After Kong Ming and the others met up with Hu Xiong and others, all the people participating in the hunt this time had arrived!
Hu Xiong didn't speak much, but he acted like a general. He waved a gold-encrusted riding whip in his hand, cracked the whip in the air, and spurred his horse forward. When Hu Xiong moved, everyone naturally followed suit. The sound of thunderous hoofbeats was heard, and the billowing smoke was like a long dragon rolling up. It was far away in a moment!
The Imperial Capital covers a large area. If you ride a horse all the way from Mount Imperial to the eastern suburbs, you may not arrive until dark. Therefore, the large group of people passed through the teleportation array and came directly to the eastern suburbs!
The so-called eastern suburbs of the imperial capital are actually a large area of undeveloped wasteland. From the topographic point of view, there are mountains, water, woods, grasslands and canyons. It is very similar to those nature reserves on the earth, but it occupies a much larger area. , it is said that the territory covering a hundred miles in radius belongs to the eastern suburbs.
The eastern suburbs are classified as royal gardens. On weekdays, a forbidden army of about 10,000 people is stationed here to do some daily patrols and protection. The second prince Hu Xiong was coming to the eastern suburbs for hunting. Naturally, the stationed Forbidden Army generals had received the notice early in the morning. They sent out patrols of the Forbidden Army early in the morning to hunt down some large beasts or larger mid- to low-level monsters. Drive them out of the nest and gather them together as much as possible to make it easier for Hu Xiong and others to shoot!
Hu Xiong was martial by nature, and he liked to come to the eastern suburbs to hunt since he was a child. The imperial guards here were used to it, and they knew what to do to suit the second prince's wishes. However, during this hunting in the eastern suburbs, Hu Xiong’s target was not actually the prey, but Kong Ming!
The fight for the succession among the three princes of the Hu royal family is now almost an open matter. The three princes can be regarded as outstanding men of the moment, and each has their own strengths. In addition, Emperor Hood has never expressed his position, so there is no clue who will win in the end. In order to increase his chances of winning, the three princes The prince naturally wanted to seek help as much as possible.
The Kong family has a transcendent status in the Cangnan Empire. If they can get help from the Kong family, the chance of winning is at least 80%! However, the Kong family has always ignored the matter of seizing the heir, so it is almost impossible to use the Kong family to help. However, in recent times, Kong Ming has been in the spotlight for a while. If he can establish a good personal relationship with Kong Ming, he will definitely increase his reputation!
The third prince Hu Hao extended an olive branch to Kong Ming, but Kong Ming refused, obviously indicating that his attitude was the same as that of the Kong family and he would not participate in the battle for the heir. Hu Xiong did not think that he was more approachable than Hu Hao, so it was naturally impossible for him to let Kong Ming be used by him. However, it is not impossible to be friends with Kong Ming. Hence, this invitation to hunt came about!
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A strong mountain antelope, its hooves tumbling like flying, is running away in a hurry. Out of the instinct to survive and its natural talent, this mountain antelope ran with all its strength. Its speed was as fast as an arrow leaving the string!
Facts have also proved that the four-character comment describing speed, "an arrow leaving the string", is not an exaggeration!
At this moment, behind the mountain antelope, a wolf-tooth arrow was flying through the air and shooting towards the mountain antelope!
This wolf tooth arrow was shot by a Forbidden Army general when the mountain antelope first encountered the hunting party.
There is an unwritten rule when hunting, that is, members of the royal family with precious status, such as Hu Xiong, will not hunt wild animals such as lions, tigers, bears, foxes, or magical beasts. However, ordinary wild animals such as antelopes and mountain boars are displayed by the entourage. The object of one's own archery skills.
The wolf-fang arrow shot by the general of the Forbidden Army was very fast and extremely accurate. If nothing unexpected happened, it should be able to kill the mountain antelope on the spot with one arrow. However, the speed of the mountain antelope is somewhat beyond everyone's expectations. When it sprints forward with all its strength, its speed is almost the same as that of the wolf fang arrow shot out, so that the wolf fang arrow can only follow behind the mountain antelope. Flying fast, but unable to hit the target.
Seeing that the wolf-fang arrow had lost all its power, the speed of flying in the air had also slowed down, and it was obvious that it could not hit the mountain antelope. Do you mean that you have to watch this mountain antelope escape
Suddenly, a loud buzzing sound rang through the air, and then a golden light was seen, like lightning, coming first and hitting the wolf-fang arrow that was losing its power. As soon as it was hit by this golden light, the Wolf Fang Arrow seemed to have gained infinite power, and suddenly accelerated forward, more than twice as fast as before.
Although the mountain antelope escaped quickly, it was not as fast as the accelerated wolf-fang arrow. In the blink of an eye, it was shot to the ground by the wolf-fang arrow. After kicking its hooves in the air for a while, it finally died!
The Forbidden Army general who shot the wolf-fang arrow suddenly stepped forward on his horse. While galloping, he suddenly bent down and picked up something on the ground.
