There are high mountains and flowing water, and the forest is dense and deep. Each group entered with horses.
The purpose of a horse is not so much to be ridden as to carry things, such as quivers, weapons, dry food, etc.
If the women in the family could not walk, they would also use horses as a means of transportation. If they got lost in the mountains and forests, they would kill horses to satisfy their hunger.
This hunt was more like a short one-day wilderness hunt.
No one could act alone or in groups, and no one, including the emperor, was allowed to bring along maids, guards, or the like.
Of course, the emperor has secret guards who protect his safety in the dark but do not participate in hunting operations. Jiang Ying just glanced and saw that Eunuch Wei had the honor of taking on this responsibility.
He was the only one there, and we could see how skilled he was in martial arts.
Jiang Ying had some space, so apart from Lao Hei, he only brought a few empty bags to make it look like he was traveling, but in fact he traveled very light.
For Jiang Ying, who had quite a bit of outdoor experience, surviving in the jungle for most of the day was not a difficult task at all.
Yan Zhuo was ready to take the top spot, if nothing else, for Xuan Ning's sake!
"Xiao Jingyu's riding and archery are indeed taught by his family. The Xiao family has valued him very much since he was young, and has nurtured him to be so talented in both literature and martial arts. It's a pity that Xuan Ning chose him..." Yan Zhuo's tone made people laugh and cry.
Jiang Ying took a handful of spiritual herbs and prepared to feed Lao Hei well. After all, other people's horses were only horses, but Lao Hei was not. Its cleverness and strength were better than that of half a human!
Since it hadn't been sent out yet, the monkey's thoughts were still within the transmission distance, so he could hear the little guy mumbling and talking about his parents in his heart.
[Humph, not taking me! Not taking me again! ]
[You said I was too young and unsafe, that's all excuses! You just kept saying all kinds of things behind my back, what a jerk dad! What a bad mother! ]
[Who can't find a sweetheart? I'll find one tomorrow. I'll be with her every day so that you won't be able to find me even if you want to! ]
Unconsciously, he still thought that he was twenty years old, free to act and do whatever he wanted.
Jiang Ying laughed, leaned over, and bumped into Yan Zhuo, "Did you hear that? Your son is upset about us abandoning him!"
Moreover, opinions are very strong, and all kinds of twists and turns are like jade and silver core.
He didn't cry, but he just refused to eat, frowned, and wouldn't laugh no matter how much they coaxed him with toys.
Thinking of his appearance as a little old man with a baby face, Jiang Ying's mouth corners unconsciously twitched wider.
Yan Zhuo whispered in my ear, "Let him go. People grow up so fast, and their parents won't be with them forever."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ying glared at the Dog King. What he said was true. However, is it appropriate to feed this kind of spiritual chicken soup to the baby who is not even one year old?
Hunting was dangerous and out of control, and she really had things to deal with, so Jiang Ying was reluctant to take the monkey with her.
As for the eyes, just let him scold you, and you will come back soon.
When the two of them finally entered the depths of the woods with their horses, they found several people sitting in a circle in front of them, as if they were waiting for someone.
Next to them, three horses were nibbling at the half-withered grass on the ground, their tails swishing.
Jiang Yingyanzhuo walked closer and took a look. Oh, aren't these the three groups of Jiang Yuanyi, Jiang Yuanchen, Lu Yanran, Shen Xiaoxiao, Pei Wenting, and Yue Wei?
"You... time is running out, why don't you go hunting?" If Jiang Ying guessed correctly, the three groups of people gathered here, should they wait for her to make a decision?
As expected, Jiang Yuanyi stood up naturally, "Waiting for you, big brother wants to be with his sister, is there any problem?"
Jiang Yuanlang, "I was just wondering, why are you so slow? The princess, her husband, and King Yu have already started working impatiently!"
The emperor set an example himself, and it was rare for him to be in the palace, so he was fresh and interesting. Xuan Ning was competing with Jiang Ying for the upper hand, but Prince Yu and Jiang Yilin didn't say anything. They had other intentions and didn't know what they wanted to do.
But no matter what their purpose was, they moved very quickly, which made Jiang Ying and Wang Yan, who were neither fast nor slow, seem a little irritating!
"There is no shortage of prey in the forest, and the environment is complex and dangerous. Our mission is not to hunt at all costs, but to hunt as much prey as possible while ensuring our return. Therefore, the race for time does not seem that important.
Besides, no matter how strong a person is, he can't keep working at a high intensity for five hours, right? Endurance is far more important than explosive power!"
This is like running a marathon. It does not matter how fast the runners are in the first ten minutes and the last ten minutes, but who takes the least overall time.
The same is true for hunting. Catching a lot at the beginning does not mean you will get more in total. If you go too hard at the beginning and consume too much physical strength, you will not only fail to catch any prey later, but you will also be injured by the prey.
