"Second Prince, there's a rabbit over there."
"Shh! Soon the rabbit will be learning to hop and run like you."
Yan Shaoheng held Chen Jingshu's hand and asked, "Would you like to try catching a rabbit yourself?"
"Is that possible?" Chen Jingshu's eyes lit up. Being able to personally shoot and kill a wild beast, no matter how big or small, filled Chen Jingshu with a sense of pride.
"Hurry up, I'll teach you."
Yan Shaoheng held Chen Jingshu's left hand with his left hand and placed it on the bow and arrow. With his right hand, he pulled the bowstring and arrow back forcefully.
"Let's begin."
With a whoosh, the arrow flew out and struck the rabbit accurately in the distance. The rabbit died instantly, with no chance of escape.
"Second Prince, you are truly amazing."
Chen Jingshu's eyes sparkled with joy, her heart leaping with excitement, a long-lost sense of exhilaration.
"Jing Shu is really amazing. She caught a rabbit on her first try. Let's go and see Jing Shu's first prey."
Chen Jingshu looked at the rabbit she had shot; its white fur was now stained red with blood.
If it were an ordinary girl, she would have been terrified to see a wild rabbit covered in blood. But Chen Jingshu looked at her prey and was not afraid at all. She even picked it up and looked proud, as if she had someone else’s life in her hands.
Yan Shaoheng looked at Chen Jingshu in front of him and realized that she was indeed completely different from the young ladies of Yan.
If it were those women, they would definitely say: Rabbits are so cute, why kill them?
But Chen Jingshu in front of her showed no fear whatsoever; instead, she was filled with a desire to conquer.
He was right about her; this was the other half he wanted.
"How was it, Jing Shu? Satisfied with your first hunt?"
Chen Jingshu nodded, "Satisfied. I don't know why, but I feel very comfortable, and I even want to grab something bigger."
"Jing Shu is so powerful! She wants to catch an even bigger one, but bigger beasts are more dangerous. You don't have any martial arts skills, so it's very dangerous for you."
"Isn't it because you're here with me? With you by my side, I'm not afraid."
"What will you do when I'm no longer by your side?"
Yan Shaoheng's words awakened Chen Jingshu. It was no longer possible to go far away. For the sake of their grand plan, Yan Shaoheng had to return to Yan Kingdom, and she had to return to being his imperial concubine.
“Then teach me martial arts, so that I can protect myself when you’re not around.”
"Alright, I'll teach you."
Chen Jingshu's bones and meridians are not suitable for martial arts at all. Besides, she has already passed the age of coming of age this year, so it is already too late for her to practice martial arts.
The claim that they were teaching martial arts was just a way for the two of them to develop their relationship and play around.
As the day's hunt drew to a close, Yan Shaoheng pretended to have killed a few prey, just to give the others an explanation.
"You go back first, I will go out later."
“Okay.” Chen Jingshu carried the wild rabbit and returned the way she came.
"Your Majesty, you really caught it."
Qiu'er was extremely surprised to see that her master had actually caught the prey.
It is known that Chen Jingshu is a young lady in the Prime Minister's mansion who has never even touched a bow and arrow. I was originally very worried about her safety, but I didn't expect that she would actually catch a wild rabbit.
"What? In your eyes, is your concubine so useless?"
"This servant was too talkative." Qiu'er immediately knelt in front of Chen Jingshu.
Although Chen Jingshu could chat and laugh with her occasionally, Qiu'er knew that the Empress had a very strong sense of self-respect and a very deep mind. If she were to anger her, she would feel worse than if she were to die.
Chen Jingshu turned around and saw Qiu'er kneeling on the ground. "Why did you kneel down all of a sudden? Get up quickly."
Qiu'er understood that her mistress was indeed very happy today.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Qiu'er, go and process this rabbit. Keep the rabbit skin for me, and throw away the rest."
With delicacies from land and sea all year round, a small rabbit's meat is nothing special. But the rabbit skin is quite nice. On her way back, Chen Jingshu had already thought of what to do with it.
"It is Your Majesty."
Soon after, Yan Shaoheng returned, carrying two rabbits, a deer, and a fox.
Some people couldn't help but laugh when they saw that Yan Shaoheng had brought back less prey than they had.
"Hahaha, didn't the Second Prince of Yan say that this first prize was definitely yours? How come you've only hunted so few prey today? Could it be that in Yan, you can win first prize with just a few animals? Hahaha..."
Those watching the spectacle dared not laugh so loudly because of Yan Shaoheng's status, but they secretly endured it.
Yan Shaoheng ignored him and left directly for his own tent.
"Master, you're back."
"Hmm, go and deal with these things, and then... never mind, send them to me when they're done. I want the fox pelt intact."
"Yes, I will take care of it right away."
"Wait a minute." Yan Shaoheng suddenly remembered something. "Contact your master and cripple him once he leaves the Yue Kingdom."
Cheng Ying followed Yan Shaoheng's gaze and saw a man harassing a maid.
Very few people dare to satirize him so openly and honestly, and even fewer are able to live peacefully afterward.
"Yes, Master."
Cheng Ying's master was also Yan Shaoheng's subordinate who trained assassins. All those who survived under their command called them masters. As long as they came out of that cave of the dead, the masters would teach them skills.
Therefore, the master is not a single person, but an organization with ruthless methods and superb martial arts skills.
Soon, Cheng Ying finished preparing the prey, and Yan Shaoheng took it and actually roasted it himself.
"Master, why don't I take over instead?"
Cheng Ying didn't know why her master suddenly started grilling meat himself. After all, she couldn't understand Yan Shaoheng's thoughts in just a few days.
"It's alright, you can take some and share it." Yan Shaoheng pointed to the wild game on the side, since he and she couldn't eat much anyway.
Cheng Ying didn't know what it meant, but could only do as she was told, "Yes, Master."
Yan Shaoheng originally wanted to give Chen Jingshu a few more wild animals so that the maid could roast them for her, but Chen Jingshu refused and only wanted the first wild rabbit she caught, because this silly girl said that this wild rabbit was the most meaningful to her.
When Yan Shaoheng thought of Chen Jingshu, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up, and his face shone with an unusual radiance.
This mission to the Moon Kingdom was truly worthwhile.
"Once I obtain the Cloud Piercing Spear, let's see if you old fool will still favor your cowardly eldest son."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