The thing that the Forbidden Army general picked up was not the mountain antelope shot by the wolf's fang arrow, but a golden arrow that fell to the ground and was painted golden! And this golden arrow was the golden light that made the roaring sound before, and the wolf-tooth arrow finally hit the mountain antelope with the help of the impact of this golden arrow!
I saw the Forbidden Army general holding the golden arrow with his hands above his head, exerting force on his waist and abdomen, turning his horse around and running back, and did not stop until he reached the horse of the second prince Hu Xiong.
The general of the imperial army dismounted from his horse, knelt on one knee in front of Hu Xiong's horse, raised the golden arrow high, held it above his head, and said loudly: "General, I thank you for your help with your highness's arrows! Your highness's archery skills are incredible. , the officers and men of the three armies all bow down!"
The words of the Forbidden Army general were full of force and his voice was loud. Everyone in the hundreds of knights present heard it clearly. It is not known who took the lead in shouting: "Your Highness's divine arrow is unparalleled in the world!"
After this shout, there was an immediate response. Almost everyone shouted: "His Royal Highness's divine arrows are unparalleled in the world!"
Hundreds of voices of praise gathered together, and it was so loud that it shook the world, with an indescribable majesty and domineering air!
The one who shot the golden arrow first was naturally the second prince Hu Xiong. Regardless of the strength and speed of the arrow, being able to hit the tail end of the wolf-fang arrow with one arrow and accelerate it to hit the mountain antelope is a miraculous skill!
You must know that as long as the aiming point is slightly upward, the wolf tooth arrow will not get the assistance of the golden arrow, or the direction will deviate after receiving the assistance, and it will not hit the mountain antelope in front.
What's even more rare is that the arrow shot by Hu Xiong did not have any elemental force. It was shot purely with his strong bow and amazing arm strength!
Such superb archery skills, it is not an exaggeration to call him unparalleled in the world!
Even Kong Ming nodded secretly after seeing the archery skills displayed by Hu Xiong. He felt that the second prince was able to gain the support of the imperial army and have such a high reputation in the army because of his true ability. , rather than relying on his identity as the second prince!
Kong Ming had seen the elves' archery skills in Luofeng Gorge. Compared with Hu Xiong, they might be technically more fancy, but they definitely didn't have such speed and power!
Being able to compete with the elves who are famous for their proficiency in archery, who can deny that such archery is unparalleled in the world
At this time, Hu Xiong really looked like a general. He bent down to take the golden arrow handed over by the Forbidden Army general, and raised it with one arm!
The sun was shining brightly, and the golden light on the arrow was dazzling. Coupled with the fact that Hu Xiong was wearing a suit of golden armor, he looked really majestic, like a god descending to earth!
Suddenly, all the imperial cavalry present were overwhelmed by Hu Xiong's momentum. They dismounted almost at the same time and prostrated themselves on the ground. The title in their mouths also changed to "His Royal Highness Thousand Years Thousand Years Thousand Years Old!!"
At this time, the only people who could still sit on the horse, besides Kong Ming and the others, were Lei Zhanpeng, Xiang Yuanzheng and others.
I saw Xiang Yuanzheng stroking his beard and smiling, and asked Kong Ming: "Master Kong, what do you think of His Highness's arrow? I grew up watching His Highness, and he has shown strong military talent since he was a child. , and have worked very hard in this regard, otherwise how can we get the unanimous support of the Imperial Army? Our Cangnan Empire is located in Liangzhou, with the responsibility of safeguarding the country internally, and the ambition of opening up new territories externally. If we can be led by one A martial emperor coming to lead the empire will definitely be a blessing to the empire! To be honest, in my opinion, His Highness the Second Highness is more qualified to inherit the throne than His Highness the First Highness and His Highness the Third Highness! I wonder what Mr. Kong thinks of it Woolen cloth?"
After saying this, Xiang Yuanzheng looked at Kong Ming with bright eyes, as if waiting for Kong Ming's reply.
I wonder if this Xiang Yuan was born in the military, so he speaks so directly, unlike those civil servants who like to talk in roundabout ways. However, as the second-largest person in the imperial army, it is really inappropriate to discuss who is qualified to be the crown prince in public like this, especially when the current emperor has not yet clearly chosen a successor, and he should not make such a statement. remarks.
You must know that the imperial army is loyal to only the emperor, not the Second Highness Hu Xiong!
Xiang Yuanzheng was able to reach the rank of General Jinwuzuo, so he couldn't be a fool. But now he said such words in front of Kong Ming. It should be to express his attitude to Kong Ming, that is, he has become iron-clad. I am determined to support Hu Xiong’s rise to power!
Now, it depends on how Kong Ming will answer. Anyway, for Hu Xiong, even if he can't get Kong Ming's support, as long as he can get Kong Ming to promise not to cooperate, the goal will be achieved.
That Kong Ming is a smart man. When he saw that Hu Xiong had such a high prestige in the Forbidden Army, he would at least have this feeling: Even if he cannot be friends with His Highness, he cannot become an enemy! ! !
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