Because of the influx of a large number of people and horses, the calm hunting ground was like water falling into boiling oil, and the chickens and dogs jumped up.
Qi Yang and Lu Qipei went to places with few people, and they came down in the morning, and they were also very rewarding. And because Qi Yang was going to fight Nan Ping for a breath, the two of them hardly let the accompanying servants take action, and the two of them shot the prey with her own hands.
When it was almost noon, most of the arrows in their quivers had been shot, and everyone's saddles were also full of prey. Unfortunately, their luck was not very good. They hunted some small things along the way, mostly pheasants and rabbits, two foxes, and a litter of small wild boars. Other than that, they never met any precious prey.
This is the case with hunting, if you can't find a suitable prey, you can't use it.
Lu Qipei looked at the prey on the horse's horse and sighed, and said helplessly to Qi Yang: "These things are not worth anything, maybe they can't compare to Nanping's concubine. Let's go into the deep forest in the afternoon to find out, maybe we can find it. Find better prey."
Qi Yang's eyes were also a little disappointed. She looked at the prey that the attendant was hanging immediately, looked up at the sky again, and finally nodded in agreement with Lu Qipei's proposal: "Alright. But it's getting late, we don't have to worry too much, let's go back to the hunting ground to eat first. Let's order something. Besides, I didn't agree to compare with Nanping, and these prey are enough to explain. "
After saying that, he pulled the reins and turned the horse's head, trotting away towards the outside of the hunting ground.
Lu Qipei naturally followed, knowing that she was still disappointed, so he comforted her while riding his horse: "Today there are many people, and most of the animals in the forest were scared away. We are not lucky, and others are not necessarily lucky, maybe they are better than us. Fewer hits."
Qi Yang burst into laughter, seeing Lu Qipei's serious persuasion, she was coaxed by her in a few words.
The two of them rode their horses and walked in front, and the 20 or 30 attendants who accompanied them followed closely. As they walked, someone whispered: "His Royal Highness, Consort, there is a rabbit hole here."
Qi Yang had promised Lu Sheng that he would bring the rabbit back for her, and Lu Qipei also promised to help Qi Yang catch the rabbit. But the wild rabbits in this forest are not like those domestic rabbits that are raised by people, and they are foolishly allowed to be caught. The two also met a lot of rabbits along the way. Unfortunately, the little thing was very sensitive and ran very fast. Even if the servants tried to block it, they couldn't catch it.
No choice, finally, at the suggestion of the servants, Qi Yang and Lu Qipei decided to go to the rabbit's nest. But the rabbit nest is not so easy to find, Qi Yang is ready to go home to send Lu Sheng a rabbit skin, plus a plate of rabbit meat.
I didn't want to search for the rabbit's nest all morning, but I found it unexpectedly on the way back.
When Qi Yang heard the words, he immediately restrained the horse, turned his head in surprise and asked, "Have you found the rabbit hole? Where is it?"
The attendant who made a sound before jumped off the horse, ran to the grass beside the road, pointed to a dark hole in the ground covered by weeds and replied, "Go back to your Highness, this is the place, this is the rabbit hole. ."
The inconspicuous entrance of the hole was difficult to see when the attendant passed by. However, this is not unusual. The lower-ranking person will naturally do everything possible to achieve the requirements of the upper-ranking person. Just as this attendant discovered the rabbit hole, he was able to show his face in front of the princess' concubine.
As expected, Qi Yang rode his horse there with great interest. He only looked at the dark hole, and was a little suspicious: "There are really rabbits in it? There is only such a hole, deep and small, how can you dig it out?" After finishing speaking, he frowned at the entrance of the hole and said, "I heard that there are three caves for the cunning rabbit, and there should be more than one hole in the rabbit's nest."
There is no need for Qi Yang to worry about these. As a princess with golden branches and jade leaves, she has naturally never done anything like digging a rabbit hole, but most of these attendants were selected from the folks. What naughty things did she not do when she was a child? There are a lot of people who know how to dig a rabbit hole. Almost as soon as Qi Yang's voice fell, many people asked for their lives.
There is no way to do this. Who told me that all the princesses and concubines will show their talents in the morning. They have not done anything other than picking up prey and looking for arrows. If you want to get ahead, you can only rely on this rabbit now.
Qi Yang was quite novel, so he waved his hand and agreed: "Go ahead, if you catch a live rabbit, you will be rewarded when you return home."
As soon as these words came out, the attendants were even more excited. They didn't need to give any further orders, and they turned their heads and got busy. After a search, they found a few more holes nearby, and experienced people tried it. Luckily, I found that there is a rabbit hiding in this rabbit hole. After that, things are much easier, just dig a hole, light a bunch of fireworks, and just blow the smoke in.
After a short while, white smoke came out from the other holes one after another. There are people guarding the entrance of each hole, just wait for the rabbit to be smoked out, and then start to catch it. It is definitely much easier than catching rabbits in the open space.
Qi Yang watched with great interest, but Lu Qipei had never seen such a scene before, and the young couple looked at it from a distance in wonder.
The princess and the concubine were watching, and the attendants were obviously working very hard. There was nothing wrong with their plan, and after waiting for a while, the rabbits in the hole finally couldn't take it anymore, and they all started running out.
