Chapter 2: Trouble at the Hunting Competition (3)
The emperor and the princes had already arrived at the hunting grounds, and other princes and nobles had also gone there. Xinxin and the others also successfully infiltrated by posing as princes and nobles...
The hunting ground was in the forest outside the imperial city, and soldiers had already been stationed around the forest to guard it...
"Miss, let's not get too close." Lei'er followed Yinyin and the others to a corner of the hunting ground where there were few people. Lei'er looked around with fear at the figures of princes and nobles, afraid that if she was discovered, it would be the end of her!
"We're already here, so what's there to be afraid of?" Yinyin and Xinxin have already mounted their horses and are ready, just waiting for the emperor to give the order to start the competition!
"But." Lei'er was still very scared!
"Hey, you guys." Suddenly a male voice sounded!
Lei'er and Xiaolu were so scared that their hair stood on end and they shut their mouths!
"Don't underestimate it over there, the game is about to start!"
A man who looked like an important person shouted at Yin Yin and the others!
"I know." Xinxin replied immediately, thinking she was discovered! !
"Okay, don't worry, you two, just wait here." After Yin Yin said this to Lei'er and Xiaolu, she rode her horse towards the starting line of the race!
All the princes and nobles were ready at the same starting line, and of course Zhou Cheng and Zhou Yan also participated... The drums sounded, indicating preparation. As the rhythm of the drums became faster and faster, everyone's mood became more and more tense. The rhythm of the drums went from fast to slow, and then stopped...
As soon as the drums stopped beating, a gong sounded to signal the start of the competition, and everyone started rushing towards the forest...
Yinyin had practiced horse riding and archery in college so she dared to participate, while Xinxin dared to participate because she had practiced with her brothers since she was a child...
During the competition, Yinyin and Xinxin each shot their prey, which was picked up by the guards who had been waiting in the forest. However, the other princes and nobles were not easy to deal with either. Those who could participate in the competition were naturally good players. Among them, Zhou Cheng and Zhou Yan were particularly outstanding and were equally matched...
The horses kept running through the forest...
"Sister Yinyin, you are quite skilled. How come I have never heard that you are also good at horse riding and hunting?" Xinxin asked Yinyin who was running in front while steering the horse!
"I have always liked riding horses . I also practiced archery in college. Whenever I feel bad, I will go riding. After riding, I will naturally feel better." Yin Yin's feeling on horseback is indeed different from usual. It seems that she is really enjoying the fun of running?
"University??"
Xinxin was a little confused about the word "university" that Yinyin mentioned!
"Well, when I have nothing to do, I will also learn from my master or something like that!!" Yin Yin hurriedly explained, but she didn't even understand what she meant!
"Oh!? Was it Commander Shan who taught you?" Xinxin's voice had a hint of envy?
"Yeah." Although he had no idea who Xinxin was talking about, he just agreed!
Suddenly, there was a commotion in the bushes ahead?
At this time, Yinyin and the others had come to a crossroads deep in the forest...
"Yu——"
Yinyin stopped the horse immediately! Xinxin also stopped when she saw this!
"What's wrong?" Xinxin rode her horse to Yinyin's side and asked!
"Shh, don't make any noise!"
Yinyin seemed to hear something? She signaled Xinxin beside her to keep quiet!
Xinxin was curious. Yinyin looked at the bushes not far ahead. The bushes were shaking from time to time. It seemed that she could hear something moaning. So she dismounted and walked towards the bushes. Xinxin saw Yinyin dismount and had to follow her...
Yin Yin carefully pulled aside the grass, and saw a wounded little white tiger lying on the side, groaning in pain. Yin Yin carefully picked up the little white tiger...
"What a cute little white tiger! The white color is very rare." Xinxin said as she looked at the little white tiger in Yinyin's arms!
"Well, how pitiful, his feet were shot through!"
Seeing the little white tiger's left hind foot pierced by an arrow and bleeding profusely, Yin Yin felt very distressed!
