nycdaug Chapter 296 His Highness the Prince of Qin Exudes Overbearing Aura
Chapter 296 His Highness the Prince of Qin Exudes Overbearing Aura
Sure enough, the bloodstains on the bandaged handkerchief began to spread more slowly.
The Seventh Princess didn't understand the reasoning behind it, and her admiration for Su Mowan reached a new level.
Seeing that the Seventh Princess's handkerchief was almost completely soaked, Su Mowan asked Yinshuang to take out hers as well and bandage it with another layer.
After finishing, Su Mowan scooped the rabbit out and handed it to the Seventh Princess.
"Here, take it. If you want to cry, hug me and cry all you want."
"..."
The seventh princess felt a little embarrassed at this moment. She quickly wiped away the tears that were still wet on her face, pouted, took the rabbit and hugged it in her arms, muttering, "Don't make fun of me!"
Seeing that she was holding her so casually in her arms, Su Mowan couldn't help but remind her, "Keep an eye on her, don't let the blood stain the fox fur."
Upon hearing this, the Seventh Princess indeed adjusted her position while holding the child, muttering to herself, "Sigh, the Third Prince really gave me a treasure."
"..."
What does this have to do with anything, or who sent it?
Su Mowan glared at the Seventh Princess, a rare occurrence for her. Just as she was about to pick up the small porcelain bottle containing hemostatic medicine from the ground, Yinshuang beat her to it.
Ever since she picked up the rabbit, the Seventh Princess lost interest in playing with it and just watched quietly without trying to handle it herself.
As they walked deeper into the forest, they occasionally hunted some animals. However, because the Seventh Princess had cried in front of her, Su Mowan didn't dare to kill any rabbits she saw.
So all she hunted along the way were birds, all kinds of different species, which Su Mowan barely recognized, except for a partridge.
Suddenly realizing that Murong Jing hadn't made a move, Su Mowan stopped in her tracks. Waiting for Murong Jing to get closer, she asked, "When are you planning to make your move?"
Murong Jing knew she was curious, so he said, "When it's time to make a move, I will naturally do it. You can play with Xiao Qi."
Su Mowan raised an eyebrow. Did this mean the main event was yet to come?
I glanced at the prey being carried by the guards behind me and roughly counted that there were already more than ten.
And time is running out.
So Su Mowan asked, "Should we continue going in, or turn back?"
Murong Jing understood her meaning and said, "Let's go inside. It doesn't matter if the time comes. We're just having fun anyway."
With Murong Jing's words, Su Mowan felt reassured and continued her stroll deeper into the forest.
Although Murong Jing was in a wheelchair, the group moved quite quickly, and after about seven or eight minutes, they encountered the people on horseback.
Of course, they didn't encounter the princes who were participating in the competition, but rather the King and Queen of Chu.
Su Mowan had actually heard the sound of horses' hooves from afar, but since everyone else who came out hunting today was on horseback, she didn't pay any attention to it.
But the sound of horses' hooves was coming towards her.
Before they could even see the people on horseback clearly, they saw a large bird fly overhead. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a falcon.
Falcons are large and very fierce animals.
The one that King Chu and Su Huayue are chasing is already of medium size.
Its outstretched wingspan is about one meter.
The falcon wasn't flying very fast and seemed unaware that people on the ground were chasing it.
The King of Chu, who was running ahead, saw Su Mowan and her entourage not far away, reined in his horse, and came to a stop.
Su Huayue, who was lagging behind, didn't see Su Mowan and her group. She was wondering why Murong Jin in front had stopped when she pulled hard on the reins and sped up to reach them before she realized...
Enemy road is narrow!
At this moment, Su Huayue didn't have time to see how many prey Su Mowan had caught. Seeing that the falcon circling overhead was about to speed up, she quickly drew an arrow from the quiver beside the saddle, nocked it, and shot it.
Ignoring the King of Chu's gaze, Su Mowan calmly watched Su Huayue's actions.
They have the posture, but lack the strength.
Sure enough, the arrow stopped suddenly before it reached within three zhang of the falcon, and then plummeted downwards.
The Seventh Princess was the least polite, and immediately burst out laughing, saying, "Didn't Princess Consort of Chu eat enough at dinner? I see you don't have any energy left!"
Su Huayue felt ashamed when she saw the arrow falling. If she hadn't been afraid that the prey she had been chasing all the way would have gotten away, she wouldn't have been so anxious!
That's bad enough, but to be ridiculed by the Seventh Princess in front of so many people!
Especially since among these people are Murong Jing and Su Mowan, whom she dislikes!
"boom--"
With a soft thud, the arrow fell to the ground.
The King of Chu then looked away, coughed, and said, "Third Brother, what a coincidence! I didn't expect to see you here."
The King of Chu meant that he and Su Huayue were on horseback, while Murong Jing and Su Mowan were on foot, and they were on a straight road, so they shouldn't have met each other.
To everyone's surprise, Murong Jing coldly remarked, "I never expected that you would ride horses so slowly."
"..."
The King of Chu noticed that his third brother was becoming increasingly sarcastic and critical. Naturally, he knew the reasons behind this.
Just then, the sound of horses' hooves came from the other side, and judging from the sound, there were at least three people.
Although the forest was bare of leaves and branches, the tree trunks remained, so all that could be heard were the sounds of horses' hooves and the intermittent appearances of men and horses.
