Tigers roar in the mountains, and their cries linger.

Even the people outside the enclosure heard the echo and showed excitement on their faces.

A tiger appeared in the enclosure.

Tigers are solitary, hiding in deep mountains and old forests, and are hard to find. The red rhinoceros winter hunt only happens once every three years, and you may not be lucky enough to hunt a tiger every time.

I don’t know who will hunt this tiger this year.

While the people in the stands were discussing, Emperor Longfeng suddenly stood up. He had just taken a pill, and his fatigue disappeared. He looked radiant, and his cloudy eyes shone with excitement: "Ziyuan Zhenren told me not long ago that I will have a small disaster this year, which is related to the tiger. If I can overcome the disaster, good fortune will come and blessing will be bestowed on Dayan. I didn't understand what this meant before, but now I understand."

This "tiger" disaster may have happened during this winter hunting of red rhinoceros.

True Man Ziyuan also told him that this disaster would be aided by a lucky star and would be safe, so he need not worry.

"Bring up my armor and bow and arrows. I want to hunt the tiger myself." Emperor Longfeng walked down the stand and asked Gao Xian to send a message: "Send a message to the enclosure and ask them to search for the tiger. Do not act rashly."

After saying this, he put on the silk embroidered large armor with golden dragon and cloud patterns, and wore a quiver and a sword under the help of the eunuchs who attended him. Just as the guards were riding horses, he stepped on the horse steps and mounted the horse.

As he sat on the horse, a long-awaited surge of heroic spirit and vigor rose in Emperor Longfeng's body.

He had also participated in the winter hunting of red rhinoceros in the past.

Taizu of Great Yan conquered the country on horseback, so the royal family of Great Yan has always had a hunting tradition. When he first ascended the throne, he also participated in several winter hunts. However, he grew up in the cold palace when he was young and had no chance to learn. Later, when he learned it when he was older, his riding and archery skills were not as good as those he had practiced since childhood. In addition, he was repeatedly suppressed by the Tatars and the Oirat during the winter hunts. After several defeats, he gradually lost interest and only asked the younger members of the royal family to participate.

Maybe it's because I'm getting older, but now I actually miss the excitement of riding a horse.

The rejuvenation pill cheered up Emperor Longfeng, as if he had found the energy of his youth again. He tightened the reins, and the horse snorted and paced in place. He couldn't wait to enter the finals.

The ministers saw that he was excited and wanted to persuade him, but they were afraid of losing face by showing weakness in front of the two small countries. So they had no choice but to surround Emperor Longfeng, ask him to provide more guards, and send several military generals to accompany him.

When Ahalu and the Oirat envoy saw that Emperor Longfeng was about to enter the hunting ground, they thought for a moment, then stood up one after another and asked to accompany him.

Emperor Longfeng had lost a lot of face in front of these small countries in his early years. Now that he saw that they took the initiative to ask to accompany him, he only wanted to find an opportunity to win back his face. He did not refuse and led a large group of people to the depths of the enclosure.

The hunting dog followed the scent, stopping and starting along the way, and finally found the cave where the tiger lived.

The hunting dog stopped a hundred meters away from the cave and barked several times towards the cave entrance.

Before the dogs had stopped barking, a low threatening roar was heard from the cave. It was undoubtedly a tiger, but for some reason, the tiger did not come out despite the provocation.

No one knew how deep the cave was. It was pitch black at first glance and it was impossible to see clearly what was inside.

Just as Yin Chengyu was about to order his men to force the tiger out, he heard a loud noise overhead, accompanied by a burst of yellow smoke - this was a signal from outside the enclosure, meaning that the emperor had been selected, alerting the people inside the enclosure to prepare to welcome him.

"How did your majesty suddenly become a finalist?"

Emperor Longfeng had not been selected for a hunting expedition for many years. The others were very surprised and were talking about it in a low voice. However, Yin Chengyu and Xue Shu were not surprised at all.

In the previous life, during the winter hunting of Danxi, Emperor Longfeng had also been selected to participate in the hunting. This life would be no exception.

Yin Chengyu looked at the cave, thinking of the last life when Emperor Longfeng failed to hunt a tiger and was injured by the tiger instead, losing face in front of the Tatar and Wala envoys. He frowned slightly and ordered the soldiers to disperse and surround the tiger's den on three sides to prevent the tiger from escaping. He also asked someone to shoot a few arrows not far away to mark the location of the tiger's den.

The group waited for half an hour before they saw Emperor Longfeng riding towards them with his men.

