Chapter 42 Thrilling Assassination
Suddenly, I heard a rustling sound.
Pei Tingyue raised his voice: "What sound?"
Xie Chen curled his lips but did not answer her. He took a large bow from his personal guard and pulled an arrow from the quiver on his horse's back.
Draw the bow, aim, and shoot the arrow in one go!
Pei Tingyue followed the arrow and found that it landed on a gray object in the distance.
When the guard brought it to her, she was surprised to find that it was a wild rabbit, and it was motionless.
Pei Tingyue turned around and praised: "Your Majesty is a good archer!"
Xie Chen lowered his head and asked her, "Do you want to learn?"
Pei Tingyue was very excited: "Can I also do this?"
Of course you can.
Xie Chen handed her the bow and taught her how to string it.
Pei Tingyue was deeply interested and studied very hard, and soon she mastered it. However, her strength was weak, so the arrow could not fly very far, but this already made her very happy.
When she successfully hunted her first hare with the help of Xie Chen, she was so happy.
"This is what I hunted!"
Xie Chen leaned on her: "Yeah."
There are also many prey outside the forest, the most common of which are pigeons, hares, pheasants, etc., and occasionally a deer or roe deer.
Pei Tingyue hunted with great interest for a while, and the satisfaction he felt when his arrow hit the prey was really overwhelming.
Not long after, Xie Chen took the bow and arrow away. "You just learned today, and you've already pulled it quite a few times. Be careful that your arm won't hurt tomorrow."
Pei Tingyue had no choice but to give up and watch Xie Chen hunting.
He is very good at archery and rarely misses. Even if he is as agile as a pheasant, his success rate is very high.
Pei Tingyue is very supportive and always praises him after he makes a shot, showing great emotional value.
By the afternoon, the group returned with a full load and went back to the villa.
Xie Chen ordered the hunted game to be collected.
Since it would take some time to prepare the meal, Pei Tingyue went back to take a shower and changed into clean clothes.
As soon as I walked into the main courtyard, a rich fragrance hit my nose.
Pei Tingyue's stomach growled twice, and she quickened her pace and went into the house.
"Your Majesty."
Xie Chen was washing his hands and asked her to get up.
The two sat down at the table, and Pei Tingyue asked, "Is the Imperial Concubine back?"
Xie Chen shook his head: "Something happened to her, so she went back to the palace first."
Pei Tingyue's heart skipped a beat and she hurriedly asked, "What happened to the Imperial Concubine?"
"She twisted her ankle when she dismounted and can't walk. I have asked the guards to escort her back to the capital."
Hearing that the imperial concubine was injured, Pei Tingyue's good mood was half gone: "I am so worried..."
Xie Chen's voice was steady: "There's nothing to worry about. There are so many doctors in the palace. The imperial concubine will be fine."
Despite saying this, Pei Tingyue still felt a little uncomfortable.
Finally getting the chance to leave the palace, the imperial concubine was so lively and cheerful that morning, but now she's back to the cold palace. The gap must be huge, and no one has yet to comfort her...
Pei Tingyue was so lost in thought that he didn't even have time to eat.
"Okay, let's eat."
Xie Chen reminded her twice before Pei Tingyue finally reacted.
Then the two of them ate quietly.
The game is cooked very fragrantly and tastes unique.
After dinner, Pei Tingyue muttered, "The Imperial Concubine likes to eat venison. Could the Emperor take me to hunt another one tomorrow?"
Xie Chen agreed.
On the second day of spring hunting, they still wandered around the outskirts of the forest. After hunting a deer, Xie Chen took Pei Tingyue to the orchard and picked some fruits.
After returning to the royal villa, Xie Chen ordered the deer to be sent back to the palace. As for the fruits, they were distributed to the accompanying palace maids, eunuchs, and guards, and everyone who saw them had a share.
Yun Shu and Yun Zheng each got a plate.
He didn't even eat much for dinner, he just ate fruit.
The weather was bad on the last day, and it looked like a storm was coming.
Taking advantage of the midday sun, Xie Chen took Pei Tingyue and a group of personal guards into the depths of the forest.
As he went deeper, Pei Tingyue noticed a feeling different from the outside, a thrilling sense of danger lurking around him.
If you listen carefully, you can also hear the sound of a tiger roaring.
Pei Tingyue's body stiffened a little: "Will the tiger really not rush up?"
Xie Chen chuckled: "Do you think my personal guards are just there to eat and do nothing?"
Pei Tingyue looked at the guards wearing silver armor in three layers inside and outside, and his heart was relieved a little.
The depths are indeed different from the periphery.
In just half an hour, Xie Chen hunted two roe deer, a fox, and some small prey.
Pei Tingyue looked forward to it: "It would be great if we could have another deer. I would also like to eat it."
Xie Chen whispered, "Actually, I like to eat it too, but Tingyue is not well yet, so I hold back."
In broad daylight, Pei Tingyue's face turned red again, and she nestled in his arms without saying a word.
Xie Chen smiled and said, "I won't tease you anymore. I'll hunt one for you."
After searching for a long time, I finally found a deer.
Xie Chen drew his bow but was unable to shoot.
Pei Tingyue turned back in confusion: "Your Majesty?"
This glance back startled her. The emperor's expression was more solemn than she had ever seen it.
Looking at the personal guard again, he drew out his sword silently.
Pei Tingyue's heart almost jumped into her throat.
She thought of a possibility.
Assassination.
Her eyelids twitched and her heart sank.
The next moment, someone grabbed her waist and turned her over. Xie Chen held her head in his arms and whispered, "Tingyue, hold me tight."
Just as Pei Tingyue put her arms around his waist, she heard a sound of breaking air passing by her ears, and the leader of the personal guards shouted, "Protect the emperor!"
Then everything became chaotic, with the sounds of swords, spears, horses' hooves, and shouts mixed together.
Even though he was buried in someone's arms, Pei Tingyue still smelled the strong smell of blood and inevitably felt nauseous.
Fortunately, the assassin came and left quickly and was quickly dealt with.
Pei Tingyue raised his head and anxiously reached out to the person opposite him: "Your Majesty, how are you?"
Xie Chen glanced at his arm, where blood was oozing out. He said in a cold voice, "It's just a minor injury."
This minor injury was enough to scare Pei Tingyue.
She bandaged him with trembling hands.
With such a big thing happening, it was naturally impossible to stay in the garden and he had to return to the palace.
Xie Chen gave the order to set off.
On the way back, the sky darkened completely, dark clouds covered the sun, and the air seemed to be frozen.
There were fine raindrops falling, and it felt cool on my body.
The group stopped again just after leaving the royal garden.
Xie Chen smiled coldly: "You really came prepared."
Pei Tingyue looked at the dense crowd of assassins in front of him, his breathing stagnated, and a chill ran through his limbs.
There are so many assassins coming at them with such force, can they still get back alive?
Fierce fighting broke out again.
This world was filled with a strong smell of blood.
Pei Tingyue was well protected by Xie Chen and was not injured at all, but he himself suffered several new injuries.
More and more people fell to the ground. With the help of the personal guards, Xie Chen led her out of the encirclement.
Two men rode their horses towards Kyoto.
Halfway through the journey, Xie Chen decisively changed direction and headed towards the mountains and forests outside Beijing.
Pei Tingyue was facing a bloody murder scene for the first time. It was impossible for her not to be afraid. Fortunately, she still had a trace of rationality. She asked in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, are we not going back to the capital?"
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