Chapter 216: Distress

"Madam Wuning Marquis, how can you call this hunting? I'm afraid your day will be numbered before you even catch any prey." Ji Bingwen and Qi Wanniang came back and ran to Su Qianqian. Ji Bingwen could hardly hide the anger on her face.

"Cousin, although Wan Niang doesn't want to say anything bad about you, you are still the daughter-in-law of the Wuning Marquisate. You are bringing shame to the Wuning Marquisate. You should hurry up and don't let the two princesses wait anxiously."

Qi Wanniang pretended to be weak and kind all the time, but she couldn't hide the emotions in her eyes, as if she was pinching her nose to eat a fly.

"Mrs. Qi Wan, do you think it's your turn to criticize us from the Wuning Marquisate? I'd better help you quickly!"

As Qin Yuzhuo was speaking, he had already ridden his horse to Qi Wanniang's side and whipped the horse's rump. With a neigh, the horse raised its hooves and galloped away, accompanied by Qi Wanniang's shrill screams, and rushed towards the hunting ground next to it.

"Okay, hurry up if possible. Mrs. Ji, do you want Yu Zhuo to help you?" Su Qianqian asked with a smile.

"No need!" Ji Bingwen was so frightened that she hurriedly rode her horse back to the woods, not caring where Qi Wanniang ran to.

At this time, Su Qianqian had already adapted to the riding posture. She controlled the horse to speed up and found that this was indeed a good horse. Even when running, it was still stable and could dodge obstacles quickly. Su Qianqian basically did not need to deliberately control it, and soon caught up with Princess Zhaoyang's team.

Some people have dispersed and started looking for prey on their own, while some people have always stayed around Princess Zhaoyang, such as Su Miaomiao, Princess Zhaoning, and Xue Zhiqing.

[Because of what happened in the Prime Minister's Mansion, the two princesses had a grudge against this rich lady and were unwilling to get close to her. However, this Miss Xue did not mind at all. She acted as if nothing had happened and even sent food to the two princesses, but...she said that the food was prepared for them by Xue Wanning. Others praised her for being magnanimous and not caring about what Xue Wanning's family had done.

Su Miaomiao received your father's warning and didn't dare to say a word to you, but she and Qi Wanniang are now sisters-in-law, and the two of them got together to figure out how to deal with you, but they didn't expect that Qi Wanniang was whipped away by the third lady, hahahaha...】

The system is still diligently eating melons.

"Madam Su, the hunting grounds here are full of rabbits, pheasants and the like. Although they are not very interesting, they are suitable for you. Let's go hunting separately and come back here in an hour to see who brings back more prey." Princess Zhaoyang said lightly, but her eyes swept into the woods.

"Okay, Princess, please." Su Qianqian gestured with her hand, and Princess Zhaoyang rode her horse to the west side of the woods. Su Qianqian then went to the east with several girls from the Qin family and Zhou Jinxi.

The weather is fine today. The dead leaves in the forest cover the ground, and there is only a light rustling sound when the horse's hooves step on them.

Zhou Jinxi was unaware of the Qin girl's alertness and urged his horse to look around for prey.

She originally wanted to go to the Yizihongqi hunting ground with Qin Yuzhuo, because there would be more ferocious animals there, and hunting would be more interesting, but Qin Yuzhuo changed his mind, so she had to follow him. Thinking that there were still six days left, she was not in a hurry.

Occasionally, the sound of birds "cooing" could be heard from the bushes in the woods. Zhou Jinxi dismounted and followed the sound, with his bow and arrow ready in his hand.

Suddenly, a pheasant flew out from the bushes not far away. Zhou Jinxi raised his hand, drew his bow and shot an arrow, and the pheasant fell to the ground.

"Haha, the first prey!" Zhou Jinxi ran over and grabbed the pheasant that was still flapping its wings. She simply pulled out the arrow, broke its neck bone, and hung it next to her saddle.

Qin Yuqi and Qin Yuqing's faces turned pale. It was their first time to participate in hunting. Qin Yuping was older, so it was okay, but she didn't dare to look at the pheasant.

"Miss Jinxi is indeed brave!" Su Qianqian gave a thumbs up.

Qin Yuzhuo's eyes showed a look of unwillingness. Although it was her first time to hunt, she didn't believe that she would lose to Zhou Jinxi, so she rode her horse away, and Zhou Jinxi naturally followed.

Su Qianqian took the remaining three little girls and pretended to practice with bows and arrows.

Qin Yuqi was riding her horse when she suddenly saw a rabbit running out from the bushes. She chased after it in surprise and headed towards the small hill.

Half an hour passed and Su Qianqian didn't notice anything unusual. She gradually relaxed and urged the horse to run in the mountains with the two little girls. Many small animals were scared and fled. Qin Yuping also shot a pheasant, but she didn't dare to pick it up.

"What are you afraid of? I'll go!" Su Qianqian volunteered and urged the little white horse to run towards the place where the pheasant fell.

Just as Su Qianqian jumped off the horse and picked up the dead pheasant in the grass, she suddenly heard a short howl of a wild beast.

Su Qianqian quickly raised her head, looking for the source of the sound: "No, why is there the sound of wild animals in this hunting ground?"

All hunting grounds have been surveyed and fenced with to prevent wild animals from passing through. This side is the shallowest forest, and slightly larger wild animals have been driven into the deep forest.

At this time, Qin Yuping and Qin Yuqing also heard the voice, and their faces showed tension. Qin Yuping rode his horse to Su Qianqian's side and said, "Third sister-in-law, get on the horse quickly, let's go find the third sister and the fifth sister!"

Su Qianqian nodded, picked up the pheasant and walked quickly to the little white horse. Just as she was about to mount the horse, she saw a pair of blue-green eyes of a wild beast staring at her sinisterly in the bushes not far away.

[My lady, this is a lynx, run!] It is so cunning and ferocious that it can even out-fight a wolf! 】

The system reminded Su Qianqian anxiously.

Su Qianqian tried hard to stay calm. She was scared too, okay? But at this time, fear will make people lose the ability to think, and they are definitely no match for such a beast in terms of physical strength, so they can only rely on wisdom and weapons!

Without hesitation, Su Qianqian threw the pheasant in her hand far away in another direction!

Perhaps smelling the blood, the lynx observed vigilantly for a moment and then pounced on the pheasant.

Su Qianqian immediately jumped onto the horse and whispered, "Hurry up!", then ran in another direction with the two little girls. Dianfeng followed closely beside them, dry heaving from time to time.

But just when Su Qianqian thought they had escaped, the same howl came again from in front of the three of them, short and shrill!

"Stop!" Su Qianqian hurriedly called out to the two girls.

"Third sister-in-law, in front..." Qin Yuqi's voice trembled a little, and her eyes were fixed on a bush in front.

There was no need to distinguish it. This time the lynx was even larger, like a little leopard, with its pointed ears standing up and its eyes filled with cold and ferocious light. It walked towards Su Qianqian and the other two vigilantly and resolutely.

Su Qianqian took the bow off the saddle, pulled out an arrow and put it on the bowstring: "Yuping Yuqi, if I miss...you guys just run!"

Qin Yuping: Isn’t it time to shoot again?

Qin Yuqi: Will there be a chance to escape then?

Su Qianqian: I can only use my ultimate move if you run away...

"Swoosh..." The sound of a feather arrow breaking through the air.

Su Qianqian was stunned. Her arrow had not been shot yet, so where did the sound come from?

Following the sound, she looked over and saw a pair of eyes as ferocious as that of the lynx, looking at her mockingly.