiger suddenly let out a fierce roar.
The roar resounded throughout the forest.
The tigers, who had been thinking about it, suddenly became unruly and no longer cared about their own life, as if they wanted to drag the three humans to accompany them to death.
"not good-"
Gu Wuji's pale face became even more bloodless. Li Censhen wanted to take another arrow, but he was a step behind. Xiao Dingyuan's rarely changed face finally changed at this moment... But at this moment, suddenly behind him There were three fierce winds, passing through the three, directly piercing the tiger.
Li Censhen seemed to feel something, and when he turned his head to look, he saw a young man in white, abandoning his horse and running wildly.
Seeing that the three arrow feathers hit the tiger, he didn't stop, but ran forward while continuing to take arrows from behind until he got close to the tiger. He stepped on the very resilient bamboo and used his strength to jump up. The body continued to shoot towards the tiger's vital point.
The six arrow feathers were all at the heart of the tiger, and its body that was rushing towards it slowed down.
Li Censhen also retracted his face in time, lowered his heart, and rebuilt the bow and arrow to shoot in the direction of the tiger. The cooperation between the father and son has already given them time to survive.
Gu Wuji and Xiao Dingyuan also shot the last two arrow feathers in their hands.
So far.
The fierce tiger fell beside the white tiger, who had long since lost its breath, and calmed down under the rapid breathing and a few roars.
Li Qinyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the tiger fall down. He ran all the way, sweating profusely on his forehead, and even the heart had been hanging high in his throat, his palms were full of red marks, but he seemed to feel As if it was not painful, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and walked in the direction of the three of them.
As he approached, he first glanced at Li Censhen and saw that his expression was the same, so he knelt down on one knee in Xiao Dingyuan's direction and asked, "Are you alright?"
The royal horse under Xiao Dingyuan has also returned to normal.
At this moment, his hand holding the bow and crossbow was placed on the side of his thigh. Hearing the sound, he looked down and saw a young man with an unfamiliar face, and asked, "Which son are you from?"
Gu Wuji saw Li Qinyuan appear, and he was a little surprised and a little admired. At this moment, he supported his slightly sore arm and said to Xiao Dingyuan, "It's Li Censhen's son."
He and Xiao Dingyuan grew up together, and their relationship is very human-like, so they naturally don't pay attention to the rules when they speak, "Back then, my Manman and Xiaojiu were also rescued by him, they are good children, you will be rewarded this time. ."
heard.
Xiao Dingyuan was stunned for a moment, but he also reacted somewhat, "Are you Li Qilang?"
Hearing the young man answer "yes", he smiled again: "I remember when you were ten years old when you were hunting with me, you helped me shoot a tiger. I didn't expect that after so many years, your horse and archery are still good..." He usually has a cold face, but at this time, there is a smile on his face. When he finished speaking, he turned to look at Li Censhen and said with a smile, "You taught me well."
Li Censhen did not answer.
Holding the reins, he lowered his head to look at Li Qinyuan, the expression on his face was the same as usual, there was no change, only the corners of his lips raised a very shallow arc, and there was some tenderness in his eyes.
He didn't expect it either.
The gap between a few people talking.
Xiao Jingxing and others have also arrived.
Amidst the sound of horses' hooves, Xiao Jingxing's normally warm jade face was extremely mild, but at this time it was as cold as a snow mountain lotus. Before he could get close, he could smell a strong bloody smell, and his bad face suddenly changed again. Big change.
"drive-"
He raised his whip, completely ignoring the people behind him, hurried forward, and when he saw Xiao Dingyuan's intact figures, he breathed a sigh of relief.
The horse stops.
Xiao Jingxing rolled over and rushed to Xiao Dingyuan to take a closer look, then knelt down on one knee and said bluntly, "My son is late for the rescue, please punish the emperor."
Xiao Dingyuan looked at Xiao Jingxing, his eyes were slightly warm, and his voice was very warm, "It's okay, get up."
When the words fell, Jin Wang Xiao Ke and others also ran over, Xiao Ke even jumped directly in front of Xiao Dingyuan, grabbed his hand and watched for a while, then knelt down with red eyes, and said with a trembling voice: "My son is late for the rescue."
"Okay, everyone get up."