The attendants were quick-witted and guarded at the entrance of the cave to catch one. It was indeed much easier to contain them than before.
Not long after, four or five rabbits were sent to Qi Yang.
There is an explanation for the small group. Qi Yang was also very happy to see these hares, and was about to order everyone to bring the rabbits back to the camp to raise them.
Qi Yang frowned, tightened the reins and asked the horse, "What's going on?"
The attendants didn't react for a while, and there was nothing abnormal when they looked left and right. Still, Lu Qipei frowned and said, "The horse's perception is keen, and there is probably some danger in this forest. Let's go back first, don't stay here for a long time."
Sure enough, just as Lu Qipei's voice fell, a tiger roar suddenly came from the mountains and forests.
The horse became more restless. If it had not been trained, it would have been able to raise its hoofs and run on the spot in the face of such a beast.
Qi Yang's face was particularly ugly, and he took the lead in running his horse to the outside of the hunting ground, while running, he said, "That was Tiger Roar just now? How could there be tigers in this hunting ground?!" After speaking, she thought of something and turned to look at Lu Qipei.
Lu Qipei's face was also not good. She and Qi Yang looked at each other, and the two of them were almost tacit.
Jiuyang Mountain is a royal hunting ground, not a mountain forest. Although no one controls the reproduction of beasts here, beasts such as tigers and leopards will not be left unchecked, especially before the start of the autumn hunting, this hunting ground will be combed by the soldiers three or five times - after all, everyone who can participate in the autumn hunting Not ordinary people, but it is impossible for all of these people to be good at killing tigers and leopards.
Now that he is old, the emperor also brought several grandsons. Even these young emperors and grandsons really brought their attendants into the hunting ground for the sake of performance! And when the prince was in charge of the safety of the hunting grounds, it was also very important. Not to mention tigers and leopards, even beasts like bears and wolves will not stay this time!
But now, a tiger that will never appear in the hunting ground has appeared...
Qi Yang and Lu Qipei's hearts were a little heavy, especially when they had just thought of those little grandsons - a beast suddenly appeared in the hunting grounds, if they were really targeted, then King Wei and these little grandsons would obviously be the most important. The goal!
Seeing the change in Qi Yang's expression, Lu Qipei hurriedly persuaded him when he rode his horse with her, "Don't think too much about Aning, let's go out as soon as possible. It's best to find Yulin to solve it."
Qi Yang pursed his lips tightly, nodded his head and rode a little faster, with the sound of the wind whistling in his ears.
They were determined to go, and the horses ran hard enough. But I don't know if it was bad luck or the wrong direction. When the tiger roar that was far away sounded again, it seemed to be a little closer to them.
Lu Qipei grabbed the reins abruptly and said, "No, is that tiger just running towards us? If we keep running like this, don't run into it. Let's go in another direction."
When the voice fell, there was no objection, and the attendant who was familiar with the path of the hunting ground ran to the front and began to lead the crowd around.
However, not long after turning around, they heard a rush of hooves. They were in a panic, as if they were being chased by something. In this situation, the tiger roar had not gone away, what was chasing the group, almost it goes without saying.
Lu Qipei and Qi Yang's expressions changed, and it was too late to turn around.
Sure enough, a group of people rushed out of the forest in a hurry. The young boy at the head, dressed in brocade clothes and wearing a small crown, only fled for a long time in a state of embarrassment. Even the small crown on his head was hung from the branches, and his hair was slightly scattered, and he ignored it.
The little boy saw Qi Yang and his group from a distance, and the light in his eyes suddenly lit up, showing some hope. But in just a moment, he gritted his teeth and instructed the few attendants behind him: "Turn the way and run outside the hunting ground!"
Apparently, the attendants also saw Qi Yang and his party. They wanted to ask for help, but because of the little boy's instructions, they finally had to turn around slightly with him. And just behind them, the colorful tiger that only heard its sound finally showed its face - tall and majestic, unusually mighty, running at a speedy pace, not slower than the horses ridden by everyone.
Many of Qi Yang's group changed their faces when they saw the fierce tiger. They didn't seem to want to pay attention to them until the tiger ran away with the little boy and his group, and everyone was relieved.
But Qi Yang and Lu Qipei were not relieved, they only felt that their hearts were lifted.
Especially Qi Yang, he chased after the group without hesitation. Seeing this, Lu Qipei followed closely. At the same time, he took off the bow and arrow hanging beside the saddle and put it in his hand. He also took time to count the remaining arrows in the quiver.
The servants didn't know why, but no matter how scared they were, the princess and the concubine had already rushed out, so they naturally had to bite the bullet and keep up. After chasing behind the fierce tiger from a distance, he heard Qi Yang's command in a deep voice: "Send the arrow and shoot the tiger for me!"
The first arrow was shot by Lu Qipei. She aimed very well at the head, originally aimed at the tiger's hind legs. However, this king of beasts is very keen and unusual. It seems that he can even detect the attack that appears behind him. He jumped to the side in time, and easily dodged the arrow. After that, he didn't stop, still chasing the "prey" ahead and refused to give up.
When Lu Qipei shot the second arrow, the attendants who followed behind also reacted and shot.
Twenty or thirty arrows were not too dense, but they were all concentrated in one place, finally forcing the tiger to stop.
The tiger turned back and roared, causing everyone to stop and raise their hoofs.