Chu You turned to look at Baili Yin again and said with a smile, "What do you think, Third Prince Baili?"
Baili Yin looked at Gu Yanfei without blinking, his burning gaze lingering on that stunning face.
She has snow-white skin, beautiful face, red lips and pomegranate-like teeth, and eyes as clear as spring water. She is so beautiful that she is bright and elegant, and beyond compare.
What a beauty! Baili Yin sighed in his heart.
He was a beat late to react, laughed out loud, and continued Chu You's words: "King Kang, I will join in the fun and give this Persian scimitar as a prize to the winner of today's hunt."
As he spoke, Baili Yin looked in the direction of Gu Yanfei again, and at the same time raised high a Persian scimitar worn on his waist. The scabbard of the scimitar was inlaid with colorful gems, each of which was the size of a finger and was eye-catching.
He casually pulled the scimitar out of the scimitar sheath, and the scimitar flashed a cold silver light in the sunlight.
A strand of hair fell lightly towards the blade and broke into two pieces.
There is no doubt that this is a sword that can cut hair with ease.
Baili Yin's move was considered a big deal, and it drew cheers from the people around him.
In order to get this priceless sword, many young men are eager to try it out.
Gu Yuan, who was mixed in with the Imperial Guards in the back, also noticed the look in Baili Yin's eyes when he looked at his sister. He frowned, a coldness like a sword's edge emerged in his eyes, and the knuckles holding the scabbard creaked.
Humph, dare to look at his sister like that, later he will call some of his friends and beat the bastard with a sack! Baili Yin inexplicably felt a patch of hair on the back of his neck stand up, but his smile did not diminish. He deliberately looked at Chu Yi and asked, "Master Yi, what do you think of this prize of mine?"
When he was in the State of Yue, everyone called Chu Yi "Prince Yi".
"Just follow the Third Prince Baili's wishes." Chu Yi smiled lightly.
Then, he looked around at everyone again and said gently, "Everyone, don't be restrained today. It's a rare opportunity to come out, so just hunt to your heart's content. Let me see the grace of the children of Dajing."
The sons of noble families and generals responded in unison, and their spirits became even more excited.
Soon, the sound of horse hooves echoed throughout the forest. Young men in high spirits rode their horses into the hunting grounds like the wind, vying for the first place. Some noble ladies from generals' families also carried bows and arrows and followed in twos and threes into the forest.
"Yan Fei, let's go hunting."
Wei Jiaoniang was carrying a bow and arrow and a long sword on her waist. She called out to Gu Yanfei, then kicked her horse's belly and rode ahead.
Gu Yanfei followed closely on Hongyu, riding the horse as hard as he could and rushing into the depths of the forest.
Although the forests in winter are not as vibrant as those in spring, summer and autumn, they are still lush and green.
The forest is quiet, the whistling cold wind makes the surrounding trees sway, and occasionally some magpies, sparrows, black-headed nuthatch and other birds fly by, adding a touch of vitality here.
The deeper you go into the mountains, the more rugged and narrow the path becomes.
Wei Jiaoniang was afraid that Gu Yanfei would not be able to catch up, so she cautiously slowed down the horse's pace. Looking back, she saw Gu Yanfei following her perfectly, one horse's length away from her, with a relaxed posture and a faint smile on his face.
She looked like she was handling the situation with ease.
Wei Jiaoniang waited for Gu Yanfei to walk side by side with her. She looked at her with a smile, then looked at the obedient red horse under her crotch, and said with a smile: "Yanfei, you are really good at training horses. This Hongyu has only been in your hands for a few days, and it seems to have been reborn."
Hongyu is a Ferghana horse. Such top-notch horses often have their own pride. When he was in the Weiguo Mansion, he would not cooperate at all when others rode him.
Gu Yanfei's eyes sparkled. He touched Hongyu's slender neck with satisfaction and praised generously, "Hongyu is very smart."
Hong Yu responded twice, as if agreeing with Gu Yanfei's words, and walked briskly, walking on the rugged mountain path as if it were flat ground.
"That's right, that's right. Our Hongyu is very smart." Wei Jiaoniang smiled brightly and said with some emotion, "Grandfather once said that a good horse will choose its own owner."
"Hongyu is destined to be with you!"
Hongyu seemed to understand, and barked a few more times, then rushed forward happily, wagging his tail, as if he was going to be the first to take the lead.
Wei Jiaoniang smiled and was about to chase after him, but suddenly her eyes became stern and she looked to the right. At the same time, her hands moved and she quickly drew the arrow from the bow and shot it at a bush in the southeast. This series of actions was as smooth as flowing water.
An arrow shot and hit a pheasant in the bushes.
From the moment she started pulling out the arrow, Wei Jiaoniang's horse never stopped. When the horse galloped past the bushes, she leaned over and scooped up the pheasant that had been killed by the arrow along with the arrow. Her movements were graceful and neat.
The man and the horse cooperated perfectly. In just a blink of an eye, she reaped the rewards without even taking a breath.
After hunting the pheasants, the two did not stop, but continued to move forward, looking at the scenery along the way, appreciating the flowers and trees, and chatting and laughing.