Xiao Dingyuan smiled. Although there was a lot of blood on his body, he was still in good spirits. He said with a hearty smile, "I have gained a lot today. Take these two tigers away and return to the camp!"
When he said something, others should naturally say "yes".
At such a moment, no one noticed Li Qinyuan at all, and he didn't seem to want others to see him. He was walking down the secluded path holding a bow and crossbow. Only Zhao Chengyou saw Li Qinyuan who had been standing beside him long ago when he got up.
His expression changed slightly, and there seemed to be something in his heart.
Before that thought came out of his mind, he heard Xiao Dingyuan, who had planned to return to the camp, suddenly turned his head and looked behind him. After a while, his eyes fell directly on Li Qinyuan, and he smiled, "Qilang, come here."
He has rarely been so gentle, let alone a yellow-haired boy who has no official position.
Everyone looked at Li Qinyuan in shock and astonishment, and had no idea what was going on... Gu Wuji saw Li Qinyuan not moving, just pretending that he was a thin boy, he simply laughed and shouted: "Silly boy, what are you doing there? Won't you come?"
Naturally, Li Qinyuan wasn't because of his thin skin, he simply didn't want to go there.
But now, he had no choice but to say "yes". His expression was the same as before, and he walked straight forward. Originally, many people were crowding around there. Make a way for him to go first.
Until Li Qinyuan got on his horse and walked side by side with Xiao Jingxing and others.
Xiao Dingyuan nodded with satisfaction, looked away, and said, "Let's go."
Everyone followed suit, only Zhao Chengyou, he was supposed to walk with King Jin, but now... King Jin is all on Xiao Dingyuan's body, how can Zhao Chengyou be taken care of? And he, seeing Li Qinyuan in the past, also seemed to be stunned.
Turn around and look.
The soldiers behind him were carrying two tigers. With sharp eyes, he saw six arrow feathers on one of the yellow-brown tigers... It was Li Qinyuan's arrows.
really.
The prey he hunted today was not too small. He originally wanted to be among the best and show his face in front of Emperor Qingxi.
But in this current state, no matter how many prey he has hunted, how can it compare to Li Qinyuan showing such a big face in front of Emperor Qingxi and others, Zhao Chengyou held the reins in his hand and did not speak, until he noticed a sullen look. His eyes turned to look.
Not far away, his father was following Emperor Qingxi and others.
It seems that because he didn't see him, he turned his head and looked over. Seeing that he was still at the end, his face sank.
Zhao Chengyou knew that he was angry, but he didn't want to say anything, he didn't even want to look back, he lowered his eyelashes, and he stayed in place for a while before he followed up.
And at this time in the camp.
Gu Wuyou and others finally got the news. She was leaning on the chair and eating melon seeds. When she heard this, Ming Yan's face was as pale as paper, and the melon seeds in her hands fell on the scarlet carpet. , his voice stuttered because he was too shocked, "You, what did you say?"
The original hilarious voices also stopped.
The palace servant who came to deliver the message was also very pale, knelt on the ground, and replied tremblingly: "Your Majesty and others encountered a fierce tiger attack, and the Crown Prince sent someone to deliver the message, and now many soldiers have passed by."
As soon as she said these words, Gu Wuyou couldn't sit still any longer and rushed out.
Xiao Wuxia originally wanted to ask a few more questions, but seeing Gu Wuyou acting like a gust of wind, he couldn't stop him, and his expression changed, and he went out and shouted, "Cousin, where are you going? Wait for me!"
But when she chased outside the camp, she saw Gu Wuyou, who had already turned on his horse, raised his whip with a calm face, and ran into the depths of the paddock. The ladies behind him were all following Xiao Wuxia, so he naturally saw this. In the picture, someone muttered: "When did the horsemanship of Leping County become so good?"
Xiao Wuxia was also a little stunned, but this was not the time to discuss these things. Seeing that Gu Wuyou was almost gone, she hurriedly said, "Quickly prepare a horse for me!"
But she is the princess of the Tian family, who would dare to let her take this risk
"You, you..." Xiao Wuxia was so angry that he couldn't get past, he could only grit his teeth, and finally he could only say: "Send someone to follow me, don't let my cousin get hurt."
Gu Wuyou has never been so anxious as today.