Moreover, they had just entered the outskirts of the woods, where they hunted mostly small prey such as rabbits and pheasants. It was a waste of arrows and energy, but the catch was not spectacular. It would be better for them to save their energy to hunt larger prey deeper into the woods.
After hearing what Jiang Ying said, the other three groups suddenly understood.
Yue Wei rushed to Jiang Ying with a proud expression and hugged her arm affectionately, "See, I told you Sister Jiang is amazing. We can definitely do well if we follow her."
Yan Zhuo has no feelings for these people and does not reject them coming to get Jiang Ying, but what about Pei Wenting?
Suddenly, his eyes shot towards Pei Wenting with a warning.
The latter immediately felt a chill on his neck, raised his hands and took a step back, "Prince, don't touch me, touch Miss Yue... My elbow can't twist her thigh, I can't control her!"
He really didn't want to cause trouble for Yan Zhuo, but what kind of personality did Yue Wei have? He couldn't control her. Besides, although he didn't want to win, he didn't want to lose too badly either, so he really didn't want to take action against Yue Wei.
I don't know how long I explained it, but Yan Zhuo finally believed it and tacitly agreed that the four groups should act together.
"It's good this way, there's strength in numbers, otherwise I'd be a little worried about my eldest and third brothers." Jiang Ying said.
Yan Zhuo pondered and nodded, "I'll go back and look for the nests of the social animals. If we have one nest, we won't be afraid that there won't be enough."
"..." Jiang Ying rummaged through the boxes and took out some supplies, "Come on, come on, everyone come over here.
These pills can increase your physical strength and conceal your aura. Let's each take two, so it will be more convenient to move.
Oh, yes, gather everyone's arrows together, apply something on them, and when you shoot the prey, even if it only scratches the skin, the prey will be unable to escape!"
Jiang Ying even used space magical herbs to attract animals, especially large animals with higher IQs. He really sat back and waited for the opportunity to come to him, and it came without any effort.
Therefore, she glanced at Yue Wei and Pei Wenting, and felt that Yue Wei was right and Pei Wenting was lucky to meet a stupid deer that knocked itself unconscious and fell into the trap. That was very lucky!
In a blink of an eye, the four groups came to the depths of the forest. They saw some signs of hunting along the way. They saw the emperor, Xuan Ning and King Yu, and they should be busy.
Of course, there are some other groups that, after shooting the prey and ensuring that it has no power to escape, will not care about the prey anymore. There will be special people to clean up the scene and take the prey away.
"Oh, no, no, I can't walk anymore, let me take a rest!" Yue Wei suddenly sat down on the ground and couldn't get up.
Everyone was forced to stop. Everyone else was fine, but Shen Xiaoxiao didn't go through the distance much, so naturally she couldn't keep up with the pace. She was so tired that her face turned red, but she persisted and didn't complain.
Jiang Ying waved his hands, "We've been walking for a long time, let's take a rest."
Moreover, although we were just hurrying along the way, we still caught a lot of prey here and there, but we didn't catch any prey that was larger than three meters.
On the contrary, I have seen wild boars that were shot by other teams but not yet captured.
Seeing that the progress was a bit behind, they suddenly stopped to rest. Jiang Yuanyi was anxious, "Why are you still resting? The four of us must have four times more prey than the other groups. We will not lose! But I just remembered that our total cannot exceed 100!"
According to the records of previous years, the top three were at least above 80 points, and the first place even exceeded 100 points. Now four groups barely reached 100 points, and the top of each group only had 25 points. Don't you think Jiang Yuanyi is anxious?
I don't know why others are so leisurely!
Hearing this, Jiang Ying, Yan Zhuo, Jiang Yuanlang, and Yue Wei looked at each other, all with expressions that didn't know whether to laugh or cry, because among the people present, Jiang Yuanyi was probably the most eager to win, because he didn't want Lu Yanran to be looked down upon with her!
Yan Zhuo didn't want to lose either, but he knew too well how amazing Jiang Ying was, so he trusted her 100%. Nothing was certain until the last moment!
"Looks like it's time for me to get the killing hand-chime." Approaching Yan Zhuo, Jiang Ying said in a low voice.
Yan Zhuo knew what she meant by the magical herbs attracting large animals, so he could kill enough prey in a very short time and gain a large amount of reserves.
On the one hand, it is the best way to alleviate Jiang Yuanyi's anxiety. On the other hand, by completing the hunting mission ahead of time, they can leave the alliance and do their own things.
Having made up his mind, Jiang Ying took the spiritual herbs and placed them in the bushes while no one was paying attention.
At this time, Jiang Yuanyi was almost jumping up and down, and even asked Yue Wei to quickly calculate when Pei Wenting's stupid deer would come to hit him?
After all, the deer's value is quite high, 3!