"Daddy, there's a chicken, a chicken..."
Xiao Xi'er pointed at the chicken that flew past her, then turned to Qin Jue and excitedly said...
Qin Jue also looked up in the direction Xiao Xi'er was pointing, "That chicken runs pretty fast."
"Father, catch him quickly, catch him quickly!"
Seeing Xiao Xi'er's eagerness, Qin Jue smiled and pushed her a step forward.
"Come on, Xiaoxi'er, start!"
Upon hearing Qin Jue's words, Xiao Xi'er immediately ran towards the pheasant not far away.
When Xiaoxi got close to the pheasant, she saw that it was still standing there, so she ran and jumped towards it, trying to pounce on it.
"Giggle—giggle—"
The pheasant flew away, calling out as it flew.
Xiao Xi'er was kneeling on the ground at this moment. She opened her hands and looked around, only to find that she hadn't even caught a single pheasant feather. She then looked in the direction the pheasant had flown away.
Unwilling to give up, it pounced on the pheasant again.
This time, it ended in failure again.
This time, Xiao Xi'er plopped down on the ground, turned her head, and looked at Qin Jue with pitiful eyes.
"Father... the pheasant ran away..."
Seeing Xiao Xi'er's appearance, Qin Jue was reminded of several years ago.
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When Wu Temple was first built, Xiao Liyan and I came to the temple together to release sky lanterns as a prayer for blessings.
After the sky lanterns were released, the two of them went to the woods on the hillside.
"Yan, where are we going?"
"Yansheng, would you like some roasted pheasant?"
"Yan, this is a temple, and it was just built for Wushan."
"It's okay, we won't tell him."
With that, Xiao Liyan grabbed Qin Jue's hand and ran towards the depths of the woods.
“Yansheng, you are not the fourth prince, and I am not the priestess.”
"We are just us, let's enjoy our own happy times together."
As she spoke, Xiao Liyan ran faster and faster until she reached the depths of the forest, where she gradually slowed down.
Qin Jue was dragged along by Xiao Liyan the whole time, running deeper into the woods.
As they ran, the evening breeze blew, and the leaves in the woods seemed to sing for them.
Xiao Liyan's beautiful hair danced in the wind, gently brushing against Qin Jue's face, especially the tip of his nose.
Qin Jue could smell the delicate fragrance emanating from Xiao Liyan through her hair.
At this moment, Qin Jue felt content, letting Xiao Liyan pull him along as they ran.
Running around the trees in front of him
"call……"
As they ran deeper into the valley, Xiao Liyan could run no more. She let go of Qin Jue's hand, bent over, and placed her hands on either side of her thighs, breathing heavily.
"I can't go on, Derivative. Whew... I can't run anymore."
"Yeah, I can't run anymore either."
Seeing Xiao Liyan blush from running, Qin Jue immediately said that she was also tired from running.
Upon hearing Qin Jue's words, Xiao Liyan stood up, looked up at Qin Jue's face, and noticed that Qin Jue's face hadn't turned red from running.
She pouted, displeased with Qin Jue, "Hmph, where are you tired? Your face isn't even red."
As she spoke, Xiao Liyan placed a hand on Qin Jue's chest, and after a while, said, "Your heart isn't beating any faster, you liar."
Seeing Xiao Liyan lower her hand, only Qin Jue knew that his heart had actually been beating faster just now.
"Catch pheasants, catch pheasants"
"I get angry just looking at you."
With that, Xiao Liyan turned away from Qin Jue, looking towards the woods ahead, hoping to find a pheasant.
After searching for who knows how many times, Xiao Liyan leaned against a tree.
"It's too dark to see any pheasants at all."
Not Black
After Qin Jue said it wasn't dark, he took out a luminous pearl from his pocket. The pearl emitted a white light, illuminating the surrounding trees.
Now, Xiao Liyan was indignant.
"You have a luminous pearl, why didn't you take it out earlier?"
Xiao Liyan walked up to Qin Jue, pointed a finger at his chest, and accused him.
"You didn't say..."
As he spoke, Qin Jue lowered his eyes, avoiding looking at Xiao Liyan, and simply handed the luminous pearl in his hand to her.
"Derivative, I don't blame you."
"Yes, I know, I am... Look, a pheasant!"
Qin Jue saw a pheasant behind Xiao Liyan and immediately said so.
As soon as Qin Jue uttered the word 'pheasant,' Xiao Liyan immediately turned around and chased after it.
As he chased after them, he didn't forget to turn around and shout to Qin Jue behind him.
"Derivatives, quick, catch the pheasants!"
"good"
Qin Jue followed Xiao Liyan's pace, but always walked behind her.
After failing to catch a pheasant for what felt like the umpteenth time, Xiao Liyan couldn't hold back any longer and looked at Qin Jue with a wronged and resentful expression.
"Yansheng, why don't you help me catch pheasants?"
"You just want to see me make a fool of myself, don't you?"
"snort"
Xiao Liyan collapsed to the ground, too exhausted to look at Qin Jue. She clutched at the grass with both hands, a clear indication of her unhappiness.
Okay, don't be angry anymore.
"I'll go pheasant hunting with you."
Qin Jue squatted down next to Xiao Liyan and tidied the hair on Xiao Liyan's shoulders behind her back.
"Alright, if you can't catch a pheasant, I'll..."
"Then I won't eat the roasted pheasant with you; I'll eat it all by myself."
Qin Jue smiled indulgently upon hearing Xiao Liyan's words.
"good"
As he spoke, Qin Jue reached out and helped Xiao Liyan up. After Xiao Liyan got up, she let go of Qin Jue's hand.
"snort"
Xiao Liyan ran towards the pheasant again, trying to catch it.
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