She didn't know what was going on inside, she only knew that her father was now with her uncle, and the third brother, Jiufei, the prince's brother, and... General, no matter what happened to them, she couldn't accept it, she could only desperately Running forward, she wanted to see them as soon as possible, only when she saw them could she be relieved.
"drive!"
With the whip on the horse's back, the horse was sore and ran faster.
…
"Who is that?"
Xiao Dingyuan watched Gu Wuyou approach from a distance, his original horseback riding slowed down, but he was far away, and he could only see a fiery red figure. At this time, the sun was setting and the red light was winding in the sky, and that figure was covered in golden light. Run in their direction.
Many people stopped.
Li Qinyuan was riding on the horse carelessly, and when he heard the sound, he just lifted his eyes lightly and glanced forward, but it was this look that made his original expression of "nothing to do with him hanging up high" also changed.
Even though he was far apart, he knew who the figure was.
The hand holding the reins paused, and just as he was about to meet him, someone suddenly grabbed his arm. Li Qinyuan paused and looked back in surprise, but what he saw was Xiao Jingxing.
Just for a while.
There was another voice in front of him, Gu Wuji looked at the figure, and murmured, "It seems like... Manman?" He was indeed surprised. In his impression, Manman was the least fond of horseback archery.
When he wanted to teach her when he was a child, he was always rejected for various reasons.
Who would have thought that one day he would see such a graceful figure as Manman... The figure was getting closer and closer, and the face of the originally small phantom was slowly exposed because of the closeness.
Gu Wuji looked at this familiar face, but it seemed like he saw another person through the cold wind and years—
His late wife, Cheng Dai.
His beloved was frail and sickly since childhood, and her family did not allow her to toss with it, but when she was in her old age, she told him that her only wish was to ride a horse and run wild once alone, and even once was enough, she looked weak , In fact, the heart is very tough, and what he wants to do will never change.
Like moths to a fire.
That year, he secretly took her out and taught her how to ride a horse. She also rode a horse in a red suit. After the practice session, he would not be allowed to follow him, but instead let him stand in front and ride the horse alone. run towards him.
The wind lifted her hair, and the loose strands of hair could not cover her splendid face. She immediately smiled at him: "Brother Wuji, I am so happy."
Eyes are hot.
Just when he was in a trance, Gu Wuyou had already rushed to the front, she was still panting, looking at him with a pale face, "Daddy, are you alright?"
Gu Wuji regained his senses when he heard the voice, and looked at his worried daughter, his heart also felt like a warm current. His voice was mixed with some choking, and he looked at Gu Wuyou and said warmly, "I'm fine."
Gu Wuyou took a closer look and saw that he was indeed fine, so he looked at Xiao Dingyuan again, "Uncle, are you alright?"
"You finally remember me?"
Xiao Dingyuan looked at her with a smile. He didn't use the attitude of a monarch. Instead, he was gossiping. Seeing her pale little face blushed, he smiled again: "I'm fine, okay, let's go back?"
Gu Wuyou nodded and turned to the side. She saw that the third brother and the ninth brother were all behind, and there was no serious problem, so she wanted to find the figure of the general. The general was in the middle just now, but at this time , there is a piece of blackness over there, only a bunch of heads can be seen.
She wanted to look again, but saw a hot and smiling gaze, Gu Wuyou looked back, but found that the person she was looking for in her heart was beside the prince's brother.
With a smile in his eyes, he was looking at her for a moment, and when he saw her, he opened his mouth to her, and said a few words silently—
"I'm fine."
"Manman?" Gu Wuji saw her not moving, and called her, "What's wrong?"
"Hey, I'm fine—" Gu Wuyou replied softly, perhaps because she knew that the worried people were all fine, she finally felt relieved, smiled and took the reins and returned to the team.
When she returned to the team, everyone continued to go in the direction of the camp.
Zhao Chengyou, who was behind, also saw Gu Wuyou's figure. He watched her come over like a strong fire, saw her worried eyes searching for traces in the team, and saw her finally relieved and smiled. look...
He didn't know what to do in his heart, and suddenly it was as if someone was holding his heart tightly, and it hurt badly.