After galloping on horseback for a long time, Emperor Longfeng was a little out of breath. When he got closer, he took another pill and felt his fatigue disappear and he regained his energy. He glanced at Yin Chengyu and his group and fixed his eyes on the cave not far away: "Is the tiger in the cave?"

Yin Chengyu bowed and replied, "Yes. To avoid angering the tiger, I did not allow anyone to get close to investigate. The situation in the cave is unclear, and we need to lure the tiger out before we can kill it."

Emperor Longfeng nodded and said to Gao Xian, who was accompanying him, "Bring me my bird gun."

In addition to the bow and arrow, Emperor Longfeng also brought a bird gun.

Gao Xian took the bird gun from the guard and handed it to him. Emperor Longfeng took the bird gun in his hand, weighed it, and rode to the front: "This is a newly improved bird gun presented by the Armory Bureau. It is said to have greater firepower and longer range. I haven't tried it yet, so I'll use this beast to try it out."

Yin Chengyu saw that he was excited and knew that he couldn't persuade him. He could only wink at Xue Shu, He Shan and others and strengthen the defense to avoid any mistakes and embarrassment.

Emperor Long Feng held the gun, adjusted his posture, and fired a shot towards the dark cave.

There was a loud noise in the cave, followed by an angry roar.

A tiger with yellow and black fur on its back came out of the cave. It was estimated to be more than nine feet long, with a neck as wide as its shoulders and strong limbs. It looked more powerful than an ordinary tiger. Its eyes were tilted upwards, with a patch of white above its eyes. It was actually a white-browed tiger.

At this time, its thick and long tiger tail covered with black rings was swinging impatiently, and it raised its head and roared threateningly at everyone. It looked very ferocious and not easy to mess with.

When Emperor Longfeng saw it coming out intact, he knew that the shot he had just fired did not hit the beast.

Feeling a little unhappy, he picked up his musket and fired another shot.

This time the bullet hit the tiger's front leg. The tiger felt the pain and became even more frantic. It seemed to know who shot it, so it turned around and rushed straight towards Long Fengdi.

The other guards immediately rode forward to intercept and prepared to shoot the tiger with arrows, but were stopped by Emperor Longfeng with a stern shout: "Don't touch it! Keep it for me!"

The guards who were confronting the tiger hesitantly put down their bows and arrows and dispersed. Emperor Longfeng stood still, narrowed his eyes, and fired another shot at the beast.

However, the shot still did not hit the tiger's vitals. The bullet only grazed the tiger's fur, leaving a charred blood mark, which stimulated the tiger to roar angrily.

The tiger, having been injured repeatedly, became even more ferocious. It no longer confronted the guards, but roared and leaped up, passing over the guards and heading straight towards Emperor Longfeng behind it.

Emperor Longfeng had never thought that the beast would be so ferocious. He was only a hundred meters away from the tiger's den. The tiger passed the guards and was about to reach him in an instant. Emperor Longfeng saw that the situation was not good, so he turned his horse around and retreated. In a hurry, the bird gun slipped out of his hand. He could only shout "Protect the driver" while galloping.

All this happened in just a few breaths. The guards who reacted immediately stepped forward to protect the horse. Yin Chengyu had already made arrangements. Just as he was about to order someone to hunt the tiger, Xue Shu rode past him, held his arm, and whispered in his ear quickly and softly, "Leave it to me."

Yin Chengyu paused, but did not give any order.

At this time, the tiger had been hit by several arrows, but it did not show any sign of weakness. Instead, it became more ferocious and charged into the escort team.

The pain in its body greatly aroused the tiger's ferocity. It let out a series of roars, as if it knew who had hurt it. It only targeted Emperor Longfeng who was protected in the middle. No matter how many guards came to stop them, it would either knock them away with its body or slap them away with its claws.

In just a moment, many of the guards around Emperor Longfeng fell down injured.

Emperor Longfeng was terrified as he watched the tiger approaching. He wanted to run, but his legs went limp and his hands were shaking so much that he didn't even have the strength to draw the sword from his waist.

At this moment, everything in front of his eyes seemed to go into slow motion. He saw the beast push aside the last guard and was less than a foot away from him. He was so close that he could even smell the stench coming from the tiger's mouth.

His son and guards were running towards him, shouting "Guards!"

"Your Majesty, be careful!" An angry shout woke up the frightened Emperor Longfeng. He widened his eyes in horror, but saw that the tiger that was almost in front of him was forcibly grabbed by the tail by Xue Shu, and could not get even an inch closer to him. He could only roar wildly.