Even so, Su Mowan recognized the person immediately.
Running in the lead was Mu Qingchen, dressed in brocade robes. Su Mowan hadn't yet recognized the person following behind, but she guessed that she probably didn't know him.
In the blink of an eye, Mu Qingchen, who was in the lead, appeared in everyone's sight.
At the same time, everyone saw that Mu Qingchen was holding the reins in her right hand and a bow and arrow in her left.
As Mu Qingchen rode closer, he naturally saw the crowd. He quickly pulled on the reins, and before the horse had even stopped, he had already released the reins, nocked an arrow, and fired.
Their target was the same falcon that the King and Queen of Chu had been eyeing.
"Shh-"
The arrow in Mu Qingchen's hand, which was about to leave the bowstring, looked much more powerful than the arrow Su Huayue had just fired.
The next second, another arrow was shot from another direction, also heading towards the falcon high in the sky.
About three seconds later, the arrow that was fired later actually caught up with the one that Mu Qingchen fired first, and after a hard collision, the arrow that Mu Qingchen shot was broken in the middle by the arrow that was fired later!
So everyone watched as a whole arrow and two broken arrows fell from the sky.
They fell to the ground one after the other, making a soft sound.
The companions who caught up with Mu Qingchen had also witnessed the scene and looked at the person who fired the arrow with both surprise and admiration.
Those who witnessed this scene were almost all stunned by the incredible archery skills.
Although it's not a case of catching up from behind, it's even more difficult than catching up from behind!
Because it's not just about controlling speed, but also accuracy!
It's so exquisite it's almost perfect!
The Seventh Princess was the first to come to her senses. She handed the rabbit she had been holding to the guard behind her and, in a very obsequious manner, went forward to massage Su Mowan's shoulders.
He exclaimed, "Sister-in-law, you're simply amazing! I can't take it anymore, you're just too handsome! If any man were as handsome as you, I would marry him without hesitation!"
Su Mowan ignored the Seventh Princess and instead looked at Mu Qingchen, whose face was ashen, a few feet away, a provocative smile playing on her lips.
Did you ask around before trying to steal something from her?
Mu Qingchen, sitting opposite Su Mowan, felt utterly humiliated by Su Mowan's smile, especially since he had several brothers following behind him!
He took a deep breath, quickly drew another arrow, nocked it, and shot again!
The movements were indeed fluid and graceful, and judging from the trajectory of the arrow, the accuracy was also good.
But then, another arrow came from behind!
Everyone looked up at the sky, waiting to see what would happen this time.
This time, both arrows hit the falcon simultaneously!
In other words, one arrow was fired later but arrived first!
Instead of looking at the falcon that had been hit by two arrows and was falling, everyone's gaze turned to Su Mowan.
However, this time, they misjudged the person.
It wasn't Su Mowan who fired the arrow, but His Highness the Prince of Qin, who was in a wheelchair.
Su Mowan was ready to shoot from the start, but when she caught a glimpse of Murong Jing making a move out of the corner of her eye, she didn't make a move.
Who knew that Murong Jing, once he made a move, would be so astonishing.
Su Mowan clearly saw where the two arrows hit; in this round, Murong Jing was destined to win.
She turned to look at Murong Jing and saw that he had just put down his bow, his face was calm and composed, and his whole being exuded the four words: calm and collected.
They were convinced they would win.
His overwhelming confidence and domineering aura inspire a desire to submit!
Su Mowan instantly felt a sense of pride; Uncle Jing's actions were indeed extraordinary.
"boom--"
The falcon crashed heavily to the ground, motionless, clearly dead.
The landing location was somewhat awkward; it wasn't near Murong Jing's side, nor near Mu Qingchen's side, but rather near the King and Queen of Chu.
Su Huayue glanced at the arrow stuck in the eagle's body, somewhat bewildered. She hadn't clearly seen whose arrow had hit which part of the body, so it was difficult to determine who had won.
Two arrows were stuck in the falcon's body; one pierced the base of its left wing, and the other pierced its neck.
Su Huayue secretly believed that the arrow that pierced the neck must have been shot by the King of Qin.
This domineering aura of 'killing the enemy with a single arrow' belongs to King Murong Jing of Qin.
Thinking of this, Su Huayue's heart trembled, and her eyes, when looking at Su Mowan and Murong Jing, held three parts jealousy, three parts resentment, and the rest was all admiration for His Highness Prince Qin.
Mu Qingchen moved quickly as ever. After dismounting, he first greeted the two princes and then walked towards the fallen falcon.
Su Mowan lazily called out from the spot, "Thank you for bringing us the prey, Young Master Mu."
His voice was neither too loud nor too soft, neither arrogant nor disdainful, just very ordinary.
It was this very 'ordinariness' that made Mu Qingchen's expression even more unpleasant. He walked a few steps to the falcon, glanced at it casually, and then turned around and said, "There's no way to tell which arrow was shot by His Highness Prince Qin. Isn't Consort Su making a premature conclusion?"
Even in death, is it still struggling?
Not bad, very good.
Su Mowan admired Mu Qingchen's mental fortitude.
However, as for his claim that the arrows couldn't be distinguished, Su Mowan smiled and said, "Perhaps not."
Turning her head slightly to look at Murong Jing, Su Mowan smiled with a roguish air and asked, "Your Highness, are our arrows different from those outside?"