Chapter 217 Killing the Beast
Ji Bingwen was riding on a horse with a bow and arrow in hand. Her autumn-scented cloak blended in perfectly with the dead leaves in the forest. Only her dark and cold eyes, hiding ferocity, brutality and jealousy, made her look still alive.
The arrow was stuck in the back of the lynx, just blocking its retreat. The cunning and ferocious beast knew how to seek benefits and avoid harm, and rushed towards Su Qianqian even more quickly, either to hunt or to break through.
Su Qianqian retracted her gaze, raised the bow, concentrated and held her breath, and the moment the lynx jumped up, the feather arrow shot out. Only a shrill howl was heard, and the lynx fell to the ground.
Qin Yuping and Qin Yuqi, who were holding bows nearby, pulled their bows at the same time. The bowstrings vibrated, and two feather arrows firmly nailed the lynx that was about to jump up. After a few weak howls, it fell silent.
"I didn't expect that the wife of Marquis Wuning could shoot arrows. It seems that I was too modest before. It was me who missed the target and failed to help the wife. However..."
Seeing that Su Qianqian and the two girls had resolved the danger, Ji Bingwen said to Su Qianqian with a smile on her face that did not reach her eyes.
"But what..."
Qin Yuping, who was standing next to him, was about to retort angrily, but she heard a horse neighing. She turned around and saw the lynx that had eaten the pheasant, with blood dripping from its mouth.
A piece of flesh was bitten off from Qin Yuqi's horse's hind leg, and the horse jumped up and neighed in pain. Qin Yuqi was young after all, and she lost control and fell off the horse!
The situation was extremely critical. The lynx's eyes turned red due to the blood, and it was ready to pounce on Qin Yuqi!
Without giving it time to think, Su Qianqian drew her bow and shot an arrow in front of the lynx, in order to avoid failing to shoot the lynx directly and injuring Qin Yuqi. This served as a warning. When the lynx paused for a moment, Su Qianqian shouted, "Yuping, shoot an arrow, stop it!"
As Qin Yuping shot arrows continuously at the ground in front of the lynx, Su Qianqian had already jumped off the horse. At the same time, she pulled out a dagger soaked in anesthetic from her treasure bag and ran towards Qin Yuqi, checking her injuries while vigilantly guarding against the lynx.
Fortunately, Qin Yuqi was not seriously injured. She just sprained her ankle and couldn't exert herself. The rest of her body was just bruised.
There was no time to ask any more questions. He helped Qin Yuqi up and put her on his horse. Just as he was about to get on the horse as well, the lynx pounced towards Su Qianqian's horse!
“Go!”
Su Qianqian hit the horse's butt with the handle of the dagger, and the little white horse galloped away with Qin Yuqi.
Su Qianqian gritted her teeth, turned around with the dagger in her hand, quickly untied her cloak and threw it on the ground. She wanted to go over in her mind the dagger fighting techniques that she had learned for fun when practicing Sanda before. But before she could finish her move, the lynx was already in front of her.
"Third sister-in-law!" Although Qin Yuping's face turned pale due to nervousness, he still turned over and dismounted, drew out his protective dagger to help.
“Back off!”
Su Qianqian shouted loudly while slashing the lynx's claws hard. At the same time, she rolled over to avoid the lynx's open mouth, turned around on her knees, and pounced again at the lynx who quickly dodged the dagger and turned around!
Ji Bingwen, who was not far away, could not hide her shock in her eyes. How could Su Qianqian, the daughter of a civil official, have such agile skills!
Su Qianqian: Bullshit skills! I put all the martial arts, Sanda, and yoga I learned into practice...
Calmly and coolly, when the lynx opened its mouth and stretched out its claws, Su Qianqian slashed down with her dagger. The lynx rolled over to avoid it, but Su Qianqian continued to push the dagger forward. The tip of the dagger passed through the side of the lynx and scratched the skin a little. The lynx howled quickly and attacked back again!
Su Qianqian regained her spirit, and while raising the dagger, she also took out capsaicin with her other hand and sprayed it out without thinking, then stabbed the lynx with all her strength with the dagger!
With a long, shrill howl, the lynx with a dagger stuck in its neck curled up, blood splattered, its back arched high, and its two claws scratching desperately.
Without the dagger, Su Qianqian hurriedly stepped back, but the dying beast suddenly used all its strength to bite Su Qianqian with its fangs bared.
"Swish, swish, swish..." With the sound of feather arrows breaking through the air, Su Qianqian, who was ready to fight with her bare hands, saw the lynx being pierced by several arrows, and it fell to the ground with blood splattering.
It's finally over! As soon as Su Qianqian relaxed, she sat down on the ground, completely exhausted.
Someone came running over, "How are you?" The usually calm voice was filled with anxiety and worry, and a pair of bony hands supported her.
Only then did Su Qianqian see clearly that the person who came was Qin Hanzhang. Behind him, Qin Yuzhuo and Zhou Jinxi also followed on horseback. Qin Yuzhuo's face was filled with worry and shame.
"It's okay..." Su Qianqian wanted to say it calmly, but when Qin Hanzhang looked at her with concern, she suddenly felt scared and wronged. If the lynx scratched her face...
"I'm so scared!" Su Qianqian's eyes were filled with tears without her realizing it. The corners of her mouth turned down, and she looked pitiful like a wronged child.
Qin Hanzhang's heart felt like it was grabbed by the lynx, causing a sharp pain. Before he could think much, he hugged Su Qianqian in his arms to comfort her.
Princess Zhaoyang and Princess Zhaoning and others also rushed over from a distance. They and Ji Bingwen saw this scene. Princess Zhaoyang and Ji Bingwen had mixed expressions and looked at each other with questioning expressions.
[My lord, this lynx was released here on purpose by someone. Their cubs were taken away before they were released here. This has irritated the two female lynxes, and they will attack any animal they see.
This matter was arranged by Princess Zhaoyang and Lu Min. Princess Zhaoyang sent her own guards to release the lynx, and then led the others to the hunting ground in the west, and sent Ji Bingwen back to stimulate the lynx.
If you were really injured by a lynx, it would be the responsibility of the Imperial Household Department, the Ministry of Works and the Marquis. This would be a good opportunity to accuse the Marquis of failing to provide adequate protection. 】
Qin Hanzhang lowered his eyes to hide the coldness in his eyes, picked up Su Qianqian and helped her onto his horse: "Third sister, take the lynx that your third sister-in-law killed. This is the first ferocious beast brought back to the camp." After that, he also mounted the horse and supported Su Qianqian as they galloped out of the hunting ground.
Those noble ladies, especially the nieces of Liu and Meng, looked on with envy as the soldiers carried out two lynxes that looked like little leopards. Qin Yuzhuo said nothing, and together with several other girls and Zhou Jinxi, they left the hunting ground with the prey they had hunted.
Su Qianqian calmed down and felt a little embarrassed. She should be a mother in this era, but she was so scared that she cried. If the old ladies knew about it, they would definitely laugh at her.
"I'm not actually scared. I was scared to death when I heard that Yuqi was almost injured. It's not that I'm scared."
Su Qianqian decided to make up for it.
Qin Hanzhang's tense face cracked a little after hearing Su Qianqian's words. He suppressed the corners of his lips and said:
“I know you’re brave, but there’s nothing wrong with you being scared.
On my first hunting trip, I was scared to tears by a pheasant that flew up with a broken neck. Even so, my father never laughed at me. He said that human emotions are inevitable and that bravery comes only from having to take responsibility. There is no such thing as being born fearless. ”
Su Qianqian was startled. She had heard this sentence before...
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