Xue Shu's eyes were grim, veins bulged in his arms, and he grasped the tiger's tail tightly, dragging it backwards.

The angry tiger finally turned its attention away and pounced on Xue Shu.

Xue Shu rolled away on the spot. Seeing that the tiger was already far away from Emperor Longfeng, he no longer had to worry about it and immediately said in a deep voice, "Shoot!"

The guards, who were afraid that the jade bottle would be damaged by killing the mouse, immediately raised their bows and shot arrows at the tiger.

The tiger had been injured a long time ago, and after holding on for a while, it was now at the end of its strength. Its body was full of arrows, and it roared angrily and wanted to fight back, but because of its severe injuries, it soon collapsed to the ground, and a low roar of unwillingness came from its throat.

Xue Shu circumvented the tiger and before anyone could come to their senses, he picked up the fallen bird gun. He then helped Emperor Longfeng up and put the bird gun in his hand. He said in a deep voice, "This beast is not dead yet. Your Majesty should kill it."

Emperor Long Feng held the bird gun with shaking hands, took a few deep breaths, and finally regained his strength. He picked up the bird gun again and shot the tiger on the ground in the head.

After the sound, the tiger breathed its last.

Emperor Longfeng threw the bird gun to the ground with all his strength, and finally covered up the embarrassment just now. He looked at Xue Shu with an indistinct gaze and said, "You saved me again."

He thought of the "lucky star" that Master Ziyuan had told him about, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Xue Shu became much more complicated.

The "lucky star" who saved him from danger twice must be Xue Shu.

Xue Shu did not take credit for it, and said calmly: "This is what I should do."

No matter what situation he was in, he always maintained such an attitude of neither servility nor arrogance. At first, Emperor Longfeng liked that he did not form cliques and was a pure minister. Later, he felt that he was too close to the crown prince and had no respect for him, so he became disgusted with him.

But looking at him like this now, Emperor Longfeng felt from the bottom of his heart that this was what a loyal minister did.

Thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all grace from the Lord.

Xue Shu was not arrogant when he was successful, nor did he complain when he was down. No matter how the king treated him, he still had a loyal heart.

He is a rare person.

Emperor Longfeng was about to compliment him when he suddenly heard a scream in his ear, "Father, be careful." He didn't have time to look back, but felt Yin Chengyu suddenly throw him to the ground and beat him several times.

Before he could get angry, he heard another loud roar.

Emperor Longfeng swallowed his saliva, got up from the ground, and found that there was another tiger!

The tiger was much taller and stronger than the previous one, and looked to be at least ten feet long and four or five feet tall.

When everyone was talking just now, it was lying in ambush in the forest quietly. When everyone let down their guard, it suddenly pounced on Emperor Longfeng. If Yin Chengyu had not seen it with sharp eyes and pounced over to push the man down, Emperor Longfeng would probably have been killed by now.

Emperor Longfeng got up from the ground in shock, and was protected by the guards. He gritted his teeth and said, "Quick! Kill this beast!"

Yin Chengyu pressed his right shoulder, stood beside him, and mouthed the word "kill" to Xue Shu who was looking at him.

There was no need to worry about Emperor Longfeng anymore. Although this tiger was more ferocious, it was actually easier to kill.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the strong tiger fell to the ground and died.

Emperor Longfeng was greatly frightened today. Looking at the corpses of the two tigers, he lost all interest.

He glanced at Yin Chengyu with a complicated look, ordered his men to prepare to leave the enclosure, and before leaving, he hesitated for a long time, and asked Yin Chengyu in a rare gentle tone: "Are you injured just now? If you are injured, come back to the palace with me."

"Thank you for your consideration, father. I am not injured and it will be fine." Yin Chengyu lowered his eyes and replied.

If he returned to the palace at this time, it would be tantamount to giving up the competition.

Seeing that he looked fine, Emperor Longfeng said nothing more. He had someone help him onto the horse and went back.

After leading the group far away, Xue Shu came forward, fear in his eyes, and anger in his deliberately low voice: "Your Highness, why did you risk your life to save him?!"

The moment he saw Yin Chengyu rush over and push down Emperor Longfeng, he felt as if the blood in his body had stagnated.

Yin Chengyu didn't look at him, and said calmly: "He can die, but he can't die here."

If an emperor were to die in the tiger's mouth in the hunting ground, it would not only bring disgrace to Dayan, but it might also cause the Tatars and Oirat, who are currently relatively well-behaved, to have inappropriate thoughts.

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Dog Emperor: The prince is a good son, and Xue Shu is also a good minister. I wrongly blamed them before.