Chapter 336 It’s only a matter of time. I’m very patient.
Sang Zhixia now had ten more scimitars in his hands, which gave him a way to pass the time on the way.
In order to let her try more, Xu Yu would go around picking up the deflected throwing knives every day, and spend the rest of his time looking for small stones of suitable size and weight, and put them in a bag for Sang Zhixia to throw for fun.
On the way, in order to let Sang Zhixia satisfy his addiction to archery, he specially found a place to make a bow and arrow of appropriate weight, and took an afternoon to take Sang Zhixia for a walk in the woods.
Song Liu and Ling Chu were still waiting outside the woods. When they saw Sang Zhixia and Xu Yu riding out on horseback, Song Liu turned around to see clearly and exclaimed in surprise, "Young Master, is that the silver fox cub you're holding?"
The silver fox cub, which had just been taken out of a bear's den and had just happened to save its life, was not much bigger than a puppy that had just learned to walk.
The fur that should have been fluffy and shimmering with light silver light was covered with dirty blood stains, making it look dirty and extremely disheveled.
As soon as Song Liu finished speaking, the little silver fox, who was being held by Xu Yu by the scruff of the neck, flapped its arms and legs, bared its newly emerged sharp teeth, and squeaked a few times.
Sang Zhixia pulled the reins and looked back: "Does it hurt?"
"I didn't even try hard."
Xu Yu said nonchalantly, "It was hurt by the bear."
The little silver fox squeaked in dissatisfaction and struggled even harder.
Sang Zhixia couldn't bear to watch it any longer, so she stretched out her hand and said, "Would you like to give it to me?"
"Don't touch it yet."
Xu Yu casually pulled up a corner of his cloak to wrap up the struggling silver fox cub. He frowned and said, "This little thing is quite wild. What if it scratches you again?"
"Lingchu, get a cage to keep it in first, and get some medicine to stop the bleeding. See if it can survive."
Lingchu took the squeaking silver fox cub and walked away quickly. Song Liu asked in surprise, "Young Master and the boss encountered a bear in the woods?"
“Neither have I met him.”
Sang Zhixia was helped off the horse by Xu Yu. She brushed off the grass grains that had gotten stuck on her hem and said, "I heard something calling out ahead. I went over and saw this little creature in a tree hole. I don't know when it got hurt."
Xu Yu walked around the area and said it was the work of a bear.
When the cubs are naughty, the mother bear will catch other cubs to train their hunting instincts.
They probably just happened to cut off some bear cub's beard today.
Seeing that Sang Zhixia couldn't take her eyes off the silver fox cub, Xu Yu took advantage of the bear's absence and took the silver fox cub back with him.
Xu Yu took the water Song Liu handed over and helped Sang Zhixia wash her hands. He reminded her worriedly, "If you like it, keep it to relieve your boredom, but don't stay close to it for the time being. Wait until Guan Yiguan is gone and the wild nature is restored."
"If it's a wild and untamable one, I might as well twist its neck and make a hand guard for you."
Sang Zhixia suppressed a smile and nodded. She glanced at the surrounding trees and said, "Then shall we camp here tonight?"
“Not here.”
Xu Yu wiped the water off Sang Zhixia's hands with a handkerchief and frowned, saying, "We're supposed to be staying at the edge of the woods today, so there shouldn't be any bears around, but those paw prints were definitely left by a bear."
The wild animals' range of activities should be deep in the mountains and forests, but this place is different from the usual one.
Either there was some movement in the deep forest that made the wild animals uneasy and hide away, or there was some natural enemy that they had to avoid.
Whatever it is, it's not safe to camp out here.
Xu Yu pulled Sang Zhixia to the carriage and whispered, "The next town is still eighty miles away. If we hurry there now, we'll arrive around midnight."
"Get in the car and rest for a while. We'll pack up and leave right away."
Sang Zhixia never gave opinions on things she didn't understand. She nodded obediently and got on the carriage. Not long after she sat down, Xu Yu got on.