After another stick of incense, Wei Jiaoniang hunted another badger, but Gu Yanfei never opened his bow, so naturally he got nothing.
Wei Jiaoniang put the badger into the game basket and asked casually, "Yan Fei, have you never hunted hares, pheasants, etc. before?"
"No." Gu Yanfei shook his head honestly.
She had indeed never hunted hares, pheasants, or badgers.
As a medical practitioner, Gu Yanfei has to learn alchemy, talismans, divination, and spells... All of these often require some spiritual beasts' bones, spiritual blood, fangs, etc. as materials.
The master always asked her to learn formations, saying that formations could save lives, and that they, the medical practitioners, were so weak and were not like those sword practitioners who were used to fighting and killing.
Medical practitioners must learn to protect themselves.
Thinking of the time in Yaoling Realm, Gu Yanfei's eyes curved slightly, and his pair of black pupils were like the blue sky above the mountains and forests, clean, transparent and bright.
Wei Jiaoniang looked at Gu Yanfei's innocent eyes, curled her lips in understanding, and thought: People who have never killed are like this. No matter how good they are at riding and shooting, or how accurate they are at shooting, they dare not draw their bows at prey, just like when she first entered the hunting ground as a child! Wei Jiaoniang said excitedly: "Yanfei, I will teach you. Don't be afraid!"
"The key to hunting is to keep your eyes and ears open, make accurate judgments, and strike steadily and ruthlessly."
As she spoke, Wei Jiaoniang looked around, her eyes focused, and she narrowed them, aiming at something about twenty feet away to the southwest.
She stopped talking and patted Gu Yanfei's shoulder gently with her hand, pointed with her other hand at the prey she had set her eyes on, and mouthed, "This is it."
Wei Jiaoniang was referring to a doe standing under a tree, its brown fur sleek and shiny, with white spots all over its back. The doe faced them with its tail, lowered its head and quietly ate grass, seemingly unaware of their gaze.
Wei Jiaoniang silently made a bow-drawing gesture, indicating Gu Yanfei to try shooting the deer.
Gu Yanfei didn't move at all.
She stared at the doe for a moment without blinking, then shook her head.
Wei Jiaoniang thought Gu Yanfei had softened his heart and was about to speak when she saw Gu Yanfei pointing at the belly of the deer and whispered to her, "Don't hunt mother and baby animals."
This is one of the rules of her sect: pregnant spirit animals or those with cubs shall not be killed.
This rule is to continue the race and maintain a balance between heaven and earth.
"..." Wei Jiaoniang was stunned for a moment, then squinted her eyes and looked carefully.
The doe's chest and abdomen drooped slightly, half-hidden by the lush grass around it, and it didn't look very noticeable...
Since she was a child, Wei Jiaoniang loved to follow the Duke of Weiguo everywhere. She had been to the hunting ground many times and had seen countless kinds of wild beasts. At this moment, after taking a closer look, she suddenly realized.
Just as Gu Yanfei said, this doe is still carrying a calf! "You have a sharp eye and a careful heart." Wei Jiaoniang praised in a low voice, fearing that she would alarm the doe, and kept her voice low. "My grandfather told me the same thing when he took me out hunting before."
Wei Jiaoniang's eyes sparkled like gems. She felt that she and Gu Yanfei really got along well. No wonder they hit it off right away.
Her grandfather also said that all things have spirits and will continue to live forever.
Their grandfather had repeatedly warned them that when hunting, they should not kill young animals, pregnant animals, or mother and child animals.
In fact, many people know these principles, but once people enter the hunting ground, they often have the intention to kill or the desire to win, and thus abandon these most basic principles.
But Gu Yanfei is different from those people! Thinking of this, Wei Jiaoniang became closer to Gu Yanfei, smiling brightly, and said with a smile: "Then let's find other prey." Anyway, there are plenty of prey in this forest.
"Don't worry, I won't let you go back empty-handed."
Wei Jiaoniang patted her chest proudly, full of confidence, and the words "good teacher" were almost written on her face, which made Gu Yanfei laugh.
"Let's go..." Let's go.
Before he uttered the last "bar", Gu Yanfei's ears moved and he turned his head alertly to look behind him to the right. His eyes were stern and his whole aura was different from the leisurely state just now.
Between the trees, a white-feathered arrow gleaming with a cold glow was placed on a bow, with the tip of the arrow aimed at the doe that was grazing.
The biting cold mountain wind brought a man's cold and ruthless whisper:
"This doe seems to have a calf..."
"That's good. The cub must be nearby. Let's catch him together. It will be perfect for making a mother-child mat."
The man muttered to himself as his fingers casually released the bowstring.
“Whoosh!”
The white-feather arrow flew through the air and shot rapidly towards the doe under the tree.
This arrow carried a murderous aura, colder than the winter wind.
Gu Yanfei took off the ox horn bow on his back without thinking, drew a black feather arrow with his other hand, nocked the arrow, pulled the bow, and released the arrow without hesitation.
This series of actions all happened in an instant, incredibly fast, smooth and continuous.
Her black feather arrow was as fast as lightning and as sharp as a knife. It was extremely accurate and hit the white feather arrow shot by the man exactly.
(End of this chapter)
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