"Miss Feng?"

"It's class time now, why are you here suddenly?"

Looking at the petite figure slowly walking towards him, holding a special bow in her hand, Xiahou Yu was full of confusion and felt very puzzled.

Feng Qiyan walked lightly to Xia Houyu and bowed politely, "Hello, Master Xia Hou!"

Xiahou Yu nodded, and looked at Feng Qi with a hint of inquiry in his eyes: "What brings you here?"

Feng Qiyan raised her head, a sweet smile on her face. "Master Xiahou, the students in our class are just out collecting folk songs nearby, and I've already finished the homework Master Bai assigned me. Yin Jiancheng heard that the Dizi Ding class was going to have a hunting activity this afternoon, but because one student didn't attend class, the groups were uneven, so he asked me to come over to make up the numbers."

Feng Qiyan's voice was clear and melodious, like the sound of an oriole. She glanced at Hua Qingcheng and the others, her eyes filled with sincerity and anticipation. "I hope to join them and participate in the hunt."

Xia Houyu listened, thought for a moment, and then said, "In that case, you should join the Dizi Ding class. However, you must pay attention to safety during hunting activities."

Feng Qiyan glanced at Xiahou Yu with gratitude and nodded heavily, "Thank you, Master Xiahou! Qiyan will definitely cherish this opportunity to gain experience and will be careful!"

Xia Houyu looked at Feng Qiyan walking towards Hua Qingcheng and the others with great joy, a mocking smile on her face. She was already looking forward to the "gift" that Leng Qingqiu prepared for Hua Qingcheng.

However, Xia Houyu was Hua Qingcheng's teacher after all, so to be fair, she didn't mind letting Hua Qingcheng and her team join an outsider. In her opinion, no matter how smart Feng Qiyan was, she was just a nine-year-old child and posed no threat...

"Feng Qiyan, these are your thirty arrows, keep them safe." Xiahou Yu said as he handed a quiver filled with arrows to Feng Qiyan.

"Thank you, Master Xiahou." Feng Qiyan took the quiver and put it behind her back, bowing slightly to Xiahou Yu.

"Yes." Xiahou Yu nodded to Feng Qiyan, then turned to the students in Class D and said, "Well, it's getting late. You can start hunting in the mountains. You must return here and gather before the evening hour."

"Yes, Master Xiahou," the students from Class D responded in unison. Then, with bows in hand and quivers strapped to their backs, they formed groups and began their hunting journey into the mountains.

"Qi Yan, why are you here?" On the way up the mountain, Hua Qingcheng gently touched Feng Qi Yan's double buns and looked at her cousin who was so smart.

Feng Qiyan glanced at everyone and smiled slightly, saying, "Sister Qingcheng, Qiyan has never participated in the academy's hunting activities, so she wants to experience it."

"Then you better be careful and follow us and don't get separated." Hua Qingcheng tapped Feng Qiyan's forehead lightly and smiled dotingly.

"I understand. Sister Qingcheng, can you please stop treating me like a child?" Feng Qiyan rubbed her forehead and protested with a pout.

In fact, the students in the gifted class were supposed to take a horse riding and archery class at the Imperial College this afternoon, but for some reason it was temporarily changed to a painting class. They also came to the foot of the mountain behind the Imperial College to collect materials.

Feng Qiyan was concentrating on painting by the stream when suddenly, a dart flew towards her like lightning. With a whoosh, it pierced her drawing board. Sticking to the dart was a piece of paper with the words "The Princess is in Trouble" written on it.

Thinking back to her cousin, the princess, who had been assassinated many times, Feng Qiyan's heart suddenly started to ring with alarm bells. Her face turned pale and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

At that moment, Yin Jiancheng from the Imperial College came to the gifted class and asked if anyone was willing to fill the vacancy in the Dizi Ding class. Feng Qiyan raised her hand without hesitation, thinking that this might be an opportunity to find out the truth and protect her cousin.

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Seeing that the other groups had already entered the mountains, Hua Qingcheng announced without hesitation that they would also set off. Meng Yuzhen, Meng Haoling, and Qian Xinxin followed closely behind Hua Qingcheng, entering the forest behind the Imperial College. Feng Qiyan followed cautiously behind, feeling a surge of unease.

Along the way, Feng Qiyan's nerves were extremely tense. She was vigilant and paid attention to any movement around her, fearing that the assassin would suddenly appear at the next moment.

Her eyes kept falling on Hua Qingcheng, who was chatting and laughing with a few classmates. She secretly planned to find a suitable time to tell her about the dart she had received. The enemy was in the dark, and we were in the light. At this moment, Feng Qiyan was filled with worry and anxiety for Hua Qingcheng's safety.

"Sister Qingcheng, look!"

Suddenly, Feng Qiyan's eyes were drawn to some strange footprints that resembled large plum blossoms. These footprints were unusually large, and seemed to have been left by some large beast.

"It's really weird. These footprints look like they were left by a tiger. Everyone, be careful." Hua Qingcheng frowned slightly. She had never heard that there were large beasts lurking in the mountains behind the Imperial College.

When everyone heard this, their hearts tightened.

After reminding everyone, Hua Qingcheng took out the tranquilizer gun from the space and put it in her arms, then she held the bow and arrow tightly and stepped forward carefully.

This new tranquilizer gun, while roughly the same size as an ordinary pistol, is loaded with a reinforced tranquilizer bullet. A single bullet is enough to stun a fully grown tiger weighing 700 to 800 kilograms. Hua Qingcheng once used it to single-handedly defeat a pack of wolves and successfully rescue Si Chengfeng.

"Sister Qingcheng..." Feng Qiyan pulled Hua Qingcheng aside and whispered to her about the dart warning note she had received.

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