The next day, everything cleared up. Because it was an annual hunting event, the royal hunting ground on Shenlong Mountain had long been fenced off. No one was allowed to approach within a radius of five miles. All entrances and exits in the paddock were also guarded by soldiers to ensure safety.
The safety of the Emperor, the princes, the princes, and the ministers.
Because it was a royal hunt and an annual event, anyone who had participated in the hunt knew what the process was like. Tian Minyan had also heard a lot about it, but she lacked interest and kept thinking about yesterday's nightmare.
In the tent, Tian Minyan changed into her own riding clothes, which were still designed according to modern times, and she also wore an apron. As for the color, in order to avoid taboos, she chose a combination of indigo and crabapple red.
"Miss, are you really going to put this in?" Ruyi said with a frown while holding a small dagger.
Tian Minyan nodded, first inserted a dagger into her boot, and then tied another one to her thigh, just in case.
After everything was ready, Tian Minyan put on her cloak and walked out. At a glance, she saw a fiery red figure standing in front of her.
"You're just changing clothes, why are you working so hard?" Princess Ruining came over with a golden whip and said displeasedly.
"Why is the princess here?" Tian Minyan was a little surprised.
"I want to challenge you." Princess Ruining swung her whip on the snow, creating a deep hole, and said proudly: "In the Beijing Academy, you are the best at riding and shooting, and you can barely compete with me.
So I challenge you."
Tian Minyan frowned and looked over. Next to her, a girl next to her was carrying a bow and arrows. The bows and arrows were all made of gold.
"Princess is going hunting?" Tian Minyan asked with a frown.
"You come to the hunting ground to hunt, of course." Ruining said strangely: "Why else would you come here? Tian Minyan, you won't act coyly like those women, will you? Don't let me look down on you."
Tian Minyan rolled her eyes. They are love rivals, okay? Why do they have to become friends and enemies?
"I don't know how to hunt." Tian Minyan shook her head and said before Ruining changed her face: "But I am willing to go with you."
Princess Ruining snorted and said: "You are a country bumpkin. It's not strange that you don't know how to hunt. It's okay. Just help me pick up the prey. Let's go."
Just at this moment, a sharp horn sounded, as if penetrating the sky, thick and grand, echoing in the ears for a long time.
Looking over, in the huge square, a large team was already marching towards the paddock. The scale was staggering.
Because the hunting activity was stranded last year, the generals or noble family members are very enthusiastic this year. Especially the emperor said that whoever kills the most prey will get the golden arrow given by the emperor, so everyone is gearing up and seems to have a chance to win.
Tian Minyan took Zi'er and followed Princess Ruining. The men and women hunted differently and were divided into two areas. The terrain on the women's side was filled with docile animals, such as rabbits and deer.
It's just for women's entertainment.
Arriving at the large group of women's family members, Tian Minyan saw Qiu Ningyan. She was wearing a green cycling suit, and her temperament looked even cooler in the snow. When their eyes met, Qiu Ningyan's eyes were filled with sparks and daggers.
blade.
Tian Minyan had something on her mind and didn't bother to pay attention to her. She just whispered some instructions to Zi'er.
What surprised her was that Qiu Ningyan didn't come over to seek trouble for her. This surprised her and made her feel a little uneasy at the same time.
There is a saying that breaks out in silence. Qiu Ningyan is not the kind of person who can tolerate it.
The horn sounded, and the women participating in the hunt rode their horses towards the various entrances of the paddock. Tian Minyan's horse was the one Qi Shiqi had found for her before, a rather docile little mare named Xiaobai.
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Entering the dense forest, the road inside was narrow and rugged, with dead branches and broken trees on the roadside. Tian Minyan sat on the horse, with her waist straight and her eyes like an eagle, scanning the surroundings.
As for her hands, she controlled the reins with one hand, and held the bow and arrow with the other. She also carried a quiver behind her back, and she was fully alert.
"Why are you nervous? The only animals that appear here are docile animals." Princess Ruining saw that she looked like she was facing a formidable enemy. She chuckled and said gloomily: "It would be better if we went to the east paddock. There are everyone there."
Dude." He seemed dissatisfied with this rule.
Tian Minyan smiled awkwardly, knowing that she was confused by yesterday's dream.
Suddenly hearing the sound of whooshing, Tian Minyan suddenly became alert, stopped the horse, looked towards the sound, took out an arrow from behind and put it on it, but only heard a whooshing sound, and an arrow had already flown forward.
There was a pop and the sound of an arrow going into flesh, and a gray rabbit in front of him had fallen to the ground.
"Haha, I've already won the lottery." Princess Ruining laughed proudly.
Tian Minyan twitched the corner of her mouth, looked at the twitching limbs on the ground, and sighed in her heart. She really didn't know what fun this kind of hunting activity was.
The further inside, the more small animals, including pheasants, rabbits, deer and roe deer, are abundant. Tian Minyan also shot a small rabbit, but it was just a small rabbit. She couldn't bear to watch these small animals die.
When her subordinates, especially the little deer, looked over with wet eyes, she felt her heart soften.
As a result, Princess Ruining became more and more dissatisfied. If she hadn't seen the unbearable look on Tian Minyan's face, she might have felt that Tian Minyan was humiliating her.
Seeing Tian Minyan drop an arrow at a deer again, Ruining couldn't stand it any longer. He snorted, drove his horse forward, and ignored her.
Tian Minyan burst out laughing, and she wasn't surprised. She was just walking slowly in the forest with Zi'er, commenting on some beautiful colorful pheasants.
"Miss, something is wrong." Zi'er suddenly said.
Tian Minyan's heart shrank, she stopped in a hurry, looked at Zi'er, then looked around, and took a breath. I don't know when they started to distance themselves from the large group. Now, in this dense forest,
There were only two of them, master and servant.
Just as he was about to speak, a tiger roar suddenly came from afar. Tian Minyan's pupils shrank immediately. She grabbed the reins with both hands and looked around, asking: "Zi'er, did you hear that?"
"I heard it." Zi'er also increased her vigilance and looked at the surrounding environment with her eyes.
Tian Minyan suddenly thought of yesterday's dream, her breathing suddenly stopped, and she said in a stiff voice: "Can you hear where that tiger roar comes from? To the east?" Seeing Zi'er nodding, she said hurriedly: "Let's go, go.
East Field.”
She whipped up her riding whip and immediately headed east. Don't let anything happen to you, be sure!
