So now, judging from her reaction, how could Huo Haocheng not know what she was thinking? He went straight up, pulled her to his side, and held her hand, not letting her go.

"Let go of me, I can protect myself," Ruan Ruan said softly, dissatisfied, seeing that he was holding one of her hands, which was seriously affecting her movements.

"You're not allowed to go anywhere; you can only stay by my side." Huo Haocheng indicated that letting go was impossible.

The two people walking in front of them heard the commotion and turned to look at the two who were pulling and tugging at each other. Ruan Shaoke said, "Brother-in-law, there are so many of us here, just let go of my little sister. Don't worry, she'll be fine."

"You don't understand. I'm holding her not because I'm afraid something will happen to her, but because I'm afraid something will happen to the wild boar, and then something will happen to me." At this moment, Huo Haocheng didn't want to say anything more to them. He just couldn't let go of her.

The people who heard him didn't know what to say, since they didn't understand what he meant, and they ignored them, because they realized that it wasn't just one bird coming, but a whole group.

The group peeked out from the bushes and watched as a group of about a dozen wild boars, of varying sizes, passed by in the woods not far from them.

The men exchanged glances, then drew their machetes—borrowed from the logistics department on their way up the mountain. Once the wild boars had passed, each man took one and swung it at the hind legs.

Aside from Ruan Ruan and Gu Jingming, each of them could take one. So when they were on the move, Huo Haocheng asked Gu Jingming to keep an eye on his sister. At first, Gu Jingming agreed, but after they started, Gu Jingming thought he could do it too. So he took out his slingshot, picked up some stones from the ground, and started shooting at the wild boar's rear end.

Seeing that no one was watching her, Ruan Ruan picked up her bow and arrow and shot an arrow into the neck of the fiercest wild boar. Bai Sirui chopped off the hind leg of the lead wild boar with a knife and was about to cut its neck, but it dodged and was instead cut in the back. At this moment, an arrow was stuck in its neck. Taking advantage of the opportunity, he finished it off with a knife to the neck, and the lead wild boar fell to the ground and did not get up.

Only then did he look in the direction the arrow had come from, and saw Ruan Ruan shoot another arrow from her hand, which struck his neck once more.

With the help of sharpshooter Ruan Ruan, the battle ended in no time. Fortunately, no one was injured. Only then did Huo Haocheng have time to turn around and look at her.

She looked at him smugly, and when their eyes met, he saw provocation in her eyes. She even raised the bow in her hand, as if to say, "Look, I'm awesome!"

Huo Haocheng knew she was skilled, but he never imagined her archery was this good. Faced with her provocation, he just smiled and resignedly went to retrieve the arrow for her.

"Little sister, you're amazing! I never knew you had this skill." Ruan Shaolin never dreamed that someone who looked so delicate and soft would be such a skilled archer.

"Ahhhh! Sis, you said you were really good at hunting before, and I didn't believe you, but now I do! Teach me, sis, teach me!" Gu Jingming was stunned by her skill when she shot her first arrow. If the situation hadn't prevented it, he would have come over and hugged her and screamed right then and there. But it's not too late now.

"Yes, little sister, I never knew you had this trick up your sleeve."

"Now I understand what Hao Cheng meant when he said he was worried about the wild boars getting into trouble. With your skills, it's no wonder they're in trouble!" To be honest, he always thought that Ruan Shaoke was a spoiled little girl who grew up in the family. It was good enough that she could do some housework and share the burden of social obligations with Huo Hao Cheng.

But today, he was truly pleasantly surprised. Such archery skills could not have been achieved without several years of practice.

"Wow, little sister is amazing!" Ruan Shaoke never expected that his little sister, who had been separated from her family since childhood, would have such abilities.

Amidst their flattery, Huo Haocheng pulled the arrow from the wild boar, wiped it in the grass until there was little blood left, and handed it to her. Seeing the look in her eyes, and knowing she was implying, "Why aren't you praising me yet?", he smiled and said, "Yes, my little sister is the best."

Hearing him finally praise her, Ruan Ruan smiled happily.

"Ugh... I can't bear to watch." Gu Jinghe watched the interaction between the two. Who doesn't have a wife? Next time he goes hunting, he'll bring his Dr. Jiang along too.

"Alright, hurry up. There's such a strong smell of blood. We might get some big guys coming soon. Let's get these down the mountain quickly."

As they spoke, they all took their baskets, each carrying a wild boar. Ruan Ruan and Gu Jingming cut a large branch to sweep up the blood on the ground and covered the area with weeds. Then, following behind them, they cleaned up the blood that had dripped onto the ground.

By the time they came down the mountain, the sun was almost setting.

They brought the wild boar directly to the kitchen to provide extra food for their comrades.

When they carried the wild boar down the mountain, they were seen by many gossiping women, and the news spread throughout the entire family compound as soon as they arrived at the military headquarters' kitchen.

After Ruan Ruan and Gu Jingming went down the mountain, they didn't stay with them. After the crowd was drawn to follow them, the two of them quickly ran back carrying the other small prey.

"Wow, I'm exhausted! I've never run like this before!" As soon as they got home, they threw their prey on the ground and panted heavily.

After resting for a while, the two started cooking. Ruan Ruan boiled water, and Gu Jingming helped pluck the feathers. While they were busy, they heard someone calling them from outside.

"Auntie, come in quickly!" Hearing the voice, Ruan Ruan ran out and, seeing that it was her auntie, immediately opened the door to let her in.

"We heard you hunted a lot of wild boars and came back. Your uncle has already gone to the kitchen. I came to check on you. How are you? Are you hurt?" When Teacher Shen heard that they had hunted a lot of wild boars, her first thought was of Ruan Ruan and Gu Jingming. She hoped that Ruan Ruan and Gu Jingming, a girl and a child, would not get hurt.

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