Chapter 53 Bah!
Um?
Ye Zhishen quickly looked up and thought to himself, could it be that Tianfeng was really that powerful, and had he wronged the Crown Princess?
After looking for a long time, I only saw a hare hopping and disappearing into the woods in front of me.
"..." Ye Zhishen was somewhat speechless, "The prey that the Crown Princess was talking about, couldn't it be that rabbit?"
And he was scared away by her making a fuss.
"What's wrong with a rabbit? Don't we have to proceed step by step in everything? If we can't even catch a rabbit, how can we talk about jackals, tigers and leopards!" Yun Bailian argued.
Ye Zhishen was so angry that he almost laughed. He was not a child who was just learning hunting. Wasn’t this how the step-by-step approach worked?
But the prince nodded and smiled dotingly at Yun Bailian:
"That's right, we've already seen the prey, which is a good start. I believe Bai Lian will be able to lead us to find the best prey and win in one fell swoop!"
Ye Zhishen: ...
I totally don't want to pay attention to them anymore.
Originally he was thinking about cooperating with the prince and showing off his skills in the autumn hunt, but he was really tired after all this journey, so he decided to just let it go however he wanted.
The idea of giving up had just popped up in my mind, and before I could even warm up to it, I suddenly heard the sound of flowing water. This sound was different from ordinary flowing water. It went from vague to gradually clear, as if the source of water was gradually approaching.
Ye Zhishen's expression darkened.
Before he could remind him, Yun Bailian rode up to them with great interest and said in surprise:
"Listen, there's the sound of water over there. I heard that the spring water in the mountains is very sweet. I've always wanted to try it!"
"No! Don't go over there!" Ye Zhishen's eyelids twitched and he stopped him sternly.
"Are you done yet? Prince, you've already said that you have to listen to me along the way, why are you the only one who keeps holding me back?" Yun Bailian continued to walk over there without looking back.
Ye Zhishen gnashed his teeth:
"That's not the sound of water at all, it's a poisonous snake! Your Highness, stop her!"
Xiao Zirui was stunned and frowned:
"Brother Ye, don't be ridiculous. I have never heard of a snake making a sound, let alone making such a realistic sound of flowing water!"
Chen Rong laughed at the side:
"I say, Ye Zhishen, you've had enough of this journey, haven't you? Even if you have a problem with the Crown Princess, you don't have to say such things to make her happy, right?"
Ye Zhishen looked at Xiao Zirui and said angrily:
"I'm not that bored. The Crown Princess only listens to you, the Crown Prince. If you don't call her back, she'll be in danger!"
"Enough!" Xiao Zirui's face darkened. "I know Brother Ye can't stand the Crown Princess, but let me make it clear now. All actions in today's autumn hunt must be decided by the Crown Princess. Anyone who insists on going against her is..." going against me.
Before he could utter the last few words, he suddenly heard a sharp scream.
Everyone turned their heads suddenly and saw Yun Bailian's horse suddenly stand up!
"Ah——" Yun Bailian screamed and was thrown down.
"White Lotus!"
"Princess!"
“Hurry up and save them!”
Xiao Zirui hurriedly led his men to rush over.
Ye Zhishen rushed over and reminded loudly:
"Be careful, there are poisonous snakes around there, don't get bitten!"
Chen Rong said bluntly:
"It's already this hour and you're still talking nonsense..."
"It's really a snake!" Someone suddenly screamed and pointed at Yun Bailian's horse.
The horse had fallen to the ground with a bang and began to foam at the mouth. There was indeed a long snake tightly biting its leg.
Xiao Zirui drew out his sword and cut off the snake's head, then turned around to help Yun Bailian.
"Are you okay? Are you hurt?" He was a little nervous. If Tianfeng could not participate in the hunting, the outcome would be hard to say.
Yun Bailian quickly confirmed that her veil had not fallen off, and then threw herself into his arms with tears in her eyes:
“Brother Crown Prince! I was so scared… Fortunately, you were so wise and brave that you saved Bai Lian, otherwise… wuwuwu…”
Ye Zhishen looked at her weak and unable to take care of herself and shook his head. He drew out his sword and blocked Xiao Zirui with a nervous look on his face:
"Prince, please stay away from this thing. Be careful, it may attack you again!"
Chen Rong glared as if he had heard a joke:
"Are you sane? How can this snake bite people when it only has a head left? Even if we didn't listen to you before, you wouldn't say such alarmist things, right?"
Xiao Zirui was also happy:
"Brother Ye, this joke is indeed a bit outrageous."
As soon as he finished speaking, the snake's head that was biting the horse's leg suddenly jumped up and flew straight towards the prince's face!
Yun Bailian was so scared that she screamed and hid behind the prince.
Ye Zhishen was prepared and stabbed the snake's head with his sword, nailing it to the ground, then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Xiao Zirui's eyes widened, he almost gasped for breath, his heart was in his throat.
Everyone else also opened their mouths wide with a look of astonishment.
"This... this snake head can really bite people!"
"I've never heard of this. What on earth is going on?"
"This snake can easily poison a horse to death. Fortunately, Master Ye had foresight, otherwise..."
Ye Zhishen cut the snake's head into pieces, then sheathed his sword and explained:
"When I was a kid, I traveled with my master for a year. I encountered this kind of venomous snake in Xilan. It would shake its tail to make a sound similar to flowing water to lure small animals looking for water. I also saw with my own eyes that the snake whose head was cut off by my master attacked people again."
"But Master said that this snake is extremely rare. He has only seen this kind of snake in the remote mountainous areas in the southern part of Xilan. I didn't expect to see it here."
"Your Highness, we'd better act cautiously from now on." Ye Zhishen didn't want to say more, but after all, they had been friends for many years, so he took this opportunity to remind him.
"Yeah." Xiao Zirui just nodded lightly.
When he thought about what had just happened, he suddenly felt embarrassed and felt that Ye Zhishen's reminder was ironic.
His eyes turned slightly cold, and he turned to Yun Bailian and said:
"Let's go. You don't have a mount anymore, so why don't you ride one with me?"
"Brother Crown Prince, you are so kind to me!" Yun Bailian was overjoyed. "But I'm so tired after riding the horse for so long. Can I sit sideways?"
Her veil covered the rashes on her face, and her sweet voice gave her an air of mystery.
The prince smiled gently: "Of course, I am here, how can I let you get tired?"
The two men mounted their horses, and Yun Bailian sat sideways in front of Xiao Zirui, nestling in his arms with a shy look on her face.
Ye Zhishen looked at Xiao Zirui and saw that he didn't take his words seriously at all. His eyes dimmed and he turned around and got on his horse without saying anything.
Chen Rong rode past him and said sarcastically:
"Master Ye is so capable, how about you be the main force of today's hunt? Otherwise, the credit for the first prize will be taken away by the Crown Princess!"
Ye Zhishen had a blank expression on his face, didn't even look at him, and said nothing.
Chen Rong thought he was being humiliated, so he laughed strangely and hurried to the front.
Ye Zhishen sneered in his heart.
Just these bunch of idiots, how can they get the first place?
Bah! They deserve it!
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