Chapter 140 Wolf Pack Attack
The royal enclosure outside Beijing.
The hunting activities were in full swing. The accompanying officials included both civil and military officials, many of whom brought their families. It was like an outing, and the hunting competition was not fierce.
This was not an informal large-scale autumn hunt. The main reason for holding it was to demonstrate the closeness between the emperor and his ministers and to allow the ministers who were busy with state affairs all day to relax.
Pei Qian sat on his father, Lord Cheng'en's horse, with a sharp gaze. He was eager to catch the prey when he saw it, and he wanted to ride the horse to chase it himself. However, his father slapped him on the head and he became obedient.
Duke Cheng'en smiled at Emperor Jingxuan and said, "Your Majesty, I will go ahead."
Emperor Jingxuan nodded.
Asui also sat in front of Emperor Jingxuan, wearing a round helmet, revealing his fair and handsome face with a serious expression. He held his beloved black feather bow in his hand and looked carefully at every blade of grass, trying to find traces of prey.
The helmet was pressed tightly against his cheeks, instantly squeezing out two lumps of fat. He pursed his lips, and at first glance he looked quite decent.
Emperor Jingxuan glanced down and sighed inwardly.
This guy looks like him when he's serious.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that His Majesty was extremely fond of this young Master Lu and took him with him wherever he went. This was an honor unmatched by the other two princes.
Fortunately, the two princes did not come today, otherwise I don’t know what I would think.
Suddenly there was a noise behind the tree. Asui noticed it immediately and raised his small bow with an arrow.
This place is still on the outskirts of the enclosure, and probably contains some herbivorous animals that are not very aggressive.
Indeed, after a while a gray rabbit jumped out from behind the tree, its eyes like obsidian, and was chewing the weeds on the ground.
Asui aimed the arrow at the rabbit's body, and suddenly his face tensed up when he remembered that Emperor Jingxuan said he couldn't even hunt a rabbit.
After getting this small black lacquer bow, Asui would go to the training ground every now and then, so his aim became pretty good.
Emperor Jingxuan glanced at him and raised his thick eyebrows slightly.
When he thought Asui was going to shoot, he suddenly loosened the bowstring and dropped the arrow.
Emperor Jingxuan: "What? No more rabbit hunting?"
"Your Majesty." Asui looked up and whispered to him, "It seems that the rabbit has a baby."
Emperor Jingxuan looked closely at the gray rabbit and found that it was indeed the case.
"How did you tell that?" he asked.
Ah Sui hesitated for a moment and said truthfully, "Its belly is bulging, and it's scratching at the grass. This is the behavior of the rabbit mother trying to build a nest."
This was something he had read in a book and now he remembered it.
He turned to ask Emperor Jingxuan, his eyes hopeful: "Your Majesty, should we release it?"
It’s not too late to hunt after the rabbit gives birth to babies and the babies grow up, so that you can have more little rabbits.
There is indeed a rule in hunting in enclosures that pregnant prey should not be killed, whether they are rabbits or other animals.
Raising his hand and flicking his fat cheeks, Emperor Jingxuan readily agreed: "It's up to you."
He raised his hands and clapped them, making a sudden sound. The frightened female rabbit immediately ran into the thick grass and disappeared.
However, Asui still had to say what he had to say: "Your Majesty, it's not that I can't hunt rabbits, it's because of a reason. You can't laugh at me!"
Otherwise he would go back and tell his mother.
He discovered that His Majesty was most afraid of his mother.
He puffed up his cheeks and spoke seriously.
Emperor Jingxuan snorted and laughed: "You are so young, yet you hold a grudge."
I don’t know who he looks like.
After staying in the outer field for a short time, Emperor Jingxuan ordered the group to go to the inner field.
Unlike the small animals in the outer field, the animals in the inner field are mostly foxes, deer, lynxes, etc.
Emperor Jingxuan personally shot and killed several white foxes, preparing to keep them to make fox fur for Yun Wan.
Looking at the kid in front of him, he thought about leaving a piece of fur for the kid to make a scarf.
Asui didn't know what he was thinking, and shot a few arrows excitedly, but all of them missed, which made him feel discouraged.
Emperor Jingxuan touched his head to comfort him.
Strangely, it was extremely quiet here, and we didn't even see a single antler deer.
Could it be that all the prey here has been shot?
........
In the lush bushes on the hillside that no one noticed, several pairs of green animal eyes were staring intently at the prey below.
The chief guard frowned and said to Emperor Jingxuan: "Your Majesty, something is not right here——"
"ah!"
Before he could finish, a shrill scream was heard from not far away.
Then the guard who went to pick up the prey appeared, covered in blood, stumbling, and looked behind him in horror: "A-a wolf!"
When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked and looked in the direction he pointed, their minds suddenly focused.
Suddenly, an old wolf appeared halfway up the slope. Its fur was dull and its body was thin and hungry. It was looking in their direction, its green eyes full of greed.
And its mouth was chewing the flesh torn from the guard.
This is an old wolf that has been hungry and dormant for a long time.
Seeing that he was discovered, the old wolf crouched with his front legs backward, then suddenly rushed towards the crowd.
The guards quickly raised their swords to resist, looking alert.
The captain of the guards thought to himself that this was not good. Wolves are usually social animals. The appearance of one meant that there must be other wolves nearby.
Sure enough, after a few rounds, the old wolf was dying.
Knowing it was no match for its opponent, it raised its head and let out a long howl. More than a dozen wolves appeared from the woods and trapped everyone. The eyes of each wolf were filled with desire for prey.
Suddenly, the leading wolf howled, and the two sides started fighting.
Emperor Jingxuan was protected in the center by his guards. He had a stern expression and covered Asui's eyes with one hand, shielding them with his cloak, while holding a sword in the other.
He raised his sword and slashed it, killing a wolf in an instant.
Soon, the two wolves died under his sword.
The wolf leader immediately realized that Emperor Jingxuan was the leader of this group of two-legged beasts. It stared at him intently, and when it found the right opportunity, it pounced on him fiercely.
Chief of the Guards: "Your Majesty, be careful!"
He didn't think about why these vicious wolves suddenly appeared in the enclosure. The only thought in his mind was to protect the emperor before reinforcements arrived.
Emperor Jingxuan had already noticed the wolf leader's motives. He squeezed his legs together to force the horse under him to turn around, successfully avoiding the wolf's attack.
At the same time, the horse was frightened and began to lose control, so he decisively picked up Asui and got off the horse.
When Asui saw the guards covered in blood, he was blinded by Emperor Jingxuan and heard the howling of wolves. Since then, he has been under strict protection.
Without being able to see the scene, Asui knew they were in danger just by hearing the sound. Therefore, even though he was scared, he did not make any sound, let alone cry. He held on tightly to Emperor Jingxuan's clothes so as not to cause any trouble.
Amidst the fierce struggle, reinforcements arrived hurriedly.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the wounded wolf leader led the remaining wolves to break through the encirclement and turned to run into the depths of the dense forest.
Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed to the ground.
At this moment, no one noticed that the old wolf, who should have closed his eyes and died, suddenly opened his eyes and pounced towards Emperor Jingxuan and Asui with all his strength.
"His Majesty--"
Wei Tong, who rushed over, saw this scene and his eyes were bloodshot.
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