"But why is there a little white tiger here?"
Xinxin was a little puzzled. It didn't look like there were tigers in this forest! How could a little white tiger run out? ?
"I don't know, but we can't just leave it like this, otherwise it will be eaten by other beasts." Yin Yin said with heartache as she looked at the little white tiger in her arms!
The little white tiger seemed to be groaning in pain in Yin Yin's arms.
"But we can't take it away, otherwise we will be discovered." Xinxin's concerns are understandable. After all, they were also women disguised as men to sneak in. It would be terrible if they were exposed!
Yinyin caressed the little white tiger in her arms with pity. After considering Xinxin's words, she didn't know what to do. Moreover, they seemed to have completely forgotten their situation and the surrounding environment. A pair of eyes full of cold light were glaring at them...
After staying for a while, she bandaged the little white tiger's wound, but Yinyin couldn't bear to leave the little white tiger here. After repeated consideration...
"I want to take it back with me!"
"What!!!"
Yinyin's sudden bold topic stunned Xinxin. Taking the little white tiger away, wouldn't that be the same as revealing her identity? ?
"Don't worry, I won't bring it into the palace. I'll just place it in the Prime Minister's Mansion first!"
"I see. This is a good idea. Let's leave without further delay. There are wild beasts everywhere around here. Who knows, some dangerous beast might appear." Xinxin suggested, considering the surrounding situation!
"Um!"
Xinxin took the lead, and Yinyin followed behind with the white tiger in her arms. The beast, which had been lurking in the bushes and watching closely for a long time, finally took action. It pounced on Yinyin the moment she turned around. Xinxin noticed this as soon as she got on the horse...
"Sister Yinyin, be careful——"
Xinxin's frightened voice!
"Well?"
Yinyin just heard Xinxin's reminder and realized there was something behind her. When she turned around, what was waiting for her was...
"ah--"
The sound of tearing through the air instantly echoed throughout the forest.
"what sound??"
Others were surprised by the sharp scream.
"Why does it sound like a woman's voice?"
"No way? This place has been blocked for a long time, how could a woman break in?"
There were discussions everywhere, but no one really paid attention to the meaning of this voice...
Not far outside the forest, the emperor was eating, drinking and chatting with other ministers who were traveling! Lei'er and Xiaolu were anxiously waiting for their master's return. Many princes and nobles had followers, so no one would notice them...
Zhou Cheng and Zhou Yan, who were closer to the scream, suspected the owner of the sound, so they rushed towards the source of the scream. The closer they got, the more they could vaguely hear the scream of the beast? Other princes and nobles nearby also heard the sound and gradually rushed over...
Where Xinxin and Yinyin are.
A ferocious tiger was roaring at Xinxin on horseback, and at the tiger's feet, Yinyin, whose right shoulder was covered in blood and flesh, was seriously injured and was being trampled under the tiger's claws. There was also a little white tiger lying beside her... Yinyin's hairband had long fallen off, and her long hair was scattered all over the ground. The place where she was lying was already stained with blood. Yinyin's body was shaking and twitching from time to time, and she had already lost consciousness. This scene was really amazing...
"You beast, let go of Sister Yin Yin!"
Although she was shivering with fear, Xinxin still bravely took out her bow and arrow and shot at the tiger. However, the arrow was too weak and had no effect on the ferocious tiger. It did not hurt it at all, but instead attracted the tiger's roar...
The tiger roared, and people around could vaguely hear it. Although Xinxin shot arrows at the tiger, she was unable to lure the tiger away from Yinyin... Xinxin was scared and kept shooting arrows at the tiger while crying, but how could the beast understand her words!
"What happened??"
At the intersections on the left and right, Zhou Cheng and Zhou Yan arrived at the same time!
"Xinxin? Why is it you?"
Zhou Yan was shocked when he saw the appearance of the person on horseback. Even if she was a woman dressed as a man, she was still his sister who he had lived with for more than ten years. There was no reason why he couldn't recognize her! !