Sang Zhixia glanced at the extra sword on Xu Yu's waist and her eyes flickered slightly: "What happened?"
Xu Yu moved the knife to his side, covering most of it. He took Sang Zhixia's hand and gently rubbed her wrist, then asked irrelevantly, "This is your first time drawing a bow and arrow. Does it hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt."
Sang Zhixia thought for a moment and said honestly, "It's just a little sore, and my fingers are shaking uncontrollably."
In fact, the small bow that Xu Yu made for her was already very light.
According to Song Liu, the bow that Sang Zhixia was holding today was not as heavy as the one Xu Mingyang used at home.
But even though Xu Yu had precisely controlled the practice time, this first novel experience in his life inevitably left some marks on Sang Zhixia's hands.
Xu Yu intensified his kneading movements and chuckled, "That's normal. Being able to draw the bow on your first ride is quite impressive. Just practice more in the future."
As if not wanting Sang Zhixia to ask anything else, Xu Yu suddenly changed the subject and said, "Do you want to know when I first drew the bow?"
Sang Zhixia rolled her eyes and blinked curiously: "How old is he?"
"Six years old."
Xu Yu showed an expression of reluctance to look back, and said delicately, "My father was ordered to accompany the royal hunting party, and he took me, a six-year-old boy, along. That was the first time I drew a bow in front of others."
As Sang Zhixia listened attentively, Xu Yu gestured briefly and spoke in a complicated tone, "After I was born, my father spent most of his time on the frontier and didn't take care of me much. This is the first time he gave me such a big longbow."
That was the Marquis of Jiaxing's favorite thing. Apart from Xu Yu, who regarded it as a treasure, no one else was allowed to touch it.
Xu Yu was overjoyed to have obtained a longbow taller than himself. When he arrived at the hunting ground, he wanted to ride his pony and whip it, and then...
"Then I dislocated my arm and both hands at once."
Xu Yu recalled the scene and, struggling to suppress a laugh, said, "That was also the first time I saw my father being punished. My grandfather chased him with a whip and lashed him out twenty times, and a few of the lashes accidentally hit my third uncle."
The noble prince went to the hunting ground, but before he could even catch a hair of the prey, he dislocated both his arms while mounting his horse.
The old marquis was furious at this, and his wife cried endlessly.
Everyone in the Jiaxing Marquis's mansion, young and old, was in chaos. Only the Jiaxing Marquis, who was punished, was very puzzled. He even insisted that Xu Yu was not as good as himself when he was young.
Xu Yu grabbed the prepared medicinal oil and rubbed it slowly on Sang Zhixia's limp wrist, saying jokingly, "My father believed I could draw a longbow at the age of five, and he even mocked me for crying in my grandfather's arms."
"But later I asked my grandfather, and my father obviously remembered it wrong. He didn't ride a horse bow for the first time until he was eight years old, and he wasn't as good as me."
Sang Zhixia couldn't help laughing after trying for a long time, and asked, "What happened next?"
"later?"
"Later, my grandfather wouldn't let my father take me out alone, saying he was worried that I wouldn't be able to keep my arms. Having a prince with no use for his arms would make the Xu family a laughing stock in the imperial capital of Kyoto."
When Sang Zhixia had finished laughing, Xu Yu put down his loosened hand and slid his index finger across the tip of Sang Zhixia's nose: "But don't worry, I'm more reliable than your father."
"When we have a child in the future, I will never act as recklessly as my father did and will never let the child get hurt."
Sang Zhixia's ears felt strangely hot from what he said. She turned away and muttered quietly, "You're thinking quite far ahead. I don't even know when it will happen."
"What's the problem?"
Xu Yu jokingly said, "It's only a matter of time. I'm very patient."
"Zhizhi, I..."
"Young Master."
There was a knock on the lowered car window, and Ling Chu's low voice came from outside the window: "Come out for a moment, I have something to tell you."
Xu Yu's eyes narrowed silently. Seeing Sang Zhixia looking at him, he curled his lips and smiled faintly: "Don't worry, I'll go out and take a look."
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