If those things hadn't happened, if he really liked her from the beginning, cared about her, and never made her sad, if he treated her better than his heart... Is that the worry on her face and heart now? Part of it belongs to him
But in this world, there is never an if.
Just like when he didn't want to wear the same style as Gu Wuyou before appearing in front of people, he didn't want to let outsiders mention them and tie them together.
So now, he can only watch her with others.
Wait until you get back to camp.
Even though Xiao Dingyuan said that he was fine, Xiao Jingxing and the others still asked the imperial physicians accompanying him to diagnose and treat him, and after confirming that everything was fine, they were relieved.
After the inspection, it was already dark outside, and the bonfires were all lit.
Half of the entire Dongshan Mountain was shrouded in darkness, and half of it was as bright as day because of the bonfire. The palace people carried mahogany trays and filed in to deliver fresh and delicious meals to these noble people who had been tired all day.
Gu Wuyou sat with Xiao Wuxia as usual.
This will make sure that everyone is all right, Xiao Wuxia dragged her and asked about riding, "Cousin, when did you ride so well?"
Gu Wuyou naturally couldn't say that this was taught to her by the general in her previous life, so she said, "I practiced it in Langya before."
What she said is not a lie. She did learn riding and archery with a few cousins when she was in Langya, but she was either too windy or too sunburned, and she spent three days fishing and two days drying the net. Yes, I didn't study hard.
But these things, naturally, no one will really go to the bottom of it.
Just like when Xiao Wuxia heard this, her eyes lit up, she held her face, and praised sincerely, "Cousin is really amazing!"
Gu Wuyou smiled. Just as he was about to speak, he heard the eunuch's voice in front of him. He wanted to judge the merits and deeds based on the ranking of today's hunting. This happened in the old year. According to statistics, the first place was Zhao Chengyou. The second place was Li Qinyuan, one of them got a bow and crossbow, the other got a good sword, and then Xiao Jingxing, Fu Xian and others, all of them were rewarded.
After everyone kowtowed and thanked him, Xiao Dingyuan let Li Qinyuan stay alone.
Sitting on the high dragon chair, he looked down at Li Qinyuan, and said with a warm smile: "Today, Qilang has done a good job in killing tigers. Although you are only second according to the prey, I have other rewards."
Everyone at this meeting already knew that it was all thanks to this Li Qilang's success in shooting the tiger. Otherwise, they still don't know what the situation is now. Therefore, when they heard that Emperor Qingxi wanted to reward them, they all stopped their movements. Look forward.
Gu Wuyou is even more so.
As early as when Li Qinyuan appeared, she only had him in her eyes.
She was happier than anyone else when she met her uncle to reward him. Her eyebrows were curved, and her crescent-like eyes made her smile so much that there was only one crack left.
Guessing in my heart, I don't know what my uncle will reward
She held her cheeks and looked at Li Qinyuan for a moment, just when she was thinking about it, she suddenly heard Xiao Dingyuan say with a smile: "You are seventeen this year, and they say that you get married first and then start a business, why don't I give you this gift? A marriage."
At first, Gu Wuyou was immersed in his own associations and didn't react, but only when he heard the sound of sighing from below did he come back to his senses.
"What did my uncle say?" she asked Xiao Wuxia.
"Ah," Xiao Wuxia was eating the grapes. Hearing the words, he said to her indifferently, "The royal father said he would give him a marriage, but he didn't say which daughter he was."
What? !
Marry the general
Gu Wuyou changed his face, stood up directly in front of everyone's eyes, opened his mouth and said, "No way!"
Li Qinyuan also said "no" at the same time.
The two of them didn't seem to have thought about it. They looked at each other and didn't say anything further. After the two said "No", the place suddenly became quiet. Xiao Dingyuan didn't seem to have thought of it either, and stared blankly. Seeing the two of them, he asked Gu Wuyou after a while, "Why did Manman say no?"
"because-"
Gu Wuyou noticed that there were many people looking at her, some of whom she knew and others she didn't know, and also saw many eyes, dazed, puzzled, concerned, and blocked... But when she saw the kneeling The boy in white on the ground looked over, and when he saw the resistance in his eyes, he still gritted his teeth and walked out, kneeling directly beside Li Qinyuan.
Then he raised his head to look at Xiao Dingyuan, and said to him without hesitation, "Because, I like him."